Evening star., 1919-03-08
MAY WIN TITLE
|NBASKET BALL
Catholic u. or GalIaudet Like
Iy to Get District League
Honor Tonight.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Championship Of the District Inter
collegiate Basket Ball League may
be determined tonight In the game
between Catholic University and
Gallaudet The Brooklanders are
leading the league by margin Of
half a game, and If they are victors
tonight will have the title in their
possession. II GalIaudet is victor IT
will 20 into the lead with the Brook
landers trailing half a game in the
rear, holding second place.
4 Gallaudet victory tonight will
not insure a championship for the
Kendall Green institution. as George
Washington would he in 4 position
to cause "A tie by winning the final
contest of the season next week.
Tonights contest between George
Washington and Maryland State has
no effect on the season. Maryland
State is hopelessly last in the team
standing. not having won since its
victory opening night over Gallaudet.
If Catholic University is victor in
tonight's game with Gallaudet "A rec
ommendation probably viii he made
10 end the season Immediately. as
the playing of the George Washing
ton-Ciallaudet contest could have no
effect on the years play. And the
running of the season into another
week will hinder base ball practice
at the Kendall Green institution.
though not affecting George WASH
ington in any way.
This season marks the second con-
secutive season of the District League,
and last year and this the schedules
ha,- a,-lya Rzr .nAh
crowds have attended the contests and
the teams have fought right down to
the finish for the title, 1t may be that
this year the regular schedule VIII end
in tie, just as it did year ago, when
George Washington and Catholic Uni
yersity made such a grand hght Tor
titular honorS.
Organization of a South Atlantic In
tercollegiate Athletic Association Bas-
ket Bali League may break up the
Socai body, three members of the
league being prospects for the bigger
circuit However, from a purely local
view it is doubtful even If the South
Atlantic |. a. A. circuit would be any
more important or prove Of greater
interest.
Big plans are in the making for
amateur base ball this season. Ac-
cording to a scheme outlined and talk
: u
with the sport, the sand lot game
should come back into its own and
attain the same prominence IL held IN
the District prior to the war. n meet
: ing of all those interested IN amateur
| ball is to be held at 613 14th street
northwest Monday night and probably
an exceptional crowd viii be present
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
! is to be back in base bail this sum
mer. 1t probably viii become a mem
ber eff the Government League. as a
nine comparable to the strong aggre-
| cation that represented 1t four years
ago is to be organized.
Navy Yard also plans TO carry out
| its closed league again, and 1t IS go
| ing to put a strong representative
| team in one of the open leagues, IL
plans proposed do not miscarry- a
government league composed OF
teams from the Navy Yard. Marine
Corps Naval Operations, Bureau of
Printing and Engraving and perhaps
! two mere big government depart
ments ought to be a mighty attractive
proposition.
Chester Lyons, pitcher for the Agri
cultural Department in the Depart
mental League, and one of the stars
of amateur base bali last summer.
plans to go south with the New York
, Giants this spring. Lyons said yes
terday that McGraw had written him
asking if he wanted a trial in the
big show" and Lyons said that he
was not averse to taking chance.
Lyons at present is in the Army, but
expects to get out within the next
two or three weeks.
Alexandria may have two strong
base ball teams in competition this
season. 1t is likely that the Cardinals
again will organize, and the proposal
has been made that a strong nine be
got together to represent the ship
building company there