The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-04
COACH NEWBERRY| IS
FACING HARD TASK
Army and Navy Prep Starts
Basketball Season Without
One Regular in Line.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Coach Newbery OF the Army and
Navy Preparatory School is facing a
task not relished by any OF those who
are on the lookout for prospects in
basketball, as there are no regulars
from last years team to start the
season.
The Army and Navy Props ere rep
resented IN the interscholastic basket
ball league and WILL face the almost
impossible task Of developing a basket
ball team with but two substitute play
ers from last seasons strong eggrega-
ton. Kimberly, Collins. Moomau. Ged-
des, Gerhardt and Kortright from last
years fve are numbered among the
missing. But two substitutes. Drake
and Smith. remain to start the season.
Far from being discouraged. Coach
Newberry has a likely looking bunch
IN tow. Several OF the players come
with regulations in basketball rrom
other schools and can be counted upon
to round out a good team before the
FIRST championship battle with Bust
ness High School, last years title
holder.
d. Bolton, a member OF the football
team. and a former Cedar Grove, y.
]. player, is out for q regular berth
as is Dean Francis. an Indianapolis
played quarterback on the football
team. and who halls from the Revenna,
Ohio, high school team, has had ex-
perience in basketball, as has Dutch
Kcssler, who comes from Heading, Fa.
Others who are expected TO make the
team are James Lowry. Milo Barrtgan,
Franzen. Todd, Noel. Uhl. Derbe, Mills,
Horne, Smith. Drake, Peterson, Foster,
Keim and Bowen.
I'VE are at a considerable disadvan-
tage," says Coach Newoerry, I'm all
athletics here because OF the fact that
while we have about the same number
of boys each season. we have fewer
to depend upon for next year. BY this
I mean that MANY boys come for but
one year, and when they make the
teams and leave for the Army or Navy.
or enter college. we have to fill up our
teams with new boys the next season.
There are few holdovers." continued
the coach. and 1 point TO the football
and basketball teams as examples. Last
year our football team came through
nicely toward the end OF the season.
after they had played together for
awhile. In basketball. out Of ten good
players last season but two are back
this year. It Is true that many OF
our boys have had previous experience.
but It takes more than a year TO de-
velop a team"
The Army and Navy Prep team Is
practically all OF the scholastic
fives in the District, and starts the
December II with Gonzags. The
follows: December II, Con
zaga, at A n. p: IA. Business. at A.
y. p: is. Friends. at Friends: january
:. Business, at 7. NJ. G. A: Is. Friends,
al A. n. P: 10. St Adams, at A. N. p:
2. Eastern. at Y. NJ. c. A: 20. st. Al
Zaga, at Gonzaga: 8, Western, at Y. NJ.
9. A. .. St Adams. at st. Adams:
s, Georgetown Prep. at A. n. P.
Other games are pending with West
ern. Army and Navy Academy. and
Boys Department Y. NJ c. A. team
The Army and Navy Prep team opens
he championship battles at the 7 N.
:. A for the interscholastIc title with
Business, last years winner, on jan
Iary s.
Coach Zavitz, OF the Friends Select
School. has eleven boys working out
for the team this year, none OF them
having moro than two years expert
ance on the first team. Dick Miller is
captain OF the team and made the team
for the first time last season I'll King
alu JOIu NlIlS nave pluNou lOT Two
years. Richard King. another brother,
has made a bid for the team This sea-
son, although he has played before. |
others expected to show up well are
Henry Boynton, Boyd Brown. Llewelyn
Davis, William II. Harrison. EUgene
Jacobsen, Carroll Pierce and Cameron |
Roberts. The team VIII average about |
IS pounds.
1 n IN, oF Arm a
Navy football team. is one of the best !
LII around athletes in the schools. Hunt |
r taking part in the intercity swimming |
meet in Baltimore on Saturday. going |
ID against the Atlantic City and Balti- |
more swimmers in representing the !
Washington Swimming Club. Hunt |
LIso plays basketball. y. n. Francis |
8 another swimmer from the a. and n. /
,. who is making good with the Wash
ngton team.