I j :' All Basketball EdilioD Vol. XLI. No. 10 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. WASBINGTON. D. C. Tuesday. December 1. 1959 '59-'60 Cage Season Opens Tomorrow I ! Hoy(Js, Host Mounts In ~cDonough Bo\¥ ( A year agq at Emmitsburg, 60 up-staters. Marshall netted 14 against the Hoyas last year and Marylan<i, the Georgetown Savage developed into an excellent cage team had to come from ball handler as the season prog­ far back to ~efeat a scrappy ressed. Up front for the Mounts will be Mount St. Mary's squad, 85- Dick Talley, 6'4", Mike Callahan, 76. The RoSas trailed until 6'7", .Jack Thompson, 6'5", and the final period when Brim Shee­ Dennis Barry, 6'4", to give the Ma­ han made a lay~up to finally give son~Dixon Conference entry plenty the Blue and Gray the lead they of height. never relinquished. Others with varsity experience The Mounties do not seem to are Jack Gunn, Dave Samuels, and be quite as strong this season. Tom Rudderow. Ernie Cage. former DeMatha high The Hoyas have the series edge, scoring ace, Jerry Bohlinger, and 16 games to 5, in a rivalry which their fierY backcourtman, Burt She­ began in 1926. ing, have all departed. These three In a scrimmage against Navy alone accounted for fifty of the earlier this fall, Mount St. Mary's Mount's points against George~ held the Sailors almost even for town last year and their loss will the first hq.lf, trailing only by one surely affect; the team's scoring point. However, Navy depth and ex­ punt;h. -j; perience was the deciding factor as the Tars finally won out, 70-53. Mounties Have Experience Tonight's lid-lifter on the Mc- Backcourtmen Jack Marshall and Donough Gym floor will begin at Jack Savage will be called upon to 8:30 p.m. The freshmen host Fort bear the brunt on a~tack for the '59- Myer in the 6:30 prelim. The Georgetown Varsity basketball team for 1959-60: (standing. left to right) .John KraIjic. Vince Wolf­ Hoya.s Set to Test Trio ington, Paul Tagliabue. Tom Matan, Tom Coleman. Dan Slattery. Tom Fitzpatrick. Ray Ohlmuller. and Coach Tom Nolan. (Kneeling. left to right) .Jim Carrino. Bob Sharpenter, .Jay Force. Ed Hargaden. Of NIT Veteran Teams Brian Sheehan. and Tom O'Dea. Of all the teams on the tion Tourney on December 29-30. Boston U. and Brown are also on Gentleman Coach SAC Sponsors Roya cage schedule this com- the Holiday Tournament slate. ing season, Providence Col- If the Hoyas draw the N.I.T. Friars as opposition, the Hilltop­ Tom Nolan Looks Forward T · ht' R II lege is certainly one of the pers will have to contend with one onlg 5 a y most colorful, and by far, one of college basketball's finest per­ o mprove age eason of the most talented. Actually, formers, .Johnny Egan. T I d C S The Student Athletic Com- it has not yet been determined if Averaged 19.5 the Blue and Gray will tangle with Egan stands only '6'0" and by Al Hibbert But out on the court Tom- mittee will sponsor the first P .C. Both teams are scheduled to weighs 165. But as a sophomore Practice was over for the my Nolan was still busy checking basketball rally of the 59-60 perform in the Providence Invita- (Continued on Page 4) shooting charts and making notes day, and the maj ority of the on the day's scrimmage. It is after season tonight, as a prelimin­ players had lapsed into the practice that Nolan's work really ary to the Hoya home opener VARSITY SCHEDULE locker room, their work com­ begins as he must spend countless hours in study and careful plan- tomorrow evening against 1959-60 p.Jeted. ning as the man chosen to guide Mount St. Mary's. the fortunes of Georgetown's Date Opponent Place Last Year cagers. Chairman .Jack Field and his com~ Dec. 2 Mount Saint Mary's __________________ Home 85-76 mittee are hopeful that the event Dec. 5 New York U. ________________________Home DNP GU Grad will be more successful than last Dec. 9 American U. _________________________ Home 67-92 In fact, this devotion to the game season's initial rally. Dec. 12 St. Peter's ___________________________ Home 63-66 plays a large part in the story of "The team needs the student's Nolan's life. Tommy has always Dec. 14 Maryland U. _________________________ Away 53-61 support this season," Field asserts, been devoted to the game both as Dec. 17 Niagara U. _______ 7 ___________________Away DNP a player and a strategist. His high "and a good turnout for this first Duquesne U. _________________________ Away rally will get the team off to a Dec. 19 DNP school days were spent at Eastern Providence Inv. Tourney ______________ Away before he came to Georgetown fine start." Dec. 29 DNP where he captained the '34-'35 Dec. 30 Boston