The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-02-06
st. Mary Us. Rosary;
Hectic Battle Seen

A hectic battle is promised at the Aquinas gym
Friday night when Rosary's high-flying Crusaders col
Tide with the determined Fighting Rams of ST. Mary.
AT stake Is the Franklin County championship.
Rosary's basketball team will battle hard so it
can match the record of its football squad which won
the county grid title.
Determined TO deraiI The Rosary express, St.
Mary-Iike Rosary-pIsying its first season in the
county loop, will be "up" for this struggle.
The Crusaders, with a 10 record, need only this
win to complete their loop record unbeaten and to
stake undisputed claim for the circuit crown.
st. Mary, a half game behind Rosary with a go
record, must win this game to keep its hope alive for
a championship. The Rams still must play Academy
to complete their league schedule.
If a favorite must be chosen, it would have to be
Rosary because of its outstanding season and because
the Crusaders dumped the Fighting Rams, 5O40, in
a montague bout on Dec. II.
St. Mary has q los overall record while Rosary,
not counting Tuesdays outcome with Holy Family,
is sailing along with q l4-0 mark-best in Franklin
County and, in fact, best in the Diocese.
However, a favorltes role is no guarantee for
victory. Newark Catholic, another Diocesan cage pow
er, can attest to that fact.
st. Mary Coach Dick Scott, who guided Holy
Family to a commendable record in the 1957-58 cage
into an upset" mood. He'll employ every tactic he
knows to trip up the Crusader quint.
Expected to shoulder the bulk of the scoring
burden are st. Mary cagers julius Cowan and John
Sauer. The two players have been among the scoring
leaders in the county loop.
WsIIy Gray, Bob Weber and Erwin Thomas, other
starters for the Rams, are expected to back up the
highseoring pair and to cash in with key points.
Meanwhile, in the Crusaders camp, Rosary Coach
John Sonny" Vile probably is fully-aware of the all
out assault 81. Mary is expected to launch.
The Crusaders, who employed the fast-break to
crack st. Charles, probably can expect to meet a con-
trolled-type game, something Coach Scott employed
frequently at Holy Family and which he has used on
occasion this season.
Naturally, it's expected that st. Mary will seek
to curb the scoring power of Rosary's big ALI Wash
ington, who leads the loop in points. However, that
has been the object of every team which has grap-
pied with the Crusaders.
Rosary also is blessed" with balance. Others
who can score big are Steve French, Tom Yin
ger and Bob DUekworfh. The Crusaders also have
such talented players as Ned Rambo. Earl Cox, and
Doug Burnley.
The plans have been made, the players are prim.
ed. The result should be a truly exciting game.
On the SideIines -.
The Columbus Jets has scheduled a 17-game
spring training menu. Salt Lake City provides the op-
position in the first game on March %, while Rochester
ends the schedule in April. The Jets will break camp
the next day and travel to Columbus to open their In
ternational League season.
Three former Columbus Jet players-John Pow
ers, Jim Pendleton and Whammy Douglas-were trad
ed to the Cincinnati Redlegs by Pittsburgh last week.