BUCKEYE CONFERENCE EXPECTS FINE CAMPAIGN
B. T. Grover, Ohio University

With each of the five teams in the Buckeye Inter-
collegiate athletic Conference wéll fortified with veterans from
the hottest competition the league has witnessed, the race this
season should be a hardboard scorcher,.

The Battling Bishops of Ohio “esleyan were the crown
wearers when the snow melted, and are back on the court this year
with their 1933-34 lineup intact. A glance into the seer's crystal
tells us that they are the favorites for the title again. Bracing
the banner wearers of Don Mewhort and Myron Prech at forwards,
Clovis Stark at center, Howard Stammler and Ernie Talos at guards,
are several good veteran reserves and a few outstanding sophomores.

The Bishops, however, cannot expect to sail easily into
the port of chamvoions for there are four other teams with the same
designs. Not least among these are the Bearcats of Cincinnati who
probably were the second best team in the running last year.

Cincinnati will have their center, Carl Austing, high
point man in the conference the past winter, back at the helm with
a noble crew of veterans and sophomores as the supporting cast.
4ith Ballard, Raidt, and Summerville heralding the coming of their
best court year, the Cincinnatians are going to be tough to beat
on any evening. Crystal prediction: Strongest contenders.

To the fort, men, the Redskins are coming. Those Miami
sophomores who played some good basketball last season are juniors
now and intend letting their war whoop send chills to every member
of the conference. With Yoodburn, Henry, Vernotzy, Shook, Cline,
and Yeiland making up in speed what they lack in height Miami will
be tough opvosition for any of them. Crystal prediction: Very
troublesome.

Down at Athens the Ohio University Bobcats have seven
lettermen back from last winter's very mediocre team, and at pres-
ent it appears as though only two of the veterans will keep their
posts as regulars. Ohio will be built around Berens, 6° 4” center
who was All-Buckeye as a sophomore, but slumped slightly last year,
and Reichley, speedy guard. Supporting this nucleus there are
three sovhomores in Reeves, Burt, and Doll who are muscling letter-
men out of their positions. Crystal prediction: With plenty of
height, excenting Reichley, Ohio will be a much improved team.

Now we come to the youngest member of the Buckeye who
has been having a little trouble fitting in with the new company,
but at present is acclimating itself fast. That is Marshall which
is also revlete with veteran material. Kineaid, Wellman, Humphery,
and Hallahan are the lettermen who will no doubt bother a lot of
other contenders. The Marshall team lacked size last year, but in
spite of that gave a good account of themselves. Crystal prediction:
Better than last year.