Evening star., 1919-03-14
GAlLAUDETP PLAYS
FINAL WITH c. ". U.
Championship Hinges on Last
Scheduled Basket Ball Game
in District League.
BY a. c. BYRD.

Basket ball in the District of Colum
bia comes to an end tomorrow night
when Gallaudet and George Washing
ton meet In the final game OF the
| District intercollegiate basket ball
| schedule. That is. the regularly sched
uled games will be ended. but it Is
possible that an extra contest may
, mine the championship. IL Gallaudet
is the victor it becomes the title
| holder by margin OF one full game.
with Catholic University second. II
the Hatchetites win the result OF
the regular schedule will be tie be-
tween Gallaudet and Catholic Univer-
sity.
| made by George Washington last
week the Gallaudet PLAYERS think they
Will win. In the previous contest be-
tween the two quints George Wash
ington got big lead at the start. but
the Kendall Greeners were able to
come back and pull the game out of
the fire. And this week they say that
they do not mean to be caught nap
ping. and will go right out at the
start to hold down George Washing
tons score and make some points
them selves.
George Washington has a good COM
binat1on, though; one that under ad-
vantageous conditions could be devel-
oped into a great team. Witt is an
exceptionally good forward. and
Lansche and Wilson are big. rangy
chaps capable Of playing hard. fast
basket ball. Ladd. Underwood and
White also are better than the ordi-
nary. Gallaudet, though, has the bet
ter conditioned and more practiced
cuint. The Kendall Greeners last
week showed their fighting ability and
their reserve power for a brilliant
squirt following grueling struggle.
The game tomorrow night. judged on
what the two teams ought to show.
should be one of the best of the year,
If not the best. 1t will be played at
the Y. NJ. c. A. at o'clock
been made, pretty definite rumor has
it that AL Sharpe, for the last few
years all-round coach at Cornell. will
take charge of foot ball at Yale and
become a year-round man. in that he
also will coach basket ball and base
ball If the report be true. Yale will
get one Of the most capable and popu
lar men in athletics. Sharpe has made
"a splendid record at Cornell. and
holds a place of high esteem in the
minds Of the student body. If he
leaves Cornell that university should
feel a distinct sense of loss.
polly" Hall. Virginia Polytechnic
Institute foot ball player, who left
college to enter the aviation section
of the Army, has returned to finish
his work. Hall is due to graduate in
1920. though he was member of the
class of 1919 before he went into the
To IaI hxrf hn
"Richthofen Circus" Germany's most
famous flying detachment; was
wounded while 1900 feet above
earth and fell that distance with his
machine almost entirely out of con-
troll. The machine was demolished,
but he was not killed. He was taken
prisoner and regained consciousness
in Metz fortress. where he had been
operated on. Hall says the Germans
treated him pretty well, but that bar
ley soup is not very good as d con-
sistent diet. Because of his injuries
Hall will not be able to play loot bs II
again.
Johnny McQuade should make
Georgetown capable leader in foot
ball next fall. If personal accom-
plishment counts for anything. the
new Blue and Gray captain ought to
set an example that should st:mula te
his leIlO" ptd yeTS " no B fcdl lhlHE &
Jimmy Stevens has been elected to
the captaincy of the Maryland State
lacrosse team.
Western and Technical high schools
meet this afternoon in a dual track
and field meet. Each school is to be
represented by fifteen. men. The
events are to be held at Western.
Washington and Lees big foot ball
games next fall are to be with GeOr-
gia Tech, Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute and Georgetown. The George
town contest is to take place in
Washington.
Notre Dame again appears on the
Army foot ball schedule. Syracuse
also is to appear at West Point. The
annual ArDly-Eavy game is booked
for November %. the Saturday pre-
ceding Thanksgiving day.