Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-03
HAS EVEN CHANCE
TO BEAT TIGERS
Coach CoIIifIoWer Says That
GEORGETOWN Will Go Well
Against Princeton.
MULLIGAN DESERVES
MUCH OF THE CREDIT
Has Turned Out One of Best
Track Teams Georgetown
Has Ever Had.
BY II. c. BYRD.

|
Georgetown basket ball team has an even
| chance to win from Princeton tonight.
| The Blue and Gray instructor did not
| hesitate this morning to make the state
| ment that he thought his five as likely to
win as Princeton. and he gave his rea-
sins for thinking SO.
| In speaking of chances for victory
| over the big university, Collihower spoke
as follows Princeton has a good team;
| there is. no doubt about that 1t is COM
posed of a husky bunch OF men, who
know the game and play it exceptionally
well. but at that 1 think that We stand
| a fair chance of getting away with the
| contest
| why do I think so,'' went on Coli
| flower? We'll, I'll tell you. We played
| Princeton just after the holidays with
out having had hardly any practice for
about three weeks. The game took place
| In the Tigers gymnasium, which natur-
| ally gave them quite an advantage, es-
pecially when it is considered that they
| had been practicing all during the holi-
days. Even then We were defeated only
| by score of 81 to u. Tonight, with the
| odds turned around. we ought to show
much better. the advantage of the floor
| ing being much in favor Of US"
1.-The advantages Of the floor will mean
quite little. too. Up at Princeton. the
baskets are suspended from the ceiling
| with glass backboards, and there Is MOTH
ing beyond them at all. Tonight Prince
ton will have to play under much different
conditions. The backboards will be Of
| wood. giving much more spring to the
ball when bank shots are tried. and the
visiting players will be unable to make
their shot free from the open floor and
then continue their run because Of the
railing at both ends Of the court. Be-
sides these things my men will be in bet
| IT. Hf~,. svrvNHf
favor us somewhat. and the players are
better able physically to stand grueling
contest Everything considered. 1t GER
tainly seems to merthat we have an even
chance to win.
Whether or not Georgetown will be able
to make creditable showing against
Princeton is questionable The Blue and
Gray has probably not worked as hard
nor had near as much real practice since
the first contest in which the two teams
met as have the Tigers. and it may be
that the northerners will get away with
the game easily, despite the advantages
Coach COllifiOwer mentions. 1t will not
reflect any discredit upon Georgetown to
lose to the Princeton five. inasmuch as
Princeton is the only team that has won
from Cornell. which in turn has won the
intercollegiate championship.
! Whether the Blue and Gray wins or
loses, the game is apt to be one OF the
most fiercely contested Of the year, and
the best played. Georgetown will work
desperately to make the fright kind of
showing on it's home floor against a big
quint, and Princeton will do all in its
power to prevent a loss to a smaller in.
Stitution.
The lineup of the Princeton team will
be as follows: Gill and Salmon. forwards;
McLanahan, center; De Witt and Trenk.
man. guards. Georgetown will line up:
Campbell and Kelly. forwards: Waldron.
center: Foley and Wetzell guards. The
game will start at $50 and will be play
ed at the Arcade.
After the basket ball game tonight a.
game Of polo will be played. The teams
representing Baltimore and Washington
will meet in a contest that should prove
If interest to followers of the sport
Notwithstanding the many Interrupt.
tons, Mike Thompson ran the George
town meet off in remarkably good time.
That more events were listed than have
been in any other set OF games in this
section is only greater tribute to the
ability OF the former Georgetown man
in handling an event Of the kind. Not
only were there more events, but there
were also greater number Of entries
in the events. making them more "!fl-
cult to handle. Thompson had a very
capable assistant in Mr.. Kennedy, who
was brought down from New York es-
pecially for the purpose Of acting as
! clerk Of the course.
Thompson has knack of handling a
foot ball game or an indoor meet i'll a
manner that few other men have, and
| it is about explained by saying that he
simply dominates affairs. He is the
| whole thing, and what he says goes. to
use the general expression. And, after
| all, that is about the only way to run
anything. Starter McHugh was also an
| imported product, and his work deserved
| the distinction that should come to a
man secured for a special purpose. There
was not an instance Of man getting
away from his mark before the gun
| during the entire evening. and time after
| time runners We're set back for trying
| to steal.
In all, 1t was a capable set Of officials,
and they ran the meet off in a manner
that Is deserving of much cOmmenda ton.
There is one thing about the indoor
| meets in this city that arouses great
deal of comment which is not justified.
| 1t is the fact that the floor appears
| crowded at all times. 1t was remarked
Saturday night by one that he did not see
why they coul. not keep the floor cleared
| in this city as they did in Baltimore at the
| Hopkins meet. The reason Is very clear.
| The floor has not more men nor perhaps
as many on it as the one in Baltimore on
the occasion of the Hopkins games, but
| the space being so very small here, 1t ap
pears crowded.
| When the new armory for the National
Guard is constructed here 1t is to be
| hoped that the drill hall will be of such
! size to warrant a change in the place
| of holding the indoor games in this city.
| At present Convention Hall is the only
| place where the games may be held. and
the facilities are very. very poor. There
| is the poorest kind of dressing room ac-
commodatiOns an dthe space for run
| ming off the events is entirely 100 small.
Jimmy Mulligan should be given
great deal of credit for the manner in
which he is handling track athletics at
Georgetown during the present season.
The success achieved by the Blue and
Gray Is due largely to MNlligan's ability
| to handle men, and he deserves full COM
| mendation for what he has accomplish
ed.- 1t is true that he had men of eX-
perience with whom to work. but it must
be remembered that he has had to send
them against teams composed of men
who have graduated from prep schools.
| The runners, individually and collectively,
have done better work than has any
Georgetown squad in many years,
In fact it is very questionable If there
| has ever been a squad turned out by the
Blue and Gray institution stronger than
| the one which now represents it. In
! every event it has men it can send in
| with reasonable assurance that they will
get away with points.
Also some mention should be made of
| what Mulligan has done at Western. He
has turned out q relay four there that has