The Washington times., 1918-01-12
CENTRAL IN LEAD
WITH THREE TIED
FOR SECOND PLACE
league StanGIaE.


Buslness -----..--.-. 500
/ Technical .-.. o .OOo
Next game. Tuesday. January 16
Central VS. Business, Y. n C. A.
Yesterdays scores-Western. s.:
Eastern. .; Central. 80, Technical. II
Central Is out in front in the HigA
School Basketball League. with Tech
bringing up the rear. A three cor
nered tie exists with Western. East
won and lost a battle, Following yes
terday's performances at the Y. III.
c. A. in which four teams took part.
dopesters see nothing but Central for
the championship. with Eastern.
Western, Business and Technical
fighting it out for the second place
position.
The Eastern-western game was
one Of the most peculiar contests
ever seen on local courts. So close
~ were the players on both tsama
guarded that shots at the basket were
few and far between. When chances.
to shoot were offered the playerB
were so hurried that they had lit.
tie opportunity to cage the ball
Western IL In Ahead.
Western got in ahead by s TO S.
the smallest basket ball score ever
recorded IN the District in any league
game, and the smallest known for
any basketball game in this section
OF the country. The score is a freak
one. and reveals some desperate de-
fensivs work from both quints. Ths
Guarding was the best seen in any
game OF the series.
Easte-n was never in the lead
throughout the contest. The East
erners chief point scorer Willie
Thomas was guarded closely that he
had but few hurried opportunities 10
land and succeeded in making but
one basket. Three other points wers
contributed by Thomas on free tosses
three out OF ten trials.
Western led throughout the game
and appeared to have the game IN
hand despite the closeneSs OF the
score. EisinEer. Pepper. and Sinclair
Gagged the ball for baskets. while Pep
per got In two free losses out OF seven
trials.
Central Well Met.
In the second game Central was
well met by the Technical lads WIS
showed a world OF Improvement over
their performance against Busiaess.
Central emerged q victor by 80 to II,
but only gained the upper hand IN
the final quarter, when substituttons
OF Felt, Foster, and Newby made the
going smoother and team work better
Gurevich and PfeiHer played bril-
liantly for Tech and held the Central
forwards down handily. Dave Wilson,
Centrars center, contributed three baa-
kets from the floor and fed nicely 20
his forwards.
Central was expected TO walk or
with the contest, but was unable to
work the bal clear for pot shots. Al
derson and Gosnell received little SUP
port from Browne, the Tech center, o.
they would have counted more otter.
The Army and Navy Prep lads scored
a signal victory over Baltimore PoIyteca-
mic in the A. n. p. gymnasium by 20 70
.. One extra period was necessary 10
decide the issue. as the score stood IS
all when time was called. The Balii-
more lads got into the lead al - TO 81.
but Mehann's free toss and basket de-
cided the contest for Coach Diebolts
players.
sdNSudus o. lne FTepAs leu DOkn leailh
In scoring. with nine baskets from the
floor. MacAamer. Of the visitors. GOT
FIVE, and Powell seven. The Polys had
many opportunities to win, a. they
had sixteen free chances offered from
fouls by the Prep lads.
Business got away with another close
game yesterday. trimming the George
town Prep lads BY Is to Is The StenaEs
came through with a victory toward tie
close OF the game.
The Props had little work since de-
feating Western before the -~lidays Rri
their performance was higAC Creditable.
The StenoErsphers had better teamwork
despite the loss OF Mike R9edy. who ,Ssts