The Washington times., 1916-02-16
By BRYAN MORSE.

Cuthbert Farmer, FORMER Teen High
captain and Ail-Eigh quarterback In
1900. win probably be chosen coach Of
the football team at meeting OF the
athletic heads OF the Manual Training
School this week. Farmer will succeed
Wayne Hart. who has coached the team
TO two titles in the past two years.
The choice OF coach will be made by
the faculty athletic advisers and repre-
ssntatives of the general organization
a. soon as the business OF annual cleo
tons IL out OF the way.
Farmer has been identified with foot
ball ut Tech before, having assisted in
coaching when Clarence Hecox was
making history at che Seventh street
school. Two seasons ago Farmer coach
ed the Firman University. of North
Carolina, and has since been Identified
with the Visilants here.
Wayne Hart recently signed a con-
tract to coach at Clemson College next
fall. leaving q vacancy at Tech. II was
thought that William Morris. former
Tech captain. who assisted Hart last
fail. would be chosen. At present the
Selection lies between Morris and Far
mer, bofs s,iener captains at Tech.
Today IN a busy one Tor Techs stu
.dentA The eemi-annual election Of Of
being held. One most Important mat
ter coming in for consideration 10 the
decision to be reached as to application
ecr entrance into the Interscholastic
Basketball League.
What 10 believed to be a record in
basketball games here was made yes
terday when forty-four players took
xt the conclusion Of frSt half Of THE the
Western-St. Albans game Western led
by 8 to l. The final score was 23 to 2.
q. Adams having Gagged a basket In
regular Western team on the floor
which accounts for the low total Twcn-
ty-three players took part in this con-
test. Peck led in scoring with six
baskets.
The Army and Navy Props demonstra-
ted superiority over Business by A
to II score, Business was unable to
Miller led both teams in counting. drop
ping eight shots through the cords.
Hnudsen, Gilmartin, Rohrschach and
0ibney played consistently well.
Tho Business team appeared greatly
outclassed by the, fast flying and heav-
Ter Props, who showed vast improve
ment over any other form display ed
thlB Boa1on.N
Reds" Williamson. OF the Props. In
jected some unpleasantAess into the
game toward the last when he employed
unnecessary roughness on Buck" Wise.
Williamson went into the game toward
the end. Wassman, the Business CEN
ter, was crowded considerably by Will
hanson. Umpire Rice called three
fouls In succession on Williamson, who
then mixed It up with Wise After an
ineffective jab or two Williamson re-
ceived a healthy wallop from the Busi-
ness player, and both lads were re-
moved from the floor. Eight years ago
game here. 1t has taken the most care
ful handling of players since to restore
the game to a good standing, and yes
terday's incident should not be made
light Of.
Western goes down to Annapolis for
q game with the Navy Plebes today.
Lester Peine will be out of the game,
% that the chances for win are slight.
Jack Connolly. secretary to Congress-
man Carter OF Massachusetts,, attended
the double bill at the Arcade. and an
ley High School team, of Boston, Would
como here for games Monday. Tuesday,
ana Wednesday. The Army and Navy
Props, Western, and Business will play
the Boston champions, who have an
Virginia seems unable to come to
an agreement with Catholic Univers-
ity over officials for the game sched-
uled here February 25. The names OF
hve local men have been offered the
Charlottesville collegians, and none
has been acceptable.
C. y. will journey to Swarthmore,
Pa, Friday FOR a game. Announce
ment was made that the Garnet play
ers would come here to play at the
Arcade. Manager Cleary corrected the
error yesterday.
Some change will be necessary in
the schoQlboy league schedule. The
games slated with Wellesley High
School will throw out tho regular st.
Albana' Central ana Western Eastern
battles.
ST. Adams Will have fourteen rum
nOrs In the GEORGETOWN meet Satur-
day night. Central will have eighteen,
ana Tech the same number. Western
has a few entrants. while Eastern
will put in several. The Georgetown
Preps viii have one or two relays to
compete.
Henderson Is Matched