Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-18

/ the first quarter and n In the first half
simply by use Of two plays.
Georgetown could not and did not stop
/ those two plays until the coaches got
In their work between halves, and the
! esult was that the Indians did not get
| across the goa! line in that second half
Plays have gained ground repeatedly and
consistently in the first half of a game
that were smothe,ed in the second just
because the coach showed the players
how to break them up In the interim.
Foot ball players could just as we'll be
taught to break up plays. II they were
known, before a game as between halves.
and n great deal easier. for that matter.
Let Harvard. Yale or Princeton go
against the Indians in any game in which
,, they have had no inkling OF what kinds
and the players will be SO bew;ldered for
ten Or fifteen minutes. that they viii not
accomplish a great deaf Some players
have the splendid faculty OF diaSno Ing
plays and others Go not. and the great
majority are in the latter class.
Pete Boyle was elected to the captaincy
of the Catholic University foot ball team
for next year at g meeting held yesterday.
BOYLE has played consistently at guard
and tackle for the BrooklanderS for the
last two seasons, and is the logical man
for the position.
Georgetown's basket ball team will
leave tonight on a rather extended trip.
1t will plas four games. the first of which
will take place tonight against the Seton
Hall quint. Then will follow Fordham.
st. Johns OF Brooklyn and the New \ ork
University in order.
There is not. much doubt that the Blue
and Gray FIVE Is in for q pretty rough
time of it IN some. of the games, and II IL
cen win two out of the four 1t may con-
s.tlsr shat it has done very well. Es-
-lnt n &c N lot
Uh,t tho team will not have along the
man who is probably the .est ail-round
basket bail player in the south-Wetzeil.
tte VIII not lie able to go because he cam
not get away from his work. and any
body who has watched his brilliant and
consistent play will realize how much
he may be missed from the lineup.
Coach Collifiower expressed disappoint-
Inent this morning that Wetzell would
not be with the team.
He said: II am very sorry that Wetzell
VIII not go along as everybody knows
how valuable he is. He Is an excep-
tionaily capable defensive player. and
good work in thai line IS what We arc
going to need in the games We have
schcG uied for this trip.
II don't know how we'll we will make
out without him, but there are one or two
along who Should give a good
account OF themselves. though in break
ing up plays and getting the ball away
from OH opponents they do not class
with Wetzell. who is a wonder at that
style of work.
Kelly. .Ylymen. .Wa.dron. Foley. Walsh.
King, Doherty and Tormey. will make the
trip, Tormey will be started In tonight's
game. and II his knee holds up under the
strain he Will be used at center regularly
II Tornsey, Is able to play that position
al the time. Waldron will be shifted to-
and possibly Kelly will be sent
20 play Wetzells guard position. If that
N hQ helH fho
Blue and Gray will be quite formidable
despite the absence of their most valuable
man..
Mickey ke,iiher has been secured to
coach the Gal audet basket ball team for
the remainder Of the season. keliiher
was che Of the best players ever devel-
oped here. and he should be able to i'm
part some 'of his knowledge of the game
TO the Kendall G-eeners.