Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-20
Lyceums and Dreadnoughts
Meet in City Basketball
League Game
OTHER SPORT GOssIPS
Baseball Teams Are Organizing, and
/ Indications Point to a Big Season
on the Diamond II

Tonight is the big night in local!
basketball circles, for, the Dread.
thoughts and Lyceuans hook up in a
Pity Basketball League contest at the
Armory and the fur is sure to fly.
These teams, are battling tooth and
hail for top honors, with the Dread
noughts way in the lead so far, but
Manager Wheatley of the Lyceams
declares his club will turn the tables
tonight. The Dreadnoughts won tn;
first contest between the teams, % tc
81, while the Lyceums forfeited: the
second engagement, due to the death
Of the father of two boys and the
father-in-law of another. The third
scheduled meeting is tonight.
i The Dreadnoughts, will more thar
likely be minus the services of Tony
Crilly and Roberts, although Roberts
played Wednesday night against the
Collegians. His work, however, wa!
Nay below par, owing to his inability
TO cover ground with an injure;
knee. The Lyceums will be forced to
play without Kemp ard Frank
cockrell and Theron Hayden from
The latest reports. This will put the
leans on about par on the floor
again.
President Duffy of the City League
will be on hand to see that the contest
starts promptly at SIS o'clock. Ropes
Will be stretched, and spectators ars
urged to get in early and avoid the
rush at the last minute, as the ropes
Wit be placed aeross theN floor
promptly at $40, and the late comers
will be forced to view the contest from
The entrance side of the Armory.
A meeting of the City Basketball
League has vbeen called by Secretary
Ed Allen for 2 o'clock, Sunday after.
noon at the Community Center, ant
every manager is requested to put If
an appearance. Matters Of the usmos
Importance will come up for consid.
grafton, including action on the tw
protested games.
The Virginia Athletic Club will ho!:'
IN important meeting Saturday nigh
Et the Community Center, Prince and
Royal Streets: All members should al
tend
Ball players who desire to try 70,
positions on the Alexandria Com
munity Service club are, requested t 1
attend meeting Wednesday night az
3 o'clock at the Alexandria Communi
ty Service Center, Prince and sRoya
streets, and hand their names to Cap.
tain Rosy Hayden previous to tn,
mestingsif possible.
The Dreadnought Athletic Club wa;
organized last night with the fo!low
ing officers-President, J. VI. Dun.
can. vice. president, B. L. Burgar
dine; secretary, Charles E. Corbett
treasurer, Albert Dreifus, Johnny
Wenzel was elected captain of tn
Basketball team, Howard Loveiian
track; Billy Crouch, football; Car!
Mueller, wrestling; and Johnny Ber.
gin, boxing. A membership of close t,
fifty will be the starting point Of tn
club, and charter members viii be ad
initted up to March l. A smoker wis
be held March 18th. The next meet.
ing will be held Saturday night a
the Community Center at 1880 p. m.
Various committees were appointed, t
report at the next meeting.
One Of the snappiest and best
games CT the. season vas witnesses
hast night at the Lyceum when the
Alexandria High School Third team
was defeated by the I.rceum Juniors
The score was 90 to Il. This game
puts the Lyceuni team the Junior
champions of the city.
Travsrs played well for the losers
hut tie team work Of E: Whitestone
and Bayliss, of the Lyceums, was
.the finest playing of the game.
Trumble and Jalbert's defensive
work was good, while L.. Kersey's
shooting was unexcelled- J..,,Tulloch.
the referee, gave both teams a
square deal.
\ The Columbia Athletic Club de.
fsatsA Beilins Field at MeBurney's
Hall last night. Columbia was al