Evening star., 1947-12-23
Broncos Have Repor'
On Local Club From
Two Caps Players
By MerreII WhittIesey

Georgetown's early season scrim-
images with the Washington Caps
may backfire against ehe Hoyas to-
night when they entertain team
that was invited to the National
Invitation Tournament last year,
the University of Santa Clara, at
the Armory at 8:45.
The Broncos have complete scout
reports on the Hoyas, filed by ex-
Santa Clara Courtmen Bob Feerick
and Dick O'Keefe of the Caps. In
addition to the scrimmages, Feerick
and O'Keefe have seen the Hoyas
play at every opportunity and thus
Coach Ray Pesco is as familiar with
the Hoyas' style as II they were q
neighboring team.
For the first time since George
town hooked up with the Ned Irish
circuit that brings Western teams to
the East, the Hoyas will get first
crack at an invader. The Broncos
play Duquesne, C. c. N. Y. and
Temple after they leave here.
Pesco, coaching for the Broncos
for the second year, said his reports
show Georgetown is very strong,
capable of terrific basket ball, but
that If his Broncos are right they
are capable of giving any team in
the country an even scrap.
Sharp in Workout.
IT don't know how much the trip
will hurt" Pesco added, I'VE were
on the train from Thursday night
until yesterday morning with just
one workout in Denver, but the boys
looked to be sharp in workout here
yesterday"
Like all coaches from the Midwest
or Far West, Pesco is concerned
about the officiating, particularly
the argumentative point Of calling
the block, which is used in the
West but not here. We've been
warned against it," Pesco said.
The Broncos are reported to have
more balance and reserves than the
Santa Clara team that won 81 and
lost last year. The Broncos were
forced to turn down bid to the
New York Invitation because the
tournament came at exam time.
While the Hoyas have remained
undefeated six games, and the
Broncos seven, the visitors appar-
emily have played a tougher sched-
ule. They lost to the California
A. A. U. champs, the Oakland Bitt-
ners, and to the Pacific Coast Con-
ference Southern Division cham
pions, U. C. L. A., but defeated the
latter in return game and won
over Fresno State College OF the
Pacific, the San Francisco A. c.
and Nevada, the latter George
town victim last season.
Kostecka's Status Dubious.
The Broncos all shoot the West
ern one-handed style, la Feerick,
and are good ball handlers. Pesco
said a two-handed shot is almost
unheard OF in California where the
one-hand method is taught in high
school. Frank Laney. with 325
points last year, is their best scorer.
There's some wishful thinking on
the Hilltop that Andy Kostecka will
be ready tonight The big center
with the 19-point average was
walking nicely on his sprained
ankle yesterday but walking and
taking a pounding on the court are
different. He hurt 1t against
v. P. I. last week In . kicking
incident with Bob Chambers Of
the Gobblers.
The Hoyas have won six in q
row against Denver, Loyola Of Chi
cago, st. Johns, the Quantico Ma
rines, v. P. I. and Richmond. After
a two-day Christmas holiday the
Hoyas leave on back-breaking six
game road trip through the South
and Midwest, returning home just
before January 8 date with the
University of Maryland.
Coach Elmer Ripley will start
the usual Hoya lineup OF Kostecka,
Ray Corley, Ken Brown, Ed Brembs
and Danny Kraus, with Tommy
OKeefe available for first reserve
duty. O'Keefs, who came to the
Hoyas with reputation as great
set shot artist from st. Peters Prep
in Jersey City, has started hitting
on his speciality in the last two
games. There will not be a prelim-
mary as the Hoya students are on
Christmas vacation.