Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-05
MESMER BUILDING
FINE c. i. TEAM
BaSketerS Quickly Respond
to System Followed by
Graduate Coach.
BY H. C. BYRD.


formal competition again
tomorrow night, the former with
Baltimore University at Tech High
gymnasium at $50 o'clock, and
the latter with Quantico Marines
at Quantico. Both local universe
ties realize they may encounter
Snags, but think they ought to
wind up with the margins in their
favor.
The same lineup that started for
Georgetown In the victories over
Mount St. Mary's and Duke probably
will take the floor again. That line
up had Carolan and Connors, forwards;
Murphy, center, and King and O'Neil,
guards.
George Washingtons team for its
reopening already has been announced
as Mulvey and Burgess, forwards;
Hertzler, center, and Zafn and Cham
bers, guards Four Of these five men
were members of the Colonial quint last
season.
EXCEPTIONAL interest attaches to
u the Georgetown game and to its
remaining games also, for that
matter, largely because Of the circum-
stances surrounding the development
of its team. A year ago the Blue and
aray thought it had exceptional ma
ksrjal and looked for a great year, but
SyhsSa the final results were summed up
1t was iutEld that only 5 games Of 81
played were chalked in the won column.
Now with material that seems in
ferior, Blue and Gray supporters firmly
expect a much better quint. And tie
record made in the games with Mount
ST. Mary'S and Duke indicates there IS
some real foundation for the optimism.
Much of the feeling Centers in the
confidence Georgetown has in Freddie
Mesmer, the new coach. Mesmer
PLAYED on Georgetown teams some years
back under Ripley, now coaching at
Yale and was a real star Small OF
stature and physically hardly half as
big as some of the men he played
against, he was brilliant performer,
making up in keen intelligence what he
lacked in physique.
Mesmer is teaching Georgetown men
the professional type Of play, the type
he learned under Ripley and which
proved so successful under Ripley's
regime. His efforts so far have brought
success, and generally Georgetown peo-
pie expect the results that have been
shown so far to be continued
Not that MeSmer Is expected to de-
liver more than a man reasonably
should be expected to accomplish, but
simply because the quiet, yet forceful
way, in which the coach has taken hold
OF his squad has built up feeling of
confidence In his ability to do. And
the players have the same kind Of
confidence in him and are developing
rapidly.
sSIKTE are not going to have world
Wv beating team, we haven't any
right to expect one" said Gabe
Murphy, graduate manager Of athletics,
but from what we have seen of Mes
mer we believe he is going to come
through We do not have as good ma
terial as last year, but I'd be willing
to lay any kind of a bet that we make
a much better record Mesmer does
not have the easiest sailing you could
think of, but so far he certainly is get
ting results"
AS far as Baltimore University is
concerned, Georgetown expects to send
1t back to the Monumental City a de-
feated team, although the Blue and
Gray realizes that it may be up against
a stronger quint than it ordinarily
might expect. Last year the Balti-
moreanS came over here and gave the
local quint a great battle.
TALKING of his game with the
i Quanico Marines. Coach Jim
Pixlee of George Washington ex-
pressed a feeling somewhat akin to
doubt, although admitting that his
team probably would win. Pixlee is
up against a game about which he
knows little Of the opposing five and
has little idea Of the kind of offense
or defense his team must overcome.
That kind Of situation for a coach
really is worse than full knowledge that
the opposing quint is exceptionally
strong.
In all probability a good many stu
dents will make the trip to Quantico
TO watch the play.
The situation in regard to intercol-
legiate sports in some Of the colleges
in this section certainly is unusual, to
say the least, and probably in large
measure reflects the interest and per-
sonality Of the men in charge.
At Virginia, for instance, it has
proved quite impossible to put wrestling
on a satisfactory basis and hardly
enough men could be got out for it to
make up a team. Consequently wres-
Ting has been dropped from Virginia
intercollegiate program On the con-
trary, boxing at Virginia has proved a
great sport and it is difficult to ac-
commodate all the men who want to
try for the team. Such crowds at
IeuQ INe uldJCIlGS dS PACK JI4e gym W
capacity.
At washington and Lee just the OPP
posite is the situation, So many STU
dents go out for wrestling and wreS-
ting is such a popular sport that the
university has difficulty taking care Of
it, from a standpoint OF equipment
and room for practice bouts However
this is not the case with boxing a!
the Generals have difficulty keeping
up interest in it and so far have no,
made any great showing.
The moral of which seems to be ina
the sport which is a great sport at on
school may not be such great sport a
another. most of which probably de
ponds on the ability of the coach
arouse and maintain interest in Wha
he is doing.
Wrestling, incidentally as far as TIT
South is concerned, seems to be haVlnt
a rocky road. Last year the Southern
Conference tournament, scheduled a
Virginia Military Institute was callet
off because there were not enough en-
trants. North Carolina. Washington ant
Lee and Virginia Military Institute ar
about the only schools in this section
due to have teams THU Winter.
Here in Washington Gallaudet
making a desperate effort to revive in
terest in the sport, but is having
hard time because Of its inability to fint
competition.
The college boys Just are not capabl
OF putting on the show that the pro
feSsionas do.