Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-16
BY n. c. BYRD.

The Catholic University and George
Washington basket ball teams will meet
in their second game Of the season to-
morrow night. The Brooklanders won
the previous game by a margin of two
points, the contest having been one of
the best played here since last year.
Notwithstanding the decisive defeat suf-
fered by George Washington in Char
lottesville Monday night, it figures it has
an even chance with Catholic University.
The Brooklanders were unable to show
any decided superiority over the Ratchet
ties in the first game, and the latter
think they have progressed as much as
the former. There is no doubt. though,
that Catholic University is going better
than at any time this year. While 1t did
not show SO much against the Maryland
Aggies Wednesday night, the real char
acter of its play was evidenced in the
splendid contest put UP against the Navy.
With George Washington working III good
form, just such Il close, hard game as
was played before the holidays may be
looked for.
The Maryland Aggies are decidedly
Handicapped in basket ball and track this
winter The Farmers have no facilities
whatever for the development OF these
teams. The gymnasium has been con-
verted into an armory temporarily, ana
there is no other place where the basket
ball PLAYERS may practice. The team
came in and played Catholic University
last Wednesday without having been on
floor and it will go to Baltimore to
meet Mount ST. Joseph's tomorrow under
just the same conditions. Efforts now are
being made to secure q gymnasium IN q; a
nearby town, which, If successful Will
furnish a place where the games at nome
can be played and some practice gotten.
Unless this place is to be had the farmers
will have the almost unprecedented ex-
perience of going through season With
out having had regular training cur
riculum.
The loss of Wetzen is a decided blow
to the chances of Georgetown Tor the
south Atlantic championship. There IS
hardly any doubt that he was the pest
all-round player on the team ana PROV,
ably was cleverer than any other suaru
in the south His work IN almost every
game in which he took part was way
above the average, and the majority OF
times it bordered on the brilliant. IN
taking the ball from an opponent anu
getting it out Of dangerous territory
Wetzell was in class by himself. George
Colliflower is the only other player around
here who could be compared to Wetzell
in this particular. Not only will the team
suffer from the loss OF Wetzell. put 4. ~
is likely that Foley's general play VIII
not reach as high a standard as before.
Foley worked with Wetzell for some time
and had come to know him to the ex-
tent that he could anticipate his moves.
That gave Foley an opportunity TO snow
at his best and it Will be extremeiy Ior-
tunate and rather unlocked for II he can
get going as we'll with another man
as his mate 1t is rather unfortunate that
the Blue and Gray five should be crippled
just at this time when 1t appeared tnal
it would have the margin on every other
quint in the south, Tormey, who was
unable to play last year. Is out and seems
able to go through with hard games,
his bad knee giving him little If any
trouble.
II Catholic University had one or two
men besides Tracey who could shoot
goals accurately. it would be able to put
up a much more formidable front. IN
their games the Brooklanders generally
do some mighty fine floor work, but when
they get the ball down in position 10
make the shot they are not able to get
it in the basket as often as ought to De
the case. Tracey is really the only man
on the team who Is an accurate goal
tosser. Letters. the other forward. Is
very clever player on the moor, ana ne
helps to develop team work CONSIDERABLY
but he does not shoot nearly as wen as a
forward should. Lambert, at center, Is
doing much better work in this respect
than formerly. which is helping consid-
erably in the accumulation of points.
| There is hardly any doubt that the
| Brooklanders have the best goal tosser
from the foul line in the south. There is
no man On any team who is as capable In
caging the ball on the free throws as
| Tracey. His ability in that respect Is al
most uncanny. He seldom misses more
| than one or two shots in game, which,
when there are anywhere from eight to
fifteen fouls in every game, means big
advantage to his team.
That there will be one less indoor track
! meet in this section this season than
| usual means that there will not be as
J much of chance for the teams to de-
yelop for the outdoor meets. While
track SQUAD may be carried along in Its
regular training routine, it is the real
competition which gives man the chance
to show the best that is In him, and which
really develops him. A runner may train
for two months and appear to be in the
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