Waynesburg University - Mad Anthony Yearbook (Waynesburg, PA)

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George CChuckj Karmarkovich Olfzlfdozlfzafilfzg J41fALf.. f ALL STATE George CChuckl Karmarkovich cmd record are becoming synonomous on the WC campus. Not content with the records he held before this season got under way, Chuck broke two of his own and set a new record in the 27 games the team played. The tall, handsome youth from Conemaugh, Pa., will long be remembered on College Hill for his energetic floor work. This year he raised the individual scoring record for one game from 32 to 40 points, set against Alderson-Broaddus, the same night the team set a new gym record of 8'5 points. For a single season, Chuck tallied 478 markers, over a 100 more than the previous year, and for a 3-year career factually 2M for Chuckl he holds the record of 889, iust 27 short of the all-time 4-year record held by Bob Zim- mers for a decade. if For the second year in a row, Chuck was selected on the All-Pennsylvania First Basketball Team. lt is an honor to him, his teammates, his coach and his school. 11 4-I WRESTLING CHAMPION When Tony fBabeD Gizoni came to Waynes- burg from Washington, Pa., in the fall, he brought with him a record of three state championships and a clean slate for three years of wrestling. When he had completed his first season as a col- legiate palestric, his record remained unmarred. Rated first honors by his squad members, Babe strove through seven dual matches forcing opponents' shoulders to the mats, captured sev- eral gold medals, including the AMA title, and culminated a banner year winning the 4-I Tri- State Wrestling Tourney, Cleveland, Ohio. ln the tournament, he had to battle and beat some of the very best matmen in this the hotbed of wrestling in the east. The 121-pounder has not lost a bout in 4 years of competition and most experts agree that with another year of grooming, the Babe will,be ready for the Na- tionals, where he may be the second WC grap- pler to win first honors. Tony Gizoni

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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

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