The Washington herald., 1920-02-16
Local Referees and Um-
pires Do Not Enforce
Code : Good Games
Booked Here This Week.

DOOkeQ GIef6 lnlS Week.
There are several crackerjack pas-
ket-baIl contests that are of interest
10 local fandom on the carpet for
this week. The one of most Importance
will be staged at Kendall Green next
Saturday night when George Wash
ington plays Gallaudet College in a
return engagement. Another local
game that is creating widespread in
terest Is to be staged in the girls
gym at Central High School tomor-
row night. and will be played between
the War Risk Insurance and Ingram
Giriies. Saint Johns College of Brook
lyn. will visit the City the latter part
Hf the week. playing Georgetown Uni
versity at the Hilltop on Friday night
and Catholic University at Brookland
on Saturday night. II is possible that
st. Johns will spend the weekend
re-e and take on Gallaudet College
next Monday. which will be cele-
bEated as George washington's Birth
day.
Deering's Good Work
Joseph Deering. basketball official
extraordinary. has BEEN a godsend to
the greatest of indoor sports in the
District. Deering was a star in all
branches of athletics at Manhattan
College of New York and after leaving
college coached the City College OF
New York in basketball for several
years.
For the past few years he has been
in great demand as an official and
has been the eleventh man on the court
in nearly every important match
played by college quints in the East.
He is now in business in the city.
and is called North once or twice
every week to officiate in games
played in the intercollegiate League.
behring's efficiency has been such
that he has been selected to referee
the first basketball game ever played
between West Point and the Navy
which will be staged next Saturday
night at West Point.
Deering's officiating in the High
School series has been of the highest
order and the officials at Catholic
University are to be commended for
retaining his services in their games
for the balance of the season.
Local Game Suffers.
College basketball in the District
has been on the decline for the past
several years. and simply becaL>ye the
rules have not been strictly enforced
BY the coaches-not the officials. F'or
the past few years the rules have
been strictly enforced by the Off .
Gals in the High School series, but
this has not been so insofar as COL
lege games that have been played.
A year or so ago one of the officials
q -. - 81
was asked the question. Why he did
not enforce the rules in the college
games in which he officiated? His
statement was that his employers did
not want the rules enforced. as IL
slowed up the game too much to have
all the offenses called. The trouble
has always been that college players
have not been coached to play the
game in strict accordance with the
rules. II such were the case. the
nee essity to call fouls would be dimin-
isFed to such an extent that very few
offenses would be committed.
Advocate Rules
For the' past several years the
writer. Prof. Beckett. of the Y. NJ. C.
A.. and coaches of the High School
quints have advocated more cleanli-
ness in basketball contests. but it
has never been demonstrated in col
lege and independent teams. That is
why the presence in our midst of Joe
DCerinS. who is strictly enforcing the
Jules in every game in which ne Off
GATES, whether they be college. high
school or what not, is welcomed to
Dur city.
What are the "umpires' duties IN
have witnessed basketball games in
the District have been led to believe
hat all the umpire does is to walk up
Al i down the side lines and Obstruct
tFCir view of the contest and collect
after the game.
The umpires' duties. as defined by
he code of rules. are that he has the
power to call every ofTense committed
On the court. but should pay particu-
lar attention TO the players away from
re ball. There Is not an umpire that
does not watch the progress of the
ball. and can note when Offenses are
committed much quicker than the ref
cree. II is his duty to call them when
rot noticed by the referee; but do
hey do it?
An umpire in a rough-and-tumble
contest between two college quints
was asked WI" hn 9i1 not call the
many fouls g.. not being
.c.uCht by the re it $ statement
Sss that he -s,-ssuL he Offenses.
7id not ca ..-~ Ne, use the ref
srf- e.. - hi a--e - as they oc-
.--t--.lL o- ..rr, 0. I'll court where
;Eez-SoI} ". Its" Scnlos-
ls.. il 70 is-- sor his work
an ry-Igr-r referee, for
rfre els t.s ~ forming in
sithcr PUsiti-~
Mute . . AGain.
GcIlaudet Co'fsCs w.. without i
contest last y 80 ans Z was Just
as well. for L. ~res v-) went mt
he George w .a G.fa ontest nj fte-
an attack of s, - --snt t. ~ d
he same nigh reF r7 been the e
,yer since. Bsg'r - v 10 a. be n
.+srring at gusf. 4.F ct get into
he George V ash ia -.su conte t as
he was down with f'' 'hu." and
,ane out of th"' hosri5al for his
irst meal last Sa7 -rday night. Tie
Kendall Gree.eIst are negot a nS
with the navy quint for a game
IN Wednesday and expect to have
nj their invands in the lineup
against George washin=ton at Ken
Ian Green Saturday night.
=. ~ Is ing Routed.
- was ed, George wash
urtop has not shown much on
asE e11lensiv' our of PEN y a
lla- Mount S. Mary's beat them
-z-rsday rsShr. s,rd they made n y