Evening star., 1909-03-07
BASKET BALL NOTES.

A meeting Of the basket ball officials
of the Military League will be held this
Friday night for the purpose OF closing
up the affairs Of the league for the
son. The Corcoran Cadets have a good
lead now and cannot be headed off from
coping the bunting. 1t was recently
announced that each member of the win
ming team will be awarded prize by the
organization.
Coach Beckett of the Y. NJ. G. A. quint
was much disappointed man when the
Brooklyn Central Y. NJ. c. A. five WAS
forced to send word that IL would be inn
possible to play the local aggregation last
Wednesday night, as scheduled. on &C
count of injuries to two of the teams
best players. This quint has an enviable
| record a winning team, and Mr.. Beck
ett was exceedingly anxious to find out
how his team stood In comparison with
this crack aggregation. AS the local
Y. NJ. c. A team has full schedule for
the rest of the season 1t looks as If these
two teams will not line up for competi-
ton till next basket ball season.
Jones and Croghan have been cXcelling
in goal throwing for the local Y. NJ. {. y.
quint in the recent scrimmases taken on
by this organization, and were largely re
sponsible for the large total of points this
team rolled up on the BelvdereS of Bal
tinore by the accurate eye they displayed
for the basket These two players have
been playing Il consistent game through
out the season for Coach Beckett. and
will in all probability be seen in tlie
teams lineup for next seasoc.
Several of the teams Wishing Wash
ngton during this season haze been ok
tremely anxious in urging the local haS-
ket ball quints TO join the Protective
Basket ball Association, which is known
throughout the north as a strong orSan-
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citation, but is also in no way connected
with the a. A. u. The players enrolled
in the association, however, do not par
ticfpate in any Of the a. a. L. games
outside of basket ball. This is the fea-
ture that makes the tossing game 50
strong and completely organized through
out the north, and is also largely respon-
Sible for the large attendance which Is
usually present at the games played up
north. To join this association would bo
of great benefit to some of the strongest
teams in the District III arranging series
of out-of-toWn games.
a movement Is on foot in which some
OF the Military League officials are serl-
ously considering the idea of forming Il
closed league In the National Guard Ath-
letic Association next season, consisting
of five six teams composed OF the besl
basket ball tossers in the city. This VIII
form strong organization, but VIII under
10 conditions be a professional league.
Reyes and Fowler, the two star guards
of the local Y. NJ. G. \. five, are playing
a very strong defensive game for their
team, and their covering up has been OF
a very high standard throughout the sea
son. Coach Beckett has team intact this
season that will form "A very good nucleus
for team that is predicted to gain even
a more excellent reputation on the bas-
ket ball floor next year than the team that
so creditaby represented this institution
this season.
The second team of the Y. NJ. c. A. also
displayed some classy form when it
downed the fast team Of Baltimore West
Branch Y. NJ. G. a. this past week Con-
Sidering the excellent exhibitions of some
of the members of the second team, dis
played in several of the past scTImmaScS
this season, it looks as If Mr.. Beckett las
a capable bunch of substitutes to fail back
on if any new material is needed To form
a strong five next season.
Colly, the fast center Of the second Y.
NJ. G. A. quint, has been putting up an
excellent game on both the defensive and
offensive for his teammates during the
past season. The secret of the teams sue
cess In defeating some of the strong
teams it did during the past season
accounted for by the excellent team
work the team has acquired by playing
together and sacrificing individual play.
Capt. r. Duncan and Allen, the two for
wards of this crack five, by their spirited
and enthusiastic playing have been large
ly instrumental in developing the team
work the team has been displaying in
the games it has taken on this past sea
son. This five has excellent record
of defeating several of the fast teams
taken on by the first team.