Evening star., 1947-02-17
IS Games Scheduled
Here This Week in
me-Stretch Drive
By MerreII WhittIesey

Inc pOStSeaSon tournament pros
poets of Maryland and George
Washington in the Southern Con-
ference and Catholic U. in the Ma
son-Dixon championship even here
will be a lot clearer after this weeks
15-game college court card is con-
cluded.
To date, of the five District area
teams with tournament possibilities,
American U. is the only one with a
bid clinched. The Eagles are in
third place in the Mason-Dixon
Conference with an 81 standing
and have ambitions of gaining the
top-seeded berth for the MD. g.
team event at Catholic U. March
6-8.
Georgetown had high hopes of
consideration by the ". C. A. A. or
the Madison Square Garden Invita-
ton Committees until the Hoyas
lost to Fordhan1 two weeks ago. But
now with two games with unbeaten
Duquesne remaining, the Hoyas fig
ure a sweep over the Dukes would
place them back in the running.
Eight Teams to Qualify.
Eight teams qualify for the
Southern Conference championship
at Dukes 5000 capacity Field House
at Durham March 6-8 Teams must
play II loop contests to be eligible
The Mason Dixon field at G. U. also
will be the first eight teams, which
must have played eight family games
for eligibility.
Here's a quick rundown of the
post-season prospectus:
Maryland-Currently in a tie for
fifth in the Southern Conference
with GA standing, the Terps play
v. P. I. Thursday and Duke Friday
at College Park. An even break will
just about clinch a berth for the
Terps as their last two games are
with the weakest teams in the con-
ference, the Citadel February 26
and v. M. I. March 1, both at home.
The Terps lost two conference
games by total Of "a points last
week, to G. w. and Richmond.
George Washington-The Colo
malls are worried with their A S. C..
record which places them in a tie
for 9Th. Tomorrow's game with
Richmond at Tech is extremely i'm
portant as the Spiders also are on
the borderline. The Colonials meet
v. P. l. Friday night at Roosevelt
and Duke Saturday afternoon at
Uline. They must win 2 out Of 3
this week. They also finish with
the Citadel February 25) and
V. M. I. (February 49,
American with unbeaten Dela-
ware ineligible for the conference
tournament due to insufficient Ma
son-Dixon games, the Eagles game
with Loyola in Baltimore February
28 probably will decide the top
seeded tournament team and pen
nant winner. If the Eagles win the
Mason Dixon crown, they will 60 to
Kansas City for the N. I. c. A. tour
nament.
SdtuS 1VbI IL 1dCCs
Catholic 1.-THE Cardinals are in
10th place in the Mason Dixon with
a 81 standing and must beat A. U.
tonight or Western Maryland on
Wednesday to stand a chance of
playing hosts to the tournament.
They conclude their league schedule
against Bridgewater February "a
and Washington College February %.
Georgetown: If the Hoyas could
go through the remainder of their
schedule without a defeat, meeting
Scranton, Kings Point, Duquesne
twice, Penn State and Villanova,
they might merit consideration for
the Garden tournament despite a
1875 standing to date. On the basis
of their performances last week,
a sweep for the Hoyas is not too
far fetched
George Washington will be par
ticularly interested in a half dozen
Southern Conference games this
week which find their closest rivals
for one of the last tournament spots
in action. Richmond, in seventh
place, meet VMI in addition to G. w.
Wake Forest, in eight, plays North
Carolina and South Carolina and
Davidson, tied with G. W., meets
Clemson and N. c. State.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE.