Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30


~ GINA Military Institute
Virginia Polytechnic In
Stitute and Washington and Lee
are the high lights CT the athletic
program in local colleges this
week end. Tonight the Old Liners
meet Virginia Military Institute
in basket ball and tomorrow eve
ming. face Washington and Lee in
boxing and Virginia Polytechnic
Institute on the court.
The basket ball game tonight with
v. NJ I. begins at G:l5, while tomor-
row night the boxing match with
Washington and Lee starts at 8 O'Clock
and the basket ball game Immediately
after.
The only other contests are those
tomorrow night in which Ganaudet
meets Baltimore University in basket
ball and George Washington plays Elon
College in the same sport. Both these
games begin at 8:15.
,Gallaudet is pretty sure to have its
troubles. The Kendall Green outfit will
be against a five that played George
town a bang-up game early in the sea-
son. However, Gallaudet is expected
to have available its strongest lineup,
especially as Cosgrove is reported to be
in shape to play again after his illness.
George Washington ought not to have
much difficulty taking Elon into camp,
as the North Carolinians seldom are
strong in any sport.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTI-
v tute. unless it is much stronger
than 1t was earlier in the season,
Is not likely to be good enough to stop
Maryland tonight. Down at Lexington
early in January the Old Liners took
the long end of the score from the
Cadets and on their home floor tonight
certainly ought to repeat.
OF course, college athletics sometimes
produce unusual results, and If an un-
usual result can be got out of team,
then Bill Raftery, v. M. l. coach, can
turn the trick Given as good material
as his opponent, Raftery Will get just
about as good results as any coach.
This season, the same as in foot ball,
Raftery is suffering the loss of veteran
material. v. M. 1. was harder hit by
graduation of athletes at the last COM
mencement than any other school In
the South.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, how
ever, seems to be a different story this
year The Blacksburg collegians are
much stronger than usual, and for the
first time in years III basket bail are go-
ing along at a great gait. AS matter
of fact, v. P. 1. seems to have about
the best quint in the section, with the
possible exception of Maryland, and
whether or not it is better than the Old
Liners will be determined tomorrow
night.
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Il I.-Maryland basket ball game at
7:S0 with the boxing match inme-
diately after, but it was found that 1t
would take too long to place the ring
and thereby occasion too much delay
between the two competitions. How
ever. with the boxers appearing first the
ring can be removed and the floor made
ready for basket ball in about 10 min
utes.
Maryland's squad of boxers took its
final workout Yesterday. 1t was brief,
but long enough for one young man to
acquire a black eye and another one a
bloody mouth Maryland VIII SEND
against the men who represent wash
inpton and Lee seven men VINO nave
taken part in no other branch OF attn
letics. but who, according to Coach
Whipp, can take care of themselves IN
the ring.
SsD IP" MILLER, it is reported. is
X to be head coach of foot ball
at NAVY next Fall This appar-
emily Is carrying out the general coun-
try-wide idea, according 10 one coach'
of "going Notre Dame" as far as toot
hall is concerned. Miller has been as
sistant coach at Navy, devoting large
part of his attention TO the line, unoer
ingram, and knows conditions there
N a1C
ball and knows how to teach 1t.
With Miller in as head coach, navy
will seem a far different team next
season from what it has in the past tlve'
The Notre Dame type of offense IS raol-
cally different from that which the
Navy has had, and the defense TOO
especially as it relates to backhelo play,
also is different from that employeo py
teams coached in Notre Dame metnooS.
Miller is well liked and is the klno
of chap who will inspire the respect
of his PLAYERS He knows how TO aoapt
himself to all kinds of conditions ana
would be a mighty good man at any
school and especially at the naval
Academy.
Georgetown, which has in process OF
construction a nsw athletic field, VIII
have the base ball diamond avallaple loT
use this Spring, according TO a state-
ment by Graduate Manager Murphy;
The diamond is to be situated back OF
the new Medical School Buildings, pc
tween them and the main and old col
lege building A new dormitory now
is on the site of the Old athletic felo.
Georgetown last year was compelled TO
nlay it's games on the War College dla-
inond. which proved too far from the
university even to allow students TO
attend Permanent stands will not be
ready this Spring. but temporary
bleachers are TO be erected to accom-
modate about 800.
Georgetown has shifted the date of
Its basket ball game with Johns Hop
kins from February to February 5.
The contest is to take place in the
Tech High gymnasium.