Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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events forecast their shadows, so Jack Byrnes demonstrated what was in store for the future opponents of the Green. After scoring only two points in the pre- vious two games, the six foot three right forward gathered twelve points against the lslanders. This was only the begin- ning of Jack's scoring spree, which at the end totaled 160 points in 16 games. Besides being a scoring threat, Jackie, as he is known, is a terrific floor man and his passes continually bring shouts of amazements from the stands. Another factor witnessed in this game was the deceptibility which Byrnes possesses. Through his ability to feint his man out of position, Jack rolls up his score. Witli this year's experience under his belt, Jack should lead Manhattan to many victories in the future. agnfernafiona Manhattan won its third victory in four starts by trouncing the American International College of Springfield, Mass. 53 - 35. Jack Byrnes, who played left guard in this game, having switched from his original right forward position starred for the Jasper Five. He scored thirteen points in the first half and prob- ably would have had a tremendous total had he not injured his leg in this period. The crowd was held in amazement by his tricky ball handling and passing as well as his ability to score and gave him volu- minous applause for his Hue work. Gerry Cohane, who started the second half at left guard then paced the Manhattan scoring attack by securing eight points for himself and setting up scoring plays for his teammates. Late in the third quar- ter he relinquished the position to Byrnes, who finished the game with a total of five held goals and four foul shots for four- teen points, two higher than his previous game. umni The echo of old acquaintances had barely subsided when the youngsters, the Varsity, proceeded with the business on hand - that of trouncing the oldsters, the Alumni. The old timers fought a losing battle. Although they were out of condition, and slightly aging, the gradu- ates managed to score thirty-six points against the Varsity's sixty. The Alumni attack was led by Jack McGurk, captain of the '37 team, who racked up the highest score in the game. Wlieii McGurk was in his sophomore year he was selected to the all-Eastern team in 1935 and the following year was the unanimous selection for the a1l-Met- ropolitan five. Many of his former team- mates played with him in this game. Some of them were Tom Ryan, Gene Kenny, Eddie Flanagan, and Nat Volpe. Gene Kenny was responsible for most of the entertainment on the floor. His antics kept the interest of the audience all the time that he played. Others on the Alumni roster were Dan Christie, Bob Donohue, Dick 0,Rourke, Buckley, Kerr, and Doran. CCI, tA2Jl Cl,! Continuing in their victorious stride, the Kelly Green out-played the New York Cathedral College team by the tremend- ous score of 76 - 43. This game marked the fifth straight victory for the Man- hattanites, and was also the highest score rolled up by them this season. Cathedral was completely out-classed in all forms of play, being dominated over by the Jasper Five on the floor, on the back- boards and in the scoring. At no time of the game did Cathedral make a bid for the lead. By the time they had scored

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