Bowling Green State University Athletics
FEB. 15, 1963 SENTINEL PREVIEW STORY
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‘Stop The Rambling’ Theme Song Of BG
“They’re not much different than any other team we’ve played this year. They bring the ball down the floor and ‘gun it.’”
So said Harold Anderson when asked what he expected from the Loyola Ramblers Saturday night at 8 in Memorial Hall.
“They don’t have any set offense or set patterns, other than to screen for Harkness (Jerry Harkness, leading scorer on the team). But the things they do well, particularly Harkness, and John Egan, is shoot. Both Harkness and Egan go up in the air for a shot and if there is someone there to block it, they drop their hands and shoot from sort of a side-arm position. Most of the time, the shot goes in or they draw a foul,” Andy pointed out.
Loyola got the scare of its season Monday night when Marquette took the Ramblers into an overtime. The Ramblers finally won that one, 92-80. That high score is indicative of the Ramblers’ high scoring offensive machine. They lead the nation in offense, averaging better than 97 points a game. But no place in the statistics will you find the Ramblers listed in the defensive category, giving rise to the premise of which is best – offense or defense.
Bowling Green is not listed anywhere in the statistics for their offense, but listed No. 19 in the nation is Bowling Green’s defense with a per game average of slightly over 59 points a game. (Cincinnati leads the nation, allowing an average of 49 points a game.)
Won’t it be interesting to watch the No. 1 team in offense play the 19th team in defense? Harkness ranks 24th in the nation in scoring: Les Hunter, 6-7 junior, is fifth in the country in percentage of field goals made, hitting better than 58 per cent of his shots.
This gives you some idea of what the Falcons will be up against Saturday night. Ironically, Andy has had to spend a lot of his practice sessions looking at films or getting scouting reports from other than his own staff.
The game that Andy wanted to scout the Ramblers was the Niagara game scheduled in Chicago on Jan. 28, the same night the Falcons were in Chicago playing DePaul. But the Ramblers had to cancel the game because they were over-scheduled in games (28 in all and you’re permitted 24). Other than that, Andy has a vivid picture in mind of last year’s game when the Ramblers stormed from behind and ate up his Falcons at Alumni Gym in Chicago, 81-68.
Just about everyone from both teams will be back to face other this year, including the coaches, Andy and George Ireland, former star at Notre Dame.
Last season, the Ramblers sported a 23-4 record and finished third in the National Invitational Tournament in New York. Possibly, this could be only the first meeting of Bowling Green and Loyola this season.
The Ramblers don’t want to bump up against Cincinnati until they get to the finals – if they get to the finals. So if the Ramblers could be guaranteed an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament which would not force them to buck heads with Cincinnati before the final game, they probably would take the NCAA, where it could be highly mathematical that the Falcons and Ramblers could meet again, that is, if the Falcons make it into the NCAA.
Otherwise, Ireland probably would take the NIT trip again to New York. The Ramblers are an independent team and can take their choice of either tournament. If BG beats the Ramblers, don’t be surprised to see the Ramblers go into the NIT.
One bright ray of hope for the Falcons concerning the game coming up Saturday is the fact that two of the playing members of the Rambler team have been declared ineligible. In the Marquette game, all 92 points were scored by the first five starters. Two of the Ramblers, Pablo Robertson and Billy Smith, combined for 240 points in the first 20 games, but they won’t be around any more this season.
Nine times this season, the Ramblers have bettered the 100-point mark and 15 times, they’ve had more than 90. They’ve played five MAC team already – Ohio U, Kent and Marshall and Western Michigan twice.
Last year, the Falcons won the All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City. This year, the Ramblers breezed through the classic easily.
Since Ireland took over in 1951 at Chicago, he has managed to win only four times in 14 games with Coach Harold Anderson.
Loyola will be the highest-ranked team the Falcons have ever played and is certainly the best team to play in BG’s three-year-old arena. Their individual statistic sheet alone has been enough to unnerve several teams, since it is nearly professional in scoring totals and averages.
All five regulars are in double figures, with Jerry Harkness’ 21.5 high and Ron Miller’s 13 points the low average. BG has three in twin figures – Nate Thurmond’s 20.2, Howard Komives’ 18.5 and Wavey Junior’s 11.9.
The Falcons would like to be the team to knock off the Ramblers, if for no other reason than revenge. A win could restore a lot of prestige to the currently unranked BeeGees, who have been one of the country’s hottest teams lately. Seven wins in their past eight games, including five on the road, have almost wiped away memories of a mid-season slump.
Notre Dame moves in Monday night, with a probable record of 15-5. Another high-scoring team, the Fighting Irish, have averaged about 81 points per game in running up a 14-5 record. They’ll play a so-so Navy team in South Bend Saturday night.
Despite the loss of top scorer Larry Sheffield and second rebounder Ron Reed, both scholastically ineligible, Notre Dame still has four men in or near double figure point production and has averaged 13 rebounds per game more than opponents.
