Evening star., 1916-12-20
BASKET BALL FIVE
At c. v. |SSTR0NG
Hatchetites Should Turn Out
Their Best Quint in
Years.
NORTH CAROLINA VS.. YALE
BY a. c. BYRD.

George Washington expects to have
the strongest basket ball team that
has worn its co1ors since athletics were
resumed at the university several years
ago. There is better material in the
squad as a whole, and -he varsity five
is much more strongly fortified in the
positions than usual. Also the squad
begins its season with an absolute
coaching policy-a policy that proved
effective during the closing days of the
1915-1916 schedule.
Last year the Hatchetites had only
one man in their lineup who could
shoot goals with any degree of ac-
curacy. The result was that opposing
teams covered him. and thereby prevent
ed much effective offensive work. This
fau there are at least two men In the
lineup who can toss the ball into the
basket about as cleyerly anybody,
and it is going to be much more difficult
for coaches of other quints to build
their defense to stop scoring: Almon'
star for three years, Is back at one for
ward position, and it seems that Gia-
como is going to I'LL the other forwards s
job very acceptably. Hills and Groes-
beck are good guards-about as good
as will be found on teams in this sec
tion.
Some trouble is being encountered in
developing the center play TO the de-
sired standard. but as a whole the
team looks a great deal more formida-
bic than any combination the uni
yersity has turned out in years.
During the past fall the Cardinal. the
student paper at the University of Wis
consin, came out with a statement
somewhat to the effect that Ohio state
University was A second-rate eleven.
This aroused considerable adverse criti-
cism at Ohio. and it was with much
pride that the following letter of con-
graduation from the captain of the
University of Wisconsin team to the
captain of the Ohio State team WAS
printed in the Lantern. which is Ohio
States student paper:
II want to take this opportunity to
congratulate you. your team and your
coach upon winning the conference
championship. Our foot ball relations
kith you have always been most pleas
SSt and am glad to see that we are
,Nheduled 10 meet again next year. II
Is a plea sure to be able to write you
= letter Of this nature. as we feel that
tNhio State has had a team this year
<f which she may well be proud"
The foot ball schedule announced by
AIe University of North Carolina shows
to have Z game with Yale at New Ha-
ZEN for November ,. The other big con
sests listed with the University oi
Georgia al Athens ON october % and
..sLth Virginia Thanksgiving day at Chapel
I'm
The Technical High quint went out &c
ItocEviIle yesterday and won from the
.sl.et ball five representing the high
-chOol OF that town Tech got the long
end of the score easily. showing consid
cradle superiority over the losers. The
score was 40 TO %. Catlin scored nins
goals from the floor for Tech. and Tabt
got eight from the floor for the same
seam-
The Central High basket ball team
won from the Friends School five yester-
day after coming from behind by reason
Of a splendid rally late in the contest
cissel and Long played well for Central
on the offensive. their efforts being pro
ductive of several goals from the floor
The score was 81 to q. Harrison and
King provided the feature play for
Friends.
Catholic Eniv.rsity's basket ball team
plays the second game of its schedule TO
night, meeting the Loyoia College quin'
AZ the Carroll Institute gymnasium. The
Brooklanders expect strong opposition. a.
Loyola usually has produced quints ca.
pable Of giving the best Of local combina
tions hard run for victory. The game
begins at .lJ.