Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Assistant Coacti Cram and Head Basketball Coacti Claude Little Monk Simons. Jr., During a Hot Play M. J. BUDDY JUIvfONVILLE, Forward LEW HARRIS, Guard JOE ANDERSON, Guard AL BODNEY, Center tet showed improvement o cr the Rice encounter hut dropped a close one, 2( 32, after leading at the half- way mark. On December 16, Tulane ' s traveling baskcteers met Southern California ' s Trojans and came out on the short end of a 40-24 score. Al Bodney starred, and was one of the most consistent players during the trip. The high spot of the California journey came in the game with University of California at Los An- geles when the Green ies put on a last minute spurt for a 37-35 win. Harmon. Bodney, and Pare starred for the Green team. The New Me.xico Aggies, played on the return trip, were too much for the Green Wave, and ran up 61 points, holding the Wave to 41. In the second game the New Mexico team was again victorious, 63-45. Back in the Wave gym the squad dropped two games to Alabama, 32-41 and 31-38, to open the Southeastern Conference play. A week later the Greenies showed better shape in taking the New Or- leans Athletic Club, 49-41. Ole Miss at Oxford, next on the schedule, split a two-game series with the Greenies, taking the opener, 23-33, and losing the second game to the Wave, 40-35. A one-night stand in Atlanta found the Georgia Tech cagers one point better, as they nosed out the up and coming Wave squad, 32-31. Back in New Orl eans the team ran over Troop 65 roughshod, 46-26. Showing plenty of improvement as the season pro- gressed the Tulane quintet split the series with a snappy Millsaps five, with a 34-26 win in the first game and a 29-33 defeat in the windup. Given little chance against the Louisiana State Tigers, the Green Wave traveled up to Baton Rouge for a two-game series. The initial game went to L. S. U., 33-36. The next night the Greenies reversed the score and came out on top for a 36-33 win, due to the fine playing by Pare, Harmon, Jumonville, Brun- ner, and Bodnev. JOHNNY McGHEE, forward FRED CRASSIBRY, Guard Fighting It Out With ' Bama

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' Nutsy Harris Taking the Air for a Backboard Bounce O RE E 1 I r Grccnic cagcrs h.id a ratlicr mediocre season, playing erratic hall, good at times and not so well in other spots. The ly-gamc schedule included a Western tour in De- cember. Coach Little Monk Simon ' s fairly large squad took to the road in rather poor shape, due to lack of practice. BASKETBALL Houston was the first stop on the Western trip where the powerful Rice Owls defe.ited the Wave c ngers 40-18. Pare was minus his usual accuracy at long range, and the whole team was pretty inconsist- ent. In the University of Arizona tilt, the Tulane quin-

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The Wave met 1 iger tor a return match in Tulane Gym with high hopes. The first night, through some husthng and accurate shooting, the Greenies won 36-30. However, on the next night ' s encounter a strong L. S. U. team hit the baskets more often for a 41-31 victory. Mandich and McGee played a fine game for Tulane. This game closed the sched- ule for the Tulane squad, leaving only the South- eastern Conference Tournament. At the tournament in Kno.wille, the team was downed by Auburn 40-30 after dropping the nice lead they held at the half. Players who saw action during the season included Paul Pare, Captain Gene Harmon, Al Bodney, Buddy Jumonville, Johnny McGee, Pete Mandich, Roland Pertuit, Fred Cassibry, Lew Harris, Warren Brun- ner, Joe Anderson, Billy Bland, and Einar Pedersen. CAPTAIN GENE HARMON, Gjard ROLAND PERTUIT Forward PAUL PARE, Forward PETE MANDICH, Center JACK WEISS. Manager Tight Tip In the TIde-Tulane Tussie