The Washington times., 1916-02-24
Bv BRYAN MORSE.

The basketball team OF the University
of Virginia. ten strong, headed by the
veteran trainer and coach, Pop" Lani-
gan. is here for two games. The Char
lottesville players Will engage George
piay Catholic University at the Arcade
tomorrow night.
Both games have a direct bearing on
the South Atlantic championship, and
Virginia Is more than anxious to come
was beaten earlier I'm the season, while
Catholic University hung up q victory
over the Virgins. team in Fayerweather
gym at Charlottesville.
Strickland. Stickley, Luck. Dittrich.
Churchman, White. Gannaway, Ball
ey, and Via will represent Vir-
ginia. The Navy team took the measure
OF Virginia at Annapolis yesterday by
Ed Thorpe, prominently identified with
football and basketball in New York,
has been selected to referee the Catholic
University-Virginia game at the arcade
Virginia has lost but two games this
season. one to the Navy and the other
to Catholic University. The Navy has
been successful against Virginia in past
years.
High school faculty advisers will meet
tomorrow afternoon at the Franklin to
pass upon the baseball schedule, select
tne BTOCnuS ana &c over pOSSlDle can
aidates for the umpire positions. It 10
possible that for the first time in mony
years the annual championship series
will be started before the Easter holi-
Gays. An attempt will be made to
stage some OF the games at Amer
lean League Park. some. at Fiji
, teenth and II streets and others either
at Georgetown. Catholic University. or
the Monument lot.
There seems to be q general agree
ment that the series will be run into
twenty games, four games week being
played during a five-week period. Last
the American League Park. but as the
Nationals viii be home during the lat
ter part of April and the month of May.
II will Ice impossible to obtain the use
OF the park during these dates.
The wellesley High School team. OF
] Boston, leaves Washington today.
After playing the Army and Navy
Business last night for 17-to-7 defeat.
The Boston youngsters failed to show
| any pei IN their work. as they were
tired out from their previous games
and three days of sight seeing.
According TO Coach Putnam the We'll
lesley team vas affected hy a change in
climate and conditions. The feature of
the Business Play was the work of the
| Wise was the real hero in basket shoot
/ ing. caRing five from the floor.
| Business gave a good performance, ap-
pearing TO have improved in passirg
and dribbling. The Wellesley youngsters
stuck so closely to the Stenographers
that they were unable to take any not
shots for the baskets.
, Finnerty, Rourke, and Davis starred
for Wellesley. Rourke and McCabe
were forced to leave the game on ac-
count OF condition. and Dowd and Chase
were sent In for the visitors
Western bit off considerably more
than II could chew in yesterdays title
game at the Arcade against Eastern.
and was forced to see the Capitol Hill
lads walk off with a 16 to II score. Will
lie Thomas proved to be the ace in the
hole for the Fasteners.
The league titleholders sent in a sec
ond team during the first half, which
held Eastern fairly well.
When Pelne, Smith. Sergeant. and
Whelchel went I'm Eastern played hard
er, and the Western regulars after their
grueling battle with Wellesley OF the
night before. were unable to stop Coach
Kimbels players. '
Baldwin, Thomas, English, Cummings
and Boetler fairly earned their victory,
playing consistently throughout the coh-
test.