The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Basketball Title Is Won by
Pen Pushers, While Cen
tral Scores IN Track.
WESTERN IS A FAILURE
BY aBuck,n HOWARD.

In view of the fact that before another
scholastic championship has been de-
cided the year OF 1915 win be well under
waysit is interesting to look back and
sum .up the winners. Of a year who viii
long be remembered for their many re
versais in form.
when Coach Wayne Hart's hand OF
Tech lhuslIies trotted victoriously OF the
1914 gridiron, the last schoolboy title of
the YEAR had been won.
Du-inE- this year. which has. to be
exact just eleven more DAYS to be with
us. championships in the various sports
have been wen divided, with no school
hayiaE the distinction OF coping in two
ulajcS sports -Four different schools have
figured in as many sports in the major
category OF the scholastic ranks
Business had the honor. of grabbing the
frs ea,a apiuaship Of 1911 when Il won in
: b..akel -har by defeating the Army and
NAVY Prep in the crucial contest of the
series by the score OF 8 to II. Eastern
foIloNed with The baseball title. while
tr.l9E a-t' 1otaaT went to Central and
TechtT rcrrsctiyely..
Western Out of Ii.
Froga the foregoing it is seen that
Wcs.crn is the only school that cannot
boat % q championship. at least in the
quartet OF sports that are considered
major.
Eo&tver. Western is worthy of praise
on uaaj it accomplished after being
placed n great disadvantage. The
Red and White has been forced to suffer
setback after setback as the result of
losi-., many stars through graduation.
ana gzte thing that stands in the way of
every school some time or other. That
one thing is the bane OF all athletic teams
-schoiastic work II Western could have
used all the men in school, both its foot
ball arlI baseball team would have been
far more formidable than was the case
iurinE the past year.
Ba~ket-bau to Business.
BY presenting one OF the greatest bas-
lxet-bal teams in the history OF the
schools Business. won the title after be-
ing forced 70 beat Army and Navy Prep
and ST. Albans. both OF whom made
strong bids for the honors. The Stenog-
rapheTs also came across in football and
en- loved the most successful season in its
histort. They took part in the crucial
CONTEXT Of the series with Tech, and, al
though defeated, they were not disgraced.
Ranking with the greatest battles tnat
have ever decorated the athletic annuls
Of the scholastic ranks The fight was a
series Of thrills that kept the spectators
: keyed TO the highest tension. The entire
Eusiness sdtven fought with a vim and a
COURAGE thaI were overwhelmed by a
team that must be classed miyhtier
rival However, when the battle was over
Tech was willing to admit that 1t had
been forced to the limit to land the YER
Dict.
Business is out for the basketball
honors. again this year. and at this juno
turc looks to be the best combination when
all deoartments are taken into considCra-
ton 1t has a five of exceptional caliber.
with three Of last years championship
uuint serving as a nucleus. However. II
can hardly boast of a team with the capa-
bilities Of last years. 1t is playing with
out the services or Harris and Boern-
stein. two of the greatest players ever
developed in the schools, and it was not
To be expected to land men OF their
caliber.
Eastern Grabs Title.
Next in the regular routine Of sports
baseball was Ushered in. Eastern showed
that with veteran club it could win two
successive championships. The article of