Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
NAVY WANTS MATCH.
Would Like to Meet George
town Wrestlers.

a communication was received yester-
day from the manager of the Navy wrest-
ling team by Prof. Joyce, who has charge
of the Blue and Gray mat artists. asking
for match between the two in the near
future. Although it is not likely that the
affair will come off this year, since the
Hilltop grapples quit training immediate
ly after the Carroll tournament, there is
every reason to believe that the represent
atives of the two schools will clash on the
mat early next winter Such competition
is just what Prof. joyce has been looking
after for the past three years, and now
that an opening has been given to intro
duce intercollegiate wrestling at George
town there is doubt that the match
Will be cinched
The future admirals also sent letter
to Manager Angulo of the tennis depart
ment for match between the racket rep
resentatives of the two schools late in
April. AS the local leader started the re-
organization of his club Immediately upon
hearing that the middies were intending
to challenge he is already in position
to arrange for meeting, and it Is
thought that the date for the event will
be settled before another week passes.
Work is now being done the Hilltop
pers' courts so that practice can start at
once. Immediately after the Easter holt
days tournament will be held and the
four finishing with best records will be
designated to represent their alma mater
at Annapolis. The match with the Navy
will be played some time in the latter part
of April.
Ii is worthy of notice that Georgetown
and the Navy are fast becoming close in
athletic relations, and considering that
but a couple of years have elapsed since
a breach was threatened, the friendliness
is surprising. The break SO imminent in
the spring of 1907 was nearly caused by
a disagreement over crew race. 1t
was because of this that the Blue and
Gray oarsmen We're not seen on the Sew
srn last season. This. however. is now
a. thing deeply buried in the past. since
{. race is at present pending between the
freshman Fights of the two schools
which. if it comes off. will completely
wipe out all semblances of a feud.
Besides the crew meeting the Navy on
the water. the local basket ball quint
played three games with the Middes dur
ing the past winter. while the base ball
nine has d battle scheduled for May -.
With a tennis match the cards for
April and wrestling match next De-
cember, Georgetown and the Navy will be
competing in almost every branch of
athletics common to both schools except
ing foot ball and track. At present there
seems no chance for gridiron battle
next fall. but wise ones on the hill say
that if the 1909 campaign is a successful
one the Aiiddies will be played the year
after. As for the track department. there
is not much likelihood of the two institu-
tionS ever meeting on the cinder path.
since one spends all of it's time on out
door work. while the other keeps mostly
within doors.
That such friendly relations will work
to the benefit of both schools cannot be
denied. Their nearness to each other
makes them natural competitors. and If
the present excellent state of affairs con-
tinues in future dealings between them it
is only matter of time before George
town and the Navy will be spoken of as
two great and friendly rivals for athletic
honorS