Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-27
TO BATTLE FOR TITLE
IN BASKETBALL
St. Johns iAnd Mt. St. JOseph,s
Seem Ready For Contest
GAME SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY
Richmond Market ArmOry, Baltimore,
Has Been Selected For The Cham
piOnship Conflict Trophy To
Be Awarded

The Maryland intercollegiate bas-
ketball championship for this year
Will be-settled Friday night when the
st. Johns College and Mt St.
&oseph's College quintets clash at the
Richmond Market Armory. This
game should prove to be a whirlwind
AFFAIR from start to finish as each team
has game against the other to its
credit. Both fives already have sue
ceeded in laying low the other col
lege teams in the State, so the winner
will fall heir to an undisputed title.
Aside from the State championship
the victor will be awarded permanent
possession of the trophy donated by
Edward Phtsch, of Johns Hopkins
University, to the State college team
showing the best basketball record
during the season of 1918.
Owing to the fact that St Johns de-
feated Mt. st. Joseph's in the initial
battle, Is TO 8, and since the tables
were reversed a little later when the
Irvington collegians trounced the An
napolitans, 81 to 2S, there has been
general clamor among the followers
of both institutions for return match
to definitely decide who's who. st.
Johns gained its victory in the game
played on its own floor and the
Josephites also romped out in front
in the encounter staged in their baili-
wick The deciding game will be
played on neutral grounds
st. Johns and Mt. St Joseph's have
both made enviable records in basket
ball this year. The latter has a slight
edge, so far as general averages with
State teams are concerned, having
won seven out of the eight games
while the lads from the the Ancient
City have annexed five out of their
six starts with State institutions for
total percentage of 1913.
There is little opportunity to base
a good prediction on Friday nights
winner from comparative scores be-
cause both have defeated the same
rivals, but at different stages of the
season Fer instance, st. Johns beat
the Hopkins Meds recently by mar
gin of eight points Earlier in the
season the Irvington men were able to
win, with only three points to spare.
Later on the Annapolis team downed
Washington College % to %, but the
Josephites were able to do the same
stunt so to Is.
In total points scored Mt St
Joseph's lead by lis, having register
ed an aggregate of 292 points against
State quints to st. Johns ia.
Both teams win take the floor Fri
day night with their best players in
action St Johns, however, will be
minus the services of one of its best
reserve men. McManus. who has
been putting up a good utility game
at guard. His leg, which was injur-
ed during the football season, re-
ceived another setback in a recent
basketball battle and he is probably
out for the season. Despite the loss
of McManus, st. Johns is reported 10
be well supplied in the reserve line
and the Orange and Black squad has
no fear from this score.
The Irvington men place much de-
pendence in the ability of Atherton
and Zazzali, two excellent performers
at the cage game, to bring home the
bacon. and St Johns is banking on
Cook, Lentz and Watson to bring the
championship back to the city on the
Severn.
Last year St. Johns and Washing
ton College fought it out for the State
championship and st. Johns was de-
feated hv narrow margin.