Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-02
Jeanette Smile
is Warning 10
|Hoyas' Rivals
By BILL FUCHS

Coach Buddy Jeannette oil
Georgetown University is smil-
ling. And when Jeannette smiles
Iyou can bet your last tube Of
ltoothpaste all Is as right as car
Ibe with the Hoyas' basketball
team.
The teams severest critis
since he came to the Hilltop
flour years ago from the pre-
ranks, the energetic Baltimore
produce salesman is his clubs
biggest booster these days. Wher
1.-THE taskmaster is satisfied with
1.-THE performance Of his charges
future opponents had bette,
take care.
Upset winners over st. 10.
Iseph's Of Philadelphia by an
84-72 score last night al
Georgetown. the Hoyas play. al
LaSalle Saturday night and
follow against Mount st. Mary's
Fordhan. Spring Hill and More
head State Teachers before
winding up the season with
three games In the Washington
big Three Conference
George Washington at home
Maryland away and CIV away
Discounted as a team with q
vote in the Big Three doings
this season, the Hoyas now loom
Jas a major factor. They lost tc
Maryland In overtime on Jan.
uary u, while the Terps earlier
upset CIV. The Colonials and
Maryland meet in their second
lgane q week from Saturday
leaving the crux of the matter ir
the hands Of the Hoyas.
Clicking Since Holidays
After last nights victory
Jeannette stopped smiling long
enough to give q Philadelphia
newspaperman q chilly answer
Ito what the coach thought was
a silly statement. "You guys have
la good team" the visitor re.
marked. What the heck's beer
the matter with your"
What do you mean the mat.
lter'?" Jeanette exploded. "Hol,
Gross and Seton Hall - they
'laren't exactly buns, you know.
This is q good bali club,
IJeannette said. They have beer
playing real good basketball since
christmas. All Of them, / mean
Don MOREOVER has been play.
ling very well. Ken Pichette hal
been helping out with a lot o.
scoring. Smitty dale Smith
has been terrific on the boards
lMatty White has been scoring
Jack Walsh has been coming
through. ! tell you they've al
been playing"
K Jeanette has been particu,
larry happy over the performance
of MOREOVER. the stringbean
l6-foot-7 center who has had ,
rather ugly-duckling career a
the Hilltop and yet has accepted
/ the laughter Of the crowds Will
Surprisingly good nature. Las
might he. was cheered Justify b,
THE crowd Of about 1900.
I've been working for totil
years with MOREOVER" Jean.
Inette says. trying to get hin
to go up with two hands for tn,
ball. He's finally doing 1t. He,l
been playing real good bali fol
us"
Better Things Ahead
Next season could be Jean.
nette's best at the Hilltop, ever
counting the first season, wher
he led the Hoyas to a berth ir
the National Invitation Tourna.
nent. Joe Missett and Matty
White. the top scorers, will b,
back. along with most OF thu
squad. Only MOREOVER. Jot
Bolger and Walsh are seniors.
/ In addition. Warren Buehler
the teams top scorer last year
lis repeatedly seeking readmis'
sion. Buehler left school with
only about a year Of work re-
tmaining.
Jeanette could have Thu
height he has always lacked il
/ two tall, impressive looking
freshmen. Max Schmeling stand
I6-foot-9 and Charley Phillips il
6-foot-8. The freshmen, coached