Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-21
VIRGINIA HAS
BEST CHANCE
Orange and Blue Track Squad
Should Win Point Trophy
in G. w. U. Games.
CHANGE IN G U. FIVE
WORKS OUT WELL
Campbell Shows Brilliant Form
at Forward, and WaIdron
Plays Well at Center.
BY H. C. BYRD.

best chance to win the point trophy in
the George Washington meet tomorrow
night The Orange and Blue is largely
represented in all the events, and. taking
as a criterion the work OF the men in
the relay races in Baltimore last week.
should be able to get away with the
greatest number of points.
The Charlottesville institution will not
enter relay team, having concentrated
Its entire strength in the individual
events in order that it might win the
point trophy. 1t was realized that while
the relay race might be won from any
four in this section that might be met, il
was also certain that such an event
would take from the individual events
some Of the men who are sure to score
points, barring the unforeseen.
Particularly in the distance events is
Virginia strong. 1t is probable that men
wearing the Orange and Blue will get
away with goodly number of points in
each of the longer runs. Melvin Shep-
pard and Abel kiviat are apt to be handi-
capped to such an extent that they will
be unable to make up the distance. These
two men are about the only ones entered
are really capable of defeating the Vir-
ginia entrants.
One man who is fairly certain to get
first place in the hurdle event is Cronley
There is only one man in this section
who Is the superior of the Virginia lad
and he will not be entered. Unless Cron-
ley is handicapped heavily he VIII finish
in front. Crowley. also is liable to score
points in the dash event. lie is fast, and
unless there are some clever men in the
race from northern schools he may finish
first.
Maxson. Gannt. Wright, Bone, Guy,
Cooke and one or two others will be the
mainstayS of the Orange and Blue squad
and it is likely that all the men mention
ed will finish well up in the races in
which they take part. even though they
do not win. Virginia is not as we'll forti-
fed in the field events as has been the
case in times past. but at that it has two
or three men who are liable to get a place
and possibly win.
The Georgetown relay four is certain
to score another victory tomorrow even
ing unless it meets with some Kind OF d
mishap. The New York University four
has not been represented by a quartet as
capable as that which Georgetown has in
many years, and it is questionable II 1t
has ever put out as fast an aggregation.
lit would not be any surprise al all II
the Blue and Gray wins by three-quar-
ters of a. lap or more To tell the truth,
il would be more surprising if it does not
win by that distance.
The victory over the University of
PENNSYLVANIA in $50 %. If the time Is
correct. proves that the hilltopers have
one of the fastest aggregations ever turn
ed out by southern institution. To be
able to cover the mile that fast means
that the men are able to average pretty
nearly 81 seconds for the four quarters
on an outdoor track, and one cannot re-
member when any other quartet III this
part of the country could do that.
The changes in the Georgetown basket
ball teams lineup last night in the game
against Franklin and Marshall College
worked better than was really expected
1t was thought that the nVe would not
work as smoothly as might be otherWlse'
but such did not prove 10 be. IRON the
start the superiority of the Blue and
GRAY was apparent, and the men worked
we'll in their new POSITIONS. Wahron,
at center, did some of the best work ne
has shown this season, and Campbell.
playing for the first time at forward, did
some of the most remarkable goal shoot
ing seen on the local floor in years. His
work was brilliant from the start, and
to his ability TO drop the bail INTO the
basket from almost any kind of a posi-
ton NAV be attributed in the main, the
Blue and Gray victory.
WetZell was injured during the early
mart of the contest and was forced to re-
tire. In turning his knee sustained a
strain that caused much pain and pre-
vented him from bearing his weight on 1t
to any extent. His place was taken by
Kelly who had been playing forward
and Jack Martin was sent in to play his
regular position, which Kelly had been
holding.
hat
il could never work consistently on the
offense against the fine defensive play
of the Blue and Gray men. Georgetown
put up the same STYLE of play it generally
does, and 1t was just as successful
GEORGETOWN probably has the best de-
fensive team in the south Its work III
preventing opposing quintS from SCORING
many goals has been very good all sea-
SON with the exception of one game
With as brilliant a team as the Navy
for instance, teams that have met il
and Georgetown have failed TO tally as
many points against the Blue and Gray
as they did against the Sailors. New
York University, for instance, did not
score a single goal from the field against
Georgetown, and yet ii made seventeen
points against the Navy. That and other
instances show the hilltoppers to have a
great defensive five. Had GEORGETOWN 5
offense been as good all season as has its
defense it is probable that ii would
! stand at the head OF the south Atlantic
| division without the least ground foI
| dispute.
| The Catholic University ouint is SEIZED
! uled TO meet the ST. Johns College FIVE
| OF Brooklyn tonight. The c. L. quinr
| won from the st. Johns men on the local
| floor by One-sided score. playing rucl
\ better basket ball. Whether or not IL
will be able 10 get away with the contest
| this evening in Brooklyn is a question
| because the northerners have a great
| reputation for never losing in their home
gym.
In the game that the Brooklander,
played last night against the Delawa r,
| Delaware was defeated by big margin
| II not once showing ability even nearly
| equal to that of the local men.
! Tomorrow the G. L. Qunt is schedule,
| to play the Catholic Club of New York
| 1t will be great thing for the team i
| II can win all three OF the games it ha
| scheduled.
The Maryland Aggies. first and secon
teams played last night and won fror
two of the local club fives. The contest
| were only practice affairs. although tina
IN which the Washington a. A. and til
second team played was close. the scor
being IL to II. The other game was
runaway for the Farmers first quint.
The Aggies are scheduled TO meet Oh
Baltimore Medical College tomorrow
afternoon at College Park. The Medico
are tho more experienced players. but tn
Farmers are expecting to make n yer
creditable showing.