Evening star., 1946-12-06
True Worth Of Hoyas
NOT Seen Settled by
Victory0yer Idaho
By MerreII WhittIesey

Coach Elmer Ripley's statement as
to the greatness of Georgetown
University's basket ball team was
tabled for future reference, follow
ing the Hoyas' 59-52 triumph over
Idaho last night at Uline Arena.
For Is minutes, or half way
through the second quarter, Ripley
appeared to be the greatest prophet
of all time as his hot-handed Hoyas
were slightly terrific in their season
inaugural. They slowed up bit by
halftime and In the second half the
usual first-game mistakes and over
jealous officiating caught up with
them and the winners were powerful
glad to hear that final whistle.
The old Uline Arena jinx held the
crowd to slightly more than 1000,
or far less than Georgetown re-
quires to break even due to heavy
rental and guaranty.
Hoyas Please Their Coach.
Ripley was satisfied with the
Hoyas' opening performance and
said the flaws could be attributed to
the new court, the first game or the
tight officiating, but Ripley probably
was thinking that Georgetown will
have to be better than it was last
night to beat Penn State. zone de-
fense master, on Saturday at Cath
olic University.
The accent was off height as di-
minutive Miggs Reilly, the 5-foot-7
Hoya forward, unmolested by the
Idaho guards during the early set
shot spree, accounted for IT points,
mostly from, field goals that didn't
touch the rim.
Georgetown's starting five staged
a masterful ball handling exhibition
through the early part of the game.
Danny Kraus, the ball Of energy
from the AZ team, and Ray Corley,
ex-Notre Dame, book the ball up
court, then with Andy Kostecka,
Reilly and Ed Brembs they whipped
it around the baf1led Westerners and
shot only when two points seemed
virtually sure. kostecka particular
ly was brilliant in this first half
squirt. but In the second half his
butter fingers cost Georgetown pos
session of the ball time and again.
Idaho Makes Brave Rally.
1t appeared to be no contest as
the Hoyas ran up 1913 margin in
the first quarter and held a 35-16
lead at one time. But Don billiard
started hitting with one-hand shots
and 6-foot-9 John Phoenix used his
height to advantage and three
times in the last half the VandaIs
pulled within six points. Speedster
Bill Carbaugh also was effective IN
this spree.
Georgetown is not going to be a
wild shooting club. 1t stresses POS
session Of the ball, slick passing and
waiting for an opening. According
to some figures compiled by Statis-
tician Chubb Connolly, the Hoyas
took only SIS shots, far below average,
and made good on q while Idaho
shot for the basket in some fashion
SO times and made 81. The errors
were about even, with Idaho losing
the ball outside Is times and
Georgetown 16 and the Vandals in
tercepting 10 passes to Georgetown's
nine. Jump balls we're even at seven
each, although the Vandals had a
considerable advantage in height.
The Hoyas missed more height
under the blackboard, but Kostecka
and Kraus are aggressive and make
up for some of the difference. Rip
ley used 10 players and it was one
of the reserves, Ken Brown, who
helped out with two timely baskets
that twice upped the margin from
six points.
Georgetown's B squad defeated
Maryland University B in a pre-
liminary, 1925.
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