Evening star., 1943-03-22
Hoya Basketers
Look 10 NCAA
Title Tourney
c. u. Nine Is Toi|inq;
G. w. and American
Debating Baseball

The spring sports season for
Washington and nearby colleges
opens on Thursday when the Uni
versity Of Maryland lacrosse team
under Coach Al Heagy plays Drexel
Tech at College Park.
Georgetown basket ball team Is
hanging onto the winter season with
its squad in New York readying for
Its start against New York u. on
Wednesday in the NCAA tourna-
ment and the Hoyas hope to con-
tinue with basket ball until March
30, when the Eastern and Western
winners meet for the NCAA title.
The Hoya baseball team has
dropped practice until the middle
of next week because of spring va
cation, but Catholic US team will
continue workouts this week in
preparation for its opening game
early in April
Whether to have baseball at
George Washington and American
U. still is being debated. American
definitely will have a big tennis
schedule, however. with Gus Kali
jarvi handling the squad this year
instead of Doc Bill Holton. who
is on leave.
Hoya Five Drills Today.
George Washington's chances of
having baseball were hurt when
Maryland definitely decided to dis
continue this spring. Southern
Conference teams that would be
willing to come here for games
against both the Colonials and Old
Liners might not think it worth
while to make the trip for only
one game.
Coach Elmer Ripley is sending his
G, U. cage team through a practice
session against Toledo in New York
today and hopes to pick up an
other scrimmaga for tomorrow,
Toledo happens to be in New York
for the national invitation tourney.
also running at the Garden. If
Georgetown topples N. Y. U. on
Wednesday. it will meet the winner
of Wednesdays other game, Dart
mouth against De Paul, for the East
ern title on Thursday.
The G. U.-N. Y. U. meeting rates
As tossup, although New Workers
who remember Georgetown's poor
showing against st. Johns recently
may back the Violets. They haven't
too good a record before the home
folks either. however, and they. too.
lost to st. Johns.
Fills Gap at Goal.
Maryland's lacrosse team NAV not
be up to the strength it showed in
the 1912 spring and summer cam
palgns, but it will be good. A big
gap appears to have been bridged
by putting Bill Taylor. letterman
mldfielder in goal in place of Jim
FORBES, last seasons star netminder.
who Is in school but can't find time
to play. Taylor played goal in both
lacrosse and hockey while at Nc
Donogh School in Baltimore.
The other Old Line starters
against Drexel probably will be Jack
Dittmar, Lloyd Mallonee and How
ard Keller. close defense: Bill Tar
bert, John Hoyert and Otis Lund-
vail, mid1elders, and Eddie Looper.
Bob Stockbridge and Bob Case. close
attack. Mallonee. Lundvall, Looper
and Case are sophs but the others
are lettermen.
Mel UndelwitZ. goalie: Warren
Fireman and Jack de Rowan. de-
fense: Bill Ruppersberger, mid
fielder, and Eddie johnson and Car
rol Rowny attack, are the leading
reserves. Rowny is the only letter
man of this group.
c. u. Needs Pitchers.
Catholic VI baseball team NAV be
ready for a practice game late this
week. Coach Shorty Hughes needs
pitchers, standard complaint. but
he is getting some of the infleld and
outfield problems solved. First base.
a woeful spot on the Cardinal team
last year-practically every one in
Brookland played there at one time
Or another-will be handled by Al
sondheimer. Washington boy who
made a real athletic reputation at
Charlotte Hall. and Bill De Soto, a
transfer from Cornell.
Bill Connolly is developing into a
good third baseman and the catch
ing Job is between John Mercak and
Jim Charity. both holdovers from
last years team.
Steve Limenak, who tried both
Stitching and the outfield for awhile
last season. is back as pitching
candidate and among the other
would be hurlers who might take
over are Jack Strab and Paul Miller.