Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-14
BASKET BALL NOTES.

Jones and Croghan are playing a
quint. and work together as we'll as any
two forwards in the city. Both boys
play a strong defensive game in covering
up, and are there on the offensive by
displaying a true eye for the basket.
Coach Beckett has gathered together a
strong aggregation OF basket ball tossers,
who have made d creditable showing IN
the intercity series and who have downed
some OF the best teams in the country 1t
is his intention of starting next season
with practically the same players. max
ing the basket ball outlook for next year
unusually bright. The FIVE seems to i'm
prove with every game it plays. mainly
from the result of perfecting team work
and the fact that the boys are rapidly
getting used to each other style of play.
With this excellent combination as a
foundation for next years team, Coach
Beckett expects the quint to hold its own
with the best in the country.
The Corcoran Cadets OF the Military
League sustained severe loss wnen 1t
was announced that Mccarthy. the crack
center of this aggregation. would be COM
PEELED to quit the team Tor the remainder
of the season. His withdrawal Is caused
by a recent attack of typhoid fever. which
to withstand the strenuous tactics of the
game AS Mac" is considered one of
the best men for holding down the center
station in this branch of athletics in the
District, Capt. Edwards will undoubtedly
experience much difficulty in securing a
player to fill his position capably.
Capt. Rice of the Georgetown College
five is displaying much accuracy of late
In shooting goals from fouls, besides the
sNady game on both the defensive and
offensive he habitually puts up His drib-
bling has also been of high standard this
excellent man to check his advances up
toward his own goal. Although the
Georgetown team is composed of expe-
r!enced players possessing great ability.
Rice is the particular star of the team and
is largely responsible for the snap and
life the quint always displays.
Only one scrimmage takes place this
week in the Military League. the contest
between Troop F and Artillery for Thurs
day night being the only regular fray
scheduled. A meeting for the arrange
ment of postponed games will be held in
the near future and the postponed game
between the Corcoran Cadets and the LIST
Battalion will in all probability be ar
ranged to be played this week. Protested
games will also be discussed and awarded
as the officers of this organization deem
correct and just at this meeting.
Manager Patorious of the list Battalion
FIVE has greatly strengthened his team by
the addition of three of the star players
of the Independent National Guard quint
The men he has secured from this team
are Goucher, Dennis and Herbert. AL
three of these players are well up on the
knowledge of the game and greatly in
crease the teams chances of landing the
bunting in this league. Manager Pator-
ious is more than anxious to overcome the
lead the Corcoran Cadets have at present
and is putting the team through signal
work as often as possible so to have
the men in true playing condition -hen
they lined up against Capt. Edwards
charges. Games have been arranged with
several of the out-of-town quints. and
every opportunity of afording the team to
make its best showing in this scrimmage
with the Corcorans is being taken up by
Manager Patorious.
A game between the Georgetown Props
and Business High School teams for the
preparatory school championship Of the
District has poor prospects of being ar
ranged. II scrimmage is brought about
it will in all probability be much one-sided
as the basket ball outlook at the Rhode
Island avenue institute has received a
severe blow recently. owing to the charges
of professionalism against several of the
foremost stars of the team. Welcker has
also been compelled to quit the team
through graduation. and his vacancy. to-
Stentz and Scott to fill, leaves the team
In too crippled state to make any sor,
of showing against the strong George
town Props.
George and Jim Collifower continue tC
put up the same classy exhibitions for
Georgetown which have easily won them
a name in local basket ball circles. Both
boys are on the jump from the blow OF
the whistle. and are famous for their ex-
cellent covering up. which accOmplishes
much toward checking their opponents
advances. Keliher- is also displaying ar
accurate eye for the basket and has SCORED
many points for the collegians. although
he has been member of the team fol
only a short period.
Capt. Edwards of the Corcoran Cadet.
announced in a recent interview that dur
ing inauguration week team composed
of the best basket ball toSsers in the
National Guard would meet the strong
Newberg quint of Connecticut. which re
Gently annexed the basket ball champion
ship of the New England states 4
game with a team from Minneapolis
MINI. has also bean arranged and some
classy demonstrations of the fine points
of the game will undoubtedly be displayed
when these teams hook up in competition
at the local National Guard gymnasium