Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-20
C. j. QU|NT IS
SHOWING WELL
BrookIanders May Figure
Prominently in the Race for
Championship Honors.
REAL TEST WILL BE
HAD AGAINST NAVY
If They Show CreditabIy in
Sailors Game Tomorrow
Much May Be Expected.
BY n. C. BYRD.

BY II. C. BYRD.
Catholic University may show well in
the race for South Atlantic champion
ship honors in basket ball if 1t keeps up
the gait 1t has held so far. To judge by
the showing made by the Brooklanders,
they have quint capable of doing cred
liable work against any other five in the
section
The real test will come tomorrow. 1t
is scheduled to meet the Naval Acad-
envy five and if it gets away in a cred
liable manner it will have to be given
a great deal of recognition. The Sailors
probably have the most capable aggre-
cation Of players in the south at present
and If the local institution plays them to
low score it will have accomplished all
that could be expected.
There is little doubt that Catholic Uni
versity has the strongest basket ball
team in its history. There has never
been another quint representing it which
has given evidence of the ability that has
the present one. 1t has done work so far
superior to anything teams from that
school have shown previously that it
must be considered as a contender for
honOrs until it has been defeated by some
OF the other schools. OF course, it lost
to the Baltimore Medical College. but
the margin of victory for the Maryland
team was so close that it could be at
tributed to reasons other than real play
ing ability.
The other teams which have been met
have proved easy. The Gallaudet five.
with practically the same lineup as that
which battled close games with the
BroOklanders last year. was defeated cas-
lily in the opening contest; Frederick Col
lege was also victim. and last night
George Washington went down In the
easiest kind of fashion.
The Brooklanders are up against the
real thing tomorrow. 1t is not expected
that they will be able to get away with
victory, and If they are able to make
complished much.
A special program is on at the Y. NJ.
c. A. today. Business and Eastern will
meet in the regularly scheduled contest
in the Interscholastic league in the after
noon. In the evening there will be a
soccer game of foot ball between two
teams in the boys department.
Eastern has yet to show it's mettle in
the scholastic basket bail series. 1t gets
its chance today. 1t must show a SUI
perior style of play to that of Business
II 1t Is to stand any chance to win the
championship. The Army and Navy Prep
and Cathedral School teams seem to be
the strongest two. and as Business has
lost to the latter a comparison will be Sc
cured after Business meets Eastern to-
day.
According to general report the basket
ball game last night between the Aloysius
Club and the Georgetown collegians was
a regular rOughShOd affair. There was
lot Of rough work during the greater
part OF the contest. and in one instance
two Of the men had to be put out Of the
game for arguing a little too strenuously
with each other
Will probably be out of the game for the
rest OF the year. While jumping after
the ball in scrimmage Hines fell and
fractured the member.
The game was exceptionally we'll con-
tested despite the fact that neither team
gave any wonderful exhibition of basket
Dali. The final tally was 80 to 20 in favor
OF the club five. The work of Hurley was
about the best His guarding and all
around play was much above the average.
Another roller polo game is cheduled
10 take place at the Arcade tonight The
same two teams which played to a draw
last week VIII meet, team from this
city and one from Baltimore. Each club
has won a game and the contest will be
the decisive one.
Last fail Virginia had d foot ball sched-
AiN N4ilSi NdS dOOUI inc poorest CIdvDd
by the school in years. The Charlottes-
Vile institution met only two teams of
real class, Georgetown and Vanderbilt
Although II was defeated by one of the
other eievens. it was one which has never
been considered in the highest class in tho
section Next season. to judge by the
reports coming from the Virginia town.
the exact opposite will be attempted All
the big games that can be secured will
be PLAYED and the smaller schools will be
given midweek dates.
1t Is not probable that Virginia will
be able to go through as heavy a sched-
ule as is being mapped out with as much
success as might be desired. Notwith-
standing what may be said. an aggrega-
ton of foot ball players cannot go
through a series of hard, grueling con-
tests and come out In as good condition
as would be the case II only three or
four really hard contests were played. A
sensible schedule for Virginia would be
four hard games. with smaller teams of
some caliber in between. The trouble
with Virginia has been that the games it
has had with the small schools have been
scheduled with teams so weak they could
offer but very little resistance.
George Washington has made a start
anyway Though the showing made by
. the team which represented II last night
was not very cred1table. the fact that
! there has been enough energy developed
IN the school to place a team in open
competition is sufficient to arouse the
idea that a determined effort Ia again be-
ing made to get back on the athletic map.
There is no reason why the Buff and
Blue should not get to work and turn out
classy teams in every branch OF sport,
and II could II there were a capable man
at the head of affairs. Place some man
In charge of athletics at George Washing
! ton who understands conditions thorough
iy. give him some little hacking at the
start and in the course OF two or three
years the Hatchetites would be playing
foot ball, etc. ,on even terms with the
best of them.
While the c. L. quint was not pittetl
| against very much last night, IT did not
| fail TO impress by it's work. 1t showed
ability to shoot goals and also in general
play. II there was one fault which stood
| out in its play 1t was in the handling
OF the ball. The work Of the men in
| that respect was not what 1t ought To
| have been, and in a close contest the
| fumbles made might have proved fatal