Evening star., 1932-02-07
HOYAS' AND CARDS
FACE TOUGH FOES
Both Contests on Tomorrow.
Eagle Streak Threatened
in ST. Johns Game.
BY III. c. BYRD.
Y VEST VIRGINIA and Buck,
l III nell send their baSke'
v Y ball teams here tOmOr

Y Y ball teams here tomor-
row to play Georgetown
and Catholic University. Both
games are to begin at 8 o'clock,
Georgetown at the Tech High
gym and Catholic UniverSity's at
BrOOkland.
1t is said that West Virginia
has one Of the strongest tiVeS 1t
has turned out in long while.
That section of the country ly-
ing around the upper end of West
Virginia, the western END OF
PENNSYLVANIA and the eastern
side of Ohio is a hOtbed of baS-
ket ball and some great players
are developed there.
Pittsburgh Iaat year had one OF the
greatest teams in the Nation, and west
Virginia seldom is far behind the others.
West Virginia. seldom. almost never,
has a poor team in any sport. OSuaAy
il is able to hold its own in almost any
kind of competition among the colleges,
and in basket ball is not different from
what it is generally
Buckneu has about the same distinc-
ton. 1t seldom turns out team that
is not worth while. In fact, 10 put the
situation bnlntlv. both West Virginia
and Bucknell usually are so strong that
sometimes they have difficulties getting
their schedules filled. Net many schools
are anxious to take them on.
ITO oppose West Virginia and Buck
nell, GEORGETOWN and Catholic Uni
yersitv have teams that at times
are brilliant. Georgetown has not only
been brilliant at times. but also has
record for consistently good play thaI
seldom is achieved by team that loses
the majority of its games. The Blue
ard Gray, under Fred MeSmerS Ccacn-
ing. has played about as good basket
ball as any of its opponents, but seems
lust barely to miss being exceptionally
good. When a team loses to gocd teams
by one point or two points there is not
enough difference to give the victor much
room for glee. not while the game Is IN
progress, anyway.
Catholic University is not as consist
ent as Georgetown, though its per-
formances on two or three occasions
probably have been as good as George
towns record generally. II 1t CHICKS
against Bucknell throughout the whole
contest it may aStOniSh even its TRENDS,
but if it gives an in-and-Out eXhlbltlon
then it is not likely 10 Wln.
Either game that local followers OF
the sport elect to watch should be worth
the time.
A MEXICAN UNIVERSITY stands in
a danger Of taking its first defeat OF
the season tomorrow night in its
rame at Annapolis with st. Johns.
The MethodiStS must meet St. johns on
a floor with which the latter Is per-
fpctlv familiar, which is an advantage
that NAV be worth a good deal. And,
in connection with this, it must be
remembered that the local school was
able to beat St. Johns by only
points when the latter played here. II
American U. gets by tonight's test
without a loss Chalked up against II
then 1t should stand fair Chance OF
going through undefeated.
No basket ball game is scheduled
Tuesday night, but Catholic Universlty.S
boxing team again enters the ring, tins
time against the University OF Miami.
The Brooklander'S hope to score an
other victory. 1t is understood there
will be no heavyweight fight but two
fights between lightweightS.
"WEDNESDAY night Catholic Uni
w versity journeys to Charlottesvllle
to play Virginia, While Maryland
tries conclusions with Washington Col
lege in the only game on a local moor.
Virginia apparently is a stronger tVe
than than c. u, and Washington Col
lege usually gives Maryland an evening
Of Nightmares Washington College Is
a school of 200 students over on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. once
gave George Washington a diploma
but it certainly is the terror OF the
other colleges IN Maryland in basket
ball. Last year at Maryland it whipped
the Old Line five by l point, scoring
that on foul that was thrown after
the game was over. The foul was called
lust about a second before the gun went
off to mark the end Of time. Had 1t
not been for that foul the game would
have gone an extra period.
Catholic University remains in VIZ
ginia over Thursday to play Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and in that game
may be up against much more dill |
cult evening than it expects. Whatever
V P. I. may do on foreign floors, when |
its quint gets back on the floor at
Blacksburg in its own ballWlcK' IL Is
about as hard to beat as any other.
INHEN the University Of Pitts0urgn ,1Igat
w comes mere fIludy W IliCOL /
Georgetown, local followers of .
basket ball will get a chance to see one .
of the best teams in the country Last /
wear Pitt generally was regarded as one /
of two or three outstanding fives.
The same night Maryland will pre- /
sent another double bill, with Western .
Maryland College as its opponent III .
basket ball and st. Johns in boxing. .
Saturday night what is pretty sure .
TO be one of the best basket ball battles
of the season will take place here be-
tween Maryland and Virginia. The
Charlottesville quint, according TO .
Maryland players, is rated as the most
dangerous in the section. Down at
Charlottesville while back. Maryland
and Virginia each scored II goals from
the floor. but Maryland won on superb
ority in foul shooting.
The same night Gallaudet goes over
to American University. George Wash
ington entertains Baltimore university
on its home floor, and the Loyola team
OF Baltimore comes over to meet Ben
iamin Franklin University in the Teen
High gymnasium
While all these basket ball games are
going on Saturday night, Georgetown
and Catholic University will have their
track squads in the MeadoWbrooK
games in Philadelphia.
MT. RAINIER HIGH BUSY