The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
TOSSERS'WILL
co over RULES
Meeting Of Local Managers,
Players and Coaches Is
Slated for Y. M. c. A.
Hr JACK HAAS.

Basket bail will start officially next
Saturday night at the Y. II. c. A
on the opening OF the new 1ntercol-
legiate Basket Ball season. All the
details have been arranged, the sched-
ules has been settled upon and the
officials selected.
A double header will be played, a
new Feature. between George Wash
ington University. Gallaudet College.
Catholic University and Maryland
State.
President Beckett, Of the Intercol-
ligiate Basket Ball League. has re-
quested the rules committee in New
York to send a representative here TO
attend a meeting of officials. man.
ayers, players and coaches which will
be held at the Y. NJ. c. A. in order
that a proper Interpretation Of the
new rules might be obtained.
1t is expected that the meeting will
be held earlier than last season. DR..
Joseph Z. Roycroft, Of Princeton, has
addressed the meeting for the past
two years. The sessions in the past
have been too late TO help the coaches
and officials with early season difbcul-
ties.
The new basketball rules have been
sent TO the printer and will be avail
able within the next few days. There
are practically no changes in the code.
It is understood that the baskets will
be placed six inches in the court in
, stead Of on the end line as at present
The backboards will be showed up
correspondingly in order TO give play
ers a chance to shoot successfully be-
I "a l.
claim the basket is too close now 10
be able TO distinguish when a player
shoots legally when on the run under
the basket.
Georgetown University was the first
] to get going this season. easily de-
4 feating Mt. st. Joseph's last Friday
night in Ryan gym" as was expect
ed Of them. The result was never in
doubt and showed that the Hilltoppers
have the makings Of even a faster
and better scoring quint than that Of
last season
The Blue and Gray five have only
lost two men from last seasons star
five. and it appears that they have
just as capable men to take their
places. B4th O'Boyle and Cashin,
who proved to be the best pair of
| back field players in this section,
have entered the army service CASH
in entered college this fall and came
out for his old position, but he quit
I last week and has gone into the
army. Loyola College, Of Baltimore.
| will oppose the hilltoppers in their
next game. which takes place We'd
nesday night.
Coach Byrd, Of Maryland State. has
had his squad out for about a week
and INDUCED in a practice game with
Central High, the latter winning by
\ an impressive score. This fact does
! not mean anything, as it was the
, first time the Staters had lined up.
| State has some very promising ma
I terial and just as soon as they get
going they will make some Of the
other colleges and schools take no.
! tice.
Coach Byrd will have to build his
team around Mornhinweg. Stubhs and
! knode. II was thought that Eppley
and Fletcher would be eligible for
the quint, but the former has en-
tered the service OF Uncle Sam and
it is expected that Fletcher will soon
follow him.
Five years ago State home contests
were staged in a little gymnasium in
Berwyn. near here. Despite the
cramped facilities, the College Park
! ers succeeded in whipping together
y a combination that encountered some
( formidable opponents against whom
they performed with credit. This sea-
| son It is expected State will do its
pTacticing on the floor Of the Wash
inGton y. NJ. c. "a. where all their
games will be played. State has no
I sym.
The schedule of George Washington
! University has been turned loose by
Manager Charley Allen. In addition
to playing in the intercollegiate
League. the Buff and Blue quint will
take on Georgetown for two games
the Naval Academy and several other
schools of lesser note.
Coach Lieut.. Groesbeck is left with
but two players from last years
| squad, Reds" Wilson and Charley
Allen, who were not regulars. There
are some very promising youngsters
out for the team. Lansche, from the
University Of Illinois; Roberts, OF
| Friends; Burtenshax, Of Dean Acad-
emy: Walter. of Cincinnati Y. NJ, C.
! A.; Kelly. OF Cordelia High, Georgia
| Kebler and Witt being the mos,
1 promising.
A SQUAD OF twenty-four men re-
! ported for practice. but that number
! has been cut to fifteen. All the home
games will be played on the Y. NJ. c,
A. floor, where the team is practic-
| ing.
Gallaudet College will get roins
Wednesday afternoon when they meet
Baltimore City College at Kendall
Green. Coach Moore will get a line
on his men in this contest in prepara-
ton for the opening Of the Intercol.
leSiate League the following Satur-
day night when they are scheduled tc
meet George Washington University
Coach Moore has only two veterans
OF last years regular team around
which to build this seasons quint
They are Capt. Schowe, a forward,
and Willman, center. Deer. the bis
full back of the football team. and
Bouchard, a sub a year ago, are prac-
tically certain to make the first team
but the other material is not 20 prom
Using. The loss of the wenger twins
and Johnny Clond will seriously
handicap the team.
Weeghman Misquoted.