Kent winter sports look to build on mixed results
As two basketball games conclude and a third is set, Kent teams eye better outcomes. The KSU wrestling squad impresses with top managers like John Gusher, Akron champion, while swimmers train daily under coach Novotny with Romy Woyno and Dale Stewart assisting. Fans praise courteous Kent supporters at the Bluffton game.
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Kent State Quintet Highlighted Ineligible Starters
A caption features five Kent State basketball players Joe Le Chaix awaiting secondSemester eligibility, Max Connor a letterman and star guard, Bill Decker a promising sophomore, Wayne Griffith regarded as one of the best, with the group presented as promising quintet for Thursday action.
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Fresh Loopsters Open Season With Win Over Akron Club
Kent State freshmen defeated a pickup Akron team 31 to 25 in a practice game last Friday. Mickey Dover scored the opening left handed shot as the freshmen led most of the contest and were ahead 18 to 14 at halftime. An editorial staff meeting for the Chestnut Burr is set for Wednesday at 4 PM in the Chestnut Burr office.
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Woyno and Stewart Lead Flashes in Daily Swim Practice
Kent State swimmers led by Woyno and Stewart train daily at the university pool as they prepare for the season. Coach Ray Novotny aims for conditioning with 100 lengths per session. The Flashes open a 14 match schedule January 17 against Akron and January 20 versus Wheeling. Bruce Kreighbaum captains the team with focus on sprint and relay events.
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La Chaix Ineligible for Basketball in Second Semester
Varsity player Joe La Chaix remains ineligible to play basketball until the second semester after a decision by the scholarship committee chaired by Dean John L. Blair. The ineligibility started at the semester's start and a special committee meeting was held to attempt removal.
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Delta Grab Lead In Frat League
Delta Phi Sigma earned six more trophy points after five straight volleyball victories ending Monday. Their 21-0 shutout of Sigma Tau Gammas marked the top win. Sigma Chi trailed with five points, Gamma four, and Alpha Phi Beta Kappa Mu Kappa and Phi Beta Phi tied for last with one victory and two points. In the 7:30 independent league Bauerball won all five of its games.
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Ashland Eagles Face Kent State in Early Conference Showing
Ashland College led by Jim Richcreek and nine lettermen travels to Wills Gym for a season opener against Kent State Golden Flashes. Richcreek set a college scoring record with 269 points last season as Virgil Scobey, Robert Sprague and coach Frank Lonero highlight a strong Eagles lineup. Kent State, with Wayne Griffith and Max Connor, is viewed as a fast, capable unit as both teams aim to rebound from last year’s defeats.
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Tony” Lonero
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Grantland Rice Ignores Begala Pappy’s All American Claim
The grandson of Joe Begala accuses Grantland Rice of overlooking Begala in 1939 All American discussions. He recalls Begala earning two football letters as a freshman at Plow U, crisscrossing roles in a homecoming game with Horse A, and being named a top scorer and All American in 18.
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