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Object ID: 4185 (Click here to view the image in a new window.)
Object Date (YYYYMMDD): 1953
Description: Coach Morris Ness of New Ulm High School basketball circa 1953
Org/Loc: New Ulm
Org/Entity: High School
Sport: Basketball
Team Nickname: Eagles
Gender: Male
Conf/League: South Central
Original Type: Photo Negative
Group ID: N/A
Other Information: Negative of head and shoulders picture of Coach Morris (Morrie) Ness, head coach of New Ulm High School basketball teams early 1950's. Negatives contained in object 109. Ness, pioneered the zone press in Minnesota basketball. Also see object 106 for additional photos of Ness. Seven 4x5 negatives include players with numbered uniforms are included in object 109: 22 Mike Fesenmaier, 23 Doyle Schneider. 33 Ted Ranheim. 32 John Heyamn. 31 Dale Sauer. 21 Tom Liesch. 25 Warren Sonday. 23 Traurig. 24 Charles Hintz. 33 John Klotz. 32 Clint Hammer. 34 Howard Lokensgaard. 21. George Tyrrell. Also see related objects in files 900, 902, 106 and other searches including individual players. Initial New Ulm Journal negatives indicated this could be 1952-1953 and 1953-54 seasons related material. Each of the individual players is indexed with a JPG scan of the player but because of the groups of players on negatives, original material is filed with object 109.