Evening star., 1909-02-28
BASKET BALL NOTES.

the country will line up against the best
quints in the District during inaugura-
tion week. Coach Beckett of the y. NJ.
G. A. five has arranged Il match with the
strong Brooklyn Central Y. NJ c. A.
team to be played in the local gymnasium
March ). This team has most enviable
record and will give the local boys a
hard fight from the blow of the whistle,
but Mr.. Beckett is confident his five Will
give them a run to administer a defeat.
The Brooklyn Y. NJ c. a. team are cham
pions of the Metropolitan section of the
A. A. L. and have been playing together
for the past three years, 50 teamwork has
thoroughly been acquired. 1t has also the
record of being the strongest quint of
the A. l.. ~ A. Of Greater New York.
The New York boys have a large silver
basket ball in their possession. which was
awarded them for their classy work on
the basket ball floor.
Dennis OF the LIST Battalion quint is dis
playing Il remarkable eye for the basket
since joining this organization and has
been annexipg many points for his team
mates in the recent ScrimmageS taken
OH by this team. He has been holding
down the position of right forward and
besides playing a strong offensive game
Capt. Edwards of the Military League
announced i'll recent interview that let
terS announcing when the two crack ag-
gregations his team will take on during
Inauguration week will arrive have been
received. The strong Newberg team.
champions Of the military athletes in this
branch of athletics of New York state.
will play here March and will bring
with II its best players. who have made a
| name for this organization in basket bali
circles around New York. The crack
Minneapolis five, champions of the north
western section, has also sent word that
the team will he on hand in time to line
up for competition March 3. Both these
aggresatons come here with fine records
ard Judging from their past performances
will give oae local team hard contest.
Keiher, the former Carroll Institute and
| Georgetown player, is putting up a splen-
did article Of ball for the CorcOran Ca
dets and is causing all kinds OF com
ment with his remarkable and accurate
goal throwing. He will undoubtedly prove
Il great addition 10 this organization when
| il lines up against TIE strong northern
| teams during Inauguration week.
Buck Shedd. who has been out of the
game for some time on account of illness,
t returned 20 the fray during the past
week and is playing his regular consistent
| game for the 1st Battalion. He is able
| to cope with the best forwards in the Mil
| itary League. and his return will greatly
| increase the teams chances of finishing
well up in the standing of the teams at
Irhe close Of the season.
Capt. Edwards intends to play Rice and
| Schlosser. the Georgetown University
| stars against tie visiting teams. and by
this strong addition expects an even
I chance for a victory. Both these players
! are members of the National Guard, and
| for this reason can with all authority play
| with the Corcoran Cadets in these scrim-
images.
The game scheduled in the Military
League for February 81 between the 1st
| Battalion and Battery d has been post
| pOned till the second "Wednesday In
| March owing to the drills of the troops
that are being pulled off in preparation
| for the inaugural parade. This game
| will undoubtedly be hotly contested. as
both teams are confident of victory and
/ are pretty evenly matched.
Manager Praetorious of the LIST Battal-
| ion uuint backs little Wash. his star for
| ward. with any player in the league in
| throwing successful long shots for to-
| tai. He is also strong defensive player
and plays his man at a steady clip
| throughout contest.
| Coach Beckett of the Y NJ. c. A. duint
! announced recently that match had
| been arranged with the strong Mnneapo-
! lis team for March :. which is scheduled
| to play the Corcoran Cadets March s. AS
both these aggre cations will present their
strongest line-ups ii looks as if one of
the two should be able to snatch VIC
tory from this northern five.
Collifiower the big Georgetown star on
the basket ball floor. is expected to be in
the collegians' next lineup, as the muscle
bruise on his leg is rapidly getting better,
and prospects of the big fellow resumins
play are exceedingly bright.