The Washington times., 1916-01-14
SchOolboy Teams in
Double Bill Today
First GAME.
Bv BRYAN MORSE.

Scholastic basketball teams claim
attention today as some of the best
of the floor experts vie with each
other in league games as well as IN
dependent struggles. At the Ar
cade, Central is sending it's team in
again for battle with st. Adams,
while Western and the Army and
Navy Preps are taking the floor. At
Business. Friends Select School is
paying its annual visit.
The Catholic University team will
go to the Naval Academy tomorrow
afternoon and Gallaudet will play
Loyola in Baltimore. George Wash
ington takes the rattler for Char
lottesville to play the University of
Virginia, which is the entire col
legiate card for the morrow.
,--Tonight Gallaudet stages benefit
doubleheader at the Noel House Gym
when the first team meets the Rolands
and the second five engages the Fed
erals. Coach Haas is expecting to get
Gallaudet in shape for the Loyola game,
anu INC ItlulIl bdlllS Win CdNIOllC
University at the s-sArcade Saturday
week.
The Interscholastic Basketball League
games will bring two of the strongest
teams together when Western and the
Army and Navy Props take the floor.
The A. N. T. team has been strength
ened by the acquisition Of Reds VIII
hanson, while Western may be weak
ened by the absence of John WhelcheL
Central is not expecting any trouble
in defeating the st. Adams team, al
though the Cathedral youngsters may
be eXpecsted to spring a surprise.
Friends players have had a long layoff
and Business is hoping to pile up a
record score against the Quakers. 1t
will be remembered that the Stenog-
raphers got So points in their last bal
tie with Friends.
Georgetown and George Washington
tussled and tackled all over Ryan gym
last night to a 27 to % score, the Blue
and Gray emerging with the long end
of the contest. Better condition told
for the Georgetown players who ap-
with the baskets.
The George Washington players had
many chances to win, but blew many
easy shots in their eagernPss to count.
The game was chara cteTlZed by indi-
vidual work at all times rather than
by concerted action. Neither team APP
peared to be certain just where the
players were when possession of the
ball was obtained and there was a
great deal of individual rushing COM
bined with long pot shots at the basket,
Berardini, for Georgetown. was re-
sponsible for a victory for his team. as
his baskets were made al critical stages
of the battle. Harry Kelley'S foul
shooting kept his team in the lead. Don
nelly and Curry performed credtably
while O'Lone got away in the second
half for several pretty plays.
A shift in the G.. w. L. team was
made in the second half, Amon going
to forward. A tendency to take too
q. w. u. players. Matthews, Shayer
and Almon played consistently well.
Over at the Arcade the Catholic Uni
versity team hung a i9-to-12 score on the
Virginia Medical College. of Richmond
playing rings around the Nirginians I'm
the first period TWENTY-FIVE points
We're scored by Fred Rice's coIleGians
before the MCdicos piccd kup their side
Of the controversy and decided to make
a fight Of il.
Gallivan's nlaving was "A feature for
G. L. Cartwright, Kocgan. and Caffrey
PLAYED well throughout the battle
KeeEan led both teams i'm goal shooting
caginG six baskets from the floor.
The Georgetown Junior Prcns won an
IN-tO-' NlClOIE over westerns midget
team yesterday. Western defeated St
Adams youngsters recently and dropped
a game to the Friends midgcts. Games
arc being arranged with the Army and
Navy Preps and GOn2aga midgcts by
both the Prep and Western Youngsters.
Teck will pick a basketball captain
at the practice scheduled at Carroll In
stitute today. The squad has been cut
to ten PLAYERS. Techs first venture on
the floor was a defeat at the hands of
the Episcopal High School players.
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