The Washington times., 1921-02-11
BASKETBALL
BOOMS TODAY
Schools and Colleges Provide
Plenty Of Action in
Many Contests.

Washington basketball teams are
on the hike today. The weekend is
furnishing a deal of competition in
all branches of the floor game. In
the first place all of the local col
legs teams are in action tonight.
One Of the biggest scholastic basket
ball games of the year Is offered Tor
home consumption while other schol-
astic quints are visiting for out
of-town games. Local courts will
be well occupied at night in what
promises to be full measure OF
frst-class basketball.
George Washington University, for
the first time in its history Is putting
three basketball teams on the floor.
The Hatchetites are visiting CAL
laudet College at Kendall Green to
play a return game with the Buff and
Blue players. The varsity teams are
hooking up in a battle which will
be preceded by an engagement be-
tween the Gallaudet Reserves and
the G. w. U, Freshmen,
At Epiphany Church gymnasium.
the George Washington University
girls team is entertaining the Tenn
pie College girls basketball team OF
Philadelphia
GEORGEIOWN bUsh.
Georgetown University is entertain
ing the st. Johns College quintet OF
Brooklyn. The visitors always have
a fine team and one that forces the
local quints to the limit for win.
The Hilltoppers have recently htted
Florence into the lineup with Flavin,
O'Connell, Dudack and Zazalli. Flor
. ence appears to be one or the best
floor men developed"in a good many
seasons. and is showing the way to
the others for baskets. Georgetown
10 expecting to land It's seventh
straight victory.
Out in the big gymnasium at
,Brookland, Catholic University is
playing Loyola College. The Brook
lAnders have a little score to settle
with Loyola. which surprised even
the most optimistic talent by defeat
ing Brookland in the Richmond
market gymnasium in Baltimore last
winter toward the end Of the cam
paign.
SHOULD WIN GAME.
The c. U. players should win easily
as Loyola is not expected to furnish
much in the way of opposition. Gal
laudet won two games from the Bal1-
moreans and was not pressed In either
contest.
At the Central Coliseum. Ninth and
Pennsylvania avenue this afternoon
Western and Tech are furnishing the
high school basketball fans with
plenty of excitement.
The game is expected to be nrst
class battle. The teams have agreed
to have James Y. Hughes and Earl
Fuller hold the whistles and other
wise run the engagement.
Tech is leading the league ana
Western stands second. The Manual
Trainers hope for win which Will
dispose of the Westerners and pro-
vide almost a clear path to- the END
of the title series. G
Western is expecting a win and Is
likely to show the Tech lads few
things about the floor game that they
have learned in recent engagements.
Gonzaga High School is visiting MT
st. Josephs in Baltimore today FOR a
floor game. The engagement Is one
that will bring two first-class school,
boy teams together.
Coach +. J. Drummer is taking his
Central High School swimming team
to Baltimore for a dual meet with
Baltimore City College tankers today.
Last week Central nosed out the
Baltimore lads here by three point
margin The meet is calculated as
one of the feature events of the sea-
son in Baltimore.