Evening star., 1948-12-12
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Hilltop Coeers Sag
After Holding Violet
37-36 in First Half
By Lewis T. Atchison
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-George-
town tossed a lot OF weight around
the Madison Square Garden court
tonight, but couldn't save itself from
10 to SO lacing by persistent New
York University five before a crowd
Of 1S,4l1 fans.
The Hoyas displayed a smart ball
beef-trust, but Coach
Elmer Ripley's pupils left their luck
and one of their scoring eyes at
home. There were moments when
they couldn't buy a basket for tough
luck and other moments when they
couldn't have scored with STEP
ladder.
Tom O'Keefe. Georgetown's lead
ing scorer last year, paced his team S
ofense with II points, but was held
to one field goal in the second half
Rockies Dan Supkis and Joe Gull
hane were the only Hoyas to get
two baskets in the second half and
Ray Corley, usually a spark plug,
got none.
N. Y. U. Has Big Guns.
The big guns were New York
Bob Derderian, who chalked up %
points, and Abe Becker and Joel
kaufman. who collected is each.
1t was a head-and- head duel
throughout the first half. which
ended with the Violet ahead, 37-36,
but not game to send the Gus
toners into a frenzy. The score
was tied no less than four times
and the lead exchanged hands
eight, but Georgetown never quite
caught fire and New York University
always semed capable of holding the
Hoyas in check.
Rookie Frank Alagia's sensational
dribble-in shot sent Georgetown
ahead. 32-3l, and after N. Y. U. had
tied it up again at 34-all, OKeefe
potted one to give the Hoyas a
1854 advantage. Derderian, how
ever, sank one-hand set shot and
followed with a charity toss to give
the violet their half-time margin.
OKeefe sent the Hoyas ahead at
the start of the second period with a
field goal and foul. making it 39-37
but Dick Kor Immediately put
N. Y. U. back on even terms with a
foul shot. Derderians field goal and
foul followed by fouls by Kor and
Kaufman gave New York a 45-39
lead.
Hoyas Are Stopped.
At that point Culhane and John
Brown sent two-pointers sWishing
through for Georgetown. When
Falvey added two singleton fouls,
Georgetown was back in the ball
game with the score squared at
45-all. But just when it seemed that
the Hoyas were on the march to
victory their defense collapsed and
before they scored again N. Y. u
had a 10-point lead, STAT.
The Hilltoppers were able to shave
that to 59-5l on a lay-up shot by
Vince Leddy and Dan Supkis' hook
shot under the blackboard. At that
juncture, O'Keefe fouled out of the
game and Leddy followed less than
minute later.
Derderian and Becker scored again
for the Violet, but Supkis and Sub
stitute Steve Rogers counted for
Georgetown, making 1t 63-55. Kor
sank a foul for N. Y. U. and Falvey
and Culhane dropped in field goals
for G. u, cutting the New Workers
margin to 64-59. There George
towns attack choked. Becker and
Kor scored again for the eventual
victors and New York promptly be-
gan to freeze the ball. Corley left
the game with fouls with less than
a minute to go and the Hoyas were
beaten
st. Johns unbeaten Redmen ran
up their fifth victory of the season
by humping winless Rhode Island
State. $3.50. in the second half OF
the double-header.