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Longshot: The Story of the Buchan Bakers

 

1957 National AAU Tournament

 

March 25-30 in Denver, Colorado

 

Final Standings

1.     Air Force All Stars

2.     Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.

3.     Peoria Cats, Peoria, Ill.

4.     Buchan Bakers, Seattle, Wash.

 

Box Score, Championship Game

 

Air Force All Stars (87)

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Dick Boushka

5

5

4

15

Don Bragg

0

2

4

 2

Jim Coshow

2

7

1

11

Max Hooper

0

0

0

 0

Allen Kelley

2

0

0

 4

Henry McDonald

0

0

0

 0

Ron Tomsic

6

14

1

26

Ray Warren

4

2

4

10

Richard Welsh

5

3

4

13

Ed White

1

4

1

 6

 

 

 

 

 

Total

25

37

19

87

 

Olympic Club (74)

San Francisco, California

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Barry Brown

2

3

3

 7

George McLoughlin

0

0

0

 0

Russ Lawler

6

3

1

15

Carl Boldt

2

2

4

 6

Phil Vukiecevich

3

0

3

 6

Tom Meschery

6

6

3

18

Ramon Bell

0

0

0

 0

Ed Romanoff

0

0

1

 0

James Young

0

2

1

 2

Al Lavin

8

4

5

20

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

27

20

21

74

 

Box Score, Consolation Game

 

Buchan Bakers (71)

Seattle, Washington

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Doyle Perkins

4

0

1

 8

Ron Patnoe

2

0

2

 4

R.C. Owens

5

3

1

13

Marv Adams

1

0

1

 2

Les Whittles

3

0

2

 6

Warren Moyles

3

0

2

 6

Dick Stricklin

4

2

3

10

Charlie Koon

0

0

1

 0

Ed Halberg

7

1

3

15

Dean Parsons

2

3

3

 7

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

31

9

19

71

 

 

Peoria Cats (76)

Peoria, Illinois

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

John Prudhoe

1

1

3

 3

James Bingham

1

1

1

 3

William Johnson

5

2

0

12

Howard Crittenden

1

5

4

 7

David Plunkett

2

3

1

 7

Allen Kelley

3

0

0

 6

Edward Solomon

4

0

0

 8

Charles Wolfe

6

1

1

13

B.H. Born

8

1

3

17

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

31

14

13

76

 

 

 

Box Score, Semifinal Game

 

Buchan Bakers (63)

Seattle, Washington

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Doyle Perkins

3

2

1

 8

Ron Patnoe

4

5

2

13

R.C. Owens

3

0

1

 6

Marv Adams

1

1

1

 3

Les Whittles

0

0

1

 0

Warren Moyles

0

0

1

 0

Dick Stricklin

1

3

2

 5

Charlie Koon

6

0

4

12

Ed Halberg

2

5

5

 9

Dean Parsons

2

3

1

 7

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

22

19

19

63

 

 

Air Force All Stars (84)

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Dick Boushka

7

8

3

22

Don Bragg

2

1

0

 5

Jim Coshow

3

3

2

 9

Max Hooper

1

0

1

 2

Allen Kelley

1

2

1

 4

Henry McDonald

1

0

1

 2

Ron Tomsic

6

8

3

20

Ray Warren

3

4

3

10

Richard Welsh

4

2

0

10

Ed White

0

0

0

 0

 

 

 

 

 

Total

28

28

14

84

 

 

Box Score, Quarterfinal Game

 

Buchan Bakers (67)

Seattle, Washington

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Doyle Perkins

4

1

1

 9

Ron Patnoe

1

0

0

 2

R.C. Owens

2

0

3

 4

Marv Adams

1

0

3

 2

Les Whittles

0

2

0

 2

Warren Moyles

2

1

0

 5

Dick Stricklin

5

1

2

11

Charlie Koon

7

5

4

19

Ed Halberg

1

5

1

 7

Dean Parsons

3

0

3

 6

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

26

15

17

67

 

 

Vickers Oilers (63)

