Evening star., 1941-12-15
DE- College Cagers
Star, but Quintets
Are Unbalanced
Trouble Looms as Teams
Leuve Too Much to
Their Stondouts
Nv LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

It Is entirely too early to put the
curse on innocent and unsuspecting
men, but q quick review OF the
opening court games of the season
indicate the individual stars in the
Metropolitan Area probably will be
Matt Zunic, g. w.: Bill Bornheimer,
G. o.; Ernie Travis, Maryland; !;
"Bing" Byham, American, and Dick
ecanlon, Catholic U.
They set the scoring pace as their
mates drove to victory in their OPEN
ing tests and off the evidence ac-
cumulated will continue to play the
role of bellwethers as the season
progresses for at least two good
reasons: (A All are good shots
and tB) tall and husky.
Travis goes out for a second trial
run tonight. when Maryland moves
to Williamsburg, Va, seeking its
second straight conference victory
at William and Mary's expense
Maybe Ernie will fail to sparkle
this time and look more an average
sophomore ball player, but. regard
less of whether he leads the scoring,
he still is marked man with a
bright future.
Bornheimer and Byam clash to-
morrow night at Tech High School
where Georgetown and A. U. will
manufacture their annual game, and
Zunic gets a real test Wednesday
against Oklahoma A. and M. In the
first cage game of the season at Riv-
erside Stadium. Scanlon will be back
in action tonight at Baltimore where
Catholic U. meets Loyola.
Colonials' Zunic Needs Help.
Collectively. the District isn't so
we'll fortified against invasion or
prepared to go af1eld as 1t was last
winter. Bobby Gilham, Joe GAL
lagher and all their running mates
with the exception of Edsel Gustaf-
son, rookie center, fell down on Zu-
mic against Wake Forest and let
Matt carry most of the load He and
Gustafson scored enough points be-
tween them to whip the Deacons.
but 1t is too much to ask or expect
them to continue to carry the others.
The Colonials miss the height they
had last year and do not appear to
be as rugged Oklahoma. which
dropped a hectic 1890 decision to
City College of New York for its first
defeat of the season the other night
probably will put the skids under
Bill Reihart's outfit unless there is a
sudden and drastic reform.
Bornheimer enjoyed a field day
against Western Maryland but won't
find 1t so easy against tougher oppo-
sition. They'll gang up on him. take
him down peg or two and throttle
| the Hoyas' attack. That's when El-
mer Ripley will miss the tall BOYS
who were caught in the draft. grad
uated or simply left school. George
town isn't big either, and the lack
of size under the blackboard in those
-for-all scrambles for rebounds
hurts plenty.
Hoyas' Reserve Is Ordinary.
With Bornheimer out of the game
as he well might be because o.
fouls. or without Buddy O'Grady
the play-maker. Georgetown will b
In distress this winter. The suppl.
Of reserves is meager and run-of
the-mine stuff. Last year Rip ha,
Rizzi to hold the club together will
O'Grady able to step in and reliev
him with no noticeable let-dowr
but the situation is different now
Georgetown will feel the pinch 1
games to come.
Scanlon, Catholics huSkiest play
er. and Byham. one of American
burliest, are handy men to hav
around for scrimmages under tn
blackboard. They can get the bal
have good scoring eyes, and seen
to have Zest for the game tina
distinguishes a good player from
an average one Byham has an A
running mate in Bart Fugler,
good f1oorman and capable passer
but "Bing's" scoring eye is brighte
and keener and he is no sloucl
in a passing or defensive role.
Of the early season form, George
town seems to have the edge OF
its downtown rival, with Marylan,
a dangerous dark horse. The Ter
rockies may develop into a frs
rate outfit, although the odd
against them are high. American
u. Catholic and Gallaudet brini
up the rear.