Cardinals Capture
Ding-Dong Battle
Elgin Catholic Tearn
Spilled, 41-39
The rafters shook in the O’NeiL’
high school gym on Tuesday
night as the St. Mary’s Cardinals
eked out a 41-39 victory from a
potent quint from St. Boniface of
Elgin.
Behind until late in the third
quarter, the Cards gave the El
gin crew its second 2-point loss
-in four days. The Elgin bas
keteers had dropped a 51-48
game to Ericson Friday.
Spectators here were treated to
one of those games in which any
thing can happen—and it did.
Two sopohomores for-the Cards
presented thrills to a near capa
city crowd. Bennie Bazelman
heaved a baseball throw that
traveled nearly 60 feet with only
2 seconds in the third quarter.
The horn sounded and St. Mary’s
was out in front, 35-32.
The real saver of the game was
Dewayne Weier, who bucketed 2
free throws in the last 40 sec
onds to tie up the game and then,
after regulation play was over,
he sank two more gratis flips to
give the Cards a 41-39 win.
Here’s how' the game went:
First Quarter
Wagner curled a field goal
from the side, Kranasek followed
with a gift shot Weier started
SM scoring with a free throw
and then Kallhoff was fouled
while shooting made the second
of two shots for'a 4-1 St. Boni
face lead. Kranasek potted from
far out and was fouled on the
shot, the free shot was good. Jer
ry Wanser drew a foul on a jump
shot but missed both tosses.
Weier dropped a foul shot mak
ing score 7-2 St. Boniface. Kall
hoff potted a one hander from
keyhole. Wagner on a break
away dropped one from the side
*to move St. Boniface to an 11-2
lead. Wayne Donohoe made one
of two free shots and then
Graham took ball on a steal for a
bucket. Kallhoff countered with
a long shot and Bennie Bazel
man stole the ball again going
the distance for another Card
field goal. The score was 13-7.
Kallhoff dropped another long
one hander from the keyhole
and Graham slipped one in on a
pass from Donohoe. Kallhoff on
the dead run let one fly from
the hip to move the Elgin crew
into a 7-9 lead as the quarter
Pnded.
Second Quarter
Donohoe opened with a jump
shot and followed with another
bucket as he was fouled. Gratis
toss was no good and score stood
17-13 St. Boniface. Kallhoff and
Schindler pushed the score high
er with free throws for the El
gin lads. Makel countered with
another free throw. Bennie Bazel
man split the net with a beauti
ful one hander and Graham flip
ped in a foul shot. Heithoff laid
in a fg after a scramble and fol
lowed with a free toss 26-13 St.
Boniface. Terry Wanser bucketed
a ball from out and then took
a pass from brother Jerry for an
other two counters ending the
half with a 23-20 lead for Elgin.
* Third Quarter
On a double foul Wagner split!
the net and followed with two
more after being fouled by Frit
ton. Terry Wanser dropped an
overhead shot and then the Cards
moved to a man for man defense.
Every point that was made after
this brought noises from the
crowd as though it were the last
point in a tied up ball game.
.Donohoe dropped a free throw to
move the score to 27-23 for the
Bonnies. Makel countered with
a field goal. Bennie Bazelman
used a lay up and then Wagner
came back with another bucket.
Donohoe split the cords with a
free toss and it was 31-26, the
Bonnies still leading. Bennie
Bazelman followed with another
bucket and then Weier the rangy
Card center dropped in a field
goal for a two point deficit. Baz
elman then knotted the score at
31-31 with a nifty one hander
and Donohoe followed with a
bucket to push the Hilltop !ads
ahead for the first time, 31-33.
Wanser fouled Wagner and thef
shot was good with 2 seconds re
maining. Bazelman took the ball
from out of bounds and zipped
three-fourths the length of the
floor on a baseball throw to end
the scoring 35-32 for the Cards.
