Quincy University - Gyrfalcon Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

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Holiday Tournament The fifth Quincy College Annual NAIA Tourna- ment ended with the ever aggressive Western Illinois University and the fabulous Tennessee State Univer- sity, battling for first place honors. Tennessee State Tigers won over the Western Illinois Leathernecks in a record breaking scoring contest, 114 — 54. Each of the three nights, the teams played to a capacity crowd of 2800 in the Quincy College Memorial gymnasium. As was to be expected the court action was fast and spectacular and local promoters beat the drums for the event as the nation ' s outstanding small col- lege tournament. No fan who attended the games would have accused the sponsors of false advertising. The fifth playing of the tournament included all new teams except the host, Quincy College. Each year the tournament has had a different champion. The Mart Heinen Club under the tourney chair- manship of Elvin Tappe, .former Quincy College Hawk star and now coach of the Chicago Cubs, rep- resents a cross-section of Quincy sports fans who ar- ranged for the complete enjoyment of the more than one hundred players, coaches, and school representa- tives in Quincy for the four days. Two special features of the tournament were the smoker in the American Legion hall, and the press and coaches breakfast at the Lincoln-Douglas hotel. At the press and coaches breakfast, Al Duer, execu- tive secretary of the National Association of Inter- collegiate Athletics, was the featured speaker. Duer stressed the theory that athletics are a great unifying force and that the efforts of civic groups and the backing of fans in the various cities make the events successful.

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Team, 1958 - 59 Junior, Effingham, 111. Ron Pierson — Forward Freshman, Bloomington, 111. Gene Huff — Guard Freshman, Maplewood, Mo. Ken Boyer — Forward Freshman, St. Louis. Mo. 123

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All-tournament players received miniature basketballs from the Rev. Julian Woods, Quincy College president. Pictured (Left to Right); are Charlie Vaughn, Southern Illinois; Bill McAfoos, Western, 111., Jim Gordon, Youngstown; Bob Castaneda, Rockhurst; Tom Campbell, Quincy; Sey- mour Bryson, Southern ; John Barnhill and Dick Barnett, Tennessee State; Grady McCollum, Western; and Father Julian. Lee Hoffenspirger of Hamline was not present. BOX SCORES PRELIMINARY Tennessee .... 108 Southern 87 Youngstown . . 77 Rockhurst 71 Western 73 Hamline 62 111. Wesleyan . 64 Quincy 70 SEMI-FINALS Rockhurst .... 77 Southern .... 91 111. Wesleyan . 63 Hamline 74 Youngstown . . 73 Tennessee . . . 103 Western 96 Quincy 78 FINALS Rockhurst .... 80 111. Wesleyan 64 Southern 94 Hamline .... 73 Youngstown . . 90 Quincy 96 Tennessee .... 114 Western .... 54 Quincy College ' s holiday cage tournament took on real N.A.I. A. flavor as three former presidents of national organization got together between games with A.O. (Al) Duer, N.A.I.A. executive secretary. Pictured (Left to Right) are Joe Hutton, Hamline athletic director and coach; Ray Hanson, Western Illinois athletic director; Duer, who was formerly athletic director at Pepper- dine College in California, and Bill Herington, Culver-Stockton athletic di- rector and coach. Dick Barnett, Tennessee State ' s 6 ' 2 senior, was a unanimous choice as the Quincy Col- lege basketball tournament ' s most valuable player. Dick lived up to his rating as one of the nations finest as he averaged more than 34 points a game. The choice was made by a seven-man committee which included press and radio representatives.