Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13

staged tomorrow evening and Satur-
day.
Georgetown, which beat Lynchburg
College, "a to IS, last night at the
Hilltop in the Blue and Gray's open
= ing game of the campaign, and Catho-
lie University, which bowed to the
Navy at Annapolis yesterday after
noon, 20 to 40. VIII take things easier
than will the other squads in their
workouts today.
George Washington will not play
any more this week after battling
Lynchburg College tonight, but with
American u. and Catholic Z. meeting
at Brookland tomorrow evening. and
four local quints in action Saturday.
1t will be one of the busiest week ends
of the season for the Capitals col
legiate tossers.
Saturdays card is as follows
Maryland VS.. Navy at Annapolis
$50.
Mount ST. Mary's at Georgetown.
Lynchburg College at Ameri-
can u.
GaiIaudet VS.. st. Johns at An.
napOlis.
All of the last three mentioned
games viii be played at night, start
Ing around o'clock.
GeOrgetOwn's quint made favor
able impression in it's initial game, de-
spite the fact that it was given a real
battle by Lynchburg College.
Nork led the Georgetown attack
with 10 points and really was the bal
ance of power between the two COM
binations. Lynchburg presented a
huSkier and taller bunch of toSSers
than John O'Reilly showed, but the
visitors did not play as smoothly as
the locals
Georgetown led at half time, 13 to
5, and added two floor goals at the
outset of the final half to make the
margin apparently safe, but here the
invaders took a squirt and shot six
baskets in quick succession to make
the game anybodys. However.
Georgetown had something left and
with Nork leading the way, the Hill
toppers displayed enough punch to
gain the upper hand.
Catholic University wasn't beaten
near so badly at Annapolis as the
score would indicate. In fact, if the
Brooklanders had been able to shoot
with anywhere like their usual ac-
curacy they would have been very
much in the fight and might have
won. AS some one said at the game,
The {. Z. players couldn't throw the
ball into a hogshead today" That
just about hit the nail on the head.
On floor work there was little, if
anything TO choose between the |
teams, but when it came to markham
ship, the Middies had it all over the |
Brooklanders. 1t is safe to say that /
the Navy players made good on 10
per cent of their shots, while it is
a certainty that the Brooklanders did |
not net the ball third of the time
on open chances at the basket. 1t |
was about as poor an exhibition of |
shooting as any c. U. team ever has
put on view
Navy used Is players while c. U. |
depended on the five men it started. |
Coach Fr"d Rice being perfectly well |
satisfied with the way the bows were
playing the game and there was no |
way in the world in which he could |
help them put the ball through the |
netting.
Navy has an array of tall and
husky talent, but it was bennett |
who appears small in comparison to |
most of his teammates, who set the |
pace for the midshipmen, both in |
floor work and in point getting.
Navy got IL goals from floor to s |
for G. u, and basketed the ball 6 out |
of times from the foul line. while |
the best the Brooklanders could do |
:
In fact, the craftsmanship from the |
15-foot line was indicative of the rela- |
tive way in which the teams were |
shooting yesterday.
1t was a fast and interesting game. |
and, as said, the one-sided score does |
not by any means give c. L. justice |
for the game it put up.
Catholic U. viii have to show bet.
ter markSmanSip tomorrow night |
against American L. If it is to fore |
stall the clever Methodist aggregation. |
American U, too will have had the |
benefit of three days rest since de- |
feating George Washington, while it |
usually takes more than the day that |
the Brooklanders VIII have to recu- |
perate from the effects of the hard |
floor on which contests are staged |
at Annapolis. 1t has been the expert |
ence of local players that their legs |
are dead" for two or three days after |
performing on the Middies' court. |
American u. chances certainly We're |
not hurt by the battle at Annapolis |
On the other hand, it is not likely that |
) c. u. will have another game this |
year in which it will shoot so poorly |
Maryland is hampered in it's prac- |
tice for the Navy game Saturday by |
the indisposition of Faber, who has !
a bad cold, and the fact that Adams /
is suffering from blsters on his feet. /
Neither got into the Old Liners work /
out last night and it is not certain |
that either will put on a unifrom I'M |
ill they dress for Saturdays combat. |
>. Gailaudet will be playing its only |
game of the week when il opposes st. |
Johns Saturday and the Kendall |
Greeners should be able to bring |
home the bacon" Coach Hughes has |
the best material he has bad ia years /
and the Gallaudct aggrepa lion should /
make a good record. Byouk, too is /
back with the squad and his presence
adds power just where it was missing. !
Gallaudet's impressive win over /
George Washington last Saturday /
night also has given the team conf |
dence.
Georgetown will be opposing the |
best team Mount st. Mary's has turn |
cd out in years. when it entertains |
the Emmittsburg combination Satur- /
day night and the Hilltoppers doubt .
less will have 10 be better than they
were against Lynchburg II they are /
TO make it two straight Mount St !
Mary's has played number of games
and right now is at the top of its