Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-15
CLOSE BASKET BALL
Three Holly Contested Games
Pulled off Saturday Night.

Two Of the best basket ball games Of
the season were pulled off Saturday night
in the l. s. A. A.. and p. 8. A. L. city
series. Armstrong Tech
boys played the game of the season. and
handed an, entirely unexpected wallop to
the M Street High School team. The
game started with Armstrong scoring
and was. tied up three times before the
end Of play. s.. " and Taylor Of Tech
were the mainsprings Of their teams
strong offensive play. while Rector and
Holland did well for NJ Street.
Savoy shot in excellent style, and bids
fair to become a star player. Thad Tay-
Tor. captain OF the team, guarded closely
and well, and was in the game at AL
times. Smith. although q little erratic at
times. did good work. Rector of N Street
while. excepting capt. Green's work at
lines, the other players were all IN
Neither Miller nor Hughes showed play
ing condition, skill or judgment.
The deciding game for the heavyweight
championship OF the city in the Public
Schools Athletic League was won by
Stevens School of the tenth division from
Banneker School of the twelftn division
by the score OF to 8. The Stevens
school team was unlucky in getting its
the chilling thrills felt by all as result
Of the perambulations Of the ball about
the cage, but the strong defensive game
played by Banneker's team made snap
Banneker aggregation had coverings
down pat. but failed to show up as skill
fully on their feet as did the tenth di-
vision lads.
1t is hard to pick out the star players
fnov nrk al n n.
The team deserved the victory and the
title OF city champion. Banaker sur
prised many by her good showing. and Is
undoubtedly. after Stevens, the best
its first year at the game and it has
played wonderfully we'll.
Hiawatha Trims Athletics.
The third game of the evening was be-
tween the Athletics basket ball team and
the Hiawatha. A. c., and was won by Hfa-
watha club after thirty minutes of hard
playing. Mabry put up the best game for
the winners, while Miles did best for the
losing quint. Although the members Of
these teams have played before, 1t would
be we'll for most Of them to practice
dribbling, side bouncing and shooting on
the run to improve and lessen roughness.
Capt. Fl. Jones of the Hiawatha A. C..
should have been benched for the rough
and unsportsmanlike playing that was
so evident to all. More fouls were regis
tered against him than all committed
by any team, and for any one disquali-
ffcation could be applied.
All three games were marked by rough
ness, due to lack Of control on the part
OF players when running to cover OPP
ponents or to lack of skill. The ele-
mentary school game was cleaner than
either Of the others. The officials were
lenient because Of lack of desire to PEN
alize a player for unintentional rough
playing, but the rules should be applied
not exercising skill in avoiding collision
and holding.
Summary:
NJ st. n. 9. Position. Armstrong 7. n. S.
Holland. ........ Right FORWARD. 10 Walker
e''''~' ~ 80 ". waring-o Taylor
Green. .......... Center ..................Sa Savoy
Rector. Right guard. ............ Smith
seore.Asmstsongl 70: Street IS, 8 Field Field
~. Referee-E Gray. UFopire--A. Oliver.
Tfmer-M P. Robinson. Seorer-B. Brown.
Hiawatha 4. O. Position. Athletics.
Mabry. Left forward. .scott-Dandridge
Jones. ...... Center 49,. -........ Howard
Johnson Lewis. kight guard Anderson 4rseo
Score Hiawatba. Is; Athletics. 2. Field goals
"a. Goals from fouls--1ioody ca. .Trice tsl.
Miles t2). Refcree-B. Washington. Cmpire-J.
Wilkinson.
Stevens School. Position. Banneher School.
John MADDOX. -. Right forward. II Lee
Augustine Parker. Left forward. ......H. sparrow
william Watkin.. right guard. &C; Lacy
Richard johnson. Left guard. ....... IF. Dorsey
score-stevens. 8: Banneker, :; Field goals
saaspo.y isSns a reez III ad
Umpire-E. Clark. TimeF-A. Lewis.