Evening star., 1932-01-26
OLD LINERS HOSTS
TO CADETS TONIGHT.
George Washington Shows
Punch in DiSpoSing CT
De Paul, 35 to 28.
BY II. c. BYRD,
BY II. c. BYRD.
V IRGINIA MILITARY INSTI-
" TUTE'S basket ball team
con1eS this waV tDdaV on

V comes this way today on
a two-game trip. Tonight
the Cadets meet Maryland in
Ritchie Coliseum and tomorrow go
to Annapolis to play Navy. The
v. M. I.-Maryland contest begins
at BIS, while the V. M. I-Navy
game is at 4 o'clock.
Down at Lexington 10 days ago
Maryland won from V. M. I. by great
spurt after the first 10 minutes Of play.
When that game was about 10 minutes
OLD the Old Line five was on the short
end of 12-to-1 count, with the out
look anything but bright. In the lat
ter stages, though, the Gold and Black
played much better basket ball and
wound up with victory.
Maryland ought to win tonight, as it
has one of the best teams it has ever
Surned cut, perhaps the best. V. M. I.
though, If It were to perform as it did
in the first half down at Lexington,
probably would give the local school
one Of the rudest jolts it ever got on
basket ball hoor.
GEORGE WASHINGTON has a good
VI basket ball team, and If it loses
any game this season on its own
floor it will be a surprise. The Colo
mails have the knack of getting to the
right place at the right time and have
their passes and shots timed far bet
ter than anv opposing five ever will
have. But, be that as it NAV, there
is not the least doubt that the Buff
and Blue has a five that should prove
exceptionally difficult for any team it
meets snv time or anywhere.
Ir Burgess and Parrack the local
school has two experienced and fast
playing forwards and in Chambers and
Zahn guards Of first rank. Hertzler
at center is hardly up to the standard
Of the other men, but nevertheless is
a good player. Coach jim P;Xlee has
worked these five men into about the
mos capable team George Washing
ton ever has had. not excepting the old
days. Comparatively speaking, the
basket bali team is a better rorlbina-
tion than the eleven Of last Fall.
TIE PAUL UNIVERSITY finished the
H. first half with r ! point lead on
George Washington last night. but
could not hold the ADVANTAGE. Early
in the srcond half the ColonialS pulled
sWsv end were never thereafter hosd ded.
0nre or twice 1t seemed the visitors
might get bark on even terms. but /
when thew pulled up fairly close the
local FIVE was able to pull itself together
and secure q good lead.
That De Paul five was not a mean
opponent. In general floor play it
seemed every bit es good as George
Washington, but in dropping the ball
through the basket for points, which,
quite measure up.
George Washington got away with
one play consistently all evening that
seemed too simple to work more than
once against experienced men. 1t was
an easy variation Of the old forward
to forward play. with BURGESS making
the shot and time after time he had
a clear fling at the basket. Maybe it
some Of the old trick plays in base
ball when tried in the big league games,
SO old they are new and work.
TOOL, fast. and able every minute,
~ Arthur Zahn, George Washington
guard, is one Of the most valuable
PLAYERS on anv team in the District. HIS
performance last night against De Paul
was brilliant, and George Washington
is fortunate in having him in its
lineup.
1t is doubtful if any team in this
section has two men as tall as Parrack
and Hertzler Of George Washington.
n the writer is any judge of height,
the former must stand somewhere
around 6 feet 4 and the latter close to
feet s.
Basket ball. players Of that height
and with such long reach have great
physical advantage over shorter men
with less reach.
SUMMARY of last nights game: