1953 Roster

Player	Hometown	Team	College Choice
Earl Adkins (**)	Ashland, KY	South	Kentucky
Bill Altenberger	East St. Louis, IL	North	Illinois
Jim Ashmore	Forest, MS	South	Mississippi State
Mickey Barns	Cambridge, OH	North	Baldwin-Wallace
Gene Elstun	Shawnee Mission, KS	South	Kansas
Ed Franklin	Houston, TX	South	Baylor
Cliff Haffer	Middleton, OH	North	North Carolina State
Jim Krebs	Webster Groves, MO	South	Southern Methodist
Jerry Mallett	Beaumont, TX	South	Baylor
Jim Mitchell (*)	Madisonville, KY	South	U.S. Army
John Murrett	New Orleans, LA	South	St. Louis
Gary Nelson	Elma, WA	North	Washington
Ray Nissen	Oelwein, IA	North	Iowa State Teachers College
Jimmy Peck	Leedey, OK	South	Oklahoma
Bobby Powers	El Reno, OK	South	Houston
Harvard Schmidt	Kankakee, IL	North	Illinois
Hiles Stout (*)	Peoria, IL	North	Illinois
Gary Thompson	Roland IA	North	Iowa State
Joe Todd	Morehouse, MO	South	St. Louis
Dave Tschimperle (*)	Hopkins, MN	North	Hamline
Dave Tucker	Superior, WI	North	Minnesota
Charles Tyra (*)	Louisville, KY	South	Louisville
John Weissman	Yeadon, PA	North	Villanova

1953 Boxscore

North - 77

Player	FG	FT	PF	Pts
Bill Altenberger	2	4	2	8
Mickey Barns	1	3	2	5
Cliff Haffer	1	3	2	5
Gary Nelson	2	3	4	7
Ray Nissen	2	3	1	7
Harvard Schmidt	1	5	2	7
Gary Thompson	0	0	4	0
Dave Tschimperle	7	4	4	18
Dave Tucker	0	2	0	2
John Weissman	1	1	1	3
Hiles Stout	4	7	4	15
Summary	21	35	28	77

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South - 86

Player	FG	FT	PF	Pts
Earl Adkins	8	3	5	19
Jim Ashmore	0	1	1	1
Gene Elstun	1	1	1	3
Ed Franklin	0	0	2	0
Jim Krebs	1	1	3	3
Jerry Mallett	1	3	2	5
Jim Mitchell	6	3	2	15
John Murrett	0	4	5	4
Jimmy Peck	1	5	1	7
Bobby Powers	2	2	2	6
Joe Todd	5	1	3	11
Charles Tyra	5	2	5	12
Summary	30	26	32	86

Published in Converse Yearbook, 1953

by ERL SENSING (Murray (Ky.) State College)

HIGH SCHOOL All-AMERICANS named by by "Chuck" Taylor - Top: Tyra, Tschimperle, Adkins. Bottom: Stout, Mitchell

UNDER THE leadership of co-Coaches Johnny Altobello of New Orleans' De La Salle and Lawrence McGinnis of Owensboro (Ky.) Senior High, the Southern All-Stars defeated the Northern All-Stars in the fifth annual North South Cage Classic at Murray, Ky., 86-77, last June 13.

It was the second win for the South, their other win coming in the 1949 inaugural clash under the same two coaches. Altobello's fire and McGinnis' coolnesss combined perfectly to produce the victories.

On the floor the Rebels were led by Earl Adkins, 6-3 Ashland, Ky., guard. Working in the middle of the South's three-out, two-in, offense, he directed the Rebel attack.

Leading the Northern cause was David Tschimperle. Adkins was named "Mr. Basektball" and to a spot on Chuck Taylor's annual Converse All-American team, along with Tschimperle.

Gary Nelson, a 7-foot center, scored first for the North on a free throw, but Adkins tied the score for the South with another.

Jimmy Mitchell took the South's first shot after one minute and forty seconds of play, making the score 3-1. Tschimperle then knotted the count at 3-all, but Jerry Mallet, with a free throw, and Adkins with a fieldy put the Rebels in front 6-3.

ACTION IN NORTH-SOUTH TILT - 6-5 Bobby Powers goes high in try to stop 7-foot Gary Nelson's shot. Watching is John Murret (10) of Southern squad, Jerry Mallett at right.

A free throw each by Nelson and Cliff Hafer and a field goal by Harvard Schmidt pushed the Yankees ahead 7-6 with 5:40 remaining in the first 10-minute period, but 13 seconds later Adkins pulled the South in front 8-7 with a fieldy and the Rebels were away and running, never to be caught again.

Keeping the pressure on the North with their aggressive play, the Southerners kept the Northerners disorganized and at one point in the second quarter led 37-19. They led 43-30 at halftime.

Keeping the pressure on the North with their aggressive play, the Southerners kept the Northerners disorganized and at one point in the second quarter led 37-19. They led 43-30 at halftime.

Tschimperle led the North's best bid shortly after the third quarter got underway. He hit four straight baskets in the first three minutes of play, but the South failed to weaken under pressure.

With six minutes left in the game, the North started pressing with the South leading 71-57. Tyra and John Murret, who was the top defensive man on the floor, fouled out and the South was in trouble.

Pressing steadily, the North clsoed the gap to 76-69 before the South started freezing the ball. With 26 seconds remaining Hiles Stout, with a couple of fre throws, cut the South's margin to seven points, but Mallett dropped in a basket at the end to put the Rebels ahead 86-77.

Northern co-Coaches were Art Thomas of Cambridge (O.) High and Bill Shay of Chicago's Fenwick High.

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