The Washington times., 1916-10-11
BASKETBALL START
TO Be MADE TODAY
IN FORMING CIRCUIT
Eastern, Western, Central, Tech
and Business to Lay Plans
for Coming Campaign.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The High School Basketball League
will probably be launched today at a
meeting OF the faculty athletic advisers
scheduled to be held at Technical High
School. 1t is planned to have the Ave
high schools here play In league Of
their own this winter and preliminary
details will be talked over at today's
meeting. -s- BI.,.~
At the last faculty advisers meeting
last year It was decided to withdraw the
four schools then in the Interscholastic
Basketball League and with Technical
High School form a school circuit as In
football and baseball. Business. Central,
Eastern, and Western were in the older
circuit and Tech made application last
season for the first time.
Last year was Centrars first venture
at the floor game and the school gained
admission to the old circuit which has
been in operation for the past seven
years. Tech made application to join
too late to gain entrance and the league
went through with Eastern. Western,
Central, st. Adams. Army and Navy
Prep, and Business. Tech played indie
pendent basketball
The Interscholastic Basketball League
Is still In existence, although its presi-
border with the District guard. Frank
Newberry, of the A. n. p. School, Is
taking over the affairs OF the league. st.
Adams and the Army and Navy Props
will probably continue the old league,
inviting Georgetown Props. Gonzaga,
Friends Select School, and one other in
stitution.
In addition to the plans for basket
bly, select officials for the coming
football championship series. Word
10 expected from Clark Griffith as to
tho use OF the American League base
ball park for the contests.
II the American League park Is OBJ
tanned for the title games an eNcep-
tionaily successful season can be run
town Field was obtained for practi-
cally all of the games. The series, in
consequence, went smoothly and the
crowds were ably handled.
Another year will find the new Gem
trad stadium available for the battles
and II this season can be bridged
over successfully there should be no
future difficulty. Each year has found
the schools squarely up against a
proposition of having no adequate
place upon which to stage the base
ball and I'd football "S al ga 6nsmort crouro.
In baseball last year for part of the
season was decidedly unsatisfactory
to players and spectators. No other
COulu bo OpldlHcu lOT lut
games that were not played on the
American League diamond and for
that reason the Monument Grounds
had to be used
The outlook for Central's tennis
team this year is promising. Howard
Cissell, runner-up in the District jun
Tor tennis tournament last year. Is
captain of the team. Several of Cen
trails championship tennis teams are
back In school. school tournament
10 now In progress.
Coach Tom Hudson, of st. Adams has
few candidates for the team so Tar. and
has been forced to wait until later in
the season before scheduling games.
The school started later than usual this
season. This Is Coach Hudson's first
year at the school. as he IL taking
George Green's place.
Western has had thirty-hve candi-
dates outdoors for basketball during the
past week. In all probability there will
be three teams playing schedules this
winter at the school,
Coach Farmer, OF Tech, will have a
heavy team in the field this season
Farmer says as soon as his combina-
ton gets going he will have n formid-
able eleven. Tech. II will be remem-
bered, suffered a defeat two years ago
at the hands OF the Episcopal High
team, and came back for win I'm the
championship series here. Defeats for
Tech have always proven beneficial as
Dast history has shown.