Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-19
TITLE FOR STEVENS
Wins Basket Ball Champion.
ship for Heavyweight Class.
GARRISONS BEST KIDDIES
NJ Street High Secures Top Honors
in Secondary School
Class.

ton and the Public School Athletic
League basket ball season ended last
Saturday night. In secondary school
class NJ Street High School won top hon.
ors. Stevens school of the No. 10 Di-
vision Athletic League Of the P. S. A. l..
won the champion title for the city in
the heavyweight class, while the city
lightweight honors rest with Garrison
School of the Eleventh Division Athletic
League.
Without doubt this was the most sue
cessful season from the athletic stand
point ever known in Washington. The
l. S. A. A. series of games were marked
with features Of tip-top team play and
individual skill. The officials were all
men Of the highest caliber and came in
for the highest praise for conscientious
work. Among those who served were
Messrs. Washington, Henderson, Nixon,
Oliver, Gray. j. Wilkinson, Hamilton, +.
Clarke, J. c. Bruce, Robinson, Logan,
Brown, Holland and Douglass.
NJ street High School team was COM
posed of five Of the best players in the
city and won the championship wholly
upon the excellent teamwork of the
squad. To an intelligent basket ball
audience many play was pulled off
but to the coach and players were
known to be but the execution of the
style of play of the team. Holland OF
the champions was especially responsible
for the good teamwork. Although a
guard possessed with the ability to
shoot in spectacular manner he was
never guilty Of taking a chance when
any other player had the better oppor-
tunity to net the ball.
The same might be said in lesser degree
of other members of the team. Randall
q
the start OF the season. but when showed
into the breach later in the season his 1870
pounds more than made up for the less
than hundred and quarter average of
the members Of the quint in their games
with heavier opponents. Rector in forward
was IN every game with the seriousness
and desperateness Of a good fighter and
proved to be one Of the most reliable men
OF the season as player and a. sports
man. Cotton" Hughes was a trif1e off
color in the middle of the season, but
when well again came back with plenty
to spare in evening up the past. Capt
Greene. coming right through the stren-
uous campaign as quarterback on the
foot ball team, got into the court game
and kept in form during the entire sea-
son. Not a time was there a let-up
in his good work. and to him for his
tractability. craftsmanship and good all
round qualities must be given most
credit for bringing to NJ Street the most
notable and best-earned victory in basket
ball since the sport was begun. The early
season prospects were none too favorable
from the physical point of view, but the
coach was delighted in getting a squad
to work with whose individual members
were high-class students and whose
scholastic record was good. In summing
up. the play Of the season was result
of brain work offsetting Drawn lack. The
only game lost was with Armstrong.
which was played under protest and did
not figure in the result of the season.
This was the slump period and from then
on all teams fell to NJ Street. Howard
Academy was the strongest opponent and
was defeated twice. Commercial High
School and Hiawatha were among the
strong teams to lose to NJ Street.
Towards Close Up.
Howard Academy five ranked next to NJ
Street. The team was strong, fast and
rough, but lacked individual skill. La
fayette was the individual star. but was
too evident a foul player in the last part
Of the season, which no doubt prevented
his best playing. Grinnage was hard
working player and good sportsman.
working always for the teams interests.
Valentine was a clean, fast forward.
Branch, at center, was, like Randall of
well, but was a weak spot on the qunt.
Bohee showed up well against all guards
except those Of NJ Street. The team had
no difficulty in trimming all of its OPP
ponents but Nj Street, and prove worthy
practice squad for the varsity team. With
good gymnasium wherein to practice
the team would have been corker.
Business High School had a splen
did Woodworking team and made a good
showing in the games played. Had the
squad from which to develop material
been larger the team play could have
been improved by substituting during
many games. Tatem was good leader
and player and deserved better team.
He was able to outjump his opponents in
nearly all games and was a good goal
shooter. cambridge was a good guard in
all games he played. but is a poor shot.
Walker has skill, but is a little erratic in
play; this Is his first season, however, and
he will improve. Burwell was always in
good condition and his work was In adj
vance Of his efforts in other years, but
there is still room for improvement. Wal
lace was entirely new SO that his work
did not show up well. Considering the
then small enrolment the school and
team should be congratulated upon the
play Of the season.
Armstrong athletes are laboring under
the influence of an off year. Handicap
ped by lack of a playing court, the boys
did all that could be expected The entire
squad left the school at last graduation
and team Of "non-letter' MEN was put
into the field. The victory over NJ Street
was we'll earned one, and it is too bad
that a player was used who was ineligi-
BILE. At no time did they play harder