Evening star., 1949-12-14
Hoyas
Fear Penn State
Defense Tonight.
Invaders New Coach
Uses Zone System;
Frosh PIoy Marines
By MerreII Whittiesey

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John Lawther influence, opens q
might stand by meeting
Georgetown's unbeaten cagers in
the Armory tonight at 8:45.
In a Z o'clock preliminary,
Georgetown's freshman dream
team plays the Marine Corps
Headquarters.
Gross played and coached un-
der Lawther at Penn State and
last year when Lawther was
named to an administrative post
he was succeeded by Gross. The
latter also inherited most of last
years material, but has added
few big boys from the Lions
Junior college setup.
In its only game to date Penn
State Smothered Susquehanna,
74-44, and despite its high total
the top scorer was Lee Schisler
with nine points. The Lions still
feature the zone defense as taught
by Lawther, but they're fast on
offense and not the low-scoring
team they were several years ago.
Meet Eagles Tomorrow.
Tomorrow night Penn State
moves to Uline Arena to meet
American University. Last year
the Lions lost to A. U. for the first
time in their series and then lost
to Georgetown the next night.
But Lawther's team gained ample
revenge over both at State College
In a fast finish that found them
also beating Syracuse, Temple and
Washington and Jefferson.
Coach Buddy O'Grady is getting
just about enough of this zone de-
fense in his first season. In George
towns opener against Catholic
u, the Cards tossed up zone
that they discarded at half time.
American U. had the Hoyas tied
up with 2 minutes to 60, using a
zone most of the way and now
comes Penn State. In between,
Georgetown played a team using
its own "give-and-go" style in the
New York Athletic Club and won
that one to make it three straight.
Penn State has Mutt-and-Jed
act from last season in 6-foot-6
Marty Costa and 5-foot-6 Joe
Tocci, co-captains. For the
Hoyas, Tommy O'Keefe and John
Browns are the top point pro-
ducers thus far, with II and is
point averages.
DRIBBLES - Maryland meets
Penn on a Palestra double-header
card in Philadelphia tonight that
includes Villanova and Tampa
University. Virginia takes a
Al record against Navy's 20 In
Annapolis this afternoon.
Georgetown apparently will have
its hands full here Saturday
against Harvard. The Crimson
beat Boston College, 54-49. last
night. and previously topped
Tufts and Boston u, while losing
to Navy by two points. The
Hoyas will meet Harvard in the
first game of the Armory double
header Saturday at 8 o'clock. with
George Washington and Virginia
playing the nightcap at $50. Stu
dents from both schools must buy
their 50-cent tickets on their re-
spective campuses. as only full
price tickets will be sold at the
door.
North Carolina State is aver
aging better than 10000 for home
games in its new field house in
Raleigh because Of its popular
price scale of SO cents, 81, $1.25
and $3.50. Local schools please
note. William and Mary's
Chet Giermack, who must aver
age Is points a game this year to
pass Jim Lacy as college basket
balls all-time high scorer, aver
aged better than 80 in his teams
last three games. Friday night
the Indians meet John Carroll,
coached by ex-Hoya mentor Rip
ley. John Carroll, incidentally,
won its first three games.
Ohio Wesleyan, the Ohio Con-
terence champion, which meets
Maryland here next Monday and
American u. next Wednesday,
scored lis points against Rio
Grande in its opening game. {.
Gus Tebell, whose Virginia cagers
meet G. w. Saturday, is coaching
basketball for the 26th year, six
at N. c. State and 20 at Char
lottesville. =. Georgetown's De-
cember 80 game with La Sale in
Atlantic City, an addition to the
schedule, will be part Of a week.
long Carnival of Sports there be-
tween Christmas and New Years.
). Maryland has a rugged week
end assignment. Friday night the
Terps meet Clemson at College
Park and Saturday afternoon at
2:30 play Navy in Annapolis.