Fordham University School of Business - Aries Yearbook (New York, NY)

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John Carigha Don Haig Charles McCormack Billy Lyons At the outset of the basketball season Fordham was picked number eight in the country, and tops in the East, Optimism ahounded. But the pessimists were also around. These three sophs can't take the place of Conlin and Lyons, they moaned, and Cunningham wonit be able to play at a fast pace with that tire around his middle, Thus sang the prophets of gloom. Who was right? The answer was quickly provided as the Hawks of St. Ioseph's swept in and completely routed the Rams, 89-71. The inexperienced Rams were outdone in every department, especially rebounding. Travelling to Buffalo, Fordham threw a scare into Niagara before bowing, 72-70. The Rams fought back from a sixteen point half-time deficit, and would have won except for poor foul shooting. Ernie Haynes threw in twenty-one points but this was overshadowed by a great forty point performance by Tom Hemans of the Eagles. Before returning home the Rose Hillers dropped an 85-69 decision to Syracuse. The Rams returned to their home bailiwick and with four men hitting for double figures they romped a weak Rhode Island club 89-71 for their first victory. However, in their next game they reverted to form and dropped a dull 66-55 game to St. Bonaventure. In a final tune-up for the Holiday Festival the Maroon rolled over a weak Rutgers Hve, 94-54. Now Fordham returned to the Garden for the Hrst time in twelve years and met Duquesne, in the Holiday Festival. Bach played his iron man five of Bugniazet, Reese, Haynes, Mccadney and Cunningham through the entire forty-five minutes and in the most memorable game of the season they nearly pulled off a tremendous upset. The Maroon rallied from a 53-45 deficit and took a 61-54 lead with four minutes left. With nine seconds left they led 66-64, but Si Green threw in a jump shot from an impossible angle, thus sending the game into overtime. The Dukes controlled the ball during this period and eked out a 73-70 victory. If the Rams had taken this game it would have given them a tremendous lift but Si Green and his thirty- nine points were just too much. Disheartened by their so near and yet so far effort against the Dukes, the Rams became lethargic and were trounced by St. john's and Syracuse in consolation games. With,their record now standing at 2 and 7, the Bachmen returned home and lost number four in a row, this one to Canisius. It began to look as if the Rams wouldn't win another game all year as they were beaten by Holy Cross, 59-53, in a very poor ball game. The losing streak was broken as Captain 'Reese and Cunningham, with eighteen and twenty respectively, led the way to a 66-64 squeaker over Princeton. The Rams then went into a trance as they were upset by a weak Yale squad. However, they rebounded well from this defeat and snowed Army under, 64-46. Good defensive work by Kuehn and Bugniazet paved the way to victory. l .