Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

Capt. Rice of the Georgetown quint con-
tilues to play the stellar role at the toss
ing game for the Blue and Gray, and
was much in the limelight in the George
town-Navy game by his all-around bril-
liant performing. He is not only, we'll up
on the dribbing play, but is also hard
man to cover and hold in check, especially
when play is near the basket and a goal
is in sight.
mick" Keliher has been tower Of
strength TO the Carroll Institute Ave so
far this season and has been playing a
| consistent game for Coach Joyce in the
trays the team has taken on lately. AS
this is but his second year in big company,
he has bright prospects of developing into
one of the foremost stars in this branch
of athletics.
1t has often been rumored by basket
ball authorities that if Coach Beckett of
the Y. NJ. {. A. qunt had Schlosser. the
Georgetown crack tosSer, within his folds
his team would not have to hold the cam
die to any basket ball combination in this
country. Although all the boys who are
now representing this institution in the
basket ball world are holding their own
with the strong teams they are meeting,
the addition Of Schlosser to the team
would put the finishing touches on the
best five that was ever turned out in
Washington.
The reserve team of the Y. NJ. C. A. is
still continuing to put up the fast article
of ball which stamps ii as one Of the
strongest quints of its weight around
these parts. Teamwork. which is the key
note of this five's success, has been got
ten down to "A fine point and it is the alb
sence of individual play that has brought
about SO many victories for these boys.
Capt. r. Duncan and Colly. of the Y.
NJ. &. A. reserve team ere demonstrating
their knowledge of the game by the snap
ply and consistent play they are putting up
in the scrimmages the five has been IN
this year. Both these players are strong
on every point of the game and have an
excellent chance to make the regulars
after little more experience and prac-
tice.
Mr. Thatcher OF the Washington City
League is still undergoing considerable
difficulty in discovering teams of suffi-
cient ca1iber to compose q class 3D. in
this league. This is an excellent idea of
Mr.. Thatchers and the other head men
of this organization, as it brings out the
young material in the city and gives it
an opportunity to develop into good bas-
.ket bali tossers. and aids materially in
establishing this game permanently in
the District by rounding players into the
best shape and condition, affording the
game as it should be played.
The games for the week in the Military
League are as follows: January II, En-
gineers VS.. 1st Battalion. January H.
Corcoran Cadets VS. Engineers; January
H. Artillery VS.. Troop II: January 10,
Corcoran Cadets VS.. Marines The home
team on whose floor the games will take
place is first mentioned.
has been so capably managed by Capt
Edwards during the past few seasons
took the lead in the Military League last
Thursday by defeating Troop F, although
the Fort Myer quint outweighed the cadet
five about twenty pounds to the man.
The winners were greatly handicapped in
this scrimmage owing to the absence of
two of the regular players-Bontz and
Crown-but the boys fought hard and
shut their opponents out without a score
i'm the second half of the fray.