The Washington times., 1934-02-20
BUFFALO FIVE.
HAS GREAT
RECORD
BY GARRETT WATERS
looming down the home stretchl

looming down the home stretchl
That's what local collegiate baS-
ketbal teams are beginning with
this weeks activities, and it
means the opening of eleventh
hour spurts to close the CAM
paign with a bang.
The Georgetown University five
has this idea in mind at least,
even though it realizes its big
gest plum to gain headway in
the Eastern Collegiate Conference
was lost when a 31-to-26 game
was dropped to West Virginia
last week.
Today, the Hilltoppers are en-
deavoring to forget all about that
important setback. They've hit
upon a new idea and it is to
win their remaining games on
schedule, particularly Saturday
nights against Pittsburgh at the
Tech gymnasium.
Canisius Tonight
But before meeting Pitt, the
Mesmer coached team engages
a strong Canisius five tonight at
the Tech gymnasium at 8:45
o'clock. The visitors will show
a powerful combination led by
Johnny Rybak, who has scored
113 points in seven games this
season. This total represents A
floor goals and Is fouls.
The Canisius team, as whole,
has won six of it's seven games
since the start of the campaign.
Included in this record is two
triumphs over the formidable
Niagara five, considered one Of
the best teams in Western New
York. Besides Rybak, there are
Hillagas, forward; Cleary, center,
and Szczerbacki and Fadale,
guards, in the lineup, all Of
whom are smooth working bask-
etball performers, and high
scorers to boot.
To prove this, the team has
averaged 40 points per game
in its seven played this year.
What a team, what team, the
Hoyas are thinking today!
Against Pitt, the Hoyas realize
they can't gain any important
ground in the Eastern Collegiate
Conference by scoring a triumph.
But they know they will gather
several feathers in their respective
caps by winning, particularly since
Pitts record includes two verd1cts
over the powerful Notre Dame five.
Start for HOyas
Ed Hargaden, Jerry O'Connor.
Johnny Crowley, Jack Connors and
Joe Corless will uphold George
towns hopes in both the Pitt game
and tonight's contest against Can
isius. Hargaden and O'Connor
particularly will be out to impress
as O'Connor is at present the
leading scorer of the East with 70
points while Hargaden is second,
with 68 points.
So it is that the Mesmer"
coached lads hope to commence
their home stretch with victories
which includes only two more
games after Saturdays with Pitt
those against Loyola, of Baltimore
and Carnegie Tech on March 2
and 10, respectively, at the Tech
gymnasium.
The same hopes and aims are
being held by the several other
collegiate teams in and around
the city. For example, Catholic
University holds decided aims to
win from Long Island at New York
tonight, while further, the Cotton
coached youngsters hope to con-
tinue with successes until their
schedule Is an event of the past.
Then there are the cases Of the
Maryland, George Washington,
Gallaudet and American Univer-
sity fives. All hope to finish their
respective campaigns in blazes Of
glory while the same thought goes
with the boxing teams at Mary
land and Catholic University,
which have been left out of the
discussion until now.
But maybe it would be best to
let Old Man Future end the rest
of the story. He's at his best at
this, y'know, and this occasion Of
ferS no execution