The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
FIVES
WILL GET BUSY
Tossers in Prep and Scho-
lastic Ranks Playing Pre-
liminary Games.

Basketball tossers affiiiated with the
local high and preparatory schools,
churches and clubs are organizing
and preparing for the more strenuous
work to be taken up after the holiday
season in connection with the different
leagues with which they are scheduled
to play.
Several Of the high schools are play
ing games with teams not connected
with the High School League in order
TO get a line on their material before
the opening OF the season. January 4.
A few Of the local independent
teams have issued a call for candi-
dates, and Immediately after New
Years will begin to hear the sound
Of the official horn apd the ding dong
of the blackboard and the hoops. as
the ball passes from the hands OF the
basketeers through the basket
Nothing has been heard as yet from
the Sunday school and Phi NJ Sigma
Leagues that have been holding forth
in the gym of the boys department
at the Y. NJ. c. A. for the past several
seasons.
Last season the Sunday schools sup
ported a senior and Junior league COM
posed of about fifty-six players. Six
teams represented the Phi NJ Sigma
League composed OF. fifty or more
teams. Have all OF these boys been
called into service with Uncle SamT
These two leagues were well or
ganized. and IL would be a shame IL
the interest has been allowed TO lag
to the extent that they will not be
able to continue through the present
season.
The Central High quint had a real
try-out in their game last Friday aft
ernoon, when they met with their
first defeat. administered by the fast
travelling Baltimore City College five.
Central was deprived OF the services
of Dave Wilson. their star center. and
this fact more than likely was the
cause of their defeat, although the City
College boys were slated to make
them go the limit in order to gain a
victory. II was a real try-oUt for
Central and will no doubt serve TO
make them more efficient for the COM
ing high school series.
The dark blue and white quint has
already been conceded the champion
ship of the high series, and II will
probably be a fight between Webster,
Eastern. Technical and Business for
Ine pOslllOn OF TuuneT-up.
Technical High will surely miss the
services of Billy Martin. last years
coach, and Tabb. Catlin, Schneider,
Biggs and Pfeifter Of last year S
championship team.
Coggins, formerly Of Maryland State,
has been retained to coach the Manual
Trainers this season. Capt. Ross An
derson has had his team practicing
in the Epiphany gym for the past
week.
Business High Is doing very well
under their new tutor, Earl Fuller Of
the Boys Y. NJ. c. A. Three OF last
years team are playing again this
year. Capt. Towbes, Raedy and Held
will form a nucleus around which
the team will be built.
The Stenographers have played the
boys team of the Y. NJ. c. A, by
whom they were defeated. 30 to q.
They took the George Washington U
scribes into camp the other afternoon,
winning. II to 4.
The Eastern High lads will not get
going until after the holidays 1t is
not yet known who will coach them
this year. but they will surely miss
Bill McCaffrey, who so successfully
tutored them tho past few seasons.
Western has lost Donald Heron.
John Davidson, Johnny Johnstone
and Harry Chamberlain of last year S
five. and it is a conundrum as to just
how good the new material will show.
They had a real try-out in their game
with the Georgetown U. Props yester-
day afternoon.