Evening star., 1936-03-01


of its regulars was the choice OF two
or more District coaches for all-star
honors, George Washington unlVer-
sity achieves the unprecedented dis
tinction of placing its entire team on
The Stars two all-District college
quints for 1886.
Two Colonials, Hal Kiesel and Mil
ton Schonfeld, We're unanimous nrst-
team selections as center and guard,
respectively, while Tom O'Brien. for
ward. and Guards George Freilicner
and Ben Goldfaden-Goldfaden fire.
ouently played at forward-were ac-
claimed players far above the aver"
age caliber and clearly entitled 10
positions on the second best" team.
But Bernie Lieb. who graduates
from Catholic University after three
years of sterling service as CENTER
was deemed too clever to omit from
anv representative team of the Dis
trict, and his transfer to guard po-
sition on the first team is tribute to
his unusual defensive qualities.
Buscher, Bassin Win Berths.
THE forward berths go to Bernie
L Buscher of Maryland and Harry
Basin of Georgetown. All of which
may be somewhat of surprise to
District fans looking for the names OF
c. us Hermie Schmarr and G. VS.
OBrien, who finished one-two IN the
race for scoring honors.
But critics pointed to the better all
around play of Buscher and Basin
and traced the high-point proclivities
of Schmarr and O'Brien to their
designated positions on the scoring
end of their teams plays.
One of the most pleasant surprises
of the Winter, and until recently one
of the most overlooked stars in local
ranks, was Mike Petroskey, George
towns 6-foot-4 sophomore center.
Predestined to be the weak link for
the Hoyas, who were entered IN a
conference where 6-foot-6 centers
were a dime a dozen, Petroskey as
founded with his ability to get the
tap from taller opponents. His work
of the blackboard in retrieving the
ball for Georgetown was especially
noteworthy and was contributing
factor in stopping N. Y. us 21-game
winning streak.
Two Colonial Standouts.
"A NALYZING that first team, we
found none to dispute our conten-
ton that Kiesel was one Of the best
centers to perform for a local col
lege here in a decade. Tall, but
slim. the Colonials controlled the tap
in every game they played, due to
this young man of unusual stamina. i
George Washington's smallest play
er, 5-foot-6 Schonfeld, not only was
the sparkplug of the teams drive,
but delighted the spectators with his
clever, elusive tactics. A head shorter
than most opponents, Milt usually
found some way to circumvent this
advantage, whether it was a MOTTO
be-stopped dribble around his guard
or rolling the ball through his ad-
versary's legs His guarding was ex-
emplary of his teams play, which
held the opposition to an average Of
a points in 10 games.
The same might be said of Bernie
Lieb, who was perfect example OF
q guard at his best. In 10 games, the
former Eastern High School star held
&C centers to something slightly In
excess of 50 field goals-an average OF
but little over game. And in sue
cessive games he held Vic Willis.
Maryland's high-point scorer, and st.
Thomas scoring threat without a
field goal.
Tops Maryland Squad.
RERNIE BUSCHER was Maryland's
best all-around player and his
179 points in 18 games gave him an
average of almost 10 a game. While
this was less than that of his team
mate, Wills, who scored the same
number of points in one less game, his
general demeanor stamped him as
Marylands best performer.
Harry Bassin is the only leading
scorer Of any team placed on the
mythical first five, but the young
Hoya's work for the season was the
most consistent of q crop of young
players destined to form one Of the
schools brightest court regimes. Bas-
sin was q great fighter and kept his
mates inspired throughout the hardest
battles.
While O'Brien and Schmarr were
two of the best set-shot artists Dis
trict college courts have seen in a long
time, even their coaches admit they
lacked some Of the qualities of an all
around basket ball player. With
Schmarr still having one more year
to 60, however, and O'Brien just
sophomore, their work next Winter
should be especially interesting.
High Lights Of Season.
pETRoSKEY, in the words Of Coach
= Freddy Mesmer, improved 100
per cent" and only the exceptional
play Of Kiesel kept him from being
the Districts best center.
Freilicher and Goldfaden fitted in
perfectly with the best defensive team
in the District, while the latter formed
one-third Of q. WIS Terrible Trinity"
which produced an average OF 80
The The features of the year, as We see
them, were, In order:
George Washingtons record Of I6
victories in 10 games. including Ia
game winning streak; Georgetown's
decisive triumph over N. Y. o.; Mary
lands conquest of the Navy at An
napolis and its great showing against
Washington and Lee, and G. Us re-
venge victories over the three teams
which had licked the Cards on foreign
courts.