The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
0'LONE ISAL0NE
ASG. U. VETERAN
Captain Only Member Of Last
Years Five to Take Up
Work Under o'ReiIly. I.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Few basketball teams start season
with but one veteran, and yet that 10
just what faces the Blue and Gray
squad and Coach John o'Reilly this
year on the Hilltop. Capt Bob oLone
II the only letter man from last years
five who Is on the job. The pun In
obvious. Of course. aed Georgetown's
plight would be serious were IL not for
the number of players who have re-
ported for the team.
Scarcely a day goes by but that two
or more new members report for the
workouts In Ryan gym II Y thus en-
couraging 10 the followers OF the In
door sport The Hilltoppers have o'Lone
and McNulty. a second string player
from last season. and a host Of new
Corners whose strength has not been
determined.
Last season oLone was ranked rs one
OF the best OF the forwards In this SEQ
ton Of the country. on the Blue and
Gray team were Capt Matt Donnelly.
Harry Kelly. Jim Bcrsrdini. Mcclure.
Scott and Klauberg. This season none
Of the veterans will be out for the nvs.
Take New York Trip.
So far the Hilltoppers have arranged
formidable schedule. George Wash
ington. Galiaudet. the Navy. Franklin
and Marshall. Seton Hall. Mt st.
Joseph's. Carolina "A. and NJ. Hopkins.
Gallaudet and several others appear.
The last OF the year the Hilltoppers
go up through New York for trip
which will include games with Seton
HAL Ia ~, 81 John, Columbia U ,hn
strong fves In the Metropolis.
The schedule arranged so far II as
follows: December is, Mt. st. 10.
seph's: is. Gallaudet, pending; Janu.
NJ G. A.; 2L Navy. at Annapolis: 2e.
81. Johns, at Brooklyn; 81, Seton
Hall. at Seton Hall: February. l.. ST.
Johns. at BrooklynS2. Columbia uni
G.. at New York; Z. George Washing.
ton, at Ryan gym: 10. Mt. 81. Josephs.
at Baltimore; 10. Franklin and Mar.
shall; 10. Trinity or North Carolina
a. and NJ: 10. Buckneil University.
Many Players Out.
while oLone IL the sole letter man
| on the squad, several promising toss.
ers have made an appearance. Among
the newcomers are Keliher, Dwyer.
J. Reiss, +. Reiss. Kelly. Murray,
johnson. Carr, Houston, McDonough,
II. O'Boyle. Cashin. Morris, Fees, Law.
renee. Deryeaux, Aguado, McMaren,
| Deniston, Flood, Green, MulIin. MARI
ton, Ttaynor, Finnlgan, and O'Brien.
According TO Graduate Manager
charlef Cox. basketball IL a minor
sport at Georgetown. While there, In
considerable interest among the stu
f, dents. the. sport 10 not regarded here
In the same light that IL Ia farther
| North.
Should Georgetown make Q credit.
able record this season there ID Every
| indication that the sport will be. pvt
on the same footing as In basobAn,
football, and track. 's.
Make No Claims.
Georgetown can make no claims TO
South Atlantic Intercollegiate honors
| In basketball. while 81. Johns. OF
Annapolis; Washington and Lee.
George Washington, Catholic Uni
versity, Virginia, Virginia Military
Institute, and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute forward claims for the title.
Georgetown makes no bid for the
honor.
An effort was made last year TO
band the South Atlantic basketball
| teams into a league, but according to
the schedules printed so far there
will be no team able 20 claim undis.
puted possession OF the title at tho
end OF the year. sBaseball, football.
and basketball seem TO be on about
| the same plane as far as titles are
awarded. In track only do all of the
colleges get together annually.