Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

This year, hO\ ever, Johnny Galloway, after long and thoughtful deliberation, dectded it wise to give up his coaGhing in an aUempt. to regain his health . Faculty, students, towns– men, and every coach and team ·who have matched wits against the Colgate tutor will mt s hts familiar figure . Colgate basketball teams will play on, they will win brilliant victories and go down to ignominiou defeat , but all the time they will be remembering Johnny, waiting eagerly for hts return . (arting the season against Toronto, a green team, whose p tentialities seemed great, opened a schedu.le which loomed in the future as one of the toughest a Maroon five has ever had to face . Playing indifferent basketball in the first half, the Maroon cagers, a bit shakey on defense, played on even terms with a uppo edly inferior Canadian aggregation . The score at the end of the half was tn favor of Toronto, 18-16. Colgate supporters began to wonder . If small schools can put up such a battle, what wtll happen to the l\1aroon later in the sea on when such teams as Army, Fordham, N. Y. U., and Dartmouth are met? But when the squad returned to the court to start the second half, their fears were soon abated, for Colgate put on a demonstration that smothered the opposition. Coming back strong, the.)' scored 64 points, more than the visitors scored in the whole game, the final re– sult being 62-43. Prospect seemed good and hopes were high as the varsity prepared to meet Arnold allege . A new opponent on the schedule, Arnold fell easy prey to the double pivot offense that characterized the style of the Gallowaymen. Never threatened, the Maroon used all three teams in runntng up the score to 61-31. Colgate had won its first encounters easily, but Toronto and Arnold were small schools. It tlll remained to be seen just how good the squad would be when stacked up against first class competition . N . Y . U. and olumbta soon furntshed the story, for a great Violet combination nosed out a fighting Maroon five, 38-31, which lost a heart-breaking game the following night to the Lions, 32-31. But Colgate fans were not discouraged, for the Gallo– waymen had shown moment of b•·illiance. ClifT Clinton, Don ollins, Hank Fawcett, and Vic Hazard were keeping the squad near the top . Journeying northward, the 'laroon met St. Lawrence and Vermont, losing to the Lar– rtes, 46-39, but defeating the New Englanders, 51-47. On the last night of thetr extended trip the varsity cagers battled Dartmouth, but lost 66-45. The Maroon had lost four and won three contests so far, but the season was still young and hopes were not dimmed. The following week, Fordham, Seton Hall, and Unton were meL in quick succe sion. The first two came out victorious over the 1aroon in thrillers. Colgate adherents began to search for a reas n why the team had lost six out of the last eight starts. Apparently a clicking combination couldn't be found . Dave Buck and Larry Cabrellt were inserted into the ltneup, but again the Maroon lost, this time to George Washtngton U . And now Fate stepped in to make matters worse. Tom Saw er and Vic Hazard were declared ineligible. Hasty changes had to be made in the lineup, and the Maroon, worse 197