Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
.Hoyas Give Pitt
Alright in Spite
OF Player Loss
Cold Third Quarter
Hands Georgetown
Fifth Straight Defect
By MerrelI WhittIesey

Inere was no panic in the
streets Of Georgetown last night
because of the scholastic failure
of seven athletes.
Even without high-scoring
Bill Cowley, one of the four
basketball players suspended, the
Hoyas might have beaten Pitt
except for a third-quarter cold
streak in which they hit three
of % shots, and Pitt made every
thing it tossed up.
Pitt finally won, 80-73. hand
ing Georgetown its fifth straight
defeat. but the Hoyas weren't
going anywhere in basketball
this year anyhow. Their record
now is 8-10, and it's going to get
worse.
Coach Buddy Jeanette, never
one to pull a punch. jammed on
his pork-pie hat and left for his
Baltimore home soon after the
game. Asked if he thought he
could make something out of the
makeshift material he has left,
Jeanette said. "I'll do the best
I can and if they don't like it
they can get somebody else"
Athletes Get No Favors.
The priests who control ath-
letics at Georgetown were not
too upset over the loss of the
athletes. The Rev. Richard Law,
S. j., faculty moderator of ath-
letes. said, Its happened before,
and it will happen again. There
are no favors for athletes here.
I've known many boys in
sports here who found it tough
going the first year or two and
said We should put in a physical
education course, or something
to make it easier. But the ones
who have been graduated often
come back and say, Father don't
make it easier for the kids COM
ing in. They'll have to work a
little harder but it will be worth
it when they get out
We'll still get the type boys
We want" Father Law said.
This won't scare anybody
away"
IS to 40 Fail Course.
It was said on the campus
that between IS and 80 stu
dents had failed the foreign
service course in the first Sc
mester. Cowley is one of the
group who has appealed his
suspension for low examination
marks on the basis of having
good marks otherwise and good
conduct. However, Jeanette
was not counting on Cowley re-
turning.
Georgetown did not lose any
body from the freshman team
that has won II straight and
last night defeated Montgomery
Junior College, 95-48. The lat
ter had won seven out of nine
games. several from college
teams.
Cowley and Warren Buehler
were counted on to fit in with
the frosh next season, but it is
doubtful that Cowley will be
available. If his appeal is denied,
he must stay out of school a
year before applying for read
mission.
Buehler Scores 90 Points.
Buehler had a 29-point night
against Pitt but he still gives
away almost as many as he
scores. Jeanette has a lot of
defensive coaching to do onBueh-
Ter. If he can pick it up Warren
will be a great asset because he
has an assortment of shots that
make him a potent scoring
threat.
PltC won Tor the sixth time
in its last seven games-the loss
was in triple overtime to a good
Penn State team-after the Pam
theirs lost their first 10. Pitt
was rough but moved the ball
nicely. However. it didn't appear
to have enough to beat Navy
today, particularly in a game
scheduled only 18 hours later.
Don Furth. who had been
counted out for the season be-
cause of an injury to his knee.
insisted on playing, his leg
heavily tapped and the knee pro-
tected by a brace. Furth is said
to be terrific baseball prospect
and turned down a pro base