The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Sports Editor, The Times

The Palace team, Washington
entry in the American basketball
league, hops out to Chicago today
for a return tussle with the
Bruins Wednesday night but will
come right home again for next
Sundays clash at the Arcade
against Max Rosenblum's great
Cleveland five, just now nosed
out of first place by Garry
Schmeelk's Brooklyn Arcadians.
The Rosenblums should win from
the Boston Whirlwinds tonight
which would put them back neck
and neck with Brooklyn before
coming to the Capital for the
first time this season.
The first half of the league race
- nearly done. The Palace quint
has but two more games to play,
that in Chicago Wednesday and
the Rosenblum contest here. next
Sunday. The Arcadians are facing
a single contest with Fort Wayne.
while Cleveland has three with
Boston. Washington and Fort
1t is possible for the Fort
Wayne team, greatly strengthened
within the past few weeks, to assist
the Palace lads by humping eff
Brooklyn and Cleveland. Mean
while, Lou Sugarman is saving
wood and hopes to swing his team
as near the top as possible.
The Palace five had little or no
trouble defeating the Chicago
Bruins, IS to is, at the Arcade
last night. Indeed, following the
exciting victory Of the Yankees
the preliminary game, the feature
contest seemed stale and flat.
George Marshall, with ever ar.
eye to cleanliness (get that?l. had
his sturdy athletes in khali-coloredl
trunks, and, despite their short
length, each was beautifully
creased. The orange-clad BrLinE
provided more flashing color 10 the
game, but Palace had the real style.
Teddy Kearns made a successful
debut with the home five. He is a
sturdilybuilt young man witt NJ
sorreI top, and was Immediately
dubbed Red" by the basketball
gang He fitted in well with
Washington's great passing. showed
plenty of agility of hands and feet,
and seems able to stand the rough
work.
Horse Haggerty, the fans chief
hero, broke into the lineup for. a
while in the second half, and at
once got hand for his BEAUTIFUL
passing and blocking When he
Gagged a basket from the center of
the floor the fans came up with a
TnF hA irw %nYa sat
has a strained back, and So did not
play long.
Capt. Ray Kennedy watched the
game from a seat behind the net.
He has a strained leg. but hopes to
be in shape for Wednesdays con
test in Chicago.
Bob Grody was Washington's
brightest individual star OF the
evening. He gathered five baskets
from scrimmage, at least two fol-
lowing speedy dribbling and pivot.
ing under the basket. The big
fellow appeared to be enjoying
himself.
The first half tells the story. The
home boys hoped .'ight to their
task and at the whistle were lead
ing, IA to 5. The Bruins succeeded
In caging but one goal in that 90.
minute period
The second half saw the Bruins
desperately seeking goals from all
over the floor. Their passing was
not sharp enough to withstand
Palaces efforts to break it up and
pot shots flew through the air,
usually iE vain. Meanwhile Wash.
ington's brillisnt passing kept shov.
ing the ball close to Chicago's
basket. with goals clicking like q
cash register. In the last few min
utes OF play Chicago had better
luck and did get some points, but
the Palace victory was one-sided,
just the same The summary:
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