Fourth Quarter
Jerry Wanser opened with a
free throw and Kallhoff coun
tered with another gift shot. Heit
hoff stole the ball and went all
the way for a lay up. Wagner
tied up the game again, and then,
moved his crew in front on two
gift throws. Terry Wanser knot
ted the score again with a free
throw and Wagner dropped the
second of an automatic two shot
foul. Weier fouled Kallhoff and
the first shot was good to push
■ the Elgin crew into a 39-37 lead
with only 40 seconds to go Wag
ner fouled Weier under the bas
ket and both tosses shredded the
cords to again tie up the game
39-39. Just as the horn sounded
ending regulation play Weier was
fouled aagin. Taking aim on the
first he dropped it to give the
Cards victory, the crowd swarm
ed on the floor and the referees
shooed them off to give Weier his
second shot which gave the scor
ing and the O’Neill parochial
quint its second victory in three
outings.
Si. BON. (39) ig ft pf ip
Wagner, f _4 7 5 15
Zegers, f_-0 0 0 0
Krause, c _D 14 1
Schueth, g_4 5 4 13
Hiethoff, g_3 1 4 7
Rotert, f_0 0 0 0
Shindler, f_0 12 1
Mackel, g_0 2 4 2
Setting, g_0 0 0 0
Kallhoff, g_0 0 0 0
Totals _:_11 7 23 39
Si. MARY'S (41) fg ft pf ip
Bazelman. f_6 0 3 12
Graham, f_2 12 5
Weier, e__0 6 4 6
W. Donohoe, g_3 4 2 10
J. Wanser. g_0 15 1
J. Fritton, f_0 0 10
Tomlinson, g_0 0 0 0
T. Wanser, f _3 14 7
R. Donohoe, f_0 0 0 0
Totals_14 13 21 41
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The Frontier’s 1952 All-Holt Grid Team
DUANE BOOTH
O’Neill
Fullback
ti®
DAVE EBY !
O’Neill
Quarterback
I
WARREN SEGER
O’Neill
End
(Pictured at right)
GALEN HULL, O’Neill, Tackle
ED DAVIS, O’Neill, Tackle
LYLE DAVIS, O Neill, Guard
i
BOB CARROLL
O’Neill
Halfback
DUANE
ALTON
O’Neill
Guard
RONNIE BAZELMAN, O’Neill, Center
JERRY WANSER, St. Mary’s, End
GEORGE KILCOIN
O’Neill, Halfback
^ ©
Blues Monopolize
All-Holt Berths
By a Staff Writer $
Those unbeaten and untied O’Neill high school Eagles, who de
livered their alma mater its first perfect grid season in many a
moon, virtually monopolize The Frontier’s sixth annual all - Holt
county mythical football team. Coach Marvin Miller’s, kids gobbled
up 10 of the 11 posts in the: most lopsided balloting in the annals of
this newspaper’s honor offerings.
St. Mary’s Jerry Wanser, a 190-pound bundle of power,
squeezed into the all-star lineup. But he was the only outsider who
pressed for a berth. This was O’Neill’s year and each coach in the
county apparently was anxious for the honors to go there.
The Miller kids faced only one Holt foe—Atkiqson—and romped
50 - 0.
■
THE SELECTIONS:
Class Wt. Ht. Position
WARREN SEGER, O’Neill_Jr. 161 5’10” End
JERRY WANSER, St. Mary’s_Sr. 190 5’11” End
GALEN HULL, O’Neill __Sr. 192 5’11” Tackle
ED DAVIS, O’Neill_Sr. 170 5’11” Tackle
RONNIE BAZELMAN, O’Neill_Sr. 185 6’ 1” Center
LYLE DAVIS, O’Neill_Jr. 175 5’11” Guard
DUANE ALTON, O’Neill_So. 161 5’11” Guard
DAVE EBY, O’Neill_Sr. 157 5’11” Back
GEORGE KILCOIN, O’Neill_Jr. 147 5’ 8” Back
BOB CARROLL, O’Neill_Sr. 147 5’ 9” Back
DUANE BOOTH, O’Neill_Jr. 183 5’ 8” Back
The monopoly of all-star slots
serves only to add more lau
rels to a memorable season. The
Blues are unofficial Holt coun
ty champions and official rulers
of the North-Central Nebras
ka conference
Landing a berth on the myth
ical all-star team means nothing
more than newspaper publicity.
