Evening star., 1932-01-25

ball ana Is one Ol IIle pSSt
teams in the section.
De Paul University came here
from Chicago almost unheralded,
but Saturday night showed such
unquestionable superiority over
Catholic University that it appar-
emily is The strongest five that has
been at c. U. this season.
George Washington and De Paul
meet tonight at o'clock in the
George Washington gymnasium.
Result: Should be one of the best
games of the year.
With a big rangy team, George
Washington is conceded to be about
as strong as it ever has been, since 1t
first began to play basket ball. And
on its own floor, certainly, it should
have an even chance against almost
any five it might face. But this De
Faul five is likely to prove worthy
foe. 1t whipped Catholic University
much easier even than the score in
dicated, and apparently played under
wraps in doing that. Unless all mol
cations fail, De Paul will prove the
most difficult team George Washington
has met.
It is unfortunate, at least, for this
game, that the Colonials do not have
a gymnasium big enough to take care
of the crowd that undoubtedly would
wish to see the contest. Last week they
had to turn away several hundred per-
sons and tonight probably will find the
same situation. To get seat 1t may
be necessary to camp in some chair
for an hour or more before the game
begins.
Coach Jim Pixlee secuted the De
Paul team out at Catholic University
and has real respect for it. PiXlee said
after the game that he had thought
the Chicago five would be strong, as it
has in its membership two or three
chaps who took part in the national
scholastic tournament two or three
years ago.
THIS De Paul basket ball team has
L in its lineup one of the most ac-
curate shots seen here this season,
and he used one play that apparently
was something of a personal trick and
which no player could accomplish other
than one Just as fast and just as quick
at starting and stopping. Within Is
feet of the basket he would suddenly
dart toward the basket, and the man
playing a pivot position would turn and
fake to toss him the ball in way that
would lead him for an underline basket
shot 1t was done so cleverly that the
Catholic University man guarding
would turn to rush under the basket,
either to block the pass or to break up
the shot But instead of continuing
toward the basket the De Paul player
would stop just about as suddenly as it
is humanly possible for anybody to stop,
make two very quick steps back, take
the pass and shoot Almost every time
the play was tried there was clear
shot for the basket, and several times
the ball was dropped through the net
without touching the ring.
THE De Paul team is using what COM
l. monly is known in basket ball as
the Meanwell system. system Of
play developed by DR.. Walter Meanwen
at the University of Wisconsin, with
some variations. However, unlike the
Meanwell style of play, practically all its
shots were taken from the same spots
on the floor There were three places
from which it made most of its at
temptS at goals. Whether this was
weakness in the c. U. defense or the
places from which the De Paul players
habitually shoot is not known, but they
should never score against George
of play. The De Paul team showed lit
tie ability to shoot from the left side OF
the basket, except from spot about 10
or II feet diagonally out. The other
two places it let go the ball were just
to the right of under the basket and
from the right-Side court, tor 10 feet
out.
Catholic University simply did not
have the kind of material to play sue
cessful basket ball against such a group
of players as were presented by De Paul.
If Coach Cotton could take the men
c. U. has and beat a team like that
from Chicago he would be performing
q coaching miracle. and. despite what
good many people think, coaching
miracles just do not happen.
University of Maryland continued to
go along a winning way when 1t took
Johns Hopkins into camp. At that,
Hopkins probably presented against
Maryland its strongest eleven in years.
Perhaps Hopkins right now is stronger
that it ever has been in basket ball.
Hopkins had previously defeated Loyola,
which whipped Maryland by one point,
and more interest than usual was CEN
tered in the game.
MARYLAND is fortunate in having two
good centers, and a good center almost
makes a basket ball team, If the other
material is fairly good. In Vincent,
sophomore, and Norris, senior, the OLD
Line school has men good enough to
prevent Coach Shipley having many
worries as far as that position is con-
cerned. Very little difference is notice
able in the play of TIE two men. VIM
cent seems a little faster and perhaps
a shade better on offense, while Norris
has something Of margin on defense.
II Catholic University had three tall
rangy men TO use with Sheary and
White it would have an exceptionally
good basket ball tean-that is, the
three tall rangy men were good as in
diViduals. Both these men are fighters,
with their whole hearts in the game
every minute Other players are fighters,
too, but simply do not have the anlllty
OF Sheary and White.
University Of Maryland players unite
in saving that Virginia has the strong
est team they have played this year.
And. furthermore. they say IT IS one
of the best coached teams they ever
have met Spectators at the Virginia
Maryland game at Charlottesyllle last
week are of the opinion it was the great
est game ever played in that city. The
Old Liners are not looking ahead with
any too much optimism to the game
when Virginia comes up here in Febru-
ary. At Charlottesville both schools
scored the same number Of goals from
the floor, and Maryland won only on lts
better shooting of fouls.
No other two victories that could have
been scored by local schools would have
met with such general approval Of bas-
ket ball fans as Gallaudet's defeat OF
Baltimore University and American
University's Of Navy. Both schools play
under severe handicaps in the matter OF
material and hardly ever does either
have the men to choose from that do
opposing teams. Their victories are
victories that really deserve praise.