Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
VARSITY TOSSERS
HAVE a BATTLES
American U. and Catholic U.
Clash Tomorrow Night at
BrookIand.
BY H. C. BYRD.
T N most cities of the country a COL
lege basket bali game is something
of an event, but here in Washing


lege basket bali game is something
of an event, but here in Washing
ton it is coming to be so common
as to be almost lacking in any unusual
interest. Local colleges are to take part
in contests every night this week, four
teen games being listed from Monday
till Saturday, inclusive. This is almost
as many games as most cities have in
a year, representing as it does almost
a complete home schedule for season.
OF the six local colleges having con-
tests, only two face each other. Amer
lean University goes out to Brookland
to meet Catholic U. tomorrow night.
The other most important contests are
between Catholic University and Navy
at Annapolis on Saturday afternoon,
Johns Hopkins and Maryland at Col
lege Park Friday night and Georgetown
at New York University Saturday night.
Here is the list of games for the
week:
MONDAY.
American University at Catholic
University.
TUESDAY.
Loyola of Baltimore at Catholic Uni
NeESIIys NdIy ldLQ az Virginia.
WEDNESDAY.
Washington College at Georgetown
bryan gymnasium. Duquesne at
American University.
THURSDAY.
Duquesne at Catholic University.
George Washington at Randolph
Macon.
FRIDAY.
Johns Hopkins at Maryland George
town at Temple. George Washington
at Richmond Medicos.
SATURDAY.
Loyola Of Baltimore at American Uni
versity. Georgetown at New York Uni
versity. Catholic University at Navy.
Gallaudet at st. Johns Of Annapolis.
A good deal is being written Of the
possibility Of so changing the rules of
basket ball that the big maz1 win not
have such an advantage over the small
er player. It Is expected that these
changes may take the form of raising
the baskets higher from the floor and
Of eliminating the toss from center in
putting the ball In play. It is argued
that moving the baskets higher will
prevent. the big. tall players from vir-
tually putting the ball in, but it seems
to be discounted that moving the bas-
kets higher moves them just as much
farther away from the small man as
from the big man, and from q stand
point of geometrical angles actually
makes the small mans job compare
lively more difficult. Also, If many
years Of observation of basket ball
count for much, too much stress Is laid
ter, When one center all the time gets
the tap OF, that Is unquestionably an
advantage, but 1t Is not so much Of an
advantage as Is sometimes thought.
Rule makers may try to get some code
that will make the good small man the
equal Of the good big one, but so far
nothing has yet been devised to ac-
anything will. as far as physical con-
tact games are concerned.
Basket bali as it is being played
around here is getting much faster, gen.
orally speaking. AT times in former
ers as good, perhaps better, than any
on present teams. but the number Of
teams in the high schools and prep
schools, the number Of boys teams rep
resenting independent clubs, are send
ing to the colleges many more expert
enced men and many more good play
ers; Most Of the local schools have in
txASA oAN0Ao AAOAC CAPCl ICIlC6o pldyGTS
this year than they have ever had
before.
In years gone by there have been
some great players on local college
courts. George Washington used to
have in George Collifiower one of the
greatest guards that ever stood on a
local court and Charley Wetzel of
Georgetown was another wonderful
guard and so was Fowler who held down
that job for the Y. NJ. c. A. when that
organization was represented by one of
the strong quints of the South and
when games between it and GEORGETOWN
marked the high light of local schedules.
Fred Rice, now coach at Catholic
University, was said at one time to be
the greatest college center that ever
played basket ball anywhere, and
Catholic University used to have a for
ward named Tracy who knew exactly
what he was doing and did it. Ed
Lynch OF more recent years at G. u. was
great guard. OF course, compar-
ing old players with men now in the
game Is more or less of a hazardous
proposition, but it probably is true that
during the years that have gone by some
men have stood out as better msn than
now are playing, but it also seems to be
Just as true that basket ball as a game
has progressed and that teams now
PLAYING are probably better versed In
basket ball and better as teams. How
ever, there are many stars Of yesteryear
who would disDute that .