Evening star., 1936-01-05
Busy Week for Collegiate Basket Ball Teams Sees MARYLAND Ma
OLD LINERS PLAY.
Y. N. |. IN OPENER
is Tits Slated, With Halt
Here-G. w. Will Resume
Tomorrow Night.

~ TUDDED with an array OF
former District scholastic sat
telites and augmented by the
~ return of Vic Willis, 6-foot-4-
inch center who reconsidered his de-
cision to forsake basket ball. the Uni
versity of Maryland's tossers will make
their 1886 debut Tuesday against
v. NJ. T. at College Park at 8 o'clock.
Maryland, George Washington and
Wilson Teachers, with three games
each during the week, lead local col
legiate passers into heavy schedule
of l6 games, half of which will be
played on local courts.
Waverly Wheeler and Fred "Knocky"
Thomas, former Tech High School
aces, have joined Willis, Al Waters,
Bernie Buscher and Charlie Keller,
returning letter men. to give Coach
Burton Shipley bright outlook
despite the loss of the fiashy Bill
Guckeyson, Ed Daily, Jack Stone
braker and Coleman Headley, who
decided to abandon basket ball to de-
vote more time to studies or for other
reasons.
Probable Terp Starters.
WHILE Shipley has not definitely
awarded starting berths, Waters,
formerly of Eastern, and Bernie Bu-
scher, who learned to dribble at West
ern, probably will be given the for
ward posts, with Willis at center, and
Charley Keller, stocky home run king
OF the Terp base ball team, and
Thomas at guards.
Wheeler, Bill Bryant, Ben Allen and
John Mccarthy give the Terrapin
tossers strong reinforcements. any of
which can step into a regular as
signment without materially weaken
ing the team. Bryant saw service
under Bert Coggins at Central, while
Mccarthy halls from Eastern.
Allen. tall. husky forward from the
Pharmacy School in Baltimore has
been practicing with the squad during
the holidays but now will be able to
be on hand only for actual games He
is expected to see much action as a
substitute. Norwood Sothoron and
Fred Scheele, letter-winning reserves
last year, have been graduated.
Last to Make Start.
MARYLAND will be the last of the
Districts quints tc get started,
George Washington, Catholic Uni
Versity, Georgetown. American Uni
versity, Wilson Teachers and Gallau-
det having inaugurated their seasons.
The Colonials get back into action
tomorrow night against Oglethorpe at
the George Washington gym at 8
O'Clock.
Wednesday Catholic University will
travel to Emmitsburg, Md. to face
Mount st. Mary'S, while George Wash
ington will journey to Wake Forest to
meet the Deacon basketers. Wilson
Teachers will play the only local game,
clashing with the Y. NJ. C. A. on the Y
court.
Hoyas Are RevengefuI.
GEORGETOWN, still smarting under
its extra period defeat by Temple,
will visit st. Johns of Brooklyn Thurs
day. while the Wilson Teachers Owls
again will hold the local spotlight,
meeting Lynchburg College
G. w. will face Elon, Catholic Uni
versity will oppose st. Josephs and
American University will play Lynch
burg College in Fridays home tits,
with Maryland playing Washington
Lee. Georgetown squaring off against
Manhattan College and Gallaudet
matching shots with Maryland State
Normal on foreign courts.
In Saturdays games, Gallaudet plays
Baltimore University here. with Mary
land at v. M. I. and Wilson Teachers
at Shenandoah.