The Washington herald., 1913-12-14
REGULARS QUIT
LOCAL League
First Quint at Y. M. c. A.
Has Good Chance Of Land
ing Championship.
BASKET BALL COMMENT
Reserve Team at Association Is Out
After City Circuit Tihe-Rich-
mond League Making Rules.
BASKET BALL COMMENT
BY FRANK coLLEYS

BY FRANK coLLEYA
Much comment has arisen over the M
snioh taken by the Y NJ. c. A Regular
oasket-oail quint in deciding to play in
time in the history of the association rs
a hrst team of that association undsr-
taken to play the independent game and
II they nave as much success as tbav
nave had in playing in a league thev
VIII come out champions Of the District
Maryland, and Virginia. From ~;
sources come such questions as these.
why are the Y. NJ c. A. Regulars going
TO play independent ball this winter? Are
they AFRAID OF some OF the other clubs?
Are they afraid Of losing their rennta-
ton, CT are they afraid they viii he
beaten BY some club that is in the
league! The answer to all of the above
questions Is no. Coming from one Of tbt.
boys VINO Is playing on the Regulars the
loiloWlng statement should be authentic
and at the same time will answer ali ~
the questions and give the fans and
other magnates the true light On the
subject. 1ie
The reason for the Y. NC. A Requ-
lars dropping out OF the Washington CIV
league was not because they were afraid
AFRAID OF losing their reputation. but for
the pure and simple reason that tbey
nave second team at the association
that is capable, of capturing the cham
pionship in the City League, Afraid NJ
losing our reputation? Not a bit OF II
We are stalking our past reputation
against all of the colleges in the District
and have picked out the best teams in
Maryland and Virginia to play against,
ana the schedule as it stands today is
the hardest any team representing the
association has ever undertaken. Our
second team is good enough to win the
City League rag and We are out for
higher honors-that OF winning over the
best teams in the District, Maryland, and
Virginia.
Coach Beckett follows with a state
ment that if his team is successful in
winning the Aforementioned CHAMPION
ships he will give any team in the Dis
trict a chance to win the laurels cap
tured by the association team and will
play the winner OF the City League
championship, whether il be the second
team Of the 7. NJ. c. A. or not, a three
game series to decide for once and all
what team can claim the supremacy of
the District, Maryland, and Virginia We
have been sighted in former years when
the picking Of an AH-South Atlantic
team came about, for the reason we were
playing in a city league and did not meet
the colleges. This year it viii be diff
ferent. The men who pick the teams
this year will have to consider my boys,
as We play all the colleges and a few in
dependent teams that are ranked with
the colleges This will give US a ranking
Of the highest, order. that of a leading
college, and they will have to consider
the Y NJ c. A Regulars when the time
comes for picking an All-South Atlantic
quint.
Basketball players and managers of
Richmond, Va, have gone the directors
and players of the WASHINGTON City
League one better by framing up a set
of rules by whiSS the games played in
the Richmond City League will be gov
erned. The main feature Of these rules
is the fact that a player can be taken
out at any time Of the game and then
substituted back at any time. This Is an
innovation TO the basketball game, and
the city league games OF the Virginia
capital will be watched closely TO see
what results when such a rule as this is
put into effect.
Many other changes have been thought
Of but at present no other radical ones
have been made. The rule which allows
a man to be taken out and then put back
In the game in the same half will have
a great effect on the playing OF the teams.
as a good man can be put in and when
he tires he can be allowed to come out
of the contest until rested and then be
sent back in fresh. This rule should
make the games faster from every stand
point.
The playing of wetzeI and Foley at
guards for the Georgetown quint this
year is Of the same high standard which
characterized their work as the best pair
of guards in the South last season. What
team would not stand a show in the COL
legiate circles with such a pair OF backs
as those two boys make? They are as-
gressive and fast, both are fairly good
shots and as to their guarding OF an
opposing player. well you cannot speak
too highly of their work in this respect
Both boys are again showing the same
old fighting spirit which won for the
Blue and Gray so many times last sea-
son and it is looked forward to another
year with better results than were OBJ
tanned last season. While the forwards
on the Hilltoppers' five are weaker than
they were last season, Coach Collthower
may overcome this handicap, and with
the high class Of game that his guards
are playing he can experiment with green
material and not affect the quint In the
least.
Manager Eddington. of the Galandet
basketball team. must be congratulated
upon the schedule which he has mace
up for the wearers of the Bun and Blue.
All of the local colleges will be played
and from the showing the Kendall Green
bows have been making in practice they
should give any quint a good game.
A large squad is out for the team
and the final selections VIII be made
in a short time, as the game with Cain
ole University gave the coach soou
line on the players All of the boys are
working hard as they realize that they
have a chance for the South Atiantic
title. While not many long trips are 10
be taken by the Buff and Blue Dogs
Manager Eddlngton was justified In play
ing teams in nearby cities as this VIII
give the players a good chance TO resi-
up before the game. AS has been the
case in former years the PLAYERS Were
tried out before the start OF the game.
as n Is very hard to be on train all
day and then play hard game with out
an hours rest.
The teams which will be in the Wash
fngton CITY league this season are in ali
mt one case the SAFE teams that were