The Washington herald., 1916-01-09
Eastern High Athlete, Sus-
pended by A. A. u, Caus-
ing Trouble in Local Bas-
ket-bal League. sn,
OTHER SCHOOLBOY NEWS
BY ARTHUR wREsN.

one of the most severe setbacks handed
high school athletes in recent years mas
been dealt to the local scholastic men
through the question as to whether MOT
rfson Barr, Of Eastern High School, star
full back Of the 1915 football team ana
guard Oh the basketball five, IS eligible
10 compete in contests in which the stu
dents Of the local high schools take part
and until this thing has been definitely
settled. the same black ball will hang
over the scholastic horizon.
On July Fourth Barr participated IN
the Municipal games on the White House
RIipse under an assumed name, which
oTense under the Amateur Athletic Un-
ions ruling calls for a suspension, Which
was melted out to the Washington scholar
in the form of a ten weeks suspension
The question was raised following the
playing OF Barr on the Eastern team
early in the football season and the fact
Is that II Barr had not been an eXcep-
tional athlete and one that may nave
caused trouble to several OF the teams
competing for the championship no ques-
tion would have been raised 1t proved
the other way. however. as one OF the
faculty advisers Of rival school raised
the question and Immediately Barr was
set down as ineligible. Not during the
rest Of the football season was Barr in
uniform and when the basketball season
started Coach Kimble went out and asked
n Barr was still Ineligible so as to
ascertain as to his participating in that
sport. The answer was in the negative
form and Of course the Eastern coach
sent him into the next game.
Again the question comes up as to
whether Kfmble had a right to play
this man especially after the a. a. U.
registration committee had set him down
until February first. This time. through
the help of this same rival adviser who
brought the case up in football. and Mark
Finley, faculty adviser of Central High'
the same aspect was put on athletics.
On interviewing Coach Kimble, OF the
Capitol Hill institution. it was found
that he had acted in good faith by play
ing Barr following the answer the
league officials gave him and until the
question is settled he will continue to
have this man in his lineup.
Should the registration committee OF
the A. A. L. insist every man who has
taken part in any contest, no matter
what branch Of sport, in which Barr
participates, stands liable for suspen-
sion.
Too much cannot be said Of the way
that Coach Kimble. of the Eastern High
School, Mas handled the case, and II
the paHes to which he want to settle
answer. Barr would still be on the side
lines failing to take part in the games.
It Is more than likely that Faculty
Adviser Wallis. Of the Capitol Hill insti-
tuition, will call a meeting OF the advisers
so as to find out whether the local au-
thorities will recognize the ruling hand
ed down by the South Atlantic A. A. U.
Many followers OF the basketball
league this year are asking themselves
the question as to why Buck Wise, the
crack forward OF the Stenographers'
uuint and holder OF the highest scoring
record for the season in the high school
ranks, was permitted to view the first
half Of the game between his school and
the Army and Navy Props at the Ar
cade on Friday, and in asking this ques-
tion they are more than justified.
According to the dope which Is running
the rounds at the Rhode Island avenue
school he was held out Of the game be-
cause Of some trivial matter with the
coach, and had the Props been a little
less formidable than they were the
chances are that Wise would still be sit
ting on the side lines waiting for his
chance.
During the past two weeks Harry
Harris. formerly of the Business Quint
and the Dean Academy eleven, of Frank
In, Mass, has been with the Stenogra-
pliers. giving them pointers. The Business
team needs more than pointers.