The Washington times., 1922-02-24

f.oyola's players, who said little
during the playing on the. floor and
much less after the tournament.
were represented by Paul Mention.
president Of the Baltimore Schoolboy
Basketball League. and A. J. Smith.
q. J.. OF Loyola.
Mention was Of the opinion that
Central should be played and ex-
pressed his willingness to put the
proposition UP to the Loyola author
tiles for an engagement here in
Washington II Central IL willing to
take the floor against Loyola.
I'VE tried in every way to get .
game this year with Central" said
Mention. I'VE wanted to play in
Baltimore and In Washington, and
wo wore denied q chance. We
came over for the tournament ex-
pecting to find Central entered.
Much to our surprise, the local
champions were not in the tourna-
ment."
Central was the first team to re-
ply to the announcement last spring
that the tournament would be run
this year. The Central team includ-
ed the G. w. tournament In Its reg
ular schedule.
A few days before the Tournaments
Manager Eugene Casey, Of Central.
wrote that in view of the fact that
Coach James Colliflower would be
with the Georgetown University
team on the two days the tourna-
naent was played, the team had de-
cfdod not to enter.
In the interim Central accepted
the date offered by the Catholic
University Freshmen and played the
Brookland cubs last Monday night,
winning q 20 to 81 engagement.
Prior to the @. w. tournament the
Central lads met the Princeton
Freshmen and the University of
Virginia Freshmen losing both con-
tests. The next game with the c.
u. lads was won by Central.
Considerable surprise was evil
denced by the failure Of Central 20
put q team in the going as 1t was
realized that of the local schools the
Mt. Pleasant lads would have the
best chance for a victory.
4 Baltimore sent two Of its best
teams over for the tournament and
both went to the final, LOyola
winning handily. The entrance Of
Central would have heightened the
interest considerably and would
have made the tournament much
more interesting from local
standpoint.
Edward Duffy, president OF the
Junior &C" Club at Central. says
the matter was left up to tie mem
bers of the team, and that their
decision was arrived at after know
ing that their coach would be away
and that they had a tough schedule
all along the route.
Loyola. however. is anxious and
willing to meet Central High School
here in Washington. The Baltimore
lads would like nothing better than
to stage a game in the Central Col
iseum where the tournament was
held. They will make a decision and
probably formally challenge the Cen
trail lads in a day or SO.
Many who watched the Loyola
lads perform declared that Central
would stand an excellent chance to
win. Others said that Loyola would
win by as much as ten points.
, The Baltimore lads are ready to
test out their basketball strength
against Central, and 1t would appear
as though the local champions would
have to come to terms in the inter
est of the defense OF their title.
Announcements can be expected
in the near future from Baltimore
rs Paul Mention, the Monumental
City basketball mogul, sayS he will
take the proposition of a visit here
with Loyola, over to the authorities
of Loyola.