Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08
EVERY TEAM TO HAVE
MORE CAPABLE MEN
Georgetown, C. u, Maryland
Aggies and GaIIaudet Will
Have Better Prospects.
BY n. C.. BYRD.


play more high-class playing ability than
hose ot the 1S11-12 season by a great deal.
There does not appear to be a particle
,f doubt about GeorSetown's having q
peter chance to turn out a greater five
unan III its history. If what was done
asst year and the prospects for this sea
ION are not very deceivins. the Blue and
cray will be represented by a mighty fast
aSsT egation OF goal throwers.
BESIDES having nearly all the squad Of
asst Year back, the Hilltoppers have out
his year severaI other men OF great ex-
pe!lence. There are at least two new
men Who have just reported who are
practically sure of making good. With
:heSe ana the men who are back there
should not be nlGcn trouble in develop
NJ winning five.
fine three regulars who are back from
last year CUNT are HeiSkell, WaldrOn
md Foley. Ali tn ee OF THESE Men
capable performers. Besides these, ShUe-
grue, hs..en and one two others
who were on the squad should be of
great aid. The two new men who are
practically sure OF making the team are
TOImey and WeitZell. Tormey was CEN
ter at the Dean Academy last year and
was one of the stars OF the New England
schools Weitzell has been brilliant
player for the last two three years.
performing on club and college teams.
The Blue and Gray viii play harder
schedule this year than in long while.
but il is certain that it will make cred
liable showing. If it does not the gen.
eral aspect of things Will have been very
much asuay from what they appear.
out at Catholic University practically
the same team which represented the
school last year viii be back on the
floor. with the exception of Fred Rice.
AS he is coaching this season under Il
salary contract. he will not be eligible
to play. Rice coached last year, but did
not receive payment for his services.
Clancy. Lynch. Lambert and Koran are
the four other regulars who are out and
Who seem fairly certain to make good
again Each of these four men should
be seen holding down regular jobs.
WITH such capable material to start
with it should not be difficult matter
for the Brooklanders to build a stronger
eleven than they have had previously
W bile Rice was an exceptionally clever
Player he did not perform up TO his
standard of some time ago. and it should
not De such difficult matter to fill his
place The victory over Gallaudet in the
Iatters gymnasium last night gives the
hVe a good start and would seem to in
dicate that ii will prove a strong COM
binatiCn later in the season.
Galiaudet should be stronger than in
some time While il loses a very cred
liable performer in Arras there should be
developed five of more than ordinary
caii5er. The defeat at the hands Of
Catholic University last night does not
mean that the future of tine quint will
not be as successful might be the
case.
George Washington is out with cuint
Tor the first time in quite a while but it
Is rot known just what it will accom-
plIsh- The ma ke-up of the five is not
known. and it is very questionable as to
what 1t will do. 1t is making a start,
though. and that in itself is very COM
mendabie.
The Maryland Aggies are attempting to
establish basket ball on a permanent ba-
sis 1t is the intention at present to com
fine the schedule this year to a limited
number OF games. not over sixteen, then
Drancn out in another season
me team must be built from more or
less green material in view of the fact
that the school was not represented in
i9il-I2- but there are several lads who
VIII be out who have had some expert
enee- a creditable aggregation should be
put out.
A much superior article of basket hall
should De seen this year among the local
teams than has been evidenced for some
.i'ie. inere VIII be greater number of
Teams IN competition and also the quality
oi the sport should be raised to a higher
plane.
Ihere is little doubt that basket ball
as general thing will be much Improved
~ ear N general A real boom seems
10 nave struck the sport and it appears
10 De IN better shape now than in a num-
Der OF years. Not ONLY has II increa cod
~ popularity among the colleges but In
than IN long while
+ or a long while, the past three or four
!ears. basket ball has not been very sue
sess1ui mere In the clubs it practically
ied out ard the colleges barely kept it
Up IN oesuitory fashion. Now there is
more basket ball in sight for the winter
nan mas been looked for in a great while
Inc Work OF the arrangements so far in
schedules
nile not much has been said about il
mere Is q possibility that George Colli-
mower VIII play on the Georgetown ouint
again There is no reason why he shOy
not. and much reason why he should IT
would not be any surprise TO see him
poioins down job at guard this winter
Coiiihower were TO play with George
Town II would greatly boost the chances
81 the team for a successful wear. CollI-
noWer is one of the best defensive basket
Pail players in the south, and is perhaps
me pest At least. there has not been
seen against Georgetown any man his
equal. He is one OF the few guards who
are aole to play their men well and vet
20 lot OF work on the offense He also
noes something which few men can, fol-
low the shot up. get the ball and make a
second try for the goal
with Coilidower in he game George
town would have an excellent chance TO
turn out one or the strongest teams in
the country, let alone one Of the most
capable in this section. That is one of
the strongest of the college auints.
North Carolina must be the worst place
In the world at which 10 make good as
FOOT ball coach. Why that is nobody
seems TO know. unless IL be those who
have failed and they have not told but
certain II Is that that school has not
had successful foot ball team in a
mighty long while. Not in years has II
won its big game and not in years has IL
gone through a winning season
Just what is wrong at Carolina is i'm
possible TO say. 1t has men who have
certainly known the game, and yet they
have failed to develop winning elevens.
For some reason or other il has been i'm
possible for them to get things at the
point where they could have a team which
would defeat the others in it's class And
II has not been because il has not had
big men. There has been no eleven In
Its section able TO put out huskier look
ing aggregations than those which have
represented that school
The basket ball game last night be-
tween Catholic University and Gallaudet
was a rsGgedly played affair. There was
not much team work exhibited by either
five. the work OF both being very poor
from a scientific standpoint The shoot
Ing Of the Gallaudet men was rather poor
they missing the easiest kind of shots.
It was only to be expected that the