Evening star., 1925-02-20

So far Georgetown has lost only
one game, and that defeat was sus-
tanned at the hands Of Fordham, one
Of the best quints in the East. No
doubt the Blue and Gray has a bet
ter team than 1t will get credit for
In the seasons records because OF
schedule limitations, sequently a
victory over Bucknell tonight and
win from the Navy would do much
toward attaining a high ranking.
AS matter of fact, Georgetown
possesses good basket ball team.
Naturally, playing a light schedule
and having track and field squad
cleaning up the East getting most of
the newspaper attention, the basket
ball squad probably has not come in
for as much praise as rightfully it
should: The uuint tomorrow, though,
gets real chance to establish itself,
because any team that beats the
Navy on its own floor must be strong
university OF Virginia did not hest
tate to cut out a real basket ball
task for itself this week. Wednes-
day night 1t met and defeated South
Carolina. yesterday II lost to Mary
land, tonight it goes to Raleigh to
play North Carolina State and Satur-
day meets North Carolina University
at Chapel Hill.
Maryland's victory over Virginia at
Charlottesville yesterday by an even
wider margin than it won on its home
court just before Christmas was
somewhat surprising. Basket ball
generally Is conceded to be mething
| Of a home game, but the Old Line
quint won on its opponents foor by
So to 25, while two months ago 1t
got the margin at College Park by
only s points.
A junior Southern Conference may
| come into being some time before
long. according to plans now being
formulated. 1t Is said that the Uni
versity Of Chattanooga, Furman Uni
versity, Mercer University, Duke Uni
versity, Richmond University and
william and Mary seriously are in
| tending to get together under an
| agreement under which they will
| engage in all their athletic con-
tests under Southern Conference
rules. All these schools now have
to abide by Southern Conference
regulations whenever they meet q
member Of the Southern Conference
| and 1t Is understood that inasmuch
as q great part Of their athletic
competition is with Southern Con-
| ference teams they have little de-
sire to continue to play under two
distinct eligibility codes.
While . good deal is being written
of Paavo Nurmi and there's no ques-
tion that he will be the attraction
| to fill the seats, in all probability,
one of the finest races scheduled in
Convention Hall tomorrow night will
be that in which Jimmie Connolly
Joie Ray and Lloyd Hahn meet over
1.5oo-meter course. All three are
racers, and it was Hahn who few
| days ago broke the mile record set
| by Nurmi. In any other meet, that
is any meet in which Nurmi were not
competing, a race between these men
| would be considered stellar at
| traction.
Catholic University's basket ball
team seems to have found itself at
last. In following its surprising vic
| tory over Loyola with a defeat of
Bucknell. the Red and Black showed
| plenty Of reserve punch. The Brook
landers were trailing Bucknell at the
half, but soon caught up with It in
| the second session, and once ahead
| held the invading Quint at bay. Ken
ney and Mcintyre played particularly
well for Catholic University
swartAmere swimmers were to
visit Catholic University this after
noon for a meet with the Brookland
tank talent. Competition was to be-
sin at ? o'clock.
George Washington basketers go to
New York tomorrow for a clash with
the quint OF Savage Institute.