Wichita, Kansas

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Cleo Littleton

4

4

2

12

Art Helms

1

2

3

 4

Dan Swartz

2

1

3

 5

Nick Romanoff

1

2

0

 4

Swede Halbrook

4

2

1

10

Don Boldebuck

3

0

0

 6

Lester Lane

3

5

2

11

Oscar Ziemba

3

0

1

 6

Nick Revon

2

1

1

 5

Don Laswell

0

0

0

 0

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

23

17

13

63

 

 

Box Score, First Round

 

Buchan Bakers (79)

Seattle, Washington

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Doyle Perkins

2

0

1

 4

Ron Patnoe

1

2

1

 4

R.C. Owens

3

0

2

 6

Marv Adams

3

7

3

13

Les Whittles

4

2

1

10

Warren Moyles

2

0

1

 4

Dick Stricklin

2

0

4

 4

Charlie Koon

6

0

1

12

Ed Halberg

6

0

4

12

Dean Parsons

3

4

5

10

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

32

15

23

79

 

Milford Chiefs (66)

Milford, Connecticut

 

Player

FG

FT

PF

TP

Harry Bosley

0

0

1

 0

James Callaway

3

3

2

 9

Ronald Harris

5

9

4

19

Jack Katrick

0

4

2

 4

Clarence Thomas

7

5

3

19

Robert Osborne

5

5

3

15

Gus Seaman

0

0

1

 0

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

20

26

16

66

 

 

AAU All-Americans (all-tournament team) for 1957

 

R.C. Owens, Buchan Bakers

Dick Boushka, Air Force All Stars

Ron Tomsic, Air Force All Stars

Dick Welsh, Air Force All Stars

Barry Brown, San Francisco Olympic Club

Russ Lawler, San Francisco Olympic Club

B. H Born, Peoria Cats

Howie Crittendon, Peoria Cats

Bill Reigel, Lake Charles, La., McDonald Scots

Carroll Williams, Army All Stars

 

First Round (Monday and Tuesday)

Westside Ford, Seattle, Wa., 82, Sanitary Dairy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 69 (replay of disputed game won by Westside 81-53)

Navy All-Stars, 75, Locker Markets, Long Beach, Calif., 63

Milford Chiefs, Milford, Conn., 79, Allen-Bradley, Milwaukee, Wisc., 77

Becker’s, Ogden, Ut., 61, Aldom-Harsch Lumber, Sterling, Colo., 52

Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif., 71, Dreger Stars, Philadelphia, Pa., 65

McDonald Scots, Lake Charles, La., 2, Boeing Bombers, Wichita, Kans., 0 (forfeit)

Joliet 7-Up, Joliet, Ill., 63, Gibbs Vikings, Jacksonville, Fla., 54

Marion Kay, Brownstown, Ind., 67, Marines All-Stars, 63

Air Force All Stars, 94, M-C Wine, Columbus, Ohio, 64

Army All Stars, 107, Quachita Baptist College, Arkadelphia, Ark., 76

 

First round byes – Phillips 66ers, Buchan Bakers, Peoria Cats, Wichita Vickers, Akron Goodyears. Denver D-C Truckers

 

Second Round (Wednesday)

Buchan Bakers 79, Milford Chiefs 66

Wichita Vickers 102, Navy All Stars 69

Air Force All Stars 100, Joliet 7-Up 76

McDonald Scots 78, Denver D-C Truckers 72

Peoria Cats 87, Westside Ford 73

Army All Stars 86, Goodyear Wingfoots 66

Olympic Club 82, Marion Kay 66

Phillips Oilers 92, Ogden Beckers 69

 

Quarterfinals (Thursday)

Buchan Bakers 67, Wichita Vickers 63

Olympic Club 82, Phillips Oilers 61

Peoria Cats 82, Army All Stars 67

Air Force All Stars 79, McDonald Scots 68

 

Semifinals (Friday)

Air Force All Stars 84, Buchan Bakers 63

Olympic Club 70, Peoria Cats 61

 

Consolation (Saturday)

Peoria Cats 76, Buchan Bakers 71

 

Championship (Saturday)

Air Force All Stars 87, Olympic Club 74

 

 






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