The Washington herald., 1914-02-01

CHANGING RULES
not In FAVOR
Suggestion Made BY Prof.
Green Would XII
Signals.
OTHER COURT COMMENT
Eormey Brilliant at Long Shotdns-
Eordham May Take vifgnias
Place on C. y. Schedule.
OTHER COURT COMMENT
ny FRANK coLLEy.


from what they are now. Instead Of
taving the centers jump for the ball II
win be put in play from the outside
lines. Prof Green claims that this VIII
make the game faster and the quinn
having the tallest center will not shave
he advantage
His reasoning about the game being
made faster is all right, but about the
tesm having the advantage With the
iaIlest center is not People who have
seen games about the District and have
seen Disney, of the Baltimore Y. y c.
a., in action Will know that the little
fellow has outjumped all of the centers
thar he has gone up against Another
Instance was brought to light IN re
Catholic University-v- p. l. game "
which Lambert, probably the tanest CEN
Ter plssing in washington. was out
Jumped BY a much smaller man
The game will undoubtsdiy. be made
faster by these changes In the rules put
at the same time II viii not give me
teams a chance to use as many stgnais
as they use now. Putting the bali IN
play from the side lines occurs In every
game and the team who has the ball has
q larger advantage than team with
tall center In all probability these
changes may occur, but II they do they
will be made for tbS Fairgrounds and
viii not become either A. A. U. or inter-
collegiate rules
The unexpected happened. Georgetown
defeated the Regulars of the Y. N c A
in the most brilliantly played contest that
has been staged here this season one
point was the medium by which they won
and 1t was due TO Tormeys great WORK
that this happened. Now about THIS iei-
low Tormey He ! rangy stx-footer.
weighing in the neighbofhood OF $50
pounds, Is fast on his feet and his
speciality is long shots. When it comes
to making a basket from close range
Tourney is not the man to do II, but given
the ball near the center of the hall he
is the boy to turn the trick
Tormey is the kind OF player that takes
defeat and victory the same way. In the
game from start to finish and nghtins
all the time the big boy has proved him
self to be one of the best basketball
players in the District.
Hoppe, star guard of the Y. NJ. c. A.
1--WE. is without q doubt the best guard
in the South, and this same fact Is
recognized by every player and fan who
has seen the big boy IN action How he
accompanies the work that he does is
something wonderful: It Is hard to believe
that one man can cover two men at once
but this is exactly what the Y. NJ c.
A star does. In every game that the
association boys have played Hoppe has
featured. either by his guarding or by
his eaging of the ball. By no means is
he a bad shot, and with his speed he
would undoubtedly. make a great for
ward.
He is not the kind that will take shot
il another man has a better chance: he
viii pass the ball every time and work
pairing for the good of his team This
Is the kind of a players team wants and
whenever such player is found you can
always bank on him being a star.
Manager Conroy of the eeorgetown
basketball quint, announced the other
night that he has opened negotiations
WIKI the Fordham team for q game to
take the place of the Virginia contest
Such a game as this would no doubt
bring out a large crowd. and dance
sfterward would add more attraction to
the contest
If such a game as this is arranged. It
would be ,piayed in the Ryan gymnasium.
and from this source Manager Conroy
figures that he win have the university
TO draw from and win mot have to de-
pend upon outside fans to cover the ex-
penses. This Us no doubt good plan.
and IL arrangements can be made the
game will undoubtedly be played some
time in February.
As printed in these columns before,
every basketball quint needs man who
IS able to cage the ball from the foul
line. This man is very essential. as can
be seen by the fact that Tormey. Of the
Georgetown quint. was able to cage the
ball on the only shot that was afforded
him. and thereby beat the Y. N. C. A.
team. =.
Not long ago in the Eastern League q
man was retained on q team just for the
fact that he was the best free shot artist
in the league. While not much on play
ing the floor and caging the ball with
men guarding him, he was a sure shot
when the time came for free toss ut
the basket
CoIley. Of the. Y. N. c. A. quint, has
made good with his come back act.
Out of the game for three seasons, Col
ley entered the association this year and
has earned "a place on the Regulars,
holding down q forward position In great
style: While not scoring 50 many points,
he plays the floor well and Is the direct
cause OF Q number OF goals being regis
tered by the Y NJ. c. u. five.
. In the game against Georgetown quint
Ocney showed 10 good ADVANTAGE,
making a number of difncuIt shots and
at the same time playing an aggressive
game. Being guarded BY Foley, who is
considered the best guard on the Hfil-
toppers I'VE. his record of four field goals
shows that the old boy is fast rounding
into. shape.
As matters now stand in the washine-
ton City Basketball League II seems a.
though Coach Beckett Of the Y. NC.
A. tesms. missed his guess wheu he
said that the second team was able to
clean UP in the City League ana that
Is why the Regulars withdrew. ). The.
Aloysius I'VE. who have so far but one
defeat registered against them, ana look
to- be pennant winners are the ones
which the Regulars will have TO meet
when the league season Is over,
The Aloysius ave as IL is now CON-
nosed rs with one exception the old
Georgetown quint- Schiosser In center.
whalen and Hollander Towards and
collihower In guard. Hail " the only
new man. and his place may be taken
By Jack Hurley. Who il at present pIay-l
ing star game with the gecrge Wash-
ington 1--WE The Regular v1iI - M
against bard proposition when thsyI
face the Aloysius nve. and game worth
watching should result = s