The Washington times., 1925-12-22
IRISH PROGRAM
FOR SUNDAY

washington win probably have
.undisputed possession of first place
In the American Professional Bas-
ketball League when the club re.
turns home next Sunday night to
play the famed Fort Wayne knights
Of Columbus at the Arcade.
Chicago is on top today, but the
Windy City crew has played only
one game. On the other hand
four out of five starts against East.
ern eontenders.
Unless the dope goes blooie. Chi
cago Is bound to tumble from the
top rung position before the end
of the week. The Bruins face two
of the toughest clubs on the West
ern end OF the loop, Cleveland and
Fort Wayne. The Forest City five
Is slated to travel to Chicago to-
morrow night to face the Bruins.
It ig better than an even chance
that Cleveland will win.
On the following night Chicago
journeys to Fort Wayne for a
forty -minute struggle with the
Knights OF Columbus team. This
Il a tough assignment for any
team; meeting Cleveland and Foit
Wayne on consecutive nights.
An AH-Irish program Is being
arranged for Che Arcade next
Sunday night when the Caseys
make their first appearance of
the season here. Also, It win
mark the first game here OF any
Of the Western clubs.
President Marshall is booking
q preliminary. game between two
Irish teams OF the District. During
the intermission there will be a
program Of Irish music and Irish
songs Danci1y will follow the
main attraction which win get m
der way at 9:45 o'clock.
Manager Lou Sugarman viii keep
his men busy before they return
for the big tussle with Fort Wayne.
Instead OF returning last night
after walloping Boston, Sugarnlan
kept his athletes in Massachusetts,
on something more than a sightsee-
ing tour. They will play an exhibit
ton game every night this week to
keep ready and rough to repel the
first invasion from the West. It is
the West where Manager Sugarman
is expecting trouble on his road
toward the championship in the
first half Of the race.
BOSTON, Dec. 22.-The Washing
ton Palace Club defeated the Boston
Pro Basketball team here last
night, % to rs, in q fiercely-fought
contest. Then Washington quintet
maintained strong defense
throughout the game and the play
ing was nearly entirely in Boston's
territory until the latter part of
the second period.
The Washington club scored eight
points before the Bay State play
ers got going. CAPT. Ray Kennedy
and Bob Grody were the star play
ers during the first period. The
half ended with the Washington
team leading, IA to 8.
However, late in the second
period, Washington had more than
twelve fouls called by Referee
Henry McGuiness but the Boston
players could not cage the ball,
nine being missed.
With the visitors leading, Is to
IL, Boston started to come. "Snooks'
Dowd Gagged three baskets, two of
them being from the center of the
floor while the other came on a
long pass from Whitley" Bernot
A sub, Henry Kiley, gave the
crowd a chance to cheer when he
heaved the ball from the center.
The basket gave the Boston team
a one point lead which they could
not hold. Kennedy and Grody
Gagged one basket each while Grody
scored four points on fouls.
If Boston could have Gagged the
fouls, the result might have been
very different, but they didn't and
Washington won.
The summary:
WARRINGTON