The Washington times., 1915-01-21

Eastern High School, the dark
horse in the Interscholastic Basket
ball League, makes its initial start
in the circuit at the Y. M. c. A.
against the Army and Navy Pre-
paratory School tomorrow, and is
counted upon to win, despite the
handicap under which it has worked
all season.
The Fasteners have had less
practice than the other teams and
their small gym with a low ceiling
has afforded the Capitol Hill lads
little opportunity for work under
actual conditions in the champion
ship battles. The season was started
before the holidays with a loss to
the Y. M. c. A. boys team.
Eastern. however, put UP a sterling
defense against the Gonzaga team, and
landed win. one Of the two recorded
against the North Capitol street boys
this season. and then followed this
with great game against Business.
last years champions in the older cir
cult.
Coach Kmble has Rice. Roddy. Dyer.
Baldwin. Davidson. and Clark to use
in tomorrow's contest. The Eastern
ers are likely to play a running guard
game. Roddy having proved an adept
at coming up the field from the guard
position.
The Army-Navy Props have failed to
| strike their stride. owing to the fact
h,t ~ ,l,r In, hna
| out of the game for some time. The
parture of Bolton and Francis played
| havoc with the team, which only lately
has begun to get into its true FORM.
The game Is scheduled to start at 80
| with Referee Beckett and Umpire Obst
In charge.
Gonzaga stands on even terms for the
! leadership Of the Preparatory Schoo
town Prep. having disposed OF the Fair
monts in their first league engagement,
, by q 35 to 20 score.
Robert Folliard. the Gonzaga for
kets. which. so far. Is the best per
formance in either circuit. The game
was characterized by some fine team
| work by Gonzaga. The guarding OF thu
expected. and they showed more speed
than any OF the schoolboy teams play
ing this season.
Baskets were shot as follows: O.Ione
a.; Schmitt, 5. and r. Folliard, I. To-
Gonzaga. and Cox. 2: Showers. l.. an'
Eiseman, I. for the Fairmonts. Gard
ner shot three goalS from the foul linz
for GonzaSa
Georgetown Prcps added one more t.
their string yesterday when the Alex
andria High school was defeated by
to score. Both teams displayed
AL tnl, ~
when goals were sought. Both five
played a great defensive game.
De La Nergne shot two baskets 20
the PreI while ,at Keps'ng ,he eny got Sasxe
for the visitors.
st. Alban is playing Western in tn
Armory tomorrow. Last week Weaterl
by score of % to IL. Since then ~
Westerners received a walloping at tn
hands OF the Army and Navy Academ!
team. and has two players out or com
mission. 81,
st. Alban was forced to cancel witt
the A. y. p. team on account OF IN
juries. and tomorrow's game Is expect
ed to find many substitutlons in con
sequence OF poor condition Of players
Business has had no game this week
and. according to reports. Will be Win
out a contest until next week. man
| HReT Zoe Hlaue w
the Georgetown Props in the event tina
/ Alexandria failed to show.
One Of the new rules Of the Inter
echolastic League is that manager
shall submit list of certified player
before the contest Of those eligible I
play in the games. Failure to live VI
to this rule is likely to cause FOR
, felt
Tome Institute. at Port Deposit, Md
Is sending out invitations for the mint
| outdoor meet to be held May g. Tn
Tome announcement follows
-Four years ago the meets were dis
continued and Johns Hopkins Cniversit
took over the date and has been con
} Quoting a meet on this date. This yea
Johns Hopkins has other arrangement
for Homewood Field on this date an
the present athletic management OF th
Tome School Ia planning to renew ~
meet that formerly was as important
the school boys as the Penn relays.
, "Invitations have been extended
: more than hundred schools an
, everything points toward this year
| meet as being one of the largest eve
held The Tome meet was formerl
r called "The Southern Interscholasttcs,
and was in the Middle Atlantic scho
astc circles what the intercollegiate
unrcl e