Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-17
WILL HAVE MUCH
STRONGER QU|NT
Georgetown Basket Ball Team
Will Be More Capable Than
That of Last Year.
WETZELL Is BEST
GUARD IN SOUTH
He and CoI|ifIoWer Will Make
Great Pair of Defensive
Men-0ther Gossip.
BY n. c. BYRD.

By n. c. BYRD.
Georgetown will have a stronger basket
bail team than represented it last year.
The quint as it stands now is much more
promising. and appears to have much
greater latent strength for future devel-
opnent than did the aggregation wi ich
wore the Blue and Gray in the 1911-1912
season.
| 1t is practically certain that George
Collifower will start working with the
team Immediately after the holidays, and
with the addition Of that star there is no
doubt that successful year Is in store,
barring the unforeseen. The material Is
more capable, and the squad as whole
will work more in unity than last winter.
| In passing and handling the ball the
Quint is superior to that of last fall, and
collectively and individually It seems to
be much more capable In only one posi-
ton is there needed strength and is there
less ability than was the case last season
| The forwards are fast and accurate goal
| tossers. Both Martin and Wafdron are far
above the general run Of men playing
| those positions. Waldron Is one OF the
best long shots seen here in quite while.
and Martin is very clever in almost every
thing he does The guards who success
fully cover that pair throughout game
will have to be more capable than any
who performed here last winter.
| When George Colli1ower goes out for
the team the greatest pair OF guards er
seen on a southern basket ball team will
be wearing Georgetown's colors: He and
Wetzell will form defense far above
any that can be offered by the other nves
which will be met in this section.
| Colliflower's work last year stamped
him as one OF the best In the game, and
Wetzell is undoubtedly a wonderful pla: r.
Both men do everything well. They can
shoot goals and follow up their shops when
| they miss the basket, and both can play
the floor and get back in time to cover.
! They will stand out as the best pair play
ing the game in this section unless some.
thing that happens to mar the work OF
one on the other.
Campbell displayed some ability at CEN
| ter last night, but he hardly measures up
to the standard set by Schlosser. He will
| improve as the season wears on. but even
at that it is not probable he VIII De able
| to play as we'll as did his predecessor.
| Some of the best basket ball games ever
seen in Washington collegiate circles are
likely to take place here this winter.
Strong teams are scheduled to appear
against the Blue and Gray. and 1t Will be
la powerful enough combination to give
any college five in the country hard
work defeating 1t.
| Mount st. Joseph's was never in the
running last night, as far as winning from
Georgetown was concerned. That was APP
parent after the first five minutes OF
play. The Baltimore aggregation did not
measure up to the standard OF the local
| five in any department of play. Particu-
larly in passing the ball was it at fault.
Its work in handling the leather was very
much inferior to that Of the Blue and
Gray. In accuracy in tossing goals and
In general all-round work there was not
much comparison between the two quints,
the margin being Georgetown's IN every
instance.
Wetzell is a player who. while he will
be of inestimable benefit to his team, and
really wonderful performer will not be
ad5udsed star ar by the majority i, OF h the ne
given full credit for the excellent work
he does At best a guard does not get
any too much praise for his work. no
matter how brilliant it may be. and when
the man who is playing such position
never thinks of himself and plays only
for the team as a whole his work will
receive even less recognition. Such is
likely to be Wetzells misfortune. He Is
the kind OF player who figures on the
work of his team as whole. and not on
what he may do himself to merit a little
applause.
An instance of this occurred last night.
WetZell recovered the ball by nice bit
of play almost under his own goal and
worked 1t down the floor almost to the
opposing teams goal. He was about ten
feet from the basket. and in a position
which ordinarily would have been con-
sidered good from which to make a toss.
He started to do so. but saw one OF his
teammates cut across into place direct
ly beside the goal a position from which
1t was almost certain the goal would be
made Wetzell Immediately changed his
tactics and. instead Of taking the chance
himself. passed the ball to his teammate.
who threw it into the basket. The man
who threw the goal was roundly ap-
plauded. while Wetzell's work was en-
tirely overlooked.
Georgetown has some very capable men
sitting on the side lines. Foley. Shugrue,
Whalen. Hollander, Walk and Scott are a
nucleus for second team which would be
| strong enough to give some of the colleges
in this section all they wanted. and would
| likely be able to defeat any Of the Sec
| ondary schools. Shugrue is one Of the
best shots on the team, his Nghtness
standing in the way of making as good q
showing as might otherwise be the case.
The Mount ST. Joseph's FIVE displayed
some accuracy in shooting baskets last
night. The visitors did not get very many
shots at the basket. SO effective was the
defensive work Of the Georgetown men.
but when they did get fair chance to
make the pass they generally made good.
1t is probable that the Catholic Univer-
| sity-George Washington game Thursday
night viii be played at the Arcade. Nego-
| tiations were on last night to have the
contest take place there. and 1t IL prob
able they will be concluded today or to-
morrow.
| The date which George Washington had
| with the Maryland Agricultural College
five has ben postponed until after the
holidays. The game will be played Febru-
| airy g.
It is reported that Gallaudet will be rep