The Washington times., 1908-05-24
FIGHT FOR TITLE
BOOSTS THE GAME
Wide Interest Displayed in
Basketball Champion
ship Series.

The season of 1sO7-IsOs saw the first
series OF games for the South Atlantic
Association title.
From the first OF the season It was
seen that the contest would narrow
down TO the best teams OF Baltimore
and Washington. namely. the BeIv ederes
and Central Y NJ c. A. OF Baltimore,
and the Y Nj. c. A. and Second Regi-
ment of washington. A committee was
formed 10 arrange a series OF games be-
tween these two teams. the final ar
rangement being that the two Balti-
more teams should meet in Baltimore in
q neutral hall, and on the same night
In Washington, the Second Regiment
should play the Y. NJ. e. A. in the lat
ter's hall. The Baltimore contest was
a great one, the Belvederes< finally win
ming out by the close score Of 2o-1b.
In Washington the soldiers took an
easy game from che Y. NJ. c. A, tally
ing at pleasure, although placed at
disadvantage by playing in a strange
nan The score was H-i3. This LEFT
the Belvederes to play the Second Regi-
ment, according to the schedule OF the
committee. in the Washington Y. M. G.
A, as this was a neutral hall for both
teams. That the contest should prove
a great one was the forecast OF all fol-
lowers OF the game. but. nevertheless,
the soldiers played all around their OPP
gooneEts, which may be seen by the
score for the first half, 80.
Stronger in Second.
In the second period. however, the
Baltimoreans took a brace. and succeed
ed in scoring very nearly as many
points as the Second Regiment; there
was never a moment, though, that the
game seemed TO be in doubt, the game
ending with the soldiers champions, and
the score S9-14. The title holders De
came the possessors OF a handsome tro-
phy in the shape OF silver model OF
basketball, the exact size. and individ-
uaI medals from the championship COM
mittee.
In the city championship the Second
Regiment tied with the Y. NJ. {. A 1oI
first place in the Washington city Bas-
ket Ball League. The play-on took
place in a neutral hall-the large drill
hau Of the National Guard Save In the
start, when the y. NJ c. A. succeeded
II. scoring seven points before the SOL
diers tailed the game was embarrassing
The Second Regiment having once
caught their opponen 5 forged steadily
ahead. the score at the end being in
their favor, IS 70 q
The lineup OF the team for the sea-
son is as follows: Schlosser, center;
Hubbard. Kehher. and White, forwards;
Reyes, Bopp, and Esarnshaw, guards;
Sergeant Robbins managing the team.
Recent Additions.
Earnshaw and Keliher are new addi-
tions of the team this season, the for
mer coming from the washington Y.
NJ 9. A. and the latter from Carroll In
stitute. Schlosser, Bopp, Hubbard. and
White are ali former stars OF the Y. NJ
c. A. but last year they came over 70
the Second Regiment team. Schlosser
at center. ranks as top-notcher, while
Bopp. Hubbard. and White rank the
same in their respective positions; Bopp
as q guard. Hubbard and White as for
wards.
Reyes has played with the team since
its formation last year, starting out as
practically a new man, and is on a par
with the best defensive men of the city.
Sergeant Robbins is an old hand at the
managing end or the game. and the sue
cess he has had may be judged from
the teams record