The Washington times., 1926-02-12
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor, The Times

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By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor, The Times
Lou Sugarman, who has beer
managing Washington's Palaces
quint in the American League, il
to give way to either Ray Ken
hedy, now captain of the team
or Red Kearns, signed recently
from the Trenton Tigers. The
new manager viii be in command
Of the five when it faces the
vastly strengthened Fort Wayne
Knights of Columbus at the Ar
cade on Sunday night.
Sugarman ranks with the
brainiest of basketball men in the
country, but his failure to trot
his team over the line IN first
place during the first half of the
campaign has ranked until now
he is about to resign.
"wednesday night Manager Sugar
man got into jam with Refeltee
Teller, at Fort Wayne and was
fined $50 before il ended Kearnf
was banished from the game IN
the first half, but was permitted
to return in the second half OF the
contest, which was won by Fort
Wayne.
Manager Sugarman differed with
Referee Teller's penalty decisions
and made no bones about saying
20. They had a wordy scrap, the
result being the banishment Of the
Palace leader carrying a $50 plaster
on his back.
Whether Ray Kennedy or Red
Mearns would be named BY Mag.
nate George n Marshall IS
Sugafnlall's successor could not
be learned, but one Of the duo is
expected TO be chosen.
Kennedy has been playing bril-
liant basketball for the Palace five
and his friends among the fans are
many If he is promoted from
Captain to manager. he viii surely
receive plenty of support
Kearns Is not so well known
here as Kennedy but he is a basket
bali veteran and lie vel known
around the country. Recently. dur
Ing the absence OF Manager Sugar
man. kearns was placed tenn
porariIy in charge for game in
Chicago. kennedy at that time was
home nursing an infected foot.
President Marchall viii not wit
ness next Sundays game here. He
has been called to Cleveland to at
tend weighty meeting Of the
league. Ii is believed that Tim
Mara, promoter of New York 8
professional football eleven, Is to
have d New York team in the
basketball league. taking several
of his players from the Original
Celtics.
The Original Celtics are slowly
buts surely breaking up. Inability
to get games Is causing the defec-
ton of many OF them, the latest
TO leave them being Big Boy
Chadwick. now playing center with
the Fort Wayne knights Of Co
tumbuS.
Fort Wayne now has two for.
mer members Of the Original Gel
tics-Chadwick and Whitty. The
latter Is q veteran who was one
Of the founders of the Celtics.
He managed the team for some
seven years and only severed his
connection this season. He will
be seen here Sunday night.
George Marshall. Washington's
basketball magnate is strongly in
favor of billing nLFe than one game
at a time In a CITY and will bring
this before the meeting in Cleye.
land, Sunday He believes that the
fans will be more interested il they
are given more basketball games in
a week. 1t is the habit now of hay.
ing but one game week and the
interest is inclined to sag q bit be-
tween games.
Sundays game should be whani,
John Witty, since joining Fort
Wayne, is coaching the team in the
style of play used for years by the
Original Celtics, who have been con.
sidered basketbalPs greatest team
in all history. The Knights have
not lost a game on their home
court since he put on their uni
form.
A preliminary contest has been
scheduled between the revamped
Yankees and the Atlas Club OF Bal
timore. The Marylanders have not
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up a string of 20 consecutive vic.
tories. This first game is booked
to begin at 7:15 o'clock.
CHICAGO. Feb. I2.-The Palace
club. of Washington. D. c., il
speeding back to the Capital today
after giving the Chicago Bruins
and their many followers a lesson
or two in the noble art of cagIng
the ball and preventing the other
tory went to the Palace team,
% To 20.
While Washington's offense was
strong at all times, its defense was
even more brilliant. Seldom Gid
a. Bruin succeed in taking the bail
within easy reach of the swayIng
basket and long shots were prat.
tically forced upon the North Side
shooters.
Palace. meanwhile. was banging
the bali through the iron hon
with joyous abandon. Ray Ken
needy, the Palace captain, shone
in his floor work and long dis
tance shooting. getting four goal,
on the fly. "Red" Kearns, though
scoring no points himself. made pos
sible most OF the goals made b!
Kennedy
At half.timeT Palace led, is to 8
and seemed content to dawdle aiar:
through the second half when TIL
Bruins got most of their points
The defensive passing of the East