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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. (Left to right) 'Bottom Row: Gish, Walston, Reed, Peck, Haley, Beasley, Marvin, Cromwell, Auen, McAllister, Martin, Wall, Powell, Christopher, Foster. 1Second Row: Lynn, K. Burnett, 1Searles, Wilkins, Jones, Powell, May, Baggett, Hannin, Hicks, Houser, Parks, B. 'Burnett, Burkhart, Graves, York, Nickias. Third Row: Cooper, Smalley, Walker, Knight, Pugh, Thomasson, Wooley, Lewis, Beyer, Buchanan, Stewart, Bright, McDaniels, Cunningham. Augusta Tilghman of Paducah lost one football game in 1946, none in 1947. LOUISVILLE MALE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SQUAD ONE OF KENTUCKY'S GREAT TEAMS (Left to •Right) Front Row: Martin, Breehl, •Sa·graves, Kleier, Smith, Hager, Thorne, Kratz, Price, !Hamilton, Southall. Second Row: Kaiser, Brady, Kreitman, Bridgers, Rogers, Schaffner, Campbell, Divine, Specter, Grider, Sutherland. Third Row: Davison, McTyeire, Mings, Gray, Bass, Lawrence, Netter, Waltrip, Clayton, Hoertz, Sam·s, Varble, Beard. Fourth Row: B. Thurman, Lewis, Ray, Dosker, Buttorff, Sander s, McNair, Larimore, H. Thurman, Greer.

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS Western Kentucky Athletic ·Conference Ends : •Cromwell, Paducah; Griffin, Hopkinsville. Big Sandy Conference Tackles: Auen, Paducah; Baldwin, Madisonville. Ends·: Polly, Whitesburg; Burchett, Prestonsburg. Guards: Fraley, Henderson; Russell, Hopkinsville. Tackles: Bates, Whitesburg; Cline, Jenkins. Center: Armstrong, H enderson. Guards: Goyer, Pikeville; Horn, Prestonsburg . Backs : Fost er , Paducah; Minton, Henderson; Fos­ Center: Cisco, Hazard. ter, Owensboro; H arris, Madisonville ; Bazzell, Backs: Branham, Prestonsburg; Ross·, Hazard; Mil­ Mayfield. ler, Paintsrville ; Ramsey, Pikeville. Cover Picture-Paducah Powerhouse There is little doubt but that the 1947 team of Cumberland Valley Conference Aug usta Tilg hman Hig h Sc'hool, Paducah, is one of Ends: Spurlock, Hall ; Lewallen, Harla n. the great tea ms of the South. Paducah was rated Tackles: Rodgers, Loyall; Smith, Barbourville. by Dr. ·Litkenhouse a s the No. 1 t eam in K entucky Guards : Farley, Evarts; Jones, •Lynn Ca mp. this sea son. Tilghman's 1·ecord is as follows : Padu­ Center: Henson, C umberland. ca h 48, Cairo (Illinois ) 7; P. 21 , Memphis Tech 6; Backs: Howard, Pineville; !Steele, Lynch; Lankford, P. 38, West F r ankfort (Illinois ) 1-9; P. 30, Louisville Corbin; tRector, Middlesboro. Manual 7; P . 32, Russellville (Alabama) 6 ; P. 68, Marion 19; P. 47, Jackson (Tennessee) 0; P. 38, St. Eastern Kentucky Conference Louis McKinley 6; P. 38, Henderson 12; P. 27, Hopkins'Ville 0; P . 54, Ma yfield 6. Ends: Moore, Catlettsburg; F r anz, Russell. Tackles: Cox, Raceland; Miller, Catlettsburg. Pictures Missing Guards: Wellman, Catlettsburg ; Sheppard, McKell. Pictures of the Prestonsburg a nd Pineville foot­ Center: Tyler, tBoyd County. ball teams, rEspective winners of the Big tSandy and Backs: French, McKell; Adams, Ra;celand; tDavis­ Cumberland Valley conferences, were not available son, Raceland; Webb, !Russell. at the time this issu e of t'he ma g azine w ent to press. These pictures, along with the pictures of Northern Kentucky Conference the Bloomfield and Leba non Junction t eams, co­ Er;.ds : Johnson, Highlands ; Augsback, Bellevue. cha mpions of t he Salt River Valley •Conference Tackles : Faust, Highlands ; J. Huenefeld, Holmes. which s·ponsor s six-ma n football, will appear in a Guards: Ramelsber g , Newport; ·Roman, Highlands. for thcoming issue of the magazi ne. Some of the Center: Morrison, Dixie Heig11ts. conferences had not announced their all-conference Backs: B. !Schneider, Highlands ; Pitakos, Newp,ort; team s early in December, and this information will Hisle, Bellevue ; Wherry, Holmes. be ma de available to At hlet e readers at a later date. The Kentucky High School Athlete · Official Organ of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association

ViOL. X-No. 5 DEGEMIBER, 1947 $1.00 Per Year Commissioner's Message URING the past few weeks, it has been that the fract still remained, however, that the unpleasant duty of the Commis­ two officials of the K. H. S. A. A. were treated D sioner to suspend from the Associa­ shamefully at Paris, and that any school which could not devise a way to protect the tion two member schoolSr, Paris and Somer­ officials during and following athletic con­ set. Some facts bearing on these suspensions tests s~ould probably do away with its sports will be of intereRt to many Kentucky school program. It was also pointed out that the men who ~are trying to play the game accord­ law enforcement officers, who had left the ing to the rules but who might make the field prior to the end of the game, were in effect traffic officers and not policemen at same mistakes which, in the opinion of the the time the officials were attacked. The fact Commissioner, were made by the school of­ that Paris school officials had made an effort ficials of Paris and Somerset. to secure adequate police protection caused On the night