St Marys College - Dial Yearbook (St Marys, KS)

Page 162 text:

Captain Bushev ITT I J' has been said as yet about Captain Frank Bushev of the Irish Warriors. The reason is that the scribe feels that he cannot do “Bush justice when it conies to lauding our hot-shot captain. For. when Bush opened up it was like trying to stop one of those cyclones well known in Bush’s native state. Neither can be done. W hen the season had rolled by he had annexed more points than any other man in tin Conference. To lie high scorer among such a number of basket-heavers denotes true ability in sinking the sphere. The fact that Ace was selected for a berth on the All-Conference team is ample testimony of his ability. But his crowning achievement was his being given the captaincy of this mythical quintet. The honor gives testimony to his true worth. basketball Schedule J)cc. 1G K. S. A. C. St. Mary’s Opponci 11 Hec. IS K. S. A. C. Manhattan 10 33 Ian. • •) Ian. l.'i K. C. A. C. Kansas City 16 IT Ian. IS Wichita I'. Home ' 33 Ian. 20 Feb. . 32 31 Fell Southwestern Home 11 .36 Feb. 9 2!) Feh. 11 Hays Home IS 32 Feh. 12 Hays Home II 33 IVh. 1.) Washburn Topeka ... 2ft 23 Fell. • • 20 2S Feb. 25 ... 34 32 2G (taker Italdwin IS II Feb. as 11 12 Mai. i Havs ays 2:» 21 Mar. Hays- Hays ... 15 20 Seated, I.e t to Right: Tate. Fred Smith. Cooney. T. I’rcnnan, McXary, (’apt. ISushcy, .1. drove. Morrisey, ). Ryan. Nadeau. Standing: Hoffmans. I.. Ilrennan. W. Kelly. R. Kcllihcr. Hyland, Kldcrs. Gregory, G. Smith, T. Murphy Mgr. One Hundred Forty-six

Page 161 text:

Ol)e basketball Season X A CONFERENCE of nineteen teams, and one that ranks among the best of the State conferences, the hoys held their own very commendable and finished in sixth place. Stiff opposition was met as is evident when one remembers that W ichita and Washburn finished in second and fourth place respectively at the National A. A. U. tournament in Kansas City. From the coach’s standpoint, the first tough break was to have Ed (Jrosdidier, center par excellence for three years, declared ineligible. Joe Grevc was shifted from guard to center and Porter was at guard for a time. Soon McXary had a firm hold on the guard position. Johnny Ryan also proved to be a find at guard. No difficulty was experienced at right forward—try to find a better man than Bushev. In pre-holiday practice Cooney looked like a boy phenoni, but later injuries caused him to give place to Jerry Morrisey, whose speed, clever floor work, and mean eye for the basket, caused the opposition no end of worry. Two games were dropped to W ashburn, both by narrow margins. In the two games with Baker, the boys did not have a chance as Baker simply couldn’t miss. Wichita also checked a game in the won column at our expense but only after a hard tussle. )ne of the notable achievements was beating Mays three out of four games. “Bush” ran wild in the first two games but out at I lays they were on him with everything but the scorekeeper’s watch chain and he didn’t have a chance. ()ttawa fell twice before the Saints, who used a delayed attack to win in the closing minutes. Sterling was beaten in a like manner. Wesleyan managed to eke out a victory in the first game, but the return affair showed the Saints in the best light of the year. Offense worked perfectly to snow the Coyotes under and the defense was impregnable, holding them to one basket in the first half and three in the second. Against our time honored stumbling blocks from Southwestern the Saints flashed a brilliant offense and won handily. 'l'lie managerial letter was bestowed upon i im Murphy who deserves it for the exemplary manner in which he handled his various duties. lie was well liked by both the coaches and the team for his cheerfully rendered aid. One Hundred, Forty-five

Page 163 text:

Photos Courtesy of Topeka Capital ALL KANSAS CONFERENCE BASKET FALL TEAM I 'M. JUENGLING. forward. C. of Emporia FRANK HOFFMAN', guard. Pittsburg FRANK BUSHEY, forward-captain, St. Mary's FLOYD BURKE, ward. Southwestern ROSS McBUKNFY. center. U. of Wichita One Hundred Forty-seven