Evening star., 1914-12-24
BY H. C. BYRD.

The lack of an accurate and reliable
| goal shooter from the foul line Is like
| 1y to cost Catholic University more
than one basket ball game this season.
The Brooklanders have no man who
can be depended upon to drop the ball
into the basket when fouls are called
on the opposing quint, and many points
are thus thrown away which might
well be registered.
Last night against New York Univer-
sity. on a foreign floor. the Brook
landers scored more points from the
ield than did the Gothamites, but lost
the contest on the margin gained by
Levy over White in dropping the ball
into the basket from the foul line. The
night before, against Yale many points
were lost through the inability of
White to cage the ball. while the Yale
man selected to perform that duty
seldom failed.
Catholic University is likely to lose
more than one close game through the
lack of such player as Almon of
George WashirgtCg. or Tlacey. who
was exceptionally clever in this respect
last year. When team almost has
to give its opponent the handicap of
whatever points it may get from the
chances it has to sco-e on shots gained
by reason of fouls it is laboring under
a great >disadvantas and yet that is
practically the position c. U. is in
The Catholic University quint lost to
New York University at New York last
night for the reason already mentioned.
, The contest was hard and roughly play
ed. three players being put out of the
contest by the referee for failing to
forget that they were not engaged in
battle for the amateur boxing cham
pionship.
Here is the story of the game in a
nut shell: Goals from foul line-Levy
of the New York University, 10;
White of Catholic University, =.
The announcement was made last
night by. Charley Cox, graduate man
Princeton would be the first team to
be played by the. Blue and Gray foot
ball team next fall. a telegram was
received by tine Hiiltoppers yesterday
| morning Offering the preference over
Gettysburg and Stevens Institute for
the privilege Of opening the season at
Princeton. Georgetown readily and
gladly accepted the opportunity to get
on the Tigers schedule.
When Georgetown opened its sched-
ule last year with a contest against
Fordham much surprise was expressed.
| it being felt that too big task was
being undertaken. Such did not prove
| to be the case, however, and a tie score
resulted. Next fall, with a veteran team,
the Hilltoppers are undertaking an
even more difficult game. Princeton, of
course. September 25 is not the Prince
! ton of November 13, but neither is
Georgetown nor any other eleven
nearly as strong at that time.
10
year and the fact that only two games
were won. there seems to be no dis
position at Georgetown to book an
easier list for next fall. In fact. a
prepared. There appears little doubt
that Georgetown will play the hardest
schedule in 1915 of any college in the
south, not excepting even Virginia,
With Army. Navy, A. and NJ, Pitts
| burgh and Princeton no easy season is
| in store.
| Now that Georgetown has been given
a place on the schedule of one of the
big northern universities, it undoubt-
| edly will endeavor to hold the assign
| ment, if such it may be termed. The
| Blue and Gray has endeavored for
some time past to get on with one of
| the big elevens. but this is the first
success it has had. But that it has
been given games for 1915 by the Army
and Princeton shows that Georgetown
section where it prefers to bid for
honors-the north.
Stebbins and Jones of GEORGETOWN
will take part in the indoor A. A. u
championships to be held at New York
next week. Jones will run in the
dashes and quarters, while Stebbins also
is entered in the quarter.
The victory of the Yale quint over
that of the Navy yesterday at An
napolis makes c. L. loom up very
strong. For Yale lost to the Brook
landers and then to win decisively
from the Sailors is evidence of even
greater strength in C. U. than has be-
fore been attributed.
1t may be said for the Navy. though,
that it failed to show anything like
it's usual form. The Sailors did not
shoot goals as accurately as they gen.
orally do and the passing was much
below their standard. 1t was one of