The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-04

What passed through the minds Of the
Corcoran Cadet Corps basketball players
. after suffering defeat at the hands of the
| Y. NJ. c. 4. team last Wednesday is. OF
/ course, impossible to relate. II the
thoughts Of the seven players were given
| expression the mass would make inter
/ esting reading
But this is neither here nor there. the
| fact remains that the clever team, after
| running up against many snags this seas on.
| was defeated by the team which up to this
occasion had not Won a game in he long
series scheduled. What will Captain Ro -
land do now? He has already shaken up
his lineup and had hopes Of having at last
a winning combination. but, alack, and
alas,
The team went TO Alexandria last Tues
day and defeated the infantry team OF that
city. The team has but one more regular
game scheduled. and that with the lo-al
Light Infantry, and If the boys want to re-
4 deem themselves they must be up and do
ing. and especially practice "goaling."
Eastern Athletic Club,
The Eastern Athletic Club basketball
team has gradually cut down games SEIZED
uled for it in the league series until now
it has but one more regular game to play.
e1AAhA NAAaN - Win Tue l. NJ. &. A. and Is
scheduled for March l3. but it may be ad-
vanced
Last Saturday with a crippled team it
defeated the fast-hying Central High
School seven by the score Of L to s. To
win from these Centrals is no easy task.
as during the past month they have shown
such marked improvement. and PLAYED
such a fast game. that no team in the
league has license to anticipate victory
over them.
Ellis Dunn, and Thompson are keeping
up their good all-around playing, and may
be relied upon at all times to be in shane
and to do their level best
Rsab came back into the game last week
and at home gOal'' acquitted himself as
in former years. He is naturally a good
player. Boyd. Hughes and MONT are a
clever trio Of backs.
Central High school Team.
Even If they are not all members of the
Central High School Association. and
il is said they are not, the basketball
players representing it are a clever lot
and even if they have not a string Of vic
tories TO show for their efforts this season
they have at all times made it uphill work
for their opponents to win a game from
them
In Devlin, Sagrario. and Schreiner they
have as gIngery set Of "forwards' as
play in the league today.
Devlin is especially clever, and no play
is too fast and no scrimmage too hot for
him. He is in all OF them. Burbank fills
satisfactorily the trying position OF home
goal and plays a good defence" game.
The team has completed its series OF the
league games scheduled
Georgetown Varsity Athletes.
The athletic association Of Georgetown
University will be represented at the re-
lay carnival to be held at Philadelphia on
April Is by the University OF Pennsylvania
by two sprinters two runners. and the re-
lay team. the champion college team OF the
East
Especial effort will be made by Trainer
Foley to bring the team TO the meet in as
rear perfect condition as possible. for all
efforts will be bent toward landing the
mile relay race, with which goes the cham
pionship Of the country Arrayed against
the blue and grey" in addition TO Prince
ton Yale Harvard. and Pennsy. will be
the big teams from the Universities OF Cal
ifornia and Chicago. said 10 be very fast,
and they must be exceptionally fast. else
why would they come SO far 10 get into this
mile relay2
Much 70 the regret Of all the student
body, Phil King finds it impossible. on ac-
count Of his engagement by Wisconsin
University, 10 coach the baseball nine this
season. The splendid showing made by the
team last season under his direction will
not soon be forgotten hereabouts.
Jerome Bradley. Princeton, SO. has been
engaged as coach this season, and If he is
as successful with Georgetown as he was
with his own team two years ago, the
locals viii again have a winner
Manager Wolfe announces that he has
completed his schedule, which includes
eighteen home games and fourteen out Of
town. o. p. SCHMIDT.