The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-01-01
ahoic Times Friday, January l. 1860
Big Moments of 1859
In Diocesan Sports
BY LOU Fabro
Times Sports Editor

THE BIC GAMES, decided by mere seconds, inches
or by a single point, seem to lose their significance as
the whistle is blown on another year-l959.
1t was a big year for some OF the DloceSeS 2O
high schools which took part in athletics; it also was
a lean one for some of the others.
Since the end Of the year is a traditional time for
looking back, let's take a quick trip through the past
SIS days and review some OF the notable events IN
Diocesan sports. We may not touch upon all OF them,
but at least a general picture will take shape.
Rosary, Newark Catholic and GAINESVILLE Rosecrans
captured the spotlight in basketball.
n CRUSADERS posted the best Diocesan
record by winning 20 of % games, including tourna-
ment contests. Rosary won the Franklin County League
tournament crown.
However, Rosary failed to post its first unbeaten
cage record when it lost to st. Charles in a thrilling
overtime battle, 56-55, in the last game of its regular
season.
NEWARK CATHOLIC won the Central League
cage title with a IL record. 1t was the fifth time IN
the nineyear history of the league that the Green
Wave either won or shared the league title.
GAINESVILLE Roseerans reaped some basketball glory
by defeating GAINESVILLE Public in the Glass IA Sec
fionaI tournament. II was the first time that a paro-
.chial team in that area had defeated fhe basketball
powerful GAINESVILLE Public team.
AS a whole, however, Diocesan teams had a tough
time in the State basketball tournaments. All were
eliminated at the earliest date in six years.
HIS WAS QUITE disappointing since Rosary and
Newark Catholic were expected to go far IN the tour
ney. In fact, some thought that at least one of these two
teams would be competing in the State finals. Rosary
had a powerful squad, paced by Dig All washington,
while Newark Catholic had all but one man back from
the 1858 squad which went all the way to the regionals
before falling.
THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC League operated as
a baseball loop for the first time to make news in the
diamond sport. Charter members were: st. Charles,
Watterson, Holy Family, Newark Catholic and Spring
field Central Catholic all members of the Gel cage
loop. Hartley was admitted as a member for the 1860
season.
ST. Charles and Wstterson made most of the
headlines in baseball. Coach Jack Ryan's Cardinals,
who won every year the Metro League existed, won the
baseball title in the Gel with a III mark. Newark
Catholic finished second with a 81 record.
The Cardinals also won a co-championShlp In the
Central District Glass IA baseball tournament. Over
all, the Cards posted a 23-7 record.
Watterson won its first title in the schools four
year athletic history when the Eagles nudged st.
Charles for the Summer High School Baseball League
crown.
Rosary won the Franklin County League track
title. 1t was the Crusaders fourth championship trophy
of the school year. The only crown Rosary failed to win
in its league was the baseball title. However, the Cru
SaderS did finish second.
New Lexington teams made a clean sweep In the
fourth Diocesan invitafional Track and Field Meet. ST.
AIoysius won fhe high division while St. Rose captured
the title in the grade school section.
st. Rose also won the annual Central Ohio AAU
Junior Olympic Track and Field meet at Ohio Sta
dunn.
IT WAS ANOTHER big football sean with two
teams-Rosary and Dennison 81. Maly-rJStng I'M
beaten records. Both were tied once to mar their other.
wise spotless records.
ST. MAR WON eight games and tied one to re-
main unbeaten in a %three-year span (28 consecutive
c~ontestsl, while Rosary posted the same record to stay
undefeated in a 22 year period (2 straight games).
For the record, it should be noted that the Do
cese's longest football win string = q victories -
was snapped when Mt. Vernon st. Vincent stopped
Dennison st. Mary with an 88 tie. Rosary's consecu.
tive win streak - ID games - was interrupted by
Circlevile. 1920.
Rosary won its second Franklin County League