Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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BASKETBALL BASKETBALL started oft ' with a bant; at iNLinhattan duniii, ' the 1946-1947 season, but, as has happened so many times in the past, the bubble burst. In one of the worst second-half seasons ever to descend upon Riverdale and parts nearby, this edition of the Jaspers, playing the longest schedule m our illustrious history, compiled a 13-13 won- lost record. The coach was new, the players for the greater part were new, so at the start of the season not too much was expected, but after eight of the hrst nine games had been re- corded on the victory side of the ledger, en- thusiasm was at a high pitch. The downfall, which was bound to come to a certain extent, arrived in the form of a catastrophe. Losses were inflicted e ' en where entirely unex- pected. A brief resume of the twenty-seven game? will give us a clearer picture. Such former Jasper luminaries as Barney Hassett, Jim Sarullo, Tom Courtney, Johnny Kravetz and Bill Schwitter answered the call for the Alumni. Although they played a fine game, the undergraduates came out on top, as usual, 59-44. This game did not count in the team record or individual scoring. High scoring honors for the night went to Johnny C.iplJiii John Wryzer

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It ' s Goll.i B( Tlvi 11 . ,) ' . Says Noilun lo Wtml) Kravetz of the Alumni, who hit for iifteen. For the varsity, Hank Poppe had eight and Gerry Cohane seven. The first game of the reguLir season took place on November 20, at the Manhattan gymnasium. The opposition was furnished by Brooklyn Cathedral, a team that upset the Jaspers in the opener of the 1945-46 pro- gram. A repetition of that feat was not in the books, however, as Manhattan showed its scoring power by trouncing the visitors, 57-16, after leading at the half, 29-5. Every- one saw action, and Ray Wischhusen emerged the high scorer with eight points, followed by John Hughes and Captain John Veryzer with seven. American International College of Spring- field, Massachusetts, came into town with a tall, aggressive team, and hopes of reversing the decision registered by Honey Russell ' s Jaspers. But Ken Norton ' s five racked up its second victory, 60-43. Sig Skronski showed the way in the scoring department with six- teen points. Gerry Cohane hit for thirteen. Game honors, however, went to Hank Rosier of the visitors who scored seventeen points. The first real test of the season came from unexpected quarters, and in the form of a tall, fast five from Wagner College in Staten Island. After trailintr at the half, 23-25, and being matched basket for basket throughout most of the second half, the Jaspers put on 247