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tacklers on the squad and deserved to play more. Steve Royal looked bet- ter every day in scrimmage and will be a big help next year. Starke Mundy gained strength and ability as a tackler and will be hard to move next fall.
Brent Nash, after missing last year with a broken ankle, returned to be one of our most valuable players. That web he threw at you with his blocks was something to behold and his arms stretched up and down the line of scrimmage to make tackles. Flawless centering marked the whole season. Joe Dulaney will move up to regular next year as a defensive play- er on the basis of his tackling ability. Because of the large number of good line backers he did not play too much this year.
In the opinion of the coaches this group was the finest they have ever worked with.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TURNER AND FARINHOLT ALL-STATE IN 1954
BASKETBALL PREVIEW
To discuss the basketball teams of t h e nation in a small s p a c e is like putting a 7 foot center in a baby crib. But in the shortest space pos- sible here is how I see them:
THE EAST-Three of the top teams in the nation battle it out for top honors in the East. Holy Cross, Du-
quesne and La Salle with the great All-American Tom Gola are head and shoulders above everyone else. Gola is probably the nation's top collegiate basketball player. Holy Cross without Toho Palazzi is still strong while Du- quesne led by Dick Ricketts is cer- tainly no pushover. The East shapes up as the major basketball battle- ground of the notion.
THE MIDWEST-Iowa, Dayton, In- diana, and Notre Dame are the big four in the Midwest and the eventual winner is going to be one of the nation's best. Iowa's sophomores are mature now and could knock off last year' s winner, Indiana, for the Big Ten championship. The two strong in- dependents, Notre Dame and Day- ton, both have strong starting line- ups. We give Dayton the edge be- cause of more experience.
THE SOUTH-N. C. State, boast- ing the strongest team in the South,
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isheavilyfavoredtocoptheA.C.C., followed by Duke. In the Southern Conference, it looks like George Washington followed by strong Richmond. In the Ohio Valley Con- ference, Murray State followed by Eastern Kentucky looks like the best bet in a strong conference. Down in the Southeastern Conference Ala- bama seems to be the only team likely to overthrow Kentucky's reign on the conference. Louisville rates as the highest among the independents as well as high nationally.
PRAIRIE STATES-Wichita, a dark horse, seems like one of the nation's top teams. St. Louis, Missouri, Colo- rado, all have what would be con- sidered strong teams, but none which can compare with Wichita.
SOUTHWEST and MOUNTAIN STATES-T. C. U., Utah, Wyoming and strong Utah State will overrun any and all opposition. This confer- ence is very hard to pick due to the fact that no one is interested in going out on a limb in what is a relatively weak conference.
FAR WEST-Southern California, U. C. L. A., San Francisco, Oregon State with seven foot three inch Wade Halbrook can all be strong but the nod goes to Southern California and San Francisco.
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J. V. SUMMARY
The V. E. S. J. V.'s finished a highly
successful season at Appomattox on November 12. Starting in early Octo· ber, the Baby Bishops roared to four consecutive victories before a tough Presbyterian Home club stopped them .
At Appomattox in the final game, the team was handicapped by a wet, slippery turf. Although the Jay-Vees were within striking distance num- erous times, they were unable to make a score and the game ended in a scoreless tie. In the third quarter,
" Headwaiter" Rollins fired a sharp pass to Jim Woolery for a fifty yard gain. This presented the Jay-Vees with their golden opportunity, for they were on the one-foot line with four downs to go. Then Appomattox recovered a costly fumble and the chance was lost. For the Jay-Vees, Charlie Jeffress played an outstand- ing game at defensive end, "Wedge" Moye was a terror at guard, and Jim Woolery did a fine job at quarter- back, furnishing the brains for the team.
Among the outstanding players for the Jay-Vees were Moye, Woolery, and Gillespie, who had t h e misfor- tune to be injured in the first play of the Presbyterian Home game, and Elliott, who, in addition to his great run in the Fleetwood game, was a fast-moving defensive halfback who showed a knack for making crucial blocks and tackles.
Thus another Jay-Vee season end- ed, the second under Coach Don Bartol and his most successful by far, with four wins, one tie, and one loss.
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