Evening star., 1920-02-07
COLLEGE ATHLETES
ARE BUSY TONIGHT
c. u, G. w. and GaIiaudet
Playing Basket Ball and G.
U. Track Men in Events.
ny H. C. BYRD.

-Four local colleges figure in athletic
contests tonight. Two, George Wash
eaes athsd aed eaaudes ,nn aRpesr asanss inst
Georgetown and Catholic University
are out Of town. Georgetown's bas-
ket ball team is idle. but two Of its
track men are at Boston. Catholic
Cniversftys basket ball squad plays
at Lehigh.
George Washington and Gallaudet
should put up spirited contest. The
Hatchetites have been showing inn
provement with every game, and
should give a good account of them
selves against the Kendall Greeners.
oven If the latter have their star.
Downes, back in his old position at
Gallaudet is Just about twice as
formidable as when he is not holding
down the pivot position.
Catholic University does not expect
to beat Lehigh. but is counting on a
good showing against the South
1t is OFF its own floor stands against
the Brooklarders, and besides that
Lefigh has an exceptionally strong
combination.
Georgetown has two men in Boston
to take part in the Boston Athletic
TO run against some of the greatest
milers in the country in the Hunter
mile and Feeney will compete in the
high jump. John, OReflly: left last
might imme ediateIyl after the basket
ball game with Hopkins and will be
|O'Reilly says that he believes the only
man in the mile race who stands an
even chance to beat Connolly. is Joie
Ray.
Both Of Georgetown's athletes will
remain in Boston until Tuesday. when
~ - Tee, tsx II
to take part in the Millrose games
The relay quartet also is to be sent
to the rMillrose meet. and Is scheduled
to run against Dartmouth. a.
Georgetown's relay four has been
up against some very fast teams in
the tw0 meets in which It has taken
part At Buffalo the team which de-
feated it did better than $685., and last
Saturday night st. Anthony won from
the HiHtoppers in 1881, much taste,
competition than usually is met with
in this section.
Georgetown's basket ball team add
ed another victory to it's string las
night. when It took the measure o.
Johns Hopkins by ss to p. From -,
game might beSplaced in a class will
foot ball games between the freshman
and sophomore classes in some col
ieges. From the start there was mucf
fouling. and the players, as much II
good natured attempts to see just how
far they could go with one another
and just how much they could ge
away with, finally got together in {
real scrap. out Of whieh they emerged
without any bad feeling toward ont
another. Practically all the players OF
, the floor treated the trough stun
more as a joke than anything else.
1t was not ten minutes after the be
! ginning of the game before coaches
of both teams took the floor and ad
monished the young men to be NOR
gentle In their attitude toward on
another. However. the advice wa
smilingly taken and just as smilingl.
not adhered to-.
The referee finally banished three
players from the game, and then fol
the remainder of the contest there
was a good. c.ean exhibition, as none
of the remaining contenders were
overdesfrous Of getting fred of the
floor. total Of thirty-eight fouls
was called, twenty-nine Of which were
personal.
Tech still leads the High schoo
Basket Ball League with four victo.
ries and not a defeat registered
against 1t. $Central stands next, will
four victories and one whipping. the
latter having been administered b.
Tech. Western has put up some
sterling fights. but has only one game
| ledger Business has won two ant
! lost three and Eastern brings up the
rear with four defeats and not marx
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