The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-02-02
SHORTS by Long
TEN YEARS AGO

TEN YEARS AGO - Caldwell
misSing their free throws, fell
from second to third in league
standings as they were beaten 40
38 by New Concord. John Chris
topher had 18 points for the
losers Summerfield handed
Belle Valley their first loss to
county team in several years 26-
81 as Spence netted 10 for the
Gophers . Dexter City likewise
downed the Riders 22-18 for their
first win over Belle Valley in II
years . Nichols Gagged 10 points
to give Forest Grove a 1922 vic
tory over Harriettsville.
COACH HOMER PYLE'S junior
high team closed their season
with a record of five wins against
three losses. Losses were a one
point overtime to Summerfield
20-19, a two pointer to Pleasant
City 1923, and three pointer
to M. & M. 1928. Wins were over
Summerfield 27-25, Pleasant City
1920, Dexter City ALL, M. & M.
1888, and Dexter City 6l-19.
Making up the team were sew
enth graders Junior Howell, Bill
Craft, Vance Bates and MerWin
Tilton; eighth graders Bob Le-
graen, Jack King, Darl Gardner,
Ronnie' Reed, and manager Bill
Gillespie: freshmen Sam Ditch,
Buddy Wycoff, Andy Safigan,
Harley Fowler, Dave Funk, and
Al Christopher. The team will
enter the Marietta tournament on
Feb. 8-9-11.
RALPH KILBURN, manager of
the Caldwell NIX store, is
watching with a great deal of in
terest Monroe county basketball
race. His brother, Don Kilburn,
is the star player on the Lewis
vile team and one of the leagues
leading scorers. He has bagged
296 points so far this season,
averaging 22.6 per game, and
trails only Curtis of Stafford in
total points. Standing g. 2" and
weighing IT'S pounds, Kilburn
has played three years of var
.sity ball at the center post, and
hit his high against Bellsville last
week by netting 43 points. His
low mark of the year was last
Friday when he was held to 10
by Sardis. a team that is tied for
first place with Stafford. Just to
prove how mixed up the game
can get. Beallsville turned around
from five losses to break Stat
ford'S win streak at II and hand
the Big Reds their first loss 105-
80 last week despite 80 points
by Curtis.
SARAHSV VILE, passing the
Noble County league with nine
wins and no losses, and boaSting
season record of 13 victories
against only three setbacks, has
been packing 'em in at all games
home or away. For home games,
after all standing and sitting
room is gone, the overflow mob
files into the school auditorium
where a play-by play account of
the game is piped over a special
amplifier system.
FOR THE SECOND. successive
year, the Redskins have final
basketball game that comes on
conflicting date with the coun-
ty tournament. Caldwell goes to
CrookSville on Friday night, Feb.
"a, the night of the finals of the
county tourney. The team as well
as their few loyal followers
would no doubt rather see some
other arrangement - one that
would enable them to watch the
teams they could possibly meet
in the sectional. Both teams have
open dates on Saturday, Jan. 18
and Tuesday Feb. 81.
INCIDENTALLY, the dates for
the county tournament are listed
as Monday through Friday, Feb.
1924. In case of a second place
play-off, this game will be held
on Saturday night instead of on
Monday in order to allow for the
sectional drawing on Sunday.
The grade tournament is set for
Saturday, Feb. II, Saturday. Feb.
l8, and Wednesday, Feb. %. Su-
! perintendent H. M. Moore of
| Dexter City is this years tourna-
ment manager.
CALDWELL BOWL LERS won
three games from Comercial Fuel
last Monday night at Cambridge,
despite spotting the losers 79-
pin handicap.
d. Johnson 1875 131 143-459
II. Young - 120 149 177-446
J. Steiner = l18 143 109-370
E. Johnson 1877 172 140-449
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