of October 10, following the the Commissioner to give the school a com­ partively light penalty, the period of sus­ Mt. Sterling-Paris footl5all game, Paris fans pension being approximately two months. attacked two of the officials who · worked in Somerset was suspended for an entirely the game. The evidence showS1 that one of different infraction of the rules,. A returned the officials was knocked to the ground and veteran, who had played basketball prior to "worked ov·er" while he was on the ground, the war for two schools located in other dis­ and that the other was kicked repeatedly. tricts, was supposed to have made a bona fide move into the Somerset school district. This was one of the most disgraceful epi­ School officials were led to believe that the sodes in the long history of the K. H. S. A. A. mother of the boy had actually changed her It was held that the Paris High School did residence. It is possible that most principals not give the officials :adequate protection and in the state would have made the S'ame mis­ that it was therefore in violation of By-Law take as was made by the Somerset principal. 17 of the Association rules. Especially is this true when it appears that Paris school officials testified during the some of the individuals most closely connect­ hearing that they had made every effort to ed with the case made statements concerning secure adequate police protection prior to the the move which was supposed to have been game, and that they were unable to get this made. The average principal just doesn't protection. As an actual :Bact, two law en­ have t'he time to go around ringing doorbells forcement officers were :at the game, but they and inquiring concerning the name of the had left the field a few minutes before the person who lives there. However, the pro­ end of the contest in order to assist in the vis;ions of By-Law 1, Section 7, par:agraph a, direction of traffic. One of ·the school of­ ·are very specific. All school men would do ficials of Paris asked this question: "In what well to read this rule :and to check carefully way have I failed to do the job required of on the residence of their players, especially me under By-Law 17? I had law enforce­ those who supposedly move into one district ment officers at the game, tried to secure the from another. assistance of others and was unable to do so, It is my fervent hope that the Paris and and rushed to the scene of the fight, helping Somerset suspensions will serve as a warn­ to stop it." The Commissioner stated that it ing to the school officials in our st:ate, and was entirely probable that the school officials will cause them to be even more careful than of Paris had done ev·erything in their power some of t'hem have been in the past in their to have the game policed properly and that efforts to abide by the rules of the K. H. S. individually no one of them was to blame; A. A. Ted Sanford. Page Two THE KENTUCKY /HIGH ·SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DEOEM.BER, 1947

DECEMBER, 1947 VOL. X-NO.5 !SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF REGIS­ Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky TERED BASKETBALL OFFICIALS High School Athletic Association. Offi,ce of Publication, Henderson, Ky. Anderson, George 0., 64 Oak Ridge, Ft. Thomas.

Entered as s econd~class matter in the post office at Henderson, Apgar, Ross E., 4112 .Millsbrae, Cincinnati 9, Ohio. Kentucky under the act of March 3, 1879. Aterburn, Edward L., Park City. Editor...... THEO. A. SANFORD Bailey, Arville, rFlat Gap. Henderson, Ky. Baird, Bill, Box 144, Harlan. BOARD OF CONTROL Baker, Earl •C., Jr., R. 1, Crab Orchard. P resident...... Lyman V. Ginger, Lexin ·~ton Baker, James E., College Post Oflke, Richmond. Vice-President...... Talton K. Stone, Carrollton Barlow, James iL., 356 N. Broadway, Georgetown. Directors-Sam B. Pollock, Madisonville; J. Matt Sparkman, Paintsville; Lawrence Carter, Cumberland ; James L. Cobb, Barlow, Jay R , 211 Main .St., Harlan. Newport; J. B. Man·sfield, Cave Cilty; Carlos Oakley, Morganfield. Barnes, Duerson H., Box 546, Morehead. Subscription Rates ...... $1.00 Per Year Barnett, J. W., 201 College, Somerset. Bartlett, Howard, •C. P. Box 47, ·Richmond. Bates, H. A., 1012 !South 4th St., tLouisville. <3'rom the Commissione'z's CJf/ice Bell, rStanton Earl, K. A. House, Georgetown. Benedict, Johnny, Virgie. Bennett, IJ. D., Auburn. REPOR'ES NOW DUE Black, William A., Brookport, Illinois. Bloebaum, Albert, 3595 Wisconsin, Cincinnati 4, 1. 1947 Football Participation List. ·Ohio. 2. School's Report on Football Officials. Boemlker, Robert, Box 385, Madison Pike, Covington. 