Evening star., 1913-12-05
THINKS HE WILL
HAVE GOOD TEAM
SChl0sSer Is Confident of De-
veIoping Capable Basket
Ball Quint at G. w. u.
HATCHETITES TO MEET
BALTIMOREANS TONIGHT
Begin Collegiate Season With Game
Against Mount St. Joseph's.
Other Athletic Gossip.
BY n. G.. BYRD.

Coach Schlosser of the George Wash
ington University basket ball squad says
he will have one of the best auintS that
institution has ever had. Schlosser be-
lieves the five will make an excellent rec
ord during the coming season and said he
felt sure it would be the most capable
that has worn the Buff and Blue since he
has been connected with the sport, which
is quite a long while. Here is what
Schlosser had to say when asked con-
/ cerning the prospects:
'Of course. ! cannot say definitely that
we are going to have a successful year
but think that we will turn out one OF
the best teams the school has ever had
, if not the best. l have had sixteen Oh
seventeen men working out for abou,
three weeks, and they are beginning to get
into fair condition.
I'VE have been handicapped somewhat
by lack of facilities for consistent prac-
tice but we have done some good work.
While l do not like to talk much about
my own players, l may say that l. nave
some mighty promising youngsters. The
men who will probably start the ilrst
game will be Almon and Noonan or Gross
back, forwards, and all are good men.
Almon played with the Y. NJ. C. A. Fast
year, and while he is very light he can
shoot exceptionally well. Gore played
center last year, and is i'll even better
form now. The two guards will be Hur-
ley, who did some splendid work for the
Aloysius Club in the City League. and
Shaver, who played out on the Paclflc
/ coast. Both are good backs, and who.e
~. faster than the average man III the
.v.ltion. On the whole, ] feel fairly Ger
tain we are going to have good season.
If we don't l shall be greatly surprised
and disappointed
The George Washington quint opens
the season here tonight with a game
against the Mount St. Joseph's five OF
Baltimore. The Hatchetites figures they
are going to start their schedule with
victory, notwithstanding they are
to confront an aggregation of yet
Grams. Mount st. Josephs entire five
of last season is back and should make
a good showing against Schlosser' $
team. 80
The game tonight is the first of those
scheduled between college teams.
Georgetown, Catholic University ana
Gallaudet will follow with two or three
games each, but the real beginning Of
basket ball will not be seen until after
the holidays, when the strong teams
begin to meet the local institutions
The games for Georgetown. Catholic
University and George Washington are
intended for nothing more than prac
tiSC " get the IHcU III
to start the real season after they re-
turn from their vacations.
While there is great deal of talk as
to the place of the Army and Navy foot
ball game next year, the chances are it
VIII be played at the Polo Grounds in
New York. 1t has been suggested that
the game be brought to Washington but
II the Army refused to travel as far south
as Philadelphia, it is not probab bic it
would to the c3nftal unless
pressure We're brought to bear. There
is no question that the immense crowd
which annually attends the game can
De handled with greater facility in
New York than elsewhere. Between 40, OOu
and 10000 persons were taken care of at
the Polo Grounds last Saturday with as
great dispatch as 10000 would be at the
local ball park. There was little jam at
any time. and those i'll charge can be
complimented on the way they conducted
the affair, particularly John &. Foster
secretary of the New York Giants OF
course, there are great facilities i'll New
York, but even with the accommodations
1t requires a deal of care and fore
thought to take care of a throng such as
that which watched the Army win.
Jim Collifiower will referee the game
tonight between George Washington and
Mount st. Joseph's, and it might be
mentioned in this connection that Colli-
flower Is about the best man engaged in
handling basket ball games in this sec
ton. So well recognized is his abil ty as
a referee that he is In great demand for
college games in the south. and has
charge OF nearly every big contest He
has refereed nearly all the Navy's games
for the last two years and has been high
1y complimented on his good work
1t is more than likely that Jim Tormev
will play center for the Georgetown uuint
this season. A bad knee. which has kept
him out of foot ball since he entered
the Blue and Gray university over a
year ago, has apparently recovered its
normal condition. Tormey says that the
jo.nt feels all right, and he thinks he
will be able to play basket ball and
base ball without hindrance There is
no doubt that both teams will benefit
much by the presence of Tormey. because
ne was one of the best prep school per-
formers in the New England states two
years ago, which in itself speaks for his
ability.