The Washington times., 1915-12-17
ST GAME.
SECOND GAME.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

The Interscholastic Basketball
League gets it's start at the Arcade
today in double-header, st. Adams
meeting Eastern in the first clash,
and the Army and Navy Props
tackling Central High, the newcomer
in the circuit, in the second battle.
In the first, game two green teams
will take the floor. Eastern pos
sesses in Captain McGlasson but one
player who has had much experience
at basketball. The Fasteners, how
ever, can be depended upon to come
through for their bit of fight as the
Capitol Hill lads have always had
the reputation of being able to hold
their own despite obstacles and
handicaps.
st. Albans has but one player who
has taken part in league contests
before and that is Dunlop Castle.
The Cathedral players have worked
out on the Arcade floor once this
season and have a fair idea of what
is expected of them.
The real battle of the afternoon is
that scheduled between Central and
Army and Navy Props. Central got an
early start this season, meeting Friends.
Epiphany. and the Y. NJ. &. A., and
lately stacked up against Catholic Uni
versity in practice. Coach De Grange
has worked up his players to the point
where they have developed q good sys-
tenn OF tsam play. There are no eX-
ceptionaly good players on the Cen
tral team, ana teamwork is the keynote
of their work, which, IN a measure, will
count heavily toward success.
The Army and Navy players have age
on the others in the circuit, and many
of them have played intercollegiate bas-
ketball before, SO that they are more or
less familiar with the game as played
this season. Unless all signs fail, the
Prep basketers are going to be right
up in front this season.
Practice games have shown them TO
be in the front rank when it comes to
team play, and Central can count Itself
fortunate in being able to pull out a
win today.
Western stacked up against Friends
yesterday and succeeded in winning by
90 to %. The Red and White riNC was
ahead of the Quakers by the same mar
gin as that made by Business In Mon
II was not until the last peri"d that
the Westerners got going. Some idea
of the action may hC gotten from the
fact that Western scored % points in
the last ten minutes Hf play after wear
ing down Friends in the earlier part
of the battle.
Both Peck and Smith fed to peire,
who succeeded in caging sixteen bag
kets. Friends suffered from tie alb
sence of Boyd Brown, while Western
was without the services OF WheIchcl,
although Chnmberlainc played consist
emily for the Red and White.
Business is holding its annual football
feed next Tuesday night at the school
Karl Wassmann, governor of the gen.
eral organization, is master of ceremO'
nies in getting things started. Wass-
man was center ON the football team
mas played center on the basketball
team, and was the regular catcher ~
the baseball team last spring. The cele-
bration at Business is expected to bring
out many former Orange and Blue ath-
letes. captain for next season prob
ably will be elected at the supper.
Boyd Brown, Friends center, is out
OF the game at present on account OF
injuries. Friends has but seven regu.
lars big enough to play against other
schools, and has succeeded in putting
out creditable team.
Coach ZaYitz pays Business the creCIt
of having the best schOolboy FIVE on the
floor this winter Business has a won.
derful team says the Friends coach
'Rnd should win the title this season. "