The Washington herald., 1918-11-18
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Schools Have Commenced
Preliminary Practice in
Basketball.

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early start. as the high and prepara-
! tory schools have not taken up foot
ball with the exception of Western
and Central. who may play a couple
of games. All the schools have started
preliminary practice and the coaches
will be able to get good line on
their material in plenty of time to
have their teams going in mid-season
form by the time they are called to
the scratch for their first champion
ship match.
The big fellows, the colleges. will
not start practice until along about
December 1. but managers and coaches
are already figuring on the most
likely looking materiali for their re-
spective teams. Coach John O'Reilly
has lost all of his last years all-star
team, but John is not worrying about
that as he has a large squad OF new
men who. although practically un-
known in this section, have enrolled
at the Hilltop. bearing laurels of many
victorious battles in the Gagged arena.
There is one thing certain, the Hill
toppers will never be able to replace
Freddy Fees, their all-Southern star
of last season. who was considered
the best basket shooter In college
ranks. barring none.
Although 1t is not certain, II Is
altogether probable that Fred Rice
wiz slain be at the helm at 'atn
ole University. II he "a. you can
depend on it that the Red and Black
will have a fast, well drilled quint.
1t Is expected that he viii have
to build his team around "Scotty
Glascott and kid" Gleason. the
only remaining players % last years
squad. Glascott, Quaker product
is considered to be one OF the fast
est defense men in the south. In
looking over the material X has
been determined that there a-e quite
few lads who have had considera-
BILE experience at the indoor game.
Coach Byrd, at Maryland state. be-
lieves that he will be able 10 turn
out q 70 per cent better quint than
he had last season. and II such is
the case you can depend on II that
games in the Collegiate League Will
I be worth any mans 30 cents. Moth
! ing is known as to who VIII be NJ
the helm at George Washington Uni
yersity, but that does not disclose
! that the university will not have a
1 fast five. Nothing was known about
the material at the start Of last
season. vet the Buff and Blue won
the championship in the big league.
Gallaudet College is better foru-
flied with seasoned players than any
of the other colleges for, besides
having all of their last years squad
back, they have added several new
nlayers. Eouchard. Ferguson. VIII
son. Deer and Shawl are still at
THE colleGe, and 1t is claimed that
Matthews will prove a star OF the
first water. 1t is not yet know ~ho
will be in charge OF the squad, bu'
the Kendall Greeners can be depend
/ ed on to have a fast quint.
You can depend on it that Contra
High will have a good quint. Coach
Metzler has a good nucleus from ias'
wears squad to work on, among
whom are Foster, all-star guard oi
last seasons team, and Newby. guard
price, center: Cullen, guard, anc
Dasher. forward who were the sec
ond string men last year. Among
the new candidates, Mills and Wooc
appear to be about the best, but Il
Is a little early yet to state the make
I'D of the best combination.
| Coach Battersby at Eastern Higf
has two of his last seasons veterans
| around whom he is planning to oulic
: his team. Litchfield and Reed ar
the lads in question. and they are con
! sidered very capable in their relative
positions. There are about thirty can
/ didates out for the team, more thar
have turned out for the past severa
seasons.
| Coach Bryan Morse Is as well fort
fed. II not more so. than Central al
he has White and Heron, all-sta'
PLAYERS of last year, and Burke, Wh'
! is bound to improve with the expert
ence he has had. There are quite
number of new men enrolled at ives.
ern. the most promising being Nord
linger. Altimus, Bradley, grove
Pence Nicolson, Ponard and Hau
rick. Coaches Battersby, of Eastern
and Morse. of Western, are organiz
inp an interclass series for their can
didates. and the regulars will o'
nicked from the most likely LOOKING
players developed.
Coach Apple. at Technical High' na'
! only one veteran back, namely, Cos
nell around whom he will have u
deyelop his team. There are man,
promising candidates, among whoh
are Burge. Aaronson, HENDERSON
Yilek. winkler, Carpenter. King, Par
ker, L.ochler, Parella. Deck, Dorset
and Nicholson. Forty men have re
sponded for practice. which SO far ha'
been accomplished outdoors. The fac
ulty hopes to obtain the use OF tn'
Y. NJ. c. A. gym in the very neal
future for further development. Ap.
! pie is planning to have a Midget
basket ball team.
Coach Doreman, at Business ma
also only one letter man from las
years team, namely Schaffer. NO
much is known about. the new men
but the squad has been out ever.
day for the past week, and the ma
terial looks very promising and br1gn
prospects are expected.
President Beckett. of the Collegiat
League. has called meeting for 70
might at which the final arrangement
will be made for the opening Of tn
season on December IA. The follow
ling officials have been rendered con
tracts for the season, and. having ac
cepted, will see to it that the game
are played strictly in accordance witt
the rules: James Collifiower, Brya
Morse, Jack Haas and James Hughes