The Bees started the season out well by
clipping Quincy College 69-41. Jack Donnelly
and Don Morris led the Bees to the easy victory
on the Rock Island Armory court, one of the
three home courts of the St. Ambrose team. St.
Thomas gave the Bees an…
1949-50
BASKETBALL
SEASON
Jim O'Connor, Coach
The great expectations which a promising
1948-49 basketball team had aroused among its
followers failed to come off. Although the 12-9
record of '48-'49 was not one of tremendous
merit, the fact that…
St. Ambrose 55 — Quincy 0
St. Ambrose 28 — Loras 12
Sunday, September 8, Quincy, 111.: The
St. Ambrose Bees opened the '49 season with
a surprising 55-0 victory over a Quincy College
eleven which could not patch up the big holes
in its air defense.…
St. Ambrose 28 — U. Corpus Christi 16
Friday, September 23, Davenport: The
St. Ambrose Bees opened the 1949 home
season by slapping down a stubborn Corpus
Christi team which had come all the way from
Texas. The final score was 28-16.
Trailing at…
CONFERENCE CHAMPS
St. Ambrose 58 — Valley City Teachers 6
Saturday, November 12, Davenport: Mud,
rain and an undefeated opponent faced the
Bees on this climactic afternoon. The Bees
countered with a lopsided 58 points against 6
for the Teachers. On a…
THE MIDLAND
St. Ambrose 32 — St. Norbert 21
Saturday, October 8, West Depere, Wis.:
A tough St. Norbert squad was the fourth
victim for the Mullins-coached eleven and the
second straight victim of Bees in Midlands competition. The final score was…
1949 FOOTBALL SEASON
Bees Emerge Undefeated
Memories of the golden pre-war era
came crowding back to St. Ambrose football
followers as they watched a high-powered
1949 Bee gridiron juggernaut crush eight opponents and roll up the most impressive…
