The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
BANNER SEASON FOR
INDEPENDENT CUNTS
Basket Tossing Game Among the Local Club Five L
Booming High This Year-CathoIic Uniyersitys
Outfit Is Coming Along Strong
BY FRANK CoLLEY.


there was not nearly so many as hay'
come into view already this season. ant
with a good many more to come in lini
this season ought to be banner one fol
the independent quints.
Epiphany Church, which played leagul
basketball last season. has changed q
the independent class and will be repre-
scented by fast team. The Good Shep,
/, herds, who had a cracking good team
last season. are again at it and are show.
ing good form for SO early in the year
The Civil Service Department of tbs
United States government has come intC
line with team and, from reports, have
fairly fast quint, which will surely be
heard from during the season. This /,
the kind OF boosting the basketball game
needs. If all the little fellows would gel
together and boom the sport along as
they have started out TO do, then the
basket-ballers of Washington will have
something to boast about The public
schools have come into line and the Web
ster School is foremost in the sport
These youngsters will make themselves
heard of, and within a couple of years
viii be able TO hold their own with any
of the teams around this neck Of the
woods. AS the saying goes, from the lit
Tie ones the big ones grow.
Spirit of Quints Good.
The spirit shown by the Independent
teams is something to be commented on.
and IL it was not for this same sort OF
thing what would basketball be? Moth
ing but few associations and clubs COM
bined together and the play continued
among themselves. The public would get
tired of this sort of thing and the sport
would suffer TO an unknown extent. II
E..Nu a
combine, what team could be garnered
together! Such a team would not only
be a credit to the sport, but the players
would feel as though they were working
for something and not only playing for
a certain manager and association.
Get together, boost, boom, and push
the sport along; make this the banner
year of all, and don't forget to make it
clean game That is what the people
want more than anything else.
Catholic University Strong.
Catholic University, which had one Of the
best basketball teams in this section OF
the country last season, is out again this
year with a likely looking bunch OF bas-
ket tossers. While the BrOokland 1nsti-
tute loses three good men in Hcran.
Mcdonnell, and Derby, Fred Rice, who
has charge of the squad, says that some
men lost to the squad.
1t is unfortunate that Derby cannot be
in the game this season, as he proved
to be a valuable man to have on u team.
Playing guard last season he acquitted
himself creditably and would make a
great man for Coach Rice to have about
this season. While he is back in school,
he injured himself in some way, making
it impossible for him to play this season
, on that account
OF last years quint Capt Lambert.
Donnelly, Keegan. Lynch, Butler, and
Moran have reported. There is a great
deal of freshmen material to work on,
and this is the reason that Coach Fred
Rice does not feel the absence of his two
crack forwards of last years five. This
boy Donnelly is bound to show form this
season; while he was not played regular
ly last year. in what games he appeared
he showed enough class to warrant him |
a position on the first team this season. |
Great things are looked for from this |
man, and the writer picks him to be one |
Of the shining lights of the Red and Black |
team.
HiIItOpPers to Have Team.
If plans carry through. Georgetown will !
be represented On the courts this season |
by a team from the Law School Some
fine material for good team rests in |
the Law School, and it would not be at (
all surprising if the varsity five did not
get good man from this department Of
the university. /
This is a good plan, and if the boys
will carry their plans ahead they will
not only benefit themselves but will be
benehting the college at the same time.
While many of the varsity men attend
the Law School, there is an over
abundance of material waiting for some
man to take hold and bring them out.
If the quint is organized you can bank
On the showing that they will make; it
will be nothing to laugh at, but some
thing to be proud Of
AEgies Again in Line.
Maryland Agriculture College will
again be back in the basketball realms
this season and with a team whose line
up ought to carry of the State cham
pionship. Last season the Farmers en-
tered into the sport fer the first time
and made showing which they have
in no way to feel ashamed OF. OF course
you could not expect them to carry off
first honors right at the start, but with
all OF their old men back in the lineup
and numerous new faces out for the
quint they should be represented on the
court this season by championship ma
teriaI
Curly Byrd will again have charge
tL Aulul Will Ine alQ OF TWO
veterans like Country Morris and
Shipley should turn out a team which
the college will be proud Of Both of
these boys have seen service on the local {
courts and with the experience which
Curly has had they should be able to I
turn out a team that will make other |
quints go the limit to win.
No Professionals.
For what reason would professional
basketball team in this city fail? Would !
lack of support make the team go undera s
Or would it be lack of players good | !
enough TO travel at the fast pace set in | ,
the professional circles? II
From the material that could be \
together around Washington | :
me could get together Quint that would !
make the fastest team in professional
-anks go the limit to snatch a victory.
Koran, formerly of Catholic University. =
licked for a forward position on the All | 4
south Atlantic team. but barred from :
staying in amateur ranks this season as | \
le played baseball in the New YORK :,
State League; Mick Kelliher, one of the :
,est centers that has ever been de- !,
-eloped in Washington; Schlosser, form !,
rly of the crack Georgetown team, and =
numerous others that could be gotten =
Tould form suitable team to represent
Washington IN a professional league
These leagues abound in the North and =
re a paying proposition. If Washington =
ould get the team together and enter -
ne of these leagues the fans of the =
district would be able to witness some u
z the best baskefbaH franoas | Il