The Washington times., 1906-01-16
CHAPEL PRESENTS
ITS SIDE Of CASE
Epiphany Instructor Tells
How Fight Started.
COMPLICATED SITUATION
a. A. U. Officials Active and Car
roll Feels It's a Victim of a
Bad Name.

Frank Huseman, the old wrestler an,
present physical instructor at tn,
Epiphany Chapel gymnasium. has taker
exception to some OF the statements con
corning the basketball game betweeI
Epiphany Chapel and Carroll Institute
in which Howell, of the CAROLS. was
sent TO the hospital with d doubly brok
en- jaw and Evans. of Epiphany, was
knocked out. Huseman said this morn.
inc:
Il feel that it is my duty as instruc-
tor and coach Of the Epiphany Chapel
team 10 correct a version OF the night
which was apparently given by persons
not altogether friendly to our side.
in the first place. it has been made
to appear that Evans, our center. was
constantly coming down on Howell, Car
rolls center, after the ball was tossed
up. and that this style of rough work 50
exasperatcd Howell that he eventually
hit Evans and thus precipitated the
fight. AS matter of fact. the PROPOSE
tion was Just exactly reversed, and il
was Howell who was continually rough
ing Evans.
Evans Not So Big.
1T has also been sought TO create
an impression that Evans was Titanic
sort of individual and Howell an ag-
grieved little man who could offer no
effective resistance The truth is that
while Evans is a tall boy of about five
feet eleven inches. he is rather slim. and
weighs little more than his opponent.
and there was by no means the discrep-
ancy in physical proportions that might
have been supposed from the published
accounts.
The tight started this way: Howell
hit Evans two heavy blows in the chest
and Evans naturally replied in kind His
fist caught Howell on the jaw and the
Carroll center went down. Cullen. Of
Carroll, then mixed IN and tried TO land
on Evans. In dodging Cullen, il was
Evans luck 10 run straight into a blow
aimed al him by Kerr. of Carroll and
this blow sent him TO the floor for sew
eral minutes. Then the game broke
up and we all went home.
Concerning Rogers.
In regard to the slugging by Rogers
OF Epiphany Chapel. which caused him
TO be chased from the floor. he was
elbowed and roughed by Kraemer. Of
Carroll, until he could stand it no long
er. and then he took a crack at the man
who was treating him in such fashion.
Il hate 10 keep this controversy
alive. but in all fairness we are entitled
10 have our side Of the case presented
20 the public now. that the tight has
attracted so much attention. We think
that much OF the mess could have been
avoided If the referee had known his
business. That he was not onto his
job is shown by the fact that In such
a game. I'm which so many ofenses
were being committed. he called only
our foul, and that was against US"
The whole subject of foul tactics in
basketball will be thrashed out when
DR.. William Grant Captain c. E Ed
wards and 5. Johnson Poe. registration
committee OF the South Atlantic Asso-
citation Of the Amateur Athletic Union
meet in this city next Monday evening
TO consider the case. The attention Of
the A. A. L. officials have been drawn
10 this matter a number Of times, and
they have issued several warnings
against roughness, but without appre-
ciable result in the way of cleaner
play. 1t is almost certain that the
committee will take drastic action
against several men, and in view Of the
warnings which were ignored. it is not
thought justice will be especially tenn
pered with mercy.
Carroll ResentfuI.