Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

- 'lngton IN many years and {
here, is slated to appear az
in the Technical High SchoI
the quint representing Loyola Uni
floor. Little, next to nothing, is k
Chicago five, but any basket ball
consecutive games needs have not
OF its players, as individuals or CO
The only game that Eoyola
dropped to Purdue University, Is
this season the greatest Quint Seel
1t took an overtime period for it
the Chicago five.
It is hardly worth while to S;
q tavorite to beat Georgetown, but
there is always the chance that
followers should not miss an opr
caliber of Loyola.
Both Georgetown and Maryland take
trips this week. The Blue and Gray
goes to Buffalo to meet the University
OF Buffalo and to Syracuse to play
Syracuse University. Maryland on its
journey plays three Southern Confer
ence rivals. Virginia Polytechnic In
Stitute. Virginia Military Institute, both
of which it has already defeated, and
washington and Lee, to which 1t lost at
College Park last Monday night by four
points. Another Maryland game of i'm
portance is the test with Virginia at
College Park Saturday night, making in
all four big events 1t is to engage in
before the week ends.
Another big attraction of the week,
one likely to attract more people than
any other, possibly, is the boxing match,
out at Brookland between Washington
and Lee and Catholic University. Big
crowds are gathering to watch boxing
competitions in which local colleges
meet, and it is likely that the Brook
V1G ociNr will la e. -
doors. Several hunc,red persons were
unable to gain adm ssion to the George
Washington-Cathol.c U. matches Thurs
day night.
ST have never seen greater improve
ment in team than has taken place in
our basket ball team since 1t opened its
schedule" says Jimmie Driver, direc-
tor Of athletics at the University of
Virginia. Our men began their sched-
ule In way that indicated we were not
going to do anything but take our beat
1ngs right on through the season, but
with every game so much improve
ment has been shown that at this time
we are able to give any of our rivals
real battle. The game we lost to North
Carolina State by one point should have
been won, as we were leading by one
point with only 20 seconds left to play.
And Friday night against North Caro-
lima, game we lost by points, could
easily have been a victory for us, as
turn of hair the other way would
have turned defeat into victory While
we have lost more games than we have
won, have nothing but praise for the
way our flve have been developing"
Three Southern relay teams, George
town, Maryland and Washington and
Lee, which competed last night in the
Millrose games in New York, ran in
races in which three or four teams were
competitors, too many to throw into
the same race indoors. It Is bad enough
to have four teams in a race outdoors, |
out indoors 1t throws tremendous dis |
advantage on the teams that have third
and fourth positions on the track In
such an event, unless the men who
start for the teams having the outside
places are exceptional sprinters and get
good breaks in the first Is yards, the
third and fourth teams quite likely NAV
md themselves with the event lost be-
fore the first so yards is run. Espe-
cially is this true if two fast, closely
matched teams get the ! and 2 posi-
tons from the pole.
The start Of relay race Of this kind is
almost knockdown and drag-out affair
Tor the first half lap, and Sometimes
for the first lap or two laps. The big
strong runner has a great advantage ia
such cases, as a little elbowing does
not affect him much. not even knock.
ing him of his stride, while the light
man may be thrown not only of his
stride, but far out of position, Often
q light starting runner may lose 10
yards 0y some maneuver of his oppo-
nents that may throw him out of stride
and away from the position he holds.
Attendance at basket hail cav,o- 49,.
this year has been considerably greater
than In recent seasons. This holds
good not only for colleges, but also for
nigh schools and clubs One Of the big
factors that bring out larger crowds to
college games Is greater interest on the
part OF many more boys who DE play
ing the game. There are manv high
and prep school teams around Wash
1ngton, many more midget and club
teams, and players who make up these
teams naturally are anxious to watch
the college men play. Then for every
boy who takes up basket ball, eight or
ten near relatives of that boy become
interested. The situation as 1t stands
now, as far as basket ball Is concerned,
Is that 50 rapid has been the growth
that the game has far outstripped its
facilities. In other words, there are
not enough gynnasiums and halls in
and around Washington to take care of
the games that might be scheduled and
the numbers Of boys interested in
playing
A comment in the sports columns of
q New York newspaper 1ntimates in a
nice way that the University of Mary
land Is offering critics Of foot ball an
opportunity to lambast the sport from
the overemphasiS angle because it Is
playing three games In eight days next
Fall, having Navy and Vanderbilt
scheduled on consecutive Saturdays and
Hopkins tn-between on Thanksgiving
day.
But nothing is said of the fact that
Maryland this Winter-Washington
BIRTHDAYS playing two basket ball
games on the same day. having Hop
virginia Military Institute at night at
College Park. Poor old foot ball seems
20 have to be protected way beyond
other sports and for some unaccount-
able reason comes In for criticism, when
other pastimes under virtually the same
conditions are never mentioned.
AS q matter of fact. Maryland real
lies that in the case of basket ball this
Winter and foot ball next Fall, from a
coaching point of view, from a stand
point Of its teams making the best
showing possible, that the scheduling
of two basket ball games on the same
days Is pue foolishness; but there Is one
days Is pure folishness; but there is one
thing that Maryland always has put
ahead Of winning games, and always
viii. and that Is its intercollegiate re-
9ting and maintaining the best possible
relationship with other institutions,
with which 1t desires to create and
maintain such RELATIONSHIPS, set OF