Evening star., 1952-12-30
Denny Murphy's Play
Big Factor as Hoyas
Beat 0'Brien Twins
Special Dispaieh to The Stor

BOSTON, Dec. George
towns startling upset over Seattle
University in the first round of the
Boston Invitation basketball tour
|nament last night was attributed
to some careful work with Denny
Murphy. one Of the Hoyas' prob
lem children, by Coach Buddy
Jeannette.
Big Denny was not a top scorer,
as Seattle lost for the first time
in nine games against college COM
petition. but it was his tireless
work off the backboards and his
|ever-present hustle that helped
Georgetown control the ball and
the game in it's 1910 victory.
Tonight. in the title game, the
Hoyas meet Rhode Island State,
1858 victor over Boston College
last night. Seattle plays Boston
College in the consolation prelim-
mary.
Missed Early Games.
Murphy missed Georgetown's
first three games with a back in
fury suffered in practice.
A senior from Cardinal Hayes
High in New York City, big, lik-
able Denny has shown terrific
promise each season at the Hill
top, but Buddy O'Grady, George
towns former coach, used to say
Murphy left his game on the prac-
tice court. O'Grady said time and
again that Murphy was one of the
greatest he'd ever seen in prac-
tice. but his starring roles were
few. Nobody could understand it,
most of all Dennis.
But apparently Coach Jeannette
built a fire under Murphy and that
gave Georgetown three tall men,
Bill Bolger. Hugh Beins and Mur-
ply. to use efficiently against the
shorter Chieftains from the West
Coast, who feature the highly
publicized O'Brien twins.
On the basis of it's showing last
night, Georgetown ruled a slight
favorite to win the title game to-
might, although Rhode Island
State has a victory over st. Johns
of Brooklyn. The Rhodes beat
Boston College for the second time
and have lost three.
BOlger High Scorer.
Seattle had beaten three small
college teams on the West Coast,
plus Wyoming twice. Oregon, New
York U. in a record-breaking 1922
100 game. and st. Joseph's. It's
only loss was to the powerful in
dependent Peoria Caterpillars.
Seattle's all-time college scoring
champion, Johnny O'Brien, ex-
celled with his Jump shots and a
record-breaking Boston Arena per-
formance of Is foul shots for %
points, but Johnny was outscored
by Bolger. The latter also set an
Arena record with "a points in the
first half.
O'Brien's % points boosted his
Ifour-year total of 2,646 points and
protected his average of better
than Is points game. His BROTH
er Eddie scored nine points and
was third high scorer for the los
|ers.
Bolger broke a record set by
Chet Giermak Of William and
Mary against Colby in 1949 in his
brilliant f1rst-half performance.
Lou Gigantic, the Hoyas' play
maker, contributed 81 points and
set up the Hoyas' offense.
Georgetown led, 1922, at half
time, despite a poor eye from the
foul line in the first half. With
Gigantic taking over for Bolger in
the scoring department in the Sec
ond half, the Hoyas boosted their
margin to II points before Seattle
cut it back to 8, but didn't get any
closer.
Rhode Island State and Boston
College were tied at 63-all with
two minutes to play, when Bill
Baird and Dave Stenhouse gave
the Rams their margin of victory.
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