The Washington times., 1915-12-18
BY BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
Basketball teams representing the
preparatory schools had something
on the high school quints in yester-
days opening clashes in the Inter-
scholastic Basketball League at the
Arcade for St. Adams succeeded in
showing Eastern under by AZ to 10,
while the Army and Navy Props
beat out Central by 80 to 26 in the
most interesting of the battles.
Bearing in mind that the season
started some three weeks earlier
this year, and that the contests We're
played on a floor twice larger and
many times more slippery than any
Of the gyms in use by the local
teams the contests were productive
Of first-class basketball.
All four teams in action may be
classed as green teams. None OF the
Eastern players had ever been in a
championship basketball battle betor.
and but one st. Alban player mao
graced the floor in such a game. While
older and more experienced. the A. \
p. lads have played together hut few
times this season. Central is the new
entrant. and while its players have
been pitted against the high school
duints as members of an independent
organization they have the making OF
formidable team.
st. Adams went right to the front ir
the opening game and succeeded rr
eluding the Fasteners for eleven points
in the first quarter. Dunlop Castle anc
Loker contributed to the scoring. The
Fasteners gathered but three points
due chiefly to the fact that Hauser anc
Carter guarded closely. McCiassen. fol
Eastern. played the best game for his
side. but the Fasteners were handi
capped by their lack OF familiarity
with the floor, and the baskets without
n background bothered them in shoot
ing.
Central and Army and Navy Prep
took the floor for a slashing battle. Th'
footwork was faster than that in th
nrst half played by Eastern and st
Adams. and the teams quit with honor
even at II points each.
Both teams passed we'll, White, Mar
bury, and Cissel showing to adyantag z,
for Central. while Zerbe, Knudson an,
tSilmartln got plenty of action for thu
Props.
St Adams made runaway race o
the second half against Eastern, an,
toward the end substituted a whole new
team. The second half Of the Prep
team foulins to a great extent whicl
IN measure was the real reason 70
their defeat.
While Captain Marbury and Dezen
the fouling which robbed Central OF
victory. The Props shot nine basket
from the floor. while Central shot ter
Seventeen fouls were chalked up agains
Tehtral and but eight against the A
good sized crowd was on hand t
watch the battles, and there was dane
when business and Western meet /
their hrst battle of the season, a bar
ner gathering Is looked for. Yesterday
Play cannot be taken as a standard, a
sne snea season ga so,nI is too early to permit @
II must be borne in mind that ther
were few veterans in the contests
The exhibitions show that all fou
Teams Will be able to show consistentl
better form after the holidays. Bot
cunts. and can be expected to perforr
TO better advantage
Three WASHINGTON boys are include
among those being honored at Tom
Institute for their performances in In
leucs this past fall. Sam Miller. a Tor
mer Tech lad. and member of Tome
second eleven. won his "'T" Jersey
Frederick l.. Hardestv. also of this city
was awarded silver cup for his hel
In winning a relay in the fall game,
Hardesty received other prizes in win
ming Junior events.
Eastern football PLAYERS will h
awarded letters tonight at the schoo
when the annual football feed will h
held. The letter men will elect a car
tain from Cummings Sweeney. an
Sheer.
Friends School athletics maintai
that Buck" Wise's record OF twenty
one reported made against them is
trihe larre. Wis" is credited wit
twenty.one baskets. while Friend
players say he made hut nineteen. Ta
is the seasons mark