3. Official's Report on Schools (Football). Borden, Willis rB., Park City. Bostic, Ralph, :Box 433, Benham. Boyd, Paul E., 'R. 3, RockJport, Indiana. Corrections for 194 7-48 Basketball Branham, Frank B., Box 566, Prestonslburg. Publications Brantley, Alfred C., R. 2, Henderson. Breig, Woodrow W., 41_12 - 33rd Ave., Cincinnati, Rule Book: No serious errors but a couple of Ohio. typographical slips. In second line, inside front Broderick, Carroll A., 1760 Normal Drive, Bowling cover, reference should be 2-11 (instead of 2-12). •Green. Section number of 1st paragraph under ruie 7 should Brown, Edward G., Buffalo. be 1 (instead of 7). Buchanan, William !H., 215 !High St., ·Barbourville. Play Situations: In Ruling for Play 176 omit Butte, Eugene, Eubank. "not". Play 217 is meant to cover the case where Campbell, James E., Christy A'V·e., .Lebanon. there· are no eligible substitutes and where player is disqualified or injured before he attempts free Carlton, J. C., 117 •Clark St., Earlington. throw. Carrington, Paul, Blue Grass Ord. Depot, Ri.chmond. Chambers, Bill, 317 Patterson St., Lexington. Chambers, Creighton, ·Pippapass. SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF MEMBER Chappell, Joseph E., Jr., 2512 'Manchester Rd., Lou- SCHOOLS OF THE K. H. S. A. A. isville. Cilo, Alex. G., Box 605, Russell. The following schools have joined the ass·ocia­ Clay, 0 . K., Belfry. tion since the .publication of the November iss·ue Cohelia, Charles· W., High .Splint. of the magazine. Schools joining in December may Cohoon, Acton, !Box 343, Murray. present their certifilcates as evidence of member­ Coleman, Linton H., 1536 Nashville Rd., Bowling ship .if they engage in athletic contests before the Green. January list appears. Colston, Richard H., 816 Ma,ple St., Jeffersonville, Auburn Livingston Indiana. Augusta Tilghman Loyall (Paducah) Riverside Institute Combs, Morton, Carr ·Creek. Kingston (Lost Creek) Combs, Travis, Box 107. Harlan. (R. 1, Berea) Conover, Joe, ,Box 207, Aurora, Indiana. Cook, Edgar •C., 208 !Highland Ave., Georgetown. SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF REGIS­ Cooper, Isadore, care of Cooper's Store, Providence. TERED FOOTBALL OFFICIALS Crace, Harry Wilson, Oil Springs. Craig, John rG., Rochester. Cu•bbage, Thomas H., Leitchfield. Eberhart, E. J., R. 6, Newbury Road, Evansville, In­ Davenport, Frank, Box 13, Wilmore. diana. Hackensmith, •C. W., 403 Penna. Ct., Lexington. Day, William T., 1424 Versailles Rd., Lexington 39. McHale, Edward J., 2318 Quebec rRd., Cincinnati, Dickerson, Dan, 630 Ashland, Lexington. Ohio. Doyle, Don, 'Cumberland College, Williamsburg. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947 Page Three

Dunaway, Paul R., Blue Diamond. Kess•inger, Ben L., Jr., 912 E. High St., Lex.ington. Duncan, Hickman E., 2125 Scott Ave., Nashville, Kessinger, Thomas B., 912 ·E. High St., Lexington. Tenn. King, Lester H., Whitley •City. Durkin, Jack ·H., 422 •Columbia, Lexington. King, Roy, Grays Knob. Ellington, James, 332 E. 13th St., Covington. Kirby, !Harold E., 45 A. Center St., Berea. Ellington, Russell, 236 Castlewood Drive, 'Lexington, Kruer, Robert J., 815 S. Grand, Ft. Thomas. Ellis, Charles, 1821 W. Hill, Louisville. LaMastus, Hudnal, Crowmell. Elrod, Turner, 121 So. Main .St., Henderson. Lane, Harry IS., Wickliffe. Embry, Jeff, 'Cloverport. L~•wrence, Dave, University of Louisville, Louisville. Evans, William 1S., 517 Maple St., Nicholasville. Lee, Richard, care of Ma;cks ·Machine Works, Mad- Feltner, Charles, Buffalo. isonville. Fey, Allen, 3310 Stanhope Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. Leech, Joe W., R .1, Mayfield. Finley, James D., R. 3, Fulton. Lewis, Robert 1Leamon, 215 ::louth 16th St., Mayfield. Finnerty, Edward, 511 Covert, ·Evansville, Indiana. Lewis, .L. L., 1733'h •Carter Ave., Ashland. Fietcher, James H., R. 1, :Kevil. Liggett, Edward, Sebree. Lovell, Joe, Luzerne. Flora, Ben, Bellevue High .S~hool, Bellevue. Fortson, ·Calvin, R. 2, Paducah. Lcwe, William H., Cayce Freihaut, Herman P., 105 E. Florida, Evansville, Lucas, Gene, .R. 1, Georgetown. Indiana. McCulloch, Malcolm, Field Director's Office, Amer- Fultz, Waldo, Jr., Olive !Hill. ican Red Cross, Ft. Knox. Fuson, ·Shelvie, Middlesboro. McEuen, James B., Box 2119, U. of K., Lexington. Gardner, Woodford Lloyd, 1Park •City. McFadden, Dan M., 1010 Berry !Blvd., Louisville 8. McGuffey, Roy E., R. 1, Waynesburg. George, Raymond, R. 3, London. McHale, Edward J., 2318 Quebec .Rd., Cincinnati, Gilreath, 'David W., 224 Fifth St., Williamsburg. Ohio. Gordon, R. T., 209 W. State St., Frankfort. McKinney, Jack, 1622 Farmer Ave., Murray. Green, Floyd L., Jr., 408 Allegheny, Hickman. McPhearson, Harold, 1706 Garrard, Covington. Green, Robert 1Louis, Beaumnt Farm, Lexington. Mahan, James ;S., Jr., 430 Colum'bia, Lexington. Grimes, Or·bin, Salem. Mennes, James 1C. Cayce. ' Gunsten, Paul H., Jr., 587-A Hobb •Ct., Lexington. MieLcarek, 1Chester V., C .P. 0. 