Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Kill) Anjiii! for occasional lapses, and it was these that cost the ' ictofy. Bob Kelly played excep- tionally well and tied with Adolph Schayes of N. . U. for scorins: honors with seven- teen. The worst defeat of the season was suf- fered at the hands of another Metropolitan foe, City College, 76- ' S7, in the Fordham gymnasium. City ' s fast break proved too much for the Jaspers, although they ran with the La ender a good part of the i)pening period. Hank Poppe and Mike Joyce were our bright lights. Poppe hit for twenty-one points, even though he fouled out early in the second half. Joyce, the 6 foot 7 inch sub- stitute center, entered the game in the List fi ' e minutes and threw in ele ' en points. A win and a loss were recordet.1 in the next two cc)ntests, where a pair of victories were thoutiht tc) be a foretrone conclusion, hi the first of these, against the New ' ork State Maritime Academy, the fi ' e had a difficult time getting started, and had to come from behind to eke out a (-lO- !) win. Kelly was tops with thirteen, hi the latter game, a group of aggressive ballplayers from Hofstra out- fought five superior opponents to gain a ■17- 3 victory. The Hempsteaders, led by (ohn Mills with nineteen, refused to give up, and clinched the game with a scant ten seconds remaining. Bob Kelly once again headed the Jaspers with fourteen. If this unpredictable Manhattan team had played all season as it did in the last two games on the schedule, few teams would ha e decisioned it. I- ' or the Jaspers came to life long enciugh to trample Albright 70- ' i.T, and Scranton, which holds the dubious dis- tinction of being the only team to twice bow to the Jaspers, 71-45. The boys in green and white played a fast, powerful game on both occasions, and looked like a truly line team. Hank Poppe took honors in the first game with seventeen, while Kelly and Cohane held forth in the latter with thirteen apiece. Four players scored over two hundred points for the season, and Gerry Cohane was the first of these with 262. Kelly and Cohane Skinnsti. Ktlly—B.iUet? 254

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only four minutes remauiini:, but manai:ed to blow the lead, although most spectators could not understand just how they did it. Veryzer was the only capable scorer, garnering seven- teen points. In the latter game, the Jaspers were outclassed throughout, and at one time trailed by thirty points. Joe Lord led the home team with twenty-two and Poppe had tweh ' e for Manhattan. The first game of the western swing pro- duced a satisfying victory, as the Kelly Green sported some of their early season aggressive- ness in trimming Eastern Kentucky, 62-16. They held a slim margin throughout, but the home club was constantly threatening. Ed Hicks of Eastern was high man with nine- teen, while Kelly topped other Jaspers with fourteen. The second half of the trip met with disaster, however, as Cincinnati ripped an ice-cold Manhattan five, 57-51. Trailing by twenty points with only ten minutes re- maining m the game, the Jaspers finally woke up, but their spirited closing spurt fell short. The annual jaunt over to Rose Hill, to engage Fordham, might |ust as well not been taken, as the Rams triumphed, 60-5-t. The game v as tense and spirited throughout, with even a short order of fisticufis mixed m. Fordham established a seemingly safe lead at the start of the second half, but a closing drne by the Kelly Greens nearly upset the applec.irt. Jerry Smith, the Rams ' freshman star, led all scorers with nineteen points. For Manhattan, Skronski and Cohane each had nine. Rit ht on the heels of the Fordham setback. -iwr (ir .n Je;( .; Alumni G)m the Jaspers returned to Madison Sc]uare Gar- den, and met a similar fate at the hands of New York University, 67-57. The Violets reigned supreme all the way, although the Jasper five was constantly nipping at their heels. The team played a good game, except 253

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Rciy Wischhtiseii Hank Poppe both had a game average of ten . points. In Skronski 24 55 59 29 4 139 the assist department, Bill Woods was the Burke 24 53 28 17 ) 123 leader, having tw enty fruitful passes recorded Woods 24 44 40 19 20 107 m his favor. Wischhusen 16 20 18 9 49 BASKETBALL STATISTICS— 1946-1947 Joyce Hughes 12 15 14 10 11 20 7 13 7 5 35 33 Name Games Field Fouls Fouls Goals Tried Made Total Assists Points Howlan 6 4 6 3 1 11 Cohane 26 90 130 82 15 262 Ezersky 3 4 3 1 9 Poppe 26 99 95 58 5 256 To Ian 8 5 1 6 Kelly 23 87 98 62 5 236 — - — Veryzer 26 91 36 28 10 210 Totals 26 574 549 328 70 1476 255