Evening star., 1951-12-13

doyd VafSltyS game with Ran
dolph- h-Macon College and next
Wednesday the Trainers enter
tain strong George Washington
High School five.
Last season the only two losses
Tech suffered were at the hands
of the American University frosh
and CIV High. The Hoya w
certainly will be tough opposi-
tion for the Trainers and CIV
should have a better team than
last season.
Dutch Usilaner is starting out
his Trainers with a pair of rough
ones early in the season, but per-
haps this Is part of his plan.
Dutch's big problem is keeping
his charges from becoming over
confident.
Tech doesn't have to read I'M
the newspapers that it is ex-
pected to be a powerhouse. The
same starting FIVE that swept
through the interhigh campaign
and Star tournament without al
defeat last season is on hand again
and In addition Tech has four
frst-line substitutes from theI
1861 squad who would probably
be playing regularly for any other
public school team.
In Snookie Herman and Bill
Breen the Trainers have the lead
ing interhigh scorers of last year
Kernan had a 19.5-point average
and Breen 1851. Babe Marshall is
the captain and playmaker. Joe
Cav has an excellent side court
shot and Frank Sullivan is fine
rebounder. In addition Substitutes
Don DeAtley and Charlie Hart
nett are excellent ball handlers,
Dick DeCeasare did a fine job in
filing In for Marshall when the
latter was injured last season and
Ronnie SNEAK is a good replace
ment.
Yes, the Trainers should be ter
rife, but that's just what is max
ing usilaner wary. Reports from
Tech are that Dutch is having a |
little trouble with the boys who
believe they know just about all
there is to learn about the game.
What makes it tough for
Usilaner-and some coaches will
say they wish this was their only
problems that his team has
been scoring so many points in
scrimmages with other schools
and In its one game that Dutch
can't find q way to knock out
Techs cocky attitude.
Although he doesn't want q
beating when the Trainers play
the Hoya frosh and CIV, Dutch
probably will be hoping to win by
a small margin and show his boys
they aren't pros yet.
Even as good as Tech is it won't
be favored over the Georgetown
JV and CIV can be expected tol
put up quite a battle.
Last season George Washington
beat Tech in the Presidents hat
box gym, but Wednesday they
meet on the Trainers spacious
floor. This will make a big differ
ence, Tech supporters feel, but
CIV is confident, and with some
reason.
Bob Kessler, one of the smooth
est high school basketball players
in the area, will again be the
Presidents big gun but he isn't
all the power. Four other letter
men return and they are valuable
performers. Together with the g.
foot-4 Kessler, Coach Rasty Doran
has 6-foot-5 Crenshaw Hardy and
6-foot-2 Les McMenamin. John
Oliver, 5-foot-10, and Chuck
Motley, So, set up the plays.
High school basketball fans
haven't had such a pair of fine
early season attractions as the two
Tech games in some time. They
should both be hard fought battles.
Bob Dwyer, Priory coach, has
one of the city's top players in
Jerry Eckholm but unfortunately
the talented youngster can't get
enough rest to be at his best
throughout a game.
Eckholm is Priory's only rebound
man and its best shot but he can't
do both, play the entire game and
be at his best. Tuesday, Jerry
made Priory's first II points
against st. Anthony's-his teams
only scoring in the first quarter.
He played a great first half. hit
ting on an excellent percentage
of his long shots.
However, Eckholm had to play
the entire game and in the third
and fourth periods his rebound
work under both boards and rae
ing up and down the floor wasn't
up to par. Jerry began to miss
shots he made with ease earlier
and st. Anthony's drew away to
win.