Thumbnails on the honorees:
DUANE BOOTH. O'Neill, full
back: He delivered yardage con
sistently when Miller needed it,
excelled on the buck, turned in
creditable punting throughout
the season. He was a deadly
blocker. A junior, he’ll be tough
for Blues’ opponents to reckon
with another season. Booth never
had a put blocked. He was an
extra good placekicker.
BOB CARROLL, O'Neill, half
back: The lightest man on the
O’Neill team, Carroll regularly
could be depended upon for a
lengthy junket with the ball. He
ate up probably as many yards as
any ballcarrier on the club. Bob
was a shifty runner and fast and
an outstanding linebacker and
blocker.
GEORGE KILCOIN. O'Neill,
halfback: Georgie piled up more
points than any of his mates. As
a junior, he developed rapidly,
learned to follow interference
well and developed that peculiar
sense of finding the holes and ex
ploiting them at the right mo
ment. Kilcoin has played his last
football game because of age in
eligibility.
DAVE EBY, O'keill, quarter
back: His clever ball handling,
hard and accurate passing and
keen analytical sense fortified the
Blues with a chap whom all op
ponents feared. Eby’s play was
characterized by cool, calculating
and methodical manners. He
played end on defense and was
a master at breaking ’em up and
turning ’em in. He had more
than his share of tackles for the
season, blocked well.
JERRY WANSER, Si. Mary's,
end: This chap played standout
ball through an up-iand-down
season for the Cards. His leap
ing snatches of passes, hard-run
ning and vicious tackles made
him the most versatile and most
feared gridder for SMA. Wanser
led the Scarlet in scoring and
was a rugged defender.
WARREN SEGER, O'Neill,
end: This junior has been a fast
comer and his track training paid
big dividends on the grid. Seger
was a hard-charger, always got
downfield under punts, accounted
for several touchdowns on the re
ceiving end of passes, ran good
interference and tackled well. He
has possibilities of being a great
player.
ED DAVIS. ONeill, tackle:
Ed’s play though never spec
tacular was consistent and he
presided over his notch in a busi
ness-like way. He was always
there at the right time. Great
spirit.
GALEN HULL, O'Neill, tac
kle: Here was one of Holt coun
ty’s all-time great linemen. Hull
was consistently the star of the
week in Nebraska prep circles
and he’ll make somebody a dandy
college prospect. Hull, 192
pounds of him, completely dom
inated any opponent he ever
faced, offensively and defensive
ly. When Hull was out of the
Eagles’ lineup his absence was
keenly felt. He’s a natural ball
player, loves it, and failed to gain
statewide recognition only be
cause his team didn’t go against
a stronger slate.
RONNIE BAZELMAN. O'Neill,
center: When the books are fi
nally close on O’Neill high’s per
fect 1952 slate there’ll be a spe
cial notch for Mr. Bazelman, an
ever-dependable snapper, a lad
who could be depended upon for
opening up the line when the
play was ordered through his po
sition. Moreover, he seldom
yielded yardage through his post,
and went through the season
without a bad pass.
LYLE DAVIS. O'Neill, guard:
Lvle (Ed’s brother) salted down
his position early in the season
although he was not originally
slated as a starter. A junior, he
will be tough next year. too. He
was a fine defensive player and
a good tackier.
DUANE ALTON, O'Neill,
sophomore: Youngest man on the
honor squad, Alton earned a
starting berth at O’Neill high and
climaxed the season with a spot
on the all-star team all because
he listened well, learned fast, and
played his heart out. He’s the
only soph on the honor crew.
