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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5523-I'7rl 'fl3f'3'! 'fi1'if2'ff.?f'i,'f7 1 5?1,?'ilQf - ROSEBAUM HERR Norman Thomas was of little value to the team for a couple of months due to a bad ankle that stubbornly refused to respond to treatment, and then when Nor- man did get back into action he was ob- viously handicapped by the weak and stiff ankle. Dave Hall had a bout with near- pneumonia just as he hit his playing peak, and Washburn and Herr were lost for a while due to the injury-sickness jinx. As a result, Coach Gilbert rarely had his squad at full strength, ready for peak performance. The Indians will be hard-hit by gradua- tion as David Hall, Alvin Triplet, Mike Gard, Jim Downs, John Decker, Bud Barnette, Ned Herr, and Eddie Rosebaum will not be avail- able for action next fall. That means that Coach Gilbert's rebuilding job will center around Bob McCoige, Norman Thomas, and David Washburn, with this year's Papaoses furnishing the balance of the squad. This is really far from discouraging as the second team displayed some real power during the s ascn and developed steadily All Coach Gilbert is asking for is a chance to work with a hale and hearty ball club that doesn t have to fight a series of slcknesses and injuries gy3LVE,9 50 DECKER l-The ball rolls down McCoige's arm instead of heading for the basket. 2-Washburn stands behind McCcige for a set shot. 3-Card goes up in the air for a close-up shot. 4--Triplet and the ball are both up in the air over this shot. 5-Washburn lets go with a left-handed toss from the side. 6-Washburn drives in for a lay-up, while Thomas awaits a rebound. 7- Gard goes up for a rebound, 8-Triplet gets off a shct over a gyrating defense man. 9-Ciard and lvlc- Coige stretch for a rebound. DOWNS WASH BURN X D . .. . I 7 6 'ff 4if:5:'1m:'-gif-nnnx'm' wt.-:iw ' i--s---rv. '-rr-. it - 'Y DIEUMIAE X 'L fv-15' 'gf-