The Washington times., 1936-12-08
Gotham Trip
Is Schedule
High|ight
BY FRANK BUCK ONEILL

| Fred MeSmer, cOach OF George.
town University's basketball quin.
tet, looks forward to the coming
season with true optimism. A
squad that holds more than
usual promise, schedule that
should stimulate more than usual
interest, and a spirit among the
boys that is mounting as the days
pass all indicate a banner season
on the courts for the HoyaS.
But the picture is not entirely
satisfactory. Lack of proper
training and playing facilities
hamper the development Of
Georgetown teams. The gymna.
sium on the hilltop is not the
best, and since the boys play on
the spacious courts at Tech High
School one night, at Chris Heu.
rich's another night, and prac.
tice at home between times, con-
ditionS vary with the game and
practice sessions.
Sees Fine Season
Court dimensions, size and the
several backboards with the
spring or lack of spring in the
wood, all enter into the prob
lens of basketball teams and
coaches. Playing around here
and there makes every game a
road game, but despite all of this,
Fred Mesmer sees a fine season
ahead. He expects to win his
share of games, but, naturally,
looks to no perfect season.
"The high light of the year."
Mesmer said this morning, prob
ably will be the trip to New
York where we play New York
University in Madison Square
Garden. We're on in double.
header with Stanford. The lat
ter will play Long Island Uni
versity. That game will be
played on December 30.
eve have made no definite
plans for the trip. In all prob
ability the boys will go home for
the holiday and meet in New
York on December 2S.
STAMFORD VISITS HERE
Tentative plans place Stan.
ford in Washington for several
days, and we will work out with
them before the day. This
should be of tremendous value
to Georgetown. 1t will show us
how one of the leading teams
of the West Coast plays basket
ball. We have heard that the
western teams play one of those
best defense is a whirlwind at
tack games. We will learn
a lot from meeting this style of
game.
"The fur will fly in New
York" Mesmer said with
laugh. 1--WE stopped the New
York streak after they had
taken 2S or 30 straight games,
and they'll be laying for us with
double barreled ShOtgunS."
Georgetown has seven games at
home and II on the road. The
games at home are with Pitts
burgh, Princeton, Carnegie Tech,
West Virginia, Penn State, and
Temple. These teams are in the
Eastern Basketball Conference.
Mesmer adds that they are all
greatly improved over last year.
He adds this with dolorous shake
of his head
One of the pleasing features Of
the Georgetown squad is that
there are no stars on the team.
1t is a Well-balanced outfit, and a
good many of the players gained
their first experience in local high
schools. Out of the dozen candi-
dates for positions seven are
veterans.
Former High Stars
BaSsin and Nolan are from
Eastern High School. Buddy Nau,
Carroll Shore and Petroskey are
from Central. Tommy Keating is
from Georgetown Prep, and so it
goes with several others of local
prep-sChool repute.
Members of the football team
who will report for basketball are
Johnny Frank, Joe Frank, Maurice
Nee, Ed Bodine, Riofski. Tommy
= Keating and Don Gibeau.
There is plenty of size on the
Hoya squad, as witness Murphy
at 6 feet inches and Bertrand at
the same height. Petroskey is 6
feet 4 inches in height.
The squad, when augmented by
the football players, who will swing
into action tomorrow or Thursday.
will be comprised of the follow
ing men:
Gibeau. BaSson, Tommy Nolan,
Petroskey, Zola, Nau. Gregorio.
Shuler. Murphy. Bertrand, Kur-
tyka, Durkin and the football men
named above.