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Cincinnati Chapter Met Feb. 21 The Cin -::innati Chapter of the U niversity of D ayton Alum ni Association held it's February meeti ng at the Pavilion, Annuncia tion church . The Rt. R ev. M sgr. C letus Mill er was · host to the cha pter. Bro. El mer C. L ac k ne r, S.l\1., As istan t to th e Pre ident, and Director of the D evelopmen t Program at the U niversity of D ayton was guest peaker. Movies of the Highlights of the past footba ll season were shown . Also tickets fo r the D ayton- Xavier game in Cin cinna ti were on a le for a lu mni . An election of offi cers was scheduled for the meeting. H owever the nom in a tin g comm ittee deci d e d it would be better to conduct a n election by mail. So postcards listing the followi ng candida tes fo r office were mail ed to alumni of the Qu een C ity a nd Northern K entucky chapter . Candida tes for office were listed as: Ed Becker, Jr., '43; Lee Bohnert, ' 17 ; Leo Buse, Jr., '48; D on Cosgrove, '51; H owa rd C rush, ' 29; Jim Dapper, '5 1 ; Edward J. Gutzwill er, '38; M ary Lou H enne, '50 ; Richa rd H osler, '24; Edward Lange, '29 ; Ca rl Ruh, R ep. '40; J oe Thi em, '28; Betty M yers Yocis, '4 1 ; and Bert Zimmer, ' 24. Mr. Cha rles Fedder ' 28, Covington, K y., is serving as ch airman of the nomina ting committee. Alumni presen t fo r the meeti ng were: Mr. a nd Mr . Adam Westerkamp, '3 1 ; Philip D . R eddy, !5 1 ;~ Ed Simon, '5-1 ; Mr. and Mrs. L~ .Buse, J r., 48 ; M r. and Mrs. C harl}s Fedders, '28 ; George Humm, ' Q; Jim D apper, '5 1 ; Ed Gutzwifler, '38; Robert U nverferth , '38; Mr. and Mr . J erry Yocis, (Betty M yers '41 ) ; M ary Lou H enne, '50; Ed Becker, J r. , '43; Fl avia n Becker, '5 1 ; the R t. R ev. M sgr. C letus Miller, ' 22 ; Bro. Elmer C. Lackner, S.M ., Assista nt to the President, and D evelopmen t D irector, U.D .; and M a ry Sh ay, '44 a lumni secretary U.D .
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FRONT COVER: This is the way the marquee looked on Eighth Ave., between 49th and 50th Sts., in New York City . . . . The University of Dayton Flyers - NIT finalists played the famous LaSalle Explorers in the final game . . . . LaSalle defeated the Flyers by a score of 75-64 on March 15. 2
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Vol. XVIII
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March • 1952
Editor Spo rts Editor
M ary Shay '44 J a mes F . " Pep" Wilson
"Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, a t Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." I ssued Monthly-O ctober through June SU BSCRIPTION- Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Association, $5.00. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Associa tion of the University of Dayton ." For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The University of D ayton, Dayton, Ohio."
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-OFFICERS. . .. .. ... .. .... . .. . . WILLIAM j . GREEN, '30, Dayton, Ohio President Vice -President . ... . ... . . .. ..... HoN. RoDNEY M. LOVE, '33 , Dayton, Ohio Treasurer . ...... . .. . ...... . . . . . MISS RosE RoTHBERG, ' 40, Dayton, Ohio Secretary . ... . ........ . .. . .......... Mary Shay, '44, (Appointive office) Terms of elected officers expire Homecoming, 1952 -DIRECTORSTerms expire Homecoming, 1952-FRANK MARSHALL, '32, Sidney, Ohio jOHN T . WESTERHEIDE, '43 , Minster, Ohio Terms expire Homecoming, 1953-MERLE P. SMITH, '25 , Dayton, Ohio HUGH E . WALL, jR., '34, Dayton, Ohio Terms expire Homecoming, 1954-jOHN DUCHAK, M .D. , '31, Dayton, Ohio ELMER j. WILL, '37 , Dayton, Ohio ALUMNI MEMBERS -BOARD OF ATHLETIC CONTROLTermsexpireHomecoming, 1952-MARTIN KUNTZ, '12 , Dayton, Ohio J . ELLIS MA YL, '08, Dayton, Ohio Terms expire Homecoming, 1953-SIMON BuRI CK, ' 29, Dayton, Ohio GERALD FAUST, '30, Dayton, Ohio TermsexpireHomecoming, 1954-PAUL WAGNER, '39, Dayton, Ohio CHARLES WHALEN, jR., '42 , Dayton, Ohio VNIJ'ERSITY OF DA.YTON A.LV/11/VVS
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Alumni Board Meeting Report The Board of Directors of the U niversity of Dayton Alumni Association h eld a meeting on Feb. 2, in the Guests' Dining R oom on the University campus. Members of the Board pre ent were : Father Geo. J. R enneker, S.M., president, U.D.; William J. Green, '30, president, U.D. Alumni A sociation ; R o e Rothberg, '40, treasurer; Frank Marsha ll, '32, Sidney, 0 . ; Hugh E. Wall, Jr., '34; John Westerheide, '43; Elmer J. Will, '37; Bro. Austin H. Holian, S.M. busine s manager, U.D.; Bro. E lmer C. Lackner, S.M., assistant to the pre ident, U.D. ; and Mary Shay '44, alumni ecretary. The suggestion was made tha t the unfini hed business - the proposed dinner dance a t Homecoming, and the ub idization of chapters be ta bled for action a t the next meeting. At a previous meeting boa rd members suggested that we try to recei ve the reaction of alumn i on a proposed dinner-dance at a country club. The respective class reunions-instead of being scattered would be concentrated in one place . Also-dignity would be added . Let us hear from you.
MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMNI Chapter present for a meeting held at the Westchester on Feb. 12 are seated left to right: Mrs. Joseph Stermer, Agnes Drew Trainer, '40; and Shirley Ruppert, '45; Standing left to right are: Lt. Col. Jos. Stermer, '31; Col. Jos. Goetz, '27; Mary Shay, '44, alumni sec .; Mrs. Helen Bowman ; Charles Saurine, '41; Wm . Clendenin, '20; Mr. and Mrs . Lawrence Strattner, ' 15; Charles Ruppert, '43 ; Joseph E. Keller, '29; Maj . Armon Wease, '36; Col. Francis Kohlrieser, '29; Mrs. Patricia O'Grady, '44; and Hon. John J. Malloy, '28.
Discussion took place on the D evelopment Program. The change in the matter of contributions in tead of dues solicita tion was discu sed . Also - the boa rd agreed that the change regarding the Alumnus magazine would be advisable. The future of the University was discussed. It was brought to the attention of the Board that the admini tra tion was trying to prepare for a school much la rger than the U niversity a t present. Sta tistics were presented verifying the fact th at the local Board of Education a nticipate a n increase from 1300 gradua te in 1951 to 2900 grads in 1964. Another factor conditioning increased enrollment presented were: proposed privileges for Korean War veterans. The By-laws of the Constitution of the University of Dayton Alumni Association were changed in th e following manner : Section 1 and 2 be stricken from the records. Mr. Wa ll moved that the above section be tricken from the records a nd be am ended to read as follow : "To terminate dues and in lieu th ereof a solicitation for alumni for an annual contribution to the University of Dayton Development Progra m be made." The motion was seconded by Miss Rothberg. Motion carried.
The University of Dayton Washington D .C., a lumni cha pter held a meeting on Feb. 12, 1952 a t the apartment of Joe Keller. The W estchester alumni from in and around Washington were cordia lly invited to attend . The ch a pter would like to express its a pprecia tion to all those who responded and could not be present. Discussion took place on th e proposed D evelopment Progra m at the U niversity of D ayton. The announcement was made that a cha nge was being considered in the soli citation of an annual gift in tead of the Alumni A ociation fun c tioning under the dues collection method used a t present. Also al umni were informed that a change was being con idered on the University of D ayton Alumnus: Further details will be forthcoming soon. The na ture and time of the next meeting was discus ed . It was decided tha t the group would like to have a dinner meeting to wh ich husbands and wives would be invited prefera bly on a Saturday night. An effort is being made to have a huge turnout for the next meeting at which an election of officers is scheduled to take place.
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The names of alumni present at the meeting are listed below the picture of the Washington, D .C. meeting.
Mrs. R. D. Snelling seeking office Mrs. Pauline M. Snelling, 833 W . Jefferson St., Springfield, 0 ., widow of th e la te Richard D . (Dick ) Snelling, '27 ha fil ed an application for nomina tion to run in the May Prima ries. She i seeking nomination a. a candidate for state representative to the Ohio General Assembly on the D e mo cra ti c ticke t, from Cl a rk County. Mrs. Snelling, a native of Springfi eld, 0. , was affiliated with her hu band in the contracting business for quite some time. Mr. Snelling wa. a! o a sports enthusiast. She is a gradua te nurse, and during World War II served with the Navy Nurses' Corps. Also, Mrs. Snelling has been engaged in health work in Cle ve la nd. H er educational bac kground includes postgraduate work at Wittenberg College, Western R eserve and Columbia University. Mrs. Snelling is the mother of eight children who range from four to sixteen years of age.
