Evening star., 1915-02-04
C. j. ALUMNI PLAY
VARSITY MARCH 4
Blue and Gray Graduates Ex-
pect to Win From Hill
toppers.
TORMEY DOES FINE WORK
AGAINST 6. w. BASKETERS
His Play and Almons Failure to
Toss Free Goals Give
G.. U. Victory.
BY H. c. BYRD.

\ basket ball team made up of
Georgetown alumni will clash with the
Blue and Gray varsity five in the hill
top gymnasium March 3. The graduate
quint is to be captaincd by Jim Coli
iowcr, and he will lave with him
members Of one of the greatest combl-
nations that ever represented the hill
top institution. There probably Will be
Oh the team George CollifloWer, one OF
the best guards that ever played in the
south: Frank Schlosser, Fred Rice and
Mike Downey
The alumni team is making prepara-
tions to win, and will not be playing
just for the sake of the game. Jim
Colliflower gave his opinion of the con-
test as follows:
We are going to come SO close to
defeating the varsity auint that there
will not be much Of Il margin, if we
happen to lose. l say happen to lose
because I think the chances are we
will win. y little practice TO get down
good passing game will be sufficient
for us to get back into form. and you
Just mark what l say when tell you
that we will give them the hardest pat
tie of their lives even if VIC fail to get
the long end of the score.
The alumni challenged the Hilltop
varsity for a game just before the hol1-
days, and arrangements were completed
just after the George washington con-
flict last night.
+ The exhibition given by George
Washington and Georgetown last
night in the game at the National l
Guard Armory, the first contest of
any kind between the two schools in
eight years. was a credit to both in
stitutions. The work of the players
as individuals and as teams was such
as to reflect evidence of their worth.
From the first whistle to the last the
teams went after each other hammer
and rongs. though the play as whole
was clean and legitimate. The contest
was an excellent exhibition of self.
control on the part of the players OF
both clubs, inasmuch as it was 4 game
in which all were at a high pitch ana
working under great tension.
1t was the initial Meeting since 1907
and a victory for George Washington
would have meant much for it. great
matter of fact. Yet no George
Washington player allowed his feel
ings to get the better of him. George
town men have seldom had to lower
ing the Buff and Blue and that they
were against one of about equal
strength last night yet restrained
their selves completely when II appear
cn tHcl ullSliI loSe - IL lat iiOt ~. ~
ignored.
. There were two main factors in the
victory Of Georgetown. .One. was the
brilliant work of Tormey. who played
center for the Blue and Gray. and the
other was the absolute failure of Al
mon to throw goals from the foul line
with his accustomed accuracy.
Tormey undoubtedly played the most
remarkable game he has ever figured
in for Georgetown. He did more to
defeat the Hatchetites than any other
one player Displaying rare Judgment
in his work, Tormey seemed to be
everywhere that a play was to be made
and he generally managed to get there
before the ball did.
He would figure in a play at one end
of the floor under his own basket aud
then be down at the other end in time
to intercept n throw TO George
Washington forward, from which posi-
ton ne would again work the ball
down the floor to i place in the
Hatchetites danger zone. Tormey did
some splendid offensive playing. but
nothing short of marvellous. Tormey
was Il team unto himself.
Almon was plainly nervous from the
ginning of the game he missed four
straight throws from the foul line, and
he kept on missing them all through
the contest Had Almcn gotten his
usual percentage of goals from the
fouls, George Washington would have
been the victor Almon missed a total