536, E. K. S. T .C., Hadden, Newell P., Jr., 1'21 'Lackawanna ·Road, Lex- Richmond. ington. Miller, :Rufus J., Box 522, •C. P. O.,Richmond. Hall, !Joe •G., •Clifty. Morgan, Lawrence, 513-11, ·Cairo, Illinois. Hans'h ue, Luther, 916 Clark's Lane, Louisville. Morris, Bolb, Jr., 2123 Carter Ave., Ashland. Hardcastle, Hulbert W., 400 Fifth St., Fulton. Morris, Edmund J., Frankfort. Harman, Charles A., Junction City. Mullins, Fon, Praise. · Harmon, Miller H., 209 York 1St., Louisville. Mullins, John, Dublin. Hayes, Orville, Woodleigh Junior High S~hool, Newiby, Paul H., Burkesville. Maysvlile. Newsom, L. M., Robinson Creek. Hays, James, ·Rochester. Newton, Reason G., Lebanon Junction. Hazelrigg, William 1B., 480 •Church St., Paints'Ville. Noel, 1Boblby Keith, Box 405, Springfi'eld. Head, Elmo 1C., Main St., Shelbyville. Noel, Dallas, 400 Rose St., :Lexington. Hensley, Earl, Box 11, East Bernstadt. Nord, .Edwin ,M., Jr., 1112 E. Burnett, Louisville. Hodges, Marvin H., 1-641 'Miller, Murray. Norton, 'C. Edgar, R. 3, Winchester. Hogg, James S., Jackson. O'Neal, Bill., 2608 Panda St., Catlettsburg. Hollen, Ivan, 728 - 13th .St., 'Tell City, Indiana. Orr, •Hugh, R. 9, Box 327A, Groes·beck, Ohio. Holly, Jack, Box 21, Olive Hill. Perkins, Billy R., 515 Fountain 1St., Georgetown. Hooper, James Meredith, Box 194, M. S. T. C., Mur- Pfeffer, •Charles, Minerva. ray. Phelps, Conrad, McHenry. Hough, Ralph E., 680 Cane Run, Harrodsburg. Phillips, Raymond, 409 North .Main St., Harrodsburg. Howard, Z. •R., R. 1, •Corbin. Polk, ·Russell, R. 4, Fredonia. Hubbard, J. D., .S'hady Grove. Posey, William .B., Coryon. Hudson, Bob, 217 South Kerth Ave., Evansville 14, Potter, James W., Uniontown. Indiana. Ramey, H. J .', Salyersville. Jackson, J. Coleman, 207 Holt Ave., Mt. •Sterling. Randolph, Charles D., Box, Box 226, Harlan. Jackson, Ralph, .Blue Diamond. Rash, Lindell L., Mortons Gap. Jenkins, Phillip, .Second ;St., Paintsville. Redden, WilTiam, Murray. Jerger, Carl B., 1029 Jefferson, Evansville, Indiana. Redmond, Simon B., Vine Grove. Jones, •Charles Joseph, 1412 So. ISixth ,St., Louis- Reed, Joe S., Race St., Dry Ridge. ville 8. Reid, James 1B., Rockport. Jones, Dukie, Harlan. Reynolds, .Bill, Martin. Jones, IH. Ott., Marengo, Indiana. Rke, Tyrus .R., Lynnville, Indiana. Jones, James Calvin, 100·2 'Homeview Tr., •Louis­ Richlin, Maurice M., 219 North M. Holay, .Louis·ville. ville 8. (:Continued on inside back cover) Page Four THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947 Report by President Ginger The National High School Athletic Feder­ boy is a returned veteran and was eligible ation meeting was held 'at Portland, Oregon, when he entered the s·ervice. Most of the on July 22-25. Not only did the state ·asso­ states do not have this rule. Should Ken­ tucky fall in line :and revoke this rule at the ciations of Idaho and Oregon prove to be ex­ next delegate assembly"? Som_~ arguments cellent hosts, but the ~ entire meeting was ex­ presented in other states against the twenty­ tremely profitable to those member states first birthday age limit are: (1) The boys which had represenbatives there. are too mature to compete against fourteen, Seventeen states sent representatives to fifteen, and sixteen year old boys; (2) They discuss common problems that are also of in­ are not being deprived ·Of a privilege they should have if it is definitely a hazard to terest and concern to all people connected have these mature men play against boys. with inter-scholastic athletics. Some of the Many other arguments were presented, but more interesting discussions centered about I hope each principal will think seriously the topics discussed below. about this extra permissive year for re­ turned veterans. Athletic Accident Insurance Some of the states feel that scholar­ There are as many different plans of ath­ ship requirements should be waived for atn­ letic accident insurance as there are states letes and that any boy who is a regular participating in the insurance benefits. Some member of 1a high school should be permit­ ·Of the states insure pupils from the time ted to participate even though he is not pass­ they leave home at the beginning of their ing in three or more s ubjects. Most of the first grade until they return home as grad­ states represented did not agree with this uates from the senior high school. Others argument, but at least it is food for thought. msure only their high school students. Some Another question I should like to leave of the states-Kentucky belongs in this clas1s with you is, what eligibility rules are most -insure only the boys who participate in commonly violated and which one.s are re­ athletics or intramural sports and then only ported to be commonly violated? This infor­ on a voluntary basis. mation would be helpful to your state asso­ I would like to call this to the attention of ciation, for it is the belief of the Board of our high school principals in Kentucky. Our Control that, if we had accurate information athletic plan is voluntary. The rates are es­ as to which rules 1are reportedly violated pecially low for the coverage provided. Many most often, these rules could be clarified and of the schools do not participate at all. Is it strengthened. advisable for the Kentucky High School Ath­ Officia:ls and Officiating letic Association to require participating athletes to be insured? Some states believe One of the greatest problems faced by the that it is. Is it advisable for our 'state asso­ state ass·ociations in America today deals ciation to require all participating athletes with the problem of uniform interpretation to have rigid physical examinations before of rules, methods of improving officiating, practice begins? Some