The Washington herald., 1913-11-23

GOOD
AT CATHOLIC u.
Coach Fred Rice Has Wealth
Of Candidates to Pick
Quint From.
HAVE HARD SCHEDULE
Local College Teams Are Having
Trouble Locating Play.
ing Floors.
HAVE HARD SCHEDULE
BY FRANK coLLEY.

less to say these men played on last sea-
sons Quint and made a very enviable
record This season he has different
proposition on his hands About ten men
are out in the squad and there is but
little difference in their playing. With
Johns College, Of Brooklyn, star for
ward, Fred Rice has hard job in picking
his team for the opening Of the season
From one viewpoint this Is very encour-
aging, as he will have men to I'LL in IL
one OF his regulars get hurt. while last
season he would have TO put in a player
who was inferior in every respect to those
who played on the varsity. Tracey is
about the only one who is sure of his
position and he will have 10 show the
form that made him such a star at the
Brooklyn Institute to keep his place from
being taken by one Of the newcomers
While the squad is made up Of fair ma
terial Coach Rice has every prospect OF
turning out another great team such as
represented the Red and Black last year.
One OF the hardest schedhes that has
even been undertaken by the Brookland
school will be played this season, and
IL will be a creditable performance II
the boys representing c. U. come out
with more victories than defeats. Such
a team as represented the university last
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with the material Coach Rice has on
hand the Brooklanders should Re repre-
sented on the courts this season by fast
and aggressive Quint. which will give a
good account of itself during the season.
Lack of good playing floors are causing
the managers of the college basketball
teams no end OF trouble. George WASH
ington and GaIlaudet are the only ones
at present who are well located. The
Gallaudet boys will hold their games in
their own gymnasium as they have done
heretofore, while George Washington viii
play their games in the National Guard
gymnasium. Last season the Catholic
University used this gymnasium. but
through the efforts Of Coach Schlosser.
who is a member of the National Guard.
this gymnasium was obtained by the Bun
and Blue as a place to play their games
this season.
II IL understood that the Catholic UNI
verstIy will play their games IN their
own gymnasium at the university, II
that be the case the students Will be
under a great expense. as IT is not at
all unlikely that the many followers that
the Red and Black gained last season
while playing in the National Guard
Gymnasium. viii not follow them II they
Brookland Institution. as it is a goodIy
distance from the city, and as the teams
which are booked to meet the Brook
landers this season are or the i1rst water,
IL will require no little expense on the
part of the management TO bring such
teams as they intend to play here this
winter. you can readily see that the
students will be. taxed to the utmost II
the games are played in the university
gymnasium This same thing applies to
the Georgetown quint. as at present they
have no floor except the Ryan Gym
nasium.
What these two teams will do for a
floor this winter Is uncertain, but both
managers are out looking for suitable
halls in which to hold their basketball
games, and 1t is not at all unlikely that
a downtown hall will be obtained by
each, and this will obviate all necessity
of taxing the students to the utmost to
maintain the sport In both universities.
What promises to be one grand fight
for the gonfalon this season in the Wash
ington City Basketball League will be
staged when the Y NJ. c. A. five hooked
up with the Aloysius quint- These two
teams are head and shoulders above the
other entrants and the outcome will be
in doubt until the last whistle blows an
the close Of the game.
Both teams are well matched and have
plenty of material to pick from, while
the association boys have the larger
squad the club boys have a few members
of last years Y. NJ. c. A quint. and on
that account Coach Beckett will have
to change his style Of play. as the club
boys will be watching for the con-
tinuance of the old style and wills be
versed in how to break II up. While on
the other hand the Aloysius quipt will
have many new faces in its lineup
from what II had last season
George Collifiower and Schlosser are
out with the team, not saying anything
about WetzeIl, of last years Georgetown
five. and numerous others who will come
out in a short time. All Of the club boys
are out to make the Y, NJ. C. A. lads
hustle for everything they get and il
will be battle royal to see these two
teams get together. Who ever comes
out with the large end of the score
credited to them viii most likely finish in
first place.
With few more teams Of the same
caliber of the Y. N. c. "a and AIoysius
quiats the Washington City League
could boast Of one OF the best balanced
league and high-grade teams In this
iicSh VI INC UOOQc- w nat OIner teams
will enter before the season starts Is
not known. but some dark horse may
enter and prove to be tartar for these
two quints. Many stranger things than
that have happened. and you can never
tell what a team can do until seen in
action.
The acquisition OF Tracey. the former
81. Johns College, OF Brooklyn, forward,
has done world OF good to the Catholic
University and has brought the teams
value to above par. The team, with
only mediocre material this season. Is
fast rounding into shape. and the ap-
earance OF Tracey came as big sur
prise. as II was Thought that the less
OF Mcdonnell and Koran would put the
team out OF the running. but such Is
not. the case. The many followers OF
In the District who saw
Tracey play last season and the season
before were delighted. saying rnat he was
one of the best forwards that has played |
On local floors for some tine.
Utica, N. Y. Nov. 2-James Mullen, |
second baseman and captain OF the Utica |
New York State League) baseball team.
today was sold to the Meruphis club. Of |