Waynesburg University - Mad Anthony Yearbook (Waynesburg, PA)

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Action like this sent attendance soaring and forced records to topple ..... CContinued from page 1231 But the team that was to remain among the top 10 state quintets most of the season had its rough moments, too. The trouble began with the early invasion of W81J. From then, the Jackets could not garner more than a 4-game win streak at one time. Yet, it was a season that satisfied almost everyone including the school officials who asked Frankie Gustine to sign for another year. He did, everyone rejoiced. The JV's, meanwhile, were getting in their licks, too, under able coach Roger Jorgenson. Decker caused a lot of concern, getting into acci- dents, but he, Camacci and Percy were ear- marked for much future Ffoor duty when height will be needed. A high mark in the JVs record is the 30-28 lacing of Duquesne on the Dukes' f1oor, after losing to them here in a benefit con- test. The annual opener was with Westinghouse Apprentice, now approved by NCAA. We won going away 66-36, on our home court. In Pitts- burgh a few nights later, the Jackets trimmed Carnegie Tech, 54-43. Karmarkovich's 27 points were not enough as W-J disappointed a huge throng in a broadcast game, 66-54. We iust couldn't hit in the excitement. Back in stride, the team beat Alliance, 52-35. In a big week- end, Baltimore and Bucknell were humbled, 72-54 and 62-60 respectively. Stough hooked in 19 against the Bees, and the team hit for 50? accur- acy against Bucknell. Ths subs played most of the game with St. Vincent at Greensburg as we won, 63-34, but the boys were not together as Youngstown cop- ped there, 61-43. The Kent State Flashes dis- played a new defense in foul shooting, but we took a tense, thrilling tilt here, 66-59. Three All- Americans were on W. Va. U.'s team as they towered o'er us to win, 82-50 in Morgantown. Superb defense and consistent scoring made the Titans' visit here useless, 76-65. Last-minute goals by Ziarko and Karmar- kovich in an overtime after a 54-54 ball game, Q .,. fm., W gave WC a 63-62 win over St. Francis in the first of two thrillers. Low-rated Geneva came to life to find us on an off-night as the Covies won 78-59. Unlike the 1947 debacle, the Jackets shel- lacked the Youngstown Penguins, 64-51, after they led most of the game. Everyone saw action as St. Vincent came here to be whipped 75-39. In the Alderson-Broaddus tussle, won by us, 85-64, two records fell as the team set a new gym record of 85 points, and Karmarkovich sank 40 points for an individual game record as he wore Rog Jorgenson's knee pads with which Rog set a similar record in high school. Feats

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like this were to make Chuck a second year All- State choice. Everything but the score was right at the annual Fun Nite when St. Bonaventure won, 58-45, in the last home game of the year and before the year's largest crowd. On the road, WC shamed Alliance, 82-64, almost broke Westminster's long home win streak, 51-56, and bowed to the tall Kent Staters, 84-59, in Ohio. We beat our West Va. Wesleyan in the closing minutes, 73-68, in a southern swing, but were not so lucky the next night when Alderson-Broad- dus defeated us 68-64, at the foul line, as the team now showed signs of the tough road grind. Somehow, they snapped out of it for a night to edge St. Francis at McKeesport in an N. A. l. B. 80LlflfL 8 P8 tourney playoff for the right to represent Penn- sylvania in Kansas City. Harry Fowler was the hero when his goals tied up and won the game in another overtime. A final northern trip saw the Jackets have little trouble with Thiel, 80-64, after rallying following the intermission, and even less trouble with Buffalo, 78-44. Excitement reigned on College Hill when the team embarked for Kansas to be the first WC team to enter National competition in basketball. The torchlight parade to the court house plaza, accompanied by signs like Go West Young Man, Question is: Not How Many Or How Big is Enemy-But WHERE ls The Enemy? plus speeches and telegrams were in order. But the Jackets met a toughie in Beloit CWisc.D and were humbled 95-56. They still rated tops with us, however. The finale was a bit disappointing, too, but then W-J's home f1oor is just that--home-for them, and after leading 19-17, W-J took the lead and never relinquished it to win, 75-59. Thus, we wound up the season winning 17 out of 27 contests, and, although the won-lost columns do not indicate it, Waynesburg College's Athletic Department made no efforts to hide the fact that the Jackets were not to be lightly weighed and considered in fioor circles. When the season opens again next fall, the same team will be back playing the popular race-horse type of basketball that put them and WC on the basketball map. This fighting varsity will be reinforced by additions from the Frosh squad. Together they can produce a team and record that posterity can look back upon with pride as the team which had the honor of repre- senting the Orange and Black during the Centen- nial year when IMPROVEMENT and ACCOM- PLISHMENT will be the key words! Hook shots, layups and impossibles caused many foes to exclaim, 'ls this 'Ust a Class B team'-1 Gustine si ns agains . . . 1 .... g 1 5