Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21
c. j. AND c. j. PLAY
| STRONG OPPONENTS
Former Meets Virginia and
Latter Navy in Basket
Ball Tomorrow.
TWO GAMES SCHEDULED
IN SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE
Business and A. and N. Props, St.
Adams and Central to Meet.
G. W. u. Foot Ball.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Georgetown and Catholic University
are to meet powerful basket ball teams
tomorrow. the former being booked to
go against the Naval Academy at An
napolis, and the latter to face Virginia
at Charlottesville. Both the local In
situations expect to make a good show
ing. though they probably will be in
competition against the most capable
aggregations they have faced this sea-
son. Catholic University has high
hopes of gaining a victory over the
Charlottesville quint.
Georgetown is not likely to be strong
enough to defeat the Navy, and if it
holds its opponents to a close score
should feel satisfied. The Midshipmen
have been improving with every con-
test, and they now are much more
formidable than when they opened
their season. The green team under
Jim Collifiower has progressed Won
derfully. according to those who have
watched it play from the beginning of
its schedule
The Catholic University quint will
give Virginia its first real test. The
Charlottesville five is not going WELL
according to report, Notwithstanding
that 1T has been winning it's contests
by pretty big scores. The Brookland-
ers think they have an even chance
against the Orange and Blue, notwith-
standing that the latter will be favored
considerably by being on its home floor.
Two of the local colleges. Gallaudet
and George Washington. will not play
tomorrow, though both had games
scheduled. Gallaudet had its contest
with Loyola postponed because of
social affair to be held in its gym
nasium, and the Washington College
five called off it's contest with George
Washington on account of the fire
which destroyed the main building of
that institution.
Two games are to be played this aft
ernoon in the Interscholastic Basket
Ball League. Business High being
scheduled to meet Central and st. AL
bans to play Army and Navy Prep
School. The contest between Business
and Central will determine which team
will hold second place for a while, as
each has won two games and dropped
one. st. Adams and Army and Navy
Props are tied for third position with
one victory and two defeats for each.
Business and Central meet in the open
er, that game being scheduled to start
at $3.50 o'clock.
The Eastern High School quint to-
day will go to Manassas, Va, to meet
the high school quint of that town.
While Eastern is playing at Manassas.
Western and Friends School will meet
in the gymnasium of the last men
toned institution.
mass meeting of the George Wash
ington University students interested
in the restoration of athletics in that
university was held last night in the
Medical School. The results of the
gathering were very satisfactory. The
situation was placed before the stu
dents and they were told that provid-
ed 500 would guarantee to pay the
athletic fee next year, work would
start Immediately on the arrangements
of foot ball schedule. Unless this is
done, though, the adjustment Of all
sports is foreseen.
Prof. McNemar. who has been the
leading spirit in the development of
the opinion that the results of the can
vass to be made will be very satisfac- |
tory, and that the university will be
represented on the foot ball field next |
fall. Says Prof McNemar:
Il believe there is greater interest
among the students of George Wash |
ington now in athletics in general than
there has been in many years. There
seems to be an insistent demand for
a return to competition in all intercol- |
legiate sports. and If mistake not the
trend of things that is just what We
will do. ] have every reason for be-
lieving that we will have a foot ball
team next fall. and personally 1 do not
see any reason why we should not be
represented. Everything Is moving
along toward a successful conclusion
of the efforts to regain our former
standards. At the meeting last night
II was put up to the students to Sc
cure guarantee of 500 payments Of
the athletic fee to get foot ball for a
certainty and nearly 500 already have
given the guarantee. The students have
until February II to produce the other
2O0-odd signatures. and / feel sure
they will do So