The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Central Won Two Titles, Tech
and Western One Each, De.
spite Many Tie Games.
LEAGUE OPENS TOMORROW
Double Header To Be Staged At
Arcade, When Basketball
Season Begins in Schools.
Bv BRYAN MORSE.

The openlng Of the Interscholastic
basketball League season in the closing
days OF 1915 brings to mind the fact
that a new year of competition In Ath-
letics is about to start In the high
schools, and appearances would indicate
that 1919 is going to be banner year
for all branches of sport. Titles we're
fairly well distributed during the past
year IN the different events indo RS and
outdoors.
Before the basketball title was decided
last year Western had won both the
@. U. and G. w. u. Indoor track meets
against Tech. Central. St. Adams,
Episcopal. and the other schoolboy
White athletes had Maxam. Peyton.
Griffith, and Bridget as its star per-
formers on the boards. AMI won handily
The westerners followed these victories
with q win Of the basketball title at
tho Y. NJ. G. A. after as close series
as has ever been fought out on the
local floors. Business was second by
the closest OF margins, ana there was
really little to choose between the two
teams. The preparatory school basket
hall title was won by the GonzaRa team.
which broke even with the lnterscho-
lastic League winner in its engage
The baseball title was won by Central
after an extra game was necessary to
series brought out some close compete
ton. and for a while there was a rour-
Cornered tie for the honor. Central de-
Jeated Tech on Georgetown Field in the
final extra game, and was declared the
winner. Business and Western were
tied for third place.
The outdoor track season was a ver-
table triumph for Central The ath-
letes, coached by Bill Foley, succeeded
in winning the high school champion
chip, and relay team won the cham-
pionship OF the United States at the
Penn relay games. There was no ques-
tion but that Central showed conclu-
sively that 1t possessed the best bal
anced team that has appeared here in
years.
A recesS over the summer brought the
football teams out for competition, and
as was the case a year ago the games
were unusually close and hard fought.
Tech won the title only after being tied
throughout the season BY Business.
Business tied Tech in the opening bat
tie. and Business was tied by Western
in Its engagement. A win for Business
would have tied UP for the title, which
Is only another way of saying that the
championship race, as in baseball, was
a close affair.
In summing up, Central annexed two
championships. while Western and Tech
earned one. In all but one sport COM
petition was so close that extra games
Were needed to decide the winner.
The Interscholastic League gets It's
formal opening at the Arcade tomor-
row afternoon, when ST. Adams and
Eastern play and Army and Navy meets
Central in a double bill. The first game
Will start promptly at o'clock. doors
being open at the Arcade at 2:3h p. m.
St Adams and Eastern take the floor
first and during the intermission Army
and Navy and Central will battle. Fred
Rice and James Hughes are the Of
ficials for the contest. Rice will referee
the first game and Hughes the second.
Players will be numbered and an
nounced before the contests. A big
scoreboard will keep the fans enlightened
during both games. There will he
music before and after the games. A
an added attraction dancing will be
permitted.
DR.. William p. Hudson is president OF
the league, c. A, Annadale, of Business
IS secretary; Frank Newberry. OF the
Army and Navy Prep, is treasurer,
Business, Central. Eastern. Western, St
Adams. and Eastern are members OF
the league.
Central got the short end Of pTac-
tice game with the c. u. freshmen yes
terday. No score was kept of the con-
test, but the Freshmen were twice az
apt at scoring as the, school team.
A. N. p. seconds defeated the Western
seconds five yesterday by rs TO % The