The Washington times., 1923-03-05

SAAS OLdNc uSHC IQau6 Dy our W.
College by a score of Fl to 10.
Basketball is home town game
The visitors, playing on a strange
floor, as rule may be regarded
as conceding many points to the
enemy before play starts.
Eastern gave Baltimore City Col
lege this advantage and another,
Baltimore men officiated. What
ever may be the cause, it is a fact
that Baltimore officials call more
fouls on Washington teams than
do Washington officials.
This holds true whether the Gal
ttmore officials are working in
Washington or the other city.
So it was to be expected that
Baltimore City College, used to
the Monumental City arbiters,
suffer less through fouls than
Eastern and it turned out that
way. Sixteen were called ON
Eastern and only ten on City
College.
Having these disadvantages in
mind, Eastern's determined players
struggled like young demons. They
fought with the splendid spirit that
characterized them in their vic
torious campaign for the Washing
ton high school championship and
the South Atlantic title.
Small wonder it is that Principal
Hart as well as Eastern students
who accompanied the team to Bal
timore, rejoiced as seldom they mad
before when our boys" came
through with colors flying despite
q discouraging handicap. OF the
Eastern delegation that went to Bal
timore, Principal Hart is singled out
for a reason to be apparent later.
Some time ago when Central's
team was in the ruck, but keeping
its head up gamely in the inter-
high school series, Bob Maurer,
principal of Central, was noticed
one afternoon stepping lively down
Q corridor of the school.
Something of an exciting nature
was working on the school boss,
to put all that pep in his gait. It
must have been nightly pleasant
too, for he was smiling broadly.
Presently he encountered Doc
White and several others in a
group.
= Hear what our boys did today?''
he GREETED them.
Central had knocked off redoubt-
able Tech by such an overwhelming
score it was almost sensational.
Not the least happy over Centraps
victory was Principal Maurer.
One day not long ago Allan Davis,
principal of Business, was drawn
into a discussion of high-school
sports.
"You know, when l was boy go
ing to school, was content to do a
little boxing, play ball occasionally,
and take part in other athletic games
when time afforded.
at was beneficial exercise and
fine sport. 1 liked to win, but if
lost the day was not ruined.
1--WE needed no great crowd to
spur us on, either. We played for
the fun that was in it and the exer
else.
but how different today! All
want to win, win, win. A few
boys are selected from many be-
cause of their physical prOwess
to make up teams, whose sole pur-
pose is to win. The many are
overlooked or given little atten.
ton in the matter of physical de.
ve1opment."
The conversation turned TO the
basketball series in which the five
high-school teams were battling in
the very manner Principal Davis
criticized. Every one was out to win,
and all were trying valiantly.
Business had just lost game
Our boys are about out of the
running, / guess" said the educa-
tor, and the listener thought he
caught note of disappointment.
AS matter of fact, Business
still had a chance for the cham.
pionship. 1t was a rather slim one
fundamentally.
But Business is not out of the
running, Mr.. Davis. In a series
like this, with so many upsets, any
thing may happen, any team may
win out"
At this, a new expression crept
into Mr.. Davis phiz. 1t looked