Trackmen Compete Dr. Von Eckerman Mask and Bauble Lebanon Valley in Two Meets Speaks at F
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VOL. IV GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 15, 1923 No. 17 TRACKMEN COMPETE DR. VON ECKERMAN MASK AND BAUBLE LEBANON VALLEY IN TWO MEETS SPEAKS AT F. S. CAST CHOSEN LOSES TO G. U. Championship Relay Team to Learned Swedish Scholar Lee- College Thespians to Present Captain Flavin's Team Displays Defend Record at tures on Industries of "Merchant of Venice" Exceptional Basket Buffalo. Native Land. in Gaston Hall. Accuracy. The coming Saturday looms up as one On Friday evening, February 9th, at The "Merchant of Venice," by the In a speedy display of clever floor of the most important on Georgetown the Foreign Service School, Dr. Bergsin- members of the Mask and Baudle Club, work and passing the Georgetown Uni- University's indoor track schedule, for gnior Harry von Eckermann, of Ljusue, is being rehearsed every Saturday and versity five decisively defeated the Leb- the Blue and Bray runners will be called Sweden, spoke on the timber and iron in- Sunday afternoon. The coach, Mr. anon Valley basketers 36 to 19, Friday upon to defend two titles won last year, dustries of his native land. His Ex- Charles W. O'Connor, has selected for evening in Ryan gymnasium. Capt. and Coach O'Reilly will be faced with cellency, Captain Wallenberg, the Min- the cast: Flavin's team was in the lead from the the problem of sending representatives ister from Sweden, made a brief intro- The Duke of Venice William Kalt opening play and at no time in the con- to two different cities in order to defend ductory speech. Dr. von Eckermann is Antonio John F. D'ailey, Jr. test was the opponent from Pennsyl- last year's standard. Georgetown will Bassanio Louis J. Slattery vania dangerous. one of the most distinguished citizens of Shylock Chas. E. Clifford send a team of runners to the National Sweden and a scholar of high rank. Solanio Paul Reinsel In the opening minutes of the fray Championships at Baffalo, and the Hill- Among the distinguished guests were the Gratiano James McLarney the Blue and Gray quintet ran up a big toppers will also be in attendance at the Ambassador of Chile and many repre- Salanio Frederick B. Reilly lead and maintained it throughout the ^nights of Columbus games in Boston. Lorenzo Thomas Callaghan contest. In the closing minutes of the sentatives of the French, Swedish, Ger- Tubal Thomas Fitzgerald Last year Georgetown tracksters set man, and South American diplomatic Launcelot John A. Goodwin last half an entire second team was a new National A. A. U. record at the corps. The occasion was graced by the Gobbo Bernard M. Wagner rushed into the fray and succeeded both Buffalo meet when a team composed of presence of the ladies of the Swedish Portia J. Gibbons Burke in holding the Lebanon team and in Jessica Cyril Thiel LeGendre, Kinally, Marsters, and Jimmy legation. On Saturday the Regent and amassing a few points to their own Nerissa Henry Helme Connolly showed their heels in new rec- the Secretary of the School, with Colo- credit. The entire cast will attend Walter ord time to such combinations as the nel Alan Goldsmith,. Professor of Eu- Homan, left guard, and Metoxin, right Hampden's production of the "Mer- Illinois A. C, with Joie Ray running rope, were luncheon guests of Captain forward, were the luminaries for the chant" Thursday afternoon. The play anchor; New York A. C, and Columbia. and Madame Wallenberg. Pennsylvania quintet and played well The distance was a medley race of one will be greatly stimulated by this present- throughout the entire entertainment. and seven-eighths miles. With the Continued on Page 3 Otherwise the team passed poorly and Catholic College one-mile relay cham- SOUTH CAROLINA was unable to cage the ball at oppor- pionship hanging in the balance in Bos- tune moments. They missed several ton Coach O'Reilly will have to call DEFEATED 31-14 RIFLE TEAM WINS easy shots and displayed bad judgment upon all his reserve strength as five by trying several pot shots from the quarter-milers will be needed for the Flavin and O'Keefe Feature, IN CLOSE MATCH middle of the floor. night. This is all the more difficult be- Caging Four Baskets The entire first team of the Hilltop- cause of the fact that Charley O'Byrne, Each. Blue and Gray Riflemen Out- pers' aggregation had a field day in the a member of this year's one-mile quartet, shoot M. I. T., basket shooting department. Each of is confined to the college infirmary with The Georgetown University basketball 990-986. the five had at least one goal from an attack of grippe. Last year with tossers easily defeated the University of