Evening star., 1946-12-13
Hoyas Down Nevada,
But Slippery Floor
Brings Foul Note
By Merrell WhittIesey


Georgetown,s place on the, Ned
Irish-controlled Eastern basket ball
circuit is threatened today due to
the impossible playing conditions at
Uline Arena last night, where the
Hoyas scored an upset 55-47 triumph
over the University Of Nevada, but
lost q future opponent.
Jake Lawlor. hefty coach Of last
years outstanding independent coll
lege team in the Far West, forgot
his role Of referee batter In the
dressing room last night and said
he'd never play Georgetown again
until they had gym Of their own,
or some place to play where his boys
wouldn't be In danger OF breaking
a leg.
Moisture from the ice under the
basket bah court seeped through the
makeshift floor again last night and
made q burlesque of what promised
to be q fast ball game. Arena
spokesmen blamed the muggy
weather for the conditions in neat
bit of buck passing.
Would Have Stopped Game.
Lawlor, whose travelling squad up
set st. Johns In New York Tues
day night for its sixth straight,
said the game should have been
stopped at the half and he almost
refused to allow his boys to return
after intermission. Georgetown led
at that time, 27-23.
Rome Schwagel, graduate man.
ager of athletics at Georgetown,
said he would not permit the Hoyas
to play there again under similar
conditions. Schwagel said he will
send an apology to U. Of Nevada
authorities and protest to the
arena management. The Hoyas
have six remaining games sched-
uled at Ulines and G. w. five, with
the Catholic U. gym and high
schools the only alternative sites.
In justice to sparkling perform
ances by Andy Kostecka, Danny
Kraus and Ray Corley Of the Hoyas.
Georgetown appeared to have the
better team until condensation
slowed the tempo to waltz time and
the 2,598 fans saw more spills than
in a Mack Sennett comedy.
With both teams dependent upon
a fast break, it was impossible to
determine the potentialities Of
either after the first few minutes.
Lawlor said he had no idea how
good Georgetown was. except to say
the Hoyas were aggressive and
rough, which to coin a phrase, set
a new high In the pot calling the
kettle black.
Grid Spirit Prevails.
Two of the Nevada players were
just five days away from their last
football game and the entire Wolf
Pack squad fell into the gridirpn
spirit. Several times the ofiiciaIs
stepped in to save somebody from
q punch. i
Kraus, the Hoyas' southpaw drib-
bier with boundless energy, played
a great role of ball hawk and spent
more time on the floor than he did
on his feet. Drivin' Danny received
a great hand late in the game when
Georgetown Coach Elmer Ripley
sent in a sub for him but Danny
asked and received permission to
remain in the game.
Kostecka, 22-point man for the
Hoyas, also played 40 minutes and
several times when the Nevadans
threatened to take the lead 1t was
Kostecka who helped the Hoyas
pull away. The one-handed Jump
shooting of 5-foot-8 Jimmy Melar-
key and an all-round performance
by Grant Davis kept Nevada in the
ball game. Davis scored Is points
and Melarkey 16.
Ripley Regrets 1t Most.
Ripley said after the game that
he regretted the slippery floor more
than anybody else as ne felt George
town If allowed to go at full speed
would have regained the prestige
lost against Penn State.
In the preliminary, PhM SC Bobby
Rosenzweig scored IS points in a
losing cause for the Naval Medical
Center five, which bowed, 64-5S, to
the unbeateI Georgetown BIS.
Rosenzweig formerly played for
Penn.
G.F.Pts. Nevada. G.FPts.