The Washington times., 1916-10-17
BASKETERS MAKING
READY FOR SEASON
ON LOCAL COURTS
Schools and Colleges Looking
Forward to a Fine Winter.
Other Gossip.
By BRYAN MORSE.


Although the football season is claim
ing the attention of all of the colleges
and schools in this section right now.
preparations for basketball are already
under way, with prospects of the best
season ever enjoyed In this section.
II Is not unlikely that Washington
coaches and officials will be gotten to-
Eether in the next few weeks for meet
ing such as was held last season. Rep
resentatives were sent here from Phila-
delphia to expound and interpret the
rules. The formation OF a middle At
tantic collegiate. section was contem-
plated and a season OF success started.
Georgetown University expects to call
out candidates for the floor game In
short while and all of the schools are
making ready to get players out for the
teams have had preliminary practices.
Tonight the basketball season gets un-
ner way officials at Epiphany Church
sym when the Mohawks and Epiphany
plaNers' get action.
Every college and school In the city
VIII be represented by floor quint this
winter and present prospects tend
toward the formation of two SCHOLASTIC
leagues. Friends Select School, always
represented by first rate quint. will
probably make an effort to get in the
lnterscholastic Basketball League. Army
and Navy Prep and st. Adams are the
only surviving members OF the circuit,
and with Friends and one or two other
schools the league will be ready to carry
on Its season.
\ meeting has been scheduled for the
lnterscholastic I.eaSue Monday week.
Dr. William b. Hudson president of the
circuit. is with the District Guard on
the border. but Frank Ncwberry. of the
Army and Navy Prep. will carry on the
business of the circuit.
Catholic University. George Wash
ington, Gallaudet, and Georgetown will
be on the floor in short order. Just as
soon az arrangements can be- made for
lloors for one or two colleges the quints
will be called out In the meantime the
schools are making progress with plans,
one or two have started practice. The
High School League has made prelmi-
nary preparations and a fine season Is
expected.
Scholastic football In the city is bein.
raised to higher standard with each
years. play, just as the college game
here is going forward in leaps and
hounds. In the past few years man, :
Washington schoolboys have demon
strated their worth with college elevens.
Just now Central is proud of the fact
that Cliff Richards is playing on the
Harvard team and Johnny Stokes is
making good with West Point
Penn has reaped a harvest In ut least
four Washington school boys. Robert
Maxam and Ray Wallace, of St AL
bans. and Raymond Peck and Stuart
Smith, Of Western, are making good in
Three Washington boys are holding
'own positions with Catholic Univers-
". Donald Mckinney and Pat
Greer of + Eastern, are furnishing the the
Brooklanders with a=consistent brand
Of football. George Washington. with
Eckendorf. Pepper. Giblin, sutton, and
Hollingsworth, has recruited from local
sch0ols'
Picking winner OF the high schoolo
series this year Is tough Job al
form. Central has played consistent
~ well, while Business in one game
has shown fine form. Neither West
ern nor Eastern appears to stack uT
Well in comparison with the others
Reversals of form, however. may cut
large figure in the final results
that so many frst-rate players are
lost to the teams this year VIII have
q definite bearing upon the calcula'
tions.
Followers of the Business clever
will have change to see their "a,
team lines up against the Army anC
Navy Prep eleven. Business gallon.
off with the Randolph Macon Acad
emY Saturday but will have stinel
opponent in meeting the Props.
The Georgetown Props arc sufferinl
from their usual trouble this season
Possessed of an unusually fine lot o.
material. Coach Martin is finding diff
ficulty In mastering a team for dailN
good PLAYERS this year. and 1t Is to b'
regretted that they cannot be gotteI
out for regular work.
Episcopal Hieh School seems to b'
able to handle most of the Washir"
Tor 9"hoIasti" teams with ease. y