The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-07
Basketball Contests Are on
Schedule and Ranquets Will
Be Held by Youngsters.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

This win be a full week for school
boy athletes. Basketball games. foot
tsll suppers with elections Of captains
and track work. WI I'll out a program
which IN addition to regular duties. viii
find tine youngsters hard pressed for
time.
Eastern is starting out tomorrow To-
+ paying the GouZaEa basketball team .
4 visit. GOnzasa dropped game to Bust
I ness and Eastern was trounched in its
! first practice contest with the Y. VI. e.
4 A. youngsters. Since the defeat n week
! ago Eastern has come forward rapidly
and Coach KiInJle SAYS he expects IA
made.
Both Army and Navy Prep and West
ern claim to play Gonzaga on Friday
afternoon. The dates announced By
both teams include Gonzaga and the
matter win PROBABLY be adjusted BY
( the managers.
Eastern win probably award football
iettcrs At banquet slated for Friday,
while business viii give its athletes
their football feed on THURSDAY, ac-
cordinG to the present plans.
DR.. William q. Hudson. president OF
the lnterscholastic Basketball League
and coach of last years championship
business team. has in7ugurated a num-
Der Of novel ideas for his team this
season.
The athletic committee, has been asked
TO provide the basketball team with
bath robes instead of blankets in keep
ing the players warm between the
halves.
Surprise need not he evinced when
the Business players come forth in the
robes. Track athletes have used bath
robes for many years as being more
serviceable 70 the needs CT tie ath-
lete taking part III the sport than
blankets.
Another change is instituted at
Business in charging Admission for
the games. Athletic association MEM
bers are being taxed , cents for the
contests, while those who do not be-
long 10 the association are being
asked for 10 cents per game.
More than $1,000 was made for the
Red Cross Society in Brooklyn Sat
urday when two teams composed of
star players from the various high
schools met in q football game. Five
thousand people took in the game.
Eddie Bennis. who was assistant
coach NJ Georgetown two years ago.
il coaching the DE Lancey school
team. or Philadelphia. He takes
charge of all athletics. and has sue
ceeded in developing a number of fine
athletes.
What Is regarded as one of the
most popular games of the season at
Friends School il the annual battle
with the alumni team. Many of the
former Friends players at College
como home Tor the holidays and form
team to play the school five The
custom has been followed for many
years. and this years engagement is
scheduled for December %.
Northeast hish school Of PhiIadel-
rhia recently broke a record in win !
ming the scholastic title of Philadel- !
phia by to D score. For many /
years past the title has been in dis /
pute. but this season the Northeast |
team broke through to the undisputed |
title by the small margin OF two !
points.
Ranny Adams. older brother OF Jack
Adams. the former Western athlete, is
sure to land his position with the Navy
team again this season. Adams is also
leading the fourth class in scholarship
and is one OF the most popular athletes
at the Academy.
Harold Cartwright, last year a player
on the Army and Navy Prep team, is
making a strong bid for Fred Rice's
Catholic University five this season.