Evening star., 1915-03-10
BY H. C. BYRD.

The basket ball season for southern
colleges will close tonight with game
at Georgetown between that univer-
sity and George Washington. The last
game was scheduled two weeks ago,
but the postponement was necessary
because of injuries to the Blue and
Gray players.
George Washington expects to win,
Notwithstanding that it is playing on
the floor of the Hilltoppers. One con-
nected with the Hatchetites' team said
yesterday:
"Of course it is not right for me to
say that we are going to win, but
honestly believe that we will defeat
Georgetown tomorrow evening. You
know we have really played better
basket ball on foreign floors this year
than at home, and the fact that we are
going to appear at Georgetown should
not be so much of a disadvantage to
US. We stopped practice few days
ago, but have resumed work, and eX-
pect to give an even better account of
ourselves than when Georgetown de-
feated US about month ago"
The National Guard quint is sched-
uled to meet the Railroad Y. NJ c. A.
team again this evening, the contest
being booked for the National Guard
Armory. The "Y'' five was defeated by
the National Guard aggregation last
Saturday night by one-sided score,
and it is not likely that the former
will prove strong enough to turn the
tables.
The decision to allow this country to
hold the Olympic games in 1916 may
not mean so much for the city to which
they are given as might appear on the
surface. 1t was originally intended to
have the meet take place in Berlin.
but the war has Interrupted that plan.
and the announcement has been made
that America may have the contests.
Conditions are such, though, that the
meet, if held. will hardly partake of
the kind of international competition
desired. Anybody that believes the
countries now at war will be able to
send athletes is probably greatly mis-
taken
The warning nations are those that have
been most heavily represented i'll the va
rious branches of sport, and those other
European countries have too many other
serious things to watch to devote much
time to track and field athletics. And even
if the war is ended before time to hold
the games it is not likely that there will
be a very big representation of athletes,
as the period of reconstruction will un-
doubtedly require all the energies and re-
sources of the nations involved.
Two Oh tHe regulars Vi lHe 1dlnOllc
University infield, Cooley and White, are
ineligible just at present, and report has
it that they will have to do quite a lot
of studying if they are to be ready for
the opening of the season. which is two
weeks off today. Both men are afflicted
with two or three conditions each. though
it is probable they will be in good stand
ing before long
Rogers, the former Holy Cross star, who
did such brilliant work in foot ball
for the Brooklanders, is the leading
candidate for first base, and it seems
that he is almost sure to land the place
In practice Rogers has been showing
splendid form, having done better work
than any of the other men out for the
position. If, as appears fairly certain,
Rogers makes good at first he will
have proved himself q mighty valu-
able man for the C. u. Athletic Asso-
citation this year.
While there are a lot of other candi-
dates out for the catchers job at
Georgetown, the chances are that
Weems, who held down the position a
year ago. will be the man to make
good in the place. Weems is an ex-
cellent thrower, probably better than
any other man who opposed him in