Benedictine College - Raven Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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joe Peterson took scoring honors with six points. Reverting to a defensive style, the Ravens held the Ottawa Braves to I2 points, while themselves amassing seventeen, February 13, but in a specially scheduled tilt with the College of Emporia quintet, the Ravens came out on the wrong end of a 38-30 score, February 17. jim llelmert sank three field goals and fo11r free throws to lead the scorers. The Raven basketeers embarked on the longest road trip i11 the history of the sport at St. Benedict's on February 20 when they left to engage Tarkio, Chilli- cothe, and Conception on successive nights. The Ravens WOII all three games, disposing J.. .., . . of Tarkio, 32-27, Chil- licothe, 31-29, and Conception, jf-22. Repaying Ottawa's vi- sit tl1e Ravens repeat- ed over the Braves by a count of 35-27 in a rough contest lfebru- ary 26. Seeking to close the regular season in a blaze of glory, the Black and White hoop artists gave their all in an heroic attempt to beat Rockhurst, but lost 31-28, March 1. The gallll' was thrilling and well- played, and time and again the overflow crowd Dlled the gym- nasium with frantic yells and shouts. Larry Mullins, fin- ishing his second year Top and center--Action shots of football. Bonfire 0 n Homecoming e v e. Lower center-Moon Mul- li11s. Bottom --- Flipping the coin to determine the defenders of the north goal before the Red Raven l -Hamburger game, the spring practice finale. Left to right -L. Quigley, Nol- , an, House, O'Sullivan. 4 Nadolski, and Selvridge. I 1 as basketball coach, molded a team wl1icl1 emerged victor in eleven of nineteen starts. This record, coupled with last year's mark of twelve wins allfl six losses, gives Mullins-coached tea1ns an average of .621. In a post-season series with Bo Merwick's Atchison Levins, played March 4 and 6, the Ravens came out even, losing the first, 30-22, and winning the second, go-26. A third game to decide the city championship was cancelled, due to Raven spring football drills and the tow11 team's entry into the National .X. A. U. tournament in Kansas City. HIGH SEES OF THE YEAR I0

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A story of the basketball season as a player sees it. Court Reporter OT to be outdone by the highly successful efforts of the football team, the basketball tossers from the beginning showed acommendable spirit and willingness to work. About fifty young men reported to Coach Mullins for the first practice but the squad was eventually narrowed to fourteen. On December 19, the University of Colorado cagers, making a tour of Kansas and Missouri, humbled the Ravens by a score of 28-12. The Golden Bears, coached by Henry lba, nationally known basketball mentor, showed clearly that they had had more prac- tice than the Ravens. journeying to Baldin, Kansas, for the first trip of the season, the Ravens bowed to the Baker University Wildcats, 22-19, january 12. A flashy Haskell Indian quintet couldn't stop the St. Benedict's attack and dropped the first of two contests between the schools 33-22, january 16. The Redskins were held to four points in the first half. Leo Deutsch, freshman for- ward and center, connected for ten points to gain first Leff lo right!-Capt.-elect Jim Hclmert, Coach Mullins, Capt. Willie O'Neal. position in the scoring parade. After losing again to Baker, january 2o, the team was led to victory by VVillie O'Neal in the next encounter, which was played January 29 at Conception college. ln a thrilling game which possessed all the elements of a contest between traditional rivals, the Ravens took a 26-16 defeat at the hands of Rockhurst college, February 1, in Kansas City. The Benedictines held their own in the first half, the score at the half being IO-IO, but their opponents forged ahead in the second canto. johnny Beattie led the St. Benedict's scorers with eight points. Chillicothe Business College Ducks fell before the Benedictine onslaught to the tune of 24-IS. Russ France, a reserve forward, connected on two prettily arched shots. The Haskell Indians gained revenge for the drubbing handed them at St. Benedict's when they defeated the Ravens, 25-20, February 9, on their own court. Late in the second half, the Atchison boys counted sixteen points in six minutes and nearly took the battle. Big Left lo right, lower rou Cahill, Moltz, France, O'Ncal CCapt. J, Nolan, Beattie, Helmert. Upper row-Neff, O'Mara, Peterson, Coach Mullins, Lawler fManager 7, Deutsch, Nadolski, Dunaway. 18 Running m a t e s. And when we say running , that's what we mean. They made the maple boards hot this season A and packed in the crowds t o s e e them against such teams as Colora- do, Haskell, Otta- wa, Levin's All- Stars, and the all- time rival, Rock- hurst, of Kansas City, Mo.

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Matches! HE field of minor sports at St. Benedict's during the past year was one of the most extensive that the school has en- gaged in. The repertoire included boxing, league basketball, swimming, tennis, golf, and handball. Boxing, though classed among the minor sports, for the past four years has supplied a varisity team ranking in caliber with the foot- ball and basketball teams, and whose members are rewarded with the varsity HB . During the past season the leather pushers met the ring teams of the Kansas Aggies, Haskell Indians, and Falls City, Nebraska, twice each, one card with Nebraska University, and three entries in the Kansas Relays, in which all three won their bouts. ,Public intramural bouts were also staged. The colorful Chief Garcia was the most outstanding member of the team, winning every fight in which he participated, Much credit must be given to George Walsh, coach and business manager, and to Smiling joe Casey, student-coach of the team, and his assistant Charlie Briggs, for the way in which they brought their charges to the fore. The basketball leagues had the support of over three-fourths of the student body as play- ers. League play began before Christmas and continued through the early spring months un- til the champions were decided. In the A league the team captained by Soup Maes was the victor. Chick Meehan's team captured the B league trophy and in the C division a team composed of high school students and captained by johnny Slayman emerged vic- torious. Gerry O,Shea captained the team that wore the laurels of the D division. The winners in each division showed that they were of championship caliber both in play- ing skill and sportsmanship. The twelve weeks of play was a gruelling test of -stamina while the excitement and strain of playoff s was a test of skill and tournament nerves. 20