The Washington times., 1918-01-16
PLAYERS ARE BANISHED
AFTER ROUGH ARGUMENT

Business and Central are tied up for
the leadership in the High School Basket
ball League today.
The Stenographers surprised the talent
on the ~ floor yesterday by hanging
up a Is to IS victory over CentraPs
fve, climbed into a tie position with
the ut. Pleasant lads. and showed the
other schools that Central can be
beaten.
Central owes the defeat to the fact
that Dave Wilson was banished from the
contest in the second period. Wilson
and schafer. OF business, got into an
argument. during which Capt Louis
Towbes, also Of Business. took a hand
Wilson and TowbeS exchanged rev
courtesieS, which were not Included In
the basketball code, and both were ban
is,-ed.
Business Was Leading.
Al the time Business was leading Cen
trail. and when the half ended the
stenoxraphers we're stin ahead by Il to
4 At the conclusion OF the third period
Business was going well with the score
"A to 8 Central rallied until. In Nes-
perate effort, the count was brought
nm to Is to IS, where the bell gave
the Stenographers their win,
When Central lost Wilson. Coach
Netzler withdrew his team from the
floor. Prof. c. Z. Beckett, In charge
Of the game. was about TO declare
forfeit to Business when Central re-
turned to the floor to resume play.
Business outplayed central through
out the game. The passing and
guarding of the Business lads was
better than that OF Central. and the
game was won on its merits. Coiburn,
a newcomer on the Business team
shot three baskets from the moor.
Central could get but three baskets
during the game. Daily being blanked
throughout the contest.
Kent Team In Going.
DAILY kept his team in the running
from the ffteen-Ioot line, shooting
seven out OF eleven fouls. Fosters
two baskets and one by Sam Solomon
were the only o,ner counters for Cen,
trail. SCHNEIDER. Shafer, and FeEan
counted with single baskets for Bust
ness. while CoIburn Gagged three out
of i've free losses.
Central was expected to win the
was banished and Long was unable
to enter play on account OF illness.
Centrars chances wenl gllmmering.
Eastern and GEORGETOWN Props are
today in Ryan gymnasium.
The Props have beaten Western and
lost to Business. The Props can be
to put Eastern on the run in
the big gym. as they are speedier and
larger Eastern will have its full
strength In the game today.
81. Adams and Western are
matched for a game today In the 81.
Adams gymnasium. Western IL ex-
pectinE to try out a number OF play
ers in today's game.
As an evidence OF the closeness Of
the hiEh school basketball circuit
games. the scores of the various con-
tests must be taken into account. In
the opener Business defeated Tech
meal by 20 TO 1. the only one-sided
score Of the series so far. Central
rnana--ed TO win out Is to IL on West
ern. and then Central came back for
a s3-tO-l1 win on IeCn. Western Qe-
seated Eastern \ to o. while yester-
days game. decided b. q two-point
margin, was another thriller.
Friday Western and Tech are
booked and Central and Eastern are
scheduled in the second game. East
eTn. from reports. has consented TO
A postponemsut with Central In order
to allow the Mt. Pleasant lads to take
the trip TO play the stanton Military
: ~ademy-
The high schools have kept to the
ten-Eame series In baseball this
season. April 10 has been set for the
FIRST clash between Business and
Eastern.
From all indications tho Tech
Western game on friday is going to
be a close one. Tech has improved
nightly during the past two weeks.
Anderson and GUST~ll. the forwards.
are hitting II on better than they
have been given credit for. Browne