of the associations and methods of handling school relationships believe this to be true. Is the plan used by when poor officiating happens. Kentucky a sound beginning for a more May I suggest some of the things that practical and worthwhile insurance plan that you 1a:s school administrators could do to should be developed in our state"? Many of assist ·your ·high school associations. At the our board members and school people believe bottom of each contract there is a statement that our ·plan should be expanded a great as to the length of time before each contest deal. May I suggest that you ·give this your that the two schools s1hould agree on officials. s·erious thought so that the Board of Con­ Are you as a school administrator following trol may promote the kind of program that this contract and do you ask your neighbor is progressive for member schools. for his approval of officials"? Is this time far enough in advance to be sure that boi 1 Eligibility schools are satisfied? Do you as a coach dis­ The question of eligibility was discussed cuss with the official after the game in a at length. Most of the states :have an eight­ free and constructive way where you think s·emester rule. Some of the s ~tates have a he made mistakes and what those mistakes nineteen-year 1age rule. Kentucky, as you are, or do you complain to the ·Official and know, has a twenty-year age rule with a per­ protest everything he did? missive eligibility for an extra year if the (Continued on page Five) THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947 Page Five this year I drove a worn-out Chevy that :had The 1947-48 Basketball plenty of gasoline that for some worn-out reason wouldn't flow through my worn-out Clinics · ··carburetor. It's: a great life anyway as long By rCharlie V ettiner as T-Bone steaks aren't too expentsive. As the nose of my worn-out Chevy turned That's my report, gentlemen, "writ by hand". toward Hartford, the first stop on my 1947- 48 tour for the K. H. S. A. A., my mind REIPORT BY PRESIDENT GINGER turned back to the first clinic trip made for (Continued from page Four) the purpose of interpreting basketball rules in 1942. The attitude of the schools toward the of­ That was the year of the first .gasoline ra­ ficials and of the offidals toward the school tioning and your interpreter left for the will greatly improve if a free, courteous at­ 1500 mile jaunt with less than 40 g·allons of titude is maintained during the game and after the game is over. It is impossible for ...... coupons. By catching a ride with the Chevy in a giant moving van and by being towed the official to have respect for the coach· and by three different motorists for a total of al­ administrator who constantly quarrel about most 400 miles, we made it. The sum ·total the decision. It is equally as destructive to ~r · attendance of coaches and officials that year have the official complain to the boys or to was 96. Three schools, where meetings were the coach about how they are playing. May being held, even forgot about the clinics be­ I earnestly and sincerely request that you ing scheduled and didn't open up until your as coach, official, and administrator try to rambling interpreter routed the school men promote a better feeling within the district out of their easy ·chairs at home. organization. This is 1947, however, 1and each year since What are some of the .things that would 1942 has seen a new attendance record improve our officiating problems in Ken­ made, and this year topped them all with tucky? I should like to suggest that every 1283. Lexington had the largest attendance official be required to take ran examination with 181, Louisville was next with 132, with early; that the officials be assigned in dif­ Campbellsville coming third with 110. The ferent sections of the state by a person other twelve clinics varied in attendance agreed upon by both the schools and officials; from 32 to 101. Couldn't help comparing the that officials receive a rating from the schools interest in basketball now with that of 1942. not ·only as to good, bad and .average, but as .Tust how large is this basketball mushroom to s·pecific reasons as to how they were good going to grow ? and in what way they were bad. I would Athletic men are pretty well agreed all suggest also a more uniform schedule of over Kentucky t'hat get-togethers for pur­ fees· for officials throughout the entire state. poses of rules study :and promotion of uni­ There probably are many other worthwhile form officating are an excellent means: of su~

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,. SHELBYVILLE-C. K. C. WINNER (Left to Right) Bottom Row: Manager !Howser, Rounds, Bright, Hayes, R. Miller, Lee, Vaughan, Blakemore, Manager 0 . Miller. Second Row: Brooks, Fe!'guson, Sherrard, J. Miller, R. Miller, Cowherd, Ethington. Third 'Row: Logan, J; Brummitt, Harris, Moesser, Humslon, Krieger, Harrod, Landers, lgleheart, Green. Fourth Row: Assistant Coach Daniel, 'R. Miller (manager), Arcree, Shuck, Buckner, R. Brumrr..itt, Catlett, Deim, Mat­ thews, Pollard, Turner, Coach Greenwell.

