The Washington times., 1915-12-23
Peine, Wise, Peck, and CuIIiqan
Create New Records For
Floor Shooting.
SCHOOLS AWARD LETTERS
Central and Western Give Foot
ball Players Their Emb|ems
in School Assemblies.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Existing records in basket shoot
ing are going to fall by the boards
If the pace set in the first games of
the season is maintained through
players on the Western and Busi-
ness teams are far in advance of
anything shown in last years bat
ties.
Lester Peine, left forward on
Western, and Bernard Wise, right
forward for Business, have jumped
into the lead in the three games al
ready played, and appear to have
something on all of the other school
boy shooters. In three games Peine
has shot forty baskets, an average
of thirteen, while Wise has Gagged
the ball thirty-eight times in the
same number of contests.
BIZ Cmlligan. the other forward on
baskets to his credit. while Raymond
holds the title of record breaker, hav-
ing shot twelve baskets in title game
last season, is not far behind the lead
crS. with twentY-four to his credit.
Of g! to -. and in this game Buck Wise
IS given credit for shooting twenty-One
\ baskets. The next best mark for the
"oason is that made by Peine, who
same team. When Western met Busi-
ness Tuesday the Stenographer' aver
age went bv the boards. as Wise and
Kcts between them off Whelchel and
Sergeant. the Western guards.
Resides WpStprn and business
players. Miller. of Army and Navy
Props: Marburv. of Central; King. OF
Friends; Smith. of Western: Zerbe. OF
the A. y. p. team. and Castle and
records. Familiarity with home gym
nasiums is responsible in a measure fol-
some Of the fancy records. Wise. Peine
Peck. and Culiigan. however. seem al
home on any floor and continue boosting
their marks with every battle.
The Friends Select team defeated the
Alumni Guint last night by score OF
A. to S. r. King led both teams II
shooting. having eight baskets to hi,
credit. The Alumni team was composed
Of J. Roberts. c. Roberts. Osgood
Pierce. and ]. King. members Of thu
Friends team a year or SO back
Sixteen members of the football team
and two girl tennis players were
awarded letters at Central yesterday
King earned the school insignia for ten
mis-. while the following We're honored
for prowess on the gridiron: Passing
Captain Ochstadt. Captain-elect Saxon
Belcher. Belnap. Kaplan, Taber. Stoner
Hunt. Jones. Carey, NJ. Roberts. Mac
donald. seldom, Hoover. Long. and Man
ager Lcfevre.
Principal Wilson presented the letters
in general assembly.
Western High School football play
ers We're awarded their letters in gen
cral assembly this morning. Those who
received their letters and certificates
were Mackall captain; Willis, next
years captain; Bridget. Welchel. Peck.
Grayson, Smith. Hume. Henson. Holmes
w. O'Bren. J. O'Brien. Rohrer, Sin
clair. Ceilings, McKelway. Beyer, kug-
len. West, and Peyton.
Gonzaga and the Georgetown Preps
failed to make a start before the holt.
days at the floor game. but will be
heard from after the New Year. The
FrePs will have a big squad out lust
as soon as they return from their re.
cess, while GonZaga, after a try witt
Business in one game, will begin Its
schedule against the other schoo
quintS.
Chester Rassett, former Central High
School football and track star. is sport.
lnE his Harvard numerals won in foot.
ball this fall.