Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
BASKET BALL NOTES.

The local basket ball enthusiasts will
be afforded first-class exhibitions of how
the game should be played when the bat
! tie or first honOrs takes place between
the leading teams of this city for the y.
A. L. championship. Coach Beckett OF
the Y. NJ. c. a. quint is confident of hav-
ing his players in tiptop condition and
expects to make a strong bid for annex
ing the title.
In the scrimmage between the 1st Bat
talon and Holy Name quints during the
past week the latter five was overwhelm-
ingly defeated by the large score of 50
to g. giving a slight idea of the snappy
ball being played by Manager Patorious'
quint. The soldiers are scheduled to play
strong aggregation. playing under the
name of the Southeast Y. NJ. c. A, next
Wednesday night. and IA close and inter
esting game is looked forward to. as both
teams are confident of gaining d victory
over the other The contest will be
played in the National Guard gymnasium
The work of Bontz. who has been giving
a creditable exhibition while playing
either the center or forward station for
Capt. Edwards quint, has been of great
aid to the team this season in landing
this organization in first position. 1t is
often wondered why he don't show up
and play more regularly with his team
mates.
The standing of the teams in the Mill
tary League is as follows:
W. Ii w. L.
1 nao0R Battalion Fi; :: 2 Engineer Corps. :
Following is the schedule of games for
the week: March a. Engineers VS..
Marines; March %, Artillery VS.. 1st Bat
talon; March % Corcoran Cadets VS..
LIST Battalion.
The support afforded Manager PATIO
rious of the LIST Battalion quint by the
management of the Company G organ
ization this season has been largely re-
sponsible in permitting him to place
a creditable team Of ability on the floor
all the season. These two teams have
consolidated and transferring three OIL
the best men from Company G TO the
LIST Battalion has strengthened this ag-
gregation materially.
Provided the Corcoran Cadets annex
the championship of the Military League.
the organization will present each men,
Der with watch fob or signet ring,
whichever is preferred. AS this aggre-
CATION has an excellent lead in the
league it looks like some sure Jewelry
for the players.
keliher, who was given anything but
a fair deal while trying for a position on
the Georgetown College five, has recent
~ been transferred to the Corcoran Ca
diets and will finish the season as a mem
Der of this organization. He will I'M
dOubtedly prove a great addition to the
team, judging from his excellent per-
formances at the tossing game in the
past. AS soon as the college season is
over Capt. Rice of Georgetown will also
join this team, and with two players of
l.
looks like easy picking for Capt Ed
wards.
1t was recently announced that the Cd
Regiment quint would soon be reorgan-
ICED to participate in the A. A. L. cham
piOnship. The team will consist mostly
of players from the Georgetown team
as all the players on the college quint
are members of the National Guard AS
sociation. 1t is from these men and from
the Corcorans a crack team will be
picked to represent the National Guard
against the crack northern teams that
are scheduled to play here during in
auguration week.
The list Battalion quint has been Sc
verely handicapped in its recent scrim-
images. owing to the absence Of Buck
Shed, who has been out of the game for
some time with a spell of sickness. His
playing has always been of high stand
ard and his excellent work on both the
defensive and offensive is greatly missed
by his teammates
Goucher, who was recently transferred
from the Company team to the LIST
Battalion. is playing crack game for
Manager Patorious and has been display
ing remarkable eye for the basket. In
recent game he was continually in the
llmelight by his brilliant playing and
succeeded in throwing most all the
goals scored by his team.