Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
BASKET BALL IN BAD
WITH GEORGETOWN
Reserves May Be Pushed to
the Front to Take Regular
Teams Place.
From the Boston Traveller.

RumOrs in circulation among students
at Georgetown would indicate that the
present week will be productive of some
startling developments III connection
with the basket ball team at that insti-
tuition. 1t is an obvious fact that the
separate association formed to take
charge of the sport has found it impos-
sible to finance the team, and in the
hope that the game will not be entirely
abolished devotees OF that department of
activity are working hard to secure ade-
quate backing to finish out the extensive
schedule arranged for the seasons cam
paign.
The first contest resulted in complete
failures both on the financial and COM
petitive ends, and with the idea of
strengthening both the interest in the
quint and the playing capacity as well
move is now on foot to put the team
back on the same standing that it en-
joyed during the first three years of it's
existence. This would mean that it
would be managed by student of the
college who would arrange his games on
evenings when the students of that de-
partment could attend and who would be
the means Of securing a more extensive
backing from the general Athletic Asso-
citation. 1t is also believed that such
change would bring about permission for
the Ryan gymnasium being used for the
games.
If this is accomplished there is no doubt
that some of the college students would
have greater opportunities for making
positions on the quint, as at present they
have little chance of attaining that dis
tinction, because of the hours of practice
which are arranged for the benefit of the
law school men. of whom the team is
composed The presence of a greater
N hat az Al Af..x.
increase the rivalry for positions and
this should result in the team becoming
stronger and speedier in every depart
ment of play.
1t is fact that since the disastrous
trip to New York. before the holidays
the team has practiced but once.
and then without the services of coach.
1t has also Cancelled many of its
games, notably those with Columbia,
Yale and City College of New York This
move was undoubtedly made for financial
reasons, all of these games were to
have been played on local floors, where
there were sure to be deficits of no small
amount.
In the hope of reaching some agree
ment which will make it possible 10 keep
Georgetown represented in the sport and
will insure the playing out of the ma jority
of the games on the schedule. the man
agement of the reserve team of the coll
lege has started negotiations with Man.
ager Burdick of the varsity. with a view
to the latter turning his schedule over to
the reserves, who will. in conjunction
with some of the members of the varsity
follow it out. In case this is done the
basket ball association will be given a
complete reorganization. and new officers
will be elected throughout.
However, the reserves will also play
the games which they have arranged for
their campaign. although the personnel
of the team will be altered ii any of the
present members succeed in capturing
places on the varsity. Coach joyce is
responsible for the statement that the
Secondteam men are as speedy a bunch
as he has ever handled. and he feels sure
that they could perform creditably to
Georgetown against the strong agSrega-
tons that appear on the varsity schedule.
Skip Wymard. the star foot ball tackle
and base ball man. will play the center
position on this quint. where he Is eSpe-
cially valuable on account of his size and
quick action
Capt. Cogan and Kingsley. both old prep
performers and last seasons substitutes
on the varsity. have been selected to play
the forwards. while the guard places are
being holly scrapped for by Ed Dilkes,
the eX-varsity manager: billie" Sitter
ding of eridiron and diamond fame and
Dick Vlymen. a good foot ball player
and an excellent oarsman. Others who
are striving for places are Capt. Brennan
of last years props. Walsh. who PLAYED
at Roxbury High School. outside of Bos-
ton: Graham. an old prep star and Nc
Quail. the lately elected assistant mana
ger of foot ball.
The first appearance of the ount in
a regular battle will be this morning.
when they will line up against the strong
hve OF the Catholic University of America.
The latter aggregation is working hard
in preparation for the coming event in
which it will clash with George Washing
tons and from all accounts 1t is showing