Evening star., 1932-01-23
FIVE LOCAL TEAMS
FACE STURDY FOES
American, Catholic, Mary
land, GaIIaudet and @. u.
In Action Today.
BY n. C. BYRD.

~ yHILE, of the five local
. w colleges that have basket
Y ball games tonight
American University Is
the only one scheduled to meet
one of the so-called big schools,
the other four are just as likely
to have hard shedding. George
town, Catholic University, Gal
laudet and Maryland have op-
ponents not regarded as out
standing, yet all have good quintS
and should be difficult to defeat.
Temple University, De Paul Uni
versity OF Chicago, Baltimore Uni
versity and Johns Hopkins have
strong outfits capable of battling
down to the last ditch in most of
their games.
Catholic University and Gsllaudet
play on their home floors, but even
with that advantage are pretty likely
to find the way to victory beset with
all kinds of difficulties. De Paul Uni
versity gave up foot ball last Fall, but
announced that it would pay special
attention to basket ball. And out in
that section basket ball generally is of
g higher grade than here. Baltimore
University probably will place on the
floor q considerably more experienced
i've than GaIlaudet.
Temple University, Georgetown's op-
ponent, has been coming right along in
sll branches of athletics and in basket
ball is not weaker comparatively, than
in other sports. 1t should give George
town lively evening And the same
thing is true of Johns Hopkins against
Maryland. Hopkins whipped Loyola,
which won from Maryland, and has
more than hope Of trimming the Old
Liners. Anyway, Hopkins has the best
five 1t has shown in many years, per-
haps since 1t first put out basket ball
team.
American University realizes 1t has a
great chance to win place in the sun
in its game with Navy. The local
school has one of the strongest qIints
that have worn its colors. OF course,
Navy, whipped by Maryland wednes-
day night will be tough team to
meet, even for much larger school
than American University. But, even
so, there is no doubt that American U.
has one Of the best chances it has eyer
had TO make a good showing at An
napolis.
a TELET1CS have such an impor-
IA tant place In the life of the mod
3 ern university that no longer is it
necessary to defend them, as they have
certain values well recognized in the
educational world, according to brief
remarks made last night by President
R A. Pearson at a banquet to the
Maryfsnd foot ball team, given by him
st the Cosmos Club. And President
Pearson paid q high compliment to
athletics in his own university, when
he said that he believed athletics In
the University of Maryland had at
tanned place reached at few other
institutions, in that none of the diff
culties often encountered in the opera
ton Of athletics is present.
Athletics generally are recognized
to have such values in university life
that university presidents and faculty
members no longer find 1t necessary to
defend them" said President Pearson.
'~T'he value of athletics Is wholly poten-
tisl, though, and the extent to which
this potential value is made available
depends on the ideals Of the athletes
and the institution itself. And / am
happy to say that at the University
OF Maryland We seem not to have the
difficulties that beset many Of our sister
institutions
All members of the foot ball squad
of last Fall were present at the dinner,
with the coaches Of all teams and mem
bers Of the athletic board The only
other guests were Jimmy Burns, presi-
dent Of the m" Club Gordon Zirnmer-
man, editor Of the Student Paper, and
Or. w. w. Skinner, member of the
Board of Regents and quarterback on
one Of the Maryland teams back in the
riineties.
At the conclusion Of the dinner Jack
Norris, end on the eleven last Fall, got
up and, after expressing appreciation
Of the players, on behalf of the squad
presented President Pearson with a
desk set.
II EPORTS have it that the basket
n ball game in which Maryland won
from virginia Thursday night al
Charlottesville was one of the most
brilliant ever played in the Virginia
gymnasium. incidentally, the Virginia
gym was packed TO the roof with
spectators. Both schools scored IL goal:
from the floor and Maryland won en-
tireiy on its greater accuracy in shoot.
ing fouls. Both Virginia and Maryland
apparently have about as good teams a!
they have ever turned out.