American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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P. MORRIS R. GARSHAG R. BENSON L. ISHMAX VABSITY BASKETBALL A. U. 63 65 57 37 76 67 57 54 65 55 25 50 55 44 ALUMNI 26 MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE 43 CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK 66 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 48 UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE 33 MARYLAND STATE TEACHERS COL. 34 MOUNT ST. MARY ' S COLLEGE 42 MUHLENBERG 56 WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE 49 LOYOLA COLLEGE 64 PENN STATE 45 QUANTICO MARINE CORPS 46 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 50 QUANTICO MARINE CORPS 65

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Take a handfull of last season leftovers; add four transfer stars and a trio of spirited frosh; now, extract two of the stars along with a veteran squad captain, and mix until smooth running. What have you got? A ball club of championship caliber. This may not be the recipe that Coach Staff Cassell would recommend for good results but nevertheless, it was the one Pop found himself with as the ' 48 season progressed. Ralph Benson, Freddie Fling, Bart Fugler, Tex Griffin, Jackie Neer, Jay Rider, Bill Tanney, and Johnny Wakefield returned to bolster this season ' s aggregation; while Reggie Crockett, Don Hillock, Bob Lamon, and Pete Negley transferred to A.U., bringing with them outstanding records. Bradford, Pa. donated freshmen Leroy Ishman and Packie Morris to the cause, and frosh Ronnie Garshag also saw first string action. The Eagles played exceptionally good ball against City College, Muhlenberg, and the University of Connecticut, though coming out on the short end of the score at each attempt. As the season progressed, conference hopes were bright until player-coach disputes effected the loss of Fugler, Crockett, and Hillock. Despite this deficit, a new spirit emerged, sending the Orange and Blue straight to the final game of the Mason-Dixon Conference where the squad met defeat at the hands of Lovola. First row: J. Wakefield, R. Benson, B. J. Griffin, R. Lamon, J. Neer. Second row: R. Mather, F. Fling, R. Negley, R. Garshag, L. Ishman, J. Morris, P. Mather. Fifly-nine

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T. GRIFFIN P. NEGLEY B. LAMON J NEER J. WAKEFIELD A. U. 4S UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 52 67 RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE 37 67 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 58 52 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE 59 66 MOUNT ST. MARY ' S COLLEGE 48 83 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 48 52 WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE 54 61 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 56 45 SIENA COLLEGE 52 54 LOYOLA COLLEGE 48 57 MARYLAND STATE TEACHERS COL. 28 43 LOYOLA COLLEGE 49 64 RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE 38 52 RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE 33 VARSITY BASKETBALL