Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-12
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Washington and Lee University and
Johns Hopkins University seem to
stand the best chances to win the point
trophy for individual competition in the
Georgetown games Saturday night
The Georgetown squad itself might
have fair opportunity if it did not
, have scheduled the difficult relay race
with Lehigh. as it then would not be
compelled to save any of its best men.
| Just how the coaches of the Lexing-
ton and Baltimore squads feel about
their chances is shown by their re-
fusals to enter relay teams. Washing
ton and Lee sent word that it would be
| represented by four, but later with
drew. Hopkins has refused all the time
to place in competition a relay. The
one reason for this is that those in
charge think their teams have an ex-
cellent chance to capture the point
, trophy and do not want to decrease
their chances by holding back from the
individual competitions in order to save
men for the relay races.
Washington and Lee is possessed of
track material much better than usual,
according to report. The Lexington
ians are led by Mailman, their star
pole vaulter, and Hanke, Curtis and
be good in an event in which the ma
1ority of squads in this section are
weak-the hurdles. Fletcher, their
coach. was a hurd1er and it is not like
ly that he is allowing to go undevelop-
ed men for that particular event.
The most prominent athlete in the
Hopkins squad is Leadbetter, and, if he
lives up to his past reputation, should
to,
livan. one of the two. best men Catholic
University had last season, is also a
member of the squad. Hall. star half
miller of last season. Strauss, Meeks and
Bowen are said to be exceptionally
capable.
The handicaps in the open events will
have much influence on the disposition
of the point trophy. A good runner
starting on or near scratch in the 440
has little chance to wend his way
through a big field on a small track,
and sometimes a mighty good man is
placed way ahead of him. The star in
the $50 and 440, if he is behind a big
field. has little chance to accomplish
much. as the handicaps against him are
greatly increased by the nature of the
track and the number of men he is
compelled to pass in order to get in
first or second place.
Many scholastic institutions and
clubs have entered several relay teams
and some interesting events Of this
character are to be listed. The local
high schools will be in competition in
many of these contests with teams from
scholastic institutions of Maryland and
Virginia. Also, there should be quite
interesting struggles for first places
between the star runners of the schools
in the 50-yard and 440-yard scholastic
1t begins to look as if Epiphany Is
going to win the championship in the
junior section of the Sunday School
Basket Ball League, and that Peck will
be the victor in the senior section. Each
of these quints now is leading it's sec
ton without a defeat charged against it,
and 1t is a coincidence that both teams
have won the same number of games.
eight. There are four teams in the
junior section, and their standing fol-
lows:
Won. Lost. Won. Lost.
k ke1Rnany 3 Mt nstT Tleasant 5
Mount Pleasant has been giving Peck
fairly hard race. and is second in the
senior section with victories and de-
feats. The standing of the senior teams
is:
Ms; nsasant 8 eovsnant:;: :
Epiphany and Grace Baptist have
not played as many games as the other
teams. being more recent entrants in
week in the boys department of the
Y. NJ. c. A. and have games scheduled
each Monday until March -. Tomor-
row night Petworth meets Keller and
Epiphany plays Mount Pleasant in the
Junior section and in the senior sec
ton Covenant goes against Northmin-
ster, Peck against Mount Pleasant and
Epiphany against Grace Baptist. The
games begin at o'clock.
The girls basket ball team of George
Washington University is making quite
a reputation. Last year it won the
distinction Of being the most capable
organization of it's kind in the south
Atlantic section, and this season it
seems to be going along in a way
which indicates it will attain some
such success again. if not greater. The
squad left here Friday morning for an
extended trip. Friday night it played
the Swarthmore girls and won, Miss
Seibold distinguishing herself by shoot