The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-30
PAL ACE ON
RIP Up
NORTH
By Louis A. Dougher

by LOUIS A Tougher
Washington.s entry in the Amari-
can Basketball League, Ray Ken.
nedy's Palace five. is transforming
this week. Tonight it appears at
Hoboken. N j.. playing the fast
st. Joseph's club Of that city.
Then win come some rest, follow
Ing the two tough contests with.
the Rochester Centrals and tonight's
merry scrap. Friday the Palace
team will meet the fast professional
outfit at Hudson, N. Y, and on
Saturday Kennedy's gang will stack
up against the fast professional
outfit at Yonkers,. N. Y.
The Detroit team makes its De-
but in washington next Sunday
night in the first OF two games.
Not much Is known here regarding
the caliber of this years Detroit
team, but the Michiganders will
have to be good to get anywhere
with the Palace contenders.
Both Detroit and Fort Wayne
make their seasons debut tonight,
the HO0siers acting as hosts to
the Wolverines. Advance notices
have Fort Wayne up to its &C.
custOmed form.
Ray Kennedy hoped to the top
OF the heap for individual field
goal scoring when he Gagged eight
last night and aided greatly in Civ
ing the Palace five its second big
victory over the Rochester CentrAls
by a score of SO to Is. "Coohy"
Cunningham. of Cleveland, former
star with Ohio State University,
hung up a mark Of seven goals from
the floor last week against Brook.
lyrl. bur that record didn't last long
when Manager Kennedy got down
to work.
Henry Kiley. the graceful Lad
from Boston, started last night,
with Rusty Saunders moving 90
center in place of Eddie Miller The
change worked to perfection AND
this combination Is likely to remain
In action for some time.
There wasn't much to the game.
Indeed, early in the fray Washing.
ton led "a to 3. and the fans were
sitting back content to watch the
beautiful team play OF the home
brigade and their daring and ac-
curate shooting at the iron ring.
When the first half ended Palace
was leading. 81 to 9.
The second half was hut a con-
tinuation OF the first, Palace rum
ming away from the team that
Knocked It out OF the running twice
last season. II ever a team enjoy
ed It's revenge. Palace enjoyed hum-
bling the Centrals, and there was
no letup right down the line to
END
In their first two games against
Rochester Palace has now scored
los points against SO; a record for
all the other teams to equal II
they can.
Ray Kennedy scored 81 points for
Palace, corraling eight field goals
and mailing five goals out OF six
attempts. His work was phenom-
email and had the fans on their feet
frequently ~
Henry Kiley Gagged four goals
from the floor and added another
point on his two chances from the
foul line. giving him second honors
to his manager.
BY trouncing Rochester the
Washington quint surged ahead of
the champion Cleveland Rosen-
blums, but the latter will have. a
chance to come up into tie again
by whipping Fort Wayne Satur.
day while the Westinghouse will
be battling in an exhibition game
at Yonkers.
The Chicago Bruins, by defeating
Garry SchmeeIk's Brooklyn five,
came into a tie with Philadelphia
each team having two wins and
one defeat. Brooklyn has dropped
it's first five games, though last
nights game was a close affair,
the Westerners winning by a scant
five points.
In last nights preliminary :
the Calvary MethOdists won
from the Glover A. c.. "a to III,
in the fastest and best-playeGl
preliminary yet staged at the
Arcade.
Here's how Palace rubbed into
their jinx foes. the Rochester
Centrals:
y WASHINGTON
FIld Foul Foul
goals goal tries Pts.