The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-11
Y. II. G. 4. THE BEST
Georgetown Not Justified in
Claim for Championship.
CHAMP SERIES WE'RE DECISIVE
association Five Clearly Demon
strated Superiority Over Collegiate
auint-ArEament that the Blue and
Gray Were at Disadvantage ia Tn
familiar Hall Is rot Serious.

Georgetown OF Y II. C. A.-vhieh:
The basketball championship OF the
city is a much-mooted question. ard
threatens TO produce another set Of those
how-old-is-Ann wrinkles on the brozs OF
the local sport fans
Not IN years has the sport-Iovlng rub-
lie here been 50 wrought up over q basket
BAH championship.
Georsetown's intrusion with a Challenge
fo- another series OF games has started
tongues wagging. and promises 70 at
least tide Us over the freslde baseball
season q fact which VIII be more than
appreciated by the contingent who have
SO no5Iy stood by and swallowed dozens
Of retirements and things Of that order.
IN hopes that the future might bring
something interesting
Both Teams Good.
There is bat little doubt that either OF
the teams far excel any other basket
ball Eve ever developed in this city, but
to many Georgetown has no right TO
claim the District Championship. Upon
what the Blue and Gray bases its claim
after being twice defeated by the Y. NJ
C. a. team is beyond the reach Of rea-
son Not only did the Association I'VE de-
feat its collegiate rivals. but showed con
clusiveiy 10 al disinterested persons pres
ent that il was the master OF the Blue
and Gray aggregation az almost every de-
partment OF the game
The big split in the arrangement for the
championship series was the difference in
the playing codes Of the two teams. and
the final decision 10 play one half A A
L. rules and the other intercollegiate is
on tie face Of Il fair proposition, and
gives neither team the slightest advsn-
tsge.
Results Decisive.
The results OF the three games are
clear to the minds OF those who have fol-
lowed the sport
7 NJ c A won the first and third.
Georgetown coping the second George
towns win IN the second contest was de-
served. but Il lacking when oontrasted
with the two decisive. ciean-cut victories
OF the Association CUNT. Especially IN
TIE 6nal game was the complete supe-
riority Of the Y. n. c. a team evident
The first half Of this contest was play
cd under the intercollegiate rules. and
never vas the superiority OF the asso-
citation team more plainly shown than
By their exhibition under the unfamiliar
code. They proved easy winners az both
styles
The strongest argument advanced b.
the Blue and Gray adherents is the fact
that all three contests we're played n
the 7 NJ c. A gymnasium The home
team always has an advantage over the
visitors. but the fact that the majority OF
the Georgetown FIVE are most familiar
with the association gymnasium reduces
this advantage 70 TIE minimum The zd-
6itioaaI fact. according 20 Prof. Beckett,
OF the Y " c A., that the associa-
ton team was perfectly willing 70 play
the last game in a neutral hall. and that
il was or mutual consent the contest
was played in The winning teams sym
nssium, shoves the only plea OF The Blue
and Gray followers 10 the border OF the
ridiculous
The on season e Just the time for con-
teBtions OF this sort nd come what nay.
dope OF this nature beats that fireside
fan gossip TO q fTazzls.