Some Sports Stories

November 3, 2009

Fred A. Engle The Richmond Register Tue Nov 03, 2009, 07:55 AM EST

Back in my high school days (1943-47), Bob Ackman was both basketball and baseball coach at Madison High. He was very successful at both. In basketball, the Purples went to the state tournament three out of four years. In 1944, the team placed third in the state. These teams have been written up in this column several times.

In baseball, Ackman’s teams went to the state finals two of the four years — losing to St. Xavier in 1945 and to Newport Catholic in 1946. I don’t remember all of the players, but here are some of them — Kenneth Bellamy, pitcher; Robert Cavalier, catcher; Ray Coy, first base; Harold Richardson, second base; Charles Combs, short stop; and Theodore Dunn, third base.

In the outfield were Harold Moberly, Bill Kersey, Ballard Luxon, John Park, and Blaine Clark. Park also pitched and Combs did some relief pitching. The players came from both Madison and Model. Unofficial coaches were two players’ fathers — Yankee Hall of Famer Earle Combs and Harold Moberly Sr. Some home games were played at Eastern, some at a field on Red House Pike. A big hurdle on the way to the state was always University High, coached by Lyman Ginger.

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Did you notice the article about the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in a recent Richmond Register? The teams listed were Indiana University-Southeast, Indiana University–East, Brescia, Berea, Asbury, Alice Lloyd, Cincinnati Christian and St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Half of the league is made up of non-Kentucky schools.

The original K.I.A.C. was all-Kentucky. All four-year schools in the commonwealth except the University of Kentucky were members. This included Louisville, Eastern, Western, Murray, Morehead, Union, Berea, Kentucky Wesleyan, Transylvania and Centre. When the first five of these schools left the conference to form the Ohio Valley Conference, the old K.I.A.C. began to break up. Today only Berea College is left from the original group.

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In response to a recent column on the 1931 White Hall High School girls basketball team’s trip to the state tournament, I received a phone call saying that the “quality silver trophies” won by the team were to be found at Boonesboro. They are located in the bedroom of the Kentucky River Museum in one of the lock keeper’s houses. The museum is the first historical site and is filled with 1906-era furniture. It is closed now for the winter. Thank you Mrs. Sowders for sharing with us this bit of Madison’s heritage.

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We are heirs and joint-heirs to His kingdom
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — Rom 8:14-19

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How little exercise is necessary for good health?
How little exercise is necessary for good health?
That question was the subject of a recent investigation by a team of exercise scientists at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and the answer seems to be a lot less than we might think, as long as we’re willing to put in the effort.

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Start planting your hot weather vegetables now

Hopefully, the unusual spate of unseasonably warm weather we had earlier this spring did not fool you, and you’ve been patiently waiting to get your hot weather veggies, such as tomatoes and peppers, into your summer vegetable garden.

Now is a good time to start planting these delectable goodies.

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I’ve been doing crunches all my adult life and it may be one of the reasons I have back problems. Research from the University of Waterloo in Ontario has found that repeated bending of the spine, such as occurs when doing crunches, can contribute over time to damage of spinal discs. The results are presented — along with a lot of other useful information — in the book, “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance” by Stuart McGill.

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Is 401(k) good for America?
Internal Revenue Code section 401(k) is the only section of the US tax code that average people can cite.
They know it has something to do with whether or not they can retire with dignity. Or retire at all.

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He is there when you need Him
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. — Psalm 139:7-10

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It’s tough to be old
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McCreary’s second term
Between the end of Madison countian James B. McCreary’s first term in 1879 and the beginning of his second term in 1911, a lot happened in Kentucky.
Democrats continued to dominates state politics, as they did Madison County politics. But, the Republicans did break through to take control of the state government once or twice. Of course, that depends on how you interpret the whole, now-infamous Taylor-Goebel affair.

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Officers elected for Post 12, auxiliary
The Richmond American Legion Post 12 and its auxiliary elected officers on April 12.

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