xt7c599z0s78 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7c599z0s78/data/mets.xml University of Kentucky 1942 unknown athletic publications  English University of Kentucky Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. University of Kentucky Basketball Programs (Men) UKAW University of Kentucky Men's Basketball (1941-1942) programs UK vs. Great Lakes Naval Training Station (March 14, 1942) players coaches Rupp, Adolph rosters Great Lakes N.T.S. vs. University of Kentucky, March 14, 1942 text Great Lakes N.T.S. vs. University of Kentucky, March 14, 1942 1942 2012 true xt7c599z0s78 section xt7c599z0s78 ? ????*********
*1ke Recmd Great Lakes Naval Training Station
The consistency with which it has turned back top-flight competition stamps the Great Lakes Naval Training Station quintet as probably the outstanding amateur basketball aggregation in the nation.
But even more important than the high-calibre court game displayed by the squad is the three-fold purpose it serves in the interest of Uncle Sam's war effort. Rear-Admiral John Downes, U.S.N. Commandant, and Capt. T. S. Dewitt Carr, U.S.N, executive officer, fostered the idea of a crack basketball team at Great Lakes to entertain recruits, to bring the Navy "home" to thousands in order to show the type of men desired for the U. S. Fleet, and to augment Naval Relief funds.
No other five in the country has assumed so difficult a schedule with such amazing results. The Service netters traveled about 10,000 miles to take on the very best collegiate opposition in the country, playing many of them on consecutive nights or with brief 48-hour rest periods. Ohio State and Indiana, Western Kentucky State Teachers and Michigan State were tackled on successive nights, for instance, while Wisconsin and Notre Dame were met within 48 hours.
From this strenuous 35-game schedule, the Chicago seamen emerged victorious in 31. In their college combats, Great Lakes grossed 1,571 points for an average of 47 per game. The boys limited the opposition to 1,281 points, or 38 a game.
Local hardwood fans can get a good idea of Great Lakes' potency from the fact that the Service men soundly trounced Western State Teachers College of Kentucky by a lopsided 64-37 score. This same Western squad proceeded later to win both the K.I.A.C. and the S.I.A.A. tournaments.
Coach J. Russell Cook has built a fast-breaking offense around four high-scoring ex-collegiate All-Americans. Ernie "Junie" Andres, a Jeffersonville native and erstwhile third-baseman for the Louisville Colonels, achieved All-Americcm recognition at Indiana, as did his team-mate, Bill Menke. Frank Baumholtz, speedy forward, won All-American honors at Ohio State University, and Bob Calihan, center, Is a former University of Detroit All-American.
Lee Huber, guard, is a Louisville boy who captained the 1941 University of Kentucky five.
An interesting side light is the fact that of a roster of 14, four pastimers are Indiana lads: Forrest Anderson and John Lobsiger both hail from Gary, Andres comes from Jeffersonville, and Menke is a native of Huntingburg.
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University of Kentucky
When Coach Adolph Rupp, who hates to talk about as much as Hitler dislikes dictating, said at the first of the season that his greatest University of Kentucky basketball team was on its way, you might have thought he was giving one of the usual pre-campaign pep talks. But then again, maybe he was right. At least a close examination of the Wildcat report card for the year makes you wonder.
Kentucky won 14 of 18 games during the past season. In the process, the Cats scored 899 points as compared to 620 for the opposition, or an average of slightly better than 48 per game against less than 35. And its opposition was drawn from five of the toughest athletic leagues in the Nationthe Big 10, Big 6, Southern, Southwestern and Southeastern. Kentucky dropped a heart-wringing 43-41 early season game to Ohio State of the Big 10 but mauled Nebraska of the Big 6 42-27, South Carolina of the Southern 42-26 and Texas A & M of the Southwestern 62-32. Six of its wins were against the cream of the SEC. Outside conference circles, Kentucky was a 46-43 loser to Notre Dame, one of the three teams to outscore the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team, and defeated Xavier twice and the University of Mexico once.
But the crowning achievement of the season, of course, was the victory in the recent SEC tournament in Louisville. In its four tournament appearances Kentucky outscored Florida, Mississippi, Auburn and Alabama 177 points to 133 in grabbing its fifth league title in the nine years Rupp has been at Lexington. Kentucky won the crown in 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940 and this year. In addition, the team was undefeated in 12 league games in 1935 when no tournament was held.
Reviewed in retrospect, Kentucky stands out from the rank and file of Southern basketball teams like a sore thumb in a red bandage. The Cats are the only team to play three times in the Sugar Bowl festival. In 1937 they drubbed Pitt, in 1939 tumbled Ohio State but were edged out by Indiana in 1940 by two points. Sixteen U. K. players have been chosen to places on the All-Southeastern Conference team since Rupp took over the head coaching reins in 1933. TwoAggie Sale and Leroy Edwardshave made the All-America and two others John DeMoisey and Bernie Opperplaced on the second team. Great Lakes Naval Training Station
No. Player Ht.
5    BAUMHOLTZ....... 5' 10"
7 ANDERSON ........ 6'0"
8 VAN ORSDEL...... 5' IIV2"
9 MENKE ............ 6'3"
10    LOBSIGER ......... 6'21/2"
12    CURRIE ............ 6'2"
14 RUNG ............. 6'0"
15 WHITE ............ 6'3"
16 HUBER............. 5' 11"
17 CALIHAN ......... 6'3"
18 BRUCKNER......... 5' 11"
20    ADAMS............ 6' 2"
22 ANDRES ........... 5' 11"
23 KLEIN ............. 6'3"
COACHLt. Comdr. J. Russell Cork
Wt. College
175 .......Ohio University
165............... Stanford
185 ......Miami University
185 .............. Indiana
170 ............. Missouri
180 ......... Northwestern
185 ......Miami University
180 ............Dartmouth
180 .............Kentucky
195 ............... Detroit
210 ........Michigan State
175 .............Arkansas
210 .............. Indiana
200 ......... Northwestern
ASS'T COACHEns. Paul Soper University of Kentucky
Ht. Wt. Home Town
i'O" 173 ...... Hodgenville, Ky.
i'3"    180 ...........Sharpe, Ky.
