The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-25
MOST IMPRESSIVE
YEAR IN ATHLETICS
CLOSES THIS WEEK
Georgetown's B a s eb all
And c. US Basketball
Records Stand Out.


The most Impressive year in the
history OF college sports in wash
ington will come TO a finish the end
OF this week. Athletic teams OF all
local colleges and the University Of
Maryland. which is generally con-
sidered a Washington Institution.
have had. on the average. their
most successful year and a. 10 not
too much 10 suppose that this year
ie but the opening Of a new era IN
local college sports.
Georgetown University enjoys
many. advantages which other
Washington colleges DO not have,
and for that reason. as well as 9TH
ers. has had more or less Of an
edge on other local Institutions dur
ing the twelve months which VIII
pass into history with the ending
OF another week
The HnItoppers have had uniform
success In football. baseball. basket
ball and track and field athletics,
considered the four major sports
here. In baseball particularly the
! Blue and Gray athletes made
name for themselves. O'Reilly's
charges were piioted through one %
the hardest diamond schedules Of
any eastern college and were listed
in the first ten when the final rank
ing was made.
Next TO baseball the Hilltoppers
made their most impressive showing
in track and field athletics. There,
with LeGendre and Connolly as the
backbone. O'Reilly built up q won
derful squad which had little trouble
in romping away with the annual
South Atlantic championships.
Teams above the average In both
basketball and football were also
developed. The court tossers won
every game on their home floor. but
were not so successful on their
Northern trip. losing four straight
games
The football team was one OF the
strongest in the history OF the in
stitution, but because OF a weak
schedule was unable 20 show its
real worth. The eleven lost only
one game. that TO Georgia Tech. and
IL is believed by many grid follow
ers that had they played a harder
list Of preparatory games the Hill
toppers might at last have realized
their main ambition-to defeat the
Golden Tornado.
Despite the lack Of class in or
posing teams. the HilltopperS were
generally ranked among the first ten
when II came to picking the leading
elevens in the East
The University OF Maryland was
probs bly, quite as strong in football
as the Hilltoppers. Their season.
however. was far from a success
due to the fact that they met some
Of the best elevens in the East early
in the season before Byrd really
had his team in shape 60 stand the
grind. Though beaten handily by
Yale and Syracuse. they made more
or less a name for themselves by
trouncinE the Rutgers eleven , 20
at New Brunswick Byrd. however,
had one of the youngest teans in
TIE country. and with this yesr's
experience should make a much bet
ter showing next season.
In baseball the Marylanders were
not as successful as in former
years. dropping nearly hslf the
games on their schedule.
Basketball and track were given
only a light play at College Park
hut next season. however. Byrd is
expected to devote more time To-
these sports and will probably put
regular teams in the field
Neither George Washington nor
Gallaudet was able to cut much ~
a swath in collegiate circles Both
schools. however. got good foot
hold during the season and despite
their many hsndicaps have good
chance OF improving in the near
future.
Catholic University had one or
its most successful baseball and
basketball seasons. In the lat
ter sport particularly. the Brook
landers showed well. Princeton
was among the quints which were
defeated. while the University of
Pennsylvania tossers. collegiate
champions. barely managed to cone
I through with a ls-to-17 victory.
In baseball the Catholics had
quite as good season as did
Georgetown, meeting and defeatlne
some Of the best college mines in
/ the East and South.