Battle Creek College - Cauldron Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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15,1 sc the V1S1t1Dg fixe at the first pait of the second half left little doubt 1n the mmds of the spectato1s or the plave1s how the game would end General Motor s Tech were the next invaders of the Union court and C2l1116d home a 28 19 v1cto1y A strong first half attack enabled the Motor C1ty qumtet to obtain a 17 7 lead at half time Battle Creek plaved them on even teims the last period but the damage had already been done Johnson and Stowell looked the best for the Food Citv five collectmg 12 of the 19 pomts A week of fest greatly 1l'I1pIOV6d. the Vmdalmen but not sufficiently enough to overcome the Adrian Jinx which seemed 1n part to be responsible for the 29 24 de feat Aftel a father slow first half which gave Battle Cleek an 8 6 advantage both teams opened up wlth HLRJHN HLA' D powerful offenses But the superiol height of the Adrlan fix e in Nlms who counted for 12 of his teammates points and Woeiner were the decldmg factors Kelleher and Johnson played the best OHGHSIVB game whlle the wolk of Molrlson and Heald stood out on the defense The following Saturday the Bobcats journeyed to Orchard Lake whe1e they were handed a dec1s1ve 47 17 defeat by the pOWG1flll scoring machine of the St Marv s five The Battle Creek qu1ntet played a ve1y creditable first half holdlng the Salnts to a 16 10 score but weakened under the vvltheung second half attack Lea1 Kaye playlnfr h1s first Varsity game turned ln a ve1y good showlng for the evemng performance The next Tuesday Battle C1eek journeyed to Grand Rapids where they plaved evelythlng but basketball Davenport MCL1Ch1H Wele easy vlctors in the 36 28 con test Ex eryone seemed to be off fofm and plaved ve1y hstless basketball Battle Creek trylng to find v1cto1y on a fol eiffn court met General Motors only to be turned back 24 17 after a seeming sure vlctory Let by Herman Heald who played an outstanding game on both the offense and defence the Vmdalmen p1led up a 13 'S lead at half tlme But the second the second half was a leversal of the first half the Fllnt five OL1lZSCOI'1Tlg Battle Creek 19 4 Although Albion had Won only one game they were too good fo1 the Battle Cfeek five provmff the fact by scoring a 34 27 v1c tory The game was featured by 1ou0'h play Twenty six person tl and three technical fouls weie called before the final gun sounded After seven straight defeats Battle Creek defeated St John s 38 32 in a w1ld and hectic game Battle C1eek took the lead at half 96 17 Then their defense and ofense falteled for a time allowing the Toledo team to take a 32 28 lead but successwe baskets by Kelleher and Stowell soon gave the Bobcats a six point lead and vlctory Flynn stari ed fo1 St John s while Kellehe1 and Stovvell led the scoung attack foi Battle Creek each gatherlng 16 points Ferris Instltute showed that they had l1ttle regald f01 v1s1tors by holdlng the Battle Creek offense to three baskets and five charlty shots and 1n the meanwhile filtered through the1r de fense at w1ll to score an 1mpress1ve 33 11 vlctory In the next home attractlon Battle Creek went down to de feat 31 23 ln a rough and tumble game ln Whlch Albion had the least number of fouls called against them. Chapman and Rlsley ED IXAYE were the mam cogs 1n the scorlng machlne for Alblon Kelleher camel, 'ss Pdgz' Ouc Hzmdrea' I'01nIrc'n E V, ,Q -- - 31- ia- 7 : - - -. -4 - -- V, , . H L, .. I W V. I , ,A .1 5 y X Ni . . . , ,WA Y :flee mu, Y -2- H-A lf- ' g -Y-2 Fgi- :-Q- 7-77 -- ,., J- -1 . 7 Q A . . v .V N , 1 V i 1 an ' 1 ,- - N T ? ' 1 ' ' s n u ' , ' ' . c c L . . C Y C u P I 1 - Q ' - U rp a 1 . . . , . c R - - . ' ' L , , c fl - I N' , H 6 C o 1 4 l 4 1 .1 1 ' ' . ' ' . L Guard, '33 7 . . . . . 1 1 L 1 c ' , C, t . . 1 . w c c , . . L Q . . ' K 1 7 . N . 1 . 1. ' ' Y - - . N. Q n 7 K I 1 . . . a . 7 D 3 Y 8 . . u , 1 , 1 -' 1 ' . c ' ' ' n 7 Q U 1 L I V, . . Q I . ' J 1 a 9 9 , - , , . ' c . , . 7 ' 1 . 1 'Q - , J . 1 ' n . I . Y . , , . 5 . - - ' 1 1: o . . D L . ,. D , c ' 4 . C . . - x., -. ., . . C, , . 5 . . . 1 , 1 -1 ' -. 1 l 1 . 1 . ' 1 1 - .J ' Q 1 7 ' A . L . , . , , . . - . 9 C . 1 . . . ' , , - . . . , . K ' n , - - . -I - . . . .