committees for the U niversity of D ayton's basketball and football banquets. 1911- Sympathy is extended to the fami ly of Father Anthony Tague, St. Michael' church, Crooksville, 0 ., who died last August. 1912- F ather Leo Walsh has been transferred to Dayton and will be asigned to Sacred H eart Church. For the past 18 years, Fath er Walsh has been pas tor of St. J ames parish, Wvoming, a suburb of Cincinna ti, 0 . Edward Pfeiffer, Columbus, 0., was a recent campus visitor. 1915- La wrence Stra ttner, residing in Washington, D. C., is a deputy assistant administrator with the National Production Authority. P. W. Wintermeyer, a campu visitor i working at the Union Sta tion Ti~ket Office, Cincinnati. 1916 - Sympathy i expressed to Mrs. Wm. 0. Schl einitz, D ayton on the death of her husband last M arch . Mr. Schleinitz was chairm an of the B~ th a n y Luthera n Village committee. 1919- D avid H. Margolis, chairman of the Board of the Metropolitan Clothing Co. , was elected to the Board of Directors, Peoples Bank of Dayton . Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Joseph W. Holter , Cincinnati, 0. on the death, due to a heart atta ck, of her husband, J an. 13. 192G-Robert A. Seward who has changed his residence from Youngstown to Gira rd, 0., is a candidate for sheriff of Trumbull County in the D emocra tic prima ri es on May 6. H e is affili a ted with the M aloning Beverage Co. Eugene A. M ay!, Dayton a ttorney, was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Chest. The Hu ton Browns were among U. D . alumni present in Phoenix for the Salad Bowl game. 1921- J. F. Wintermeyer, Cincinnati, was a campus visitor. H e is affiliated with the Rheem Co. dealing in water softeners. ' 1922 - Sympathy is expres ed to Mrs. C. F . O'Grady, T errace Park, 0., on the death of her husba nd last November. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Thomas Hook on th e death of her husband, F eb. 5, in D ayton . Mr. H ook was affiliated with the Dayton Dai~y News. Robert M . PaY,ne, D ayton m urance agent, was active on the 4
1923- A report from H a rry Breen Cre tline, 0 ., inform us of the death of F . E. Wilkinson , p rominen t Crestline attorn ey who died last September. Our deepest sympa thy is extended to hi famil y. 1924- Sympathy is extended to J erome ~ 路 Gibson, Albuquerque, New M ex1co, on the death of his father, J ames J. Gibson, Sr. on Feb. 26. The former Mr. Gibson was a campus visitor doing recruiting of engineers for the Sandia Corpora tion, Albuquerque.
his re idence from Wilkinsburg Pa. to Pittsburgh, Pa. ' 1930- M a thias H . H eck, Montgomery County' Prosecuting Attorney has a nnounced his candid acy for re-election. 1931- Th e County Coroner, D r. A. P. M cDona ld, completin g his 12th yea r as a n elected offi cial, h a announced that he would not seek reelection. Information h as reached the alumni office that Fra ncis X. Kobe has ch a nged hi s r e id en ce from Brooklyn to Hollis, . Y. Edith R. D avies, LLB, is residing in Montclair, New J ersey.
1925- Fra n cis J. M cCabe has changed his residence from Hudson to Bangor, Mich. Geo. Kra mer was elected to the Boa rd of the Flyers' C lub.
1932- Congratula tions are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Howa rd Muth on the birth of their second daughter a nd fourth child, Barbara Ann, on March 5.
1926- Leo A. Bucher, vice-president of the Wa hington Federal Savings and Loan Association was elected vice-president of the league constituted of eight Dayton savings and loan associations. James Leonard has been a ppointed works ma nager for the Standard-Thomson Co., Dayton . H erbert M. Eikenbary was guest speaker of the J anuary m eeting of the Dayton alliance of D elta Delta Delta a nd discussed his 195! European trip. John E . Ledger is residing in Detroit Mich. '
1933- Hon. Rodn ey M . Love Vice-president of the U. D. Alumni Association, and Montgomery County Probate Judge, was elected president of the Ohio Associa tion of Probate Court Judges. H e also addressed a meeting of the Ohio State Nurses Association on the topic "The Three Milestones of Living."
