Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08

~ FORGE WASHINGTON and
Maryland basket ball
~ teams leave tomorrow
morning on trips, two
games being scheduled for each
quint. The ColonialS go in one
direction and Old Liners in an
other, as the former plays VII
lanova at Villanova and Drexel at
Philadelphia, while the latter
meets Virginia Military Institute
and Washington and Lee, both at
Lexington, Friday and Saturday,
respectively.
Both George Washington and Mary
land showed to good advantage in games
yesterday although the Colonials bowed
to Navy at Annapolis, AZ to SO, Mary
land beat Gallaudet at College Park,
80 to 90.
Both the local schools are likely to
encounter plenty of opposition. When
George washington hooks up with
Villanova tomorrow night it win meet
q school that Is strong in all branches
Of sports. Basket ball is something Of
q home floor game anyway, and the
Colonials undoubtedly faces real
struggle If it is to win. Even better
basket ball must be played than was
shown against Navy yesterday to bring
back q victory. Drexel, while seldom
rated in a class with Villanova in ath-
letics, nevertheless, is said to be ex-
cepticnally strong this season.
Last year Maryland whipped Vir-
Rinia Military Institute, but dropped
two games to washington and Lee. It
is likely that the OLD Liners have an
even chance to whip v. NJ. I. tomorrow
night, but it Is doubtful If they have
quite so good q chance against WASH
irgton and Lee. However, it is true
that washington and Lee Is without the
best player it had year ago, Hanna,
and without him may not be so strong
williams, though, one Of the really
great court players OF the East y In
the lineup.
George Washington's squad is to leave
tomorrow shortly after noon and return
Saturday night. Maryland goes early
tomorrow morning and rsturns Sunday.
CEoRGE WASHINGTON made a
~ brilliant showing against the Navy
yesterday afternoon at Annapolis
and certainly made good just what its
coach, Jim Pixlee, claimed it would do.
ANY time the Navy only beats visiting
team by points, then that visiting
1eam may be given credit for having
put up whale Of good basket ball
game.
Burgess and Conner are the men who
did the bulk Of the offensive work for
George washington, and, while the
latter played exceptionally wen, the
former was Just about as snowy as o
basket ball player has any right to ex-
pect to be. He met the Navy star,
Iouehlin, and came out on even terms,
as far as the scoring was concerned.
Each man got IA points, but, If any
thing, Burgess individual performance
was q little the better because he got
less help from his teammates. Burgess
thrEw six goals from the floor and two
from the foul line, while Loughlin got
seven goals from the floor. Those two
fouls shot by Burgess against lone Tor
Loughlin indicate that Burgess was
dogged a lot harder by Navy players
than Loughlin was by the Colonials.
Conner also was up In the scoring,
getting four goals from the noof and
three from the foul line.
While the Navy ran UP q 10-point
half, until that time the game was not
far from even, and after that George
Washington again began to play bang-up
bas,-et ball, with the result that when
thu an was fired at the end Of time
thu avy had only a APPOINT margin.
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