Culver High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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g f Qfs.'i:1fJ-.fixes--: .i.p iewiitzw-3'. 12vf is '-rf if:1':'.vrf2ss'sef::TffA ' ft t tory. The scoring was well divided with Mc- Coige accounting for 20 digits, and followed by Gard, Triplet, and Hall with l8, l5, and l3 respectively. Another blood-tingler was staged when the powerful Winamac Indians tangled with the local Tribe. The battle was a ding- dong tussle all the way and when the local cagers led by a mere single point with sec- onds left to go, the home fans wondered if the Culver quintet would let another sure victo-ry slip away. But this time was differ- ent and the local lads kept possession of the ball and won by a nerve-wracking 75 to 74. Triplet led the way with 29 counters, while Gard had 20. They went into a horrible slump in their season's finale with Lakeville, and the Tro- jans won easily, 67 to 54. Gard, McCoige, and Hall had a meager nine points each. Then came the climax of the season -- sectional tournament time, and Culver's hopes were high as the lndians had had their moments of power during the season and their followers believed they were ready to hit their peak. Bremen furnished the op- position in the opening contest, and al- though the lndians led during the first three periods, the Lions scared their opponents by tieing the count in the final quarter. But the lndians staged their own little rally and won MCCOIGE 47 to 4l. Triplet had l7 points and Gard ll. Culver's hopes were smashed when the lndians played futile ball against Plymouth, losing 73 to 56. At one stage of the sad af- fair the lndians fell behind by 34 points, but a fourth-quarter rally closed the gap a bit, but not enough. Triplet was tops with 27 points and McCoige tossed in l4 counters. And so came to a close another interest- ing basketball season. ln looking back over the season it is ob- vious that a change in a few breaks here and there would have given Culver a very impos- ing record for the season. But win or lose, the team gave the fans an interesting ball game every time they played, and even when they lost the opposition knew they had met a formidablefoe. Sickness and injuries jinxed the lndians most of the season. First came that old flu bug and the near-epidemic was so bad that it was several weeks before the Culver club could muster a full squad for just a practice session. The lndians opened the season with three players in bed and several others who should have been there. Then the flu lnobody decided whether it was the Asiatic variety or a first cousin? really hit with the result that the second game had to be post- poned. THOMAS TRIPLET

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BARNETTE CARD from Lake Maxinkuckee led all the way, but the Comets were always a threat right up to the final gun. The final tally was 55 to 5I, McCoige being again the leader with I5. The Bremen Lions traveled to Culver looking for a win, but were doomed to dis- appointment as the Indians nosed them out in a ding-dong thriller, 5I to 50. The Lions led during the first three quarters, but the Indians came to life in the finale and pulled their sixth victory out of the fire. Gard was tops with I9 counters, while McCoige added I3. County tournament time rolled around and it found the hopeful Culver fans root- ing for a repeat of last year's championship. The Indians drew Tyner, their master in a game earlier in the season, and made a battle of it until the Redmen pulled away to a convincing 60 to 47 victory. Mike Gard led the Indians with I6 points. The Warsaw Bulldogs invaded the Indian wigwam and proved too much for the home quintet. The game was fast all the way, but the Warsaw athletes kept control of the sit- uation, winning 62 to 53. Gard paced the Indian attack with I4 digits, while Triplet had II. 74 HALL Argos played their home game on our floor due to their gym being unfinished, and won the heart-breaker of the season, 55 to 54. The affair was a scorcher all the way and had the spectators in an uproar from the opening jump to the sad three seconds. Culver was protecting a scanty one-point lead when Argos got possession of the ball, raced down the floor and sank a great big basket to snatch what looked like a sure Culver victory. Culver displayed even scor- ing power, three of the starting five hitting in double figures. The Culver Indians next met their old rivals, the Plymouth Pilgrims, in the next home fracas. The game was close all the way and the lead changed hands several times, much to the delight ofthe spectators. The Culverites displayed stellar ball, but the visitors came through with a final punch to win another tough one, 55 to 52. McCoige sparked the Indians with I7 points and Triplet was right behind with I5. The Culver squad motored over to Nap- panee and bounced back to win convincing- ly, 7I to 6I. The Tribe started out slowly in the first three chapters, but staged a beau- tiful rally to cop another much-needed vic-

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