Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

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There will be three games in all here
Friday. In addition to the Maryland
West Virginia clash, Penn State Will
visit Georgetown, While Duke Will!
play its first contest hereabouts
against George Washington. West Nir-
cinia also plays at Catholic University
Saturday.
George Washington sprang quite a
surprise last night when II SIMPLY
ran away from the West Virginia
cuint. 50 to l6. The Hatchetltes. LED
nv capt Wallace, who scored total
of IS points. assumed an early lead
and never We're III DANGER, ledd4ilS
20 10 ut half time.
There was nothing tame about the
contest, some one going as far as TO
say the basketerS should have mad on
foot ball togs. Two of the invaders
would have been banished, one Tor
rought play and the other by the per
sonal foul route but they had no sub
stitutes and the locals consented 10
let them stay in the combat.
MARYLAND and North Carolina battled
almost point for point in their stir
ring affair. With less than two min
lltes to go. Artie Boyd, the Ola LINERS
.'ninch hitter" who had been sent into
the game only a short time before,
Gagged the ball from his faVorlte spot
lust back of the foul line ana these
points proved sufficient. Nanstory Oh
the Tarheels got a foul shot 70 cut
the lead to | point but that was all.
However. Cobb, the Tarheels' great
forward, who had kept his team III the
running by his clever foof WOrk ana
three field goals from rather long ols-
t4DCes and difficult angles, blew
.snowbird" in the last 80 SECONDS lnat
would have Won for his team. ne
emerged from the ScrlmmaSe with Tue
bail. drihbled up in front az the passeL'
made what appeared to be periecl
shot hut the sphere simply refused TO
dron dangling around the rim tor
while and then falling to the moor 10
he grabbed by d Maryland man. Inc
HId Liners then took the ball up the
court and were battling Tor basket
when the final gun barked.
While 1t was the fifth game Oh lhe
,rin for the Tarheels, the clash follow
NO ,,-inn,ng battles with Virginia.
Catholic L. and losing duels Win
Navy and Harvard, the last three all
battles roval. the Carolinians did not
yisiblv display any real bad effects Oh
the strain, playing hard, last basket
bail from start to finish
Neither team never was more than
. points in the van, and the first hall
ended . to 9.
capt. Bill Supplee was the big gun
for Maryland. He scored four held
goals and as many shots from the foul
line. 10 Of his dozen points coming IN
the final part of the clash.
In a preliminary game to the big
tilt at College Park the Maryland
yearlings disposed of the clever little
Calvert Hall team of Baltimore, "a 10
% The Old Liners had a big ad-
vantage in weight and the Baltl-
moreans, after battling along on even
terms for most Of the game, gave
ground in the latter stages. Walker
Hale, with five field goals and two
free losses. was the biggest factor in
the Freshmen's victory.
Catholic L. basketers were forced to
idle last night when Davis and Elkins
Cancelled the Southern part Of its trip.
This was bitter disappointment to
the Brooklanders, as the game was
considered one of the high spots of the
schedule.
Georgetown will have it's track squad
in the Crescent A. G. games in Brook
lyn tonight. The mile relay team has
a rough task in facing the powerful
Syracuse four and will have to be
right on the edge to score. McLain,
Swinburne. Ascher and Burger will
run for the Hilltoppers. G2Gan. Haas,
Norton and Plansky will compete in
individual events.