Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-18
TO DISCONTINUE
ATHLETIC WORK
College Teams Will Not Prac-
tice, After This Week, Until
After Holidays.
CATHOLIC u. QUINT
WILL PLAY TWICE
Br00kIanders Will Meet George
Washington and Navy This
Week-0ther Gossip.
BY 81. c. BYRD.

Athletics in the several schools will he
discontinued this week until after the
holidays. Those which have started track
training will cease from their work until
the first week In January and the bas-
ket ball teams will interrupt their sched-
ules until the second week I'm the same
month.
Georgetown played its last basket bail
game Monday night until January 10.
when it will again resume it's schedule
by meeting the Loyola College qunt. The
Blue and Gray five will not attempt to
practice during the interim. because the
players will be at their homes
The Maryland Aggies, who have done
little work both in basket ball and
foot ball, have done nothing in either
since last week. Examinations are being
held this week and all the time that is
had is being devoted to getting by with
them. The first work which will be
done by the Farmers will be January
q. when school opens again. The first
basket ball game will he played with
the Central Y. Nj. g. A. of this city jan
uary IL.
Gallaudet will also discontinue it's prac-
tce i'm both basket ball and track. No
games will take place during the va
Catholic University has two basket ball
games this week. but after they are
played the team will rest for two weeks.
The Brooklanders will then start on what
should be their most successful season.
The various high and prep schools will
also discontinue their work in the two
branches of sport until January. The
last scholastic basket ball game until
institutions which have had their track
teams at work will allow the men to
rest for the next two weeks, after which
the long grind until spring will be taken
up.
Catholic University is the only college
scheduled to do anything in the way of
open competition until after the vacation.
Its basket ball team will meet the George
Washington five and also the Navy. The
George Washington quint will be met
Thursday night, while the Navy will be
played Saturday.
The Brooklanders should be able to
get away with the game against the
games. and thus have a margin on their
opponents before the game is started.
Then i'm all-around work the BroOkland
team is probably superior to that OF
the Buff and Blue. The George Wash
Grams, but it is not probable that they
will be able to go at fast gait for two
full periods. The c. L. quint lost to the
Baltimore Medical College. but 1T was by
the narrowest sort of a margin and OH
strange floor. 1t won from Frederick
College by about the largest score ever
piled up against a basket ball team In
this section, and also defeated Gallaudet
easily. That it should be able to get
away with a five which has yet to ap-
pear in a regular contest is certain, al
though 1T may not.
When the Brooklanders hit the Navy
they will likely be up against the best
IL tc m
that there is another five in this section
as capable as that which represents the
Navy. Last year it lost but one game.
and that to one of the most capable as-
gregations in the country-Swartnmore,
from the Sailors, but should make
creditable showing. 1t undoubtedly has
the strongest bunch of basket ball play
ers that has ever worn its colors
To win from George Washington and
make a creditable showing against the
Navy is about all that the Brooklanders
can hope for in their two final con-
tests before the holidays, and II they &C
complish that it is all that can be ex-
pected.
One reason why the Navy quint is
such a hard one to beat is because 1t al
ways plays on its own floor and becomes
so used to it that it has an inestimable
advantage from that fact alone. The
Midshipmen find themselves much more
at home than do the visiting teams ana
consequently are able to handle them
selves on a none too rough floor to bet
ter advantage. If the Midshipmen were
compelled to play some of the teams they
meet on foreign floors. it is doubtful II
they would make as wonderful showing
as they have been doing in the past.
1t makes all the difference in the world
as to whether or not team is playing
on a floor to which it is well accustomed.
1t is more certain of getting off it's plays
with accuracy. and also in passing the
ball and general work it will be able to
display superior work
What would Georgetown have done to
the Washington College quint if 1t had met
that team instead of Mount ST Joseph's.
The Mount St. Joseph's bunch reported that
IT had played Washington College last
Friday night. and that it had won by
score of something like 81 to Z. George
town scored points at will on the ST.