Evening star., 1914-02-18
SOUTH ATL LANTIC BASKET
BALL TITLE IN QUESTION
Honors Iikel, to Be Undecided Again This Season
Georgetown Wins Rough Game From
Washington and Lee.
BY II. c. BYRD.

Tire south Atlantic basket ball cham
picnslIip Will not be decided this year
+ If anything. there viii l." even more
doubt attached 10 the title than WIS
til" ease last season, Whom Washing tor
aud hoe t;cor@..toW n and Virginia put
IL strenuous clairus for the honor. Had
W shinGtou and L"c Won from George
town and Catholic University in the
TWO contests here last night and Mon
day it would have WED with Virginia
a. tn" best team but az matters stand
there will b" no decision unless con
,lifionS shape themselves much differ
entity in The few remaining games.
Virginia has Vet to appear here. The
Grange and Blue quint is rated Us
kcin. exceptionally strong, yet II
failed t. gain Il decision over the
W and l.. outfit in d game in Lynchburs
TWO weeks ae" There seems just one
chance for a team to set an atNah-
tar on tn, others. which is for Virginia
to win from Catholic University oY a
GOOD margin III the :amc scheduled
t,,=t.- u,Nt we.k ii The charlottesville
.l-.esre.:t1ion can set away with Fred
hI.,'s crt - dtcIsiv.lN II viii rroha"'s
be- considered rs th, most Cdrabi com
oI1iatiou iu the SOUTH. Washington ana
,e has loft the impression tnat II mas
.r....r overrated. though theic Is no
4rJs1 ing that the team Is composed "i
sturitcd and clever defensive payers
tIeor@cto,yn bad :, tnc opportunity a1
the. start OF th. season TO fluiSh titSt
in the division. but the loss of the most
triniaut rtavCr and au inSuincicnt
schedule are factors winch would WORK
mucn against any claim II mlSnt put
In
t.
II was announced ~ ''ev' se''"h "a
night that tAere had been no change IN
III. ftcnItS supervision o4 itthi*''tS- -
@,.s stated officially thdt thefo was no
truth in the runpr tna' fath''' -thsllIn
,;,kep nis place. Father t.mlne,; is mere
~ acti,i.. in piacc of Father Auglin, VINO
i, out OF town for q few days on busi-
ness
The came between washington s.hn
Lee and Georgetown last night W'o
lHari5ed by d great deal ot rough PLAY
and otber actions when do not rebound
much 10 the credit of college sportsman
ship. fnc work OF the players on cot'i
sides WAS roIsher than was in anywise
necessary, s,ud tAcy took liberties witE
tEc rules all through the game. 1hefe
was tripping. pushing and holding con-
tinuousiy. and i great deal oil unileces-
ss.fy wrangling-
The Washington and Lee team showed
never able 10 perform consistently
enough to warrant tile predictions that
have been made as 10 its strength II
took many long sAots. and the players
did not seem To DC possessed OF any st'e-
ejai degree of accuracy IN landing inc
balt III tine oaskei- fhe Lexington team
Is strong On the defense and puts up q
spirited exhibition. but II looks hardly as
strong as it has been rated in the reports
which have come IRON that town
chances Some good work on the part of
formey and Naldron II shooting so'iis
gave the btoe ana fray an ddNahtase
which was heid AL through 'He contest
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ON 10 'iis :, -. t,l1.nd
over iast fi.t a. !, llee,..is % seNe,ai i
cti'.. % Is .. tiie ,,,; So, ~
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