Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-17
BY II. C. BYRD.

Three local colleges have yet to fill
the Thanksgiving dates on their foot
ball schedules for 1916. Catholic Uni
versity. Gallaudet and Georgetown
have each failed so far to find a suit
able opponent for the holiday contest,
Notwithstanding that many attempts
have been made.
Last fall Georgetown went to ST.
Louis to meet St. Louis University,
where it won by score of 81 to 0, and
Catholic University Nand Gallaudet
played here 1t is not probable that
either of these games will take place
next season. Neither St. Louis nor
Georgetown is likely to want to again
play such contest as that of last fall,
and Catholic University is casting
about for more powerful and wider
known institution against which to
play. Gallaudet loses the greater part
of its team this year and will hardly
be strong enough next fall to play on
anything like even terms with the
Brooklanders.
1t is difficult to fortell what teams
will meet the local institutions next
Thanksgiving. Washington has proved
a
the reason that the enormous crowds
which watch contests in other repre-
sentative cities cannot be obtained
here. Consequently, the best colleges
do not desire to send their teams here
because of the poor financial benefits
derived. The probabilities seem good
that Georgetown will play away from
home and that Catholic University will
have some representative eleven appear
here. Gallaudet has as yet made no
arrangements for its contest, or at
least has made no announcement IS to
what institution it expects to have on
its schedule.
A basket ball game which is arousing
considerable interest at. Business High
School is scheduled to take place in the
Stenographers' gymnasium tomorrow
night between the regular team. now
playing in the Interscholastic League
and a quint made up of alumni. Ray
Wise is to play one of the forward po-
sitions for the alumni, Jack Dodge is
to hold down the other, Joe Wise will
be al center, and Boernstein and Harris
at guards. All these men have been
BILE of holding their own in most any
scholastic company. Harris probab bly,
is the best guard Business ever de-
veloped. and Joe Wise was an excep-
tional center. There will be dancing
Immediately after the contest until IL
o'clock, and tickets will only be sold to
alumni, students and members of the
faculty.
Georgetown probably will have Ford =
ham as it's rival for the feature relay
race in it's indoor track and field games
of February 10. The Blue and Gray
management now is carrying on nego-
tiations with the Gothamites toward
that end. and everything seems to point
to successful conclusion. 1t is thought
that relay between Georgetown and
Fordham would prove exceptionally in
teresting, as both institutions are pref
ty sure to be represented by fairly
strong quartets.
There is a possibility that Princeton
may not send its relay team to run
against Yale in the two-mile race, as
it has done for several years. Word has
been received that the mid-year exam
nations are being held around Febru-
airy -. and it may be that the men will
not be able to get away for the trip
Manager Flanagan of Georgetown is
making every effort to arrange things
SO that the feature event between Yale
and Princeton will take place, as it has
been one of the big races of the meet in
past seasons.
Graduate Manager Cox is working in
conjunction with the student manager
and assistant managers to make the
meet success He has been making
his plans for some time and has all
ready sent letters to the representa-
tive institutions, asking their will in
ture relay race, in which the Wash
-ington high schools will meet is pro-
posed, and if this can be arranged it
Will prove a fine attraction.
While the management end Of the