1927- 0ur congratulations a nd a vote of th anks a re expressed to Bill Carol.an, Queens Village, New York, for h1s excellent cooperation during the Na tional Invitational Tournament in New York City. Col. Joseph F. Goetz, Washington, D.C., was in Dayton during J anuary for the presentation of a check for the purchase of an iron lung and other equipment in memory of his da ughter, Mrs. Ba rba ra K eltner who died of polio Ia t July. A committee was formed of those interested m establi hing thi M emorial. 1928-Col. John E . Ca rroll is in charge of the Army Engineers H eadquarters, USARAL- APO 942-c/ o P.M., Sea ttle, Wash. M aj. a nd Mrs. William Beekman a re residing in H enderson, K y. After spending three years in Germany the M ajor was stationed a t Fort Riley, K ansas, and i presently serving a t Camp Breckenridge, K y. 1929--F. C. Blank has ch anged
1934- Sympa thy is extended to Ray Blosser on the death of his wife Caroline in T arrytown, N . Y., Feb: 25. Mr. Blosser is now manager of the public relations department for the New York Central System. R av M. Harris, residing in Arlington, V a. is patent adv1ser for the Munitions Board, D epartment of D efen e. Robert Schantz, Director of the Trade Sales Quali ty Control Lab., Shen vinWilliam Paint Co., h as assumed a new position as Assistant to the General Sales M anager of the Paint Maintenance D ep't.-Clevela nd. Liaison work between the Sales D epartment and various laboratories will be his chief res ponsibility. 1936- Sloan D. Robertson, Fair Haven, New J ersey, was a recent campus vi itor. H e was representing the Bell T elephone Labs., Inc., interviewing and recruiting prospective engineering grads. 1937- Rich ard Gress is still residing in Cheyenne, Wyo. 1939-Thoma E. M a her and his wife were guests in Puerto Rico in Februa ry. Whil e there, Mr. Maher, U/'ili'ERSIT'Y OF D.41'TO/'i ALV/11/'ifJS
Don Ruhl who received his full license for th e practice of professional engineering from the Sta te of Ohio. 1948- John F. Haskins has become a. member of the production department of Monsanto Chemical Company's John F. Queeny plant in St. Loui . H e reported in St. Louis in Feb. Previous to this transfer, he was employed at the Mount Labora tory whi ch Monsanto operates for the Atomic Energy Commission a t Miami burg, 0. Patrick J. Connaughton, M.D. , is practicing at Provid ence Hospita l, Seattle, Wash.
RECEIVING THE AWARDS FOLLOWING THE FINAL GAME OF THE NATIONAL Invitational Tournament in Madison Square Garden, March 13, are left to right: Vaughn Taylor, Jim Paxson , Don Meineke, Coach Tom Blackburn, Chris Harris; Don Donoher; Jack Sallee , Leland Norris, Chuck Grigsby. The awards were made by Walter T. Mclaughlin, president of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament.
ecretary and director of employee relations of the Univis Optical Corp., participated in the dedication of a new plant in Guayama, P.R. Congratula tions are extended to Mr. and Mr. Robert William Stark ( M a rguerite M. Krebs) who were married on Feb. 23 a t St. Anthony'c church, D ayton. 1941- Sympathy is extended to James J. Gib on, Jr., on the death of his fath er, in Dayton on Feb. 26. Russell Schlattman, form erly of St. Louis, is being transferred to T exas City, T exas as a pa tent a ttorney for Mona nto's T exas Division. 1942- Cha.rles P. (Hook ) M cC lokey affiliated with the Standard Oil Co., New York City, is residing in Hohokus, New Jersey. While Simon Natha n was flying around the country-enroute to Chicago-postcards were flying back to the university on th e Flyers' participation in NIT. Thanks for the interest. 1943- T om J. Walkup was elected vice-president of the J ack Walkup Paper Co. for 1952. J ack Dill i doing ales work- in busine s for himself, New York City. However, we h ave not been able to determin e the product Jack is handling. Mr . Dill and MARCH ,
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fami ly a re currently re iding in Cleveland, 0. 1944- Congratula tions are extended to Lloyd E. Weeks who has been a ppointed a group leader a t the Central R esearch D epartment for Monanto, Dayton, 0 . In his department the group will be responsible for certain pha es of application research on Krilium soil conditioner. 1945- Congratulations a re extended to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zwiesler (Ann Nolan ) on the birth of their daughter, Nancy Ma rie on March 4. Congratulations are extended to Mr. a nd M rs. Hugo Berner (Fern Reever ) on the birth of their son, Barry Michael on Jan. 23 in Dayton. Mrs. Mauvis John on Emminger is residing in Edwards, Calif. Dr. E. J. M e Laughlin, present deputy coroner for Montgomery County, has filed a p etition for the primary election in May, for the position of coroner . 1947- Bonni e Winck elm a n formerly of Dayton, is residing in ew York City. She is con tinuing work in the study of the dance. Frank B. Stilwell is residing in Va ndalia, Ohio. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. H enry Froelich on the arrival of H enry Mi ch ael Jr., on F eb. 20. Congra tul a tions a re extended to
