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ormer Bosse w_'62loach, Harry ov(ing, Expireswndogs r ians, kschoolEVANSVILLE, Ind. - Harryiing, a basketball coach whose 7 rhool won two consecutive state igh school championships while *•* ** ,f served in World War II, died Wilkin'rtday of a heart attack ^ 'The 4* vear old Kin*, coach at I*n°'Evansville Bo^se for Ik years, ‘'ar nissed the dream of all Hoosier ani1 choolboy coaches while in service -sard.rom 1541 to 1946 dm™Hss assistant coach, Herman Build'Keller, led Bosse to the 1944 and Arahi1945 state titles, before yielding score;he coaching duties to King when for V h,e returned for the 1947 4k season Andei A heart ailment which first wnun* struck King—a member of the Franklin W’onder Five in high«chool and college—took him out of w* w*o part of the 1947 4* season, andeventually forced his retirement to^ias coach in 1950 **WIHe had been on the schoolfaculty since then as a drivingnstructor, although another heart ,^TttM $kittack 15 months ago forced him o take another month’s rest, lt;t»mKing was stricken again Thurs-lay night, and taken to DeaconessHospital here at 7 30 a m Friday He died at 10 20 a m King began his basketball careerin Franklin, and played with the Wfonder Five on its championship teams of 1921 and 1922 making his only appearance in the final gamein the 1922 tourney.He was not a member of the1920 Franklin champions, but wascaptain of the 1923 Grinlie five that lost to Vincennes, 22-18, in the final round before Vincenne* £ won the championship against \fjcMuncie, 27-1 k A1King played with the Wonder elt;l*Five again in Franklin College. urfjwas graduated in 1927 and became nia head coach at Bosse the same -j-sshoofiWhen he entered service in January, 1941. King was succeeded at Bos*.e hy one of his former pupils. Arad McCutchan, present coach at .Evansville College ^McCutchan coached Bosse dur- .* ing the 1941-42 and 1942 43 seasons. before Keller was named head • coach in 1944 Keller served under JV1 King from 1947 until 1950, when he in!again was named head coach.King s Bosse-coached teams won in, five sectional championships, three regional crowns and one semifinal title. His post-war teams won 27I i I i W. * I 11*9 w mm m w ^ * I Jukiand lost the same number of reg- TOidaular-season games,Survivors include the widow.Jewel, and a son. Charles, a grad-uate student at Massachusetts In- ^astitute of Technology.
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Anderson Sunday Herald
Anderson, Indiana, US
Sun, Dec 20, 1953
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