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Alco Pulls Out 76-60 Win W ill) 29 Markers In StanzaThey almost had to call out the fire department last night at Hagerstown to halt the rlmpaging Allegany Campers who caught fire in the last period to ram home 29 points and pull out a 76-60 victory over the Hub City quint beforg♦a standing-room-only crowd »t the Hagerstown High gym,The game was the season final# for the once-beaten Alco quint #nd 12th in a row as they wound up i with 20 victories and only one loss an overtime setback at the hands of Beall of Frostburg, 64-58, last month.It was a doubly-sweet triumph for the locals as they scored • j sweep in their series with the Hag-, erstown cagers and brought to a halt their 12-game victory string. p The Hubmen had entered the gam#I with a 15-4 record and 12 wins in H a row.Allegany managed to tally only 29 points in the first two periods and had trailed by a 13-12 count at the end of the Initial stanza.* Their 29 tallies also put them a 1 point behind the host quint at 30-29 3 at intermission.See-Saw Battlet In the see-saw battle which saw I hr score tied five times lt;10. 12.- 25. 27 and 45 counts) and the lead change hands on ten occasions, the Campers proved equal to the task e I efore them in the torrid second half.s At the outset it looked as though , Allegany would be out to repeat its v 29-point victory over the HubmenI which they scored here last month, 70-41, ns they grabbed an 8-1 lead.But Dave Kuhn hooped a pair of goals to move Hagerstown closer at 8-5. After a foul by Guard Bob s Heibcr had put the score at 8-5 ^ Allegany, Kuhn again hit for a two-[jointer and Hagerstown trailed by only 9-7., Knotting the core at 10-10 on( Anderson's push shot, Dick Rank hit on his specialty (foul shooting) and the Campers were in front, a 11-10. Melzer's goal gave the Hub *e|City quint the lead for the firstII ‘ time, 12-11, but Bob Kirtley came ^ back with a foul to again tie the , count at 12-12. Just near the end ofthe period, Mclzer was fouled and made good on his attempt as Hagerstown went in front, 13-12, as the ' period ended, pr Ihe count was tied again at 25-ie all in the second period as the io quints traded point for point but s the Hub quint walked off at the m end of the half still clinging to a one-point margin, this time 30-29.Campers Began To HitThe Campers lagan finding the V range in the third period, but Hag-erstown also kept up its matching pare. Rciber hit for a free throw lp just near the conclusion of the ' quarter to give the invaders the h lead, 47-46, which they never relinquished.In the “red-hot” final period. Center Dave Steele put his lanky frame to work and found his scoring eye as he netted ten tallies oo four goals and two fouls in as many ! chances. The Blue and White equalled their entire output In the ^ first two periods as they hammered in 29 markers in the last stenseu (Continued on Page a8. Col, i)
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Cumberland Sunday Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Sun, Feb 28, 1954
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