Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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throughout only to be weakened in the closing minutes of play when Miner, center, and Captaln Marquis, guard, left the game with four personal fouls and Carthage tallied to win the contest. PARSONS 25, KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE 20 Playing their third and fourth games of the season on successive nights the Wildcats won from, and then were defeated by, the Kirksville Osteopaths at Kirksville, Mo. In the first contest the score was close all the way through but Miner counted ten points to help give Parsons an edge in the 23 to 20 final score. Both teams scored equally from the field but Coach Leo Frank's men made seven gift shots to four for Kirksville and thereby hangs the tale. KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE 29, PARSONS 23 The Parsons second team, with the exception of Bernard Black, started this contest and the Osteo- paths scored their Hrst win over the Wildcats by the score of 29 to 23. Although tired from the game the evening before the Parsons regulars did fine work when they came into the fray and were cutting down their opponents' lead as the gun sounded. Wood of Kirksville led the scoring with ten points. Miner and Marquis tallied nine and eight respectively for Parsons. SIMPSON 25, PARSONS 16 On january 15 the Parsons cagers journeyed to Indianola for their opening Iowa Conference game of the year. The Methodists were rated among the pre-season favorites and after a long defensive struggle Parsons took a 25 to 16 defeat. Butch Miner, at center for Parsons, scored all of his team's field goals, totaling ten points. Bowles of Simpson scored a like number. A return game was not played this year with the Methodists who finished in sixth place in the conference. CENTRAL 31, PARSONS 26 Parsons lost to Central at Pella, 31 to 26 in their second Iowa Conference game. The Wildcats, led by Bernard Black, did some good ball playing the first half, the period ending 13 to 12 in Parsons' favor. Hoekstra of Central showed his team the way to the Wildcat basket in the second half and the Pellamen ran their score to 31. Parsons made ten out of twelve gift shots but Miner fouled out of the game as did Hoekstra. IOWA WESLEYAN 40, PARSONS 34 On the evening of january 26, Iowa Wesleyan, last year's Iowa Conference champions, came to Eair- field to play their old rivals and hnally came from behind to take home a victory, 40 to 34. The Wild- cats led all the way until the last few minutes when Gene Patterson of the Tigers led a rally which over- came the Wildcat lead. At halftime Parsons led 20 to 18. Patterson grabbed scoring honors with twelve points but Steneker and Hynd of Parsons got ten apiece. Steneker's Hoot work was also outstanding. PARSONS 45, PENN 33 Coach Franks cagers won their first Iowa Confer- ence game in four start by downing William Penn College at Oskaloosa, 45 to 33. The Quakers had now broken even in six league tilts. The Wildcats ROBERT HYNDE, Forward CARROLL STENEKER. Guard RICHARD FlNNEi'fGuard

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Coach Frank. Johnson. Parks. Terrell. Hill Black. Hynde. Marquis. Miner, Finney. Steneker IfoRREsT MARQUIS. Captain PARSONS 32, KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE 30 With only one regular, Captain Forrest Marquis back from last season's quintet, Parsons opened the 1934-35 basketball schedule with a 32 to 30 win over the Kirksville School of Osteopathy on the Wildcat court. The visitors led Parsons 20 to 11 at halftime but Butch Miner, freshman center, and Bob Hynd did some second half scoring while Bernard Black dropped in the winning bucket with just over a minute to play, after first tying the score with a free throw. Miner took the scoring honors of the evening with eleven points. CARTHAGE 32, PARSONS 26 Less than a week after their opening contest the pink and green cagers journeyed to Carthage, Illinois, losing to the Redmen of Carthage College by the score of 32 to 26. Parsons played good basketball McClain. Krebill. McClure. Gobblc, Hill Barbour. Irvine. Heston. Tincher. Webb. Van Fleet

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BERNARD BLACK. Forward RHYNAS MINER. Center LANGSTON PARKS, Guard scored the first eight points of the game and were leading 20 to 16 at halftime. Both teams had seven- teen chances from the foul line with Parsons counting on 11 of them and Penn on only three. Bernard Black was the leading scorer with four field goals and five charity tosses for thirteen points. Miller tallied evelen as did Rhiner of Penn. Captain Marquis played a good defensive game. DUBUQUE 25, PARSONS 20 Parsons lost a wild heartbreaker to Dubuque Uni- versity, cellar occupants of the conference. The local armory floor was exceptionally slippery and neither team was able to show much basketball playing. The score was close throughout but in the final minutes, Sandavaal of Dubuque slipped into the hoop for a couple of setups and the game was over. Parsons now ranked eighth by the unofficial percentage basis. PARSONS 39, PENN 24 The Wildcats downed Penn for their second loop win, 39 to 24. The half ended with Parsons on the long end of a 17 to 14 score with Miner doing most of the Wildcat scoring. However, Miner went out of the contest with four personal fouls a few moments after the second period started, and Black took over high scoring duties and also played a fine floor game. Marquis played good basketball as did Langston Parks, who replaced Miner at center. CENTRAL 25, PARSONS 23 Central made it two straight over Parsons by winning from them 25 to 23 at Fairfield. From the first the crowd saw that Len Winters' men would have their hands full. The biggest moment of all in this thrillirg encounter came in the second half with just four minutes left to play. Central was leading 22 to 17, and Captain Marquis of Parsons fired away three quick successive long shots from 'way back at his guard position and they all dropped through the hoop. PARSONS 32, COLUMBIA 30 The highlight of the 193-f-35 cage season came as Parsons defeated Columbia 32 to 30 at Fairfield. Bernard Black, freshman forward, was the whole show. He was everywhere on the floor, scoring four field goals and ten free throws for a total of eighteen points. Bill Steneker also played good ball defensively. Black was unstoppable from the start of the game but the Duhawks werer ight behind, the half ending 19 to 18 in Parsons favor. Only six field goals were scored in the second half. Both teams were deadly in the charity lane. Columbia stood at second place in the Iowa Conference, right behind St. Ambr0se's undefeated quintet. PARSONS 23, DUBUQUE 18 In their first game of their last road trip of the season, Parsons gained revenge for an early defeat by Dubuque University by downing the Spartans, 23 to 18. It was the Wildcats' fourth Iowa Con- ference win. Coach Frank's five played careful, determined ball, leading 18 to 8 late in the second half. In the closing minutes both teams started hitting the hoop more regularly but the Wildcats had