Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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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

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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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FRCSH CAGERS A GLEAM of hopeful light was cast on Alma College's dark basketball season, when Coach Howe's freshmen cagers ended their six game schedule with only one loss . . . The superiority of this group gives promise of the Scots being a top-contender in the M. l. A. A. race next year . . . Coach Howe selected twenty men from thirty-five candidates for his squad . . . His starting lineup included Rex Holmes and Sammy Turner at forwards, Keith Carey, center, and Tinker Kirby at one guard with Chick Gallagher and Ed. Riggs alternating at the other defensive post . . . Warren Hartt and Bob Dickinson also saw much service. The season opened lanuary 5 at Bay City lunior College with a 40-29 win . . . Carey topped the scoring with l7 points . . . Kirby and Gallagher played fine floor games . . . Western State Teachers College's green-clad frosh came here on lanuary 13 only to be defeated 50-31 . . . Carey played only a half but collected lU points . . . Warren Hartt picked up nine and Kirby eight points respectively . . . Sam Turner looked good with his fine ball handling. The only loss of the season for Alma was on February l at Mt. Pleasant when Central State's frosh took a close one 38-22 . . . The Scotties led most of the way but faltered in the closing minutes to allow the Bearkittens to pull out in front . . . Gallagher collected lO points . . . Coming from behind, Alma's first year men scored a win over Western State at Kalamazoo, 45-39 . . . Carey collected l8 points to lead the scoring race . . . Kirby and Holmes were outstanding for their steady, fighting, floor game. The Scotties avenged their previous loss by beating Central State 39-25 on February 23 in Memorial gymnasium . . . Again Carey was high with l7 points and was stellar on defense, holding his man to one lone point . . . Riggs was next in scoring with lO points . . . Alma's yearlings ended their season with a 44-27 win over Bay City I. C. . . . The game was played as a preliminary to the Alma-Hope varsity game on February 27 . . . Carey topped the scoring parade with l6 points. Top Row, left to right: Coach Henry Howe, Bob Kirby, Andy Horne, Rex Holmes, Dari Gal- lagher, Keith Carey, Ed. Riggs, George Collins, Charles Wasson, Francis Sherman, manager. Bottom Row: Bud Wilson, Russ Sterling, lack Lyons, Bob Dick- inson, Fred I-Iartt, Warren Hartt, Sam Turner, Don Tobey, 67