Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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Si m% ' M m- M- Ql|H V i Jl 1 : f Alii | p| ( UH. I iiifflBli deal of trouble breaking through this now fairly extinct zone defense. The score was 40-37! Regaining the scoring power the ' had lost against Penn State the Hilltoppers piled up a decisix ' c triumph before b,547 fans at the Boston Garden, defeating Boston College 70- 56. Center Andy Kostecka that night garnered honors by stacking up fifteen points. From then on the win column held Georgetown ' s name every day, while our quintet polished off such teams as Nevada ' s Wolf Pack 55-47 on the Uline floor, Richmond 46-38 and Davis Elkins 70-3 1 . In the beginning of the new year Georgetown hit a snarl and ended up on the merciful end of a 52-41 defeat at the hands of North Carolina State, who later were in ited to the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden, b ' rom then on the going was tough, .After Georgetown had ID.AHO .ACIION! ! 156

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JBaskttball ■ 7 7 rITH the end of the football season [ j last November the entire Hilltop J looked toward Elmer Ripley and his 1947 team for another jubilee year. They hoped that the team would have a successful season and reach its zenith in an invitation to the N.C.A.A. tournament at Madison Square Garden. Despite the now apparent zigzag series of upsets, the varsity has on the whole done well this season. There are still memorable events in the Blue and Gray bas- ketball picture to cheer about. Although, the reversals that we had in the season haxe witnessed the Hoya ' s playing like court wizards one night and poor Richards the next, there was a close parallel between the hot and cold temperature of the G.U. varsity five and the enthusiasm of the Hoya sport fans. In the opening game the Hilltoppers got off to an auspicious start ruining Idaho ' s ear- lier eastern swing. Featuring firehouse breaks and skillful passing, along with a sensational performance of accuracy from the foul line, the Hilltoppers soared to a memorable 59-52 victory at the Uline arena. . fter Idaho held a brief lead in the opening minutes, the Blue and Gray quintette caught fire and pushed in a substantial lead that was never bettered e -en though the rangy Vandals generated a terrific second-half comeback. The Hoya pass- ing and playmaking seemed magically effec- tive against the sluggish Vandal five. Thus a 59-52 victory sent the happy student body back to the Hilltop with bulging chests after as colorful a contest as this season could hope to see. After a fine start, Georgetown dropped a close game to the Nittany Lions of Penn State in the final seconds on a small Catholic University court which had been sold out two hours before game time. The Nittany Lions, termed the best zone defenses in the country, worked their zone to advantage on the small C.U. court, and they baffled a fight- ing Georgetown team which had had a great ELMER RIPLEY, Coach ARTHLIR B.ART0L02ZL Student Manager 155

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topped Villanova we met George Washing- ton ' s unpredictable team and were defeated 45- 37 in a breath-taking inter-city battle. It was a bitterly disappointing evening for the Blue and Gray. .-Xfter stopping the Mariners of King ' s Point Merchant Marine Academy 53-38, the Hoya quintet found itself caught in a seemingly unshakable slump as it bowed to Saint Louis Uni ersity 52-42, after leading the Billikens at one time by an apparently safe margin of thirteen points. The following week our cold Hoyas moved up against the Blue Grass quintet of ' Western Kentucky who have reigned as champions of the Ken- tucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association for elexen consecutixe years, from 1Q32 through 1943. On January 23rd, under the tutelage of Coach Elmer Ripley, our highly touted Hoyas gave the top-notch Kentucky team a fast defeat. This same great Kentucky team had defeated Saint John ' s the previous night in New York ' s Madison Square Garden. Right on the heels of this highK ' rated court clash, the Hilltoppers journeyed to Buffalo, N. ' ., to eke out a 5fc -b4 hair-raiser against the powerful Niagara University. Two nights later the Blue and Gray hoopsters won over a hard luck Scranton University team, defeating them bl-31. Returning to Uline, the Hoyas met the Fordham five which paid Georgetown back .ANDY KOSTECKA SCORES ANOTHER IN WESTERN KENTUCKY LiPSET BREMBS AND CORLEY DRESS FOR A BIG GAME for a gridiron defeat and hustled off to a 58-42 ictory. This badly tarnished the Hilltopper ' s reputation and literally knocked them out of a bid to the N.C.A.A. or the Invitation Tournament in Madison Square Garden, N. Y. The loss was discouraging and surprising after such splendid showing against previous compe- tition. For one night Georgetown played far below its usual power, and appeared to be in the doldroms. With examinations in progress the team flattened Catholic Unix ' ersity ' s Car- 157