The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-29
rule IS BROKEN
NLOCALLEAGUE
Player Shifts from One Team
to Another IN Basket
ball Circuit.
OTHER CAGE GOSSIP
Georgetown Five Enters on Hard
Schedule, Starting January
with Tigers.

II the omcials Of the Washiuxton CITY
BASKETBALL League would look over thu.
rosters Of the teams It would nay than,
for their trouble. that IL II thsy ars
anxious to have the league run a stat.d
In the constitution. Numerous baskst-
ball fans around the District ana som.
Of the players IN the league have man
TONED the fact that the officials are slactr
IN thear interpretation Of the rules OF
the league. and II would not only benefit
the teams II they would look into sonna
matters. but II would be a big boost Tor
the indoor game itself
Are professionals allowed 70 plav In fhs
league2 Are men allowed to change from
one team 10 another after they have
played one game with a team No
answers both Of these question, but II
some person was TO do Il just at the
present time no one would be the wiser.
kpt h-ths ofscials VIII keep their eyes
and ears open they might benefit the
game 20 a great extent
Not mentioning any naneE a. that In
not our policy, one player. and a star at
that. has changed from one team to an
other right under the eyes Of the Of
f1cials. Now, II would be a wise plan
for the men In charge Of the league to
keep just that sort Of doings out Of
league basketball for the betterment of
the game.
Hoppe, the 7. NJ c. A. center. IL con-
ceded to be the best man in the Dis
trict at that position at present play
ing basketball Not only is he clever
In passing the ball. but he has a knack
Of playing his man so close and at the
same time free enough to take plainly
Of shots at the basket While playing
guard Hoppe showed HIS metal guard
ing the basket. time after time, with
three men ready to take a shot when
the opportunity presented itself. but
the opportunity never came. Hoppe was
the tinx that kept II away. In the last
Georgetown-Y. NJ c. A game Hoppe
proved that he Is one OF the most ca
pable guards on the basketball floor.
With no one to help guard goal, and
two of the abIest forwards that
Georgetown had under the basket,
Hoppe saved the Association boys from
being scored upon time and again. To
express II better, one of this years
Georgetown team said: Hoppe f.
wizard when II comes TO playing bas-
ket-balI"
On January 4, 1915, the Georgetown
basketball team viii undertake one Of
been laid out for a basketball team.
Starting with Princeton on that date the
Hilltoppers will play every third day.
No minor teams have been scheduled and
the boys will have 10 be in the best OF
condition to stand the pace cut out for
them.
Most of the team has been working out
during the holidays and the ones who
have not will have to do some hustIlng
game.
wetzeIl, OF the Blue and Gray quint. has
a peculiar way Of stopping when going
up the floor at top speed Only two men
have used that slide, which he uses TO
perfection-one is Fred Rice, who Is
coaching Catholic University, and Wet
zell. of Georgetown. Rice was the first
one to use the slide and wetzen copied
after the old Georgetown man.
Smith. Of the Navy team. bids fair 10
Gust Mckee from the honors which he
held last season as the man who scored
most points. In the game against Catho-
lie University. Smith was the man who
saved the game for the NIiddies. His
clever goal tossing was responsible for
the Brooklanders defeat. He Gagged the
ball eleven times. and had he been taken
out Of the game at the beginning of the
second half. the Red and Black team
would have brought home the bacon.
Arrangements for the game with Hat
Chase's team, have all but fallen
through. II is too bad that the fans OF
the District will not get chance to see
the star first sacker play basketball. nd
to many fans it would seem that they
have been cheated out Of an extraor-
binary evening performance.
Can any basketball fan recall when
such a team of the Caliber as the team
Hal has gotten together played in the
District?
Maurice Joyce has gotten together a
fast bunch Of basket tosserS in the
Georgetown Couegians. With men who
are Substitutes on the first Blue and
Gray quint playing, it seems that the
other teams will have TO put up a good
article of ball this year to take the
away from the collegianS.
Coach Joyce knows the game from A to
z, and along with the coaching that
the boys receive from Jim Colliffower.
IT Is needless to say that the team rep
resenting Georgetown in the Washing
ton City League will have the fine points
of the game down to perfection.
For n number OF years Coach joyce
cast his lot with a near pennant win
ner but this year II seems that he IS
bound to win a championship with such
a wealth OF material that he has corraled.
Fred Rice. who is coaching Catholic
University in basketball this season. has
4 coming star in Donnelly Lambert.
while he has the height to play center.
has not the necessary weight, while DON
nelly has an ideal build for the position.
being rangy and good jumper. He has
been sick from the start OF the. season,
md is Just rounding into condition, 80
the Brooklanders can feel assured Of the
center position as a better man could
hardly be found at the university. Rice
Is an old center man himself and what
he can teach Donnelly viii help a great
deal In their hght for the South Atlantic
From reports received from Georgetown
0ne can expect a great change IN Camp
bell. the new man playing center. He has
improved wonderfully IN goal shooting,
and as he Is good defensive man, Jim
can feel assured that the
Georgetown team viii make a greater
showing in their next game. CAMPBELL
played his first game on college team
when he finished the Mount st. Joseph
game with Georgetown. AT the close OF
The contest Campbell would have been
a star had he been able to
age the ball with greater regularity. as
he had plenty Of shots. but could only
put the ball through the meshes twice
FRANK x. coLLEX.