Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07
COLLEGE BASKET
BALL TO BEGIN
First Game of intercollegiate
Season Scheduled Between
GaIIaudet- Catholic u.
TWO GAMES TO BE
PLAYED AT Y. NJ. C. A.
Bio Race in Baltimore Today
Should Result in Victory
for Georgetown.
BY n. C.. BYRD.

The intercollegiate basket ball season
will he started this evening. The first
game of the year is scheduled to take
place in the gymnasium at Gallaudet Co.
lege The Gallaudet and Catholic Cniver-
sity quints will oppose one another
That the opening contest is to take
place between two local teams Is guar
antee enough that it will be one worm
seeing While the earliness of the game
precludes much of a chance that es-
pecially good basket ball will be played
the spirit which is generally displayed
when teams from these institutions meet
is likely to make it worth while
It is reported that both Gallaudet and
Catholic University will have better quints
on the floor than represented them last
season. Both fives are composed almost
entirely of veteran material
Fhe game will start at 8 o'clock.
Even the Baltimore papers cOncede that
Johnnie Gallagher of Georgetown stands
the best chance to win the south Atianuc
cross-country race today. which takes
place In that city. When the Baltimorean
scribes accord victory to any BODY out
side of representatives of some institution
in that city. then it is very probable that
the margin is greater than ordinarily Is
the case.
II Gallagher could run ahead of some
of the most capable runners In the worio
in the Olympic marathon, then there is
little reason for believing other tnan that
he will finish in front in today's race;
that is. of course, if he is In the form
in which he is said to be- There Is little
doubt that Gallagher classes ahead or
the distance performers in this section
Anyway his past performances WOulo en-
title him to that honor.
Elphinstone did not send in his entry
for the big run until yesterday. accord
ing to report. He is said not to be In MS
best condition and considered not COM
peting for that reason. He has been the
premier distance man in the south Tor a
long while, and ii would be rather unfor-
tunate if he should not meet IN the
greatest distance race of the year. the
man who is most likely to win the hOnofs
he has held for some time.
The list of entries for the race follows:
IS John ]. Gallagher. Georgetown Uni
versity: 10. c. L. Landon, Georgetown
University: - Bart Rowley. Georgetown
University; -. l.. S. Cook, Georgetown
University; -, L. A Lawyer, GEORGE
town University; 81. Edward Donnelly.
Williams Washington. d. c., \. A.: 40,
Gordon W. Holland. Washington A. A.:
A.. Merrick G.. Shave. 9TH Regiment A
A.: Al. Louis r. Hiteshew, Central Y. NJ
c: A; ~. Irwin B. Spittel. unattached
Baltimore; 81. Henry c. Elphinstone.
Cross Country Club: GA. Egan A Gelier.
Cross Country Club; "A, Thomas George
Cross Country Club; 81. w. H. Schofield.
Cross Country Club: So, Joseph Sheehan.
Cross Country Club; IL. Clifton p.
Phipps. Cross Country Club: ia. Joseph
Geipe. Cross Country Club: III. Daniel K.
Younger. Cross Country Club: 1i5. M. j.
Dukehart. Cross Country Club; 146. Rob-
ert Paul. Cross Country Club; $50. Steve
Thearle. Cross Country Club: 1872, Greg
DRY /. Johnson, Cross Countr. Club: 153,
Martin j. B. McDonagh, Cross Country
Club.
Besides the entries from Georgetown.
there are several other men who will
compete in the big race representa-
tives of a local organization. The Wash
ington Athletic Association has several
men entered under its cOlors, and one or
two Of them should show we'll.
Two games of basket ball are sched-
uled TO take place tonight in the gymna-
SUM of the Washington Y. NJ. c. a. The
first Will be played between the Regular
y. NJ c A five and the District AationaI
Guard team. while the second will be be-
tween the Bull Moose aggregation also
of the Y. NJ. c. A. and the Aloysius Club.
Both contests should be interesting but
II is certain that the first will be much
better played. The Y. NJ. c. a. has an ex-
ceptionally clever team. and is said to he
very capable. Although il is rather light
IL is fast enough to more than ma ie up
for that. According TO report, il Is a
team which will make the best of them
60 al fast gait to defeat ii.
The Aloysius club has several good
men its roster. but none of them is
in condition TO play as well as they have
in the past. Mccarthy at center and
Groghan have both been numbered
ampng the most capable men ever turn
ed out in the District. The work of these
two men members of the Carroll In
stitute five two years ago was eXcep-
tional- Both Were clever defensive play
crs- and accurate goal shooters They are
not IN condition now and cannot be seen
at their best, but if they succeed in get
ting in shape to play they will come near
making the best hustle to outshine them.
The team honors in tOday's race should
come TO Georgetown. There is little doubt