Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
AN EXCITING RACE
BETWEEN TWO F|vES
Close Contest Between Second
Regiment and the Carroll In
stitute Basket Ball Teams.


the Carroll Institute five recently and the
walloping the flrst-named aggregation ad-
ministered to the Y. M. c. A. quint last
Wednesday evening upset all predictions as
to who will win out in the race for first
honors in the Washington City Basket Ball
League.
The I'd Regiment and Carroll Institute
teams are now fighting neck and neck for
first honors, with the Y. NJ. c. A. team
good third, while the Corcorans have a
show to take third position from the asso-
citation lads, now that Haight has been in
jured seriously and will be out of the game
for some days, II they brace up during the
next week.
Basket ball in Washington never has been
more popular than 1t is today. The anna
teurs who were picked by many to furnish
slow and undressing exhibitions have
been surprise and have drawn large and
enthusiastic crowds from the start and the
Washington City League race is the best
that local basket ball enthusiasts have wit
messed for years.
Although there remain twenty or more
games yet to be played and the close Of the
pennant has narrowed down until at present
three teams have a good show to carry of
the nag.
CAROLS Picked to Win.
The Carroll Institute five, in the estima-
ton of the writer, is the best team in the
league. Having that logged determination
to win, which SO few OF the teams possess
to a great extent, and having but one more
hard game to play, that with the crippled
Y, NJ C. A. team in the Y. NJ. c. -. gym
nasium, Prof. Joyce's pupils will come
pretty close to landing at the top, barring
accidents to players.
In Cullen the wearers of the yellow and
white have as good a center as there is in
the city, with one exception. that Of Rice Of
the Corcorans, and, with Crogan, Downey.
G. Collifower, J. Collinower and Hollander
to make up the remainder Of the team, have
little to fear from any Of the other fives.
Besides, II the CAROLS win the game from
the Y. M. c. A.. and the I'd Regiment also
wins, which will tie the teams and neces-
state a play-oH, the deciding game WAL
have to be played in neutral hall, possibly
at the Y. M. c. A., and in a game away
from home, all things being even. the boys
from 10th street have more than an even
chance to come home 'victors.
Second Regiment Team.
Sergt. Robbins manager of the I'd Regi-
ment team, has one Of the best f1ves in the
city, but some of his men are in the game
this year for the first time, namely, Hub
bard and White. Whether these two
youngsters. who have done SO well so far
this season and have played such a brilliant
game against all corners, would go to pieces
in close pinch. such as a deciding game,
has caused much speculation in basket bali
circles. Hubbard's work this season has
been little far from wonderful, and in the
game against the Y. M. c. A. at the. Center
Market Armory the other evening he had
both Williams and Fowler up in the air.
Again it would be hard to say whether this
was the result of the injury to Haight or
not. Williams. when in form, is one of the
fastest little backs In the league and, being
captain of the team, playing in a strange
hail. nine points behind, one Of his best
men out of the game for keeps and the Yell
ing crowd may have affected his playing.
in Reyes Manager Robbins also has an
other crack player, heavy, and SO far this
season heady in his playing. Capt Bopp
and Scroggins make two good forwards, the
last named being terror In rough-house
game, as his weight and plucky playing are
both in his favor. Schlosser, at center, has
few peers, and is great in goal tossing If
he can get away from his man. His work
while generally far above that of the aver
age player, has been inconsistent this sea-
son. mostly due to injuries received while
The strong point in favor of the I'd Reet-
ment team Is their great passing and the
fact that they are unusually fast on their
feet.
The Other Teams.
The Y. M. c. A. is probably out of the
race. Mr.. Beckett at the start of the sea-
son developed fast outfit. which, could he
put it on the field today, would make the
fur fly. But player after player has been
Ludwig and Mccain ali
having had their turn-and the team has
suffered as the result. The association
boys will in all probability take a brace,
however, and give the two leaders hard
run before they are downed.
The Corcorans can credit their success
to the great playing of Rice at center His