Evening star., 1923-06-10
GEORGETOWN TOPS
IN TRIO OF SPORTS
Grid, Base Ball and Track
Teams Strong-Basket
LaureIs to c. U.
BY JOHN B. KELLER,

several respects they were not as
successful as in other years At
each of the FIVE institutions in the
group, teams we'll worthy of men
ton were developed. Undoubtedly
the greatest success was achieved by
Georgetown University. although
University of Maryland and Catho-
lie University came i'll for affair
share of glory. George Washington
University and Gallaudet found lit
tie to enthuse over
GEORGETOWN turned out the best
foot ball eleven in the south Atlantic
section, the strongest base ball nine
in the south and one of the three or
four strongest in the eastern college
world, basket ball five that played
through a brief but most successful
campaign and a track and field team
that won three big meets and a ma
tional relay championship.
None of the other colleges OF the
District group can show a record for
the year approaching Georgetown's.
although they did not fail to garner
some laurels. In fact. the institutions
may with considerable pride look
back TO the accomplishments OF the
year soon TO close. Perhaps the ath-
letic story OF the 1929 collegiate
session had best be told sport by
SpOi T. III 1lii cllOlOS lNdI oIutI' co AZ 81
TO foot ball.
G.. L. scores on GIridiron.
Notable as the greatest single ac-
Complishment Of general Importance
in the gridiron campaign was George
towns 13 to victory over the re-
markable Lafayette eleven in a post
season game here December .. Prior
to the engagement Georgetown was
conceded little chance for victory
even by. its followers. but, it played
brilliantly and won for itself recogni-
tlon it could not have achieved other
wise. Georgetown's defeat of Buck
nell and other accomplishments. de-
spite some Disappointment stamped
the team as the best in the south
Atlantic.
Maryland played through one OF
the hardest schedules in the country.
taking several trouncings. yet 1t was
able to win all three OF the games II
regarded as most important on its list.
Relations were resumed with Johns
Hopkins, and the victory scored over
that eleven was sufficient to make its
season successful II no other had
been vanquished. But it went on to
defeat its old rival, Catholic Universi-
ty. 54 10 0. and took the measure OF
North Carolina State, to s.
George Washington, and Catholic
elevens on the field. The former had
lost much of its 1921 material, and
the Brooklanders apparently did not
make the best of what they had.
George Washington beat Catholic
University. II to I. in their annual
clash, and also downed Gallaudet. but
was overwhelmed by Georgetown.
Gallaudet suffered from lack of ma
terial and played through a fair sea-
SON only.
Brookland Five Downs Navy.
The high light of the basket ball
campaign was the scintillating vic
Catholjr TTpivarSifC'c
quintet over Navy at Annapolis. The
Brooklanders played steadily all the
p way to finish on the long end of
21-to-19 count A triumph over the
Midshipmen on their own court is
something of which few colleges can
boast, making Catholic University's
success all the more notable. The
Brookland five completed its season
with a record of eleven wins against
four defeats, giving it high rating
in the south Atlantic section.
Georgetown scored eight victories
rant a South Atlantic rating. A
change in the weekly holiday at the
Hilltop compelled Georgetown to
its 9o rdsy playing agd
urday nights. George Washington
broke even in its season. winning
seven of fourteen engagements CAL
laudet was able to take but two Of
eight games. Maryland had no
In track and field, Georgetown was
supreme in this section. Led by the
veteran, Capt. Jimmy Connolly, the
Hilltoppers swept everything before
them hereabout. and garnered a fair
share of honors abroad. Indoors,
they won their own meet held here
February 21, and the Hopkins-5th
nights later. Victories were scored
by Georgetown relay teams, and in
dividuals at Boston and New York,
and in the latter city, on January 81.
Of minutes. 43 3-5 seconds, for the
two-thirds- at the Millrose
games.
s. A. Meet to HilItoppers.
Out of doors, the Hilltoppers were
again successful. They sent a strong
team to Richmond May hip and cap
tured the South Atlantic intercollegi-
sible 210 points During the meet
Tony Plansky. Blue and Gray athlete.
established a new S. A. !. A. A. record
for the javelin throw, with a heave
Of 174 feet. one inch.
At the annual Penn relay carnival
April 27-2s. the Georgetown team,
composed of Herlihy, Gegan, Marsters
and Connolly, took the two and one
half-mile distance medley champion
ship, beating the fours of Ohio State
and Pennsylvania Tim Maroney fin
ished second in the pentathlon. just
three points behind the winner. In
the championship relay races the Sec
. ond day of the meeting. the Hilltop
!. pers were unable to win.
= Maryland's best work in track and
~ field was accomplished by Bill Beers,
shot putter. The big fellow heaved
:, the iron ball at the South Atlantic
intercolllegiates for an association
of IS fest aia inHhef s Su1sd aRa at
fAaf ina inches for the Southern
u Conference record Under the tute-
lage of Bill Gates. former Central
r High School star, Maryland began it's
fraek ss rea sad sHI' ed sports a sinee the wan IN
q George Washington, Gallaudet and
IA Catholic University did not foster
this branch of sport to any great
Il extent.
I" noise in base ball among the District
colleges, turning out a team that-ou
classed all others here and through
out the south. It won seventeen Of
the nineteen college games It PLAYED
Holy Cross. The record should just
about give the Hilltoppers fourth
:. ranking at least among the eastern
! college mines.
II Maryland Nine Suffers.
f Neither Maryland nor Catholic
k University has a very impressive rec
y the teams in training. Maryland suf-
fered seven straight defeats on it's
southern trip, yet 1t has been able to
make its present standing ten wins
against thirteen losses.
Catholic University has been unsuc-
cessful in majority of its battles.
1t has performed in an in-and-out
manner, trouncing mines of the class
Of Harvard and losing to supposedly
has not Jared we'll 1t lost both of