The Washington times., 1931-01-30
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WILL BUILD NEW GYMNASIUM
SCHOOL BUYS
/. LAND NEAR .
GROUNDS

The longfelt want of George
town athletes-a new and spa
cious gymnasium-will soon be a
reality.
While athletic authorities at
Georgetown University remain
silent, it has been learned that
property east of the school
grounds at Thirty-seventh and o
Streets Northwest, has been pur
chased and that Georgetown
plans to erect massive gym
thereon.
Ryan Gym Too Small
The Ryan gym, scene of basket
ball and boxing matches, has
been too small and has caused
many difficulties, especially with
the progress of intramural sports.
Whenever the varsity and
freshman basketball teams came
upon the floor for practice the
studantS found no room for
their daily workouts. And with
the advance of intramural sports
in the colleges, Georgetown de
cided that larger gym was the
only salvation.
The inadequate seating space IN
the Ryan gym has also moved the
Hilltop authorities to plan better
house. Spectators were parked
along the sidelines and on the run
ming track overhead.
It is understood that plans for
the new gym have been approved
and that the cornerstone will be
laid before the 1881, commence
ment.
Georget own University has
moved forward it's basketball
game with Johns Hopkins sched-
uled a week from tonight. The
Hilltoppers and Jays will clash
Thursday night in the Tech gym,
instead.
Coach Colrick's baSketers scored
an easy triumph over Johns Hop
kins in Baltimore earlier in the
season and there's small chance
of the BaltimoreanS throwing the
HilltopperS for loss in the Tech
gym. The Hoyas have played well
in their recent games and have
shown to advantage in games
away from home.
Play Navy Wednesday
However, Georgetown might not
be at its best form for Johns
Hopkins because of the hard game
on Wednesday with Navy at An
napOlis, which always brings out
extra effort on the part of the
Hilltoppers.
The HiIltOpperS might have
walked off the floor victorious
against Army at West Point
this past Wednesday if they
had tried the freezing" game.
Instead, they gambled on scOr-
ing more points and holding
the Cadets safe. This strategy
failed to work and the Hill
toppers lost the decision by a
single point.
Maryland University encounters
two Southern Conference foes in
q row, facing V. M. I. tonight at
8 O'Clock in the Ritchie gym at
College Park and the V. P. I.
passers tomorrow night at $50
o'clock.
After the pause for mid-year
examinations, George Washing
ton and Gallaudet get back into
basketball action tomorrow night.
The Colonials will have Elon Col
lege as their guest in the G. w.
gym and the Blues act as hosts
to Baltimore University in the
Kendall Green gym.
Maryland University also makes
its bow in intercollegiate boxing
competition tomorrow night at
800 o'clock in the Ritchie gym,
with washington and Lee as the
opposing side. The prospect IS
that the gym will be packed to
the TafterS.
A. M. Lake, Rockville, bantam;
Jimmy Decker, Frederick, Md,
feather; Frank Isemann, Wash
ington, D. c., lightweight; Bernard
Keener, FroStburg, welter; Karl
Mech, Baltimore. middleWeight;
William Robbins, Cambridge, light
heavy, and Francis Holloway,
Hebron, heavy, have been named
by Whipp to oppose the Generals.
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