The Washington times., 1926-01-08

AWFUL oflu was b4tCAS w AAO1A SAAS
yes. and so did l." shot back
sugie. But you fellows forget
the fact that we are playing under
amateur rules"
What difference will it maker?
queried another member of the
squad, as Sugie buzzed on.
About ten minutes of. actual
playing time" was the answer from
DR.. Sugarman. You fellows are
talking about playing the game up
North in cages. That was under
the old professional rules. I'll adj
NIT it was rough und tough, even
under those rules. but 1t will be
killing in this game.
4'Be honest, fellows, we found
time in the old game to dog Il,
said the cagey manager. The
players were all ears as he
stressed his point.
when the going was rough we
could take the ball and bounce 1t
around in the back field for q
breathing spell How many times
have you done it?' he asked Hag-
gerty, who made his professional
debut with the famous Reading
Bears.
yes, that's true" drawled Hag-
gerty. This game sure is chang
ing. You're cutting, dribbling or
passing every second you're out
T there. But you guys who chase
around the floor can take more
chances.
You can go at top speed when
r1nR, lo.aza xxy{f6na1x aro of1ip11 in.
tn a flock of chairs after shooting.
You know 1 broke into this
racket where they had a steel cage.
II was up in Reading, Pa. We
were known as the Bears on the
circuit"
Maybe that's why they had q
steel cage" piped IN the modest
Ray Kennedy, young man with
a million dollars Worth OF basketball
brains.
mo, it wasn't" retorted Mr..
Haggerty, ito think anyone would
infer that. they were 50 rough that
they had to cage EN- up. And we
were no monkeys in there. either. :"
'1f you think we were, look up
the records Of the old Reading
team. That was the best team
In basketball. You'll admit that,
won't you Sugie," asked Haggerty.
ct was a great ball club. You
fellows knew how to play in a
cage. 1t will be the same with
our club Wen feel at home In
there. 1t will simply be a case OF
going at top every second and
every new and tacn pray for the
time keepers gun"
Sugarman admits that he has
never seen a game played under the
amateur rules on a closed court.
"It will be the greatest basketball
ever offered anywhere. In my opin'
ion," said the Palace manager.
The fact that the high school
officials have refused to allow the
annual series to be played In the
cage because it would be too mucn
Of a tax on the physical stamina
on the boys, bears out Manager
Sugarman7s opinion.
Sugarman sees the game revolu.
tionized by the installation of net.
? sit will be something new and 1t
Is bound to set the fans wild, said
he. Even in the old game I haY"
seen fans climbing on the side OF
the cages during a tight game.
They'd shake the whole cage. espe-
cially when the hostile foul shooter
was tossing"
Washington fans will pass judg-
ment on the game under this style
Of play at the Arcade Sunday night.
when Detroit comes here to play
Washington in an American League
game. With Detroit is Eddie
Lynch, who will look strange in
Detroit toggery. For several sea.
sons Lynch was the whole show
out at Catholic University, where he
was rated as one Of the greatest
players in the intercollegiate ranks.
BUFFALO. Jan. S.-The Buffalo
Germans advanced from eighth to
seventh place in the league race by
whipping the Detroit five last night
80 to 29 Hyde's free toss broke
a tie in the last few minutes of
play. 1t was a bitterly contested
game, two or three points being
the best lead either team had at
any time. The summary: