Evening star., 1949-02-23
6. U.,11-Game Loser,
Seeks Second Win Of
Year Over Old Foe
By MerreII Whittlesey

Georgetown, which has been
kicked around over the East and
South in losing II games this
year. plays somebody it usually
can beat tonight when it meets
George Washington in the second
game of their intra- city series on
the National Guard Armory court.
The game is supposed to start
at 8:45. 1t may be a trif1e delayed
while Armory attendants remove
the bodies of sportswriters and
sportscasters who are scheduled to
meet in a preliminary that will set
basket ball back so years. The
original intention was to stop the
game after the first basket, but
after looking over the material
the promoters Cancelled the plan,
fearing the game might last for
ever.
In what some folks term the
main attraction" Georgetown is
considered the underdog, although
it holds a 53-49 triumph over the
Colonials. Georgetown has beaten
Maryland twice and a triumph
tonight would give it the Districts
Big Three" title for the second
straight year. If G. w. wins, it
could tie by beating Maryland for
the second time on Saturday night.
American University supporters
have requested a showdown for
the District title but there appears
little likelihood of a playot1 this
year.
Hoyas Ignore Dope.
Georgetown has been the form
sheet underdog in ,fiis series many
times before, however, but has
won four straight and eight out
of the last nine games against
G.. w.. tossing out the 1856
series when both schools had in
formal teams and G. w. won both
games. The modern series stands
at 1916 for the Hoyas, counting
the 1876 series.
The Colonials have won five
straight and for the season show
13 victories and seven defeats.
Georgetown has lost five of its
last six games and has won eight
and lost II to date, although the
Hoyas have played a more diff
cult schedule.
This will be the last home game
for Georgetown's IL punch, Ray
Corley and Tommy O'Keefe. Cor
ley. the playmaker and setshot
artist of the Hoyas, is a senior
while O'Keefe is only junior but
has used up his eligibility. Bill
Cantwell of G. w. will play his last
game against the Hoyas.
Hoya Hoodoo Prevails.
In the first game of this seasons
series, G. w. ran up an 1874 lead
before it realized 1t was opposing
Georgetown and suddenly played
dead. The Hoyas played inspired
ball to come from behind and win
by 4 points.
DOUBLE DRIBBLES-Catholn
University plays its next-to-last
game against Washington College
tonight in Chestertown, and the
Cards need this one badly. A de-
feat would leave the Cards dan
gerously close to elimination from
next weeks Mason-DiXon Confer
ence tournament as they play
Mount st. Mary'S in their last
game Saturday and have lost to
the Mount by 10 points. -. West
ern Maryland. spoiler Of the
Mason-Dixon Conference, prac-
tically clinched tournament
berth by upsetting Mount st.
Mary's last night. and lot of
teams will be sorry to see the
pesky Terrors in the tourna-
American University. which de-
feated Penn State for the first
time in December. hopes to make
it two in a row against the Lions
in tonight's game at State College.
Penn State Is on the upgrade,
having beaten Pitt and Syracuse
In two of its last three games
William and Mary Is inter-
ested in representing this District
in the NA1B tournament at Kans-
as City week after next, but the
Mason-Dixon Conference cham
pion already has been designated
as the representative The
four-team scrap for the last three
places to the Southern Conference
tournament stands like this:
Maryland. 6-6; Wake Forest, 81;
South Carolina, 5-6, and Duke,
5-6. Wake Forest can accept an
invitation If it beats Furman
tonight.