The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-12-03
HoYds See Good Season
Despite Drill Handicap
Is
Nucleus of
Team

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of articles dealing Nth college
basketball prospects and optn-
ions OF coaches in this territoryD
BY CHICK KENNY
Were going to have a fairly
good club this season, but we
are handicapped by the lack Of a
suitable gym in order to whip
ourselves into shape"
These are the words of Coach
Freddy MeSmer, head man of
basketball at Georgetown Univer-
sity.
"You see, we play on a
foreign floor all our games
even our home encounters and
that makes it tough. AS you
know we entertain our oppo-
nents on the Tech High gym
hardwoods, but we only see the
spot the night of a game. ALI
the other time we must work
out in our own bandbox. other
schools play at least half Of
their schedule on the floor they
practice on"
And this IS a problem, yet
Freddy isn't grumbling. All he
wants is his share of the breaks,
and he maintains that he'll have
as good a club, if not better, than
last year, when he won nine
games in the slate of II scheduled.
SEVENTH YEAR
Mesmer, who is starting his sew
enth campaign is floor coach at
Georgetown, is of the opinion that
the action in all court games this
year will be of the whirlwind
variety, since the adoption of the
new rule, eliminating the center
jump.
"A player must be in prac-
tically perfect physical condi"
ton to play the old game now"
opines the Hilltop coach. With
such speeding up, GEORGETOWN
must rely on two regular teams,
not one. Don't forget with the
center jump out Of the way,
now, about seven extra playing
minutes have been added to a
fracaS."
And in this respect Mesmer is
ready for the 1888 game and all
its trimmings as he works his club
into condition for the opening tilt
on the slate with Western Mary
land. December 16.
OF the 10 men who form the
first and second regular teams,
Georgetown has eight lettermen
from last season, plus two smart
looking freshmen who need polish.
ing up.
PETROSKEY AT CENTER
Captain Mike Petroskey, the
sharpshooting center from New
London. Conn, is the nucleus of
the No. l quintet. At the for
ward berths will be Harry Basin,
and the sophomore, Johnny
Schmidt. Guards on this five
some will probably be Tommy
Nolan and Reds Daily, the former
Tech High School ace, now a
fancy looking sophomore dribbler.
On the Number 2 club we can
place Hank Bertrand at center,
with Ed Kurtyka and Joe Murphy
at the forward slots and Johnny
Frank, and Mario Gregorio at the
guards.
Aside from DAILY and Schmidt,
Georgetown offers some fair-to-
middlin' sophomore talent, headed
By Johnny Burke, a forward, who
gained prominence in the local
sports world the past spring by
winning the medal in the Chevy
Chase Invitation Golf Tourney.
Burke. however, is a standout per-
former on the links in New Eng
land, where he holds more titles
than you can shake a finger at.
Other up and coming sophie
mor:s are AL Champman, of Chel-
sea, Mass, and John Riches, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. John insolvency,
a Junior with no previous varsity
experience, but who starred in in
tramural play last year. All are
forwards.
FRANK TO REPORT
After the holidays Joe Frank
will report for the team. He is now
rec1Irnra finar from Il a Grid CANAAN