Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL THE Alma College varsity basketball season was a highly disappointing one as the Maroon and Cream cagers dropped several close games to wind up far down in the conference stand- ings . . . four wins and fourteen losses . . . Prospects looked good at the start of the season with all but one of last year's starting five back and a wealth of material up from last year's frosh ag- gregation . . . Coach Gordon A. Mac- donald took from this group a team fashioned for its height and ball-han- dling ability, and a small team, picked for its speed and clever shooting . . . The arrangement failed to work, cou- pled with injuries, and so the teams were mixed. At the close of the season, Coach Macdonald was forced to cease active work because of a foot ailment which had bothered him all during the football campaign . . . Beigns of the varsity were then taken over by Coach Howe who did a fine job of filling in for Mac- donald . . Sophomore Malcolm Clieiniel Adams, who hung up 77 points in con- ference games alone, to place eleventh in the MIAA scoring race, was the lead- ing scorer. Alma opened its season with a win over Ferris Institute 39-26 on Decem- ber 9 at Memorial gym . . . I-I. Adams was high with IU points . . . Cn December I3, at Alma, a big, veteran Central State team waxed hot in the first half and then coasted home to a 47-24 win over the Maroon and Cream . . . The next game was with DeSales on December I4 at Toledo, Chio, with the Scots again on the losing end 50-32. Bob Adams made I5 points as he played his best game of the year . . . Alma's second victory, the first in MIAA competition, came on Ianuary 6 when the Scots beat Adrian 50-22 at Adrian. Dick Crinther, with ll and limmy Emms with 8 points led the scoring. Making things tough for Kalamazoo, Alma was defeated here on Ianuary 9, 36-Sl. Cfinther and B. Adams collected nine points each for scoring honors and Tom Plowman played fine defensive ball. Friday Ianuary I3, proved unlucky for the Scots as Al Bizzardi, all M. I. A. A. forward for two years, looped 65

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YEAHLINGS Top Row, left to right: L. Claclc, B. Lindley, K. Carey, D. Gallagher, C. Iones, I. Weir, R. Robertson, R. Kirby, A. Wilson. Middle Row: Coach Henry Howe, R. Bingham, H. Hanson, H. Draper, W. Yoh, B. Kane, G. Iennings, C. Hoogerland, R. Huffsteter, D. McKeith, I. Godleski, assistant coach Art Smith. Bottom Row: F. Hartt, R. Holmes, W. Bauer, P. Youngs, R. Dickinson, F. Cappaert, M. Fenner, G. Gillert, E. Riggs, E. Arnold, B. Reed. Sitting: M. Nelson, A. McQuf1iq, l. King, R. Bantielcl, C. Albee, I. Lyons. WITH a freshman football team which went through its season with three wins and one loss, Alma seems ready to resume its conference wars next fall with what may prove to be the strongest football team within the last four years. . . . Coach Henry Howe, imported from St. loseph High School, with his assistant, Art Smith, former Alma College athlete, molded two great lines and several backfield combinations from a group, half of which registered as backs. The boys were big and fast . . . had the necessary spark for a successful offense . . . were cagily skillful on defensive play . . . Victories were won over Hope, Western State, and Albion frosh . . . The only loss was to Central State . . . All four were night games . . . Bob Kirby was elected honorary captain at the end of the season. Opening at Holland October 5, the Scotties scored a 19-6 win over the Hope frosh . . . McOuaig, King, and McKeith scored touchdowns and Hanson the extra point . . . Hope's touchdown came as the result of a blocked punt . . . On October 14, Alma lost to Central State's Bearkittens 6-O . . . State wore the Scotties down with several teams and used straight football to score . . . Injuries were numerous with Arnold most seriously with several broken ribs. Western State's yearlings invaded Bahlke Field on October 21 but were routed l5-O . . . King scored twice, first on a reverse and the second when he took a pass from McOuaig in the endzone . . . Hanson converted . . . Cappaert and Gallagher got together- to score a safety . . . Coach Howe's boys passed their way to a 13-U win over Albion's first year men at Bahlke Field to end their season . . . Nelson scored first on a pass from Kirby . . . Iones blocked an Albion punt to score in the third period . . . Riggs added the extra point on a pass. 64

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'-3 op Row, leit to right: hester dleski, George Collins, Wil- m Morrison, Richard Krall, Go lia Fred Hill. Botto C a r Th o Smith. m Row. Malcolm Ad l Elder, Robert Adams, mas Plowman, Donald C ams, in 23 points to pace Hillsdale to a 40-37 Win. Alma scored 13 points to the 'Dales three in the last eight minutes . . . B. Adams was high with 10. Olivet's Comets upset the off-form Scots, 49-38, on fanuary 17 at Olivet . . . After trailing all the Way, Albion came from behind to take a heart- breaker here, fanuary 20, by a 27-25 score. Don Smith's floor play was a feature . . . ln a M. 1. A. A. game, lanuary 27, at Holland, the tall Dutch cagers of Hope controlled the ball to easily Win, 01-29, over the Scots. Substitute Wally Wrege made nine points to pace Alma . . . On February 3, Central State rolled to a 43-14 Win at Mt. Pleasant. The Alma attack Was the Weakest of the year . . . Faced by Bob Adams, who made 12 points, the Scots drubbed Adrian 42-23 here on February 6 . .7 . Kalamazoo Walloped the Scots 61-23 on February 10 at the Paper City. Collins With 11 points, was tops for Alma. Setting up a huge lead in the first half, Hillsdale coasted to a 42-26 Win over the Scots on February 14 at Hillsdale . . . 1-leinie Adams With nine points and Smith with eight led the Scots' attack . . . The fourth Alma Win was over Olivet here on February 17 When fohnny Mathews and Don Smith, With nine points each, led Alma to a 39-29 Win . . . ln a M. 1. A. A. game on February 20 at Albion, the Britons Whipped the Scots 40-24 , . . The Scots lost another on February 23 in Memorial gymnasium as Michigan State Normal fast- broke to a 41-28 Win . . . ln the season's finale on February 27 at Alma, the Scots outplayed Hope during the first half, but lost out by a 40-23 score . . . During the second period, the Dutchmen scored almost at will with Lee Brannock totaling 15 points . . . Smith topped the Scots with eight points. 66