Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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U72 Kirby and U01 .lake Howe watch for rebounds in an at- tempted basket play. Two of Alma's best home games came next. Alma outclassed a scrappy Tri-State flndianaj team to win 44-35. The Indiana team had great power in Schoon, 6 ft. 7 in. center, and high-scoring freshman guard, Mahnensmith, who scored 25 points in the enocunter. Alma played its best game of the year in downing the fine Western Michigan College quintet on the Alma court 6I-50. Carey pushed through a total of 30 points to outscore the Western ace, Gensichen, who was held to 'I6 points through the fine defensive work of Kirby. Jack Howe also netted I9 points for Alma. At Angola, Indiana, the Scots had a difficult time coming from behind to beat Tri- State in a hair-raiser, 44-43. Jack Howe's center court shot with 30 second to go, tying the game, and Rex Holmes' foul shot in the last six seconds pulled the game out of the fire for Alma. The Scot machine bogged down when they met Western at Kalamazoo. Missing many uncler-the-basket shots and free throws, and unable to hold Gensichen, Western's scoring ace who swished 25 points, the Scots lost 48-42, ending Alma's fifteen game winning streak. The same week, still off stride, the Scots had a difficult time in winning the crucial MIAA game with Hope at Holland. Rex Holmes, playing the best game of'his career, provided the needed punch as the Scots barely nosed out the Dutchies by a score of 48-46. The following night, the tired Scots were unable to match the keyed-up Michigan Normal team in the game played at the Olympia Stadium in Detroit as the Hurons won 5I-4I. Ed Penner's swishing out-court shots were the principal factor in the Scots downing the Central Michigan Bearcats at Alma, 32-29. The Scots rang down the curtain by winning over Kalamazoo at Alma, 52-46, in a game which saw Carey, Kirby, Penner, and Holmes playing their last game for Alma. 55'

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Four of the Scot cagers topped the hundred mark in scoring, with two of these nearing the three hundred mark. These four were: Jack Howe, 297, Keith Carey, 2897 Robert Kirby, T485 cmd Robert Howe, 108. The Scots again received the invitation to compete as representatives of the state of Michigan in the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament at Kansas City, but owing to the late date at which the invitation was received the Scots were unable to attend. Highlights of the cage season were many. The Scots got off to a slow start in losing to the sharpshooting Bay City WMCA team when their last quarter rally fell short and they dropped the season opener by a score of 51-50. Their first stiff intercollegiate test came when the Scots met the Central Michigan Bearcats. Keith Carey, though suffering a severe mouth injury during the game, led the Scot attack with 25 points and at the same time played the best defensive game of his college career. Bob Howe played a fine game while substituting for his brother Jack, and Kirby and Penner stopped the Bearcats' scoring threats as Alma came from behind to win 48-43. In the second Michigan Normal game at Ypsilanti, forward Jack Howe put on a stellar exhibition of basket-shooting to lead the Scot attack with 20 points. Fortino of Alma making a one hander in the Central Michigan- , Alma game. 54

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HB BASKETBALL TEAM Back Row: Durell Emling, Bill LaPough, Murray Hanna, Bruce Butler, and Paul French Fronf Row: Francis Cappaerf, .lack Hensel, Walter Maitison, and Coach William Carr. SCOTTIES' SEASON RECORD Alma 28 Carr's Crushers .......,.. Alma ........ ......... 3 4 Central Michigan ............ Alma ......... .,..,,.. Bay City Business College.. Alma Hope .,.....................,....,..... Alma Bay City Business College Alma Consumers' Power .............. Alma Alma Hope .,.,....,.............. Central Michigan . .,.. . 56