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‘Stop The Rambling’ Theme Song Of BG
“They’re not much different than any other team we’ve played this year. They bring the ball down the floor and ‘gun it.’”
So said Harold Anderson when asked what he expected from the Loyola Ramblers Saturday night at 8 in Memorial Hall.
“They don’t have any set offense or set patterns, other than to screen for Harkness (Jerry Harkness, leading scorer on the team). But the things they do well, particularly Harkness, and John Egan, is shoot. Both Harkness and Egan go up in the air for a shot and if there is someone there to block it, they drop their hands and shoot from sort of a side-arm position. Most of the time, the shot goes in or they draw a foul,” Andy pointed out.
Loyola got the scare of its season Monday night when Marquette took the Ramblers into an overtime. The Ramblers finally won that one, 92-80. That high score is indicative of the Ramblers’ high scoring offensive machine. They lead the nation in offense, averaging better than 97 points a game. But no place in the statistics will you find the Ramblers listed in the defensive category, giving rise to the premise of which is best – offense or defense.
Bowling Green is not listed anywhere in the statistics for their offense, but listed No. 19 in the nation is Bowling Green’s defense with a per game average of slightly over 59 points a game. (Cincinnati leads the nation, allowing an average of 49 points a game.)
Won’t it be interesting to watch the No. 1 team in offense play the 19th team in defense? Harkness ranks 24th in the nation in scoring: Les Hunter, 6-7 junior, is fifth in the country in percentage of field goals made, hitting better than 58 per cent of his shots.
This gives you some idea of what the Falcons will be up against Saturday night. Ironically, Andy has had to spend a lot of his practice sessions looking at films or getting scouting reports from other than his own staff.
The game that Andy wanted to scout the Ramblers was the Niagara game scheduled in Chicago on Jan. 28, the same night the Falcons were in Chicago playing DePaul. But the Ramblers had to cancel the game because they were over-scheduled in games (28 in all and you’re permitted 24). Other than that, Andy has a vivid picture in mind of last year’s game when the Ramblers stormed from behind and ate up his Falcons at Alumni Gym in Chicago, 81-68.
Just about everyone from both teams will be back to face other this year, including the coaches, Andy and George Ireland, former star at Notre Dame.
Last season, the Ramblers sported a 23-4 record and finished third in the National Invitational Tournament in New York. Possibly, this could be only the first meeting of Bowling Green and Loyola this season.
The Ramblers don’t want to bump up against Cincinnati until they get to the finals – if they get to the finals. So if the Ramblers could be guaranteed an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament which would not force them to buck heads with Cincinnati before the final game, they probably would take the NCAA, where it could be highly mathematical that the Falcons and Ramblers could meet again, that is, if the Falcons make it into the NCAA.
Otherwise, Ireland probably would take the NIT trip again to New York. The Ramblers are an independent team and can take their choice of either tournament. If BG beats the Ramblers, don’t be surprised to see the Ramblers go into the NIT.
One bright ray of hope for the Falcons concerning the game coming up Saturday is the fact that two of the playing members of the Rambler team have been declared ineligible. In the Marquette game, all 92 points were scored by the first five starters. Two of the Ramblers, Pablo Robertson and Billy Smith, combined for 240 points in the first 20 games, but they won’t be around any more this season.
Nine times this season, the Ramblers have bettered the 100-point mark and 15 times, they’ve had more than 90. They’ve played five MAC team already – Ohio U, Kent and Marshall and Western Michigan twice.
Last year, the Falcons won the All-College Tournament at Oklahoma City. This year, the Ramblers breezed through the classic easily.
Since Ireland took over in 1951 at Chicago, he has managed to win only four times in 14 games with Coach Harold Anderson.
Loyola will be the highest-ranked team the Falcons have ever played and is certainly the best team to play in BG’s three-year-old arena. Their individual statistic sheet alone has been enough to unnerve several teams, since it is nearly professional in scoring totals and averages.
All five regulars are in double figures, with Jerry Harkness’ 21.5 high and Ron Miller’s 13 points the low average. BG has three in twin figures – Nate Thurmond’s 20.2, Howard Komives’ 18.5 and Wavey Junior’s 11.9.
The Falcons would like to be the team to knock off the Ramblers, if for no other reason than revenge. A win could restore a lot of prestige to the currently unranked BeeGees, who have been one of the country’s hottest teams lately. Seven wins in their past eight games, including five on the road, have almost wiped away memories of a mid-season slump.
Notre Dame moves in Monday night, with a probable record of 15-5. Another high-scoring team, the Fighting Irish, have averaged about 81 points per game in running up a 14-5 record. They’ll play a so-so Navy team in South Bend Saturday night.
Despite the loss of top scorer Larry Sheffield and second rebounder Ron Reed, both scholastically ineligible, Notre Dame still has four men in or near double figure point production and has averaged 13 rebounds per game more than opponents.