The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-14
Rally of Fighting
Irish Fails, One
Point Decides Tilt
Wyandotte Had Won in
Similar Contest Year
Ago in Regionals

Featuring an evening OF fine
games st. Stanislaus, OF Detroit,
and ST. Patrick's. OF Wyandotte, In
the nights final Glass regional
contest, gave the overflow crowd
in Ypsilanti High School gymnasium
something to talk about. They bat
tied down to the last minute OF play
before Bill Upina. of st. Stanislaus,
tailed the deciding point to give
his team a 1929 win. Trailing by
five points when the fourth quarter
opened, ST. Patrick's Fighting irish
had staged a spectacular rally to
90 into the lead with only slightly
more than a minute OF play left,
but here Upina stepped in to give
his team the win as he made good
on a field goal attempt despite be-
ing fouled, and then calmly stepped
to the free throw line to net the
deciding point.
Just a year ago in the Regional
finals for the Glass c title the same
two teams met and in this contest
the boys from Wyandotte scored
an upset 3S-2S victory to snap a sew
enteen game winning streak that
the Bronchos has compiled. With
this still ranking in their breasts
the members OF the st. Stanislaus
quintet were out for revenge Thurs
day night
The Bronchos, previous to the
victory, had scored ten consecutive
wins and boosted seasons record
of nineteen games won and three
lost. The Irish, however, also had
compiled an impressive record, hav-
/ ing only one loss in sixteen con
| tests. These facts seem to indicate
| that the two were almost evenly
matched and the results of the
game bear this out However, in
still another way were the two iden
teal and that was that each boast
ed pair of All-City selections
Len Masurkfewicz and Vance Giuch
nowsh. St. Stanislaus standouts
both were selected on the Second
Division team in the Catholic High
School League, while Bob Kuzava
and Leonard Stoh, from the St
Patrick's five. we're declared the
best at their positions In the Third
Division OF the same league.
In the game Thursday st. Stanis
laus had much the better OF the
going for the initial two periods
as they led at the end OF the first
! 4 Oh 10 Of al
time. The Bronchos continued tC
hold the upper hand in the thirC
quarter, also, as they led the lrisi
by five points, 22-17.
st. Patrick's had been improving
each succeeding quarter, however
and in the fourth made desperate
bid to stay in the running for tn,
title which they won last year
Immediately after the opening o
the period Stoh tailed for the Irisl
as he scored on a breakaway ant
McGovern followed with a long Sc
shot to cut the Bronchos' margil
TO one point, Kazaya then made u
the deficit to pull ST. Patrick's n
on even terms with its adversary
Upina retaliated with a one-pointe
but McGovern again came through
with long shot to put his team il
the lead for the first" time sine
the very beginning OF the game
Masurkiewicz then re-anneXed /
for ST. Stanislaus with a pair o
charity shots. but two field goal
by KuzaYa gave St Patrick's tn
! edge once more and It looked a
though they might score another NJ
set. but here Upina contributed hi
timely shots to place his team 4
the second round of the tourne
with u High being its opponent tc
night at 9:15.
Masurkiewicz whose season
scoring record shows a total Of 13
points, added twelve more 10 /
Thursday night as he led his tear
in the scoring column. The sever
teen-year-old Kuzava, who lis onl
Junior in school and who led tn