Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-16
thoc Varsity Qut Not Showing Good Form Last Season
CATHOLIC u. FIVE NOT AS
STRONG THIS YEAR AS LAST
Brookanders Do Not Appear to Be Playing Nearly as
Well Their Quint of Last Season
Georgetown Loses.

from the floor, too, for that matter, Is
| remarkable.
| There is not another man in the south
| as accurate i'll dropping the ban tnrouen
| the net after fouls have been cdlleu' anu
| this factor is going TO aid the brooh
| landerS more than little before the en-
| of the season.
| 1t was predicted that the one factor
which stood between Georgetown aud a
victory over the New York University
F.! five last night was that the latter "oulo
| he in the better condition, owing 10 the
several games 1t had played while the
| Blue and Gray had been in only one con
test and that against a mediocre comni-
nation This proved true. The Blue ana
| Gray played well in the first hall, better
| than their rivals, but in the last period
they seemed to be fatigucd by the faSs
pace.
The Gothamites, having been through
two or three grueling contests, naturally
did not feel the strain as much ana
continued their game. Had Georgetown
been through as hard games as the
visitors there is hardly any doubt that
it would have won, or, at least. 1t would
have stood d better than even chance.
The New York University five was
much stronger than year ago IT IS
composed almost entirely of a different
set of PLAYERS and is much better de-
veloped from an all-round standpoint.
The work of the whole team was fast
and aggressive, two qualities which make
for much in basket ball game.
Notwithstanding the fact that il lost
to New York University. there is little
doubt that Georgetown is i'll whole lot
better shape and is playing ADLER bas-
ket ball than il was at much later
date last season. The players seem to
be handling the ball us though they are
+ more used to it, the passing is much
above the previous standard and the worl
of the five as whole Is above what it
was at that time.
Charley Wetzell undoubtedly played
one of the most brilliant basket ball
games of his career He was every
where at once, it seemed, and ii would
be very hard to imagine how a man
could show greater cleverness. He
showed accuracy in shooting goals much
above what he usually does. and his
defensive and offensive play in general
was splendid.
Foley hardly was up to his usual stand
ard owing to the fact that he was work
| ing in an examination In the law school
until right up to the time for the game
| TO start. He complained that his eyes
were hurting him before the contest be-
| gan, which undoubtedly affected his
| judgment of distance and general dispo-
! sitiop to play his best. Had Foley been
| working in his real form WetZell and he
would have proved an unbeatable COM
| bination.
The Friends School quint beat Western
| High yesterday afternoon by a margin
Of three points. The score was IS to %.
! 1t is source of qualification to those
who follow foot ball to know that the
University of Michigan and Harvard will
meet next fall. The two schools are
about the acme of the teams in their
| respective sections. and the contest
should give a splendid line OH the rela-
tive capabilities of the elevens in the
east and the west. If Harvard can win
from the Wolverines there will be little
question about the championship of the
entire country being conceded to it, or at
least to some team in the east.
And II is likely that Yost will bend his
greatest efforts to the winning OF the
contest with Harvard. He will shift his
main line of. attack from that with
Pennsylvania, and will try to have his
team in top-notch form when it goes
against the Crimson. which. as he will
realize. will be the most important game
of his schedule. and one of great general
interest.