1949-Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. John M cGarry ( Myra Boland ) on the birth of their daughter, Molly Ann on Feb. 17. Lt. Robert Funke according to our information is sta tion ed at Fort Benning, G a. Donovan Longe n ec ker has moved to Kinston, North Carolina. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Moorman (Rosema ry Otto ) on the birth of their son Gregory on Feb. 26. The Moormans a re residing in Miamisburg, 0 . A letter from Cassie McKenie Napper, Institute, W . Va.,-reads : "Just received the Alumnus for the past month, and I must say it is better than a letter from home. It is delightful to be abl e to read of the whereabouts and accomplishments of people you know ... At the present, I'm enjoying being a hou e-wife ... Institute, W. Va ., i a small college community. West Virginia Sta te College for Negroes is located here. Another of D.D.'s graduates is here .. . Birdie Alexander who is on the staff of the West Va. State College Nurses. She is planning to enter graduate school in Michigan next fall . .. Thanks very much for " finding" me and congratula tions for doing a fine informa tive job." 195o-Donald R. Smart, Pre., is a ttached to H g.- 24th Inf. Div.Finance D ep't.- APO 24 c/ o P.M., San Francisco, Calif. H e writes: "A lot has happened since I first came overseas and was stationed with the 1st Calvary Division in Korea. Just before Christmas I was assigned to th e 24th Inf. Div.,-a.gain in Fina nce D ep't. and am presently sta tioned in J a pan .. . Thank you for taking the time and interest in the men in the a rmed forces to write me the letters tha t have accompanied the Alumnus." Don Abbott, Pfc., sta tioned a t the 382nd Gen. Hosp., APO 54 c/ o P.M ., Sa n Francisco, Calif., keeps Co ntinu ed on page 8
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H ere are some facts and figures on the University of Dayton NCAABound-Basketball team. This is Coach Tom Blackburn's fifth season at Dayton. In 1947 he took over a team that had won only four games the previous season. During the Ia t two years, his team ha fini shed a runner-up in the NIT. H e is probably one of the few coaches to win 100 games in their first five year of college coaching. The present team had won 20 traight games before losin g to LaSalle 75-64 in the NIT Finals. The Flyers averaged 74.7 point per game; opponent averaged 62.4.
Any All-Americans? - Ye . -Don (Monk ) M eineke, LOOK a nd COLLIERS' second five; same wi th AP, third on UP; All-C a tholic AllAmerican- All NIT (las t two season ) ... " Humphrey" Norris, hailed by Jimmy Powers as "The most popula r player ever to perform in M adison Squa re Garden" was first tea m AP-All Ohio . .. Norri and Grigsby were second five of the All IT and Chuck was third All-Ohio. Monk ended with 696 points to break his ingle season record of 660 points. Th at 660 is top for U.D ., a nd was et in 32 games last season .... Jimmy Paxson, sophomore gua rd from Springfield, 0., really pl eased New York sports writers. Dana M ozley of N .Y. News said, " Paxson is destin ed to be a n All-American before h e fini hes." M eineke, the highest scorer in the hi tory of Ohio in major collegiate b asketba ll with 1866 points, had c ha nce to become the highest in th e nation ove r a three-yea r p e riod . Duke's Dick Groat with 1886 is the highest ma n in basketball hi tory. Norris topped the 1000 point ma rk for his career during the tourney. H e had 993 going into the Illinois game. Finished with 1009. Grigsby has 1105. That make him the second player in Flyer history to hit the 1000 point ma rk. Tha t chunky University of Dayton guard, Leland Norris, who a nswer to a va ried as ortment of nicknames including Junior, Bear, and Humphrey, led the basketball Flyers onto the :floor a captain of the first University of D ayton NCAA basketball team.
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The sharp shooting guard, who carries 228 pounds on his 6'1" frame, hit for 321 points as D ayton wa winning 27 a nd losing fo ur while finishing as runner-up in the 1952 NIT. A fighting heart coupled with unusual basketball talents for a man so large has enabled Norris to persona lly lead the Flyers to triumph in a number of their wins as they strung together 20 straight before bowing to LaSalle 75 -64 in the NIT fin als.
The box score lied. That was the paradoxical situa tion tha t brought the Univer ity of Dayton's Don (Monk ) M eineke one of the finest compliments of his collegia te basketball career. In a game a t Louisville won 72-71 by Dayton the Flyers' "Magnificent Monk" was li ted in the box score a ta llying only seven points. But Ca rdinal Coach, Peck Hickman, aid tha t M eineke, the same M eineke who led his teammates against the University of Illinois in th e NCAA opening round a t Chicago Stadium was the player who beat Louisville. Hi ckman sa id i t was M ein eke's " unselfishness," his team play,-that had led to the defeat of the Ca rdinals on their own floor. Hickman admitted they had counted on M eineke being " point-hungry" and "shot crazy" because the big fellow was uch a high point producer. Therefore, the Louisville defense jammed two and three men on M eineke. Tha t meant omeone was unguard ed . Th a t' s a ll M ein e ke needed . H e fed his forward Chuck Grigsby a ll night and Grigsby poured in 29 points. Apparently St. Louis failed to pick up that factor. For in the NIT the Billikens also tried to " jam" Monk . Again he played a feeding game; D ayton won 68-58. New York sports writers ha iled his passing off an d Coach Eddie Hickey of St. Louis admitted his club had not been set to handle M eineke as a playmaker. Thus it has been that M eineke the point-maker ha been M eineke the play-maker through most of the season. Yet the 6' 7" homegrown center h as still been th e Flye rs' r ecordbreaker. M eineke recently hit a string of 20 consecutive free throws for a school record and his 49 points in a game against Mu kingum College last season still sta nds as a U .D. high mark .
