Le Moyne College - Black Robe Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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Dietz scores against Scranton Quantico Tournament The Le Moyne Dolphins captured the consolation round of the Quantico Invitational Tournament by defeating Georgia State Teachers and Iona, after losing to the host Marines in the opening game. In the Quantico contest, the Marines jumped to a quick lead which they never relinquished. Scoring steadily and with comparative ease, the Marines pushed to a 54-39 half time advantage. The second half was just like the first with the winners hitting consistently. The Dolphins did rally a little but not enough to overcome the big deficit. The final score read 109-86. The Marines were led by Guerin who netted 28 points. Kenyon paced Le Moyne with 27 while Dietz hit for 18. In their second outing against Iona, the Dolphins were a far better squad. They moved to a fast lead and never trailed through- out the contest. Iona found the range late in the second quarter and cut Le Moyne's lead to a 46-41 margin. In the second half the Dolphins put on a tremendous offensive burst and hit with amazing accuracy. The onslaught continued all through the period and the final tally showed the Green and Gold with a 93-70 verdict, In the final game of the tournament Le Moyne nipped a fast moving Georgia State squad by a 94-90 margin. The game was closely played and the Professors held a 49-48 edge at half time. In the second stanza Bob Dietz hit with great consistency and enabled the Dolph'ins to wrap up the 94-90 win and capture the consolation title. Dietz was the top man for the Dolphins with 35 points. For the Teachers, All-American candidate Chuck Scranton Home Win Closing their pre-holiday schedule, Tom Nilands cagers scored their fifth straight victory by smashing Scranton 95 to 72 before a large Memorial crowd. Le Moyne started rapidly and completely outclassed their rivals. At halftime, the Dolphins had moved to a substantial 42 to 23 margin. In the second half the onslaught continued with Le Moyne showing even more power. Tom Niland saw fit to empty his bench and the reserves hit with great consistency. Big Ed Czajka paced Le Moyne's reserves by hitting for 16 points and controlling both backboards. Top scorer in the game was Bob Dietz as he poured in 21 points although seeing only limited' action. Dan Cavellier was close behind with 20. Kenyon was limited to 13 as he fouled out early in the half. For the visitors the top scorers were Ed Curtis who netted 20 and Tom Oltorik who scored 13. Smo misses, Czajka follows Webb had 40 points. Cavellier nets two against B. C. St. Bonaventure Away Loss In the first game of the new year, the Dolphins traveled to Olean and were defeated by a score of 80-70. By virtue of the win, the Bonnies extended their home winning streak to 57 games and maintained their mastery over the Dolphins. Several factors contributed to the loss. Le Moyne found it difficult to play well on the small court and were the victims of some extremely bad calls on the part of the officials. These coupled with the great play of Mc Cann and Crough of the Bonnies presented too much of an obstacle for the Dolphins to overcome. Le Moyne trailed till the last nine minutes of play when two shots by Kenyon put them into the lead. At this point the officials came up with their poor calls and the margin was short lived. Dick Kenyon led all scorers by netting 24 points. Dietz continued to enjoy a good night and hit for 13. For the winners, Mc Cann scored 19 as did Rokose. jim Crough was close behind with 18.

