The Washington times., 1916-11-16
SCHOLASTIC ADVISERS
TO ARRANGE DETAILS
|OF 'BASKETBALL'P PLAY
Meeting Expected in Near Fu-
ture to Ratify Schedule for
Starting Of New League.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

with details OF the high school bas-
ketball season pretty well in hand, fac
ulty athletic advisers are expecting 20
get together In the next few days 70
close up the business preparatory to
getting things in ordes for the start Of
the campaign.
According to present plans. the sea-
son will open January 8, and the sched-
ue Will run to twenty games. II was
decided to have three games a week.
two being played Friday afternoons
and one on Tuesday.
In 1907 the faculty advisers made out
system Of schedules for the high
schools which has been followed ever
since. II the present system is adopted
for the twenty games. the schedule will
be the same as that in 1907.
The order Of games following that
system is as follows:
Business VS.. Western.
Central VS.. Eastern.
Western vs. Technical.
business VS.. Eastern.
Central vs.. Technical.
Eastern VS.. Western.
Business VS.. Central.
Eastern VS.. Technical.
Western vs.. Central
Business vs. Technical.
The second half OF the schedule will
be the same. The games will be played
on Tuesdays and Fridays during Janu-
airy and February. Arrangements are
under way to have the games played at
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
Teams in New League.
The five high school teams are In the
league for the first time as high school
league Last year all five schools main
tained teams, and all but Technical
t,, ha Inao AIn
League.
As Tech announced its willingness to
put a team In the circuit. 1t was de-
cided to have a regular high school bas-
ketball series. such as Is played in base
ball and football. The start Of the
league Is expected to bridge over the
gap between baseball and football.
All of the high school teams will
schedule games with Independent teams
not in the league, and preliminary con-
tests will probably be- started before
the Christmas holidays. Practically all
OF the schools will start basketball after
the football series Is over. One or two
have had candidates working for some
time.
Big Game Tomorrow.
One OF the three big football games of
the present high school football series
is expected to draw a large gathering
tomorrow when Technical and Business
take the field at American League Park
Tech will outweigh Business but will
have to demonstrate a lot more speed
If II hopes ia cope with the StenoGra-
piers. Business has improved nightly
since its last game, and can be expected
TO show something In the way of versa
tile football.
The stenographers are in better con-
dition than they were two weeks ago
and have had several good practices
Coach White may spring something new
on the Tech lads.
Counts Title Won.
Central can almost count Ihe hilh
school football title won. The Eastern
eleven is to be met anh while The Capt.
tol hill lads are capIble OF giving the
Central boys a fine battle II 10 not
thought they. can win.
Surprises have been the general rule
In high school football and Eastern
may be able to throw a scare into
Central. The dark blue has a great
chance to run up large score II
the team is hitting together.
None of the scores this season have
been better than twenty points. Cen
trail being able to get that many
against Western. A one. or two
measure of the wins in the remainder
OF the games.
Plays Academy Team.
The Army and Navy Preparatory
School eleven will meet the Shenan-
doah Valley Academy team on Sat
urday at Winchester. Va. Coach New
berry will be up against a stiff prop
osition in meeting the Virginians who
have one OF the best teams in years.
The Props have about recovered all
their injuries and will give the Win
chetssr lads q good tussle.
Wesern will be without the serv-
ices of HRlfback Noble Simpson for
son has had his nose broken twice
this season. the last smash Tuesday
putting an end to his football career.
simpsons work has been one OF the
features of Westerns play this sea-
son. He weighs but 1875 pounds and
has been able to gain consistently
against all of the elevens which
Western has facad