The Washington times., 1937-12-04
BY CHICK KENNY

BY CHICK KENNY
When q team loses the likes Of
Hermie Schmarr, it generally
folds up, rolls over and buries
itself.
But not 50 Catholic University
this year. True, it lost Schmarr,
but then the bunch out Brookland
way are not crying. Crying
doesn't win ball games, and 50
Coach Fod Cotton and his FOOT
ball team will line up, work out
and represent the Cardinal and
the Black on the court this year
for 10 chapters.
But getting back to the loss Of
Hermie Schmarr. It really Is o
tough one, because when Schmarr
graduated last June. the Cards
lost an entire team. The guy
could do anything with q basket
ball but eat it. With Schmarr IN
the Card lineup the team would
score about 40 points Q game.
with the Flying Dutchman ac.
counting for better than half Of
them.
STAR BASKETER
Believe it or not. he was the
best college basketball player to
roam around this neck Of the
woods for many q moon, and 1t
will be long time ere the praises
of this lad die out Of the bigger
and better bull sessions as close
followers Of the G, U. floor brigade
will attest.
AS for this year, with the one
man court team graduated along
with Zeke Brown, captain and
center Of the 1887 outfit, and Sam
Pagan0,. q guard, the Cardinals
take on the halo Of being mys'
tery lot.
The two regulars Of last season
who are on hand and whose expe-
rience should carry the team over
the rough spots, are Captatn-elect
''Irishn Carroll and Wayne ''Bar.
rell" Ambrose, q pair Of football
playing forwards.
Three sophomores augment this
pair as the possible starting line.
UP. They are Victor Miller and
Louis Shine, guards from the
frosh crew Of last season: ana
Frank Krawezel, center, who was
out Of school last campaign. after
playing frOsh ball two seasons
ago.
AS shock troops to the regular
starters there will be the P1rTo
brothers act, Carmen and Rocco,
center and guard respectively,
who were members Of last years
freshman five Nick, SarelaS, q
likely looking soph, who may
move up to the regular center post,
and John Castanguay, line up at
the forward positions, while Frank
Cairo, out a year, is groomed 70
pair with Rocco Pirro at guard.
TWO RESERVES
castanEusy, along with Red Nc
Kenna, forward; and Larry Gui-
ran, guard, are holdovers from
last years bench-sitting reserves.
Cotton firmly believes that the
elimination Of the center jump
will be a decided help to Catholic
University.
Says Cotton:
There are not enough eight-foot
centers to go around-at least
not to take in Catholic University.
The center jump eliminates q,
flock Of gawking freaks who are
no earthly good after the center
tap, except to clutter UP the court
In scrinmage."
''It tends also to make closer
scores" Cotton added.
Catholic U. will probably use
the new seamless ball this year,
although at Georgetown it was
vetoed by Coach Freddy MeSmer.
Cotton points out that the seam.
less ball is made for short pass
ing, and that he notices on long
passes, the ball has a tendency to
'tfloat."
The goal Of the Catholic Univer.
sity basketball team is to snag q
slightly better than 800 win aver.
age Of the 19-game campaign.
AS usual C. q. opens its floor
schedule with Maryland State
Normal, Wednesday night, which
will also mark the inauguration Of
college basketball In Washington.
The schedule follows:
December .. Maryland State Normal
at c. u; Is. shepherd state Teachers
at c. u; IL Hudson College at C. U.
January 8. American q. at C. o.; II,
John Marshall at c. u, 10. st. Thomas
rochester. n. 2: 20, BaltimOrS .. at
Baltimore; 81. Western Maryland at
c. U.
land at College Park; 15, American U.
at Americans Is, John Marshall at Jer.
sey City: ~, Long Islam at Brooklyn
N. z; 10, Navy at Annapolis; 81 Long
AIsland at c. o.; -, St. Thomas at c. U.
March l. Baltimore U. at C. o.
MOnday-MaryIand.