Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

Page 70 text:

TRACK Top Row, left to right: Morley Webb, lames Foolkes, Coach Ar- thur Smith, Don Smith, Dudley Ta- ber. Middle Row: William Carr, Kenneth Hathaway, William Smith, Arvo Iuhola, Robert Gould. Bottom Row: Malcolm Adams, Carl Elder, Millard Hultman, Chester Godleski, George Collins. THE SCHEDULE 0 April 28-here ALBION COLLEGE May 5-there GRAND RAPIDS IUNIOR COLLEGE May l24there CENTRAL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE May I7-here CENTRAL STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE May 26-27 M. I. A. A. CONFERENCE MEET at Grand Rapids TAKING third place in the M. I. A. A. conference indoor meet held at Hillsdale in March with only little practice indoors, Alma's track team will become a sure threat for the confer- ence meet to be held at Grand Rapids May 26-27 with more practice as soon as weather becomes favorable. Art Smith, '38 Alma graduate, is coaching the squad for the first time this year in the absence ot Coach Macdonald. Those who made fine showings in last year's competi- tion and are available for duty again this year include: Captain Mel Hultman, pole vault, Dud Taber, dashes, Angus MacGarvah, and Pete Cicinelli, shot put and iavelin, Bob Gould, mile, Carl Elder, high jump, and Don Smith in the hurdles and dashes. The places of Alma's three outstanding track men of last year's team are the hardest shoes to fill: Harold Dean, cap- tain of the l938 team, who ran the middle distances, and Dick and lack Cresswell, miler and two miler respectively. Others on this year's squad are: Gordon Netzorg, Wil- liam Moran, Arvo Iuhola, George Collins, Sal Cicinelli, Ioe Godleski, Iames Foolkes, Malcolm Adams, Al Lindley, Wil- liam Carr, Ken Hathaway, Morley Webb, and William Smith. 68

Page 69 text:

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

Page 71 text:

A -, A . ,L E OR the first time in history, Alma College sent its crack golf team outside of the state to play seven games in the Southern states. With four team mem- bers consistently shooting in the seventies, Alma played a twenty-seven game schedule. The M. I. A. A. conference tournament was held at Grand Rapids, May 26 and 27. The team left March 30 for a ten day trip through the south, meeting some of the major teams of the section. Number one man was Phil Becker, Flint junior. Captain Bill Ginther, Traverse City junior, was number two, Gordon Netzorg, Alma senior, number three, and Dick Ginther, Traverse City junior, was number four. THE 1939 SCHEDULE GOLF C April UNIVERSITY OE RICHMOND Richmond, Virginia April HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE Hampden-Sydney, Virginia April DAVIDSON COLLEGE Davidson, North Carolina April U. OE SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, South Carolina April U. OF TENNESSEE Knoxville, Tennessee April U. OF INDIANA Bloomington, Indiana April ST. MARYS, ORCHARD LAKE Alma April CALVIN COLLEGE Alma April FLINT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Flint April FLINT IUNIOR COLLEGE AND NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL Elini April CALVIN COLLEGE Grand Rapids May EERRIS INSTITUTE Big Rapids May HOPE COLLEGE Alma May KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Alma May MICHIGAN STATE NORMAL Ypsilanti May LAWRENCE TECH Detroit May OLIVET COLLEGE Alma May ADRIAN COLLEGE Adrian May FERRIS INSTITUTE Alma May LAWRENCE TECH Alma May ALBION COLLEGE . Albion May FLINT IUNIOR COLLEGE Alma May MICHIGAN STATE NORMAL Alma May HILLSDALE COLLEGE Hillsdale May26-27 M. I. A. A. TOURNAMENT 69 Grand Rapids