Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-29

In this weeks contests the Daisies
triumphed over the Pirates, II IL 4.
and the PandoraS defeated the Sena-
tors. IS Ia ;.
The Mercury seEtet in the sopho-
more series has trilmphed in three
successive weeks and is leading the
fed with no losses marked against
their record. The CelticS have Won
two games and lost one. The double
header this week resulted in victories
for both the Mercury and the Celtic
squads The former romped on
Mars. % TO /. and the latter subdued
the Pirates. IA To 4.
The iunior.Senior group has such Il
long schedule that it has been i'm
possible I" determine the outstanding
teams as yet. The \ team defeated
the Rs. % to o: the IS won from the
DS. 70 to 4.
The winning and G teams staged
a third game. in which the Cs were
victorious. : to g. The guards on
each team were so efficient in cover
ing their players that few opportuni-
ties for scoring We're given the for
wards.
Three Recreation League basket
ball contests are on the card for to-
night The Department of Interior
passers will play the Capitol Athletic
Club seXtet at o'clock in the armury.
Company + Auxiliary will entertain
the Mount Vernon contingent AT lily
attsville At o'clock. and the Calvary
end Washington Athletic club tosSers
are scheduled to clash at 9 o'clock on
the Calvary court.
Walter Reed Medical Center sevtet
will play the Princess Athlete Club
second team tonight at 7:30 in the
Walter Reed gymnasiu
Dorothy Lindsay in the Boston
Herald describes most Interesting
system of selecting officials for local
sports which has been adopted in HuS-
ton and found To he very SATISFACTORY
\ hoard of officials for Wumcn'S
ma ior sports has been named in Bus-
ton, and each year trials or cXaminH-
tons are held to fill the ranks of recuS-
nized officials for each sport. The BIAS
ket hall trials have just been com
pleted. and six new names added To
the list of approved coaches and UNI
pires.
Each examination consists Of two
tests-written and practical. The
written fest covers all questions OF rul-
lngS. policy and general knowledge of
the sport. If the candidate PASSES
his with rating of 30 or over, she is
then permitted To take the practical
lest. which consists of umprinE Il
game or practice. She is observed by
n least three members of the board
who record. in u closed ballot. their
opinion of the candidate. based upon
the actual number Of fouls missed or
rallied: those for which the whistle was
held or should have been held, and
upon their judgment Of the candidates
general efficiency as AN umpire.
The final ranking must be "t' or
rhove in order for a candidates name
10 he placed upon the approved list.
She is then paid according IT, her
grade
The aims "f the organization are
70 raise the standard of coaching and
sefereeing, said Miss Lindsay. land
10 enable the various teams to obtain
competent officials at standard rates.
This plan of standardiZing the UNI
eire and coaching system should be
very beneficial To any sport. and
might well he adopted in Washing
ION. Boston is not the only city
which has this system. They modelled
theirs after a similar one from phila-
tlelphia. Washington has no system
at all for determining the ability of
nmpres and referees. ANY one who
IS willing TO try her hand at it is AL
lowed To officiate in any sport Some
If the referees supplied to the tennis
players last year in local tournaments
had never played the game seriously
themselves. much less having any eA-
perience in refereeinc.
In local basket ball circles. each
referee officiates according to her own
and SnPciaI ulla1ifi inns