Evening star., 1940-12-15
Oklahoma AgGW Brush light Weeks Smart College Here
Clemson Among
Big Fives Invading
Capital Floors
Cards to Open Campaign
Friday; Hoyus TroveI;
Terps in Two TiIts

Three touring basket ball squads
two Southern Conference big
timers and one from the Southwest
stop off at Washington this week
to high-light a seven-game collegi-
ate program. Three out-of- town
engagements will wind up the pre-
holiday schedule for Washington
and nearby schools.
Clemson and Duke invade from
the Southland, the Tigers to play
Maryland in Baltimore on Thursday
and George Washington at Tech on
Friday and the Blue Devils for en-
gagements with Catholic U. Friday
and George Washington Saturday.
Feature game of the week, however,
probably will be that between Okla
homa A. and M. and George WASH
ington on Wednesday at Riverside,
first collegiate encounter on this
newest of Washington courts.
In the other games here, the busy
Colonials play their first of four
contests this week tomorrow night
against Davidson at Tech. Johns
Hopkins visits Maryland on Tues
day and Penn Military plays at
American U. on Wednesday. George
town has two out-of- town engage
ments, meeting Loyola of Chicago
tomorrow and Canisius at Buffalo
on Wednesday, Gallaudet and Will
son Teachers already have closed
their books until after the holidays.
Aggies Again Powerful.
The Oklahoma Aggies are in the
midst of another tour similar to the
one last season when they swept
through with five straight Eastern
victories, part of 25-game unde-
feated streak during the regular sea-
son that brought them the Missouri
Valley Conference championship. In
post-season encounters, however,
they managed to drop three games
for seasons total of 26 wins out
of % played.
Coached by Henry Iba, the Okla
homa Aggies stand among the top
collegiate quintets and will be de-
cided favorites over even a very
good G. w. team. The team is not
as well balanced or stocked with as
manv veterans as was last years
wonder quint, greatest in the schools
history, but still promises to be po-
tent. Two f1rst-string members
have returned-Gene Smelser and
Vern Schwertfeger-along with five
other letter men and number of
experienced reserves.
Clemson, which furnishes opposi-
ton this week for George Washing
ton and Maryland, is in its first year
under Coach Rock Norman and is
without the services of several of
last years stars. notably all-Amer-
lea Banks McFadden, but it prom
ises to be factor in the Southern
Conference race this year.
Five letter men are on the team
and two Of them, Capt. Stanley Lam
caster and Henry Buchanan, were
members Of the team which two
years ago captured the loop title.
Clemson Strong In Reserve.
With Whitley Graham, Russell
Abee and Walter Williams, they
form Norman's starting quint this
year. Only two of these players are
6-footers, but the lack of height is
balanced by good reserve strength
that makes Clemsons team a swift
moving outfit that may be one of
the best in Dixie.
Dukes prospects for the season as
vet are undetermined since the Blue
Devils don't open their schedule un-
til Tuesday before coming here late
this week. Capt. Glenn Price has
been slowed by an old knee injury,
but he likely will be ready for the
Friday game which opens Catholic
University's season.
Others to be used against the Car
dinals and George Washington on
Saturday are Eddie Smokes, Chuck
Holley, Cy Valasek and Bill Mock
Other good lads in reserve are Bill
McCahan, Ray Brown and Hap
Sphular, all of, whom were on the
team last year.
Georgetown's team is leaving
Washington today for its game to-
morrow at Loyola of Chicago and
will not return until after Wednes-
days game against Canisius in Buf-
falo. These will be the last games
for the Hoyas before the holidays
and they go armed with a record of
two victories in three starts.
Players making the trip with
Coach Elmer Ripley are Capt. Irving
Rizzi, Francis OGrady, Jim Giebel,
Russ Miller, George Pajak, Ken En-
gels, Bill Bornheimer, Jim Herman,
Don Martin and Charley Schmidt.