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Bob Wallace
Oh. how shocking. All those bad boys on that poor young man. Tom Waters, at
the extreme right, looks askance at the scramble for the ball in the
Emporia State game. Regis players fighting for the ball are Jim Fennelly, 20,
Bryce Heffley, and Dick Petry, at the right.
Regis 49, West Virginia State 44
This was Bob Wallace's personal game of the season, as he
led his mates to rousing overtime victory over West Virginia
State, the National Negro Champions, in the Denver City Auditorium
on February 13. Displaying great spirit against their speedy
opponents, the entire team rose to the occasion. Wallace put on
a sensational exhibition of ball hawking during the entire game
from the taller West Virginians. Heffley's last second goal, which
sent the game into overtime, and Tom Kavanaugh's alert play,
were the deciding factors in the victory.
Phillips Oilers 57, Regis 33
The Phillips 66 Oilers from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, were the
next set of opposition on the Regis schedule, at North Platte,
Nebraska, on February 16. Expecting an easy time for the night,
the Oilers found, to their dismay, that Bob Wallace had other
ideas. He made the national A.A.U. Champions work hard for
their victory. Phillips overpowered the Regis collegians, 57-33.
Denver Chevrolets 64, Regis 43
High in the air over the heads of three
Denver University defenders goes Bobby
Wallace, 22 (dark), for a beautifully
executed layup shot. The D.U.
players shown are Dick Gray, 23; Fred
Howell, 10; and Ronnie Johnson, 22
(light).
Back home the next evening, the Regis Rangers faced another
redoubtable foe in the impressive Denver Chevrolets. Experience
and a heavier supply of manpower brought the downfall of the
tired Northsiders in the City Auditorium clash. The home-town
A.A.U. forces outlasted the Rangers, 64-43.
Regis 67, Idaho State 39
Idaho State journeyed to Denver from the north to come up
against the Brown and Gold in the City Auditorium on February
19. They went away the next day smarting from a 67-39 setback.
Bryce Heffley and Tom Kavanaugh led the Regis explosion.