The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
BIG BASKETBALL
GAMES BOOKED
St. Johns Quint, Of Brooklyn,
Tackles Georgetown and
Catholic University.
OTHER CAPITAL GOSSIP
Fans Regret Cancellation of Oregon
Aggies-Y. M. c. Am. A. c.
Contest Starts Trouble.

St Johns College, of Brooklyn, will be
Georgetown's next opponents on the bas-
Eet-ball court. These teams meet at the
Arcade Monday night ST. Johns has one
Of the best basketball quints in the coun-
try and Georgetown will have to go some
tc capture the long end of the score. So
tar this season the ST. Johns team has
not met a defeat but if Georgetown can
show a stin defense the Orange and
White team should worry.
Tuesday night the New Workers. will
have as their opponents the Catholic Uni
versity team. which is making a strong
bid for South Atlantic championship hon.
urs this asOn. The Brooklynders have
n better chance of winning from the St
Johns boys than Georgetown. because
the Gotham quiut will have just come
out of hard game while the Red and
Black team will be fresh. 1t will be
well worth Iue price of admission to see
either of thes teams play and the fans
can look forSard to two of the best
games Of the year.
For the first time in its history the
Episcopal High School is represented by
basketball team this season Never be-
fore has the school at Alexandria been
represented on the court with a team
And il is with pleasure that we wish
them every success at the indoor sport
The Alexandria boys have participated
in nearly all branches of sport, but this
is the first time that they have had a
team wearing their colors on the bas-
Eet-ball court.
The Army and Navy Prep basketball
uuint seems to have the call over the
ether teams i'm the Scholastic League.
The Colonies and Admirals have great
v.slW hg
at all surprising to. see them carry of
the honors in easy fashion. Business is
the only school likely to give the Props
a rub for the title, and it will be well
worth the price when this game comes
off.
Jim ColIi7ower was relating funny
coincident the other day about his team
when the Hilltoppers took a trip to
Princeton and were defeated. The
drinking water the Tigers furnished had
a bad effect on the team and when they
stacked up against the Loyola College
bunch they were not in the best Of con-
dition. Jim. when he made this state
ment, said that he was not crying about
being defeated by Loyola, but was just
mentioning the fact that water in GER
tain places has a bad effect on people.
Rattiste, the indian, at Gallaudet, tsis
fully recovered from his sickness and is
q. present playing a strong game for
<he SendalI Greeners. While Baftiste
was out ef the game the Buf and Blue
did not make ssich good showing. but
as soon as the ILUiSn got back the team
took turn for the better and showed
that it will surely be in the running for
honors this year.
Fred Rice has job cut out for him
self in keeping Mcdonnell, the speedy
forward, from leaving the foul line be-
fore the ball touches the basket. 1t has
been a habit with Mcdonnell to leave
:he line before the ball touches the
basket which is against the rules. In
a close game this will count against the
Brooklanders. as the goal, that is If ne
makes it. Will not be allowed. lie has
been warned about this all through the
season ard il Will take some time be-
fore he Will get himself out of the habit
IL he does not start TO work right away.
1t is TO he regretted that the Oregon
AEgies will not put in an appearance this |
season. as contemplated by the George |
town basketball management earlier In
the season. Never in the history of
Georgetown basketball has a Western
team put in an appearance on the local |
courts When the manager of the |
Blue and Gray quint arranged this game |
he was complimented for obtain |
ing such a drawing card as the Aggles |
surely would have been. 1t seemed GER
tain that the fans OF the District would |
have had a chance to see one OF the |
strongest teams in the West stack up |
against the Blue and Gray athletes.
Around town there Is much discussion |
as 10 whether the Y. NJ. c. A. regulars |
should be barred from the Washington |
City League on account of playing /
against team which had two men en-
rolled who are cIassed as professionals.
In Morris and Shipley, the Maryland |
Agricultural College has two players who
were with the Worcester team. of the
New England League, last summer.
The ruling of the Washington Fedora
ton says that teams in good standing |
are not allowed to play teams with |
players who are not in good standing.
Can Morris and Shipley be in good stand
ing with the federation IL they played
professional baseball last summer? The
ruling in the A. A. L. forbids teams
from playing against teams with profes-
sionals enrolled. and they are barred
from competition thereafter IL they play |
teams not in good standing. II that is
the case in the Washington Federation,
then the Y. VI. c. A. team should be
barred from further competition
Prof Beckett. OF the Y. NJ. c. A, said
that he inquired into the standing of
Morris and Shipley before the game, and
from what was learned these players are
in good standing and in no way that he
can see will the regulars be barred from
playing in the Washington City League.
II that is the case, then Willie Handi-
hoe, who has stated that he will try and
ee reinstated to good standing IN the
Washington Federation, has a good
chance 10 play. There are other players
here who have the same kind of case
and it would not be surprising to see
them all line up before the federation
committee for reinstatement
FRANK X CoLLEY.
Kendall Boys Win Game.
The Kendall School for the Deaf basket