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              The Maroon Vol. XXIX Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, March 1, 1963 No. 15 Lobo, Miss Wolf Debut Sat. Highlight Varsity-Frosh Tilt Backcourt Duel... One of the highlights of tomorrow's varsity frosh clash will be the backcourt battle between the varsity's Ed Kennedy, left, and frosh Bill Broderick. By MARY CASHMAN As tomorrow and the freshman-varsity game draw near, the five Miss Wolf candidates are on the proverbial pins and needles. This is the first year the contest has been conducted in this way. Last year the candidates were not announced ahead of time. Miss Wolf's identity was revealed in an edition of The Maroon. The candidates will be presented at the halftime of the frosh-varsity game by none other than Joe Lobo himself, the spirit of Loyola. The lucky Miss Wolf will be named and escorted by Lobo.Joe, the all-around college-type male has been received warmly in some circles and has elicited unfavorable remarks from others. One of the Miss Wolf con- Both are fine field generals and playmakers, and are averaging in double figures. testants, Lynn Friedman is "dying of curiosity" as to who Lobo really is. Lynn also thinks the idea of not knowing the identity of Miss Wolf until the halftime of the game will bring a bigger crowd, but admits it's awfully "nervewracking." Linda Musmeci, another of the Miss Wolf candidates, thinks Lobo is what every college man should be— "school-spirited, enthusiastic," and like all males, college or otherwise, "a bit mysterious." About the waiting—Linda says it's definitely for the students, not the contestants. She too thinks it is an excellent idea to draw bigger crowds to the game. Some say that Lobo is too critical, but Carolyn Meyer, still another candidate, disagrees with this idea and thinks criticism is good. She is also just "dying to find out who he is!" Connie Marquer thinks the way of handling this year's contest has "brought Miss Wolf closer to the entire student body." As the other candidates said, Connie also thinks it's a great idea to have a waiting period, and also that Joe Lobo has "instilled a lot of interest that other-wise wouldn't have been shown." Fifth on the list of candidates is Marion Fabacher who firmly agrees with all the previous contestants— "Lobo is a great idea and I can't wait to find out his identity." And along the same lines of thought as the rest of the girls, Marion thinks the waiting is hard on the nerves, but will help the crowd tremendously. Wolfpups, Varsity Collide Tomorrow How good will Loyola be next year? One way to get an idea is to come to the varsity-frosh clash tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. in the fieldhouse. The game will feature a duel between two topflight backcourtmen, the varsity's Ed Kennedy and Bill Broderick. Broderick, a 5-11 product of New York city, was a top flight performer for the frosh all season long. He led the team in assists and was a top pointmaker. Rated as one of the fastest men to ever wear the Maroon and Gold he is noted for his flash-like drives down the middle and his driving jump shot. Kennedy, on the other hand, has been the playmaker for the varsity the past two seasons. This year Ed developed a fine outside shot and was second in team scoring behind Ken Ryan with a 13.4 average a game. He also led the team in assists. The freshmen's hopes hinge on how well their front line of John Hammel and Don Kalinowski at forward and Jessie Valainis at center perform. They will have to compete with such proven performers as Ken Ryan, Gene Turni and Marty Niehaus. The frosh front line will be led by Kalinowski. The big 6-4 forward who hails from Camden, New Jersey, was second in scoring and led the team in rebounding. The varsity's front line will be led by Ken Ryan who has broken every school rebounding record. The big center also leads the team in scoring: this year for the second time in a row. Due to an injury the frosh will be without the services of their leading scorer, Craig Tolbert. Tolbert averaged better than Iβ points a game this year and shot over 50 per cent from the field. Taking his place will be Carrol Mcßride, 6-1 guard from Roselle, New Jersey. Mcßride, although not on scholarship, has averaged five points a game and was a top sub for the team throughout the year. His accurate foul shooting enabled the Pups to win a 45- 40 squeaker from Pensacola junior college. The Pups this year boast wins over LSU, Whiting, and SLC. Frosh coach Ken Stibler said that the game should be interesting. Preceding the game will be the intramural championship game between Alpha Delta Gamma and Sigma Alpha Kappa at 6 p.m. SAK won an earlier meeting and is a solid favorite to repeat again. Tickets for both games can still be purchased for 50 cents per game, but they will be one dollar at the gate. No student passes will be honored. LINEUPS FRESHMAN TEAM PLAYER POS. HGT. Valaini. center 6-5 Kalinow.ki forward 6-4 Hammel forward 6-3 Mcßride guard β-l Brodericlc guard 5-11 Holmes forward 6-1 VARSITY TEAM PLAYER POS. HGT. Tumi forward 6-7 Kennedy guard 5-11 Hoyt guard 6-0 Pietri forward 6-1 Niehaut forward 6-3 Ryan center 6-5 Kosakowtki forward 6-3 Gebrian forward 6-3 Chavannc guard 5-10 Hoffman guard 5-10 Injuries Cost Pack Great Season By CHARLES YOUNG Can anyone really gauge whether a season is good or not? Can a team's record be the true indication of its ability? These are two really puzzling questions, but when it comes to Loyola the answer is simple. The Wolves were probably the best team in America with a 12-11 record. Injuries to key personnel and losses of key men before the season started probably cost Loyola its best record in the school's history. But despite these blockades coach Bill Gardiner gave the students, faculty, and alumni a team that they could well be proud of. I hardly think anyone could forget the memorable win over highlyhighly touted North Texas State, or the stunning upset of perennial powerhouse San Francisco. • PIETRI Both of these wins were accomplished without the benefit of one starter, Wayne Pietri. Pietri as you will recall was injured in the fourth quarter of the first Sprint; Hill game. And despite his return to the lineup he has not been at full epeed. Coach Gardiner said that even though Wayne has returned to the lineup he is still not the Pietri of old. Many fans thought that the season may have been really lost when Pietri got hurt, but an unsung substitute who was later to become probably the most improved player on the varsity, Marty Niehaus, 6-3 junior from Ferdinand, Ind., came to the rescue and more than filled the gap. Niehaus in his first game as a starter sank 19 points and helped the Pack to an overtime win against North Texas State. And then he played probably his best game of his college career when he scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds against a highly touted East Tenn. State aggregation. The East Tenn. game was even more crucial because of the fact that Loyola's leading rebounder and scorer Ken Ryan suffered a bruised knee just before the end of the half. Coach Gardiner was the first to admit that if we could play the middle part of the season over again things would be different. It was during this period that Ed Kennedy, the team's second leading(See INJURIES, page 2)