The Washington times., 1915-12-14
Coach Rice, of Catholic Univer-
sity, Predicts Unusually
Large Scores.
BUSINESS SETS RECORD
Defeats Friends School BY
Many Points, Buck Wise
Shooting TWenty-0ne.
By BRYAN MORSE.

By BRYAN NURSE.
''1t takes no Keen eye to see that tne
nev rules will allow considerably more
action in the matter Of scoring IN "as'
ketball this year than ever before,
Is the declaration Of Coach Fred Rlce
Of the Catholic University ouiht
while we have played no games az
vet the team has met several nlsr
school fives in practice and from I've
result of the schoolhoy games 1t is
evident that there will be a great. dea
OF scoring under the new rules.
when the rules committee decided
to eliminate roushness and changed the
method OF defense on PASSING anu
shooting the changes became so RAD
icaI that it is now apparent that o't
totals will be rolled up continued
Coach Rice. "The close scores. small
totals and unusual amount pt noos
checking end near holding has been
eliminated and the passing game mas
been put at a premium. Another me
feature of the new code Is that it al
lows the smaller man q great chance.
Speed, passing ability and endurance
are going to he rewarded"
DR.. William b.. Hudson. coach cf the
business team, Is another VINO nam
tains that the season IS gong 10 prH1
i
have about double the amount Of scor,,
ing this season over that OF last year.
s. VS. DR.. Hudson.
it might be mentioned that Business
rolled up p points in its Isd first game ,anl and
dentally Buck Wise. shot twenty-one
baskets, five in excess OF the marx
made by Raymond Peck. western 5
captain Of last years team: tear, s Peek snot not
Gently. being on the hoor but twenty
i've minutes in the contest. whereas
Wise was in full forty minutes OF
play. Peine went out for fourteen bas-
kets in Westerns first contest.
Friends has taken part in two games
with Interscholastic League teams.
meeting the Army and Navy Props
and losing by 45 to 80. and dropping
yesterdays battle to BUSINESS s1s .cored by t 81
points. an aevrage of better than "a
per game. which. under last year s
rules, would have been large enough 10
have assuerd victories.
Catholic University is going to take M
on business and Western late TINS
afternoon at the Arcade. the ste'
nographers will be pitted against the
must get away early. Festivities for ths
football team are due at Business 10,
night. Western will play in the secono !.
half. Neither of the schoolooy Teams "a
Got got in its bit against c. L. Yesterday :S,
and while no count was maae IN, IN,
Brooklanders rolled up better than y,
points, it was said. This total was nel.
out by Coach Rice as anolner 'llnicm,.J. m u.
of the big scores that "ouio NC i""u'
during the coming eyar.
Interscholastic Basketball Leagu.
night at the residence of DR.. Hudson II
Nineteenth street northwest. The ieagu'
expects to finish up the few details IN
cident to the opening OF the scnedui
at the Arcade on frldag aiterhooi'
Harold Selden, one of CentralS craci
athletes. has peen out OF bashetoai
since the, Y. NJ. {. A. game me- some anis na :,
attend school. He Is counted upon a
one of the mainstays for the baSketoal
team. Ross White. who showed up -
well In baseball at the initial corne
last year. is playing a guard lot Sehtra
and doing nicely.
Techs basketball aspirations wer
given a big boost Yesterday wneh LAKE
Roberts was appointed coach or tn
team. Roberts enjoys the distinction o
being the only undergraduate coach u
the city. Roberts is memper OF IN
class which graduates III feorHsE' n
faculty adviser Is another ten strike 10
Tech. Football teams at Tech f9r tn
last few years owe much or their sue
cess to Miss Deans interest. The popu
lar faculty memper has helped the Tee
football players in many ways, ana
sure to extend the same help which ma
accomplished such pleasing results !
the past to Techs basketball team, IL
newest venture.
Les Meyers. John Eiseman, Dave an
j. Pfeiffer. De La Nargne. former g
t. Prep player; Edmonston. Cross, Klein
Parker. Stearns, De Alley, Johnson
Chew. I.snch, Vic Meyers, Young
Cnase. Snyder, Boreland, and Gurevicl
are some of the Tech boys trying TO
the team. The Arcade has been OBJ
tained for practice, and Monday game
viii be IN vogue shortly.
There is no question but tnat the Ar
cade Is going to boom with basketball
nlaying this winter. No less than siI
teams took the floor yesterday after
noon and evening. Catholic University
Central, Western, and st. Adams frs
and second teams were practicing. l
has been noted that some agreemen
VIII be necessary on account or tn
sHppery dance hoor, as the boys haV
rnund that long slides can be takel
hnfore shooting for basket. Thi
could properly be classed as adVancin
with the ball, but as no steps are take
on the slide some agreement Will nav
to he reached by coaches and onlclal
as to the practice now in vogue.