Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
BY H. c. BYRD.

town this spring in base ball. Not
withstanding the rumors which have
been going the rounds that the Brook
landers had refused to schedule games
with the Blue and Gray management
under any conditions other than that
one Of them be played On the Catholic
University field, 1T has been learned that
1t is the intention of those in charge of
base ball at the Brookland school to
accept the stipulations made by George
town and go over to the Hilltop for both
contests.
One who is very closely connected
with athletics at the Catholic University
said that the team had just as much
chance to win from Georgetown on the
Georgetown field as it would have were
one OF the games played in Brookland,.
and that there was no use allowing
what might be termed pride to stand
in the way Of the meeting between the
two institutions. It was stated that
last year the Brooklanders won from
Georgetown on the Hilltoppers' field,
and that there was no reason. why the
same trick could not be turned again
this spring. For that reason the opinion
was given that the two games would
be played between the two local schools
just as they were last year, with the
(CASOPtIOu IIldt UOtl. WOulO take place at
Georgetown, instead of one at George
town and one at Catholic University.
Friends School and the Georgetown
way as far as scholastic basket ball is
concerned in the District. During the
past month or SO the two schools men,
toned have been running up some one
sided scores against the other institutions
in the same class. Yesterday Business
High failed to accomplish any Roadway
whatever against the Quakers, and none
of the local scholastic fves has been
able to do anything much against the
Georgetown Props.
1t would not be a poor idea for the
Props and Friends School to play series
of five games for the District champion
ship.
That Georgetown should lose to Vir-
ginia by a one-sided score. as it did last
night, was rather a surprise to those who
saw the Hilltoppers outplay in almost
every department the Charlottesville
floor two weeks ago. At that time there
was no one who thought that the Vir-
ginta team was as good as Georgetown
and it was the general opinion that the
chance to win when it went to Char
lottesville to play. The chances arc that
Pop Lanigan found out the strong points
OF the Georgetown team when his team
played up mere ana SO 0eplOyeQ MS
forces as to stop the men who were the
greater part of both the Blue and Gray s
offense and defense. George Collihower
probably had some man hanging to him
all during the game. and II the man who
was supposed to guard him did his work
question as to the One-sidednesS Of the
result Of the game last night.
The fremont Athletic Club will meet
tLn 10 trx, With tn n
one-rnile relay race in the 9Th Regiment
Armory in the Johns Hopkins-5th Regi-
ment meet Saturday night. The Balti-
more organization reserve team won from
the reserves OF the local club in the
George Washington meet.
Last year when the two teams met in a
mile race In the armOry there was q
| mfx-up at the finish Of the first relay and
on his feet again the fremont lad had
gained half lap. but was called back
| by the officials. The race was run over,
and the fremont Club won. anyway. by
harrow margin. as Shag Rawlings
beat the last man out in a great finish.
And in this connection 1t might be NEIL
toned that Rawlings is probably one of
| the best club runners in the south. and
has few superfors at tho quarter-mile dis
lance in any Of the colleges. He is not
only fast, as is attested by the fact
| that he won second place In tho open 90
yard dash In the George washington
meet Saturday night, but has the nat
ural endurance to make him a good quar-
| ter-miler.
How Rawlings runs as well as he does
| is a marvel. as 1t Is a well known fact
that he trains but little. Ordinarily q
man has to train. and train hard. for the
quarter, but Rawlings is an exception
Place Rawlings under good trainer, and
| in six months 1t would be very likely that
he would have no superior In this section
OF the country.
It seems to be the general opinion
that the attendance at the George
Washiugton meet was not what 1t
should have been according to the class
| OF the meet itself. The games were well
managed and the events were run ex-
ceptionally well by the onlcials, and the
performances certainly warranted a bet
| ter gate than was evident.
The meet, though, was q financial sue
cess While there was not much money
left after all expenses were cleared up, it
was sufncient to defray the cost OF a
/ track team during the remainder OF the
| year, and that was about all that could
have been hoped for
| re the Improvement in the George
we shiu nton meet next wear over previous