The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
CENTRAL FIVE TOPS
SCHOOL TOSSERS4N
SCORING AVERAGES
Western Coach Shows Re
suits by Jockeying
Lineup.
BY BILL coYLE.

BY BILL coYLE.
Deivins into the statistics Of IN.
nrst twelve games Of the high school
basketball championship 10 find IN.
most likely candidates for IN.
mythical sil-star I'VE is Just about
as easy as ploving through Tn.
blizzard that has wrapped itself
around Washington
Like the city. buried under a
blanket OF snow. there Is som.
mighty good talent hidden by a mass
Of scoring figures.
, Unless the most promising pros
poets are picked on their scoring
ability alone. the task Of selecting
the mythical i've this year will be
more dificult than In previous sea-
sons because OF the shift-game plan.
The switching OF games from the
Coliseum to Central High also means
that the sport writers are shifted.
As the result. they do not have the
opportunity to-see the various ath-
Ietes perform, often enough 10 give
all Of the players an equal chance
for berths.
n figures alone decided places on
the supposedly sll-star 1--WE, Central
High would come pretty near cop
ping all of the honors The team
scoring averages show that the
champions-to-be carried the most
powerful onense. as was expected
and also had an alright defense. Cen.
ira scored an aVerag OF bttr than
20 points to the game. and held IL.
foes TO less than Is counters per
contest.
BY developing a big string Of
/ ten and twelve men, Green Of
western. by jockeying his line-un.
has pulled more surprises than any
other team. There Is little or M
! difference in the class of his tai
emit The team looks as well bal
ance with the supposed reserves
as when the others are in the line
up. Under this plan. Green has a
team that can produce a kick" az
any time. In some OF the games.
these Kids" have been bounced
around the floor like gum balls
but they can stand 10 because they
are not in there long enough 10
lose any vitality. They got a few
minutes of action and are then
ysnked for a breathing spell while
fresh players were sent TO the
firing line
Western Five ID Came.
Also Westerns Esmeness must
not be overlooked. They have Get
terrible pace for almost every
club they have met and never
seem 10 tire.
So much for tho teams we have
seen In action several times.
In selecting players for the ALL
high team whose scoring abilityj
stands out. Central must be given
the pick for forwards in Dey and
Birthwright. The latter tops the
floor shsrpshooters with eighteen
baskets. and his running mate. Dey
lie q close second with seventeen
Their height also adds TO their
value to a team in scholastic cir
cles. They can move around the
hoor and appear to know q lot OF
basketball.
Every pivotman has displayed
enough ability TO be considered for
Z the tap OF" position. -Four out cd
the I'VE teams are built around the
tap on. These four centers ard
almost the whole show for tbeir|
CUNTS Judging by the games p-e|
have seen the choice lies betweeu|
o'Dea. of Charley Guyon's Esstern|
High, and Frisby. OF Westernl
though McFadden. SUPPLE aud
Dennis would probably At in as we'll
as the FIRST two named
In the final selection. ODezI
deserves the honors. lie has thsI
Drawn to stand the gan. He ais
shows form In everS move on the
court. With O'Dea at center. the
team would have a capable leader
He also is the best jumper in tbs
league. Others may go higher tina
! ODes, but he knows how 20 'tap'I
the leather. instead OF batting
wildly into the mob. This count.
for a lot in basketball
SuppIee Goes stale.
The reason Frisby is let out
the cold is because nc lacks weight
and would find the going rathe
rough against a husky team sur
plee looked like tho best center
the league in his first two or thrc
starts, but suddenly went stale n.
has the height TO get up there sn'
has a good scoring eye. but h
exhibition on the Central floor III
other afternoon was below mi
standard required to gain a plac
on an all-stsr lineup.
There is plenty Of material
hand for the defensive positions
IL We had our pick. We would tax
McFadden, the Central pivotmsr
and move him TO the rear. as IN
floor guard. He gets the choic
over Shsnks, Of Tech. who look
like the sweetest floor guard in N
series. McFadden would get N
job because he hal, more eNper
ence and looks as though he hs
a better eye than Shanls
For the back guard" we liz
House, who must appear like a wa
to hts opponents when they com
tearing down the floor. Buckley,
Central, looks very good back ther
but we like Houses work. In on
game he appeared 20 be shsckle
to the floor and did not know no
to move away from a certain spo
He quickly overcame this veal
ness and in the last few games
stopped 'em all. He has the be-
TO break up an attack in the res
Whether he can shoot or not is
question. But with a club plastn
a backyard game. he would max
few trips UP the wooden way.