Carthage College - Driftwood / Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

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cagers meet hard schedule with inexperienced players The Carfhage cagers cF l953-54 looked forward f0 l'helr season op+imis+lcally all'hough l'hey 'Founcl only one of lasl year's regulars back wi+h fhe squad +his season. The squad was boosl'ecl by a good crop of freshmen buf +he lack of experience. especially under +he college pressure lolcl as +he season advanced. The ac+ion was fasf as fhe Redmen used a 'lasln break oFfense mosf 0F +he fime. The Car+hage squad 100k l'heir hrsf win From rival Quincy Col- lege 93-80 early in Hue season and fopped Iowa Wesleyan before +he Chrislmas season and holl- clay fournamenfs sel' in. The Redmen +ravelecl +0 fhe Navy Pier lnvlfa- Honal Tournamen+ in Chicago and fool: second place +opping Fournier 70-69 and +hen losing h: Navy Pier in +he f'mals 88-57. The new year s+ar+ecl slowly Far +he hardcourf squad as fhey didn'+ win +heir lirsf game of iha- year unfil Jan. 30 over Illinois College 74-6l. From l'hen on +he record slowly climbed wi+h +he Realmen holding a .500 racord For +he1'r lasf six games. fopping Eureka College fwice and Parsons College. The Car+hage feam will find only fwo leam members leaving fheir squad by graduation. bofh four year leHermen. Record breaking scorer Jim ScoH will leave a void in he cenl-er-l'orward hole and Bob Hardy's sfeacly ball handling a+ guard will be definifely missed. Looking a1 lam from ihe lap of ihe world. the squad . . The I953-54 baske'rball squad is pic+ured at +he leH as follows: Back row: Coach Ar+ Keller, Ron Hil+1 Eugene Wensel. Bob Tews, Jim Scoff, Rollie Swanson, Torn Bowersox. and Ken Schrader: Fronf row: Dial: Wendel. Jerry Cookson. Fred lmhol'l'r Bob Hardy. John Eakins. and Dale Hallberg.

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A hif and a miss wiih Babe Gm gei 'em Karla Simko and Terry exchange left; and righis . . . Jus+ Plain Ship! Don Babbii AI Kenniebrew Beri- Korte Don Mohamed

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scott leads team Jim SccH. capfain of fhe Redmen cagers. i led his +eam by Hue highesf individual 1' scoring record in Car+hage hisl'ory. Cap- +ain 5001f sank 536 poin+s +hIs year for a l9.l4 average. He scored I066 poinis his Iasf +hree years for a new all Hme record. also his 37 poin+s against Parsons sef a new Field house record. J?m's 6' 6 frame will be greatly missed on He hard- rt; couri- nex+ year. .. I .. i! Jim Dan ScoH ! 1 Take ii 9 SWHY! R.e.a.c.h. for +hal bail!