Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-19
HONORS WILL NOT
Be DETERMINED
Catholic University, George
town and w. and L. Will
Claim Basket Ball Title.
VIRGINIA FOUR WILL
RUN GEORGETOWN MEN
Rumor That There May Be No
Race Not Well Founded.
Other Gossip.
BY 81. c. BYRD.

BY 81. c. BYRD.
Second honors in basket ball will not
e decided in the south Atlantic section
this season. The championship will un.
doubtedly go to the quint representing
! the Naval Academy. but the next place
will be disputed by Washington and Lee
Catholic University and Georgetown
there being no way to settle the suprem.
acy between these three institutions.
The Navy has Won from Catholic Uni.
versity and st. Johns, and has shown an
all-round form that has surpassed the
work of the other quints. 1t is one OF
the strongest fves that have ever rep
resented school in the south, and, per-
haps, is the strongest Its consisten,
work gives it the distinction of leading
the south, and there is a generally ex-
pressed opinion that if the Sailors We're
to meet the. big intercollegiate league
CUNTS from the north they would be vic
torious.
Granted that the Navy has the best
team that Is about as far as one will get
In making selections according to mer....
II Catholic University, Washington and
Lee or Georgetown We're to be chosen for
the next honor there would be numerous
adherents from the two other institutions
who would Immediately take issue. With
out games taking place between those,
three schools it will be impossible: to say
which is the best five. although the ma
jority OF loca followers Of the sport seem
to think that Catholic University has a
slight margin on the others. - -
This is probably the first year in long
while that Virginia has not been one of
the most important factors in south At
lantic basket ball. This season it has
lost to two of its greatest rivals and been
defeated by two other institutions that
have never before been considered in its
class. Washington and Lee and George
town have won from the Orange and
Blue, and Catholic University and St.
Johns are the two schools scoring their
first victories.
There has been quite little talk recent
ly to the effect that the Virginia relay
four would refuse to run against George
town in the Blue and Gray meet a week
from Saturday. While there may be a
possibility Of such thing coming to
pass, it is by no means probable. What
reason Virginia could advance for not
meeting Georgetown is difficult to fore
see. 1t certainly could not refuse simply
because the hilltoppers, have a creditable
team. Year after year Georgetown has
gone down to defeats that have almost
been disgraceful. and surely that now.
when it has Il chance to VIM the winner
for many successive times will not back
out of the event.
Virginia has q fast team. despite the
fact that it has been. stated repeatedly its
though. that the Virginia four this sea-
son is much below standard, it would
certainly not be showing any great
amount Of craftsmanship to get out of
the race. AS a matter of fact though. as
regards the ability OF the present Vir-
ginia four. If anything it is the fastest
aggregation that has, represented the
Orange. and Blue in a long while. II
memory serves correctly, one of the fast
est tours Virginia ever; had was able to
make a. mark of only 1851 and a fraction
on one of the best outdoor tracks in the
country. with spiked shoes. and yet the
four that now represents the school COW
cred the mile on a two-!ap track over in
Baltimore last Saturday night in only
two seconds less. time that would
presage faster work outdoors than 800.
Gill; one of the Virginia forwards, has
been putting up a very wonderful game
this year. His work has been the sensa-
ton of almost every contest In which he
has figured this year. There has hardly
been a contest In which he has not scored
half q dozen goals. and In the majority
of the games he has tailed more points
than all the other four men.
There was rather a noteworthy eXcep-
ton to the scoring Of Gill. In one game e
failed to register single toss. That was
the contest in which his team scored
more points than in any other. too. 1t was
in the game with the Maryland Aggfes.
when Gin was playing against Morris.
that he was not able to get free long
enough to secure basket.
Entries are still being received for the
George Washington track meet. to be
held Saturday night. and it is probable
that the largest list Of names that ha re
ever appeared on q program got out at
the meet will be down to compete on this
occasion.
Entries have not yet been received from
the Maryland Agricultural College, and it
is fairly certain that two relay teams and
several individual entries will come from
that school. Besides these there are one
or two of the high schools that have de-
1ayed sending in names Of the men who
will compete for them and also there are
many entries expected from the clubs in
Baltimore in the mail this evening.
The Georgetown quint has two games
to play this week. Tomorrow evening it
will meet the Franklin and Marshall five
at the Arcade and Saturday it will go to
Annapolis to play the most powerful ag
gregation it has met this year. the Sail
Ors.
The Blue and Gray should win from
Franklin and Marshall. but the chances
are that it will be defeated by the Navy.
There is a very remote possibility of the
team turning the tables and winning
from the Midshipmen, but such an out
come to the game is not likely by any
means.
Catholic University is scheduled to play
three games away from home. beginning
tomorrow night. Leaving tomorrow aft
ernoon. the five will go to Newark. Del.
where it Will play the Delaware College.
From there it will go to New York Fri
day the st. Johns College of Brooklyn
will be its opponent and Saturday the
Catholic Club Of that city will be played.
Just what kind Of a showing will be
made by the Brooklanders on their trip
is a question. There have been many
who have said that they would, not show
as well on a foreign floor as In tfte. Ma
tional Guard gymnasium. and the predic-
ton has been made that II "a trip was
taken the men would not show near as
good form as they have been doing here.
Whether or not there is anything, in that
remains to be seen. 1t IS likely. though,
that the Black and Red aggregation will
show well enough to take two out OF the
three contests in which they are booked
to compete.
Pennsylvania is again in a clash with
the Amateur Athletic Union. This time
it Is the result of the suspension of Lip
pincott. the great Splinter. because he
did not turn in an expense account for