Evening star., 1934-02-05
TWO GAMES OPEN
BIG COURT WEEK
Maryland Stages Basket
Ball and Boxing Card
for c. c. c. Lads.
BY H. C. BYRD.
. EORGE WASHINGTON

~ LOyOla OF Baltimore,
both on local floors, tonight
usher in about the fullest week
in intercollegiate competition of
the whole Winter season.
Tomorrow and Thursday only one
contest is scheduled for each day, but
at least three are to take place every
other night.
The local universities should be VIC
tors in tonights games, although it is
possible for one team to slip over a
jolt at the most unexpected times.
However, George Washington has
shown good enough form to warrant
Q prediction it should beat its oppo-
nent from West Virginia, and unless
Catholic University plays good deal
worse basket ball than it has been
playing it also should come out on
top.
The George WaShington-DaviS e.
kins game is to take place in the
George washington gymnasium, while
Catholic University's meeting with
Loyola is at Brookland.
While a good many contests are
listed this week not many of them are
particularly attractive. Some games
may exceed expectations, but as a
whole the schedule from now until
Saturday night does not seem impos-
ing, to say the best of it. 1t may be
that the best game of all will be that
Friday night in the Tech High gym
nasium between Georgetown and St.
Johns of Brooklyn. N Y. If one
standout of the week had to be picked
that would be it.
The Virginia. Maryland game usually
Is one of the best of the season, and
Virginia may put one over on the Old
Liners, but so far its team has lost so
many times that it does not have a
high enough position in the section to
command the attention that a VIM
ming five gets. George Washington
may run into more of Snag with
Davis-ElkinS than 1t looks for, Mary
land may catch a Tartar in Rich
mond, or any game listed may de-
velop into a great struggle, but on the
face of the card for the week there
does no appear to be anything Of
more than average interest.
c. C. c. Lads to Box.
NNE of the events scheduled this
~ week should be patronized, no
matter what its caliber, because
Of the purpose for which it is to be
held. Out at College Park the Uni
versity of Maryland is to stage a
basket ball game and boxing match,
the proceeds of which are to be given
to the Beltsville and Elkridge C. c. c.
camps. The basket ball game is to be
between Maryland and Western Mary
land, with the boxing match between
the Beltsville and Elkridge camps
Recently these camps held dual
meet, and 1t was one of the most at
tractive athletic contests staged
around here in a long while. Each
camp had its cheering section. and nc
greater enthusiasm ever was shown at
any kind of any athletic contest. A
fighter, representing one of the camps
was knocked out and detail from the
other camps cheering section imme-
diately proceeded to blow taps over
him. It was all in good fun, though,
and was taken good naturedly. There
are about $50 men in each camp, and
considerable rivalry has been devel-
oped between them. The proceeds OF
the night will be given to the two
camps to help out their athletic funds
and to enable them to buy equipment
Tor athletics.
GaIlaudet Gets Going.
TT is worthy of more than passing
notice that Gallaudets basket ball
team whipped American University
Saturday, the first time in about 10
years. The Kendall Green men de-
serve real credit for their victory, and
American University undoubtedly is
glad to accord them every respect OF
the vanquished for the conqueror.
Georgetown did not leave any doubt
as to its superiority over Bucknell
when 1t ran up one Of the biggest
scores ever made here in a major
game. When a school like George
town scores more than so points
against an opponent generally re-
garded as being in its own class then
that team is playing real basket ball
sven If the opponent may not quite
measure up to its usual standard.
With Catholic University Friday night
oone back against Navy Saturday and
was badly defeated in game it prob
ably would have had fair chance to
win had it not been under the sched-
vile handicap. Berries of Navy scored
a1 points. an exceptional performance
In a basket ball game between sup
posedly evenly matched teams and in
3 game in which instructions unqueS-
tionably were given to look after him
especially.
Scouting Is Big Help.
TN ONE respect basket ball Is get
ting to be almost in a class with
foot ball scouting. At matter
ef fact, scouting and opportunity te
make special preparation to meet a
particular opponent is just as valuable
on the court as on the gridiron. Last
Saturday morning Coach Shipley OF
Maryland remarked: Johnny Wilson
Navy coach, has secuted us and has
had q chance to get ready for us, and
we've had no opportunity to do any
thing to get ready for Navy, and that's
In advantage I'm afraid we cannot
overcome" Results proved Shipley
knew what he was talking about.
Southern Conference colleges are
putting up good fights against Vir.
Rinia, but not one Of them ever seem:
sble to get together a boxing team
good enough to win.
Virginia has developed morale anc
prestige in that sport that certainly is
Inconsistent with the statement some
times made that Virginia does no
have fighting teams. Virginia boxers
meet the best men of other universe
ties in that sport and their wonderful
record of victories is sufficient to at
test their courage and fighting hearts
fghting hearts being here used to in
dicate something just little highe
than ordinary courage and morale
II Virginia develops for its other team
the same campus prestige that boxing
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