Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-21
C. j. HAS GREAT
DEFENSIVE TEAM
Blue and Gray Five Most Ca
pabIe Along That Line Seen
Here This Season.
C. u. WILL PLAY
ST. JOHNS TONIGHT
BrOokIanderS Bank on Win
ning-Report as to Coach
Dyer Unfounded.
BY II. C. BYRD.

Georgetown has the best defensive bas-
ket ball team that has been seen on a 10
cal court this season. None of the quints
that have played here has been able
TO show the ability TO keep its goal fair
" safe that has the Blue and Gray With
the exception of the contest against
Loyola-which is not fair criterion-the
teams Georgetown has met have been able
to score but a minimum number OF points.
The team Georgetown has is playing this
kind of a game: 1t is aiming to protect
its goal especially, and whenever the ball
comes into its possession it assumes the
offensive. Instead of playing mainly Of
fensive game, and allowing the defensive
and to take care of itself, the Blue and
Gray is doing just the opposite-playing
defensive game and letting the often
sive style of play develop itself once 1T
gets possession of the ball.
With the exception of Loyola and that
hardly counts, this style of game has
proved especially effective. The Oppos-
ing teams have been held to very small
scores. and in the majority of cases the
Hilltoppers have been able to negotiate
enough points to win. Just how strong
the defensive game played by George
town really is may be shown by the fact
that New York University. after scoring
seventeen points against the Navy. could
not tally single goal on the local floor.
Also ST. Johns, which was defeated last
night by Georgetown, could not register
half as many points against the Blue and
Gray as it did against the Navy.
The game tonight between Catholic Uni
versity and st. Johns may give a fair
idea as to the comparative ability of
the aforementioned and Georgetown, and
then again 1T may not After having
played as hard a game as that in which
1t took part last night it is not probable
that the Brooklyn aggregation will be
able to do as we'll tonight against c. L.
as they would We're they fresh.
1T must be remembered that the St
Johns men have played two hard los
Ing games in three days, and tonight
must go against another fast team 1t is
not probable that they will be able to
show nearly we'll as If no game had
taken place in three or four days
Notwithstanding that. though, if Cath
ole University wins from the Brookland
men by as long a margine as did George
town. it will have to be rated on an even
basis with 1t. The Brooklanders, if they
win. will deserve all the credit there is
10 be given them.
Why is 1t that Catholic University and
Georgetown cannot settle the question as
TO which is the better five on the court
instead of by comparative scores? There
Is hardly any reason why the two schools
should not meet. 1t is claimed on one
side that the students managers are
willing to play. but that the faculty will
not allow the teams to meet those of the
rival institution. If that be true and if
1t Is the only thing which stands in the
way Of the meeting OF the two schools,
then why does not the faculty Of the in
stitution which desires to play COMMUNE
cate with the faculty Of the other college,
and arrange matters along that line? 1t
Is certain that the faculties of the two
universities ought to be able to make
some kind of arrangements whereby the
games can take place-that is, of course,
If there IS not some strong objection on
the part of one or the other of the con-
trolling bodies.
While the st. Johns five was one of
the best. probably the best passing team
that has been seen here this year,
its work in shooting goals was very poor.
Time after time the Brooklyn five work
ed the ball down under Georgetown's
goal in the easiest kind of fashion only
- to fail to get it into the basket by a
very poor shot There was only one
man on the st. Johns quint who seemed
able to cage the ball. he being Travers,
who started at center and finished the
game at forward
The st. Johns team looked like another
aggregation when 1t started the second
half of the game last night. Not only
did the players have on entirely different
colored shirts, but they had been shifted
around in their positions completely. The
the first half were in at the guards and
the center was at one OF the forwards,
a former guard was at the other forward,
and the other forward was playing CEN
ter. For awhile it looked as though the
change might avail the northern team
something, as it Gagged two or three goals
in rapid succession.
Gallaudet and the Maryland AggieS are
scheduled to meet tomorrow afternoon in
the Gallaudet gymnasium. The Kendall
Green team would appear to have the ad-
vantage Of the Farmers in view of the
fact that 1t has the better record and
also Is playing on its own floor.
IL was stated positively at George
town this morning that there was abso-
lutely no foundation to the published re-
port that Dyer. the former Pennsylvania
center, had been chosen to coach the
Georgetown foot ball team next year 1t
was stated on authority that absolutely
nothing had been done toward securing a
man to take the place, and that it was
probable nothing would be done just yet.
II was said emphatically that not even
was it known on the hilltop as To who
would fill the job next fall.
Ted Sullivan, who has been identified
with base ball for a long while, was one
of the speakers last night at the mass
meeting held at Catholic University. Mr..
Sullivan will also deliver a lecture We'd
nesday night at the university, in which
he VIII outline the history OF base ball
and give many incidents connected with
the game. The lecture will be Illus