The Washington times., 1915-10-27
InterschoIastic Circuit May Play
Thirty Games This Season
for Title.
WESTERN BEsTs EASTERN
Red and White. Aided by Peck's
Punting. Wins HandiIy From
Light Team.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The new basketball rules make an
appearance today and coineident
with the changed code comes the
announcement that the Interscho-
,astic Basketball League will get go
ing in its first meeting next Mon
day at the residence Of DR.. William
B. Hudson for the purpose Of elect
ing officers and contemplating ex-
tending the schedule.
II Is designed to have each OF
the five teams in the circuit meet
the others in three games, two to
y played in home gyms. and the
third to be fought out on neutral
territory. Business, Western, East
I'm, Army and Navy Prep, st. Al
ms are members Of the league.
nstead Of the regular ten games On
1 . schedule there will he thirty games.
.s.,d II Is expected that the last meeting
-'ween the rival teams can he ar
Inged for the Y. NJ. G. A. gym. as
has been the case in the past Ave wears.
Basketball has taken a great jump In
popularity during the rast two years,
and in the fina! game between Business
and Western last year the largest crowd
ever present at a scholastic game looked
on at the battle.
This year the game is expected to
take on an even more popular aspect
from players and spectators. There
were more than zoo boys taking part in
league games here last season.
The entrance Of Central and Tech into
the basketball arena with the teams
from Gonzaga. Friends. the George
town Preps, st. Johns. and the Army
and Navy Academy. Is expected to boost
the game to even greater heights.
The revised code allows practically
the same liberties as enjoyed by play
ers In the intercollegiate game as
played for the past few years. and is
expected to make an even faster propo-
sItIon out Of the contests.
The high school faculty advisers are
expecting word from Catholic Univer-
sity today as to the possibility Of stag
ing the Business Central football game
IT Brookland on Friday. There is ev-
e. inclination TO get the battle played
O. as per schedule. Charles Moran.
'ector OF athletics at Catholic Uni
"sity. will get in touch with the Cath
University coach and authorities
, .ay to determine the possibility of
aging the contest.
Western downed Eastern in the third
tile for the high school title on
georgetown Field yesterday by score
"A to 0. The WesterHers showed
ore power throughout the game and
.nbined some good Judgment in kick
Peck. the Western fuliback, dis,ing-
VA - hAst .
forty yards on punts, and paved the
way for the. victory as the Western
forwards and backfield men followed
the ball closely.
Eastern showed strength In the final
quarter and succeeded in pushing tho
ball we'll up the field In the past ten
days Western has been through no less
han four srueltng battles. and went
nto the game yesterday in crippled
ondition. which. in a measure. accounts 5
or the loss of stamina In the nnal
Jeriod.
Morrison Barr, Leo L.anahan. Graves
and Jonscher played consistently. for
Eastern against great odds. Western
outweighed Eastern all across the line
and had no difficulty in stopping the
Fasteners.
On yesterdays performance Western
must be rcckoned with as a contender
for the title. The Red and White
showed powerful defense the tackles
sDI, stopping plays ne
fore they had gotten fairly started. The
team was down the field on every kick
tnd succeeded in recovering many
fumbles
Penalties inflicted upon Eastern at
critical stages made Westerns scores
possible. Twice with the ball on the
1o-yard mark after Western had failed
to gain. Eastern was penalized, and the
ball was then showed over tor a touch
down.
Mckelway's work at center for F.a st =
ern stood out conspicuously. HIS pass
piR was excellent and he was in every
& ay directed by the Eastern Quarter
rn kicks he was down the field with
q sularity, and got many open n-f,eId
o skies. Western 8 tackling was haru,
a. d Eastern frequently fumbled on tnIs
count
ariorrison Barr. Easterns fullback,
CD the best ground gamer for the
ccpitol Hill team. may be barred from
competition in future games. Barr
O. npeted in the municipal games last
C" amer under an assumed name His
we was taken up by the faculty ad-
p ers yesterday and referred to the
'ncipals for action.
he lineup and summary of yester-