The Washington times., 1915-01-16
Cox and King Hold the
Basket Shooting Mark
Fairmont Star Scores Ten From Floor and Friends
Youth Is But One Behind Fiim-Western Jumps
Into Lead in Interscholastic Circuit, Trim
ming St. A1ban. '
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Gilbert King. Of Friends Select School,
and Clifford Cox. of the Fairmont A. c.,
a Tech boy. are today possessed of rec
ords hung UP In yesterdays schoolboy
basketball games which are expected to
remain as high sports in the seasons
plays.
In the game with the Army and Navy
Prep team, King shot baskets from
the floor and IL free tosses, contribute
ing no less than 80 points OF his teams
total. for. q win over the Props by -
to 80 count. OF the l6 fouls called upon
the Props. which allowed King his
chances. IL were made good. Tens Is
far and away the cleverest performance
OF any Of the schoolboys this season.
King puts his shooting mark well UP
with the leaders In individual scoring
for the year.
Cliff Cox, the Tech youngster, made
his first start as member Of the Fair.
mint A. c. team, which Is taking G>place
in the Preparatory League. Cox former
ly played with the Y. M. e. A. YAM
KEGS, and was In at right forward last
night with the Fairmonts against the
boys team at the ~" '
The Fairmont team augmented ty
Coxs presence won by q score Of 4S to
-, ara lux contributed Ten p66hev8
from the floor and shot one free toss.
The mark Of ten baskets beats the rec
| ord held by Raymond Peck, of Western,
who shot nine baskets against the Ana
lostan Quint earlier in the season.
| Western today leads the 1nterschol-
astic Leaguers with its first victory In
the circuit In three years. The Red
and White players took the measure Of
the Mt. st. Alban team at the Y. NJ. c.
A. in the first scheduled game Of the
nc ~ s..k~ 49,
on condition alone.
st. Alban played better passing
game In Westerns territory, but was
| met with too strong defense by Giblin.
Fuller and Leetch when the ball was
worked down under it's own basket. The
Western defense players allowed Cathe-
| dral but two baskets in each half. four
during the forty minutes of play. -Four
more points were contributed to st. Al.
bans score by shots after fouls had
been called.
The teams were evenly matched in
the first half. and the half ended at Il
to s. Western being ahead. In the SEQ.
ond half Western speeded UP and. with
| Fuller breaking through for three bas.
kets. succeeded in assuming a com.
manding lead. No less than twenty-five
fouls were called on the teams. Western
having twelve penalties inflicted. while
Cathedral suffered thirteen times
|
Cathedral made good but four times
Peine led In point scoring. with AT.
teen to his credit. The Western for
wards missed many easy chances. &C
eager were they to shoot. Both Peci
and Peine blew opportunities that woult
have increased the total In both periods
The guarding Of both teams was ex
cepdonaNy good. Marty and Castle
breaking UP many OF, the Western plays
Cathedral Is expected to come through
later in the season with a first rat
team, and with better condition, an
, more practice would have shown to bet
. ter advantage yesterday. Western ha
tho advantage Of more campaigning. an
a large gymn in which to practice.
The Georgetown Props assume tn
lead In the Preparatory Basketball
League today. having trimmed the Arm
, and Navy Academy. in Ryan gym
nasium by a II to score. The openir
Of the new league proved popular. an
the contest was close throughout.
> The first half ended with the score