The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-16
Take Lead in League by De-
feat of Southeast BaS-
ketball Five.
GALLAUDET TEAM
BEATS THE PREPS
Early Gathering Of Amateur Com
mission PleaseS the Ball
Players.

Players and followers OF the Central
Branch Y N &. a. basketball team
today exude a knowing and confident
air If pressed, they viii quietly, not
much above a whisper, tell you that
they themselves are comfortably certain
that they themselves viii be this sea
sons champions Of the Washington
City Basketball League, section A.
This attitude has been induced by Ii5
Ircuncfng Central Branch gave the
Southeast association five in the lstter's
hall last evening Score a to 81
Hinged with a roughness, some Of Il
contrary to the basketball code, the
game presented q hJtinE climax TO the
fight for supremacy which has been bit
TerIy waged between these two teams
since the opening Of the season There
was not q minute or a second, duriiiS
either Of the two twenty minutes play
ing periods that was not overcrOWded
with action and excitement, and when
the strife and turmoil was over even
the vociferOus Southeast supporters
were forced, some reluctantly, 10 admit
that the better team won
It was an uphill fight for the win
ners from the very start and the fact
hat they were eleven points in favor
st the wind-up is the best proof Of the
teams merit. Used TO the spacious
gymnasium AZ the Central Branch, the
viCtors found a stiff handicap playing in
the tiny Southeast hall and the first
session was well spent before they
were able To hit the stride which has
brought them slowly but surely TO the
top Of the heap
On the other hand the Southeast play =
CTS started on at hurricane speed ana
within very few minutes had cOnv1nC-
ed its supporters that a Su7Otner1Dg was
IN store for its slighteT rivals Central
~gFr r4EaA a
consistency told the tale Pressed 50
unCOmTOTCably close and IN its own nall,
the Southeast team finally gave way 10
the feTlTer II had 50 frequently snOWn
before and It's subsequent fouls were
TO a marked degree responsible for Its
Better acquainted with the hall and
greatly aided BY the numerous fouls
committed by its opponents. Central
Branch had matters pretty much its
own way during the second half and
when the final whistle sounded the
losers were a sore and thoroughly dis
gusted crowd
Be It said for the Central team that
II is one Of the fastest basketball com
binatiOus seen here in the past two sea
sons, not excepting the crack college
and inc apendent fives OF which the
Capital boasts It's team play verges
on perfection It's spirit IS that Tor a
winner and above al its conduct on
and OF the floor Is Of the gentlenanly'
type which never falls TO Impress
GalLaudeC-s basketball team bUttsd into
the local EmeEEhr last evening with
considerable force and enthusiasm when
IL WaIIOped the Georgetown Props in
the Ryan gym, at Georgetown, by -
10 q
This IS the first noteworthy achieve
ment OF the mute five, bUt from all re-
ports fl j. the goods and may cause
further upsets in the realm before the
season comes to a close The George
town youngsters are stlu n q wonder
ruent over tie speed Of the Kendall
Green crowd At the close Of the first
half the score stood i 10 u In favor
o. the home team, but the mutes got
busy. very busy. with the opening OF
the second session and uTcOrhCd a rally
which not only overcame the lead Of
the Props. but uetLed the winners 2
substantial margin at the WiRC-up-
COnsidera bic interest IS being mani
fesred Fv the amateur pail players about
H. IL