The Washington times., 1916-01-21
By BRYAN MORSE.

Sehoolboy basketball teams have
been hard hit recently by the epi-
demic of grip. Three of the best
quints in the city have been almost
laid low with gaps in the line-ups.
The Army and Navy Props recently
lost "Knute" Knudsen, Business has
been without the services Of Karl
Wassmann, and Western has had
Whelchel, Peck, and Smith, under
the weather.
No less than fourteen cases Of
grip were found at the A. N. p.
School recently, and Coach Clancy
was almost at his wits end when
the Props faced Western as several
Of his players were in no condition
to carry on the contest. At Busi-
ness Karl Wassmann has been sup
planted by Bill Macdonald at CEN
ter. Wassmann may be out of to-
days lineup against Central.
Peck and Whelchel were out of the
Western lineup for three days prior
TO the A. N. P. game, while Smith
was in poor condition. Since that
contest the Westerners have round
ed into fairly good shape.
Business is meeting Central for the
first time in basketball today at the
Arcade The Orange and Blue team is
expecting hard game from the Cen
ilaI players, who have been picking up
The Central players are all working
hard with the idea OF getting a good
start at the game This year in order
10 have veteran quint when they get
INTO their new school with proper facll-
tiles for playing.
The Army and Navy Props will meet
ST. Adams today in the other game OF
the double bill. st. Albans may sur
prise a rev OF the wise ones in today's
battle. These schools are old rivals,
and st. Adams is anxious to get back at
the defeat registered against them in
football last fall.
Two Western teams will face the
Friends Select School five in the
FRIENDS gym today. The mIdEets of
pounds, Will battle between the halves
OF the first team game.
N
georgetown and Catholic University
ODDOnentR
tomorrow. The Blue and cray team
meets the Navy at Annapolis. while
=. U: ventures toward CharlottesviiIe
a" 10 battle Pop Lanigan's University
M % Hnsinla s team which has not suffer-
IeergetoWn has improved with each
game since the holidays New Yorr
1InWerslty defeated the Hilltoppers in
I;Ssrrs II;;Ssm gym ,n Jahuary TO- but since then
tralled behind. The Navy is ukaIIy 70
noon. y" "i'e'-
me nrst semester will end for the
hisn SCHOOLS on January 81. This Will
mean that several good athletes win he
released for basketball and track and
Istit. IndS a nh number now engaged in sth-
reTSs iams, VII VII be forced to watch the
Scholarship standing may blast the
hopes or one or two of the hiRh scboois
TOT creditable performances in future
In passing 1t may be noted that in
Scholarship requirements the local high
schools have an unusually high stand,
e Ssen cirnSIS,S nsM SET 9t eligibility rules has
high school advisers which are Thought
TO be more stringent than the old ruies.
Action on the new code may be ex-
peetSd az an early meeting of the
The advisers are anxiously awaiting
the big league baseball schedule to
see II Clark Griffith can be prevailed
upon to allow the use of American
League Park for some of the title bnse-
ball battles on open dates here
George washington has heen forced
10 cali off the engagement with WASH
inRton College, of Chestertown, Nd, for
tomorrow night. The Eastern Shore
lads suffered a setback last week when
fire laid waste to a part os the insu-
tuition, and the game was postponed
until later in the season.
Hir.L's O'CuIIivanized