Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
BY III. c. BYRD.

~ GEORGETOWN and Maryland
relay teams run in the Mill
U rose games tomorrow night
in New York. The former i
licked to kSvA Notre Dame
as an opponent and the latter meets
Harvard, Virginia and possibly Penn
sylvania. Georgetown's team leaves
here this afternoon ~~aiie the Mary
land four will not go until tomorrow
afternoon.
Men to make up the two teams were
named Yesterday. Swinburne, Bur
CESS, O'Shea and Dussault are to
carry Georgetown coIors. while Pugh'
Matthews, Thomas and Whiteford rep
resent Maryland.
In all probability for Georgetown
Dussault will run first, O'Sea second,
swinburne third and Burgess last.
Pugh is likely to lead off for Mary
land, with Whiteford second, Thomas
third and Matthews last.
Catholic University last night beat
one of the best looking basket ball
teams that has been in Washington in
a good many years. After the trst
five minutes of play, probably not one
spectator out of the hundreds present
thought C. L. had a chance 10 beat
Fordham, yet it came through with
a 31-to-23 victory that is all the more
creditable in consideration OF the
strong opponent from which it won.
Fordham started q second team
against the Brooklanders and that
combination after six minutes of play
had the count 10 to in its favor.
With a second team in the game and
Fordham leading 10 to 2, things SEEM
ed anything but optimistic for the
home FIVE. c. u. got another goal, ana
with the count standing 10 to in its
favor Fordham sent its first string
men out on the floor.
That first-string five fairly dazzled
the spectators for a minute or two
with its rapid cutting and more rapid
passing, but it made slips and c. u.
took advantage of them. A goal from
far out by Foley carried c. US total
up to points, then two shots from
the foul line brought it up to eight,
and Immediately after another goal by
Long tied UP the count.
The first half wound up with c. U,
on the long end of a 15-to-12 count
The second half found the Brookland-
ers playing desperately against
faster and better passing team, and
the spirit and energy they put into
their play gradually enabled them to
forge ahead and hold their lead. Some.
times the lead was held by the skin
of their teeth" it is true, but it was
held, nevertheless.
Fordham had every appearance of
being the better basket ball team:
that is, every appearance except abil-
ity to score enough points to win.
Had that second-string combination
not run out in front so easily, it is
possible there might have been told
Ill Nd
guess always is best. psychologically
il did not seem to be the best judg
nent possible to take out that group
of second-string players who were do
ing so well.
Fordham meets Georgetown tonight
and will endeavor to make up for its
defeat of last night. The New York
erS are likely to find their fine pass
ing game at a decided disadvantage
against the Blue and Gray, as that
kind of floor game does not show
nearly so we'll unless on a big floor.
Georgetowns floor is too small for
basket ball and any team that is not
used to il Is likely to have its hands
full. The edge is taken off the game
at Georgetown tonight somewhat by
the defeat of Fordham last night at
-. - Dut eISoe ilfdilS cAtotS potRCSh
the two institutions and Georgetown
will be especially anxious to win, mas
much as c. u. was victor. And with
Fordham anxious to retrieve its lost
laurels, a real contest should result.
In speaking of that Georgetown
gymnasium 1t might be mentioned
right here that if some of the Blue
and Gray institutions influential
alumni desire to do something worth