February,-1932.
THE RUTHERFORD RECTANGLE
Page Three
Rambles of the Ramblers
SPORTS
Ramblers Trounce Wingate In
Hard-Fought Contest—35-23
The Eutherfoird College Ram
blers opened their basketball sea
son with a bang wihen they defeat
ed a strong Wingate team ta the
tune of 35-23. The Wingate team
took the lead: at the opening of the
game and held it up tintil a few
minutes before the half, when the
Ramblers pulled’ away for a five
point lead, the score 'being 19-14.
Bumgarner m.ade several nice
shots as the Ramblers put on this
final sipurt.
The second half was similar to
the first with Rutherford having a
slight ed'ge throughout the last
'half. The Eam;Wers never let up
but kept fi,ghting until the final
whistle. The score ended with a
margin of 35-23 an favor of Ruth
erford'.
Coble with 11 ponts and Tater
Deaton with 6 led the Wingate
scoring, while Bumgarner with 11
and Bronson and Mock with 7 each
Id the Rainjbler offense. Watt Deal
played a good -defensive game.
The line-up:
Wingate
Coble F 11
Dea-ton 6
(C) Harrigton C 2
Fowler G 2
Devereaux G 1
Substitutions:
Rutherford
Tolbert F 2
L DpsI F 4
Ridenh’r C 0
Mock c C 7
W. Deal G 2
Wingate, Leon
ard (0), Yerton (7), Harris (0),
Settlemyre (0). Rutherford-, Bum
garner (11), Bronson (7), Pierce
(2), Goodson (0).
WINGATE DEFEATS RAM
BLERS 30-28 AT WINGATE
The Rutherford Ramblers lost
their second ga-me in as many
nights when they were defeated by
Wingate 'by a score of 30-28. The
game was a thriller all the way
through. Wingate led -throughout
the game.
The Bulld-o-gs presented a real
threat in Henry, substitute for-
■ward, and also in CoMe. W'hile
Bronson led the Rutherf-ord offense
fense, Watt Deal played' a -good
game at ;guard.
JUNI
8 RESUME OF SEASON
RAMBLERS DEFEATED
By CULLOWHEE 40-28
The Rutherford College Ram
blers received itheir .first setback of
the season when 'Oullowhee team
led hy Capta,in Watson, who scor
ed half of 'his team’s points
trounced them -by a score of 40-28.
Watson was all over the floor,
shooting from ever angle to ring
up 29 points.
Mock opened the game with a
field goal from the foul line to
put Rutherford in the lead. Bron
son followed this with another nice
shot. W-ats-on of 'CuUowhee then
rang up three points in -quick suc
cession to imake the score stand
4-3 for the Ramh-leirs.
Watt Deal a-dided a foul to the
Riutherford score, but Watson ad
ded three more pjoints to put -his
team in- the lead 6-5.
-Bumgarner then made a crip,
but W-atson tied it -up with a foul
s'hot. The lead see-sawed' 'back and
forth during the remainder -of 1*e
first half, except in the final min
utes when CuUowhee put on a
spurt to have a five point advan
tage at the half, the score being
17-12.
The Teachers came back and
-continued their spurt, led by Buch
anan and Watson, to run their
score up to 26-12 in less than three
minutes after -the half. At this
point Ridenhour dropped one
through the bas.ket from the foul
circle, but Watson addled two field
goals and Cowan rang up one
while Tol'b-ert was sinking a foul.
Mock -anid Tolbert added field -goals
in succession, and Buchanan fol
lowed up with another for the
Teachers.
The Ramblers made a desperate
effort to win in the final minutes
-b'ut could not overcome the lead,
and were defeated by a twelve
-point margin,- the score ibeing
40-28.
The line-up:
W.C.T.C.
Wats-on c F 20
Buchanan F 8
Cowan C 8
Hawkins G 2
B^il-1'brigh.t G 1
OEFEAIS
I
The Canupbell College quintet
defeated the Rutherford' Ramblers
in the Canupbell gym, .the score
ending 33-26.
Led by their center, Dart, the
Tornadoes- displayed a fine passing
attack. Mock was high scorer for
Rutherford.
RAMBLERS CLOSE SEA
SON WITH WIN, CAMPB’L
The Ramblers closed -their sea
son with a .65-33 victory over
Campbell. The Ramblers took the
lead in the opejiing minutes of
play, and had a 25-6 lead at the
half.
The second half was a little clo
ser, with Rutherford having the
edige.
.M'oLean was the individual star
of the game, registering a -total of
17 points, while Lipscomi) and Tol
bert with 18 points each, and
Mock wi'th 12 points, led' the Ram
blers on -to a neat victory.
