Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Hounds Cop Conference Title, Lose in Tourney Off to a shaky start, Loyola’s varsity basket- bailers came on late in the 1951-52 season to clinch the Mason-Dixon conference race with a 12-1 record, but then did a complete about face and bowed out of the annual M-D Tourney in the second game. Not expected to be more than a “so-so” team according to pre-season predictions, Coach Emil “Lefty ” Reitz’s sophomore-studded cagers began the hardwood campaign by losing 9 out of their first 15 games, mostly to strong non-conference squads. However, the squad came on fast in late January and February to win 9 out of their last ten contests and, beside clinching the Mason-Dixon Conference title, finished the regular season with a commendable 15 and 10 over-all slate. Nap Doherty, Joel Hittleman, and Ed Kowalew- ski led the point parade for the Hounds as they averaged 13.4, 12.9, and 9.0 points per game respec- tively. Others high up in point production were 6 ' 8 senior center Ben Cook, Captain Red Schneider, Evergreen’s pepper-pot playmaker, and Freshman Charley McCullough. Other varsity cagers that saw considerable action during the year were Jerry Chadwick, Joe Lacy, Tony Pistorio, and Charley Metz, all sophomore performers. Rounding out the club were Jim Seidel, Bob Cucuel, Terry Ahearn, John Benzing, and Ed Kelly. Loyola traveled to Philadelphia to make its debut PICTURES LEFT TO RIGHT, top— Redbird snares one in the Morgan game. Ed Kowalewski attempts to stop Margolis of Hopkins. Charlie Metz gathers in a rebound and Loyola takes possession. Out-of-bounds LaSalle, “I didn’t touch it” signals Ben Cook (below). Nappy starts on a scoring jaunt with a threatened lay-up (below).

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El) KOW AEEWSKI liEN COOK LEFTY REITZ JERRY CHADWICK REDS SCHNEIDER VARSITY BASKETBALL JOEL HITTLEMAN NAP DOHERTY

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MARGOLIS JUMPS and gets rid of the ball as Reds Schneider approaches (top left). Ready to let loose a jump shot is Nap Doherty (center). Doherty steals the ball from Hopkins, and absorbed a 93-66 licking at the hands of the La Salle Explorers. Then, on December 1, the Hounds made their home opening a successful one as they soundly trounced a chubby Alumni squad 66-39 in their annual circus. With Joe Hittleman leading the way, Loyola then sprang its biggest upset of the year as they beat the nationally ranked Siena College Indians on their own floor, 49-48. Hittleman, with 57 seconds re- maining in the game, dropped in a set shot to give the Greyhounds the game, and himself 17 markers for the evening. Morris-Harvey was the next victim of the Green and Gray £fs they lost 67-59, Doherty chipping in with 20 points. St. Peter’s and Georgetown then vic- timized Reitz’s squad 63-57 and 70-59, but the Evergreen five bounced back at the expense of Bal- timore U. 59-46, their initial Mason-Dixon win. On returning from the Christmas holidays, Loyola took two beatings at the hands of Catholic League foes, St. Francis 69-60, and Iona College of New Rochelle, 60-48, but they momentarily got back on the victory trail with two M-D wins. They thumped Washington College 74-63 on the Shore- men’s floor as Doherty dropped in 20 points, and traveled to Mt. St. Mary’s to take the Moun- taineers into camp by a 58-49 count. The Greyhounds next faced Seton Hall and the Pirates, paced by 6T1 Walter Dukes who garnered 25 points, routed the Jesuit school five 76-59. The following two outings against North Carolina State and La Salle proved just as disastrous, Loyola losing 74-33 and 91-65. But Catholic U. then obligingly went down to defeat 66-44 to give the Green and Gray a 4-0 conference log. American U. was next to administer a beating to the varsity five winning a 71-63 overtime thriller, and giving Loyola its only regular season Mason- Dixon loss. It was at this juncture that the Hound cagers finally caught fire and ran off eight straight wins, and took 9 out of their last 10 frays. Highlights of this victory string were a 71-65 win over Hampden-Sydney, a 65-63 victory at the ex- pense of Morgan State, and a 62-46 lacing of Ameri- can U. which vaulted the Green and Gray into first place in the league standings. It was in this game that Red Schneider hit the peak of his playing