RACELAND-E. K C. WINNER (Left to 1Right) Bottom Row: B. Fannin (manager), J, Potter,- Brumfield, Merchant, D. Fannin, Howard, Wal'ker, B. Miller, Manager .Collier. Second Row: Oney, Calvin, R. Cox, Huffman, Hilton, W. Rice, Daivsson, Coach S zegedi. Third Row: Dials, Hackler, E. Rice, Adkins, H. Miller, Adams, Reed, Dehancy, -B. Cox, L. :Potter, Short. Page Eight. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947

VALLEY-N.C. K. C. WINNER (Left to Right ) Bottom Row: Knoop, Hahn, Captain ISeciyee, Flowers, Cherwack, Craw­ ford (co-ca,ptain elect), Pope, Murphy. Second Row: Raggard, Pegane, Berry (co-captain elect), Lawrence, Brinsone, Waller, J eans. Third Row: Swo.pe, Priddy, Sander, Spencer, Andraski, \Hodge, Gregory. Fourth Row: Coach Lewis, Huff, Rinestedler, Murta, ·Slater, Samuels, Longest, Assistant Coach Adams. Fifth Row: Manager Lockard, AssistantCor.ch N ewton, Manager Gilland. ·

HOLMES-N. K. C. WINNER (Left to 'Right) Bottom Row: Walthers, Goble, !Mayberry, Reidlin, Kroger, B. IHuenefeld Raisor, J. Huenefeld (Alternate Captain), Ellis, Wherry, Muldoon. Second Row: .Brinkman, Gabbard, Frazier, Schrader, Jones, Sanders, Thomas, Flege, Armstrong, Fasig, Clifford, · Kordenbrock. Third Row: Assistant Manager Finn, Assistant Manager Jump, Blanken­ ship, Angel, Otte, McPherson, Lester, Wilson, Weiss, ,Mana-ger Piercefield. Fourth Row: Coach Ellis, ·Coach Mussman. THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 194'7 - Page Nine

ELIZABETHTOWN-S. C. K. C. WINNER (Left to Right) ,Bottom Row: Manager Long, C. Van Meter, Pucket, Buchanan, Mastin, Crady, Boone, vVortham, Robinson, Hunt, Crow, Klinglesmith. ·Second Row: Assistant Manager •Mattingly, Thornsberry, J. Van Meter, Marsee, France, Ja.ggers, Richerson, Cot­ ton, Duncan, McMahan, Wise, Cummins, Milburn, Cook. Third Row: Jenkins, Rich, Miller, Weekes, Thomason, C. Van Meter, Donnelly, Hagan, Barden, Hart, Hall, France, Blair, Peacock, 'Coach Smith.

