The Washington herald., 1920-03-08
mute TOSSERS
| BATTLE AKRON
Callaudet on Western Trip.
Yankee Quint Plays Wal
ter Reed Tonight.

The Gallaudet College basket-bali
quint Is expected to start on its
Western trip Friday afternoon. They
will travel to Akron. Ohio, and are
/ scheduled to play the Akron Regu-
lars. hearing men, on Saturday night
and on Monday will tackle the Fire
stone Silents. The Firestone Silents'
team Is composed of former Gal
Iaudet stars, now working with the
rubber company.
Moore, who was selected as ALL
South Atlantic quarterback; Schowe,
a basketball and baseball star;
wilman. who played baseball. foot
bali and was a star as basketball;
Marshall. all-star end, and Cuscaden,
all-star tackle, compose the Fire
stone Silents' basketball! auint-
There are about 500 former Gall
laudet College boys working in the
rubber works at Akron. g.
Soldiers Play Yankees.
Walter Reed Hospital has a team.
and the Sixty-third Infantry. located
at Potomac Park, have not met de-
feat. The Yankees will take on
Walter Reed tonight in the Boys
''Y' in the first of a series Of three
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at Walter Reed Hospital Thursday
night. In talking the series over
with Manager Miller. of Walter
Reed. Saturday night, he stated that
they fully expected to win from the
Yankees Thursday night and also
in the third game on a neutral
floor.
While the Yankees defeated the
4 nil nj ~ AA
will have their hands full stopping
the churchmen at Epiphany on Fri
day night. II Epiphany wins. they
would be entitled to a third contest
on a neutral floor. The Sixty-t third
Infantry quint seem to think that
they should have a chance at the
title before any quint can be de-
clared the independent champions
1t is a hard matter to decide the
question as to the probable cham
pions. 1t is hoped that next season
the strongest independent quints
will organize into a league. This
! Is the only fair way to decide the
honor. as there are so many quints
who feel they have the class Of the
/ District.
| Plays McKeesport.
Technical High School quint,
which won the scholastic high cham
pionship without the loss OF q
/ match. will play McKeesport High,
champions of Western PennsyIva-
mia, Friday afternoon in Catholic
University gym. This should be a
great contest and knowing basket
ball teams from the Keystone State,
Tech will have to travel faster than
they did in the high school series
| to win.
IL should be the greatest basket
ball contest between the little fell
lows ever staged in the District.
The Board of Trade. Chamber of
! Commerce and the officials OF the
high schools in McKeesport are back
! ing the visitors ard will come to
! the city in a special excursion train
| to witness the contest and spend
a few days visiting the Capital. The
visitors will stop of in Baltimore,
| playing Baltimore Polys on Mon
day and Tome Institute on We'd
nesday.
Penn SHII Leads.
The University of Pennsylvania
five is still winning and have yet
| to lose a contest. Penn Is trying
| to arrange a series of matches with
Chicago University, winners Of the
| Western title. 1t is hoped that this
series may be arranged and the
winners can then lay claim to world
champions in collegiate ranks.
The s. I. A. A. basketball cham
pionship of 1919-192O is being
/ claimed by Vanderbilt University.
The quint holds decisive victories
over the premier teams in the South.
Georgia Tech and Georgia Univer-
sity were among the teams van
quished. II is doubtful il Wander
bilt would stand a ghost OF a show
against either Penn OF Chicago.
Girls Are Busy.
The War Risk girlies will Jour-
ney down to Manassas Tuesday
night to play. the Manassas sextet.
They expect to come back victorious
and will be ready for their con-
! test with George Washington Uni
versity on Thursday night. the game
J to be played in the Epiphany gym,
Miss Culberson. a wee mite pay
/ ing forward with Holton Arms
against Eastman last Saturday
morning. made what is thought to
! be the record for the season in Gag
! ing the ball from the court. This
young lady tossed thirty-one field
| goals through the net in thirty min
utes' play. On Tuesday afternoon
! Colonial School girlies will play
Gunston Hall at Epiphany.