Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-07
c. j. QU|NT MEETS
TIGERS TONIGHT
Blue and Gray Five Goes to
New Jersey Town for
the Contest.
PRINCETON HAS FAST
AND CAPABLE FIVE
Coach COIIifI0Wer Thinks His
Men Will Show Creditab|y.
Other Gossip.
BY II. C. BYRD.

49, 'SUi SCtoNH tINcISltS DdShet YAH
team left here this morning for Prince
ton. where it will meet the Princeton
University quint tonight. The players.
accompanied by Manager Madigan. left
early this morning. and they will be fol-
lowed later in the day by Coach Coli
flower.
The following men will start the con-
test against the first big team met this
year: Martin and Waldron, forwards:
Wetzell and Heiskell guards. and Camp
bell, center. Others who are being taken
along are Shugrue. Hollander and Foley.
Whalen will not make the trip because
of a badly sprained ankle received in the
game with Mount St. Josephs.
Coach Collfiower was reticent this
morning about discussing the game and
would not venture a prediction one way
or the other. He said that he would be
better satisfied had his team been able
to get more practice during the holidays.
but even at that he expected to make a
creditable showing. 1t is known that
Princeton has strong, capable quint,
and that fact is not being lost sight of by
any means by the Hilltoppers coach. He
realizes that his bunch will have to play
some real basket ball to show well. and
yet he has little hesitancy in saying that
creditable work will be done.
After meeting Princeton tonight the
Blue and Gray quint will return to get
few days practice before opening it's home
schedule again. 1t will start by playing
Loyola Friday night, and after that will
meet some very strong qunts until the
end of the season.
If it be true that Todd has resolved not
to run on the Virginia track team this
Year, the Orange and Blue will have lost
one of its most dependable men. For
the last three seasons the little fellow
a no ct of l1a
and has accomplished much. 1t has been
seldom that he has failed to finish ahead
of his man and in the majority of in
stances has been able to give his run
ning-mate d clear lead
If Todd does not run this spring it will
mean that Virginia will be compelled to
develop another man for its team and
that Wiley Cooke is about the only vet
eran left Guy ran on the indoor four,
but did not make the one which runs out
doors. He will probably be used again
this year in the indoor meets. but it will
be very difficult matter to secure from
a bunch of green material such as is
said to be out for the team at Virginia
two men to complete a successful quar-
tet
1t may be that the reports coming from
Charlottesville about Virginia having such
green and inexperienced material is more
or less Of scare-head character. 1t has
not been very long ago that one who
was familiar with conditions made the
statement to the effect that Lanigan. the
trainer. would have some of the most
capable material this season with which
he had ever worked. The chances are
that when Virginia comes here to face
Georgetown in March i'm the annual relay
race there will be four men toeing the
mark who will be able to give mighty
good account of themselves.
Catholic University is scheduled to open
hoe again Saturday
afternoon. when it faces the ST. John s
College uuint in the National Guard arm
DRY gymnasium. The Brooklanders figure
that they will win even though they are
against one of the fastest secondary
teams in the south.
The Maryland Aggies will play their
first game of the year Saturday, when
they meet the Y. NJ. c. A. quint. The
Farmers will be in for a tough time of
it, too. more than likely. because they
have not as yet started practice. Today
will be their first workout.
Georgetown may or may not make the
right kind of showing against Princeton
tonight. The Blue and Gray five has not
been able to practice during the holidays
to any extent. while the report comes
from New York that Princeton has played
several regular contests in order to keep
i'm shape for the intercollegiate season.
There is one man on the Georgetown
team who is not likely to be outplayed
though. and that is WetZell. That young
ster is just about as capable performer
as is seen in college circles, although
every once in a while there arises
more brilliant player. The forward who
plays against WetZal tonight is likely
to have his hands full in trying to score
himself and also in preventing Wetzell
from tossing the ball into the basket
frequently.
De Witt, who made such an exceptional
record on the gridiron, is playing a guard
position on the Princeton team. He is
just as clever in the indoor game as he
was on the gridirOn. according to those
who have watched his work.