MAYFIELD-W. K. A. C WINNER (·Left to Right) Bottom Ro.w: Hamilton, Hendley, B. Stanley, E. Smith, Cain, Creason, Parr, Babb. Second Row: McNeely, Hardeman, 'Taylor, Carman, Coleman, T. Smith, Baz­ zell, ·Clark Third Row: Deaton, Fuller, Wade, Mike, Duncan, Barker, Hunt, Wright. Fourth Row: Byars, !Scarbrough, Sholar, Hedge, Materniek, 'Maddox, Haworth, M. Stanley. Fifth Raw: Henderson, Weaks, Haley, Cecil, Rhodes, 1Crowder, .Tones. Page Ten THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947 Another "plug" goes to Referee's, Corner Sully Jacobs and his Pike­ v i ll e athletic enthusiasts By Charlie Vettirler T h a t n e w . gymnasium Another record-breaker for the 1947-48 that'll be built in Pikeville Kentucky High School Basketball Rules In­ will be the "Pride of the terpretation Clinics. 1283 officials, coaches, Mountings". players and fans turned out. While we are on the sub­ 1500 miles of driving by your ole Corner ject of Pikeville, let's rec- guardian renewed old friendships with such JUNIE JONES ognize a coach, who grad- good "eggs" as Tom Ellis and his little uated from t he mountain brother Bub, Joe Mansfield, Ernie Chattin, school to Louisville's Xavier, J unie Jones. Dick Tyler, Earle Jones 1and more than 1000 Junie is given lots of credit, along with others. · "Red" Hagan, by head coach, Ray Baer, for It'll be of interest to know what outstand­ bringing the green and gold clad gridders ing leaders of high school athletics are think­ "Out of the Woods". ing about, so here's some straight dope. It's been a great football season. You've First crack off the bat genial "Teddy Boy" got a brand new basketball season looking Sanford served notice on all would-be trou­ a:t you. Win or lose, are you g·onna be proud ble makers for Kentucky offi-cials that he of yourself and your school when it's over? would protect the official but that all of the "Whistlers" would have to cooperate by re­ porting immediately any abuse suffered at Ed Filbeck games. That was at Henderson. The next after­ In Memoriam noon, with Bill Utley, Sam Pollock et al. serving the .stimulu·s for a tremendous turn­ High School out, we knew it was a cinch that the clinic athletics in Ken­ aUendance record of last year would be tucky lost a broken. friend when Ed Collected a couple of Police Department Filbeck of Mur­ tickets in Mayfield for forgetting to feed ray died at his those hungry parking meters but good old . home November Bill Hunt showed himself to be a man after eighth. ole Charlie's heart by paying them off. F i l beck was Ernie Cha'ttin down Ashland way had a one of the best constructive criticism to make of registra­ known s •C h o o l tion of officials. Said Ernie, "For two bucks men in the state. any man can get a license to offici1ate, be­ He was born in cause most any good "Joe" will sign his ap­ Marshall count;x, plication card Okaying him." According to attended old Mc­ some of the Ashland "Whistle Tooters", Tyer College at McKenzie, Tennessee, and there should be a more fool-proof way of later graduated from Vanderbilt. He re­ making officials prove themselves. Anybody ceived an M.A. degree from Peabody. He got any suggestions? · played baseball and football at both McTyer Tom "Big Daddy" Ellis, famed football and Vanderbilt. He always referr-ed to his coa•ch of Northern Kentucky and a top­ football playing 'as scrub football, but he notcher in the realm of basketball officiat­ played on the team with Ray Morrison and ing, gave out with the opinion that the K. Morrision was not considered a scrub. Mr. H. S. A. A. should require all basketball of­ Filbeck taught and •coached athletics from ficials to attend the rules interpretation 1912 to 1917 at Marvin College, a prep school clinics. The fellows are thinking some good at Clinton, Kentucky, and came to Murray thoughts out loud, but if they want some High Sc'hool as an instructor and coach· in ·action the thing to do is to get a resolution 1918. He was a member of the original fac­ drawn up to present to the next meeting of ulty of Murray Normal School, now Murray the K. H. S. A. A. delegates during K. E. A. State, in 1923. We're passing out an orchid right now to Mr. Filbeck served as cashier of the Bank Lexington's Lyman Ginger. Lexington's of Murray from 1925 to 1932. During this clinics have always been well-attended, but time he served :a four year term as mayor of it remained for personable Lyman to put his the city. In 1932 he again returned to his weight behind them to set an all-time at­ first love, school · work. and 1as·sumed a posii- tendance record for a single dinirc, 181 souls. (Continued on pag-e Eleven) THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947 Page Eleven It's the Sport That Counts The year is 1937. A gangling, good-look­ ing kid with an eager look on his pleasant face reports to Fairdale's football coach, Charlie Bain, and says, "I wanta play on your football team". That kid played football the way it was meant to be played. He played hard, he played to win, but HE PLAYED IT CLEANLY. The years pass and we find the kid "carry­ ing on" for the Maroon and Gray of Western Teachers College. He had lots of tough breaks and an education came the hard way, but he was still calling his shots squarely the day they elected him to captain the "Hilltop­ pers". The kid's a man now and the year is 1947. With service as a lieutenant in the U. S. M:a­ DALLAS ARNOLD rines and a Purple Heart tucked aw:ay in his trunk, he returned to the scene of his' former 'em", will be a thrill Dallas Arnold will al­ high . school ~triumphs as coach. His first ways remember because coaches up this coaching assignment was wi ~th a squad of way would rather have Max say,, "Well boys who had never pl:ayed football before. done!", than chalk up 'a questionable victory. Sure he wanted a victorious season; what As a kid Dallas loved the sport. As, a new coach doesn't? More than that, how­ coach and a man he's teaching Future Amer­ ever, he wanted his boys to know that "IT'S ica "IT'S THE SPORT THAT COUNTS". THE SPORT THAT COUNTS". A tribute to c. v. the coaching ability·of the "Kid Grown Into A Man" is the fad that he turned out a win­ ner with green kids, but one of the greatest REPORT BY PRESIDENT GINGER thrills he'll ever have is best told in thi ~ s (Contiued from Page Five) story: of control for junior high school athletics, or 'Dhe Fairdale eleven was squaring off with should we continue to permit seventeen