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Siena Away Win . Opening the season with Siena in the Albany Armory before a large crowd including many students, the 1955-56 edition of the Dolphin basketball forces scored a roughly contested victory by a 78-71 margin. Although the Dolphins led through most of the game, the Indian five never quit pressing and threatened often. Behind only once and then for a short time in the first quarter, the Dolphins showed talent and a slight case of first night jitters. ln the second half Cavellier was injured and Kenyon fouled out, allowing Siena to close within six points of the Dolphins. Cavellier showed great form by hitting for 20 points and dominating the boards. Dietz and Kenyon added to the victory by contributing 17 and 15 points respectively. For Siena, Tim Hill was high man with 28 points. St. Peters Away XVin The Dolphins notched their second win of the season by defeating St. Peter's 73 to 69 and thereby moved into top spot in the M. A. A. C. standings with a 2-0 record. Starting slowly, the Dolphins were held to a 30-29 deficit at the half but hit their stride late in the game to grab the victorv. Dietz and Mack provided the offensive guns in the late rally while Cavellier and Czajka rebounded strongly. The Green and Gold forces finally moved into the lead with two minutes left to play and copped the verdict. Scoring honors for Le Moyne went to Dietz with 21 points while Kenyon netted 17. St. Peters was led by Banas who was the game's top scorer with 24. Season opens - Cavellier controls tip St. Michaels Home XVin Playing for the first time before a home crowd, the Green and Gold cagers easily scored a 68-58 victory over St. Michaels. The game marked the resumption of intercollegiate double- headers with Syracuse University after a lapse of five years. The Dolphins looked ragged in the first half and were on many occasions the victims of their own poor ball handling. In view of this, the Dolphins were held to a close 27-25 halftime lead. After the intermission however the Green and Gold hit for 52927 of their shots and moved to a commanding lead. Dick Kenyon was the top man for Le Moyne as he hit for 20 points. Dietz was next in line with 18. Kuchar led the visitors with 14. . 7 1 va f gal I. -.l Ready to take off Dec. 13 Oswego Wfin On December 13, the Le Moyne Dolphins travelled to Oswego and soundly defeated their hosts by an overwhelming 97 to 53 score. By virtue of their victory, the Green and Gold kept alive their four game winning streak. The Dolphins were led by Dan Cavellier who netted 19 points before his home town crowd. He was followed by Ed Czajka who contributed 16 and showed his best form of the season. The Dolphins caught fire in the first few minutes and were never troubled by the teachers. Their lead soon mounted to twenty points and Tom Niland saw fit to let his reserves take over the game. The second squad continued the onslaught in the same fashion as the regulars, as Zeke Spaulding paced the attack. Former Le Moyne student jay Stonger was high for the Teachers, netting 18 points.

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Cortland Away Loss Traveling to Cortland to meet the Teachers, the Green Dol- phins showed ragged form and were humbled by a score of 75 to 72. Le Moyne trailed all through the contest and seemed to lack any spark. The Dolphins almost overcame their hosts with a last minute surge but the rally fell short by 1 point. Cortland baffled the Dolphins with a tough zone defense which Le Moyne was unable to crack. This, coupled with ,poor passing, allowed the Teachers to move to sizeable leads during the game.. Bob Dietz was again the top scorer for the Dolphins as he copped 20 points. He was followed by Dick Kenyon and Bob Smolinski who had 16 and 15 respectively. Cortland was paced by Clarence Powell who had 20 and Frank Dawson who scored 16. Niagara Away Loss Le Moyne continued its slump and was defeated by the Purple Eagles of Niagara on the victors' floor by a score of 81- 72. The game was decided in the first few minutes when the Eagles, paced by Heamens and Ellis, moved to a 14 point lead. The Dolphins threatened frequently but could never overcome this advantage. Le Moyne changed tactics in the second half and employed an all court press. This move proved to be very effective as the Green and Gold began to shave Niagarzfs lead rapidly. Cavellier and Mack scored with ease and the Dolphins moved to within three points on several occasions but could never take the lead. The Dolphins were also hampered by the loss of high scorer Bob Dietz who suffered an ankle injury. Cavellier was high man with 26 and Mack followed with 20. TN Kenyon surprises everyone Sampson Home Win Swinging back into action after the exams, the Dolphins met always tough Sampson Air Force Base and came away with 11 hard earned 72-68 victory. The game marked the return of Bob Canty to the Dolphin lineup and he turned in an outstanding performance and proved to be a much needed spark. The Green and Gold started rapidly and moved to a 40-24 spread at halftime. After the intermission, the Sabres, led by Dick Prater took the play away from the Dolphins. Le Moyne was outscored and fell behind with six minutes remaining. Timely shots by.Mowins and Smolinski again gave Le Moyne the lead which they held till the final gun. Bob Dietz again led Le Moyne, scoring 24 and Prater paced Sampson with 30 markers. Movi ms nets tvs o Dietz shoots fit was goodj Steubenville Home Loss Completely outplayed and unable to score with any consistency the Le Moyne Dolphins were humiliated by a strong Steuben- ville quintet by a score of 80 to 55 before a large War Memo- rial crowd. In the first few minutes of play the Barons scored with ease and built up a sizeable lead which they retained for the remainder of the game. Paul Brownlee, one of the nations top scorers, showed a great deal of class as he dumped in 27 points and re- bounded well. Le Moyne, down by a score of 40-30 at. the half, was ham- pered by the absence of Dick Kenyon. Top man for the Dol- phins was Frank Bergen who scored 10 points. Brownlee led the Barons with 27 and was followed by Sapienza who had 15. wc N