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E lf33.2 CAUT Lil REVIEW DF SEASON The basketball season of 1931 32 whlch was not packed wlth V1CtO116S was neve1theless a successful one The Bobcats Lll'1ClG1 the ca1efu1 coachme of Hugo K M Vmdal llI11Sl16Cl tl1e season wlth a reco1d of sm v1cto11es and fourteen defeats A gl eat 11umbe1 of these defeats were of the hard luck source The k111d where the o11tcome IS of no ce1ta1nty untll the final whlstle blows Coach Vllldal bu1lt hls qumtet around a nucleus of three lette1 men Kelleher NIOIFISOH 'md H Heald A great deal oi valuable n1f1te11al was uncovered 111 the 1anks of the Freshmen Two men Ed Kave and Le'11 Kave out of th1s class won the coveted B C Othe1 1nembe1s of the 1932 squad who were avs 'uded lettels VS616 Captaln Kellehe1 MO111SO11 and Heald Ev111vth1ng 130111125 to a very successful season fO1 1939 92 wlth 1 vii all hve of these men back 111 addltlon to the membe1s of the stvong Jun1o1 Varsltv none ot whom w1ll be lost to next veal s squ 'ld wlth the eXcept1on of Ted Cook who would be 1nel1g1ble 1t'1 l 'l NX ll 11111 101 Va1 slty compet1t1on I lsr 1 U1 uncharacte11st1c mannel fo1 Battle C1eek basketball teams by iff F Kell I I1 defeatmg St Johns of Toledo 25 19 MOITISOH and Heald 5 111-,ml ,,, S ,H showed up very good on the defense l1m1t1ng the Samts to five baskets The b1Ll1'1t of the scollnff attack was car11ed by Kellehe1 and Stowell Conco1d1a w1th the advantage of a home door falled to stop the Bobcats be111g the v1ct1ms of a 28 21 score Both teams play ed on even terms unt1l the last two nfunutes of the game At th1s pomt John 1y Kellehel b1oke loose and SCO16d th1ee baskets fLl11118l'11l'1g the margln of v1ctory Th1s scor1110' SDI ee enabled hlm to ca11v off h1frh pomt ho11o1s fo1 the eve111ng Zo1man a11d Sch1eps play ed a vely c1ed1t'1ble game for the HOOSISFS Battle Creek was not qulte so successful 111 the11 next out of tow11 game fallmg by the w'1ys1de 35 18 at the l'l'L11db of a powerful D9t101t Tech qulntet The absence of Kellehe1 was keenly felt and the offense was not much better than the defense Poser All Conference center w LS the ch1ef offender collectmg 15 po1nts Ed Kaye played the best ball fol the Bobcats mwklng good on five out of seven g1ft shots In the next home ll2t121ClI1011 Battle C1 eek OV81 came a first half lead defeatmg Co11co1d1a 25 18 Both teams play ed a ve1v D001 blallfl of basketball for the fnst half but 1n the second pe11od Battle C1 eek s defense as well as the defense stalted to funct1on outscor1ng the Hoos1ers 18 6 Ke1lel1e1 agam car11ed away scor1n0f ho11o1s w1th fOU1 baskets and two cha11ty shots I11 the next home S'E1L1gg'l6 'it Maly s had l1ttle co11 s1de1at1on for Battle C1 eek s defense p1l1ng up 41 pomts wh1le the V111dalme11 vsere collect1ng 27 The fhst half I UI, mul HX CLP vsas a real struggle both teams fightlng hard fO1 the 1 1 1611 10 10111 Kem-1 1 advantage The p6110d ended Wlth the score t1ed each ,I St ff2'Qff12'f,Sl 6, t G team havmg scored ll pomts But a determlned lally by Pug Our Hlllllflfd 1,1111 CII 'JY' Y H- 'AKYTYP-I7 Y' + 'L ' I T ' 'T' fi' f ,Rf 4 3. ' 'T ni , , W , Q A ,L , 'V , 'AJ T ' ' ' T EIT -' s l. ' , ' . , . - I , In 4 'I ' Q . I ca a - - 1 ,,f . 4 . r . N. J,- n C 1, n Q 1 N K ' 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 - ' '- - , N c . . 4 , 0' ' 1. - - . . H 7 . , 1 . 1 1 c t , sn . Q Q A C ,C . .L , . C ., .. , I I M .K . Y M. . . -J-U' I . . . . . a . 1 . ' . . m, C211 .in ielleher has ..' U , 4 , shown fm' the sec'1111fl ' ' ' ' ' ' time that spirit -XYll1l'l1 . C 1 ' I t r - has been the ' 1 S ' - -L i fz - or 111 111o1'e-tlz one . .1211 game. Hls season Battle Creek opened the 1931-32 basketball season 1n a very fevfffd 15 fl WH f'1'ed11- . . abl ne. , ezson record: ' 1 ' ' ' 1 Gan as 111:15 r, 15: ekl - 1 - . ' , joz -, 17: free hrows, f - ' 9 H I- ' l K i 26. , .z 114'1l,' soo' 1, 160. , . - - -w 1' 1 1' Q . A .-3 C . 1 7 9 ! . F. . - Y ' ' ' , 1- . 4 1' W 1 i . . . 1. . . A . M , A 1 1 I L D n ln D .K . ' . F. I c ' . 1 ' c . . V C 1 - - ' I - 7 K 1 . Q . . C I . f - . 1 ' A - - 1 ' , P 7 ' 1 , ' ' , C Y 1 . 1 1 .- C 7 L 1 - C N f Q 1 4 - ' Q ' v ' 7 ' ' 1 1' . 9 I ' Y 1 1 1 ' . ' 1 1 I m 4 . 1. . 4 . . C, L 1 1 1. - 1 1. 7 ' A k n ' Q. H . Q , . . . 1 . . . 1 , L , , ,. . . is .GE ' J ' T 7 r ' 1- wa l'lQ - 1 1e ' . ' , 1' 1' he se, i 1 as h ' - 5 ' - 1 or V. 1 1 .y '. 1 ' U ', H 1'