The Rutherford College Junior
Varsity closed a very successful
.basketball season last Wednesday
night when the Junior Ra'miblers
-defeated Valdese 'Hi by a -S'Core of
20-16.
This brings to a close the Ju
nior Ramiblers’ -season. Their re
cord is as follows:
Glen Alpine Hi 11 RC 39
Valdese -Hi 14 RC 34
Glen Alpine Hi 14 RC 38
Valdese Hi 14 -RC 38
Hudson Hi 84 RiO 28
Hudson All-Stars 41 RiC' 27
Hudson All-Stars 30 RC 29
HudBm 'Hi 3S RiC 32
Biscoe Hi 18 RC 17
H-ud'son All-Stars 32 RC 36
VaM'ese Hi 16 RC 20
W. Hickory All-Stars .28 EiC 39
Total Opponents 286 EC 374
Among the memibers of the
squad who labored faithfuilly day
after day were: “Bill” Wilktt,
“Whatam-an” Hutchison, “Squirt”
Comer, “Runt” Cline, “Hi-pockets”
Whiten-er, ‘‘Shine”, Go-odson, “Five-
yard” -Hinkle, “Bull” Evans, “Bob
bie” Sadler, “Triple-dribble” Rhyne
and “Ossie” Smith.
Rutherford
Bronsom c F S
L Deal F 0
Bu-m'garner C 2
Mock 'G 10
- - W. Deal G 1
-Substitutions—W. 'C. T. 'C., Tho
mas (1), 'Sulton (0). Ru-therford,
Tolbert (3), Ridenhour (2), Pierce
(2).
CULLOWHEE DEFEATS
RAMBLERS 43-21 THERE
The 'CuUowhee Teachers defeat
ed the Ramblers for the seronc’
time this year by the .score of
43-21. The CuUowhee players were
hitting the basket from all angles
-of the court, while the Ramblers
were off form.
Watson and Cowan led- th*
Teachers attack, while Lind'say
Deal led the Ramiblers offense.
RAMBLERS LOSE 10
scored the first point •of the -game
on a foul, and Watt Deal of the
Ramiblers tied it with another foul
shot. -Branson also scored a foul
to give the Ra'miblers -the lead.
Bumgarner came in with firs-t field
goal -of the game, ending the first
quarter with the Ramblers leading
7-2. , .
Belmont Abbey came back in
ohe second quarter '-scoring nine
points wihiile .the Ramiblers were
scoring only three, to h-old a one
point ■margin at the 'half, 11-10'.
The Ramblers- took the lead in
the third quarter when Bronson
and Kidenh-our led a six point Ral
ly; but Canty came back and' even
ed things up with a field' -goal af
ter Feldmen and 'Campibell scored
three fouls. The score at the end
of the -third quarter was 20-19 in
favor of the Ramblers.
In the fourth -period' the Abbey-
men started things off with two
field goals. Lindsay Deal then
made a foul sihot -to end the -scor
ing for Rutherford. The gaine end
ed a few mom-ents' later wi'th the
Ramblers on -the short end of a
28-21 score.
The -game was slow and' rough,
21 fouls being called on the Ram
blers, which probably cost them
the -game. The Abbeys scored 14
points on fouls.
The lin-e-up:
Belmont Abbey
Canty F 7
Wheeler c F 4
Murp'hy C 7
Camp-beU G 2
Feldmen G 5
Fitzgerald G 3
Rutherford
Bronson F 5
Pierce F 0
Bumigarner C 3
Mo-ck G c 4
W. Deal G 2
L. Deal F 5
Ridenhour C 2
Tolbert F 0
RAMBLERS LOSE TO BEL
MONT ABBEY SCORE 28-24
Th'e Rutherford College Ram
blers lost their second game in as
many nig'hts when .the Belmoint
Aibbey loopers defeated the Ram
blers in a rather listless game, the
score 'being 2S-21. Th.is game was
very slow in getting any action
started and never got to be a very
active contes.t.
Oa.ptain Wheeler of 'the Abbey
The Belmont Abbey ibasketeers
defeated- the Ramblers for the sec
ond time this year to the tune o-f
28-24. Rutherford led^ at the hall,
but the Ab'beymen took the lead in
the third quarter and 'held' it
througho'ut the rest of the game.
M -u r ph y was the offensive
star for .the Abbey team, with 11
points, w'hile Bronson led the Ru
therford attack.
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blue coat, darling?”
Groom — “That’s the umpire,
dear.”
Bride—“Why does he -wear that
funny wire thing over his face?”
Groom—“To keep from biting
the ball players, precious.”—^Wall
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