Evening star., 1952-01-19
|Hoyos Shine Despite Losing
Thriller to GW;; Terps Win
By George Huber

IL SeeIIlS tila6 IL is GeOrge WASH
ington University's basketball
team. not Georgetown's, that
should be rated around here as
the one most likely to succeed.
Coach Bill Reinhart's young
|sters-he started one Junior, two
and two freshmen last
might and used a number of other
freshmen who did all right-seem
the ones with bright future in
stead Of the Hoyas, for whom such
brilliant things were predicted
when they were hashy freshmen
two seasons back.
Reinhart's mixed group had that
extra punch in the clutch last
might to take an 81-75 overtime
victory over the Hoyas before g.
100 at Uline Arena. Last nights
game was even more of a thriller
than their 1910 overtime battle
lat Uline's last year (won by GW)
and which went down in the books
as one Of the most exciting games
ever played on that floor.
HOyas Play Fine Game.
Georgetown wasn't diSgraced.
In fact, it probably played its best
game Of the season except that it
couldn't get a basket in the over
time session. The Hoyas didn't
get panicky under pressure, as has
happened before this year, nor did
they make a lot Of errors. as they
have been doing. There were
some mistakes, and one or two
came at inopportune moments,
but not as many as they have
been making. The Colonials were
favored to win, and they had q
hard time doing so.
The Hoyas, in fact, played q
mighty steady game when things
looked blackest. They came from
under a 10-point handicap mid
way. through the third period to
tie the game and then go ahead
early in the fourth. Hugh Beins
and Barry Sullivan. both juniors,
kept the Hoyas in front by slim
margins until with two minutes
to go a pass gave CIV the ball
and Archie Tolls, one of the Co.
lonlal freshmen, connected with
a long set shot for a 72-71 lead.
Georgetown's Bill Bolger stole
the ball and was fouled with IS
seconds left. He made both his
free shots, but with 9 seconds left
he fouled GW's Johnny Holup.
Holup made one of his two free
ones to tie the game at 1878,
and when GUS Bob Makatura
tried a long one that hit the rim
and bounced away the game was
Eset for overtime.
Hoyas Lose Scoring Touch.
The extra five minutes were an
anticlimax. The Colonials had a
APPOINT lead in the first minute
Iof goals by Tex Silverman and
Freshman Ernie Ortiz. the small
est player on either team. The
Hoyas, meanwhile, lost their scor-
ing touch and missed nine good
shots. With a minute or so left
the Colonials had things locked
up after quick pair of baskets
by Ortiz and Ken Kern. George
towns Sullivan got basket be-
fore activities were over and that
was that.
This was George Washington's
fourth straight victory over
Georgetown, and gave the CO.
lonials an lilo edge in their mod
ern series. Their season records
now are CIV, 80 Give wins in a
row, and GU, 5-4 (three losses
in a row.. Georgetown played
much better than it did in losing
its two previous games against
Maryland and Navy.
Sullivan of Georgetown finished
as the nights high man with 25
points. while Elliot Karver was
GW's best with 20. Silverman had
19 for the Colonials, while Bolger
was up there with 18 for the
Hoyas.
CIV also won the preliminary
between the two schools junior
varsity quints, 63-61. Kern, who
also got in the varsity game dur
ing the late stages and who scored
one of those overtime baskets,
was high man with 20 points.
CIV GEORGETOWN.
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