The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-27

GlJY()N OUT
To GAIN
GROUND
Eastern's Failure to Win Grid
Title No Deterrent to Bas-
ketbaII Hopes
By ROSS CoNKLIN


Not in the least daunted by the
failure of what he termed q
mighty fine team" to win the
football championship, Charlie
Guyon has begun to mold his
basketball quint with an eye to
regaining some ground. Guyon
still believes that had he been
presented with a quarterback who
could keep his head he would have
turned out a team capable of
giving Central the stiffest sort of
a battle.
Within a week Guyon will have
forgotten the disappointments of
the football season. He has
plunged into his basketball work
with a zest and with prospects
fairly bright.
Not so far from championship
caliber was Eastern's scrappy quint
last year. One or two. more baskets
In two Of the big games would have
completely changed Eastern's ulti.
mate standing.
Only Central has the facilities
that Eastern has. Both have large.
airy gyms. and plenty OF material.
Business has gym and poor ma
terial. and Western and Tech have
neither material nor gyms.
Captain Bruce KessIer. chunky
little guard of last years Light
Blue and White team, Is chief
among those missing. KessIer was
the tyne Of leader who kept his
men inspired and fighting. He
himself was not SO clever but that
he can be replaced. but his leader.
shin and directing genius viii be
sOrely missed. Bruce was StOckY
and strong and he could and did
take lot of punishment.
Jew Bennie, forward, and pos
sibly the best man on the team of
last year. is also missing. Bonnie
played with the Anacostia Eagles
after the school year. Graham
Lowden. guard: Doc Burc11, center,
and Claff zier are the remaining
absent ones
The loss. of the five is felt.
Make no mistake about that. But
there are many young men with
ability working for the vacant
places. It is Guyon's idea that
he should always have two or
three teams, When one face Is
missing, there is always some ONE
10 step in and supplant the courier
who isn't.
Angus Heeke, big and powerful
and not in the least excitable. il
still there to jump center. julius
Radice. the guard star OF the foot
ball team. and regular last year,
Is in the fold. Skinney Madigan,
who aIternated between center,
guard and forward is back. Beaney
McAllister, midget with speed,
Cy Hogarth, and Hubby Elliott
are on the. squad that works out
daily and nightly.
All those boys have had expert
ence. They all played in many OF
the games last year. With them
as a nucleus, Guyon is developing
the subs who have SHOWN the most
natural ability. The two CappeiI
boys, differentiated by the mons de
tlumes of big" CappeIli and eli:
tie" Capelli, Quinn, Calliflower,
Faber, Essex, and Kearns are the
choice cuts OF the flock.
The advantage that Guyon has
Is that most Of the candidates
AOE LILO Oc04H nave UAdICu Will
some of the sandlOt teams and
are experienced. One would not
say that they knew. everything
about the game. but they GER
tainIy know most OF the rules
and they know the fundamentals
of the game. That is q certain
asset.
Guyon doesn't teach any intrI.
cate basketball. The Indian be-
ieives, and he has ample argument
to support his theory. that 1t is far
better for his team to learn basket
ball by scrimmaging.
Guyon gives his boys a great deal
of work shooting at the baskets in
practice. and he gives them a few
basic plays, but that ends 1t all. He
draws up a couple of teams and
sends them at each other. Then he
drags in freshman teams from the
colleges, and all manner Of motley
quints. When he is through, he has
q team that can play basketball
from any standpoint.
Scrimmaging for the ball is the
major portion of the game anyway.
II a team can take the ball and
work it down the field. that team
Is formidable. Take the Indian s
advice and teach the boys to follow
the ball" He has turned out good
teams for years on that theory, and
working solely on. the same line of
reasoning. Besides: it doesn't dull
the appetite for the game by dull,
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