The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-30
SCHOOL CIRCUIT
MAY NOT OPERATE
InterschoIastic League Has But
Two Teams to Start
Year.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Possibilities OF reviving the Inter.
scholastic Basketball League for thii
season are exceedingly remote accord.
Ing to Vice President Frank Newberry
OF the Army and Navy Preparatory
School. The Withdrawal OF Western
Central, Business and Eastern from the
slx-team circuit has left ~. Adams and
the A. N. Props.
There Is every likelihood that the
league will be discontinued" said New
berry today. THE Withdrawal OF the
four teams from the league has crippled
the circuit to such an extent that there
Il viii be difiieuit to make a TO Of H.
The four high schools which with
drew to Join the High School League
with Technical Furnished the bulk of
the spectators at all games. where
hundred students he ' Sish SCHOOLS
could make anywhere from six 10 ten
and more times that number.
ST Albans IL In the same boat with
tne ws. In ,S iss %': .s. q g e:
Georgetown Props. Friends Select School
and Gonzaga would Join. No far none
Of these schools has made an effort 10
Join The league which Is expected to
discontinue this season.
Play Independently.
/, Both st. Adams and the Army and
Navy Props will play independently OF
q league this season. as will Friends,
Georgetown Props and Gonxaga. These
teams should make Il more than in
terestlng for tho high schools should
they care TO schedule games.
Georgetown Props are already or.
ranging their schedule, while the
one or two other schools are out for
engagements. As the High School
League gets started after the first OF
the year II 10 expected that practically
all OF the teams will have engage.
ments.w with these schools.
Details for the High School League
have been completed. The games will
start January o, and three games q
week VIII be played. One game will
De run l, on Tuesday; and two contests
and James Y. Hughes have BEEN Sc.
lected as the officials.
An application has been received
by Fred Rice, coach OF the Catholic
University basketball team. TO act
that he viii be pressed mi into u ssTyies
In the failure OF the two selected TO
Lsh Q. Activity.
During the next two weeks there
will be quite a iuii In athletic &C.
uvities. Basketball will be under
way and indoor track will get n pre-.
liminary hearing.
GeorEetown's Indoor meet has been
set for February ~. and the high
schools are expecting to send in n
bunch OF runners. The George Wash.
ington indoor meet 10 slated for
March 2. The Hopkins meet, usually
set for some time during February,
has not been officially announced on
account OF the fact that the Fifth
Regiment men have not been mus.
tered out.
Advices from Tome Institute, where
George Green. last years 50. Adams
coach, ID In charge, are TO the effect
that the Tome man will bring q host
OF runners here for the two meets.
surs to come.
Celebrates wiaaiss.
Central High School will celebrate
its football championship win on De.
cember ., at which time a generous
gathering OF alumni and former Cen.
trail athletes will be on hand. II In
expected that a captain will be elect.
Football letters will probably be
awarded the members OF the winning
team In the near future st a school
assembly. This In Centrais frst win
since IL started out as a new school
There Is a wealth Of material from
last years basketball team and Cen.
fve for the floor season.
Other scholastic football teams will
choose leaders some time next week.
Business, Eastern. and Tech have
about gotten their candidates In line
for next season.