Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-17
GETT|GG READY FOR
BASKET BALL GAMES
Schedules for the Coming Win
ter Being Prepared at
Georgetown and George
Washington.

AS The season or fOOl Dali draws toward
its close the student bodies of the two
local universities. Georgetown and George
Washington. we'll as those of the Uni
versity of Virginia, are discussing the
prospects of their teams in the basket ball
games for the approaching winter.
1t will be remembered that Georgetown
signally defeated its old rival, Virginia,
last winter, and in a measure 1t wiped
away the sting of defeat by the boys Of
Charlotte sville in foot ball. But this emil
nence in an athletic situation was rudely
shattered by the George Washington boys,
who defeated Georgetown two out Of
three, and the title of basket ball cham
pions of southern colleges was transferred
over to the "Hatchet fraternity in the
first years work.
1t was the first season of basket ball in
the three institutions. and so we'll did the
game catch on with the students that In
each place the athletic association is using
every effort to bring it up TO the highest
standard. and is bending every effort to
get out the best players and candidates
from the students.
Prof. Lambeth, the master of physical
culture of the University of Virginia. who
did not take to the game OF basket ball
at first, has become thoroughly interested
in the sport and is personally lending
ton, In order to secure the very best men
for the quintet that will represent the
Orange and Blue. He has one or two
foot ball players who will come out for
the team as soon as their work Is over,
and there is hos. OF others who
now in the gymnasium getting In trim
for the team. and reports say that they
are the speediest men in the university.
The Local Champions.
rl,o Wo
will not be wanting for a great team.
though they will lose Fred Rice. their
star player of last year. who has joined
forces with their greatest rival-George-
town. Graduate Manager Wilson of the
athletic association is just as much in
terested in basket ball as he is in the
other sports of the students. and 1t will
be from no lack of work on his part If
the university does not turn out another
champion team. Young Sullivan. who
has made such a wonderful record with
the Shamrocks, is expected to wear a
Georgetown University uniform, and
among some of the others who will prob
ably come out are Written, Aston. Som
mers. Maxey. Hough, Cunning and Hou-
ton. There is also some talk that two
very prominent New York stars. now STU
dents in the university, will be induced to
II
can make arrangements to fix up their
lectures.
The Georgetowns are banking much on
the team that they will produce this year
under the coaching of Instructor Joyce
though the decision of the local Basket
Bal! League will. seriously hamper the
complexion of the team. Last year most
of the Georgetown team were also men,
berS of the Carroll Institutes but the
same men cannot play on the two teams
u. hn 1oI Of
| George Washington last season. and vir-
tuaily won for them the championship
has entered Georgetown, and will prob
ably wear the Blue and Gray colors. Capt
DoWney is confident that Georgetown
Will have such strong team that it will
make it interesting for the teams of Yale,
Princetown and the University of Penn
sylvania when they come down here this
winter. He will have plenty of new men,
and Manager. O'Neill. himself a clever
player. is arousing the students over the
fine schedule he is arranging for George
town.
After the Thanksgiving holidays all
three institutions will get down to hard
work, and expect to make things lively
the entire winter.
One of the strangest things about basket
ball is the fact that the strong and sturdy
hero of the foot ball field seldom comes
basket ball player Basket ball is COM
ing to be a great sport. and each season
It's popularity grows. especially since the
colleges have taken UP the game.
Georgetown's Schedule.
The schedules of Virginia and George
Washington have not been fully com
pleted but Manager ONeiH of George
town has announced the following dates
for The Blue and Gray:
January II, William and Mary at Wash
I ington.
+ January 1S Fordham, at Washington.
! February /. Virginia. at Charlottesville
February S. Virginia. at Washington.
/ February 81. Fordham. at New York.
| February %, Columbia. at New York.
| February 20. Gettysburg. at Washing
ton.
| March 4, Washington and Lee. at Wash
! ington.
| March I. George Washington.
| March IL George Washington.
| Yale has asked for December 81, but as
most of the students away on their
holiday vacation it is thought the date
will be fixed for the first week in Janu-
! airy. Princeton also has written to Man
! aser Omen for de ties. and there is no
'aouot 1t will be accommodated. Boston
college Is anxious for the GEORGETOWN to
pay IN Boston, but such a game is very
| 3iIheiy under the rules gcyarnine ath
'e'ics at the university.