SfnlORS - University of Baltimore

BAS K f T B ALL
C OACH FRANK SKAFF aptly summarized
the basketball campaign when he said, "It
was a lack of height and reserve strength
which prevented us from doing better." Yet,
compared with the previous season's .333 slate,
the Bees' 1948-49 record of eleven wins in
twenty-four games (including five out of th irteen
Mason-Dixon frays) showed a distinct
Improvement.
After an easy 63-26 victory over the Alumni,
the Bees soundly trounched Gallaudet 84-26
in their first Mason-Dixon skirmish. The Conference
champion, Loyola, tagged the quint
with their first loss, 66-42, and in an upset,
Washington likewise defeated the Bees, 52-45.
The hoopsters rebounded with 60-57 and 58-38
triumphs over Western Maryland andFrostburg.
Following the Christmas holidays, the Bees
sandwiched a second 56-40 victory over Frost-
Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Francis M. Skaff
First row: Don Buttermore, Wilbur Phelps, John Howell, Bill Emmerich, and Ralph Sybert. Second row: Coach Skaff, Howard Maccubbin, Leonard,
Glushakow, Bernie MacKenzie, Vern Mummert, Tom Murphy, Manager Johnhn Nclka, and Manager Julius Krafft
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