The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Two High Schools Will Be With
out Playing Field Until First
of Month.
WESTERN WINS TITLE GAME
Red and White Youngsters De-
feat Business for Champion
ship at "Y" Gym.
By BRYAN MORSE.

By BRYAN MORSE.
Tech and Western baseball teams
are expected to be seriously handi-
capped in spring practice by lack of
suitable grounds. Both schools have
put in bid for the use of the Monu-
mont Grounds, but it is understood
that while permission will be grant
ed, the grounds will be withheld un-
til April 1.
Tech has been working out on lot
near Fifth street and Florida ave-
nue. northeast, while Western has
failed as yet to call out it's candi-
dates. Tech has already shown good
form in playing Georgetown, but the
lack of grounds is sure to prove a
detriment in the play of the team in
early season.
Western is being held back as the
school Is in the central part of the
city. and in taking the boys from the
Franklin School to any outskirt of the
city would be causing them to travel
twice across town at each practice.
both schools will find a more central
location until the Monument Grounds
will be hard enough to play on.
Business dropped hotly contested
basketball game to Western yesterday
and with 1t the Interscholastic League
championship and the Spalding cup.
Western appeared to have recovered
70 al, ,xa
and with shift necessitated by the
absence Of John Leetch, succeeded in
stavlng on Business for the title by
25 to 10 score
the teams were neck and neck, a point
or two only separating them. The
score ended at all in the first half.
and Business gained the lead in the
forging ahead with determination
which carried It through TO the end.
1t would be difficult to single out any
player for individual brilliancy. The
guards, Dick Sergeant, newcomer in
basketball. and Edwin Giblin. for West
ern; and Ray Wise and Karl Glessner,
for Business, kept the forwards down
all the while. Fuller. Peck and Peine,
Bill Culligan led for Business with 3,
Ralph and Buck Wise each getting 9
Peine shot out of II when fouls were
called while Bill Culligan got in the
eaiie huiuper OF trleS.
The game was played after the teams
were tied at 3 wins and 1 loss each in
the 1nterscholastic League. They are
other as Western has won twice, and
Business twice in their encounters On
points scored in these games Western
has totalled 96. while Business has
gained 9b on the Westerners.
The basketball season closed for the
year yesterday. Western has won 25
games and lost 8. Business has won z
games. lost 6, and tied l. In point
against 6s5 for the opponents. an aver
age Of IS per game and 20 for the OPP
ponents; while Business has totaled
SIS to 507 for opponents or an average
Of 20 per game and an average of 21
for the opponents
Raymond Peck. captain OF the West
ern team, leads all the school boys in
tho city in basket shooting. The young
ster has dropped 1S6 baskets in twenty
four games for an average of seven per |
game throughout the season. Peine. his
teammate has shot 1853 baskets for an
average of six baskets per game. Full !
kets In twenty-seven games for an aver |
age of trifle less than three.
Business presents fine shooter in |
game for the school. The youngster |
has shot SO baskets during the season
for an average of per game, while |
Culligan, his running mate has shot 81 !
sons average. RAY Wise, captain of |
the Business team has shot 43 baskets; |
Ralph Wise, 80: Joe Wise, %; Miloff. ,,
and Reggie Culligan, s.
Glessner, of Business. and Gibln,
of Western the DlaNerS who !
have done as much as any of their |
teammates In keeping down the scoring |
from the guards positions have
view of the fact that both teams scored !
heavily. their record is a remarkable
one.
Yesterdays game was as cleanly play
ed as could be wished. Before the con-
test Referee Beckett took the teams In
hand. While there were 90 fouls called !
each team getting II, there were few
deliberate attempts at checking the
for running with the ball or body |
checking in the attempt to gain posses
sion of the ball.
Umpire Hughes, who has offiCiated in
basketball in this city for a number of
years, says yesterdays crowd was the
largest he had ever seen at basketball
game. The gallery at the Y. NJ c. \.
was packed. while the floor was lined |
with seated spectators A more orderly |
crowd could not be asked for. and the
success of the affair reflects credit upon
the followers OF the teams and the
players
st. Alban dropped It's first game of
baseball to Tome by a score of Is to 3.
The contest was played in the rain, and
conditions were anything but conducive
to baseball. Tome got the jump and |
the breaks. and came through to ii win.
A number OF green players are on the |
st. Alban team. and it will be several !
weeks before they can be whipped into
shape.
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