The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-10
By BRYAN MORSE.

Basketball jumps right into its
OWL from now until the baseball
candidates begin to oil up their
gloves, heft their favorite clubs, and
loosen the kinks out Of the arms
that have rested since last year. At
Ryan Gym tonight Georgetown is
taking on a doughty rival in New
York University and or Thursday
will battle the George Washington
University quint which recently de-
feated Gallaudet.
Catholic University has plowed
along over it's opponents, and has
five wins to its credit. Thursday the
first home game of the season viii
be played by the Brooklanders when
the Virginia Medical College, Of
Richmond, is taken on at the Arcade.
On Saturday the c. U. five will ven
ture down at the Naval Academy
to tackle Coach Jim Colliflower's
Middies.
Gallaudet will meet a picked team at
the Noel House gym on Friday night
These games will comprise the list OF
dates for the colleges during the week.
Scholastic activities in the floor game
will start today when Westerns unde-
feated hve meets the Gonzaga quint.
Central and Eastern will engage in
their game tomorrow at the Arcade in
their first meeting in basketball. East
ern has had a floor quint for several
years and as this is Centrsls first sea-
son it will he the initial contest for the
schools. Coach Kimbel. of Eastern,
showed a much improved quint in the
last engagement with Business and can
be expected to produce even better re-
suits as Central has mad quite a lay
of since the defeat at the hands of the
A. n. p. team two weeks ago.
The Noel House gym games will be
played as usual tomorrow night. six
teams taking the floor. Wednesday the
regular Phi Mu Sigma games and the
Sunday School League battles will be
One of the best games OF the scholas-
tic season is expected OH Friday when
the Army and Navy Props engage
Western in the Interscholastic League
its game with Business on account OF a
lack of condition. The acquisition of
Williamson. at center, is expected to
strengthen the team. Waters, a for
ward, will be back in the game by FRI
day, and Zerbe can be counted upon
for the contest.
st. Adams is playing Central in the
second game Of the double bill at the
Arcade. Coach Green has been out OF
town for the past week. and can je Cx-
pected to put the necessary finish on
the Cathedral youngsters to carry Gem
trail along all the way. Business meets
Friends on Friday in what is expected
TO be fairly good contest. The Bust
ness team will be en- it's own floor and
may make another record.
Dezendorf, White, Reed, Marbury, Cis-
sci, and one or two others on the Cen
trail qutnt can be expected to show i'm
provement as the season progresses
These lads are WOrNing together for the
first time this season, ana as several
of them have one or more years In
basketball at Central II would not be- al
all surprising to see them develop into
one of the best of scholastic teams in 9
few years.
One of the advantages that st. Adams
ard the Army and Navy PrepS have
obtained over the other league teams
Is the fact that they are not handicap.
ped by having to hold out Players from
competition for the first half year
Central, Eastern. business, and West
bench because Of the high school tacul
ty advisers ruling that boys must h'
in school to receive two advisory mark
and SENT SAtI lflOIA utIOIE Wt'Is
eligible TO participate in sports. hTcl
and Navy Props got q cprking goo;
center in RED" Williamson. who nall
from California. Williamson came il
after the Christmas holidays,
Rho and Mu are expected TO han'
Alpha and Pi, OF the Phi Nj
sigma Basketball League. great sur
prise when the eleventh serios OF tn
league games are played At their gym
nasium at the CHURCH OF the Advent
second and L streets northwest. ol
Tuesday night. January H. at s O'Clock
Although Alpha. Md. and Pi are 2
present leaders of the league. they vii
have to work hard to take the game
from their opponents. as they have bee
I'm Continual training since late In No
Vember and have captured the ma1orit
Of games with the outside teams WhiC
they have PLAYED. william NJ Ilandiho
will he on hand, as usual To referee ~
games and will be assisted by JOSEF
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