Evening star., 1940-12-09
Hoya-Terror TussIe
On tuesday Opens
5.Game Program
HiIItoppers, American U.,
CoIonioIs in FettIe
For EorIy Froys

CoIonioIs in FettIe
For EorIy Froys
The college basket ball season
gathers momentum in Washington
this week, with five games carded
Tuesday. Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday. Several out-of-town trips also
are scheduled and by Saturday
teams at all schools, with the ex-
ception of Catholic University, will
be under way. The Cardinals get
their first action next Sunday, when
they entertain the alumni
The HoyaS start the ball flying
Tuesday night at Tech gym in
game with Western Maryland, then
move on to American University
Thursday. Wilson Teachers go to
GaAaudet Friday night and Satur-
day Maryland will entertain Rich
mond and Western Maryland will
invade Americans court.
George Washington goes to Wash
ington and Lee, while Wilson will
visit Randolph Macon at Ashland
and Gallaudet will travel to Johns
Hopkins for week end action.
Georgetown. after losing its opener
in Baltimore to Loyola last week,
still is confident of good season.
George Pajak and Francis O'Grady
were the stars of the Loyola game
and it is likely that the Hoya offen-
sive again will be built around them.
Hoyas Build Scoring Punch.
1t was lack of late drive that lost
the game and since Coach Elmer
Ripley has been prepping his squad
to give it scoring punch over the
entire distance. Condition is the
answer and the Hilltop cagers have
been run mercileSsly back and forth
along Ryan gym to help improve
their legs and wind.
Ripley still is expecting Jim Giebel
to become one of Georgetown's most
improved basketers The former St.
Johns star showed little against
Loyola, but in practice sessions he
has improved his pivot shot from
just outside the foul circle and is
becoming one of Georgetown's scor-
ing threats as well as the most
dependable at getting missed shots
off the blackboard.
American University's basketers
again are led by Hugo Dutch)
Schultz. who, in spite of working for
a small school, promises to be
serious contender for honors as the
best all-around player in the Dis
trict. He already has scored 456
points in his college career and
likely will top the $50 mark before
the season is over.
Another Eagle star is Carl Byham,
who specializes in hook shots and
should be especially good against
Georgetown Thursday night. 1t was
against that outfit that he played
his best game of all last season.
American University's specialist in
long set shots is Bart Reese, who
has yet to reach in college the peaks
he scaled in high school, He shows
great promise, however. Other out
standing players are Archie Norford,
Bruce Etchison, Gus Frizzell, Jimmy
Hollis, Gil White and Bill Blaine.
George Washington's cagers,
little late in starting, will have
strong team at Lexington to oppose
Washington and Lee. In practice
sessions, especially against the
Washington Brewers, the Colonials
indicate they likely will have better
yr,I,i rl,
13 victories last season. The team
wasn't hard hit by graduations and
several outstanding sophomores have
come along to take up the slack.
None of these first-year men so
far has been included in tentative
starting line-ups, but they are
there if needed, especially joey
Gallagher, who. like Georgetown S
Giebel, is a former St. Johns star.
Gallagher was individual high
scorer on last years frosh team and
is expected to have starting job
on the varsity before the season is
over. Walt Sether, a 195-pound,
6-foot-2 eager from Oregon. is
another outstanding sophomore
prospect although he lacks expert
ence.
Tentative G. w. Lineup.
The tentative starting lineup
has three Juniors and two seniors:
Joe Conner and Charley Jones, for
wards; Bobby Gilham. center, and
Lou Veltri and Matt zunic, guards.
In addition to Gallagher and Sether
on the sophomore reserve list,
Coach Bill Reinhart has Jim Myers
of Indiana, Ralph Matera, formerly
of Eastern High, and Len Sokol,
former Central High eager
Catholic University's courtmen
get down to heavy work this week
under Coach Fod Cotton in prepara-
tion for 13-game schedule, starting
with the alumni game next Sunday.
Cotton has only three really expert
enced players returning since Joe
Carrig. leading scorer last year
and Pete Sachon, another forward
with good scoring record, are ex-
pected to take after-school Govern
ment jobs, The three experienced
men returning are Gene DAILY, Mike
Cherello and Joe La Marca, all
guards.
Other players who will see action
with the team are Jimmy Mulvihill,
Howard Schropp, Brendan Stynes,
Jack Galane and Jack Reidy.
Plans are under way for Boxing
Coach Eddie La Fond to add several
boxing shows to the program so that
c. u sports patrons will have several