The Washington times., 1915-12-18
By BRYAN MORSE.

Basketball teams representing the
preparatory schools had something
on the high school quints in yester-
days opening clashes in the Inter
scholastic Basketball League at the
Arcade for st. Albans succeeded in
showing Eastern under by az to 10,
while the Army and Navy Props
beat out Central by 80 to 26 in the
most interesting Of the battles.
Bearing in mind that the season
started some three weeks earlier
this year, and that the contests were
played on a floor twice larger and
many times more slippery than any
Of the gyms in use by the local
teams the contests were productive
Of first-class basketball.
All four teams in action N. !. be
classed as green teams. None OF the
Eastern players had ever been in a
championship basketball battle before
and but one st. Alban player mad
Rraced the foor in such a game. While
older and more experienced, the A. n.
p. lads have played together hut few
times this season. Central 10 the new
entrant, and while its players nave
been pitted against the high school
quints iaS members of an independent
organization they have the making OF
a formidable team.
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st. Adams went right to the front in
the opening game and succeeded IN
eluding the EasteTners for eleven points
in the first quarter. Dunlop Castle and
Loker contributed to the scoring. The
Fasteners gathered but three points.
due chiefly to the fact that Hauser and
Carter guarded closely. McCiassen, for
Eastern. played the best game for his
side, but the Fasteners were handI-
capped by their lack of familiarity
with the floor, and the baskets without
background bothered them in shoot
ing.
Central and Army and Navy Props
took the floor for a slashing battle. The
feotwork was faster than that in the
hrst half played by Eastern and st.
Adams. and the teams quit with honora
even at u points each.
Both teams passed we'll, White, Mar
bury and cissei showing 70 adyantagss
Gilmartin got plenty of action for the
Props.
st. Adams made a runaway race OF
the second half against Eastern, and
toward the end substituted a whole new
team. The second half OF the Prep-
Central game found the high school
team fouiinS to q great extent which
n tn = measure was the real reason for
While Captain Marbury and pezen.
eSort corr 1aiIsd on several easy shots It waI
Victory fhs e PTeps s0 shot SFSi nine SaSp.t. q
from the moor, while Central shot ten
6eVenteen fouls were chalked up aGainst
Central and but eight against the A
A good sized crowd was on hand Il
watch the battles, and there was dane
inE after ., the games. w Next Tuesday
their hrst battle of the season, a ban
her gathering IL looked foy. Yesterday
Play cannot be taken as a standard, Al
good passing or accurate shooting.
II must be borne in mind that there
were few veterans In the contests
Ihe exhibitions show that all foul
tams tn VIII be able to show consistently
pstter form after the holidays. Both
western and Business have veteran
dulnts, and can be expected to perform
to better advantage.
DOyS are INCLUDED
among those being honored Al TomS
Institute for their performances in ath,
leucs this past fall. Sam Miller. a Tor.
mer Tech lad, and a member OF Tome
second eleven. won his "T' jersey
Frederick L. HardestY. also OF this city
was awarded a silver cup for his helT
In winning relay in the fall games
Hardesty received other prizes In win,
Ming Junior events.
Eastern football players viii b,
awarded letters tonight at the school
when the annual football feed will h,
held. The letter men will elect A can
tain from Cummings Sweeney, ant
SpeeF
Friends school athletics maintain
that Buck Wise's record OF twenty
one reported made against them is ;
trihe larEe. Nisc is credited witt
tWenty.one baskets. while Friends
players say he made hut nineteen. Tai
is the seasons mark.