The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-29

Most Of the matches which In.
volve special rivalry win take place
during March, the chief exception
being the basketball game against
the Military Academy, to be played
at West Point. While it is realized
that only the, strongest kind of
basketball can overcome the five
veterans of the Army, J, the Navy
team has been improving steadily.
md looks for victory II favored bv
the breaks.
The game will afford the oppor.
tuIlity OF breaking a tie between
the service teams, as the last foot
ball game did. The basketball
series is not Of long standing, four
games having been played and each
school having won two. The Navy
team, under Lieutenant Allen, head
coach, made a. hard fight last sea-
son, though 1t had green team.
With nearly all the old players
available, chances slook better this
year. .sss
I. Harris, Craig, Parish and Sig
nor are the good workers in the
!, forward positions, while Captain
Mckee and Leggett are entirely
satisfactory guards, with several
good substitutes for the positions.
Center remains the big problem,
with Day, FIippin and EckstruIl ]
an in the running. The latter
has a great advantage OF height
and is showing more speed ct
present. .,. ,s,s
This is the program Of varsity
contests for February, all matches
taking place at the Naval Academy,
except where noted:
February 2-Wrestling, Brooklyn
Poly; basketball, Bucknell.
February Basketball, Univer-
sity Of North Carolina.
February 9-Boxing, Massachu.
sets Tech: basketball, Washington
College: swimming. University OF
Pittsburgh.
February 13-Basketball, Davis
Elkins College.
February, 16-Basketball, Wash
ington and Jefferson; wrestling,
University of West Virginia; box
ing, Boston University; swimming,
Massachusetts Tech; fencing, Dart
mouth.
February Basketball, Ford
ham.
February 2ss-Basketball, u. 8.
Military Academy lat West Point;
wrestlng., Pennsylvania State taf
STATED; boxing, Colgate; gymnastics,
Massachusetts, Tech: fencing. Yale.
Outside Of the Military Academy
game, the only basketball contest
which presents special interest Is
that against Washington College,
on the 9Th. This team played the
opening game against the Naval
Academy, losing by a single point.
Since then, it has been playing
strong game.
The wrestlers will have two
strong opponents, West Virginia,
at Annapolis on the 10th, and
Pennsylvania State, at State, on
the Esd. The former has always
had q powerful team, and lit has
shown Improvement each year.
Penn State has ON several Occa-
siOns been the chief rival Of the
Naval Academy for championship
hOnOrs IN the mat sport.
The boxers do not expect very
serious trouble until they meet Col
cate, at Annapolis, on the 2Sd. Col
rate is coached by Dick Harlow.
who was the mentor Of the n1itmen
81 Pennsylvania State for several
seasons, and whose charges always
gave good account Of themselves
against the midshipmen and other
The month will mark the opening
Of the swimming, gymnastfc and
fencing season. The swimmers get
into action against Pittsburgs< on
the ninth, the gymnasts start
AGAINST Massachusetts Tech on the
twenty-third, and the fencers have
their initial set-to against Dart
mouth on the sixteenth.
Though not quite up to their
standard in winter sports last
year, the Naval Academy won in.
tercollegiate championships in gym.
nastics and boxing, had an unbeaten
water-polo team and could not be
ranked below second in wrestling.
swimming and fencing. Upon the
whole, this was the best showing Of
any institution in the winter sports.