Evening star., 1915-01-15
BY 81. c. BYRD.

| Georgetown probably will have a
better all-round track squad this year
| than has represented it in some time.
The Blue and Gray now has working a
big bunch of men, and all look to be
| apable in their several departments
There have been times when the local
university has had faster relay team
on the floor than will be put out this
winter. but it has been many a year
since there were prospects of more
| capable squad generally. There is not
an event in which Georgetown does not
have at least one man of exceptional
worth, and there are several others for
support.
| Stebbins, Wieser. Jones and Young
are left for the quarter. and if there
is another man in this section who can
beat out either Stebbins or Jones in
the 440 he has yet to be found. Wieser
probably will be used for the $50 Jones
also is an exceptional sprinter and will
likely specialize more for the 100 and
220 than in the quarter. Three other
runners for the middle distances are
Lawlor, Mccarthy and Prescott. The
| last mentioned of these is new man,
| having represented the Rockville High
School last year, while Lawlor and
Johnny Campbell. who made such "a
| splendid reputation on the track for
Carroll Institute, is out for the team
and is expected to be the best mile
runner that has worn the Blue and
Gray in quite while.
There is some splendid material for
the field events, besides the recruits
who may be developed. Barron and
each is doing well. Conwell was the
giant guard of the foot ball team. and
his work is sure to show progress.
Conwell certainly is big and strong
| enough to send the pill forty feet
Jones. the sprinter, can do pretty near
ly twenty-five feet in the running
broad jump, while Low is star in the
high Weidman can be counted upon to
go anywhere from eleven feet six to
twelve feet in the pole vault.
With this array of talent Georgetown
ought to make a better showing in
track and field athletics, indoors and
out, this year than has been its for
tune to accomplish in a good long time.
These are the best of the lot but there
are several others showing progress in
their work who are liable to prove a
surprise before the end of the year.
And incidentally it might be men,
toned that the boys are very enthu-
siastic over their coach-John O'Reilly.
One member of the squad goes SO far
as to say that O'Reilly is the best man
under whom he has ever worked and
that the former Boston man is pretty
sure to make the best of the material
at his command.
Homer Shaver, captain of the basket
ball team, has been elected to the
presidency of the George Washington
University Athletic Association. Shaver
has taken an active interest in athletics
at the school, ana has been one of the
best players on the basket ball SQUAD
for the last two years. j. B. Kings
bury was chosen vice president and
Paul B. Seller secretary at the same
meeting.
Bill Donnelly and Pete White gave
an exceptional exhibition of basket pail
last night in the game played between
Catholic University and the West Nif-
ginia Wesleyan University DonneAty
at center and White at forward dlo
some splendid work in every partlcu-
lar. and they did the majority of the
scoring Donnelly made several long
shots that were perfect, two dropping
through the ring without even touch
ing the iron. White was all over the
floor, showing untiring energy In his
efforts to aid his team.
The game as a whole was fairly well
played, though at times both teams
seemed to lag considerably in their ef-
forts. The West Virginia players were
much heavier than the local men, and
that weight combined with fair speed,
was a considerable factor to be over
come. The counting was nip and tuck
almost from start to finish. The Brook
landers scored first, but it was not long
before things were evened up. The first
half ended in favor of the Washing
tonians by % to IS, but at the begin
ming of the second the count was tie
before they had chance to drop the
ball into the basket. c. L., though,
forged ahead three or four points and
managed to hold the slight margin
till the end. The final score was sc
to 81.
West Virginia Wesleyan is playing
about as hard a schedule this week as
any school would want to undertake.
| 1t met the Naval Academy Wednesday
! at Annapolis. played Catholic Uni
versity last night. is to go against
| Georgetown in the Ryan gymnasium
this evening, and tomorroe has con-
! test scheduled with the University of
Virginia at Charlottesville
Four games with teams of the char
acter of those being met by the West
Virginia quint are not to be looked
| forward to very calmly, as none of
| them is easy to defeat. In fact it
would seem that the only contest the
visitors have a chance to win is that
with Georgetown, the Blue and Gray
being weaker than usual. Unless the
West Virginia five can get away with
| the long end of the score in tonights
game it will be needless to hope that
| it will win either, as it is almost sure
|