Manhattan +5.5 over Fordham **
Small play because both teams are so inconsistent.Jaspers have 2 solid gds in Alvardo and Beamon.Juco transfer Brutus has stepped up.MC has dominated this series in the last 10 yrs....but these guys have been playing for 103 years...Rams have Gaston who is avg 16 pts a game and 13 bds tops in the A-10.Butler and Estwick are avg double d's at the gd...the schools are only 2 miles apart...two stops on the subway...a lot of history...my father was a Manhattan graduate and was offered a full scholarship to fordham..I told this story here many yrs ago...Fordham reneged and Manhattan offered him the scholarship...he graduated in 1936..and hated Fordham his entire life.My 1st game was in 1963....I was 11 and Manhattan had Larry Lembo as there superstar...went to Rose Hill Gym many times...its the oldest D-1 gym built in 1925....I was born at Fordham Hospital which now is a parking lot for the faculty....and Saturday night I have court side seats to the Fordham-Johnnies game in Rose Hill. haven't been in that gym in about 25 years...Found this article surfing the net....a little bit about the how this game is pretty big between these Jesuits and Christians Brothers schools...
Jaspers win Battle of Bronx
NEW YORK (AP) - Whenever
Manhattan meets Fordham in basketball, it
isn't a contest ? it's a collision.
The volatile New York rivals usually
throw off sparks, and throw punches as well,
and Thursday night staged another of their
typical Battles of the Bronx.
Fordham won a fight or two, but
Manhattan won the war ? an 81-75 decision
at Madison Square Garden before 6,648
raving fans, some of them throwing objects
on the court.
"Any time we play Fordham, you know
it's going to be a rough game," said
Manhattan Coach Jack Powers. "This is the
longest and toughest rivalry in the city."
Things became serious right away. Both
teams came out with blood in their eyes and
at one point early in the game, Fordham's
Peter Carlesimo punched Manhattan's
didn't see it, but the respective coaches did
? and pulled the combatants from the game
before things got out of hand.
The game was punctuated by heavy body
contact and at one point later, Manhattan's
Bill Campion and Fordham's Darryl Brown
both hit the deck hard under the basket. One
of the referees held up the game while he
calmed down the two centers and restored
some sanity to the affair.
Tom Lockhart scored 22 points and
George Bucci added 20 as Manhattan kept
alive its hopes of competing in the NCAA
playoffs. The Jaspers, with a 12-10 record,
would have to win their last two games to
make next week's NCAA qualifying tournament
at Madison Square Garden.
Thought I would share this history lesson for you all.....
PS.
And can you imagine my fathers disappointment when I didn't want to attend Manhattan.. I went to North Texas St.Left for Texas in 1969 with a crewcut..came back at Christmas with hair down to my shoulder..my father picked me up at the airport and we drove straight to his barber Vinny...
Jack Powers the Manhattan coach lived in Mamaroneck and taught Drivers Ed in the summer at my HS. And I had him as my teacher..we used to go all over town paying his bills at different stores...of course I would ask him 100 of questions about the Jaspers.....my father knew him since he was a member of the Jasper tip in club.....
Also like George Mason tomr...will post it later..sorry this is so long and boring......haven't told a "box" story in a long time...
Small play because both teams are so inconsistent.Jaspers have 2 solid gds in Alvardo and Beamon.Juco transfer Brutus has stepped up.MC has dominated this series in the last 10 yrs....but these guys have been playing for 103 years...Rams have Gaston who is avg 16 pts a game and 13 bds tops in the A-10.Butler and Estwick are avg double d's at the gd...the schools are only 2 miles apart...two stops on the subway...a lot of history...my father was a Manhattan graduate and was offered a full scholarship to fordham..I told this story here many yrs ago...Fordham reneged and Manhattan offered him the scholarship...he graduated in 1936..and hated Fordham his entire life.My 1st game was in 1963....I was 11 and Manhattan had Larry Lembo as there superstar...went to Rose Hill Gym many times...its the oldest D-1 gym built in 1925....I was born at Fordham Hospital which now is a parking lot for the faculty....and Saturday night I have court side seats to the Fordham-Johnnies game in Rose Hill. haven't been in that gym in about 25 years...Found this article surfing the net....a little bit about the how this game is pretty big between these Jesuits and Christians Brothers schools...
Jaspers win Battle of Bronx
NEW YORK (AP) - Whenever
Manhattan meets Fordham in basketball, it
isn't a contest ? it's a collision.
The volatile New York rivals usually
throw off sparks, and throw punches as well,
and Thursday night staged another of their
typical Battles of the Bronx.
Fordham won a fight or two, but
Manhattan won the war ? an 81-75 decision
at Madison Square Garden before 6,648
raving fans, some of them throwing objects
on the court.
"Any time we play Fordham, you know
it's going to be a rough game," said
Manhattan Coach Jack Powers. "This is the
longest and toughest rivalry in the city."
Things became serious right away. Both
teams came out with blood in their eyes and
at one point early in the game, Fordham's
Peter Carlesimo punched Manhattan's
didn't see it, but the respective coaches did
? and pulled the combatants from the game
before things got out of hand.
The game was punctuated by heavy body
contact and at one point later, Manhattan's
Bill Campion and Fordham's Darryl Brown
both hit the deck hard under the basket. One
of the referees held up the game while he
calmed down the two centers and restored
some sanity to the affair.
Tom Lockhart scored 22 points and
George Bucci added 20 as Manhattan kept
alive its hopes of competing in the NCAA
playoffs. The Jaspers, with a 12-10 record,
would have to win their last two games to
make next week's NCAA qualifying tournament
at Madison Square Garden.
Thought I would share this history lesson for you all.....
PS.
And can you imagine my fathers disappointment when I didn't want to attend Manhattan.. I went to North Texas St.Left for Texas in 1969 with a crewcut..came back at Christmas with hair down to my shoulder..my father picked me up at the airport and we drove straight to his barber Vinny...
Jack Powers the Manhattan coach lived in Mamaroneck and taught Drivers Ed in the summer at my HS. And I had him as my teacher..we used to go all over town paying his bills at different stores...of course I would ask him 100 of questions about the Jaspers.....my father knew him since he was a member of the Jasper tip in club.....
Also like George Mason tomr...will post it later..sorry this is so long and boring......haven't told a "box" story in a long time...