year its ancient rival, Valley. If you never at­ old boys in junior high·school to play against tended Fairdale, you don't know what that twelve, thirteen and fourteen year old boys? means, because Faird:alers cherish a victory Should their ages be controlled? Should the over the Vikings more than they would over number of semesters of participation be con­ Notre Dame. However, their instructions trolled, or i's it your feeling that there is not from their brand-new-just-out-of-college a problem with junior high athletics. As coach was, "Hit 'em hard' but hit 'em clean". president of your associartion, I feel that this It was near the end of the game that Val­ should be expanded and developed for more ley's Art Seelye was tearing goalward at a worthwhile competition between our junior mile-a-minute clip when Fairdale's Charlie high schools of the state. Spears hit him with a tackle that had loads of T . .N. T. packed in it, and Seelye crashed into the sod. It hurt. As the two kids got to IN MEMORIAM their feet t he Fairdale kid patted the Viking (Continued from page Ten) on ,his back and said, "Nice run, Art, you're tion on the faculty of Murray High School. a hard guy to stop". He was elected principal when Ted Sanford A coach was r~ eflected in his boy. ' Yes, resigned in 1934, the post he held with dis­ Dallas Arnold, Fairdale's new coach lost that tinction until his death. He served from 1937 game but he had succeeded in teaching his to 1941 as president of the Wes;tern Ken­ kids the thing he always knew ,himself, tucky Athletic Conference. "IT'S THE SPORT THAT COUNTS". As Truly, the Profession in general and high Coach Arnold took his eleven from the field school athletics in particul:ar have lost one of he was met by Max Sanders, who had seen their most illustrious and beloved leaders. the play. The hand-shake Max gave Dallas The los.s will be keenly felt for many years. and his remark, '"!\hat's the way to ,coach w.z.c. Page Twelve THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR DECEMBER, 1947 Something New ljas Been Added An innovation in 'athletic circles' in Ken­ glad to hear from other groups making such tucky and s;omething which can be provoca­ attempts. tive of much benefit to high school athletics has recently been contributed by a group of I. Monday-October 13-First Meeting three young ( ?) school men in Kentucky. (A) Officiating Demonstration- Reference is made to a series of meetings In this first meeting Mr. Sidwell and Mr. planned and sponsored by J. B. Mansfield, Mutchler will point out a great number of offireiating musts in the conduct of a game, Brad Mutchler and Bub Sidwell. These fel­ including pre-game and ·half-time duties, po­ lows, all of whom are vitally interested in sitions on the floor, calling procedure, and high srchool basketball, have come up with a items that will be of use for the beginner and splendid idea to improve officiating in this at the same time will help standardize work­ sport. Early in October they sent letters to ing among the experienced. coaches, officials and prospective officials in II. Monday---'October 20-Second Meeting their section, outlining the plan. Several meetings were to be held at the Oave City (B) Officials' Laboratory and Discussion-> gymnasium during October and ·early No­ In this meeting as many offi·cials as will vember with the following purposes set to do so are to take turns calling scrim­ mages. Pl'ay is to be stopped often or on any forth: occasion for discussion or helpful criticism. (1) To assist and encourage the beginning It is hoped that all new officiJals will want to official as well as; to increase the number of take advantage of this practice and help by competent officials. actually doing some work, and ·that you more experienced fellows will give freely of your (2) To interpret the rules together and to knowledge and counsel. arrive at a more uniform and standardized type of officiating. III. Monday-October 27-Third Meet­ (3) To encourage a number of boys to get ing- in the game of officiating in order to supple­ (C) Officials' Laboratory and Discussion ment the fast decreasing number of compe­ T·his meeting will follow the same plan tent officials. as the second in the belief that new officials will derive a greater benefit from this actual Members of the Cave City and Park City pra.ctice with helpful suggestions than from High School teams were present in uni­ explanation 1alone; also coaches will see these form. Scrimmages were held and officials boys working, and the discussions will cer­ would alternate in calling the piays. Play tainly lead to a better uniformity of rules was stopped frequently and various inter­ in terpre1Jation. pretations of situations .and rulings were IV. Monday-November 3-Four·th Meeting dis·cussed. More than a ·hundred fellows evi­ denced interest and attended the meetings, (D) Charging-Blocking., Screening, Technicalities- and there is no question but that much was accomplished. The plan is strongly recom­ T,he enigma of all officials, coaches and players, namely, charging and blocking, will mended to other school men who have a de­ be discussea with actual demons,ti'Iations of sire to contribute something of a construc­ all situations possible. The problems of tive nature to high school athletics. These screening will be .gone into 'as thoroughly as three fellows mentioned .above are to be time will permit. commended for their efforts. A portion of this program will be devoted An outline of the meetings held by this to the "technicallity" (that's a technic:ality group is presented below in the hope that it in the spelling), those little things that are may be of some value to others interested in called by officials ~ that could just as well be sponsoring similar programs in their sec­ left uncalled for the good of both teams afi'd tions of the state. The .ATHLETE will be for the betterment of the game. BASKETBALL _UNJFORMS We have in stock ready f or immediate delivery a complete assortment of boys' and girls' basketball uniforms·, :also warm-up j:ackets. If you have bern disappointed from the standpoint of delivery, why not phone us your order'! We might be able to help you out immediately. The pants are of nylon, ta;ckle twill and Skinner's s;atin; the shirts of the fmest quality rayon r einforced with durene or cotton. Lettering and numerals, :are v·ery easily attached. 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