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

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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

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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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Boston College Auburn Win Showing their best form of the season, the Dolphin cagers routed an aggressive Boston College quintet 92 to 76 before a capacity crowd at Mount Carmel School in Auburn. Dick Kenyon returned to his original form and amazed everyone as he hit for 51 points with brilliant accuracy. The Dolphins seemed to be headed for defeat as the halftime score showed them holding a comfortable 45-52 margin. The second half was a completely different story as Kenyon netted 17 in the third quarter and Mack added 10. Boston College and the Dolphins played on even terms for the first few minutes and then the Eagles, paced by Dick Skeffington, spurted for several quick baskets and left the Green and Gold far behind. However they were able to score only 31 points while the Dolphins hit for 60. Kenyon and Dietz were the big guns for Le Moyne hitting for 31 and 21 points respectively. Cavellier and Mack were also in double figures with 15 and 12. Skeffington had 26 for the Eagles and Bigalow had 17. Spaulding shoots against B. C. St. Lawrence Away Win In the first game of a two day two game road swing through the North country, the Le Moyne Dolphins swamped a game from inept St. Lawrence team by a score of 96 to 66. Only the merciful insertion of substitutes into the game at the beginning of the 'second half kept the score within the bounds of propriety. Bob Dietz went wild in the scoring column, coming away with 26 points and hitting for 12 of 19 field attempts. Big Ed Czajka did a remarkable job for the relatively short time he played, sweeping off 15 rebounds in only ten minutes. Lou Grimaldi, who had scored 40 points in his last outing and thereby set the St. Lawrence scoring record was held to ten points in the first half and none in the second. The score probably would have been higher if Bob Smolinski, suffering from the virus, had made the trip. Manhattan Home Loss Showing ragged form, the Le Moyne Dolphins were again soundly beaten by a strong Manhattan quintet before a large XVar Memorial crowd by a score of 94-72. The Green and Gold cagers found themselves passing in poor form and unable to match the shooting of their rivals. The jaspers scored almost at will as the Dolphin defense fell apart in the late minutes of the first half. The game was played on even terms for the first few minutes and the local forces were able to match the visitors. However the jaspers, led by Lombardo and O'Connor, surged to a com- fortable lead as the half ended. The second half saw Le Moyne in worse form and Manhattan continued to pile up more points while the Dolphins vainly resorted to an all court press. Manhattan was led by Angelo Lambardo who netted 25 points. jack O'Connor followed with 16. Le Moyne's top man was Bob Dietz as he hit for 17. Canty was next in line with 12. Shot by Bergen is blocked. Clarkson Away Win Dave Olmstead, the nation's leading basketball scorer, made a valiant attempt to keep a scrappy but outmanned Clarkson quin- tet in the game, but failed and his team was the victim of a 88 to 71 beating by the Dolphins. The game, which wound up the North tour for Le Moyne, showed the Green and Gold much the master of the Engineers. Olmstead scored 32 points but was unable to cope with the smooth working Dolphin five that hit for an even sow of their shots. Dick Kenyon hit for 11 baskets in 14 attempts and added four free throws to wind up with 26 points. Bill Phillips showed red hot form as he hit for 8 field goals in 11 tries and came up with a 21 point outburst. . Tom Niland substituted freely and the Dolphin reserves continued to smash their opponents. For the Dolphins the victory marked number 11 as against 6 defeats.