The Washington herald., 1915-01-20
College Spirit Rampant
At G.W.U i. Mass Meeting
Students Prepare for Game
with Catholic University
Tonight.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
BY NAT. T. wORLEY

SeOrBe washington students III lHe
Medical Building, 1925 H street north
west, last night when the HatchetIte
rooters gathered to listen to speeches
by Faculty Director of Athletics Leslie
c. McNemar. Homer T. Shaver. presi-
dent of the Athletic Association, and
Leo c. Terry, financial secretary.
Under the leadership of Mr.. Terry,
the student roOters made the hall ring
with their cheers and yells and when
the new songs were handed around
they all pitched in and sang with a
vim, until a rank outsider could not
help feeling in his bones a deep SYM
pathy for the Catholic University
basketball five which will meet the
Buff and Blue at the National Guard
Armory tonight. For il noise and con-
fidence and a desire to win have any
weight i'm deciding the victory, there
will be no joy in Brookland for many
moons for the followers of our first
president will simply walk away with
everything.
Prof. McNcmar opened the meeting
with a short address and presented
Homer T. Shaver. the hustIIng captain
of the basketball team and newly
elected president of the Athletic As
sociation. Mr.. Shaver expressed his
appreciation of the efforts of the faith
full who had assembled and spoke of
the stimulating effect of a cheering
section upon the team in the big
games. He pointed out how the George
Washington basketball five had
proven its worth and staying power
and how il had shown ITS ability to
come back with a punch when the
punch was most needed. An instance
was cited in the Washington and Lee
game when the second half opened
with the score II to IL and the Buff
and Blue forged to the front and de-
feated the Virginians on their own
floor for the first time in their history.
The game this evening will be the
first of a series which should decide
the District championship. George
Washington plays both Georgetown
and Catholic University and victory
over both of these institutions would
give the downtown school the title.
George Washington will open the
game with Johnson at'center. Murray
and AlmOn. forwards. and Shaver and
Groesbeck, guards.
Six additional officials Of the seventh
annual indoor tEfsk meet Of the George
Washington UniSgrsity were announced
last night by Prof. Leslie Cleveland Nc
Nemar faculty director of athletics.
Emory NJ. Wilson. principal of Central
High School who has taken an active
part in all of the past meets of the uni
versity. has been appointed referee The
marshaIs will be d. II. Liford and II.
Frederickson. both graduates Of the Uni
vcrsity of Minnesota. and Prof. y. W.
Dougherty, of the College of Engineering
at George Washington. Prof Dougherty
is a graduate of the University of Ten
nessee and Cornell University, and while
a student at these Institutions he took
prominent part in athletics.
DIR. J. w II. Pollard. president of the
South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic
Association. and W. B. MarbuTy. former
star of the University of Virginia, have
been named as judges of the finish. DR..
Pollard will be in direct chargs of tho
three intercollegiate championship events
which the Athletic association has aIlot-
ted to the meet.
Additional officials will be announced
by Prof. MCNemar today. He has
number OF names under consideration,
but his selections practically are COM
pIeted.
According to the management Le-
high and Cornell may enter the George
Washington meet. Princeton will not
as the Georgetown games come but
two weeks after the George Washing
ton meet and Princeton plans to send
a large squad to the Hilltoppers' an
nuaI athletic carnival
The University Of Pennsylvania
gives a novel reason for not entering
men on February 13. objecting to the
fact that spiked shoes are forbidden
at Convention Hall. Prof. McNemar is
trying his best to persuade the Penn
sylvanians to come down anyway, but
has met with no success thus far
Plans are under way for the formal
opening of the new Bannockburn golf
course near Cabin John Bridge in the
near future. Members OF the club are
anxious to make the opening partake of
the nature of a iubiIation and there will
be music and dancing in conjunction
with an oyster supper.
The board of governors have appointed
a committee consisting of Or. William
r. King, chairman; Miss Alice f. Bur-
bage. J. Martin Scranage. Miss Alice
Short and John T. Harris to obtain funds
for the installation of electric lights for
the new clubhouse. which, while small. !
will be well constructed and handsomely
furnished when II is completed. 1t is un-
great progress has already been
made and that the work of putting in
the electric lights will be pushed at
once.
Georgetown will entertain the Vir-
yinia Polytechnic five in the Ryan
gymnasium this evening and a good
battle should result The Blacksburg
boys are primed to win. as George
own is the first foe worthy of their
steel they have met this year, and
hey are anxious to defeat the Blue
and Gray. The "PoIys" should out
weigh the Hiltoppers, but this may
'ebound to Georgetown's advantage IL
he scrimmage wakes warm, as il is
Georgetown is the faster
cam.
Considerable activity is being man
Tested by the Georgetown Props in
for the coming track
meets. They are planning to COM
pete in the George Washington.
and Johns Hopkins games
Ind Manager Sherman has had his
candidates working hard for the past |
en- days Connor and MacEllheny. the !
asst named being acting captain OF |
he team, are training for the 22O and |
40 yard events. They were the back |
bone o. the team last year and much !
s expected of them in the. comirg
games. Sumner Hume has made |
rood impression on Coach O'Reiley and /!
will probably represent the PrepJ in |
he hurdle events. Connor and Sher- |
nan are out for the high jumps and /
,orbett and PROXY will compete in the |
nile. PROXY formerly ran for Western /
High School The candidates for the !
clay team are Donnelly, Plamondon,
De La Vergne, Weller. Devereaux.
,ooney. and Smith.