The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-22
THAYE!R'S
Sporting Gossip

Conceive, IL you will. 900 boys will.
ing and eager to play indoors or out
and lacking adequate location for
sports competition. This is the situa-
ton confronting Tech.
Several years oEo at Cornell uni.
versity engineering students were un'
| able to compete with the athletic
teams on account OF their academic
programs. Concessions were obtained
from the faculty when DIR. Al sharpe
| took hold OF the various Cornell
teams. A somewhat similar condition
results at Catholic University, whore
II In maintained the full strength OF
the teams In never In the field on nc.
count of lengthy laboratory periods
which preclude any possibility OF
participation In sports. Coaches
Of the various teams say they
never get all their players until
o'clock or later In the afternoon. 9.
u. can make considerable Roadway
IL the matter 10 adjusted as 1t was
at Cornell.
Indoor tennis will be a regular
feature OF the newly organized Wash
ington Athletic Club. An indoor
tournament would attract consider.
able attention and would bridge the
short gap between seasons. At the
Y. NJ. c. A. many OF the cracks get
action during the noon hour.
Coach Jack Haas, OF Gallaudet,
maintains the basketball rules are
Interpreted differently by different
coaches here. and would have nli
coaches get together and agree upon
the manner In which they shall instruct
their charges on matters pertaining to
holding, blocking and dribbiing. Hass
IL n stickler on interpreting the rules
and his teams have always played
clean basketball. College basketball
as played here 10 not the most edify.
ing OF sports. The game IL a good
one. and can be made much OF u
properly played. Basketball fell into
disrepute here several years ago on
account OF lax Interpretation OF the
rules and the failure OF officials to
call infraetions.
The weather never bothers n real
golfer when he can't play. he's gag.
ged.
his ali.western football eleven has
placed "Chiok" Harley at right end.
Harley, the best haifback In the coun.
try. according to most critics. played
on the championship Ohio State
eleven. lie will very likely be given
sll.Americsn honors by walter Camp.
But u. G. Patterson does not believe
him as good as Maulbstsch, OF Michi.
gan: Driscoii. OF Northwestern. ar
wymsn, Of Minnesota. 10 he places
him at right end. which IL one way
OF saying that extra EFFORT was mad.
to get one OF the other three on the
mythical allstar eleven.
christy Mathewson IL a real Gin.
oinnati manager, Already he figures
on a frst division berth next season.
Speaking OF alistar honors. Johnny
Giiroy. playing behind the lines 81
Yale. Penn. Colgate. Brown or Pitts
burgh. would now be considered the
best halfback Of the year" But Oh.
roy happened TO have played behind
the Georgetown line. and 80 Parks
Davis runs out to Oklahoma and hnds
some player on Kendall College. wher.
ever that 10. with a higher scoring
record, Remember when you were
kid and played on the team made up
OF boys on the block? Because you
were the biggest, didn't they always
give you the ball when a touchdown
might be made? Sure they did. II
will be interesting to see what Wal.
ter Camp does with Gilroy's record,
The record for two years Is plain.
What 10 Camp going TO doc
Hot Springs, Ark, must be a soft
place. They're going to pay money
out there next spring To see practice
games between the Red sox and tho
Dodgers.
Ever see a wrestler that didn't call !
himself champion OF some placer
A few years from now we can ex-
pect to hear OF Jack Johnson making |
himself scarce somewhere. dreaming !
of the days when the dough was com, !
ing smoothly and wishing he had the