Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
ACCURATE WORK
BRINGS VICTORY.
Local Y. M. C.. A. Quint Out.
classes West Branch Quint
of Baltimore.
VISITORS LOSE GAME
BY SCOPE OF 1859
Play of Hoppe and Walk for
Central Five Is Brilliant.
Disney Does Well.
BY II. c. BYRD.

Playing better basket ball than
1t has at any time in the last five
years. the Central Branch Young
Mems Christian Association of
this city won from the Nest
Branch Association of Baltimore
last night. in the first contest of
the lntercity series. by the score
OF 80 to 10. The local quint took
the lead at the start OF the game.
and held 1t by as safe margin at
all times as that by which it won.
From the first whistle it was
contest in which the Central team
showed its superiority at almost
every moment Once in a while
the Marylanders would get the
ball and start some very clever
passing. but they could not work
1t down near enough to the goal
to make their losses effective.
Whenever the Baltimore five be-
gan to advance the ball into the
local CUNTS territory some one
of their opponents would secure
possession OF the ball and get it
out of danger.
In retrieving the ball at times
when it was being worked To
position from which goals could
be made. there was no man on the
floor more capable than Hoppe.
His work in that department was
more than creditable: it was brill
liant. Time after time he tore in
and grabbed the ball out OF the
hands of some opposing PLAYER
when that man was not even ex-
pecting such move. On the de-
Tense. Hoppe was the main factor
in the play of the local association
team.
Central Team Very Proficient.
There was hardly a single part OF the
play in which the Central men were not
exceptionally proficient. Not only were
they able to advance the ball by working
it down the floor With system of accu-
rate short passes. but they could as well
hurl ii the entire length OF the playing
space effectively that il would gem
orally land IN the arms of some waiting
man. who had nothing else to do than
toss the easiest kind of goal II wac
not often. either, that the goals were
missed under such conditions.
The Central players worked with abso-
lutte precision. and generally played
well together that there was little that
stool out in the way Of individuality.
The passing was excellent the handling
of the ball was done with an accuracy
thatswas much above the ordinary, and
the shooting for goals was done so ef-
fectively that the great majority Of at
tempts We're successful. From start to
finish the men played with more ma
chnelike perfection than has been seen
on any local floor this season.
While there little that might be
told regarding the play OF the individuals,
the work of Hoppe and Walk might be
mentioned as the best of the evening.
Hoppe on, the defense, seemed to be
everywhere, and his play was, to say the
least, exceptional. Walk undoubtedly
PLAYED the best game of basket ball of
his life. Ii is not probable that he ever
i'm his entire career gave as creditabl6
an exhibition that OF last night. His
play was excellent on the defense as
Well as on the offe2se Playing center.
and. when given the opportunity tossed
baskets with great accuracy. He scored
seven goals from the floor, some Of them,
being from difficult positions.