Evening star., 1947-12-22
Santa Clara Will Meet
6, j. Here Tomorrow
In Eastern Opener

Santa Clara. winner of 81 out of
Is games last year and with a VIC
tory over the Pacific Coast Con-
ference Southern Division champs,
UCL.A.. to its credit this season,
opens a four-game Eastern trip
here tomorrow night against
Georgetown Universitys unbeaten
courtmen at the Armory.
The Broncos will remain in the
East until after New Year, meeting
Duquesne in Pittsburgh, C.C.N.Y. in
Madison Square Garden and Tenn
pie In Philadelphia Convention
Hall.
six games to date, but its defeats
have been at the hands of the Oak
land Bittners. the California
A. A. U. champions, and U. c. L. A.
in q return game. In addition to
the Bruins, the visitors have beaten
Nevada, College of the Pacific and
Fresno State.
Three regulars graduated from
last years team but the Bronco
had ample replacements on theii
freshman team plus two players
who moved up from junior colleges
Frank Laney. leading scorer last
year with 325 points, is with the
Broncos again this year.
Santa Clara is coached by Ray
Pesco. who made his collegiate debut
last year after II years of turning
out scholastic champions through
out California and the State of
Washington.
Broncos Work Out Here.
The Broncos arrived here this
morning by train from the West
Coast and were scheduled to follow
Georgetown In a workout on the
Armory court this afternoon.
At the Hilltop, Trainer Johnny
Williams said the odds were against
Andy Kostecka's appearance in the
lineup against the Broncos tomor-
row night. Kostecka apparently in
jured his right ankle in the scuff1e
against V. P. I. Friday night in
which he was thumbed out of the
game after kicking " P. L player.
after being kicked.
Andy did not make the Richmond
trip Saturday night as he could
not get shoe over his swollen
ankle. The Hoyas had no trouble, !
however. running up a 25-6 lead
with Tommy O'Keefe subbing for
Kostecka in the first five The sec
ond and third string players proved
capable subs when two or three
Of them were worked in with the
first stringers. but as a unit the
reserves have not been satisfac-
tory. The Hoyas need Kostecka
and Ken Brown in there for the
rebounds
The Georgetown players will get
two days off before reporting back
here Friday for the start of their
trip that will take them against
Loyola at New Orleans, st. Louis,
Louisville, Western Kentucky State
Loyola of Chicago and Notre Dame
George Washington's courtmen
drove in late last night from South
Carolina with nine-game winning
streak and the top spot in the South
ern Conference standings, with five
more victories than the second
place team.
N. C. State Rugged Foe.
The honeymoon is over for the
Colonials. however, as their next
test. January 5, will be against the
conference champions, North Car
olina State, in the latter's gym.
Little is known of the University
Of North Carolina's potentialities
but otherwise the Southern Con-
ference race appears to be between
George Washington and North
Carolina State. Duke is said to be
below par and the Colonials
soundly have trounced almost any
other team of note. North Carolina
State has confined its nine games
to nonconference opposition and
has won eight. losing to West Vir-
ginia at Morgantown.
The Colonials played three games
in four days on the road last week
and never were extended. They |
have been held under a 10-point
margin of victory only twice in
nine games, against the Quantico
Marines and Wake Forest.
Coach Art Zahn hasn't depended
on a one-man attack but the scor-
ing has been divided. Bill Cantwell
and Johnny Moffatt have averaged
better than 10 points per game in
conference scoring.
With the exception of George
town. the other area college teams
will idle until the new year. Amer
ican us next game is against
Dixon Conference cham
pion Loyola of Baltimore January
5, Maryland meets North Carolina
there January 3, Villanova meets
Navy January 10 and Catholic U.
y1ays Gallaudet January g.