Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
M|DSH|PMEN PLAY
OLD LINE TOSSERS
Cub Tilt Follows Varsity
CIaSh-Contests for
D. c. Colleges.
BY II. C. BYRD.

TIME double basket ball bill be-
tween Navy and Maryland
tomorrow at Annapolis i
just about the high Spot
this week end in college athletic!
in this section. Both the Mary,
land varsity and freshman quinti
make the trip to the State capita
to engage the MidShipmen in the
last games of the Nays season
Maryland has only one more con-
test before it goes to Atlanta next
week to take part in the cham
pionShip tournament of the South
ern Conference.
Both Navy and Maryland have gooo
teams, and the game should be one OF
the greatest intercollegiate battles OF
the year. Both are strong as units and
both have in their line-ups players VINO
would stand out in any kind OF conf
petition. Loughlin is the Nays ace,
and. after watching him perform two
or three times, Maryland coaches unite
in expressing the opinion that "he's
the hardest bird to stop the Navy has
had in years." which is saying about
all there is to say about basket bau
player because no other school has had
men more capable Of dropping the ball
through the net.
Suffer Few Defeats.
Both Navy and Maryland have been
defeated but both have excellent rec
ords. Each has lost only three games
during the season. The two schools Will
come together with more or less OF a
do-or-die spirit. Navy has no desire
to wind up its fine season with de-
i L. dc ~ f-dn H.
Dor. while Maryland knows OF no other
five from which it would rather win.
The basket ball crowd due to gather
tomorrow in the big armory at An
napolis is likely to be comparable, from
tn viewpoint of basket ball, to the great
throng that watched the two schools
last Fall in remarkable fcot ball
game.
For the last six years Navy and
Maryland have fought through close
basket ball games, with the victories
even. Only once has more than small
margin separated the winner from the
loser.
Maryland has won the last two years,
30 to 81, in an overtime clash in 1929
and last year, As to 80, after once
trailing by 10 points midway OF the
opening half.
The game between the two varsity
teams is to begin at 2:30 and the one
between the freshman fives at o'clock
AS a matter of fact. the plebe-freshman
game is likely to be more interesting
than the average of this type. 1t
seems that the sailor plebes and old
line freshmen are about the strongest
ard most versatile fives playing first
year basket ball in this section.
CEoRGE WASHINGTON is the only
~ local school having a game on its
home floor tomorrow, it being
booked to entertain the 107th Regi-
ment of New York. The Colon1als
have played good basket ball In recent
games, and, in fact, have fallen to a
rather low standard only once this
season, their play against Elon College
having been mediocre. True, the team
lost to Catholic University. but IN that
particular game Catholic University
really played above itself, SO it was not
so much a poor effort on the part OF
G. w. as it was brilliant achievement
by c. U.
Just what kind of a team the
National Guard team from New York
is cannot be told, as little is known OF
its play However, it has often been
the case that some of the National
Guard companies in New York City
corral q fine group Of athletes and are
represented by teams the equal OF
colleges anywhere.
Georgetown's quint goes TO New York
20 play the knights of Columbus. The
Blue and Gray has not been winning,
but 1t has been playing good basket
ball Georgetown seems to have been
DANGEROUS for all its opponents and at
times has appeared an almost certain
victor, but for one reason or another
has fallen Just short Of success.
Take the Army game for instance.
Georgetown led by double Army's score
at the end of the first half, but was
nosed out in the closing minutes by a
margin of three points Georgetown
may not win from the New York
knights, but 1t is safe to say 1t will
put up whale Of a struggle.
CALLAUDET'S quint plays at home
" tonight. being scheduled TO meet
the Maryland State Normal School.
The TowSon five is no match Tor Gal
laudet, as was shown in the previous
game, in which Gallaudet won as IT
pleased. The local school Is likely to
clean up this evenings game by just
about as big a score as it cares to.
The contest is to be played in the Gal
lsudet gym at S:l5.
American University is to play at
Chester, Pa, tonight WIN pennsylvania
Military College. The latter usually is
represented by teams OF exceptional
caliber for so small an institution, but
If the local university plays up TO the
standard it set against Navy at times
Wednesday afternoon at Annapolis, then
It will stand an excellent chance 70 WIN.
For be 1t known to one and all that
American q. deserves good deal OF
credit for the fine struggle 1t put up
against the Midshipmen. During the
first half 1t completely outplayed the
big service institution, and had Olsen
not gone out on personal fouls might
have won.
George Washington's swimming team
was TO engage the University OF Vlr.
GINA natatorS in the Ambassador pool
this afternoon AT 3 o'clock.
Marylands freshman quint, which
has averaged 40 points game, won its
eleventh straight contest of the season
yesterday when the Old Line Cubs de-
5eated the Georgetown yearlings, Al TO
"a, at College Park. The winners led
20 to 8 at intermiSsion.
Earlier in the season the Marylanders
won over the Hoya cubs at Tech High
gym by As to "a.
Chase and Vincent, each with Is
points. set the pace in an attack that
constantly peppered the Georgetown
basket.
AS in the previous meeting. the Hoyas
we're without some Of their best men.