The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
HATCHETITE CUNT
READY TO TRAVEL
Plays Tomorrow and Tues
day in Staunton, WedneS-
day in Lexington, Va.
TEAM DESERVES SUPPORT
Has Made Splendid Progress Despite
Indifference Upon Part of Student
Body-Manager Woods Talk.

The George washington basketball
players leave over the Chesapeake and
Ohio tomorrow afternoon for their
Southern trip.
They play the Staunton Military Col
lege I'm stanton Monday and Tuesday
nights Then they go TO Lexington,
Va. to meet the strong basketball team
representing washington and Lee Uni
versitv on wednesday night Coach
Robey and the manager Will both &C
company the team on the trip. The
players in the party viii be Newhouse.
DufJey. Rice, EiEelherneS, Whiting,
Prospect. and Gable
Manager W. p. wood had hoped 20
make this a six-day. trip. and have his
team play a game ca Ch night, but the
Randolph-Ma College manager
writes that its gymnasium is too small,
and word was received from Richmond
College and Virginia Military Institute
that they have no Dasketh all teams.
Late Friday afternoon 1ile manager Of
the Hatchetites received another dis
couraging message. The manager of
William and Mary College team, which
the c. w L boys we're 10 play in
Williamsburg, Va, on Thursday night
notified him that the college WAS quar-
antined on account of smallpox that all
the students were compelled to be vac
cinated. and that the basketball men
could not play with their sore arms.
Practice for Georgetown.
The games played on this trip will
give the G. w L. players some much
needed experience. preparatory TO their
series OF games with Georgetown for
the collegiate championship Of the Dis
trict- The first OF these games will be
played Wednesday evening. February
q. the second. March .. and in the
event Of a tie, a third will be played
the following week
The managers Of the two local col
ieges are looking around fc- a better
place 10 hold these games than the
Light Infantry Hall.
Speaking of basketball yesterday Man
ager Wood said:
While al other colleges all over the
country are taking such a deep inter
est IN that most popular mid-winter
sport. it Is fortunate that there are in
our university few students who are
enthusiastic and determined enough 10
institute the game here and boldly enter
into contests with other institutions.
which have had teams for several years.
Yet if George Washington University
is 20 maintain her place she cannot af-
ford TO neglect a sport that has such 4
hold upon athletic interests. even though
1t is handicapped by the lack Of an Up
to-dato gymnasium.
Fought Against Disbursements.
If these few students who are de-
termined to have a team were such as
could be easily discouraged. there would
be 40 basketball quint now. for their ef-
forts at first met with very luke
warm reception; but they have persisted
IN the face Of dIscouragements until a
most creditable team has been evolved.
thanks to good material to work on and
thanks to the invaluable services Of a
good coach. L. 2. Robey, among the
best in the c0untry-a man who has
played the game for many seasons. and
Il considered one of the star forwards
in the South.
In our FIRST attempt. that with the
University of Virginia. in CharIottes-
willie. the excellent playing of our men
was great surprise TO even the most
optimistic After one Of the hardest
contests Virginia has ever played. the
score was against us by only one point
Then in the next game we over
whelmingIy defeated the University Of
Maryland by Al to - And in the last
game. the second one with the Univer-
stty of Virginia, we administered de-
cisve defeat, thus retrieving our only
and not ingiOriOus. by any means. de-
feat With such an suspicious start the
team should receive the encouraging
support Of the students Of the univer-
sity- Now that the athletic association
has at last recognized us with the other
athletic sports. the student body should
at least manifest its approval and ap-
probation Of the game by their pres
ence at the intercollegiate contests in
our city"