More Portsmouth basketball and Cincinnati sports

Thanks Doug Brooke!




I am tutoring at CSCC this quarter on Mondays and Thursdays from 12 to 4. That will cut out my LAD meetings, but I miss seeing you and all of the great Denison people. We all have seen upsets such as the Middies losing to Columbus North in the Ohio State A semi-finals. North lost to a Cleveland team the next and final game. Heartbreak Highway in tournament time.



Sam

----- Original Message -----

From: Doug Brooke

To: Sam Kegley

Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:26

Subject: Remembering Jerry Lucas--reply from Doug





Hi Sam:



I enjoy your reminisces about PHS, KY, and other sports topics. Being in the Western Hills HS (Cincinnati) class of 1955 I recall some of the names mentioned and of course Jerry Lucas.



When it was mentioned PHS lost to Cin. Hughes in 1955, I wondered why. Hadn't Robin Freeman left for OSU by then? I played bb for Western Hills (not particularily well) as 6th or 7th man and sort of recall Hughes was not that good in 1955. I recall a black player for Hughes named Blackstone who gave me an intentional elbow in the ribs and I told him if he did it again I'd knock his head off. He didn't.



I recall Curt Gentry, but am not sure in which sport. Did he play anything in College?



I have a minor association with UK. My uncle by marriage--Harold Wetzel started the UK School of Social Work and was it's chairman for many years. I used to visit them as a child (and later as an adult). They lived on Sycamore--down the street from the Henry Clay home.



We watched the Big 10 Icon Jerry Lucas program yesterday and enjoyed it. He came to Ohio State when I was a Junior and was quite a player--even better than I remembered. How many points would he have scored if he wasn't just as happy passing off to someone else? His rebounding was incredible also. I may recall a few more memories later.



Thursday is our Lads Luncheon. Come and bring Jeanie if you can.



Doug