The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Catholic University Plays Three
Times and George Washing
ton Four on Tour.
ScHooLBoYs ARE ACTIVE
Track Teams Also Due for
Preparation for Three Big
Meets.
By BRYAN MORSE.

CathOllc university Is SOlHB W
have a most exacting week in bas-
ketbaIl which will terminate with
the struggle at Charlottesville, Va,
with the University of Virginia on
Saturday. Coach Fred Rice is prim-
ing his boys for their engagement
with Pop Lanigan's lads later in the
week by taking on West Virginia
University tomorrow night and Gal
laudet College Wednesday night.
The BrookIanders dropped their
game to the Navy on Saturday by
a single point, and the defeat was
a bitter pill to Capt. Danny Kee-
gan, who has been down to Annapo-
lis four years with Catholic Univer-
. sity, and has failed to bring back a
victory. Nothing daunted Catholic
University expects to clean up this
week, and will go to Charlottesville
primed for the Virginians.
George Washington is touring. Vir-
einia trampled on Prof. Dougherty s
players Saturday, but Washington and
proposition tonight at Lexington, Va.
Tomorrow night the Hatchetites play
V. NJ /. in the same town and on
Wednesday will come back to Ashland,
Va, for q game with the Randolph
Macon College team. Saturday the
Washington College dunt from Che5-
tertown. Md, will be brought to the
Y. NJ. Z. A. for a game.
On Wednesday Georgetown journeys
to Loyola to rlay in Baltimore and
will engage the Navy team ct An
napolis on Saturday afternoon. 10y
olas victory over Callaudet on Satur-
day showed that the BaltimoreaDs will
bear Watching. The Gallaudet College
five meets e. L. on Wednesday ana
plays LoyoIa here on Saturday after
noon. All of these games make a fGll
week for the college fives.
Among the school boys there will be
considerable competition. Tomorrow
Western ana Eastern play at the Ar
cade in the Interscholastic Basketball
League contest The Westerners 60
over to the auditorium to line up
against Jack Haas Gallaudet College
team this afternoon. on Wednesday
Tech engages Business in the Business
fast team into shape and is playing
semester and class games at the Car
roll Institute Hall in the hope OF de-
Veloping some better material.
Business plays Central at the Ar
cade ON Friday and the Army and Navy
Prep team meets St. Adams in the Sec
ond game of the double bill. At the
same time Western is slated to go down
to the Friends gym for a return con-
test with the Quakers. Tech meets the
Georgetown Preps on Saturday in the
Hilltop gym. The Props lost their
initial game to Gonzaga Prep last Sat
urday by a close margin.
And while all OF these battles are
going on the track candidates at the
various schools will begin hard work in
preparation for the Hopkins meet In
baltimore, and the Georgetown and
George Washington meets here. II
seems pretty general conclusion that
the youngsters will turn their efforts
toward developing relay teams thls
winter.
The success Of Centrals great four
last year has given the coaches the
hunch that it is better to put their lads
on relays. where they have a chance
to show their speed against another
four than to send them in the oper
events, where there is little chance OF
working through to a final. AS a mat
ter OF experience those who are wanting
development are being pushed for the
short sprints, others are being primed
for longer distances. Relay racing
however, seems to be the thine for q
number Of boys who will stand a fine
chance for a killing.
A glimpse of Chester Bassett, OF
CentraPs track team last year, and
Harold Rose, Cathedrars runner in 1915
can be obtained in a weekly going the
rounds in the movie theaters here Bas.
sett and Rose are seen hiking around
OH the board track at Harvard. There
Is plenty of snow on tho ground, and
the squad is being kept on the run ell
the while. Bassett took the half-milC
in the Freshman-Sophomore games a.
Harvard last fall, and Rose got a sec
ond in the quarter.
Ernest Fortier, a former Tech bo,
and a sophomore at Cornell is expected
to make the two-mile relay at ithaca
this year. Fortier was one OF Tech'i
best distancers. and still holds recorC
or two while member of the Boys
Y. NJ. c. A. here, Norris, we'll re
membered at Central several years ago
stands an excellent chance of making
Penn's two-mile team this year.
hooked up in a race when the ole
Central-Tech battles will be resumed.
Referee Sturdy in the Navy-Catholi
University game on Saturday had L
enforce no less than IS fouls durInl
the contest, which. in view Of the fac
that both the Navy and c. L. wer
parties to the Interpretation meetin
held here in December is far too man
for a single battle. The recent George
town-Genrge Washington contest q
/, Rysn gym was considerably more OF
tussling match than a basketball game
and PLAYERS frequently advanced tn
ball AZ many as hve steps and dis
played some astonlshment when calle
up short, Incidentally the habit o
having but one offical. especially in
large gym, will do ndthing toward help