The Washington times., 1921-02-07
SCHOOLS HERE
MAKE RECORD
Despite Poor Basketball Fa-
ciIities Peak Is Reached In
Boys Now Playing.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Win the poorest sort OF iachi-
ties in the way of gymnasiums
Washington high schools have
broken record for competitive
basketball playing this season. De-
spite the cry that has gone up from
authorities that there Is too much
stress laid on "first teams" the
various schools have employed more
than 300 boys on the floor on various
teams thus far this year. Central
and Business are provided with
gymnasiums. Business is greatly
handicapped by having to use its
gym for both girls and boys. The
results obtained are unusually salts
factory.
Techs basketers have been using
the boys Y. NJ. C. A., Western. and
Eastern have been using their own
"hatboxes" for the junior teams.
while >the varsity auints have been
practicing at the Coliseum. 80.
Central, with fine first-string
team is staging a series of class
genes and other contests. The big
Mt. Pleasant gym 10 alive with young
sters in the various basketball games.
More than eighty boys have been
looked over In the games thus far
this season.
EIGHTY BOYS PLAY.
Tech has all kinds of basketball
teams Varsity, second teams. re-
serves, midgets, and others In add
ton to class teams, has brought the
total of players up to about eighty.
Western has had some seventy-five
youngsters In action and Business
more than fifty. Eastern has given
more than forty boys a chance to
4 compete on the various teams. 1t IS
surprising that the youngsters have
been given such opportunities when
there is but one gymnasium or any
size or appointment for the use or
the boys.
The efforts of the new Junior High
School are bringing fine results. The
o street youngsters staged a series
with the Central freshmen and are
taking on other high school freshmen
teams. Cosch Connolly has interested
the youngsters I'm basketball TO
great degree and other sports are
following.
MAY CHANGE RULES.
Upon good authority 1t Is learned
that several changes are due in the
rules governing high school athletics.
1t is further reported that the eligioil-
ity rules Of the schools will be looked
into m the general survey OF the sys-
Irregularities which have cropped
out in the past will be rsctifed by
changes in the code. IT is said and
some what changed policy adopted for
, high school faculty athletic ADVISERS
Instituted.
The present coaches. very much
overburdened in physical training
work as well as intensified work In
coaching, are seeking help. At one
la ho
sports at the same time; that is' Is
coaching three different teams and
preparing for another. :,
The procuring of more physical
training men and the provision or
suitable playing fields and gymna-
Sums would make the Washington
schools lead in physical training ana
development but one held ana one
gymnasium for five schools, at present
makes an almost impossible obstacle
for proper development in physical
training or athletic development.
SERIES INTERESTING.
The present high schol basketball
series is unusually interesting. While
Central has been a failure to date IL
appears that the Metzler men have
gotten their stride. Defeat OF Shen-
andoah Valley, Tome School and the
Virginia Freshmen. three unusually
strong teams. pTeSdscS 6io"s ho"
by Central for the title. .N
In the school series Central has
dropped three games but is about
ready to stage comeback. Many
fans fail to see how Tech High puts
wins across. The Manual Trainers
are not especially strong on basket
shooting but manage to win consist
entity.
Coach w. NJ. Apples crew recently
knocked of the Staunton Military
Academy team, and displayed a finish
that carried the quint out in front.
Staunton defeated the Virginia fresh
men on their own floor handily. Tech
has won it's nine starts and seems IN
a fair way to another scholastic title.
WESTERN Is COMING.
western, despite it's mediocre per-
formance against Eastern. appears
to be coming. Harry Sullivan. of the
Georgetown Props, who recently ref
creed the Western-Rockville High
game. said he had not seen such pass
ing in schoolboy game this season.
Eastern has lost Itchy Prender
who has quit school according to re-
Lports Prender's place will be taken
nv Cudmore but this lets the East
crners out as they are woefully weak
in second string players, As Coach
Guyon puts 1T. I'VE had only six
and now we have but five. But we
will be there in the fight, you can
bet"
Business seems doomed to the last
position in the race. The Stenogs
have played fine Basketball but have
been out OF luck. One or more Bust
Tess players are said to be stale on
account OF the fact that they have
played with other teams during the
season and have lost their edge.
Yankpps Will plav-