Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-04
c. v. j. TO MEET
GALLAUDET FIVE
Second Basket Ball Game Be-
tween These Schools
Scheduled Tomorrow.
YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
PRAISES NEW COACHES
Tad Jones and Mike Sweeney Be-
lieved Capable of Resurrect-
ing Foot Ball.
BY II. c. BYRD.

George Washington University is
scheduled to appear tomorrow night in
a basket ball game against Gallaudet
College for the second time since the
season opened. The other conflict be-
tween the two institutions took place
in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium, and re-
suited i'll a victory for George Wash
ington by one point. The Hatchetites
go to Kendall Green for the contest to-
morrow.
Coach Jack Haas of Gallaudet shows
no hesitancy in saying he thinks his
team Will win. Haas, too, thinks that
Gallaudet outplayed George Washing
ton in the first game. He said today:
Il have no reason to think otherwise
than that we will win from George
Washington tomorrow night. When
that school beat US few weeks ago in
the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium we played
much the better game, but were off in
our shooting for baskets. Had my boys
made half the goals they got chances
for they would have won easily.
know George Washington will play
better basket ball tomorrow than it
has in any previous contest this season,
but nevertheless l think that will not
be sufficient to win"
Yale will meet two southern foot ball
teams next fall, having scheduled the
University of Virginia for October 7
and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
for October 20. The contest with Vir
ginia was played last year, but the
Virginia Polys were not met. The
game with the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute is to be played Friday, as
part of a celebration which is to be
held on that date. The Virginia Polys
replace the Springfield Y. N. c. A. Col
lege, and the University af Maine gives
away to the Carnegie Tech eleven on
the opening date, September 80.
The Yale Alumni Weekly seems to
consider that the university has done
well in making it's changes in obtain
ing new men to direct it's foot ball en-
ergies next fall. 1t looks upon Tad
Jones and Mike Sweeney as almost GER
tain to work the Dark Blue back to
the position at the top of the foot ball
heap through the regeneration of the
traditional Yale system. Here is the
editorial comment from the official Or
gan of the alumni:
The confidence that has somehow
ebbed among Yale men over the foot
ball situation will no doubt revive
considerably. Jones had an unusual
athletic career as an Undergraduate,
being varsity quarterback for three
,
Since then he has been in close touch
with the numerous changes in the
game, and for the last few years has
conducted the Exeter boys foot ball
with exceptional success.
He appears to be very decidedly the
choice of the undergraduates, and of
the players, as he has been since the
selection of a new, coach has been un-
der consideration. In our opinion, the
proof of good Yale foot ball has been
T1o
general survey of old coaching sys-
TENS which we have been publishing in
these pages very clearly shows that
the traditional Yale system was the
best This the new head coach will
revive under three-year contract.
and with the advice of a very well
selected graduate standing committee.
"Not the least among the omissions
in the direction of student athletics at
the university during the last few
years has been the lack of general
overseer of the physical wellbeing of
the students participating in COMPETE
tive sports. Yale has needed some
strong hand at the helm who would
work under the athletic committee in
all branches of sport. keep in touch
and weld them together.
"The selection of Sweeney, at pres
ent the physical director at the Hill
School. for this Office at Yale, is far
SlSnteu anu tHoIousHly
act His success at the Hill School has
been quite remarkable, especially in
the important matter of student NOR
ais His coming to Yale should make
great difference in the undergraduate
attitude toward sports. and should help
materially toward that general reor-
ganization that has so long been under
way and that now seems possible
Tai Speer, one of the quartet of run
ners who will represent the Maryland
Aggies in relay racing this year, has
been laid up recently with badly in
fected foot A tight track shoe caused
a blister. which refused to heal, and
the foot became badly swollen as a re-
suit of constant irritation of running.
Shaver. who is playing guard on the
George Washington University basket
ball team, is one of the few athletes
who wear eyeglasses in actual compe-
tition. Shaver practices and plays his
games with a pair of glasses strapped
tightly to his head. Shaver was asked