Evening star., 1922-12-17

IItpdl dtOIy SCHOOL ana .DWdNell,
Institute, St. Johns and Y. n. {. A
almost equal strength.
These teams are not backward when
it comes to seeking District laurcls
either. In addition to playing among
themselves. as they have done in
years past. many of them are sched-
uling matches with all the public
high school quints. They have an
even chance with them. too. The
high schools will determine their own
champion, of course. but that it will
be District scholastic champion also
may well be disuted this winter.
For some time the Georgetown
Props and Gonzaga have aspired to
the city title. but they never really
have had an opportunity 10 meet
enough teams in the local scholastic
group to prove their worth. This
winter. however, they will get their
chance. and one can rest assured they
will make the most of it. With
ample facilities and material for the
development of formidable teams.
these schools, always prominent in
other branches of athletics, will be
up and at 'em from the start The
public scholastics Will not be per
mitted to conhne the tltular struggle
among themselves.
Gonxasa promises to have one of the
best teams III the history of basket
ball al the / street institution. Led
by Capt. William c. Ryan who was
elected TO his office Friday. the Con
Zagans will have at hand the same
quint that represented them SO sue
crssfully last winter. Mills and Far
rington are playing at forward, Hur-
ney at center and Ryan and Enright
a. guard. This quintet practically is
certain TO take the floor for GonZaga
IN its early games at least. others
Of the first team squad are Genau,
Nirschner and Pepper.
Gonzaga also will put second team
in the neld. IT Will average around
1870 pounds. Those now striving for
positions with this aggregation are
keane. Kennedy. Buchanon, Cooke,
Costello. McGonaghy, Burrows. Brah-
Ter. Considine. Burke and Lester.
Jack Sullivan, who handled the
Gonzaga foot ball team. is in charge
of the basketers. James :. Ruby, Jr..
is managing the big team.
arranged for Gonzaga's main qulnt.
The list of those to be played after
this week follows:
January 3, Gallaudet Reserves: 5. Eastern.
.udes at e.anaa is Calvert Han at
Baltimore: 10, Georgetown Preps: "a. Busi-
ness, at Business; 2s. Swavely II. Tech; 81.
feSruay nsaF rTsps
Park; s. Georgetown University freshmen: s.
Ale xandria. at Alexandra; 10. Loyola at Bal
Sacred Heart 22, Emerson, at Emerson; "a.
Georgetown University freshmen, at George
town; 81, Swaveiy. at Swaveiy.
March /. Loyoia; g. Alumni.
At Garrett Park. Nd, Harry Sui
livan. who used to star in athletics
at the Hilltop, has brought out
really good team for the Georgetown
rat a. through
its game against Western High
School with flying colors. and bids
fair to make trouble for all of its
opponents this winter. In Water
worth, Angel and McNulty, the Props
have clever basket shooting trio,
and the entire team has so perfected
its floor play that these tossers have
frequent opportunities to try for
goals. Walsh and Letter are capa-
ple guards. the latter being especially
strong under his basket wits ana
HeiGe of the reserves also are shifty
players. sullivan is teaching the
team wide attack. for, when spread
it is speedy enough to close for
five-man defense in emergencies
ST. alban.s and Emerson Institute
have planned more pretentiouS floor
campaigns this winter than usual
Each is to tackle several of the high
schools. and almost all of the other
prep institutions. St Adams has an
abundance of material. and much of
it is experienced. Most of Emerson's
SQUAD is new to the game, but the
boys are sturdy and willing, and are
responding well to the coaching.
James Shallou of Clark University,
member of the Emerson faculty, is
directing the basketers. The squad
at st. Alban's is in charge of Fac
ulty Athletic Director Henderson.
Though small physically. teams at
Friends and the I. NJ. c. A Day
and able to provide interesting con-
Friends quint is composed mainly of
youngsters who have not been at the
game long. yet they are good passers
and one or two of them fair shooters.
The five includes three boys who
were with the team last season, and
the new members have been at the
game with independent clubs for sew
eral years.
Not until last week did st. Johns
decide to be represented on the basket
ball courts in the 1929 campaign.
yet it's team is about ready for ac-
ton. The boys lost little time in re-
spending to the call for candidates,
and they have been practicing daily
since Monday. Brother Francis. who
is at the athletic helm at the Vermont
avenue school. is rather optimistic
concerning the development of a
credi.able luint. He is busily en-
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