Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-14
PENNSY VAN|ANS
PLAY A. u. TONIGHT
Remain to Face C. U. and
G. Guards Surprise G. W.
Hoyas Beat Hopkins.
BY H. c. BYRD.

BY H. C. BYRD.
IN UQUESNE UNIVERSITY
and Duke University come
- here today and tomorrow
for what should be a bril-
liant series of games with local
colleges. Duquesne plays three
games, meeting American Univer-
sity tonight, Catholic U. tomor-
row and Georgetown Friday.
Duke meets University Of Mary
land tomorrow night and then
jumps over to Annapolis for a
contest with Navy.
Something of what Duquesne's may
accomplish against Catholic University
and Georgetown may be known t-n'ght
when the contest with American Uni
versity is finished. In the last two or
three years Duquesne has been coming
ahead in athletics about as rapidly as
any other school, and has been turning
as foot ball. American u. lost TO
Duquesne last year and probably the
chances are against it tonight.
Duke apparently has anothed fine
basket ball team, two or three of the
main cogS of which are former Wash
ington high school players. Crcson at
center, CARRIER at guard and Capelh
at forward are brilliant players. Croson
has been the pivot OF the teams play
ever since he first won a place for him
self in its lineup. Last season Duke
and Maryland played two great games,
both Of which were wen by Duke, the
first by single point, % to q. The
two teams seem set for just another
such contest.
Both Catholic University and George
town expect difficult games with Du
Quesne. OF course, the interest in them
depends in large measure on Duquesnes
showing at American u. If the Metho-
diSts win tonight, then the Duquesne-
G. U. meeting tomorrow night ought to
be very much worth while. Then, it
follows further that If G. u. beats the
visitors that defeat will do much to kill
interest in the Georgetcwn-Duquesne
contest.
TATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES unex-
~ pected victory last night over
George Washir gton has given the
BrooklanderS a new lease on life. On
the comparative showings CT the two
CUNTS, prior to the game, it was felt
that George Washington should win,
but the cid fighting spirit that has
characterized c. U. teams at times in
past seasons came to the fore and the
Colonials went down before it. The
score was 81 to "a, and hardly any
body would have thought that possible,
especially the George Washington sup
porters who had get themselves all set
to hang up another scalp.
Catholic University went out IN front
at the beginning of the game, the count
being Q to 2 in its favor at one time.
Then George washington broke out
with a great effort which tied up the
score and caused the first half to end
with the points standing Is for each
team. That effort cost George Wash
fngton a good deal in physical stamina
and probably was the factor which gave
G. u. its chance to pull away and win
In the second half.
c. q. wen by keeping Conner score
less and holding Burgess to only two
goals. These men have been the main
scoring cogs in the Colonial offense and
when they were stopped George WASH
sngton was whipped.
Sheary and Oliver led in the scoring
for Catholic University, the former with
four goals from the floor and the latter
with three from the floor and one from
the foul line.
Iifp-llpS.