Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
BY I'll. G. BYRD.

Wv WITH eight consecutive vic
n | tories to its credit, with
NM out a defeat against it since
il opened the season early
in December, American Uni
versitv's basket bail team goes t
Brookland tonight to meet Catholic
University in what promises TO be one
of the best contests of the Winter
Catholic University lost to Navy. bui
that does not detract from the game
tonight because there is ne doubt
about the strength of the Brookland'
ers. And. while American University
has not shown much in the way of
plays from center or from out OF
bounds. il nevertheless has been win
ming games. and. after all, that is
the final criterion of a teams ablllty.
The game will begin at $50 o'clock.
catholic University has what Coach
Fred Rice calls 'the best team since
have been coaching ut c. u" and he
practically started basket ball there
ard has been in charge ever since.
That is lust bout as good evidence aS
anyhodv needs that c. L, has the
best basket ball team in its history
and since the game began TO hold 4
major place in sports at Brookland
some exceptionally strong fNeS nave
been developed.
American university ilttS liCNSi l''''
y team in ANYTHING that has done so
well as the one it now has in basket
hall. A fine aggregation of young
fellows who play good, clean basket
ball and are animated by a splendid
spirit, make uD the quint. The other
night late in the game with George
Washington and against much more
experienced players. the American
University basleters showed their
real mettle by coming from behind
and winning.
It really would be a fine thing for
college basket ball here if American
T. could defeat Catholic u. tonight.
1t would give direct evidence of what
could be done in college athletics by
"a group of young fellows animated by
the right kind of spirit and fired to
high pitch of accomplishment by
fundamental enthusiasm. But beating
Catholic University ont at Brookland
is not an easy task, and in the light
of cold reason il would seem that
c. L. should be victor by a fair
margin OF course, cold reason does
not always stand the test against the
kind of impulse that seems to be
responsible for the successes attained
BY American University Under any
circumstances. the game should be
We'll worth While.
Rose and Riley, playing forward
and center for Lynchburg College
last night against George Washing
ton, contributed 20 of the points made
by their team and beat the Washing
tonians by % to %. The q. w. play
ers could not stop the scoring of
these men and therein lies the story
of defeat. George Washington held
the lead at the beginning Of the sec
ond half by Il to 8, but could not
quite measure UP to the standard set
by the Virginians in the final 30 min
utes
Lynchburg College plays its third
game here tomorrow night with
American University at the latter's
gymnasium 1t lost it's first contest
Wednesday night to Georgetown by
small margin. And. incidentally, it
might be mentioned that the Lynch
burgers have shown much greater
strength in their two contests here
than was expected. Both George
town and George Washington I'M
doubtedly had them scheduled as
more or less of a soft spot" but re-
suits prove they are anything but
that.
Several Of George WashingtOn's
most interested alumni have gotten
together and are organizing an ath
letic association The impetus for
the new organization is coming from
the Medical School. and while he has
kept somewhat in the background
personally, il is said that DR.. Daniel
Borden is mainly responsible for the
idea and effectiveness with which
plans for it are being laid. 1t was
DR.. Borden who really did most of
the work in organizing the present
system of athletics al the university,
and, in passing, it might be said that
in matters other than athletics DR..
Borden has taken a deep interest and
to him George Washington and its
alumni owe real gratitude.
Georgetown enterfains Mount st.
hIary's tomorrow night in its second
game of The season. Early this week
II was thought that Lynchburg Col
lege would prove fairly easy and that
Mount st. Mary's would offer what
ever real opposition was to be en-
countered. Now the Blue and Gray
be much better than LXnchburg Col
lege was The contest is to take place
in the Ryan Gymnasium.
American University, following
what is certain to be a strenuous bat
tie with Catholic University tonight,
is not likely to be in such good shape,
either mentally or physically for its
contest tomorrow night in it's own
gymnasium with Lynchburg College.