Evening star., 1940-01-07
Co|oniia|s Gain
Early Lead,
Retain Il
Conner. Gathering Is
Points, Proves Too
Much for Hoyos
picture on PAGE B-S.)
Nv LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.


A smart, confident George WASH
ington quint slipped . hot-fost to
Georgetown last night at Tech High,
making OF with decisive 49-4l
victory before some 1000 mildly sur
prised fans.
The Colonials also displayed 4
hot hand, especially lanky Joe
Conner. who sent nine field goals
swishing into the bucket, but 1t
was the footwork that took the
heaviest toll. GEORGETOWN, appar-
emily still recuperating from the
! recent holidays, couldn't keep up
with its rival and was pufing per-
ceptibly after the first 10 minutes
Of action.
During that time it was a close
game with the Hoyas clinging dog
gedly to their neighbors' heels, but
never In the lead after the nrst
shot Of the game. AL Lujack sent
pot shot into the netting soon
after the initial tip-o1. but Matt
Zunic. who shared individual honors
with Conner. quickly offset this with
two goals.
Georgetown knotted the count At
4-all on two charity conversions
by Pajak, and again at 6-all when
the same lad followed Red Auer-
bach with q basket. but thereafter
1t was all George Washington. At
one time Bill Reinhart's smooth
functioning charges held a 24-l0
advantage and they finished the
half with 26-l6 lead.
Keep Hoyas on Balance.
Although trailing and unable to
find the range Georgetown seemed
as though it would shake of its
lethargy at any moment and make
q battle for the bacon, but the
Colonials' fast-breaking attack and
closely knit defense kept them of
balance the remainder of the game
Georgetown had a slight edge in
the second half scoring, 1923, but
near the end George Washington
devoted itself primarily to controll-
ing the ball with no attempt to
|ycore, ~. sss~,
" M downtowd school kept con-
troll Of the ball throughout most OF
the fray with the rangy Conner and
Zunic grabbing % per cent OF the
loose balls that came on the back
board. Once in possession they made
their shots count, wasting none In
hurried thrusts at the basket.
Georgetown, on the other hand, con-
tinually threw the ball away with
quick, erratic shots Tint invariably
fell into the opposition's hands.
Bobby Gillian, George CARRIER and
Auerbach turned In snappy floor
games for the victors but they had
to have that ball from either Zunic
or Conner to begin operations. Gar
Der arranged the trappings for most
Of the scoring plays and devoted
most Of his time to feeding the ball
to his mates.
Conner Is Ubiquitous.
Capt. Johnny Schmitt. who
pumped four field goals and a foul
into the hoop during the period, and
cherubic Buddy O'Grady raised the
Hoyas' hopes in the second half
with their point-getting, but were
unable to shake of the Jogging ef-
feet of Conner and Zunic.
Georgetown pulled up to 22-30
early In the second half after Conner
threatened to bury it under an ava
lanche of field goals with two quick
heaves, but the same Conner choked
of the rally with another brace Of
two-pointers. He was smoking hot.
George Washington contsnted it
self with tossing around the ball in
the last minute Of play, keeping it
on the move and safely out Of
Georgetown's over-anxious reach.
The So0rAs