The Washington times., 1937-12-15
Colonidls, Cardinals
Set for Floor Debuts
Baltimore u.
Will Be Test
For CIV.
BY CHICK KENNY

College basketball in the Dis
trict of Columbia will open up
with the well-known inaugural
''bang" tonight as the George
Washington University Colonials
shoot the works in an intracity
embryo featuring the University
of Baltimore in the Tech High
gym with the tap listed for $3.50
o'clock.
In the preliminary joust, the
G. w. frosh will stack UP against
George Washington High School
Of Alexandria at 7:30 o'clock.
Out at Catholic University gym,
the Cardinals battle Shepherd
State at $3.50 o'clock, following a
prelim between the c. U. yearling
five and st. Johns Prep at 1880.
In taking on Baltimore to usher
In their 1898 floor campaign,
the ColonialS barge against a true
and tried foe, which has already
played four games to date ana has
been successful in three of them.
ENvIABLE RECORD
Baltimore University has con-
centrated its athletic endeavors
on the court game during the past
two years, and with Jack Ogden as
coach, has compiled an enviable
record that reached scme sort of
q new high last year, when the
team won 10 out of 81 games.
Consequently, with a record like
that, Baltimore has gone wild
over the team that bids certain to
have its repercuSsion at the gate
here tonight, when a couple Of
hundred B. U. fans journey here
for the game.
The invaders will present a vet
eran team, minus only last years
Maryland State scoring leader,
Capt. Vic Probst. However, the
runner-up to Probst is on hand.
He is Mike Pellino, guard on the
team, who annexed 204 points in
competition last season.
However, George Washington is
not so bad itself, so far as last
seasons record is concerned, and
the class of performers in the
starting lineup tonight indicates.
Last year the ColonialS bagged Is
out Of 20 tilts. and had one of the
standout dribblers of this territory
In Tommy O'Brien, forward star,
who is a starter tonight. In addi-
ton to O'Brien, Coach Bill Rein
hart has Jack Butterworth,
sophomore center find of last sea-
son, and Bob Faris, another lad
Of no mean ability.
NOT so BAD
True, the G. w. quint lost the
services of Milt Shoenfeld and
Ben Goldfaden, guards, but it is
rumored that the two sophomores
who are groomed for tonight's
starting berths pack, really, the
goods. The gents in question are
Arnold Auerbach and George Gar
ber, guards.
So far as the Catholic U. Red
birds are concerned, 1t looks like
the second victory of the season
for the Brooklanders. Shepherd
St&te will open it's season in the
C. U. gym, and although nothing
is known concerning the team, it
is doubtful if the invaders can
thwart the likes of Carroll, Am
brose and Company.
c. u, who generally has one
st&ndout player in its lineup each
year is baSing this seasons role on
Wayne Ambrose, the husky Wor-
cester lad, who scored 20 points
in the opening game Of the season
last week against Maryland State.
In the seasons inaugural the
Cards looked pretty terrible, but
Coach Fod Cotton believes the
team has had sufficient practice
since that time to take a shot at
the basket and come within a foot
or two Of the hoop.
THE LINEUP
No. G. W. BALTIMORE No
sO'Brien ........F ..... Pulvino
Faris ........... F.,.. Reisinger I
II Butterworth ....C..... Wilkinson IA