Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

hardly less brilliant.
Maryland, even with what appeared
TO be only fair teams. has been able to
give Navy battle In basket ball. This
has been due somewhat to the different
system employed by the Marylanders
IT uses q zone defense, and inasmuch
as 1t is the only school on Nays sched-
ule with that type of defense. Nays
task Is exceptionally dif1icult, because
II plays one kind OF game all year
then against Maryland has to shift
completely it's style of attack. How
ever, this year Maryland has varied Its
zone system somewhat, and apparently
worked out type of attack and de-
Tense, with the zone system as the
backbone of both. that Is going TO make
II much higher scoring team than
II was year ago.
No game is listed here either tonnor-
row or Tuesday night, but while Mary
land Is at Annapolis on wednesday and
Catholic u. at Emmittsburs for its game
with Mount st. Mary's. Georgetown will
be playing Johns Hopkins In the Tech
High gymnasium.
The BaltimoreanT are not likely to
be much of match for the Blue and
Gray. unless they play q lot different
basket ball from what they showed
against Maryland at College Park Fri
day night. However. 1t is true that De
Buskey, star center Of the Hopkins ive,
was out of the game because Of Illness,
and II he is In the lineup Hopkins
should be much more effective. Take
q center who Is the best and most ex-
pertenced player on the team out Of
the hne-up and 1t Just about crimps
that teams chances,
No game Is listed Thursday night. and
on Friday the only one Is that in which
Gallaudet eritertains the Maryland State
Normal School Gallaudet ought to win
that by big margin.
Saturday night three contests are
listed here. Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute at Maryland, Mount st. Mary's at
GEORGETOWN and Milton College of Phar-
macy 1T Gallaudet The Milton College
of Pharmacy already has been defeated
by Gallaudet, while the GEORGETOWN
Mount st. Mary's game Is sure to be at
tractive. The Georgetown Mount St.
Mary's contest Is to be played In Ryan
gymnasium at Georgetown.
v. p. /. has never proved an excep-
tionally strong opponent for Maryland
in basket ball, but 1t is understood TO
have better team than usual.
What should be one Of the greatest
basket ball games Of the year here
should take place when Washington and
Lee journeys this way on February 70
play Maryland. The Old Liners lost to
Duke by one point in q game the former
felt they should have won, while Wash
ington and Lee defeated Duke by four
points.
The Generals last Winter had great
FIVE, and now seem TO be travelling at e
faster gait. The star Of Washington
and Lees team liz an elongated chap OF
the name Of williams, who can navigate
from one end Of the floor TO the other
with rapidity that Is astonishing In
one 50 big.
Mai. Ralph Sasse. new head coach
of foot bali at West Point. and Capt
lawrence Jones. head coach the last
four years paid washington flying
visit YESTERDAY and discussed many
things concerned with foot ball. Both
are officers In the Regular Army and.
incidentally. "Biff." as Capt. Jones Is
pleasantly remembered here. set at rest
all rumors that he L. TO coach at any
other institution Rumors galore have
fioated around the country that efforts
were being made by various institutions
TO get the War Department TO detail
Jones at this university or that uni
versity.
Eariv In December It was almost au-
tncrttatively stated by those connected
nth Alabama Polytechnic institute
that Jones would be head coach there
nsxt Fall. The most recent rlrnor L
from Oklahoma, which, 1t Is understood,
has been trying to have Jones detailed
TO 20 70 the ARTILLERY School ct Fort Sill
and take highly specialized work, which
he knows he must have II he Is to go
far In his chosen profession Of soldering.
First Of all. I'm an Army oficer."
saws Jones land foot ball coach next.
I've got TO take the work at Fort sill
and now Is the time TO do It, Certainly
! would like to play around with little
foot ball out there II got the oppor-
tl1nttv to do 30. but a. far as taking
charge Of any college squad next Fall
Is concerned there simply is not the
least chance or IT,"
Both Jones and Sasse advanced .
thought In connection with the success
Of Army foot hall teams In the last few
/ years that certainly has not found It's
way into print, prior to this. II was
their ioint opinion that the successes
the Army has attained have been due
TO the continuity Of methods Of develop
, ing the game IN Use AZ West Point fof
years. For the last eight years, virtually
the same foot ball theories and prac-
tees have been taught. Jones spent
fo,Ir wears at the Point under Daily
then four years as heeo coacn. nov
easse. who is TO be head coach Tor foul
years. takes charge after having beer
= four wears under Jones. For the les'
EIGHT wears. no foot ball coach AZ me
Arrnv has been compelled 70 start any,
thinF in the way Of new system anc
these new things that have been ADDED
have been more or lese Of DEVELOPMENTS
frona wear 10 year. In other words, the
foot ball system nov In use At the Army
nas been gradually built and has alTAos'
become mgrainsd In the players as
part Of their second NATURES.
This. both Jones and sasse think, be-
~ the bottom Of Army success In foo'
hall And Sasse goes even further. ss1c
saws that his problem in beeornins heac
coach Is not the usual problem encount'
cred by a head coach when ne take
charge at the average university, pu
rather q matter Of carrying on what n
J already has been doing for four years
We knows his men and they know him
and furthermore he knows the who'll
system. There Il no doubt that SaSse
or any man starting as head coaei
under such conditions, is far better NEE
thar the man who must get &C
euainted" with everything.