The Washington times., 1924-12-22
RICE GIVES
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!. !. P.EP
Divides Coaching With Law
Profession and Gets Best
Out OF Both
By ROSS /. CONKLIN.

With his customary aplombi and
dispatch, Freddy Rice, counselor at
law. and expert in basketball, is
about his business of developing .
uint that will travel far, wide and
handsome before it takes a licking
from anything but = prof. The
latter have away Of stopping even
the most ADEQUATE Of teams.
Every time Freddy's basketball
team defeats an opponent he wins
q. case in court. 1t has come to the
point now where Rice's threatened
Withdrawals from the coaching job
have become a stock assertion. de
likes the game well enough to give
up highly valuable time to coach
It. Betwixt and between his two
loves, Rice has busy time.
Enough has been seen of Catholic
University team to predict some
thing elegant for it. Blue Ridge
College, a tough little college, and
one that always has a good basket
ball team, was sent down in the
perienced City Club quint was de-
9eated on it's own floor. Those two
games showed much, since In each
the Brooklanders were forced to
extend themselves to the utmost to
get a verdict.
Rice believes in building for the
future. It is a safe bet that
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he will have a couple Of good men
left over for the next year. No
one year stars are available. 10
his been that way for years., and
AZ win continue to be that way Tor
more years.
The Catholics have the most pges
tentipiis schedule of any of the
local colleges. Maryland. George
Washington and Georgetown have
rood schedules, but their opponents
are not to be classed with those
Catholic University meets.
Approximately seven men are the
varsity squad. There are a number
OF class teams, and there il q
second team, in addition to q stellar
freshman combination. In that
way Rice keeps up an assured sup
ply Of suitable material.
Kenny and Garvin have ensconced
themselves into the forward posi-
lions. Nothing short Of q death
on the part of either would loft
him from that Job. Their places are
about as safe as Rockefeller'S dimes.
Fitzgerald, a center. is another
school fixture. FitZ is pointed out
In school visitors
In the guards, there are four
young men,, and no one seems
much superior to the other. That
Is an ideal situation for the coach.
When q guard is hurt, another
one is sent in Immediately. and
fair C. u. sails on its unperturbed
way.
Mcintyre and Donohue seem to
get what little preference is shown
on the first call. But Bailey and
Mitchell always get in the games,
and show about the same skill and
speed. Donohue is the more certain
Of the quartet in cagIng the ball,
but in all other respects there IL
not much to choose.
Numbered among c. us foes are
some of the leading colleges in the
East. G. w u, Loyola. Maryland,
Princeton, Penn State, Syracuse,
West Point, Manhattan, Crescent
A. c., Bucknell, G. G.. N. Y. and
v. P. 1. are some of the quints
which are played Playing such an.
imposing list enables Catholic U.
to lay claim to something IL the
season has been at all successful.
The Brooklanders play hard, rugged
basketball They have often been
proclaimed dirty" players. Such
10. not the case. The team is, agrees.
siye to the limit, and the losers
know 1t.