The Washington herald., 1922-12-08
BROOKLANDERS
OPEN SEASON
! PLAY DEC. 16
Gallaudet viii Oppose Catholic
University in First Game of
Collegiate Schedules.
BY BILL COYLE.

" the collegiate basketball
season win crash the Dis
trict sport gate Saturday, Decem-
Der 16. Catholic University and
Gallaudet will furnish the opening
fireworks in the formers gym.
Indications point to the most
prosperous year in the history Of
the ever-increasing popular court
sport. Keener competition is as
sured In the local quarrels.
George Washington will have a
club that promises to give both
the Hilltoppers and Catholic U. a
merry tussle.
The fact that the Coliseum has
been improved and the seating
capacity increased will contribute to
the games success this year.
STARTS TWELFTH YEAR.
Only q few games will be played
before the Christmas holiday vaca-
ton After the date with Gallaudet,
the Brooklanders Will meet Groves
City College before enjoying a
respite.
Coach Fred Rice. who Is starting
his twelfth season at c. u, faces a
tough Job In developing a well bal
anced club. owing to the one-year
rule. The rule has reduced Rlce's
squad to about fifteen candidates
and only two-Lynch and Lawlor-
are letter men. The team must be
built around these seasoned per
formers. both Of whom are back
field men.
EBERTS WORKS AT CENTER.
Eberts. who played in a few
games last year at center and for
ward. is putting in a bid for the
pivot Job. Another candidate for
the position is Fitzgerald, a lanky
boy. who is showing some good
form.
Among the other promising play
ers are MacNamara, Dowd, Larkin,
Breslin. Clark. and Courand.
PLAY FEW AWAY.
The Brooklanders will play few
games away from home this winter.
This will give the freshmen plenty
home folks. as Charley Moran, ath-
letic director. has arranged for the
Frosh to play the prelims to the
main attractions.
This Will be the first year for a
freshman basketball team at the
Brookland institution. Red Gleason
is tutoring the yearlings. and he has
plenty Of good material to develop
a strong team There are more than
thirty candidates in Gleason's squad
G. W. OPENS JANUARY 5.
Coach Bryan Morse's George
Washington combination will not
start until January 5, when Gallau-
det will be the visiting attraction
at the Coliseum. Supporters of the
Hatchetites are promised plenty of
bargain attractions this season.
The newly organized freshmen
team and the girls sextet will share
honors in furnishing the prelimi-
nary attractions. And the frosh
team looks promising. judging by
the list of former District school
stars who will try for places.
TWENTY REPORTED.
At a meeting last night twenty
candidates reported. Included in the
squad are: Kent and Woerner, of
last years Western team; Babe
White and JOynes. formerly of Tech,
and Solomon. who twinkled when
flashing the Blue and White colors.
LIST OF CANDIDATES.
Thirty ambitious basketers are
trying for places on the Hatchetite
varsity quint. They are: Capt.
Jack Daley. "Goody" Gosnell, "Fe-
ix" Altrup. "Bailee" Springston,
Babe" Hyde. Everett Held. John
Eiseman. Gill; Walter. Larry" Grit
fin, Dale Fisher. Francis Brown.
Bob" Newby, Lawrence Leeby,
Fred Youngman. Henry" Ford,
Charles Annuario. Otto Klopsch.
Louis W. Joynes. Lionel E. Beeton,
Charles E. Pledger. Alfred Goldstein,
w. Goodlel. Craig s. Atkins, Robert
Harmon, Leon Katz, Albert Sperry,
Alvin kar. Fred Lounsbury. w. Car
ter Baum. Ivan Maytum. Bill"
Foley and Charles Cooper.
FRAMING G. U. SCHEDULE.
Georgetown will issue a tenta-
tive basketball schedule tomorrow
night. The first date on the HILL
toppers' court card will be the sec
ond week in January.
Coach John O'Reilly has six
teams of candidates trying to berth
on the varsity five. The squad
will be increased when the football
men come out for basketball. Fla
win. Florence, Sazzalli and Byrne
are expected to report to O'Reilly
next week.
Whether or not F1avin and Flor
ence will be back in the lineup de-
pends on the newcomers II the
new material comes through, the
gridiron stars will be given a rest
until next spring. But it is doubt
full whether they can be spared, as
4. is admitted at the Hilltop that
the material does not look so good.