Basketball 1966-67 Vol. 48 No. 26 122 Pflnt.d by Clliwld. hinting Co., Inc. Wednesday, December 7, 1966 66 Maroons Are Question Mark Unknown Quantities Puzzle Rams; Langheld, Witkowski Must Produce By George Thomas Joe Frangipane's team-leading total. "The Question Marks" sounds like the These statistics are impressive, but do name of a rock and toll group currently not tell the entire story of Langheld's making the local mixer scene. It isn't But sophomore campaign. There were tunes it is a name which can very well be ap- whene he played inspired basketball. The plied to the 1966-67 Fordham basketball second half of the 74-72 loss to the St. team. John's Redmen last February is one time John Bach started his seventeenth sea- when Langheld played up to his true son as Fordham coach last Saturday night potential. with a team he described as "one of the There were, other times when his spotty youngest I've had in all my years here. play hurt the whole offensive tempo of the Never before can I remember having so club. If Fordham is to go anywhere this many inexperienced players In starting season, Langheld must become consistent. roles and in key reserve roles." He must score his twenty points each Bach was not exaggerating when he game and grab his ten rebounds. The first spoke about the team's inexperience. On of the questions facing the Rams this the roster he has five sophs—6'7" center season is whether or not Langheld can Dennis Witkowski, forwards Art Starrs attain this consistency. and Bob DeGroot, guard Frank McLaugh- Another question, one only slightly less lin, and Pat Raftery, who according to important than the first, is: will Dennis Bach will swing between the frontcdurt Witkowski give the Rams the board and the backcourt. strength they^need almost as much as they In addition, there are juniors Phil Tama, need Langheld's scoring? who saw action in seven games last win- If he is to help the club, Witkowski must ter, and Rich Goggin, who got into six become the aggressive kind of big man. He games as a soph. In an attempt to bring must be the kind that doesn't just wait these relatively untried players around around for rebounds to bounce his way. faster, Bach will work with a nine or ten On offense, he must move around under- man unit each game. He said that he plans neath, not just score an occasional bucket to use the continuity offense used in pre- on a rebound shot because he's a few vious years. inches taller than everyone else. THE JtEN AND THE CHALLENGE: Coach Bach surrounded (clockwise) by On defense he'll try to establish a solid These are the things big Wit must do. Ken Parker, Pat Battery, Den Wltkovvskl, BUI Longheld, and Phil Tama. man-to-man defense. When it becomes There is one thing that he must not do, necessary, he'll make the switch to zone and that is foul out of any ball games. If defenses, but said that "you don't win he does, Bach may begin to wish that some consistently with gimmicks. Good solid of those tall freshmen were a year older LackOfHeightHurts; fundamentals are what we are striving Of Witkowski Bach has said, "I'd rath- for." er have 10 good minutes from him each Bach explained why he had mapped game than a lackluster half. It's hard, Cousy's Corps Strongout such a tough-intersectional schedule though, for a sophomore big man to break for his young club. "First of all, it's good into the lineup. And since we're counting By Jack Prael beat, but has lost top player Ed Bieden- experience. Second, the different style of so much on Dennis for rebounding, it's This season, for the first time in the last bach. Plenty of height and the near foot- play out West and down South should that much harder on him. He has looked three years, the Rams will be at a great ball style of play in the Atlatnc Coast make them tougher for the Eastern style, both good and bad in practice, but I'm height disadvantage against most of their Conference should make this one of the which is more or less based on finesse." hopeful for a good year from him." opponents. Such titantic teams as St. toughest games of the season. Temple has The key to Fordham's success this sea- A third .ballplayer over whose head J*irs, Boston College, and Holy Cross an excellent shooter in Clarence Brookins, son has to be 6'4" junior Bill Langheld. hangs a question mark is Captain Brian ™ght have a field day against a Fordham a 6-3 junior and good board strength with Last season he scored 386 points in 24 Sheeran. The senior guard must give a ™b with only one big man and no really 6-4 seniors Chris Kefalos and Joe Hinde- games, second on the club to the total good steady performance each game to outstanding player. lang. A 6-8 soph, Ed Mast, will probably scored by the now-graduated Len Zandy. bolster the backcourt. Sheeran seems to And he grabbed 189 rebounds, third to (Continued on Page 2) Vale is one of the few teams the Rams (Continued on Page 2) ce "to year with less height. Their center Is 6'4" Ed Goldstone, who does a Me job despite his size. Tight defense ways makes Yale tough, as the Rams °und out the last two seasons, when the Frosh Picture Bright On Boards m turn«l in upset victories. Soton Hall lost last year's entire start- « team and look to be in even worse By Denis Brady combining both strength and qu'Aness. excellent scoring potential from the key a and the corner. Pethan *e Rams for rebounding. They Heignt and speed are abundant on this As far as scoring goes, Bob Cassou and Another fine shooter is 5'10" Jim *W! demolished by N.Y.U. in their opener. years edition oi the treshman basketball Bob Kollert, both 6'4", seem to be real offensive threats in their own rights with Cronin, a graduate of St. Peter's of Staten Jhe Milwaukee Classic features more team, described by Coacn Dick Tarrant as Island, where he averaged well over »inif COmpetltion for tile Rams. Wiscoti- having "great varsity potential." But as twenty points per game. He is also an " l»*enty of height, including n TV despite the talent, Tarrant is cautious, extremely talented ball handler and play- >" center and lots of players over 6-G. stating "the team won't be ready until muker. Van 7* Clnoinnntl. picked na Missouri February these boys come cy ( Two 5'9" speedsters, Tom Grayrnan and -»imips, Into overtime before los- lrom completely different backgrounds; Tom Sullivan, will help the running game We'ttofo. Cant l>° takon UBhtlv' Mttr" it tukes quite a while to make adjust- tremendously. Grayman is a superior pass- ments." s 1 h lt B or with remarkable quickness, while Sulli- ,(,,',. ''I . ' °l ' »f Improving "on last sca- This statement seems rather too con- van will ndd depth to the backcourt. IX CW 1 Uol> Wolf avcr c 22 servative when one looks ut the talent Wiitsc » « ,n u' ll9' ' "K 'J The over-nil |x>tcntlal of this year's wli ^ " ' ' t se»ison to set a school urul depth of tills UiH club. It Is one of I'IYWII squad Is comparable to lost year's St F°' °"1 IUWl 'S U"! mn" l° Wa'Ch' the tallest freshman teams In VK history team mid could bo even better. However, tho Hml"'"'1"'1 ftlwuy» managos to trouble of thy school with two 6'8" bchcmotlis— Tarnmt points out Hint tho freshman cup ., s I'"' "'Is year should jirove no (i IU!< John Znmnlml and Ken Ciiislus -ready lenm IH Just a breeding ground for var- Ai j.| ?"' " l(l«y, John McMahon, uiul to crush the boards. (-My hopefuls. This statement Is re-en- K Vl> ltl IUllnS fltS l(ISt loroetl by the fnct that four of thu top """•Hen i"''l "" " " Zunzuliirl, still hobbled with a severely bin ,'1^"" *'" H'y aKuIn this year. Colum- »pralnod anUle, Is reputed to be the moot ricvcii plnyc'tn on the varsity wen> on last promising member of the squad. Although .vein's highly NuccesHful ftcshmnn team. he IIIISHMI Siitimluy'H St. John's game, he The main tank for this yeur, however. Is Cvmlw ""f WI!I""' t'"'K"u"' wl(l«h footuros only Bh.H.1.1 IK. reiuly ,W> I'lny <*»•>• ' "" to win IIM many linll guinea us pogalblo In. |,, "' l;ll"«l tkjorge Dolwn, shouldn't outHtandlng hlifh Junior, Is «n extremely nnil Conch Turmnt seeing to hnvo enough material to inako tho year quite a success. wi owwiiont either. itniitK irlxHiiKler and work* well inside. VKOHII Dl«'k Tnrnuit 111 ^"•ollnu State Is always hanl to He to mow than adequate offensive threat, THE FORDHAM RAM Wednesday, December 7,19{( Page 2 T.M.G Begins New Season With Veterans *^ o.By, Stevc»~.,»e lif***,*,.Meyer. which laslost its onlyv gamEramep In*las*t yeaVMI<r *to« a. f Looking for an evening full of fun and bigger and stronger team from Vassar,' sport? Try attending a girls' basketball are seven veterans. game. They are always good for a barrel of laughs and, who knows, you might Barbara Hartnett, last year's captain,! even see some good basketball! Donna McEntee, Ann Marie Wiggers, 1 This year the opportunities to see a Linda Galbraith, Alice Moran, Leslie Hog- J girls' team in action will be better than an, a senior from the School of Educa- ever as Thomas More will be sporting a tion, and Reglna McCarthy, a transfer j team sponsored by the University.