5' 2" 177 ........ Lexington, Ky.
3' 2%" 190 ...........Jenkins, Ky.
3' 2" 190 .....Jeffersonville, Ind.
3'1" 180 ____Campbellsville, Ky.
3'1" 180 ......Madisonville, Ky.
5'11" 160 ..... Morristown, Tenn.
3'5" 194 ..... New Albany, Ind.
3' 2V2" 193 ........ Maysville, Ky.
6'1" 160 .......Whitesburg, Ky.
COACHAdolph Rupp ASS'T COACHPaul McBrayer
OFFICIALSDan Tehan, Ike Lyons, Bud Surface.
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3	BACK..............
5	KING ..............
6	RAMSEY...........
7	TICCO.............
8	AKERS .............
9	ENGLAND .........
12	SPLANE............
13	ALLEN.............
15	BREWER ...........
16	STAKER ...........
19	WHITE.............
 Seventh Regional High School Finals
St. Xavier versus Male High School!
The Tigers and the Purples play for the Seventh Regional Championship, a place in the Kentucky High School Tournament, to be held March 19-20-21 at the Armory, and the City Championship as well.
These teams deadlocked with Manual in a three-way tie, St. X. eliminated Manual 27-20 in the Regional opener, to win the right to play Male in the Regional finals and for the city title.
Through the most gracious cooperation of Dr. Zenos Scott, Superintendent of Louisville Schools, and officials of the competing teams, the Navy League managed to get the Regional finals as the supplementary action for the Great Lakes-U. of K. battle.
Male beat St. X. two out of three times this season.
NAMES AND NUMBERS OF PLAYERS IN SEVENTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
Player No.
BARRY .................. 5
CANARY ................ 2
TOOMEY ................ 4
ZOLLER.................. 3
HUTER .................. 7
DOUGHERTY ............ 13
KNOPF .................. 6
KEMPER ................. 10
McINTYRE ............... 9
FISCHER................. 12
COACHBob Schuhmann
MALE HIGH SCHOOL
Player No.
OLDHAM ................ 20
KINKER .................. 31
RICHARDSON............ 23
SHOENING .............. 32
THOBEN ................. 28
ALVEY .................. 22
CAMPBELL............... 30
DUCHSCHERER........... 27
SMITH................... 21
BOONE .................. 25
LEVIES .................. 26
SHADBURN .............. 34
COACHPaul Jenkins ASS'T COACH"Pap" Glenn KENTUCKY NAVY LEAGUE
The Kentucky Council of the Navy League of the United States takes this opportunity to express grateful thanks to the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times for the important part they played in making this event possible. The League also wishes to thank the American Legion, The Junior Board of Trade, Bundles for America, The Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Navy Relief Society for Kentucky, and our local Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard officers and men.
Our appreciation is given the radio stations, WHAS, WAVE, WGRC, WINN, the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, the University of Kentucky and high school bands, the sea scouts, and the many individuals who have joined us in sponsoring these games.
Our deepest thanks to the University of Kentucky and Great Lakes teams and their coaches, and to the coaches and teams of the high schools that are participating.
The net proceeds of this event go to the Navy Relief Society for Kentucky and will be turned over to its chairman by the Navy League.
W. L. LYONS BROWN, Vice-President,
Kentucky Council,
Navy League of the United States.
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UNITED STATES NAVY
The U. S. Naval Reserve offers you an excellent opportunity to serve your country during the present National Emergency. Today your country is engaged in an all-out effort to build the mightiest navy the world has ever known! Battleships! Cruisers! Destroyers! Aircraft Carriers! Every ten days a new warship slides down the ways. Every new ship offers countless new opportunities to red-blooded young Americans!
See your nearest Recruiting officer for complete details. ?-*
These Things We Will Do
YJL J E AMERICAN CITIZENS, associated under the name of the * ^ Navy League of the United States for the purpose of furthering our Naval preparedness, pledge this association to the acceptance of these responsibilities during the present war:
to render to the Naval Service the Navy League's fullest support and assistance in bringing about a complete victory.
to render to the officers and men of the Naval Service all possible aid and assistance, supplementing that extended by the National Government, in the hope of lessening the sacrifices they are called upon to make.
Jo render to their families a neighborly hand and association so that they may know and realise their personal sacrifices are appreciated and, we
hope, lessened thereby.
to render to the American Merchant Marine the fullest support in order that American ships will be available to sail the seas which the Navy is now freeing.
to render to the American youth and their parents a report of the American principles which the Navy is now fighting to preserve and permanently
secure.
to render such other aid and assistance as the needs may warrant or require from time to time.
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join the Navy Jdeaaue!"
Kentucky Council
Navy League of the United States 1908 Howard Street, Louisville, Kentucky
I, too, believe in the principles and objectives of the Navy League of the United States. I wish to join with its members in assuming and discharging its responsibilities. Enroll me-for the class of membership as indicated and send me a statement of dues.
? Sustaining Membership, $10 per year       ? Membership, $5 per year ? Associate Membership, $3 per year
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Every member, active or associate, receives Sea Power, the magazine of the Navy League, monthly during the period of membership. GREAT LAKES N. T. S
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION
March 14, 1942 FOR NAVY RELIEF
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