Evening star., 1913-02-05
G. j, RELAYFOUR
WILL Be FAST
Blue and Gray to Have Best
Quartet That Has Represent
ed 1t in Long While.
NO BASKET BALL
GAME TO BE PLAYED
c. U. and G. U. CUNTS Will Not
Meet, Although Consent Had
Practically Been Given.
BY n. C.. BYRD.

The Georgetown University relay team
is probably a much faster combination
this year than is generally thought
While the time that has been given out
for the several men who make up the
quartet is not especially good. being, if
anything. little below the average
there are one or two reasons why it may
be expected that they will show up eN-
ceptionally we'll before the end of the
year.
In the first place, one of the best quar-
ter-milers in the south last year has been
unable to make the team. The very fact
that Chapman, who last year really ran
d faster quartermle than did Cooke in
the race against Virginia, could not make
the four III the recent tria,S. and he Will
not be taken to Boston Saturday to COM
pete against Holy Cross is evidence that
every person who has a place the
quartet is much above the average. That
there are four men in the school who
can beat Chapman in the quarter seems
to make it certain that the runners who
make up the team this season are much
above the average i'm this section
Another reason that seems to place the
Blue and Gray four in class much high
er tnan IN recent years is the reputation
given one of the men who is now on the
four and the comparison of the others
with him. 1t was stated by man who
knew that Horter was the best lead-Off
man in the country, and that he could do
the 40 in fifty-One seconds. In the try
outs two of the four men who compose
the present relay beat Horter If one of
the men on the team can do ffty-one sec
onds and is rated even as being one of
the best lead-off men in the country in
stead of the best, and two of the others
are more capable than he. then it GER
tainiy would appear that Georgetown is
not only going to be represented by the
strongest relay that it has put out in
many years, but it will b cable to COM
pete on even terms with the best in the
section.
Unless Virginia can bring a faster four
to Washington this season than it did
last, the Blue and Gray is going to be the
victor in the annual race.
There has been a great deal of talk
lately as to why the Catholic University
and Georgetown basket ball teams will
not meet this year. 1t was learned re-
Gently just why the contests will not he
played. Contrary to what has been gen.
orally thought. instead of the scnouis ur-
ing far apart and no chance of a game at
the beginning of the season, matters had
practically reached the state where a
series of three contests was to take
place. Consent of the authorities at
Georgetown had been gained and there
was really a kind of understanding that
the games would be played. About three
weeks ago, though. the Georgetown Prep
five went out to Brookland to play the
Catholic University freshmen.
The game, which should have been car
ried through in a manner that would
have presaged friendly meeting between
the varsity quints. was never finished. a
certain act being responsible for the Blue
and Gray five leaving the floor. The fac
ulty supervisor at Georgetown, when noti-
fled by Prof. Joyce of the occurrence, i'm
medately decided that the proposed meet
ing between the two schools should not
take place.
When Catholic University met George
town last year the rivalry was so intense
that two of the players decided to argue
the issue more StrenuOuSly. and they went
after each other tooth and nail. 1t was
result of that happening that the fac
ulty supervisor at Georgetown declared
that no games should be played this WIN
ter Upon representations that such a
thing would not be allowed to occur again.
the present faculty director partially gave
his consent that the teams might play
this season A repetition of what hap
pened year ago in the Prep-Freshmen
game at BroOkland caused a retraction
and definitely did away with the good
chance there was at the time for the two
teams to decide the supremacy of the Dis
trict
The Georgetown Collegians won from
the Epiphany uuint last night in the
regular league contest by margin of
one point. The Blue and GRAY young
sters and the church lads put up one of
the most closely contested games of the
year.
The playing of Shugrue was one of the
most important factors in the victory of
the Georgetown men, His shooting of
goals from the field and from the foul
line practically won. He tailed thirteen
points. throwing four field goals and five
from the foul line.
1t is reported that the Amateur Athletic
Union will place Johnny Gallagher upon
inquiry because of his quick change from
Yale to Georgetown. There will not be