Mount St Marys College - Pridwin Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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our floor play amazed them... confined to a Hoya corral for us.... We teased for a while but came on with a rush as the evening wore on... . The entire team chipped in to make it a Mount triumph. . . . MOUNT 89 WESTERN MARYLAND 65 Another streak going. . . . This one was more to our liking. . . . Our third consecutive display of power resulted in the Mount tying for the M.D. League with a 3 and 0 log. MOUNT 70 HOFSTRA 73 A three-hundred mile journey for a pre-Christ- mas encounter on Long Island resulted in many sad hearts... . Theme... “to the foul shooters belong the spoils.” . .. . Big Theiben was murder to the Mount. MOUNT 70 AUS The old nemesis . . . their yearly victory must be a predetermined affair. . . . This time we were ex- tremely generous ... missed 60% of our fouls. .. . MOUNT 75 HAMPDEN SYDNEY 82 Sully with 27 tried to slay the tigers, but their Slayden, with 32, proved to be the real killer... . The first Mount home loss proved a real disappoint- ment . . . perhaps the potential was no more than a fantasy; . 7 perhaps. ...’- MOUNT 78 WESTERN MARYLAND 55 The Terrors were two time losers—we had the shots and the fast break functioning to perfection. The inevitable end was a Mountaineer victory. . . - MOUNT 83 LOYOLA 68 This was the half way mark in the schedule. . . . A capacity house witnessed the first big win of the °53-'54 campaign. .. . Crisp passing, accurate shoot- ing, led by Sully’s jump shots and good defense told the story. ... MOUNT 75 B.U. 79 The “Bees” got in the first sting... . Nip and tuck all the way. ... With thirty seconds remaining, we missed the big one and B.U. took the ball game. ... MOUNT 81 GALLAUDET 45 Sully, Fran, and Donohue combined for 43 counters. ... O’Donnell’s injury hurt, however. . . - The road looked rocky... . MOUNT 82 A.U. 74 Hot-handed Eagles really poured it on in the first half, but the cooler Mountmen chilled them. ... Sully and Ang with 25 and 17 sparked the vic- tory... . The Stanley-led fast break was indefati- gable. ae MOUNT 81 C:U50 The “haves” against the “have-nots”, and the “haves” scored too early and too often. . . . C.U.’s

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Mount machine beginning to mesh. They were iron- ing out kinks, gaining much needed experience, and, driven on by as awesome a spirited following as one could find, they started to gain momentum. Even after the loss of such a vital performer as Charlie O’Donnell, the Mount still continued on the improvement trail. Sparked by the SS men, Sal, Sully, Swaine, Stan, Smitty, the steamroller hit the heights with a 111 to 77 crushing of B.U. From then on it was down hill at a reckless pace which culminated in a head- long dash right through B.U., Roanoke, and Loy- ola, to bring the Mason-Dixon trophy home for the first time in ten years. This is how it was done: MOUNT 59 VILLANOVA 74 The E’Burgers began the swing east against the mighty Wildcats of Philly... . Half time showed that the migrating Mountaineers were really eager. . . score—39-35. . . . Sparked by the brilliant Bob Schafer, the Mainliners turned the tide early in the third quarter, to win going away... . MOUNT 63 SAINT PETERS: 70 The second link in the chain proved a bigger heartbreak than the first. . . . Angelo and Bals were responsible for a Mount upsurge in the third period. . . . The Peacocks were not to be denied, however, and in the final stanza they melted the 4 point Mount lead to win by 7... . MOUNT 54 SAINT FRANCIS 74 What the Brooklynites did to us shouldn’t have been wished on the Yankees. . . . A third mark in the debit column was the result of this merciless defeat. . . . Sullivan’s 17 was the only bright spot for this northern-most encounter. . . . MOUNT 83 GEORGETOWN 93 The Hoyas most graciously added to our streak. . .- Our Mutt and Jeff combination were good for 48 points between them... but our defenders were quite defenseless and the result was a fast break which broke our back. MOUNT 63 GETTYSBURG 78 The Bullets supplied the final shot. . . . Our relations ended but our streak continued. . . . The ledger showed 5 losses. . . . It could have been the gateway to a disastrous season. . . . : MOUNT 79 GALLAUDET 45 Home at last. . . . Really seemed good. . . . The streak was broken and the famine was ended. . . . We won! After five straight setbacks on the road the Blue and White dished it out for a change. . . MOUNT 75 GU ol Those “Cards” always did seem to have a liking even the Greyhounds were amazed by his drive a Camden blaze produced the spark his monopoly of boards was under investigation Se ARRI o

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the mould was not yet set... but we were jelling and he made it!!!! an uncontainable emotion