Evening star., 1936-02-02
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GREAT V|OLETF|VE|
Geneva, Davis and E|kins
Opposes Catholic U. and
George Washington.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

BY BILL DISMER, JR.
r vAND me that book of superla.
tives. professor.
The seasons most interest
i L ing week of college basket
ball, to be climaxed by the appear
ance here of the country's greatest
collegiate five, is at hand, and we'll
have need of all the "ests" in the die
tionary.
For N. Y. u, that paragon of basket
ball, comes to town on Friday to add
Georgetown to its impressive list OF
victims, ana they've called the Violets
everything from the best team IN the
Nation to the fastest thing on the
hardwood.
Even were it not for two chances to
compare Catholic University's five to
George Washington's great quintet
through the games of each with
Geneva and Davis and Elkins, and
even if the annual Maryland-Virginia
game we're not scheduled for College
Park on Thursday night, the week still
would go down in the 1856 season
as the high light of the current court
calendar, due to the stellar attraction
on Friday.
Geneva meets the Colonials tomor-
row night at Tech and the Cardinals
Tuesday night at c. U. Davis and FL
kins repeats the process on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
No Advance Sale Held.
RUT those games. entertaining as
- they may prove, all must fade in
comparison with the N. Y. U.-George-
town fray. which, even at dollar a
head, bids fair to be a sellout. Al
ready Hilltop authorities have received
requests for tickets from all over
Maryland and Virginia. all Of which
have been returned with the advice
Tickets must be bought at the door. |"
There is to be no advance sale of ad-
missions to the game, but doors OF
Techs gym will be open Friday night
at $50 o'clock.
Winner Of II straight games. unde-
once in the last three years, N. Y. U.
has favored Georgetown by making It
one of the only two teams it meets
away from New York this season. The
Violets' brief tour" winds up against
Temple in Philadelphia on Saturday
night.
How extensively Howard Cams
greats have extended their superiority
over the rest of the country this year
is seen from their record. which in
cludes victories over California, the
Pacific Coast champions; Purdue, the
cochamps of the Big Ten; Kentucky,
cochamps of the Southeastern Confer
ence, and North Carolina, cochamps
Of the Southern Conference.
Only Purdue was able to give the
New Workers battle, losing, 43-41.
early in the season. Carolina, re-
putedly one of the South's best teams,
was not even in the running after the
first 10 minutes, losing, 55-33, while
Kentucky's hopeful" invader Of the
Violets' garden was submerged. 41-28.
If Georgetown holds the score to re-
spectacle figures it will be doing all
that any one could ask.
Geneva No Push-Over.
THAT won't be such an easy game
for G. w. tomorrow night and
c. U. on Tuesday. Geneva, the weeks
first foe for each, holds a decision
over City College Of New York this
season, and c. G. N. Y.'s defeats have
been few and far between.
But George Washington is banking
on its Terrible Trinity, which has
carried it to victory in out of 10
games this season, and especially upon
Hal Kiesel, whom recent check-up
revealed as the possessor of an I'M
usually high percentage in goal Shoot
ing. Whereas the average college for
ward cages between IS and 40 per
cent of his tries, Kiesel has made good
on exactly 54 per cent of his goalward
tosses this year, although third in
scoring to his teammates, Tommy
OBrien and Ben Goldfaden.
O'Brien, incidentally, has averaged
nearly 10 points a game, his 90 points
tn 10 tussles topping Goldfaden by II.
c. u, meanwhile, is hoping to get
back into winning stride after rather
disastrous results the last two times
out. Having dropped their last two
games, the Cardinals today boast only
four victories in eight starts. They are
fearing Davis and Elkins just as much |
as Geneva, however, the West Vir-
ginians having dropped but two out Of |
IA games this season, during which |
they have scored 748 points.