scrimmage. O'Keefe dropped in four Marsters, Brewster, Kinally and Le- South Carolina quintet Saturday at Ryan The formidable Massachusetts Insti- before he was replaced by Joyce in the Gcnrde running Georgetown took pos- Gym, being on the long end of a 31 to tute of Technology Rifle Team strongly last half of the game. Flavin, Zazzali, forced Georgetown University's target session of the Cardinal O'Connell silver 14 tally. The Hilltoppers were a little and Carney all contributed three baskets riddlers in their effort to gain high cup by defeating their Catholic College off form in the opening period, but came apiece from the floor. Florence sunk honors in the dual match held last week. rivals in this race. back strong in the final stanza and played one from the sidelines. He played a fine Captain Gerald Guilfoyle's local men From the present outlook it would not their usual game. passing game and was at one end of took the contest by a count of 990 to be surprising if a new world's record During the first half baskets were nearly every pass made. Zazzali tossed is established when Georgetown's medley 986. in six from the free-try mark and missed in every possible way and nearly It was a ten-man team contest, with team meets the Illinois A. C. These two every Georgetown attempt at a basket the five highest scores counting. In this Byrne contributed two points out of combinations should endanger the mark proved futile. It was estimated that on match firing was done in the usual prone three chances. of 7 minutes 38 2-5 seconds set by the position, also in the sitting position. The game taken as a whole was a the opening period about twenty -shots Many fine scores were turned in, but All-New York team of 1911. good test for the varsity and gave sev- were missed, although more than half of that of Robert M. McCann, a member Georgetown, with Gaffcy for the 220; them hit the rim. Flavin had excep- of the senior class, was the most out- eral of the second string men a fine Hass at quarter, Marsters to run the tionally bad luck with his shots, missing standing. chance to display their wares in a real half mile, and Connolly at anchor in the several by the smallest possible margins. In both positions fired, over the 50- game. They all played well and from However, he dropped in four pretty bas- mile, will be one of the best combinations foot range, McCann turned in two re- present indications many of them will kets from the floor in rapid succession, markable "possibles." The targets em- of the evening. Gaffey and Hass will be none of them even touching the rim of ployed in this match were posted for ex- be first-stringers in another season. the new men on the team, as Kinally will the hoop. The four scores came within hibition on the rifle team's bulletin board The summary: run on the one-mile team in Boston and a period of about three minutes. on first Healy, and demonstrated su- Georgetown. Lebanon Valley LeGendre was graduated last June. Shortly after the second half opened preme accuracy and excellent marks- O'Keefe started a rampage and caged manship. Flavin R. F Metoxin Gaffey is the old Medford high school the ball from all angles. His and Flavin's Princeton University had originally Florence L. F Wolf boy who last May ran on Georgetown's shooting in the period helped materially been scheduled, but owing to mid-year O'Keefe Center Krause champion 880-yard relay team at the examinations were forced to cancel the in putting the Hilltoppers in the lead. Zazzali R. G Clarkin Penn Carnival. The little fellow has At the end of the first half the score was engagement. In their stead the North- Carney L. G Homan been doing exceptionally well on the new only 13 to 10. ern engineers were booked. Continued on Page 2 Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 3 Continued on Page 2 THE H O Y A LAST OF INTER-HALL SOUTH CAROLINA DEFEATED 31-14 FR0SH BASKETEERS C0NWAY ELECTED TO Continued from Page 1 GAMES PLAYED Carney contributed to his share of the DEFEAT PLEBES LEAD DEBATERS scoring with two counters from scrim- Ryan, Healy, and North Are mage, while Ryan and Byrne sunk one Fast Contest Marked by Shoot- Philonomosian Society Holds basket apiece. Victors in League ing of Egan and Election—Kerwin Vice Play. Wallace and Wright, forwards on the South Carolina quintet, were about the Signer. President. whole opposition, playing a brilliant MULLEDY VS. HEALY. shooting game and doing practically all The Freshman basketball club took the Francis J. Conway, '23, of Detroit, In a closely contested battle between the floor work that was in any way com- third straight game of the season last Mich., was elected to lead the Philono- the Healy and Mulledy quintets, the mendable.