U., Brown, and Providence 7:30 Starting Time freshman team. Then came three Jan. 6 George Washington U. _______________ Away 75-82 years as playmaker for the Hoyas The rally will commence at 7:30 Jan. 9 Manhattan ___________________________ Away DNP before his graduation in '38. under the Tree and will then pro­ Jan. 13 Maryland U. _________________________Home 56-67 Four years later Tommy took ceed to the Gym by way of Ma­ Jan. 16 LaSalle ______________________________ Away 72-102 over as head coach at Anacostia guire, Ryan and New South dorms, Jan. 28 Fairfield U. __________________________ Away DNP High, a position he held for ten picking up students along the way. .Jan. 30 Boston College _______________________ Away 73-69 years. before moving to Gonzaga At the Gym there will be an in­ where he guided the Eagles to two Feb. 3 Muhlenberg _________________________ Home 81-85 troduction of the players followed Fordham ____________________________ Away Catholic League titles in three Feb. 6 79-71 years. Having made his mark as a by short talks by Coach Tom Nol­ N.Y.A.C. _____________________________ Away an, Father Brew, S ..J., and George­ Feb. 7 76-69 successful coach, Nolan was select­ George Washington U. _______________ Home ed head mentor at Georgetown in town's new Athletic Moderator, Feb. 10 72-85 Feb. 13 Lafayette ____________________________ Home 94-109 1956. Father Hoggson, S . .J. Navy ________________________________ Home Yard Treasurer Tom Murray Feb. 17 47-72 COACH OF TSE HOYAS ..• is In his first three years at the Seton Hall ___________________________ Away will be master of ceremonies and Feb. 20 83-89 Thomas Nolan, entering his Hilltop Tommy 'has earned a repu­ Scranton ____________________________ Home fourth season as Georgetown tation as a gentleman and a molder music will be furnished by the Col­ Feb. 24 DNP Rhode Island ________________________ Home cage mentor. (Continued on Page· 3) legians. Feb. 27 DNP Page Two rHE ROYA Tuesday, December 1, 1959 NeVI' Height,' Depth Give,~Hoyas Increased Basketball_ Potential WITH BILL GILDEA S7>orts Editm' At this time last year, Georgetown coach Tom Nolan was looking apprehensively to a long and difficult season. He realized that the sophomores on his team had been the nucleus of one of the best freshman squads in the history of Georgetown. But there simply weren't enough of them. Besides the shortage of manpower, the team lacked height and experience. The depth-height deficiencies last year were the main reasons why the Hoyas could only win eight of twenty-three contests. They closed out with eight consecutive defeats and were outrebounded in the maj ority of games. Prospects are considerably brighter for the Georgetown varsity of 19'59-60. Holdovers Brian Sheehan, Tom Cole­ man, Tom Matan, Ed Hargaden, and Tom Fitzpatrick will combine with sophs Jim Carrino, Paul Tagliabue, Bob Shar­ penter, Vince Wolfington, and Tom O'Dea to give the Hoyas the core of a well balanced aggregation. Height, depth, and experience are all present in abundance. TOM COLEMAN TOM MATAN BRIAN SHEEHAN The Hoyas of a year ago showed a great determination by Bill Dailey boy to come around for two years ning fast moves make Vince a tough which should carry over to this season. They played excel­ and now that he's finally arrived, man to contend with under the lent ball on occasion and rose up to beat Fordham and With the 1959-1960 basket­ I think that he can 'really help the boards and he can be counted on Boston College in McDonough Gym for their best perform­ ball season just around the team." to do his share of the scoring also. corner, varsity mentor Tom- Backcourt Starters At 6'5", Dan Slattery has on many ances of the year. 5'9" . my Nolan is molding last min- As it stands right now occasions proven himself a defen­ However, Georgetown's fast break, necessItated by the t t ta f h' '59 Puddy Sheehan, who is well on sive ace, working particularly well s his way toward establishing a new in the zone patterns. "Slats" moves team's diminutive size, slowed gradually as the season prog- Ud~t' s ra ler:r or IS Georgetown scoring record and well on offense and when he is res sed until finally the Hoyas were simply trading shots and e 1 Ion 0 oya cagemen, seeking the most potent scoring Hargaden will be starting in the "on," he is practically unstoppable. futilely' hoping to equal their opponents rebounding efforts. punch from his 14 man squad. backcourt although Nolan feels Dan tallied 167 points for the frosh that Ed can play equally well off last year, placing him among the The '59-60 schedule will be as difficult as last year's.