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Scanning the FieldBy JOE SZAFRANOur teemed collesjue, Bob Davis, of Franklin eall* our attention to the slory which appeared on this pace Wednesday, relative to the final Section 2 league'■ scoring figure* for the H[ current season. In our story vre itated that Lou Kraft* Oil City's center, tied the league'• record in total number of point* scored, He finished with' 149 in his eight league games. We pointed out that this lied the old record held by Larry Gent* Franklin's 1939 scoring ace. Gent played in 12 league games, four more than Kraft.Davis stated that this was an error. Gent, he said, scored!165 points that season. Checking the old files we found thatjuio Gen! had scored 167 that year. He had 149 points going into - Hu?!J1211*the final game with Corry, who at that time was a member of PejrTfthe Section 2 league. Against the Beavers he looped 1ft points to nm his point-total in the league to 167, a record which still stand a So we bow our head in humble apology for our error.: Nevertheless Kraft's average per game of 16.6 points is league record. The previous high was held by Ralph Musser, jKan Franklin star who averaged 16.8 in eight games in 1944. u* a a a * 1 *tiHSince 1931, when Coach Wells took over the basketball Hreins at the local school, nine Oilers have captured the individ- rual scoring crown in the Section 2 league play. ;Besides Kraft, other Oilers to win the crown were BillLilly in 1931, Johnny Wydro in 1935. Dick Lauer in 1936.1 FU' NateSchoch in 1937, A1 Ward in 1938. Chuck Shaner in 1940,1 Bob Wimpy'' Ward in 1942 and Dick Erickson in 1948. ;The Section 2 individual scoring champions in the past 20 seasons, the year they played, number of league games in which they played, number of points scored and the average Jen number of points scored per game follow: tYear Player School G Points Ave.1931— BUI Lilly. Oil City .............. 10 92 9.21932—Joe Jordan, franklin............ 10 62 6.21933—Sheik Dennison, Meadville ....... 10 22 7.21934—Sheik Dennison, Meadville ....... 10 92 9.21935—John Wydro. Oil City........... 10 88 8 81936—Dick Lauer. Oil City............ 10 97 9.7 J1937—Nate Schoch. Oil City .......... 10 102 10.2 a.r▼H111VvlVCr \ 1W *lJot1938—Al Wi,,d. Oil City ............. 12 128 10.7HerK*'[*1939—Larry Gent. Franklin............ 12 167 14.01940—Chuck Shaner. Oil City .......... 8 70 8.81941—Jack Bierv. Franklin .......... 9 109 12,1 J19 12—Bob Wimpy Ward. Oil City .... 9 115 12.8 i1943—Mark Kline, Meadville .......... 9 97 10.8 j1944—Ralph Musser. Franklin ......... 8 134 16.81945—Joe Scalise. Warren ............ 0 108 13.51945—Jack Eaton. Warren ............ 6 110 13.61947—George Barber, Titusville ........ 8 117 14.61948—Dick Erickson. Oil City ......... 8 128 16.0 ,1949—Ted Shattuck. Warren .......... 8 107 13.5 ^1950—Lou Kraft, Oil City ............. 8 149 • 18.6 £:v.F! r.Ted Butch Marchibroda, Franklin's great athlete who’s a freshman at St. Bonaventure college, suffered two broken bones in his ankle while playing basketball lest week in Brad-, ford with a group ol football players from Bonus. At first thej ank‘e injury was diagnosed as a bad sprain and it wasn I until several days later when X-ray pictures were taken that it found that several bones had been broken. Fhe loot is now in ^IArCocast. * . *Incidentally, now that Hugh Devore i. no longer football; coach at St. Bonaventure college, Marchibroda may play col-, legiate basketball there next season. Devore ruled out basketball for Marchibroda when he reported there last fall.R(L«nG iZi
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Blizzard
Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Mar 03, 1950
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