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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1940
Page
4
Ernie Sullivan and Pete Gulgin, two of Kent State's brightest cage stars of past years, are among the featured figures. Sullivan earned all Ohio honors in 1937 and 1938, underscoring the program's historic talent.
Kent's Golden Flash Courtmen open the 1940 schedule by facing an alumni team of Kent greats in a 8 30 p m contest. Harold Andreas centers with Max Connor Dan Gulgin at guards and Joe Price at a forward spot. Dick Weigle may start at the vacant forward position as coach Rosy Starn plans to use all 18 players.
Mickey Mittiga Kent's mighty mite and Jimmy Jones great end were named to the A P All Ohio eleven. Earlier they earned All Ohio and All Ohio conference honors from United Press and International News Service. Walt Porowski won a place on the second team.
Freshman basketball coach John Rabbit Starrett welcomed over fifty hopefuls for the first practice. Standouts include Sam Serves Akron all city Vernon Hood Canfield star Jim Nard Youngstown all city Bob Prior Cleveland Heights all scholastic Eugene Walters all county Geneva and Bob Huxtable Cleveland South. Starrett will trim the roster to 12 players over the next two weeks of practice.
Conspicuously absent on the Kent State University athletic scene is a football award of some kind which can be presented each year to an outstanding gridder. It seems to us that such an award here would promote added incentive among varsity football players for outstanding achievements on the gridiron. It could also give players an opportunity to recognize a fellow team mate for his service and establish an athletic tradition observed successfully at most colleges and universities.
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