At any ra te the University of D ayton's "Blue Chip," Ch uck Grigsby ha been roaring like a house-afire ince he became engaged at Christmas. Grigsby, 6'5" senior forward, had been the lad to come off the bench when the Flyers needed help, but the strong-legged homegrown D aytonian couldn't cern to find a spot in the starting five. Tha t' cha nged now. H e sta rted a t fo rward when the Flyers met the Univer ity of Illinois in a first-round class of the NCAA regiona ls in Chicago. In th e Flye r ' first nin e games, Grigsby cored a t an average of just a bit over seven point a game. At Christmas Grigsby became engaged to former U.D. co-ed, Miss Cha rlene Hucke. The Flyer forward celebra ted by pouring through 21 points against St. John's, although it wasn't enough to ba il out the Flyers who dropped a 62-60 d ec i ion to th e R edm e n. Grigsby came back in the next tilt to score 40 points and in Dayton's final 18 regul ar games averaged 18.5 points per game. Grigsby went into the NCAA with 453 points and a three-year total of 1070 to become the second Flyer in history to top the 1000 point mark. And Grig by continued to come up with the "clutch basket" during the Flyers' drive that netted them 24 victories in 27 games in the regular season. At Toledo with 12 second remaining, Grigsby hit a lay-up to give D ayton a 55-53 win. U!¥WERSITY OF D.4YTO!¥ ALU!Ifl¥U!J
Several nights la ter at Bowling Green he pitched in a "bunny-shot" with just two seconds remaining to give the Flyers a 70-68 win a nd two nights later a t Richmond, Ky., his free throw in the fin al 8 econds gave Dayton a 60-59 win over Eastern K entucky. Grig by a! o clipped off five "A's" and a lone "C" in semester examination. H e boosted his average points per game for the entire season to 14-plus- thus Dayton' "Blue Chi p" a ppears to be red hot.
Blackburn ' black-haired rascal is going to be missed. Afte r th e D ay ton Fl ye rs h a d dropped a 62-60 decision to St. John s in M a di son Squa re Garden on Dec. 29, Tommy Blackburn, D ayton coach, watched Pet Boyle, 6'3" senior forwa rd, hobbling to the dressing room . " I sure will be glad to get that black-haired ra cal back into that line-up. We could have used him tonight," Blackburn mused. Boyle suffering from severe ankle prains, had been unable to play against the R edskim . After hi return to the Dayton lineup, it is not mere coincidence that the Flyers won 20 straight games. H e's not a point m aker, this leaping 6'3" senior, though he can score when needed . H e's rated as a defensive specialist, both in sweeping the board and in holding down hi man. When the Flyers clipped Chicago Loyola 9 1-71 in Chicago Stadium Blackburn said Boyle's play "off those boards wa the greatest defensive rel:>ounding iob I've ever een." While Boyle will bow out this seaon, there's another dark-haired lad from Long I land stepping prominently into the Flyer basketball picture. H e' sharp-shooting Chris H a rris, a 6'2" guard from Floral Pa rk, r.v. H a rris, onl y a freshman, made the Flyer traveling squ ad early in th e eason with his long arching set shots and his aggressive defensive play. There's a good ch ance h e'll step into the shoe of D ayton' Capt. Lela nd (Junior) Norris as first- tring gua rd next sea on. H e' ll give D ay ton a noth er " Bl ack-h a ired r ascal" to count on.
Th ey ca ll him th e " V e rti ca l H yphen. " MARCH ,
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And out at the University of Dayton they feel that their 6'8" splinter, Johnny Horan, is a lad who will have to be r eckoned with in picking AilAmericans these next three years. Horan , who strains 169 pounds thinly over his frame, is only a freshman. H e's 19. Despite all this he had enough poise and savvy to win a starting berth at forward with the Flyers- giving Dayton four eniors, one fro h sta rting line-up. Horan, who despite his thin build, has a fri endly bass voice, was a t forward when the Flyers met the University of Illinoi as a first-round foe in NCAA play-offs in Chicago Stadium. The young lad from Minneapolis i the Flyers' leading shot in accuracy from the floor with a .453 shooting average. H e h as slipped in 129 basket in 285 a ttempts and boasts 297 in 31 game . Chicken-pox floored Horan for two Flyer tilts a nd a cold has been bothering him in recent weeks, but his play hasn't suffered. H e's one of the best defensive players the Flyer have come up with in recent years. D espite his youth he has been assigned to cover a number of All-American candidates down through the season - a job he has acco mplish ed without too much difficulty. The agile Hora n has a variety of shots, but eem most da ngerous from the corner of the court. H e hits from that spot often after taking passes from th e Fl yers' pivotman , Don (Monk ) M eineke. And " Long John" appears to be the lad who will step into the shoes of the " Magnificent Monk" as the "peepul's cherce" of Dayton basketball fans.
