Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
CENTRAL Y. N. c. A.
Wins CHAMPIONSHIP
Clever Basket Ball Team
Trims Southeast Boys for
Leading Honors.

By defeating the Southeast branch last
night, 81 points to Il, the Central Y. NJ
c. A. basket ball quint won the 1915
championship of the District. The team!
record for the season is an enviable one
having but one defeat against it in the
schedule Of eight games. The game las
night was played in the gymnasium Of
the Central branch and was evenly con
tested until about the middle of the frs
half, when the superior team work OF
the winners carried them to the front
with a substantial margin on the score.
board. The main contest was preceded
by a game between the Y. NJ. C. A Re.
serves and the Northminster Athletic
Club. the former winning by score o.
II to 10.
The big game opened with a rush or
the part of the Southeast quint. They
apparently got the jump on their op-
ponents and before the game was three
minutes old the right forward. Ceilings
worth. tossed two pretty goals from the
field, giving them a lead of four points
Central settled down to a defensive
play, until they scored three points or
| free toss by Allan and goal by Miller
and then started in on a consistent form
of offensive work which the Southeast
men We're unable to break up. Goals By
Miller, Hoppe and Colley came in quick
succession, CentraIS team work seeming
to utterly mystify their opponents. The
] half ended with a score of 10 to q ir
Centrals favor.
The second half was a repetition of the
fast work by the Central quint. slight
| brace on the part of the SoutheaSters to-
ward the close of the game, Kellihel
scoring two goals and Crown one just be
| fore the gong sounded the end of the con
| test, brought the Southeast score up tt
IA points. Centrars score for the hall
was 13 points, II of which were made b,
Miller.
The particular stars OF the game were
Miller. who was responsible for 10 OF
Centrars goals. Walk and Hoppe. The
second player gave one of the prett1es1
| seen in local basket ball matches this
year. The play of the Southeast five was
slow and ragged at times, due in meas
ure to their unfamiliarity with the floor
on which they played. Giavannonf and
Collingsworth did the best work for the
losers
The contest between the Reserves and
Northminster was rough and poorly
played. The latter suffered a number OF
penalties for fouling their opponents
During the first half Malloy of the Re,
serves was injured and forced to retire
In favor Of Hall. The defeat was the
! first administered to Northminster this
season.
The summaries of the two contests fol
| low:
| Central Positions. Southeast.
Allan. ............Le Left forward. Coleman
Miller. Right forward .Collingsworti
Coley. Center. ............ kellfhel
Hoppe Left back .CrowI
Walk. .............R Right back. .Giavann
Score-Ccntral. 80; Southeast, "a. Goals
Allan. Miller Io,. ,Colleey t9. Hoppe 81
vanni. Scores from free tosses-Allan ca,
Referee-Mr. Gass. Umnire-Mr. Hughes
Scorer-Mr. Bone. Observation-Disclosures. Farley
| and Gould. Time Of haves-20 minutes.
Reserves Positions Northminster.
MuDonah ffIalD. Right forward. ......... gu
Maloy tHalD Left forward. $500 .fnrnas :.
Hughes. Center Bischof
Walk .......... Right hack .PlumneI
Allwiue. ......... Left back .Eowzcc Morri:
Score-Rcserves. IL NorthminsteT, 10. Goals
Maloy. Hall. Hughes t2,. Walk go, PlummeE
90 Bischof. FURNACE and Gill. Goals from
free tosses-IIushes, Aliwins. Ono point wa.
also awarded to the Reserves for foul commit
ted by Bischoff of Northminster. Referee-Mr
hughes. scorcr-Mr. Bone; Timskeepers-
Mcssrs. Farley and Gould. Time of halvcs-.G
minutes.