The Washington times., 1916-01-21
By BRYAN MORSE.

Schoolboy basketball teams have
been hard hit recently by the cpl
demic of grip. Three Of the best
quints in the city have been almost
laid low with gaps in the line-ups.
The Army and Navy Props recently
lost "Knute" Knudsen, Business has
been without the services Of Karl
Wassmann, and Western has had
Whelchel. Peck, and Smith, under
the weather.
No less than fourteen cases of
grip were found at the A. N. p.
School recently, and Coach Clancy
was almost at his wits end when
the Props faced Western as several
Of his players were in no condition
to carry on the contest. At Busi-
ness Karl Wassmann has been sup
planted by Bill Macdonald at CEN
ter. Wassmann may be out of to-
days lineup against Central.
Peck and Whelchel were out of the
Western lineup for three days prior
TO the A. N. P. game, while Smith
was in poor condition. Since that
contest the Westerners have round
ed into fairly good shape.
Business is meeting Central for the
first time in basketball today at the
Arcade. The Orange and Blue team is
expecting hard game from the Cen
iiai players, who have been picking UP
IN each contest.
The Central players are all working
hard with IN" idea OF getting a good
start AT the game his year in order
TO have a veteran quint when they get
ties for playing.
Th" Army and Navy Preps will meet
ST. Adams today in the other game OF
me double bill. St. Adams may sur
Pr.te a rev or the wise ones in today's
battle. These schools are old rivals,
ana st. Adams Ia anxious to get back at
the defeat registered against them in
football last fall.
Two Western teams will face the
Friends Select School five in the
friends gym today. The mIdgets of
both schools averaging less tbsn 10
pounds. Will battle between the halves
OF the first team game.
GEORGETOWN and Catholic University
tomorrow. The Blue and Gray team
meets the Navy at Annapolis, while
=: I. ventures toward Charlottesville
"a: 10 battle pop Lanigan's University
cd defeat this season,
GEORGETOWN has improved with each
game since the holidays. New York
nNerslty defeated the Hilltoppers in
1:sar 1:san gym na January 10. but since then
tralled behind The Navy is Iikelw ~
prove stumbling block tomorrow after.
,tIhh me rrst semester will end for the
Lnsn sGAools on January 81. This VIII
mean that several good athletes will he
released for basketball and tracx ,pd
Istits Inat nj, Number now engaged in ath-
games from the sidelines Failire in
rcholarshtp standing may blast the
hopes OF one or two Of the high schools
TOT creditaole performances in future
IN passing it may be noted that in
scholarship requirements the local high
schools have an unusually high stand
hpa; hnan etrnI new set OF eligibility rules has
nigh school advisers which are thought
10 be more stringent than the old rules
Action on the new code may be ex-
pected at an early meeting of the
faculty advisers
The advisers are anXiousiy awaiting
the big league baseball schedule Il
see II Clark Griffith can be prevailed
League T'ark for some of the title base.
ball battles on open dates here.
George Washington has Teen forced
to call of the engagement with Wash
ington College. of Chestertown. Nd, for
tomorrow night. The Eastern Shore
lads suffered a setback last week when
fire laid waste to part os the instI.
tuition. and the game was postponed
until later in the season.
Aln