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4 75? clalmed thls honor fol the Blue and Whlte Davles and Ph1n1sey made the1r first appeal ance 1n thls game Battle Cleek had no better luck w1th Assumptlon losmg 25 14 to the Canadlans Fallure of the Bobcats to cash ln on the1r free throws was the decldmg factor of the game Phnnsey led the SCO1 mg attack for the Vlndallnen whlle Mor11son and Heald looked best on the defense D6l101t Tech had no t1ouble 1n defeatmg Battle Creek 44 31 1n the next home game The frame was verv loosely played and many fouls we1e called duunff the contest Kellehe1 was the outstandlnlf stfu of the evemng collectln 14 pomts and plavmg a good defenslve game Battle C1 eek dlsplayed the same sort of play whlch thev had eXh1b1ted 111 seve1al of the1r contests 1n losmg to Davenport Mc Lachln 32 26 on the Un1on coult leadln at the half 14 13 the U XR I WF lege qLl1l1lZ6t 19 po1nts while countmg fo1 only 12 'lhe next game was vuthout a doubt the most 6XC1lZl11g' game of the season that was played on the UHIOII floor Battle Creek finally emerglng wlth a 34 31 advantage over Assumptlon The score was tled at 17 17 at the end of the nrst pe11od The second half was a see saw affau the sco1e belng t1ed wlth three mlnutes of play left In the clos1ng mmutes Pl11n1se3 and Kellehe1 scored 1n rapld successlon gn 1ng vlctory to the Bobcats after five stralght defeats Kelleher was hlgh pomt man wlth SIX baskets and Mor11son who IS cons1dered a st11ctly defense man upset the dope and caged five buckets to run a close second All1s1on played a Very fine game on both the oiense and defense for the vlctors 'l he next game of the season was played at Southwestern gym w1th Ferrls Instl tute Battle Creek presented a revamped five fWV1tl'1 Leal Kaye and Max Ph1n1sey as regula1 forwardsl whlch held the Blg Raplds qulntet to a 34 25 count The score was knotted at 16 16 at the end of the first half but 1n the second half Battle Creek cag IS had 1 lot of trouble w1th the1r shots and slowly fell behlnd Lear Kave Phmlsev and Kelleher staned on the offense and Mor11son and Heald perfolmed best on the defense Thls neva sp111t whlch seemd to have entel ed the V1ndalmen 1n the1r last encoun Le1 u as great enough to 1oll up an lmpresslve 33 22 count over the strong Adr1an five Tlillllllg at the half 17 11 the Bobcats lost no tlme as the second perlod stalted and .IDI LT GLRS Guzud, '23 led by Kelleher accounted for 22 polnts wh1le the defense headed by Heald and Morrlson had llttle dull cultv 111 1estr1ct1ng the v1s1tors to two baskets and a glft shot Although v1ctor1es we1e not plen tlful durmg the season nevertheless vse can say that It was a truly succes ful one One which started w1th v1c tory and ended w1th v1ctory Wlth the abundance of material whlch w1ll be wlth us next year we are looklng fo1 Coach Vmdal to do great tlnngs -1 NORTON O'CONNELL F01 wzud, '33 Page Ona Hzmdrcd Fzfteen ..'Q1.g 9.1 21513 1,347,121 ' 3121.4 ABYEEQIL ' I Q 7 I v u , - P - F' 'l' J . .. D if' ' 7 . . -1 U 7 . . O W ' 7 1' f . G . . ' . . O .Pe .. Q-,fx . f ' , g' L K. c . 5' 1 ' l. c . 9 Bobcats presented a very weak defense, allow1ng the Buslness Col- Fnrwm-a, '35 , 7. . . L y ' . u , 7 n 7 In I 7 , , . . . - -Q, I . -1 . , I , i . v 9' f ' I V ' . r ., .P I . N . . . - - A 7 N . . - , . 1 ' 1 1 2 1 n q , , - T , u I QW . . . ' . . ' 4 8 ' ' - ,, J ' I . . 1 - 8 .gjxrbnd . - . . C17 3 9 NK 1 K ' MS- lt l N A r I U .1:' 4' Q N' 51-1 L I 7 .