Evening star., 1920-01-15
c. j. QU|NT VICTOR;
c. j. IS DEFEATED
Blue and Gray Beats st.
Johns 38 to q, and Brook
Ianders Lose to Navy.
BY H. e. BYRD.

GEORGETOWN won and Catholic Uni
versity lost yesterday in basket ball
games with ST. Johns and the Naval
Academy. The Blue and Gray took the
first contest it has played since the
holidays, defeating st. Johns by 80 to
4: Catholic University was on the short
end of a score for the second time with
in week. the Navy proving too
strong at Annapolis by 29 to 10.
While While Georgetown G., did not Play as,n.a IN
was helpless before 1t. The Annapolis
quint did not score a goal from the
floor. The Blue and Gray got numerous
tosses, but was off in accurate shoot
ing. Catholic University played good
basket ball against the midshipmen, but
with Capt. McDonough incapacitated be-
cause of an injured knee, had little
chance to beat the sailors on their own
floor.
Georgetown has one more game of
basket ball this week. Camp Humph-
reys being listed to come here tomor
row night.
George Washington is to go to An
napoiis Saturday for a setto with the
Navy. The Hatchetites probably will
strike the same kind of snag Catholic
University foundered on yesterday
However. Coach Almon is emphatic in
mas mt its stride and is going to be
hard team to beat during the re-
mainder Of the season
Maryland State plans to put la
crosse back on it's feet again this
spring as one of it's outdoor sports.
Gar1es have been booked with the
Navy. Cornell and Hopkins and others
are pending with Penn State and
syracuse. Authorities at State are
endeavoring to line up a good per-
manent coach. 1t is probable that a
Baltimore man. prominent lacrosse
player at the Mount Washington Ath-
letic Club. will have charge of the
team this spring
Georgetown and Maryland State
nave arranged two base ball games
Tor this spring. with third to be
agreed upon il there is a split in VIC
tories. State plays at Georgetown
March "a and Georgetown plays at
State May 49,
Dan Hassett. former Irish American
Athletic Club athlete. is to coach
maryland States field men in the
spring. The College Park track and
field squad plans to get out as soon
as the weather permits outdoor work,
and Hassett Immediately will begin
10 develop men for the javelin, jump
ing. vaulting and weight events.
Georgetown's track squad is being
groomed to enter nine meets and to Judge
by What Charley Cox, graduate manager
OF athletics. and Coach John O'Reilly
nave to say about prospects, the Blue
and Gray is going to come near cleaning
up. OF course. it has LeGendre, the all
oh
cially inclined to believe that Connolly Is
going to win great many points in the
distance runs. 1t is said that Connolly
mas done better than 4.20 in the mile
while in high school. Everybody at
georgetown is of the opinion that Con-
nelly Will finish the mile in the race at
Buffalo Saturday night a victor
Six South Atlantic intercollegiate A.
A. championship events probably will be
contested in the indoor track and field
meet at Catholic University March 6.
440-yard dash, 8S0-yard run, high Jump.
pole vault, two-mile run and two-mile
relay.
Dick Newby of Central probably is the
best all-round athlete in the high schools
this year. Besides being star on the
gridiron. Newby is a good basket ball
player, fine swimmer and fair base
ball player. 1t is claimed that Newly
also could make good in track if he
were to go out for it,
Burton Shipley. athletic director and
basket ball coach at Delaware College,
watched Georgetown play st. Johns
last night Shipley's team comes here
next Monday to play Catholic University
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