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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their first point, the Manhattanites had accumulated eleven points and continued to keep the game a one-sided affair throughout. jack Byrnes took top scoring honors by sinking six field goals and four foul shots for a total of sixteen points. Johnny Hughes, who up until this game concentrated chiefly on play-making and defensive tactics, took second place hon- ors with fourteen points. Koa fan VV hen there is an exceptionally bright star in the heavens it usually dims the brilliance of the other celestial bodies. The same is true on earth. One of the less known stars of the Jasper Five is Gerard Cohane. Gerry has been a consis- tent point scorer in every game but the fact has gone unnoticed in the light of Jack Byrnes' performance. After hitting for eight, seven, and nine points in the three previous games, Chico, as Gerry is well known, hit the limelight with thir- teen markers against Boston College. This was the Hrst game away from their home court and in front of the Boston crowd, the Manhattanites suffered a bad case of the jitters. The final score was in favor of Manhattan 50 - 44 but it took an overtime to win. The play throughout the entire game was hard and the score was just as close. The two teams were never separated by more than six points and then only once when Manhattan led by that much midway in the second half. But the Eagles rallied to lead 41-40 with only a minute left when Gerry Cohane made a one-handed hook shot to put the Green ahead. WVith five seconds remain- ing, the Eagles tied the game up on a foul shot. Deadlocked 42 all at the end of regulation play, the teams exchanged bas- kets and then Joe Stewart dropped in a sensational shot from mid-court and Bob 25 Kelly and Gerry Cohane followed with field goals to provide the margin of vic- tory. This was the Jasper's sixth victory in a row and the sixth in seven games. Cl'Cl,l'l t0I'l, ' In the game played for the benefit of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Hospital Fund, the Jaspers gained a surprisingly easy victory over Scranton University. The visitors set up a zone defense which the Green set about cracking. Scoring during the first half was slow, but in the second period the Green romped over Scranton. Jack Byrnes penetrated the Scranton zone for several quick layups and the coy Jasper team played their best game of the season. Following in the usual pattern, Byrnes was again the high man with thirteen points. gig am young Madison Square Garden is truly the Waterloo of Manhattan basketball teams. Many fine records built up by jasper basketball teams have been left to cool on the ice beneath the Garden court. This year has been no exception as the Green has lost all three of its Garden games. The Cougars of Brigham Young were the first to defeat Manhattan in the Gar- den this year. Going into the game as the underdog, the Green gave a fine perform- ance in the first half only to fold up and go down to defeat in the second period. The Cougars took an early lead and held it until midway in the first half the Jas- pers caught up and passed the visitors. Manhattan led by four points with only a couple of minutes remaining before intermission but sharp shooting by Brady VValker, six foot seven giant, put the Cougars in front at the half by one point. Up to this point, Coach Russell's charges made up for their lack of height by 3 i