Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-08
Hoya Entering Army
lsCoIonia|s' Only
Unanimous Pick
Entire GuIIuudet Team,
Surprise Of Season,
On AII-Tourney Five
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

George Washington Universitv's
Southern Conference basket ball
champions, who performed against
some of the Nations top teams, have
selected Georgetown 6-foot S-inch
freshman, John Mahnken, as the
outstanding player they faced this
season. Slated to be indicted into
the Army today, Mahnken was the
Colonials' only unanimous choice on
their all-opponent Quint.
Mahnken's loss may deprive
Georgetown of post-season tourna-
ment bid, providing their defeat by
Penn State already hasn't eliminated
the Hoyas. Before the G. w. victory
over Duke in the Southern Confer
ence final at Raleigh, N. c., the
chairman of the Selection Commit
tee for this district indicated his
choice for the NCAA tourney rested
between Georgetown and Duke.
G. w. then disposed of Duke and
Penn State walloped Georgetown to
confuse the situation, further COM
plicated by the fact that the district
chairman indicated he wouldn't Sc
lect Georgetown if Mahnken
wouldn't be available. G. WIS two
triumphs over Duke in three games
seemingly would eliminate the Blue
Devils as possibilities for the NCAA
or national invitation Journeys and
Ieorgetown's two victories over G. w.
apparently would block the Colonials'
chances.
Admits "Outside Chance"
Athletic Director John Busick of
G.. w. admits there is nothing more
than an outside chance" of the
Colonials being extended a tourna-
ment bid and that same situation ap-
parently applies to Georgetown.
Norfolk Naval Training Station
players dominate G. WIS all-oppo-
nent team. Matt Zunic, former G. w.
star, and Bill Holman. former G. G.
N. Y. ace, are Norfolk Navy players
named to the Colonials' all-fce out
at, with Cedric Lofts of Duke, Glenn
Knox of William and Mary and
Mahnken completing the team.
Coach Otis Zahn of G. w. feels
the Colonials came up with their
second best game of the season in
spanking Duke, 56-40, in the South
ern Conference final In their 43-41
triumph over Norfolk Navy. the lone
defeat inflicted on the service team,
the Coloniais played their finest ball
OF the season in Zahn's opinion.
The all-southern Conference team
chosen by coaches and officials
named John Koniszewski of G. w.
and Tommy Peters of Davidson. to-
gether with Cedric Lofts, Bob CAN'T
and Rubber Seward of Duke, but
nobody was inclined to take the
selections seriously since they were
made before the championship game.
Neglected were Jim Rausch and
Edsel Gustafson of q. W., who be-
long IN the spots awarded CAN'T.
the Journeys biggest disappoint-
ment, and Seward
Koniszewski Most Valuable,
Rausch was the Colonials' timeliest
performer, coming through with a
game-tying field goal in the final
eight seconds against Davidson and
averaging Is points a game, but
Koniszewskis steady performances
stamped him as G. WIS most val
liable tournament player. Gustaf-
sons job on CAN'T in the final game,
coupled with brilliant game against
William and Mary, removed all
doubt that he deserved all-tourney
selection.
Georgetown closed its regular sea-
son with a 1874 record, losing to Nor
folk Navy, Temple. st. Johns and
Penn State, while G. w. finished
with a 1876 record that included two
defeats by Georgetown and others
by William and Mary. Duke, Norfolk
Navy and Quantico Marines.
Surprise team of the District.
though, was Gallaudet. The Blues
finished eighth in Mason Dixon
Conference standings in the regular
season, winning only 2 of 10 games,
but captured the conference title on
Saturday night by nipping Della
ware, 1910.
Gallaudets starting team played
the entire tournament schedule
without relief and so impressed Fred
Stabley, who covered the event for
the Associated Press, that he select
ed those five players as the all-tour-
pament team OUTSTANDING for Cal
laudet was Center Earl Roberts, who
scored Is points in the champion
ship tiff with Delaware, but sup
porting him nobly were Ray Hol-
comb, Hal Weingold, Paul Baldridge
and Don Padden.