The Washington times., 1916-01-07
Today's Lineup
FTRST GAME.
Rv BRYAN MORSE.

rushes of the high schools in today's
double-header basketball scheduled for
the Arcade when Business and West
ern meet the Army and Navy Props and
St Adams In the clashes for the In
terscholastic Basketball League title.
In the last engagement the high
schools were set down for the count
st. Adams and the A. N p. teams win
ming over Eastern and Central. The
high school quints will have the ad-
vantage of practice held during the
holidays, while the Prep school players
will be working under the handicap of
just having returned from q long lay
off.
st. Adams, with a number of mex
perienced players. has conceded West
orn q win, but the Red and White five
viii be forced the whole route for a win
by as large a margin as 1t defeated
business in its last battle. The second
game of the bill is expected to bring
out the closest battle of the series.
Army and Navy Prep has players
considerably older than the boys in the
other schools, and can be expected to
outlast the other CUNTS. Business may
have its hands full in. trimming Coach
Clancy's five.
The battles will bring out the best
basketball players in scholastic ranks.
Cuiligan. Wise, and Glessner. of Bush
ness; Peck, Peine, and Smith, of West
crn; Castle, of St Adams, and Zerbe,
Knudsen, and Miller, of the Props. APP
pear to be the cream of the basket
shooters this season.
The past performances of the tears
follows: ST. Adams has wone one game
and lost meme; Western has won three
games and lost none to schcolboy
teams. defeats by Catholic University
and Gallaudet being recorded by mar
MARGINS. three
games and lost one; the Army and
Navy Props have won three and lost
none. These games include all con-
tests played this season.
In the league contests Western. st.
Adams, and the Army and Navy Props
are at the top of the list with single
4. n. p; team will tie these tives up
for the title. They will meet next FRI
Gay. Eastern is scheduled to play Cen
trail on Tuesday next.
In the meantime Central is setting
about determining the eligibility OF
Morrison Barr, of Eastern, set down
on a faculty advisers recommendation
until February / for participation in
the July municipal games under az!
= assumed name. Barr is under A. A. II
suspension at present for the same
cause.
Mark Finley. Centrars faculty repre-
sentative in basketball, is making an
inquiry into the Barr case at present, it
is understood, and may ask foe action
from pr. Hudson, president OF the I'M
tcrscholastic Basketball LEAGUE. Bars
name was or the Eastern eligibility list,
Il is understood, and Central wants TO
know why he is being played when the
faculty advisers ruled him out OF M
terhigh school athletics.
Under the A.. A. Z. rulings, Just or
not the matter being q much moOted
question at present, athletes who par
tcipate In basketball games against
suspended athletes and who belong to
the A. A. u. may be suspended from A.
A. u. competition on protest should
they try to run In sanctioned meets.
W. J. Wallis. Of Eastern. will prob
ably call the faculty advisers together
on Wednesday next to take up the sew
oral matters pertaining to the baseball
season. The idea of lengthenmg the
series to twenty games will be talked
series will probably be selected.
Crawford carter. st. Adams crack
miller Is playing guard on the basket
ball team at present, and is rated as
one of the best defense men on the
floor. Crawford is tireless in the games
as we'll as Son the cinder path.
Last year during the spring training
Crawford was working ont on Satterlee
Field. He asked Coach Green what his
portion of the days work would be.
and was told TO jog along until he got
winded. Coach Green expected to lad
TO Jog a mile. Some time later In the
afternoon Carter was seen pegging
along and was hauled up short Carter
protested that ne was not tired. II was
learned that he had covered nearly ten
miles. He ss.3 he was not winded and
had intended stopping at ten miles.
Friends Select . Iool gets into action
next week, meetlAg Business on Mon
day at the Business sym. The Frlends
team has had a long lnyoff. Gonzaga
is scheduled TO meet Western on Mon
aha v,IurG N he decided iatnF