Evening star., 1915-12-21
BY n, c. BYRD.

George Washington University opens
| its basket ball season tomorrow. The
Hatchetites go to Annapolis for game
with the Naval Academy. This will be
the only contest for the Buff and Blue
until after the holidays, it being due to
resume its schedule January at the
Y. NJ. c. A., with Gallaudet as the op-
posing Quint.
| The Hatchetites are not likely to open
their season with victory. The Nays
game with Loyola will be of great ad-
vantage to 1t. especially as the local
five has yet to play. George Washing
ton will have trouble scoring many
points. as Jim Collif1ower, who is
coaching the Navy, has the reputation
for turning out powerful defensive
combinations. Not much is known of
the strength of the George Washington
team, but it is understood that two or
three capable men are in the lineup
Hall, who held down a forward posi-
tion for the Y. NJ. c. A, is likely to be
in one of the forward positions with
Capt. Almon, which will mean a great
deal Last year the main drawback of
the George Washington five was that
Almon was the only man who could
shoot goal in a week, and If he was
effectually covered the scoring capabili-
ties of the team were rendered practi-,
cal1y negligible.
George Washington may make a bet
ter showing than is expected but it is
! not likely to win. The Navy is a
mighty hard team to beat on it's own
| floor. where all it's games are played
Victories for Washington basket ball
teams over the Navy have been few
and far between and the string of de-
feats is not apt to be broken tomor-
| row.
Western and Business meet this aft
ernoon in their first game of the year
in the Interscholastic League. These
fight for the championship year ago
and it looks very much as if they will
hold the attention of followers of the
scholastic part of the sport this sea-
son.
Catholic University's quint will re-
ceive a severe try-out tonight in the
game with Mount st. Joseph's at Bal
timore. The Baltimoreans are not
weak, by any means, as was shown by
them in their game against George
town last week. Two or three of the
players are of exceptional merit, and
Suarez. one of the forwards. is very
much above the average even of good
college material.
Mike Shortley of Catholic University
is not only'a good foot ball player, but
is above the general run of men in
basket ball and base ball. Shortley is
holding down regular position on the
quint, having played forward against
Gallaudet last week. Shortley has had
practically all his experience in basket
ball at center, though; he also is said
to be a clever inf1elder on the diamond.
Two basket ball games were played
in the Sunday School League last night.
Mchendree won from Peck Chapel by
margin of one point. the score being
Pleasant a trimming. by 46 to 9. Peck
was leading by good margin at the
end of the first half. but failed to hold
it's advantage. Epiphany had things
all its own way from the start, the
count being 20 to 1 at the end of the
first period.
A meeting of delegates from fhe vari-
GUS bodies which control amateur
sports in the different sections of the
next week. One of the main questions
which will be taken up and thrashed
out is what is an amateur" and what
shall determine his status.
There are many different views taken
as to when amateur status is lost, but
summed up they seem to be about as
follows:
"a. BY competing or giving an ex-
hibition in any athletic sport under an
assumed name, or by being guilty of
any fraud or other grossly unsports-
manlike conduct in connection there
with.
"B. BY directly, or indirectly. receiv-
ing pay or financial benefits in consid-
Grafton of, or as a reward for, partici-
pating in any public athletic competi-
tion or exhibition.
&C. By directly. or indirectly, receiv-
ing pay or financial benefits in consid-
GRAFTON of or as a reward for instruct
ing or preparing any person in or for
any athletic competition, exhibition or
exercise.
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