Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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stra withered in the second half of a game played on our home court, and as on the short end of a 59-46 score. The tale of woe on the 19—10 loss to St. John ' s is simly that tlie Kelly Green had one of its infrequent bad nights. The game was SiJ Skronskl very closely played, and it was not until the end that the Redmen gamed a safe advan- tage. However, the Jaspers returned to their winning ways, and gained their first Subway Conference ictory by beatmg St. Francis, 48-41, Mike Joyce led the way with fifteen points. The preliminary to another sad feature was played at Staten Island, where the five loafed its way to a 59-49 verdict over Wag- ner, Kelly showering in twenty-two. The fi- nal outing at Madison Square Garden brought our fi e up against the uncanny Vio- Hatik Pijpl e lets of New York University, and these lads, w ho couldn ' t miss on this particular evening, owned the larger share of a 73-58 score. The remainder of the season is pleasant to relate. Pratt was a 90-44 victim on our home court, and our perennial rivals, the Rams of Fordham tasted defeat to the tune of 63-56. Mike Joyce made his debut in the starting line-up, and rewarded Norton ' s con- fidence in him by dunking twenty-three points. A trip to New Rochelle brought a 67-51 decision oxer lona, Brooklyn College fell, 80-69, at the Alumni Gym as Poppe recorded twenty-five, and the regular season ended in Buffalo with a 35-31 victory over St. Bona- venture. 233

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and Byrnes w ere higli for the night N ith thir- teen apiece. The Paterson State Teachers team was the unfortunate victim of the vengeance-seeking Kelly Green in their next outing, and were beaten, 80-47. Returning to the Garden after the Christmas vacation, the quintet dupli- cated their earlier win over Dartmouth, this time by a 53-50 score. Turning what was supposed to be a dis- astrous ictory into a sweet victory, the Nor- tonmen gained an unexpected win over a highly touted West Virginia team, 58-53. The Mountaineers had ranked among the top teams in the country the year before, and w ere returning with almost the same person- nel. However, sparked by Bob Kelly with Jack Byrnes sex ' enteen points, and John Veryzer, with six all-important successive set-shots, the Jaspers won going away. Two defeats followed in the wake of this victory, and both of them were hard to swal- low. City College emerged on the long end of a 46-43 count, in a hard-fought contest that could have gone either way. In the following game, in an unexpected let-down after the extreme tension of the three preceding battles, the hoopsters lost to an inferior Boston College five, 66-57, at the ]ohii Burke Boston Garden. It was easily the worst game of the season. The next four games were recorded in the win column. Scranton fell, 74-50, at the Riv- erdale gym; Rensselaer Poly was an easy 63- 47 victim at Troy; Siena threw us a scare be- fore succumbing, 53-50, at Albany; and Hof- 232

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In a post-season game played at the Ford- ham Gym for the benefit of European Stu- dent Rehef, the Jaspers repeated their win over St. Francis, 4-50, Kelly marking the occasion with twenty points. The fi e performed creditably at the Kan- sas City tournament, beating Arkansas State Teachers, 65-60, and Southern Illinois, 52-42, before losing to Hamline, 60-51, in a game that saw Manhattan finish with only three men on the court. RESULTS OF THE 1947-1948 SEASON Ahimui and Post Season Games Do Kot Count in Totals WON 20, LOST 5 11 22 47 Manhattan 76 Alumni 42 Home 11 28 47 Manhattan 62 American International 56 Northampton, Mass. 11 29 47 Manhattan 59 Springfield 50 Waterbury, Conn. 12 3 47 Manhattan 91 New York State Maritime 52 Home 12 6 47 Manhattan 52 Villanova 48 Villanova, Pa. 12 10 47 Manhattan 75 U. S. Merchant Marine Acad 47 Home 12 13 47 Manhattan 57 Dartmouth 53 Hanover, N. H. 12 18 47 Manhattan 54 Washington State 58 Madison Square Garden 12 20 47 Manhattan 80 Paterson State Teachers 47 Home 1 3 48 Manhattan 53 Dartmouth 50 Madison Square Garden 1 8 48 Manhattan 58 West Virginia 53 Madison Square Garden 1 10 48 Manhattan 43 City College A6 Madison Square Garden 1 13 48 Manhattan 57 Boston College 66 Boston Garden 1 17 48 Manhattan 74 Scranton 50 Home 1 23 48 Manhattan 63 Rensselaer Poly Inst. 47 Troy. N. Y. 1 24 48 Manhattan 53 Siena 50 Albany. N. Y. 2 4 48 Manhattan 59 Hofstra 46 Home 2 6 48 Manhattan 40 St. John ' s 49 69th Regt. Armory, N. Y 1 11 48 Manhattan 48 St. Francis 41 14th Regt. Armory, Bklyn 2 14 48 Manhattan 59 Wagner 49 Staten Island 2 17 48 Manhattan 58 N. Y. U. 73 Madison Square Garden 2 21 48 Manhattan 90 Pratt Institute A4 Home 2 25 48 Manhattan 63 Fordham 56 69th Regt. Armory 2 28 48 Manhattan 67 lona 51 New Rochelle. N. Y. 3 1 48 Manhattan 80 Brooklyn College 69 Home 3 4 48 Manhattan 35 St. Bonaventure 31 Buffalo, N. Y. Points for Manhattan 1530 Points As ' ainst 1282 CHARITY GAME, BENEFIT OF EUROPEAN STUDENT RELIEF 3 6 48 Manhattan 54 St. Francis 50 Fordham Gym NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MANHATTAN COLLEGE, DISTRICT 31 REPRESENTATIVE 3 9 48 Manhattan 65 Arkansas State Teachers 60 Kansas City, Mo. 3 10 48 Manhattan 52 Southern Illinois University 42 Kansas City, Mo. 3 11 48 Manhattan 51 Hamline 60 Kansas City, Mo. 234