★ ★ ★
HONORABLE
MENTION
Linemen: Deb Carl, Ewing;
Fred Dunn, Atkinson; Bob
Sanders, O’Neill; Eddie Gatz,
O’Neill.
Backs: Wayne Donohoe St.
Mary’s; John Joe Thoendel, Ew
ing; Dick Cavanaugh, Chambers;
Melvin Atkinson, Chambers; Bob
Fritton, St. Mary’s.
Cold Eagles Hit
Snag at Ainsworth
Buckmaster Gets Hot
— Too Late
Coach Paul Baker’s O’Neill
high Eagles experienced a weird
first-half Tuesday night on vhe
Ainsworth maples, and the deficit
could not be overcome. The Ains
worth Bulldogs won, 49-44.
Big Gary Buckmaster, the
Eagles’ long center, missed a jil
lion shots the first half. In the
third period he began connecting
and lopped in 20 points.
O'Neilll was never in the
lead and couldn't find the
range at all. Ainsworth con
trolled all the rebounds, at
least it appeared that way.
Free throws kept the Eagles in
the game, sinking ’em at a 70 per
cent clip. Ainsworth hit an in
credible 44 percent of the FG
tries. The victors led 14-6 at the
first quarter mark, 26-18 at inter
mission, 40-34 at the end of tne
third.
Barney Logerwell and Bernard
Nutt, both of Wood Lake, of
ficiated. They chased Forward
Alberts, Ainsworth sharpshooter,
to the showers early in the third
stanza. Ainsworth’s superior
height kept the Blues in the hole.
The Ainsworth seconds won a pre
lim, 40-26.
Ainsworth travels to O’Neill
for a return game January 13.
Next on the OHS agenda is
Gothenburg. The Swedes play
here tonight (Thursday).
Boxscore:
0'NEIL.L (44) Fg Ft Pf P
Hollenbeck_2 2 16
Chace__. 0 3 5 3
Kilcoin _0 0 2 0
Buckmaster _7 6 4 20
Ebv _1 1 5 3
Carroll _3 4 4 10
Booth_1 0 12
Totals ...._14 16 22 44
AINS (49) Ff Ft Pf P
Blevins .. 5 6 2 16
Alberts _6 2 1 14
Spearman_3 12 7
Abraham _0 0 0 0
Wheeler_2 3 2 7
Anderson_2 0 5 4
Little. _0 1 1 1
Totals_18 13 13 49
Ainsworth Walks on
Stuart Quint, 60-24
STUART — The Stuart high i
school* Broncos were trampled,
60-24, last Thursday night by the
Ainsworth Bulldogs. The game
was played at Ainsworth, a con
ference match.
The Ainsworth seconds won
from the junior Broncs, 31-13.
Tuesday evening at Stuart the
Broncos lost another loop game,
bowing to Bassett, 26-46. The
prelim game also went to Bas
sett, 33-48. The Stuart and Bas
sett gals finished in a 32 - 32
deadlock in volleyball. Janelle
Potratz was top point-getter for
Stuart with 8, and Shirley Shald
had 7.
Boxscore of the main event of
Tuesday’s show:
STUART (26) fg ft pf tp
J. Nelson, f _ 2 3 5 7
Wewel, f_0 10 1.
Hytrek, f _ 2 4 3 8
M Mitchell, c_2 10 5
Brewster _ 0 3 2 3
Seger _0 0 10
Tielke _ 0 2 4 2
Total _,_6 14 13 26
BASSETT (46) fg ft pf tp
Young _ 3 3 4 9
Richards _3 13 7
L. Businger_ 2 0 2 4
Peterson _1 0 2 4
M. Businger _5 6 2 16
Grandt _ 0 10 1
Gordon _ 3 117
Herrin _0 0 1*0
Amholt _ 0 0 10
Totals_17 12 18 46
City Cage
Title Won
by Eagles
Cardinals Wilt in
2d Period as Baker
Kids Show Strength
Coach Paul Baker’s more ex
perienced O’Neill high Eagles
were held down in the scoring
department until midway in the
second period during Friday
night’s annual intracity title
clash with the St. Mary’s Card
inals.
