Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
By II. G. BYRD.

D ~ D I 1sOs
The first Of the two basket ball games
scheduled between Catholic University
and Georgetown will be played tomor-
row night The contest will be one OF
the two which will decide the champion
ship OF the District, as the Brooklanders
have already demonstrated their superior
ity over Gallaudet.
That Catholic University will make a
better showing against Georgetown than
is generally expected is certain. While
the Brooklanders failed to do anywhere
near as well as did the Blue and Gray
against Virginia, 1t must be remembered
that the most dependable man they have
was out of the game. as was also one
of the regular forwards. Neither Fred
Rice nor Koran was in the game against
Virginia and the absence Of those men
from the lineup made all the difference
in the world in the play of the five as
team. Suppose, for instance, George
Collifiower and Waldron had been out OF
met the Orange and Blue. what would
have happened to Georgetown? 1t Is safe
to say that the Hilltoppers would not nave
won.- Fred Rice is just about the same
to the Catholic University team that Col,
liflower is to the Georgetown bunch, and
that is a great deal. Take either out
Of the lineup Of the two teams and that
team Is at least 20 per cent less emclent.
From the games that have been re-
Gently played both Georgetown and
Catholic University have more or less Of
three-man teams. Georgetown has Wal
dron, Collifower and Schlosser. on whom
it depends for the majority of Its gains,
while the last mentioned school has NC
Donnell, Lambert and Rice for its main
stays. Waldron broke into the game
against Virginia for the first time this
year and the way he shot goal showed
that he has not lost his ability to place
distance. Schlosser and Collifiower have
been the bedrock Of the Blue and Gray
five all year. Lambert is good guard
and If played in that position against
Georgetown will show well, but at CEN
ter, against a man like Schlosser. he Will
not Show to advantage. Mcdonnell has
been the chief instrument by Whlcn
Catholic University has scored the most
of it's points so far this year. while Rice s
value to the team is well known.
Georgetown has better defensive team
than has Catholic University. In almost
every game they have played this year
the HillIoppers have been a hard bunch TO
score on. On the other hand. until the
Virginia games it appeared that the
Brooklanders were little stronger on the
offense. OF course, the absence Of Rice
and Koran caused the BrooklandSrs t.
show weaker In both departments OF the
game against Virginia than they really
are. but it must also be taken into con-
better right now than 1t has been at any
time during the season. The question or
the comparative strength OF the two
teams seems to lie in whether Fred Rice
that appeared in the two teams when
they went against Virginia on successive
nights.
In accurate goal shooting and passing
Catholic University seemed to be close
on par with Georgetown. but in cover
ing up and guarding at opportune mo-
ments the Hilltoppers undoubtedly had
the margin on the Brooklanders. From
a conservative standpoint 1t would ap-
pear that the chances for the game to-
morrow night are slightly In favor OF
Georgetown winning. while Catholic Uni
versity would seem to be little less than
an even bet.
There is no question but that George
Washington will have the best set OF re-
lay races on its program on the night
of its meet, February TO- that have ever
graced any set Of games held by that IN
stitution. Both from the colleges and the
prep schools some mighty good attrac-
lions have been carded, races between
schools which have always been bitter
rivals and which should be exceptionally
close
The biggest event scheduled to take
tween Swarthmore and Carlisle Indian
School The two institutions have always
been the greatest rivals for the Pennsyl-
vania intercollegiate championships every
year, and have generally We'd with each
other as to the winning of them. The
four men representing each school will
run a mile relay. 1t might be mentioned
in this connection also that the Indians
will be represented by seven or eight In
dividual entries also. and among them
will be seen Thorpe, the all-amateur half
back, who has been designated by COM
petent critics as the greatest ail-round
athlete in the world today.
The next relay which should prove the
most interesting is the one between Viz
ginia and Washington and Lee. Wash
other game on it's schedule for the entire
year in almost any branch Of sport to
win from Virginia, and when a school is
actuated by that kind OF a spirit 1t is
rather certain that 1t will not do poorly
in anything in which 1t may be entered.
of Maryland will meet in a race to de-
eide the college championship OF May
land George Washington itself will run
against Richmond College. Among the
prep schools Tome Institute, Central
High. Woodberry Forest, Episcopal High,
the institutions which will take part.
How the scholastic teams will be match
ed has not yet been decided. but it is
certain that a dual race will take place
between Tech and Western.
Believing that relay races are the most
meet, Manager Hodgkins has arranged
at least fifteen for the Hatchetites meet,
besides the regular numbers of individual
contests.
The rules committee Of the amateur