The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
BEST SHOOTERS
NUMBERED ON
{. i. QUINT
Mcdonnell and Horan Top
Basketball Players in
Points Scored.
OTHER GOSSIP OF LOCALS
ALI the Latest Chatter of the Knights
of the Net of the
District.

Hoppe. Y NJ. {. A......... 81 S+9
Frazier. Y. NJ c. A......... S. 62s
Hall. Y. NJ. C. A........... 30 SIS
Lambert, O. U............... is
Mathews. b. M............... Al s+5
One reason why the Catholic Univer-
sity basketball team is winnings its
games is because it claims two of the
hest basket shooters in the District, Nc
Donnell and Horan. At present these
men are Leading in the race for honors
of the most points scored during the
basketball season. Mcdonnell is head
and shoulders above the other players,
having scored 132 points in seven games.
His running mate, Horan, is not far be-
hind with lis points scored in seven
games: hut the remainder of the playing
talent of the District is left far behind
in the race.
With the exception of the Frederick
College game. all of the contests played
n" the BroOklanders have been against
strong defensive teams. and this speaks
well of the ability of the Red and Black
forwards TO cage the ball. Mccarthy, of
the Aloysius Quint, is third in the rank
ing. having scored siXty-fOur points,
while Shugrue comes next with a total
of sixty. Shugrue has played three
games with the Georgetown varsity
Quint, and the remaining games with
the Georgetown COIlegians Waldron is
the only man on the Georgetown team
who is in the running for honOrs, having
scored nfty-ninc points in six games.
Hoppe, of the Y. NJ {. A Regulars, is
not far behind the Georgetown man, haV-
ing been credited with fifty-eight points.
After Hoppe comes two more Y. NJ. c. A.
men, Frazier and Hall, the former haV-
ing fifty-siN points to his credit, while
Hail has fifty. Again, Catholic Cniver-
sity comes along with another good
scorer in Lambert. The tall fellow has
.fTrlnf hints
games Matthews. of the Bull Moose
team of the Y. NJ. c. A. team, makes up
the ten leading scorers, with forty-tour
points registered in five games.
While the Y. NJ. c. A. boys are not
ranked high among the ten, it shows
that the association boys are putting up
good team work Not one on the quint
is trying to make record in caginG
the ball. but they are passing TO the
nan with tht- best chance for the basket.
There are three Y. NJ c. A. men bunch
I'd. each has scored fifty or more points.
This speaks well for Prof. Beckett
team work. Mathews, of the Bull Moose
quInt while ne has played in the least
number Of games, has a good record,
scoring forty-tour points in five games.
If the players were ranked according
to average points scored per game,
there would he a few minor changes But
on a whole the ranking Of the players
as they appear above come about rs
close as it is possible to place them.
Neither GaIlaudet or NJ. \. c. have
any players in the leading ten. but 1t
would not he surprising to see few
changes when the next list comes out.
Both of these Quints have strong play
ers and most all Of them have a good
eye Tor the basket, 50 if nothing unfore-
seen happens they may manage to land
A player or two in the select society. As
T.aa
four of them have players included,
namely the y. NJ. c. \. regulars, the
Bull Moose team. the Aloysius quint. and
the Georgetown Collegians Mccarthy
is the leading scorer among the teams
Of the league. with Shugrue running a
close second. The rest of the City
League players are not far behind. and
changes are bound TO occur before the
season closes.
1t is 10 be regretted that the Catholic
University basketball quint was not
able to obtain a better place to play
their games this season than the Ma
tional Guard gymnasium. The ohjeC
ton to the guard gymnasium. although
in central location. is that it will not
hold enough spectators. 1t is UnfOrtu-
nate that tho BrooklandCrs. with such
A good drawing card as their team is
this year. could not have obtained aI
more
but if the management could arrange a
series with Georgetown. TO be played
at the Arcade, they would be able TO
Cle r expenses for the season out of this
Sc es.
The accommodations at the guard gym
nasium are such that it will not hold
spectators enough, so that the Red and
Black quint can bring such teams as
would give the game boost and at the
same time clear expenses.
Some knowledge OF how the teams
stand who are fighting for the South
Atlantic championship will be known
when the Georgetown team plays the
University of Virginia at Charlottesville
on the &1st of this month. These uni
versities are rivals in every branch of !
sport and the players Will go the limit
when they meet the basketball
court. This game will shed a true light
on the South Atlantic situation and it
would not be at all surprising TO see
the winner land the championship. While |
there may be a dark horse in the race it |
is not likely they could come up to the |
standard set by the main factors in the |
race namely. Virginia, Georgetown, and !
Catholic University, either one of these !
teams have a call on The title, and ii !
would not come as surprise if one of
them landed first honOrs. At present not |
much is known of the lads from Char /
lottesviI!e but according to reports from |
the Orange and Blue. Virginia has one |
Of the best teams in the history of the |
unVt rSIty. /
Kelley. who is holding down a forward !
position on the Gallaudet basketball |
uuint. has shown marked ability as a |
player. He il as good defensive man |
as any team wants. and also has sure |
eve for the basket. Fast and aggressive. |
Kelley cannot be overlooked when the |
time comes to pick the All-South Atlantic |
quint. When basketball first started at !
the Kendall Green institution this season |
Kelley showed he would make a great |
fight for regular position on the quint |
So far he is leading his team mates in |
the number Of points scored. He is the |
kind of A player who will readily sacrifice |
shot for the basket IL one of his cohorts |
is in better position to cage the ball.
Another player who will in all probable