A couple of hard-running yo ung basketeers h ave just a bou t m a d e Springfield, 0., 25 miles away, a suburb of greater D ayton . Broad- shouldered Jimmy Paxson a nd high-jumping Jack Sallee have been th e magnets drawing Springfi eld fan s closer to D ayton. D ayton, " Cinderella team" of last yea r's NIT, went to the fin a ls again this season before bowing to LaSalle 75-64 in th e title clash. The current Flyer crop has won 28 of 32 games. Paxson and Sallee have played a big part in th a t victory march. Paxson, a 6'6" sophomore, started the season at forward but h as been moved back to guard because of his ability to hit long range set shot .
Jimmy, however, is a good driver and hi wide shoulders give him an advantage in rebounding. H e was hailed as a future All-American by New York scribe after the recent NIT. The spectacular Sallee at 6'2" has been a crowd pleaser all season with his one-hand push shots from far to the sid e along with his gazelle-like leaps while driving in for baskets. H e's only a freshman.
Another lad who may be what th e Flyers need is Vaughn (O x ) T aylor, southpaw pivotman. T aylor, a 6'6" junior, has a ta ntalizing hook shot that h e hits with amazing accuracy while being covered. H e has h ad the misfortun e of playing in the sh adow of Dayton's famed Don ( Monk ) M eineke, but has played key roles in a number of games. Two comers on the Flyer NIT squad who are being counted on for bench strength are Don Donoher, 6'3" sophomore forward, whose basket in the Ia t 28 seconds clinched D ayton's 72-71 win over Louisville and Big George Woywod, 6'5" freshman center who has shown great a bility to weep the board on rebounds. Big George, a t 225 pounds, is a rugged man off the boards. H e's from Chicago. Donoh er is from Toledo.
L ea pin' L arry P edi cord , st ringbean sophomore, was na med the 12th man of the Univer ity of D ayton NCAA basketball team. Pedicord, a 6' forward or guard who packs only 143 pound , replaces Gene Joseph, 5'9'' guard from M artins Ferry, 0 . Joseph, a war veteran, played four years of va r ity ball and thus is ineligibl e for the NCAA. The scrappy Flyer defensive ace, however, would be eligible for Olympics should the Flyers gain a spot in that play.
~ Joseph travelled with the Flyers who met the University of Illinois in the NCAA regional playoffs at Chicago Stadium. P edicord , one of D ayton's sta r tennis players, missed six weeks of practice at th e beginning of the seaon with an a nkle injury suffered in a broad jump on a playground where he was supervi or last summer. Since his return to the squad he h as been playing with the junior varsity. H e broke into one varsity game briefly thi season. 7
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posted on the activities of the Flyers Basketba ll team via the Pacific edition of the Stars and Stripes. H e writes: " H ere's hoping the NIT proves nothing more th a n a tepping stone to more acclaim." Philip K . Schumacher is interning in hospital administration at Rochester General Hospita l, N. Y. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Link on the birth of their da ughter N a ncy Lee on J an. 2. Congra tula tions are extended to Alice Klein a nd J erry Rya n whose engagement a nd approaching marriage ha been announced . Fa ther Thoma Bodie, S. M., doing graduate work in New York City wi ll perform the marriage ceremony on May 24 at St. Joachim a nd Ann church, Queens Village, N. Y. C lem Spraley, Jr., is residing in Sa n Diego, Calif. Robert N. DeForrest is working with Electro- Way, a Division of Gerity-Michigan Co., Dayton, selling Dishma ters. 1st Lt. Robert Tormey is attached to the C. G. Sec., JLC, APO 343, c/ o P.M., Sa n Fra ncisco, Calif. . . . Does a nyone have the address of Christopher Neugebauer ?-Last known re idence was D ayton. Congra tul a tions a re extended to Joan Kuntz, Eva nston, Ill., and Carl F. Uth, Dayton, who e engagement a nd a pproaching marriage in June has been announced. Carl is teaching at Edon High School. Congratula tions are extended to Mr. and Mrs. T errence J. Lorenz, Columbus, Ohio, on the birth of their first child -a son, named Michael Joseph on Feb. 4. Mrs. Lorenz is the former Jodelle Miller of Dayton. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mr . Fred Spahr on the birth of their daughter Deborah Lee on O ct. 26, in D ayton . Congratula tions are in order for Mary Lou Deerwes ter and John F. Gridley whose engagement a nd approaching ma rriage has been announced. They plan to be married on M ay 24 in the C hurch of the Holy Aangels, Dayton . Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Meyer are the proud pa rents of their first child, a on, Robert L. Jr. , born M ar. 17, in Dayton . A letter from Lt. Ed . Maj , 30 FA Bn., APO 66, c/ o P.M. , N.Y. N.Y., indicated tha t hi family- wife a nd two chil dren have joined him in Germa ny. H e has completed further training in fi eld a rtillery problems. A note from Ed Plumer, Baltimore, directed to Fa ther Leimkuhler, h ead of the religion department at U.D., informed u tha t Mr. Plumer's brother who i 8
