Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-29
c. j. SHOULD HAVE
LITTLE TROUBLE
Blue and Gray Ought to Win
From v. N. !. Quint To-
night Easily.
DYER NOT TO COACH
G. U. FOOT BALL TEAM
to That Effect
Persistent|y Denied on the
Hi||top-0ther Gossip.
BY II. G.. BYRD.

Georgetown should have little trouble
in its game with the Virginia Military
Institute tonight. To judge by the work
of the Lexington quint last night in An
napOlis agains the ST. Johns College five,
it is not strong enough to give the Blue
and Gray a close contest.
When the Cadets started on their north
ern trip it was with a big reputation.
owing to the fact that they had defeated
Y. NJ. c. A. five in Lynchburg. 1t was
rumored that they had an. exceptionally
fast aggregation. and We're strong
enough to play on even terms with al
most any college quint in the south 1t
seems that impression was a wrong one,
because last night the ST. Johns men
defeated them by margin great enough
to practically show that they are not in a
class with the Georgetown and Catholic
University teams.
Georgetown should win the game to-
night by wide margin. The Hilltoppers
ought to get away with the game by al
most doubling the score, and if they do
not 1t Will be almost as much of a sur
prise as if they were to be defeated.
The Blue and Gray five has not ap-
peared in regular contest since last
Monday week ago. and it may be that
that will stand in the way of its showing
at its best. Several long workouts have
been had. though. and the players are in
condition for grueling game, if such the
contest should develop into.
Yesterday morning Jack Hurley, cap
tain of the Aloysius Club basket ball
team made the statement that his men
were going to show the best form of the
year against the Y. NJ. c. A. quint last
night. He knew what he was talking
about. That his five got away with the
game by wide margin shows that. The
clubmen showed a superiority in almost
every department of the game.
They OutpaSsed the association men,
outseneraled them. and in every way
showed their superiority over Coach
Beckett's bunch. While the y. NJ. c. A.
team did not play up to its standard "a
part of its failure to do so may be at
tributed to the exceptional work of their
opponents on the defense. The Aloysius
players guarded and covered more closely
than has any team the aSsOcia ton men
have faced this year. Their work was
exceptional in this department. 1t may
we'll be recognized how effective was their
defensive play. when it is considered that
five could only score ten points when
It has been running up almost any num-
Der Of points on the best club aggrega-
tons in the section.
In the game in which the George
Washington University quint won from
the Maryland Aggies last night Regis
one of the best exhibitions seen in this
section in a long while. His work. to
say the least, compared favorably with
that of any guard who has been seen
in this section in a long time Whether
or not he would be able to show the
same kind of form on a larger floor is
a question. but it is certain that sif he
could he would have to be given lot
of recognition when an all-star south At
ldntic aggregation was picked.
The Terminal Y. NJ c. A. basket ball
team started its athletic career last night
by defeating the NOrthminster A. c. by
a score of - to ,. 1t was an suspicious
beginning for the railroaders, and if they
can keep it up will make a good name
for themselves in the athletic world be-
fore they are through.
If the Virginia Military Institute quint
could score only ten points against the
st. Johns College five last night, it will
be lucky to get that many with two such
capable guards as Foley and WetZell
working against its forwards. Foley and
WetZell have kept down the scoring of
the St Johns of Brooklyn and the New
York University quints in the easiest
kind of fashion. and it is not probable
that they will find much trouble in hold
ing down the players of the Lexington
team to whom they will be opposed
Gallaudet and George Washington will
meet Saturday and the game should be
a very evenly contested one. There is
little difference between the two teams.
although it is probable that George Wash
ington will have what little advantage
there will be- The Hatchettes have a
team which knows lot more basket ball
than does the Kendall Green five. and
that will give it the margin which will
probably win. 1t is a heavier aggregation
also.
The new investigation to be started by
he Amateur Athletic Union in order to
ASCERTAIN, if possible, the names of other
college, men who played professional base
ball at the same time that did Thorpe, is
not likely to amount to much. 1t will be
the most difficult kind of a matter for