Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-12
BASKET BALL BECOMES
PERMANENT AT G. j.
Athletic Association Votes to
Make Indoor Game a
Letter Sport.

After many years OF indecisiOn and con-
the Georgetown University Ath-
letic Association has at last decided to
make basket ball a permanent fixture on
the sport curriculum Of the school. The
Official sanction was given at the general
meeting yesterday, when by unaEi4nous
vote it was inserted ~ ne constitution
of TIE ss5Jciation that the men who rep
resented the Blue and Gray at the indoor
game should be rewarded with an tnsig-
mia in recognition of their services. This
is the first time that any clause relating
to the sport his found its way into the
laws of the Hilltop athletes. and hence it
marks the real adoption Of the sport as
permanent institution.
Coming as 1t did at time when the
impression was abroad that the sport
was to be abolished and at the end Of a
week during which the quint suffered two
very decisive defeats, the passing Of the
amendment was a source of no little sur
prise among those close to the univer-
sity. For years basket ball has been
sustained on only the narrowest edge.
and things looked worse for it at the be-
ginning Of this fall than ever before.
However, the students realized during the
past two months that the game had
come to stay among the colleges. and
hence. in order to make the local quint
az good as possible, 1t was decided that
it would be best to put the sport as far
as may be on the same footing as the
other games INDUCED in.
According to the amendment passed
yesterday eight Of the team will at the
end Of each season be awarded what is
known as the basket ball insignia. This
is described as a gray CO. of old Eng
fish type bounded on either side by the
small letter ''B." The whole. monogram
is to be placed on a blue mount. The
men who make the team this year will
be the first to receive the new honor.
Besides making provision for honoring
the basket ball team the meeting also
amended the constitution in the two Sec
lions relating to the awarding of letters
to the members of the varsity crew and
track team. From no won the qualit1ca-
ton for these letters will be provided for
at the beginning CT each season by the
executive council, the idea being to award
the letters only to those men who have
partment shown that they are worthy OF
the distinction. 1t is likely that in the
track department the G. A. A. will be re-
vived.
From the foot ball season just passed,
the financial report Of which was read at
nounced. The general report showed
receipts of nearly $4,000. with expendi-
lures of over $1,000. At the present time
the liabilities of the association are about
500 more than its assets. This deficit
should easily be made up by profits from
the field and track indoor meet In March.
The only other business to take place
at the meeting was the election of the
assistant manager OF foot ball. This was
distinctly a surprise. as the freshmen
failed to show anywhere near the strength
expected. The sophomore candidate Ray
mond Loichot of Ohio. was elected by q
majority Of thirty-seven votes. In all q
hundred and fifty ballots were cast.
After the meeting the foot ball man.
agement announced to tho members OF
the gridiron team that Tuesday after.
noon at o'clock they would be ban.
quoted by the president Of the university
for this affair is o'clock. Covers will bs
laid for nearly fifty guests, including the
team. members Of the alumni advisor,
board and other friends Of the school,