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m service m Casabla nca has Fa ther K a ne, O .P., as cha plain. And th a t when he assumed the chapla in's responsibilities, it was a nnounced that he had taught a t the University of D ayton. 1951- Lt. H a rry Pa rr is a ttached to the Hq . a nd Hq. Co., C.C.A.-3rd Arm'd . Div., Fort Knox, K y. H e was serving as a tax consultant a nd was a recent campus visitor. LeRoy Willia ms is re iding in West Chester, 0. Mr. a nd Mrs. D avid W . Price, (Anne M errick) formerly of West J efferson, 0., are residing in Chester, Pa. A note from Chris Perrotta indicates he is living in Buffalo, N.Y. , and is employed as a trainee for assistant buyer in curtains and dra peries for the K obacher D epartment Store. Lt. R obert Beck and William Saelzler are attached to the Hq. Umpire GroupExercise Leghorn, Fr. Hood, T ex. Congra tulaions are extended to J essie Miriam Rh yne and Lt. Robert Beck who will be ma rried on April 13, at First M ethodist Church, LaFayette, Ga. Congratulations are extended to Joan Oldiges and Willia m Saelzler, Lt., on their engagement. A bela ted thank you is expressed to Earl Ho, Hawaii, on his expression of good wishes to the Hawaiian students at the Universi ty at Christmas . Congratulations are expressed to J ulia M a rgaret Feltrup and Flavia n Becker whose engagement and approaching marriage has been announ ced . Flavian is working on his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Cincinna ti. Guy H. Porter, Jr., is residing in Miamisburg, 0. H e is working a t the Gentile Air Force De pot as an organiza tion and methods examiner in the Comptroller's office. Our very best is extended to Anne Colette Fisch er and Lt. Richard E. M ayer who were married on Feb. 23, in Our Lady of the Angels Church, Cleveland, 0 . Dick is stationed a t Indiantown Gap, Pa. Among many others, Mr. and Mr . M ayer attended the NIT game in M adison Squa re Garden. Mr. a nd Mrs. John V. Walsh ha ve cha nged
their residence from Ba ltimore to Annapolis, Md. Lt. Rudy F. Roof, Jr. , Ottowa, 0., is sch eduled to leave April 1 for .Ja pa n via Seattle, Wa h. Congratulations a re extended to Margaret M . Dunn and Edward T . O 'Boyle who were married last June at St. Ignatius Church, Clevela nd . Bobb y Fl ynn rece ntly e m ceed a barbershop quartet program at M emorial H a ll in Dayton. Bob has his own regul arly scheduled radio program over WL W -Cincinna ti. Bobby will be remembered as the sma llest member of the '5 1 basketball team. Congratula tions are extended to Miss Roseann Marie Ebbing and John R . Angerer on their wedding on Feb. 2 in St. Albert the Great Church, Dayton . They will reside in Washington, D .C. Francis Schmalz wa speaker a t a breakfast of the U hers Club of a Polish church in Utica, N .Y. H e is taking courses in social work at Utica College. Congratulations are extended to Olga R . Horni a nd K enneth E. Eller who were ma rried in Trinity Baptist ch urch, Dayton on Feb. 16. Congratulations a r e ex te nd ed to H elen Ewing and Cyri l J . Fritz who were married on Feb. 16, in Our Lady of the Rosary church. A note from Jim Gibbons, Army Chemical Center, Md., directed to Bro. Andy Weber, indicated tha t Bud was bringing a group of Dayton alumni to the NIT games in the Gardens . .. Jim Wade, Jim Boeke and Jim Gibbons-all are sta tioned at the ACC, Md. Bill Greaser is working as a liaison engineer with Internationa l General Electric, between the oversea department and the home office. Lt. Charlie Gibbon is scheduled to go overseas in April. At the present time, he is stationed in Missouri- and shall be assigned in the Far East as a n Airport Engineer. Fra nk P. Krein, Jr., is residing in San Francisco. H e is working as a chemist a t the University of San Fra ncisco Medical Center doing "Fish Research." H e pl ans to a ttend Redlands University for a year starting in June, 1952 in the fi eld of geology. Philip D. R eddy is working in tool and die design for the Lockwood Mfg. Co., C incinna ti. UNIYERSITY OF DAYTON ALUMl'IUS