Baker adjusted his well-oiled
attack a bit and the roof fell in
on the game but outclassed Scar
let. O’Neill won, 45-22.
Long, lanky Gary Buckmaster,
the Eagles’ towering center, hit
four fielders and 10 freetbrows
to lead the Blues. The big fellow
was difficult for the Cards to
handle without offending him.
Don Hollenbeck's floor play
sparkled and Davey Eby look
ed qood for the winners, espe
cially after he began snagging
rebounds midway in the sec
ond.
St. Mary’s Wayne Donohoe
was a thorn in the side of the
Eagles during the first, utilizing
his bulk nicely under the O’Neill
basket.
Buckmaster’s counterpart, Du
ane Weier, dumped in nine
points to lead the Scarlet of
fensive. However, he was being
rushed and not connecting on his
whirling tries from the foul cir
cle.
O’Neill jumped to a 11-6 first
period lead, stretched the margin
to 21-9 at halftime, and zoomed
ahead 34-14 at the end of the
third.
A full-house (but not over
flow) witnessed the game. St.
Mary's was the host team. The
Blues' win avenged a 30 - 28
Card victory last year.
In a prelim, the Baker-tutored
reserves romped, 49-21, over the
SMA seconds. O’Neill Soph A1
Meyer, competing on the court
for the first time, tallied 13
points for the winners. Meyers
stands 6-1.
Boxscore:
O’NEILL (45) fg ft pf tp
Hollenbeck _ 3 3 0 9
Dexter _. 0 0 3 0
Kilcoin ... 12 14
Chace _ 2 2 2 6
Buckmaster _4 10 3 18
Seger_ 0 0 0 0
Eby _- 12 4 4
Closson _0 0 10
Carroll _ 2 0 2 4
Booth _ 0 0 0 0
Davidson _ 0 0 0 0
Totals_13 19 16 45
ST. MARY’S (22) fg ft pf tp
Bazelman -10 2 2
Graham_112 3
Weier _ 2 5 3 9
Donohoe _115 3
Wanser, J.. 0 2 3 2
Wanser, T. _ 0 3 4 3
Fritton _0 0 10
Totals _ 5 12 19 22
Page Eagles Split
in Two Games
PAGE—The Page high school
Eagles have won one and lost
one during last week in cage
play.
Clearwater measured the Holt
team, fa-47, on Tuesday, Dec.
2. The fast-rolling Clearwater
offensive units started strong and
maintained a torrid clip. The
Eagles couldn’t muster their all
out scoring effort until the third
period—and that was too late to
save the evening. P. Norge,
Clearwater center, hit 28 points;
R. Park, Page forward, account
ed for 14.
On Friday night, the Eagles
blasted the Ewing Tigers, 54-28.
L. Leist, Page tall boy, garnered
17 points to lead the offensive
show.
Sophs Predominate
in Ewing Squad
EWING — Sophomofes are
prominent in the Ewing high
school basketball squad of 21.
The Tigers opened the season
Friday night against Page, going
down to defeat—28-54.
Leading candidates on the
squad are Marvin Carl Melvin
Pruden, Walter Hand, Tom
Christon, Joe Thoendal and Low
ell Jensen.
Remainder of schedule:
December 9—Tilden heree.
December 14—Elgin there.
December 16—Open.
December 19—Meadow Grove,
there.
January 2—Clearwater, here.
January 5-9—Elkhorn Valey,
there.
January 13—Orchard, here.
January 16—Inman, there.
January 19-23—Holt county,
there.
January 27—Atkinson, here.
January 30—Open.
February 3—Royal, here.
February 6 — Battle Creek,
there.
Februar 10. Brunswick, here.
February 13—Inman, here.
February 17 — Chambers
there.
February 23-28—Class C. tour
nament.