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

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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!

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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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Player ScoH' IrnhoFF Swanson Hilf Tews Ealdns Bowersox Hallberg Hardy Schrader Cciokson Wendell Bob Hardy Tom Bo we rsox Games 23 28 22 27 20 22 20 22 IS II Ron HIH just for the record Baskeh I85 I34 9: 7n 46 44 39 33 kd. Jerry Cookson Free Throws I66 62 54 43 27 20 24 32 12 I3 6 2 Fred lmhoH Fouls l03 98 67 90 34 32 33 30 31 ll l2 9 John Eakins Average per game l8.79 I l.79 H172 6.85 5.95 4.91 5.l0 4.46 4.32 3.00 3.64 2.00 Ken Schrader Dale Halfberg To+al Poinfs 536 330 236 I85 I 19 IN! I02 93 32 45 40 8