Evening star., 1919-03-10
TWO men STAND
ASLEAGUE STARS
DoWnes of GaIIaudet and
GIascott of c. u. Most
Capable Basketers.
BY n. C. BYRD.

| Two players have stood out all season
as stars among the players of the Dis
| trict Intercollegiate Basket Ball League
| i-Downes of GaiIaudet and Glascott of
| Catholic University. There are stars of
other teams, but none has attained the
general prominence OF these men, and
no other team in the league has develop
| ed man so valuable to it as Glascott
! is to Catholic University and Downes to
| Gallaudet. Both players could make
almost any college Organization.
| Without Downes Galiaudet would be
| lost. and without Glascott Catholic
| University would occupy the same boat.
| Both men are the mainsprinss of their
! teams offensive and defense and fur
nish the main qualities of seneraiship.
| Any all-star team picked from the
! players in the league should contain
! Glascott and Downes at guard and cen
| ter, respectively. There may be doubt
about the other positions, but none
these players.
! BY filling in O'Brien of Catholic Uni
yersity and Witt of George Washington
at forwards and Wilson of George
Washington as Glascott's running mate
at guard, very capable all-star aggre-
cation would be formed. Witt is one of
! the most accurate shots in the league.
| Perhaps, next to O'Brien, he is gener-
| ally the most accurate. O'Brlen is a
| wonderful shot. as he has proved since
| he began playing for Catholic University
in the middle of the season with very
! little practice. Wilson has been hold
| ing down center's position for George
| Washington, but if shifted to guard
| ought to make a remarkable player.
He and GlaScott could form almost q
| complete defense without other aid
! Several other men in the Ieag que
| have played good basket ball. Lansche
has done good work at guard for
| George Washington, Gleason at guard
1 for Catholic University and Me
| Donough at center for the same team
also are very worthy players. Wilson
and La Fontaine of Gallaudet are
much better than the ordinary bask-
eter. With better conditions for prac-
Raedy and Gilbert of Maryland State
would have ranked with the best four
or five men in the league.
| An effort is to be made next fall TO
/ keep the District Intercollegiate Bas-
\
proposed South Atlantic Intercol1e-
giate League is formed. 1t is pointed
out that it would be possible to play
through short season by scheduling
games so that they would not con-
| fict with the games of the larger or
ganization. That possibility was ad-
vanced at meeting of the managers
/ of the league Immediately after the
two games last week.
| Naval Academy seems to be in a bad
way for base ball material. especially
as far as numbers are commemorative
coach has cut his squad to seventy
five men. Also, it is said, rather face
tiously. that the Middies do not know
what they are going to do for pitch
| er, only twenty-five of the seventy
five candidates being held on the
squad for slab duty. A crab" coach
probably would say. Its a case of
picking the ones that are not the
worst
According to the present outlook, It
seems that not a great deal of diff
Guilty will be experienced in building
up stronger South Atlantic IntercoI-
legiate Athletic Association than has
heretofore existed. Responses have
come from two institutions which
were in the doubtful class, and unless
there is some setback before May 9
and 10, one of the biggest track and
field meets in the history of the or
ganization should take place. vir-
ginia Military Institute viii send a
squad this year, which will be the first
! time it has taken part
| A new eligibility code for athletics
probably will be announced at Mary
land State within the next few DAYS.
! Work has been going on for the last
two weeks in forming a set of rules
comparable to those of the big uni
versities. The new code is to contain
all the features of the code governing
athletics at the best institutions, ex
cept that the frst-year rule will moi
be adopted.