Evening star., 1924-02-14

Georgetown-Davis -Elkins match at
Crsinus tilt at Kendall Green ought
The engagement with Catho,ic
season for Maryland. aud ITS last tn
gymnasium game will conclude the
these contests are to get under way
When they last met Maryland took
a drubbing from Catholic University.
but since has improved considerably.
1t is doubtful. though, if the Brook
ianderS' play has bcttersd. The Old
Liners are quite keen about turning
the tables on their old rivals in
Ritchie Gymnasium and have per-
pared carefully for the clash.
Maryland Ready for Battle.
All of Maryland's cripples will be
fit for the fray. Ensor. Faber and
Beatty. casuals last week. have re
covered from their indispositions and
will be in the starting lineup. Trox-
ell another Maryland regular. who
was troubled with an infected foot.
has gotten well enough TO rejoin the
squad and may be called into action.
Maryland probably Will enter the
game with Ensor and Fab"r at for
wards. Supplee at center and Beatty
and Hall at guards.
Catholic University. although de-
feated, 32 to 25. showed in its game
with Princeton last night that il will
take a deal of beating when it en-
counters the college Parkers. IT had
speed aplenty and about everything
else needed to make basket ball
team high in quality for this section
lawler. Brookland guard, Is han
Gicapped by severe cold. hut Nc
lntyrc. an able substitute. is ready
10 step into the combination. Those
almost certain to start for the Rcd
and Black are Br"slin and Eberts
forwards: Fitzgerald. center. and
Lynch. guard.
The game will be h4n,iled bv Joe
Fitzgerald and Earl Fuller. compe-
tent officials, who wcr" in charge
when. the teams met last month in
the Brookland gymna SUM
Davis-EIkins may turn out to be
another carson Newman for the Hill
toppers. The West Eirginians yester-
day gave Navy great battle in los
ing game at Annapolis and appear
strong enough to make as much trou-
Die for the Hilltoppers as did the
quint from the little Tennessee insti-
tuition that surprisingly triumphed on
the Ryan 1loor. Georgetown, though
is not to be caught off its guard as 1t
was when Carson Newman came here.
That performance against the Mid
shipmen indicates just what is to be
expected of Davis Elkins. -.
The Hilltoppers hope to close their
brief season with victory. II they
do not win. il will not be because of
lack or preparation. Coach OReilly
has had the squad working siren
nously in daily drills and all of his
men are: physically as well as tech
nically. fit for the test. Those iktly
TO start for Georgetown are McNaney
and Farley. for'w ards: or eefe. e.-<cen-
ter, and Carney and Brogan, guards.
Little IL known here Of the strength
OF the Crsinus five, but it will have to
be more than ordinarily good to take
the measure of Gallaudet. The Ken
aail Gleeners have won six of seven
games and are on edge now for
great tussle. Coach Hughes charges
are confident of taking the measure
OF the visitors. If Crsinus can break
through Bradley and Wallace, Gallau-
oct guards. enough times to top the
scoring efforts of Boatwright and
Riddle. goal-Shooting stars not to
mention those of Davis. a Very capa-
Bile forward. it will have earned it's
victory.
After tomorrow's fray TIE Ken
dau GreenerS. have but tWo more
games. These. however. viii t1ur-
4,ughlS test Gallaudet I'ordaam is to
be entertained week from tomorrow
and Catholic University encountered
five days later.
entries Tor the annual Georgetown
University track and field games to be
held in Convention Hall next Thurs
day night close tomorrow but enough
already have been filed to assure the
greatest indoor carnival ever con-
Quoted here. Many athletic stars
have been imported in the past for
Georgetown meets, but the lot of per-
formers signed for that due next
week includes so many celebrities
that the games will assume the as
n Nynto
For the distance events the Hill
toppers have procured Joie Ray, ac-
knowledged headliner in his class,
and others OF national prominence.
-Ascher of Georgetown and Horatio
Fitch. respectively Junior and senior
a. A. U. titleholders. The topnotcher
Of the sprint card will be Loren
Murchison, Newark Athletic. Club
flyer All told. twcnty-four cham
nions Of various events will he pres
ent. in addition to a throng of college,
school and club representatives.
Princeton may not be such a great
factor in the Intercollegiate Basket
Ball League this winter. but il Ger
tainly would win hands down in a.
circuit with the local colleges. After
downing Georgetowns quint Tuesday
night the Tigers invaded the Brook
land gymnasium last night and over
came Catholic University's team.
probably the best of the District var
sity group. The Tigers won rather
regular five in action very likely
would have vanquished the Brook
Ianders in more decisive manner.
q Princeton did not need ive-man
sdefense to halt the Catholic Cniver
sity attack, a man-to-nan system of
splay frustrating the Brook1and scor-
.Jpg efforts. In the meanwhile the
Tigers frequently pierced the Red and
&Black line to shoot baskets.
e They jumped into y 12-to- 3 lead in
Yhe first half and were running away
from Catholic University in the sec
%nd half before sending in substi-
&utes. Then the Brooklanders came
10 lite and reduced Princeton's ad
Eantage to % to 20, but the Tiger
6eguiars returned to the fray and
Quickly checked the onslaught.
Capt Klaess, Caldwell and Loeb
Mere the mainstays of the Princeton
Seam. Breslin and Lynch did the best
rlaying for Catholic University.
EBoth of the men sent by George
awn University to the Samaclar track
meet in New York last night scored
yoints and one came within a foot of
Ainning. In the 1,000-yard event Capt.
@eorge Marsters of the Blue and Gray
&as barely beaten by Lloyd Hahn.
after "a desperate drive through the
3fnal furlong. To many spectators it
xppeared that a dead heat had been
fun, so close was the finish. In the
A20-y3rd open Bill Dowdfng, starting
from two yards, finished third. The
winner had thirteen-yard handicap.
DoWding. though finished in front of
such stars ..as Allan Woodring and
Bernie Wefers, jr.
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WILL NOT INVITE "B0."
LOUISVILLE, Ky. February H.