Evening star., 1943-03-01
Hoyas 10 Tackle
Much Improved
Colonial Outfit
Won't Have Kostecku,
Star Of Early Win
Over City Rivals
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


In the cramped quarters of Tech
High gym, Georgetown and George
Washington basket ball teams will
renew their intriguing feud tonight
at 9 O'clock 1t will be the correct
climax of the local collegiate season,
but there's little guarantee of view
ing the significant struggle unless
you nestle into a bleacher seat at
least half hour before the opening
whistle.
While the game is confined to
bush league setting it will attract
national notice, with a possible post
season tournament bid hanging in
the balance. Georgetown, with 16
victories in 19 games will be favored,
but a triumph for the Colonials
would be catalogued merely as
mild upset.
George Washington, seeded second
in the Southern Conference cham
pionship tournament starting Thurs
day at Raleigh, N. c., has improved
tremendously since it dropped a
55-41 decision to the Hoyas in jan
uary. The Colonials have captured
IL of their last IA games and own a
14-5 record for the season.
Hoyas Still in Running.
Missing from the lot that played
for Georgetown in the first game
against George Washington will be
high-scoring Andy Kostecka, now in
the Army, but Dan Gabbianelli has
qualified as a capable replacement
and with such polished players as
John Mahnken, Danny Kraus, Billy
Hassett and Lloyd Potolocchio sur
rounding him the Hoyas will present
smooth outfit.
The Hoyas' recent sorry showing
against St. Johns at Madison Square
Garden was believed to have crushed
any post-season tournament aspira-
tlons they were nursing, but with
some of the Nations top teams suf-
fering through service calls George
town still may receive consideration
providing it hurdles G. w, then fol-
lows up with road victories over Col
gate, Syracuse and Penn State.
Trying to select likely Colonial
star is akin to an attempt to name
the date the war will end. G. WIS
most consistent scorer has been Jim
Rausch, the only Colonial with a 10
point average, but he's shared star
ring roles with Joe Gallagher, Ed
Gustafson, John Koniszewski and
others. Lately ST Wagman, a re-
serve who has been employed SPAR
ingly, has been carrying the team.
G. w. In Meet Thursday.
Erection Of side bleachers will
accommodate another 1000 fans,
boosting Techs seating capacity to
1000, but an overflow crowd is
anticipated. Handling the game
will be Pat Kennedy, generally re-
garded as the Nations top whistle
tooter.
On Wednesday G. w. will leave
for the Southern Conference tour
ney. The Colonials will clash with
William and Mary in the opener on
Thursday and if successful will
battle the winner of the North Caro-
lima State-Davidson engagement in
the semifinals.
Duke, seeded No. l in the same
tourney, will stack up against
v. NJ I. in the first round, with the
other opening tiff pitting The Citadel
against South Carolina. William
and Mary previously upset G. w.
by two points, but since has lost
three regulars to Uncle Sam.
Sonia Henie. ice skating star, has
been invited by Gov. J. NJ. Brough-
ton Of North Carolina to present
individual and team trophies on
Saturday night.
Peters Tops Loop Scorers.
Tom Peters of Davidson captured
Southern Conference scoring honors
during the regular season with 3O9
points in II games for a 19-point
average. G. w. failed to place a
player among the first 13 scorers,
while Maryland, which failed to
make the tourney, had Ernie Travis
10th with 118 points and Tommy
Mont 18th with 1O4.
Catholic u, American U. and CAL
laudet will compete in the Mason
Dixon Conference championship
tourney at Baltimore, but none is
seeded and the title battle is ex-
pected to develop among Washing
ton College, Randolph Macon, West
ern Maryland and Loyoa. The
tourney will be held Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday.