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WITH THE BOWLERS
POST OFFICE LEAGUE.
Team afanAlnr

High individual average - Freidriehss
106-72. -
Greatest number Of spares----Miiby, 1s2.
Greatest number OF BtrikeS-Van DER
Schaaf and Gerard, each 50.
High individual game-GeTardi, 151.
High individual set-Webb. 372.
High team game-PostmasterS, $40.
High team set-PostmaSterS, 1850.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY CLERKS LEAGUE
| Team Standing.

Operation regained the league lead,
winning the odd game over Treasury,
while Trafic, which had been showing
the way, dropped all three to Auditors
Traffic was handicapped by absence OF
dependable talent.
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COMMERCE LEAGUE.
Final Statistics.
Team Standing.

Patents No. 1. VI : s.cr.t.ry's OF u i
Bu. q Mines g lS Su Of , S;sndf; y "a "a
Patents No. 2. 81 81 For. Ser. DIV. 81
High team sets--Patents No. /, 1,72e; Blu
reau Of Mines, 1,700.
High team gameS-Bureau OF Mines, Goa;
Patents No. /, $50.
High individual sets-Clements bureau
Of Mines, 1888; Oliveri patents No. y, SS1
High individual games-ClementS bureau
Of Mines. 1854; Patrick patents No. p. ISL
High individual averages-Hargett (Bureau
Of Mines, 112-14; Simmons Patents No. -,
l11-l7; Clements Bureau Of Mines. 107-l6.
Patents No. won the league PEN
nant by one-game margin over Bu-
reau of Mines and Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce. The Mines team, be-
cause of an advantage in pinfall, gained
second place. '''.'' 81
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ODD FELLows, BOWLING LEAGUE.
RECORDS.

High team game-Golden Rule. 600.
High team set-Golden Rule, 1.645.
High individual game-Logan, le7.
High individual set-Ehlers, 1913.
Greatest StrikeS-Lewis, "a.
Greatest spareS-Harville, 202.
Three weeks still remain before the
close of the season, with Arlington still
in the lead. However, they must meet
Mount Pleasant, the runner-up, and
should the latter take all three there
should be pretty fight for the pennant.
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RECORDS.

High team average-Santa Maria, B08-15.
High team strikes--Ovando, ISL.
High team spares--Santa Maria, $50.
High team game--Genoa, sos.
High team set--Santa Maria 1,640.
Higii individual aYerage-Sullivan tOvan-
dol. I09-50; OConnell Santa Maria), l07-57;
High Individual strikes-Reynoids tovan-
Hisf individual spares--Betz (oyando),
High individual game-van SAINT tBalboa),
1s0
sos.
High 1at game-Wsrnsr tsalyadorl, 90.
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Bureau Pharmacy (Northeas) ...........C
Princess (Northeast) MISUNDERSTANDING
Carts specials tNortheasD cumming
Olive Cafe tNortheasO .................'.S
Artie Bells (Northeast) ....................S
Curb Cafe tNortheast) ...................-5
LinWorth (Northeast) .....................A
Associates (Real Estate) .:....:.......6
Jimmie's Lunch columbia Heights) ......5
Wolfe Market columbia Heights) ........A
Arcade Dealers columbia Heights)1 .......C
Bernard Cafe columbia Heights) ........A
Swann's columbia Heights) ..............B
Independents tPost Office ............'s.D
Delivery post Ofiicel :....................p
Postmasters Post Ofiice) ................C
Parcel Post Post Office .................C
Shooting stars post OfTice) ..............D
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DUCKPIN TOURNEY LISTS
FOR NEXT TWO NIGHTS
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
(War Department Nlght.)
Singles, Z PM.
Teams, 9 PM,

commercial InteliiRence ...................E
Bergman's Laundry Observation-Disclosures
job Press GO. P. o. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
International Postal Service .............D
NayaioS INDIAN ClaimS) ................D
HRvenner Bakery tBakers) ..............B
Hostess Cake Bakers Observation-Disclosures
FTankies (War Department. ..............C
Reproduction (War. Department. .......,.B
Statistics WAR Department. .............C
AdtutantS WAR Department. ...........D
Fort Humphreys (War Department. &c
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INDEPENDENT BASKETERS
OFFER ATTRACTIVE TRAYS

Y. M. c. A. quint at Hagerstown We'd
nesday night at S:15 o'clock, Old Do
minior Boat Club Thursday night at
9 O'Clock in Central gym and Pierce A.
G. at Hyattsville Saturday night at 8
o'clock.
Potomac looks upon the Old Domin-
ion game as the most important of the
week. It will be the first Of three
game series to decide which team shall
meet the Baltimore and Philadelphia
champions in the boat club series. The
Baltimore and Philadelphia series now
are under way. Final games probably
will be played next month.
Americans, 1lO-pound basketers, wish
to book games In their class with teams
having gyms Call Manager Hugh Me.
Gee at Columbia 5528.
Teams in the 1O0-pound class are
challenged by knights of Columbus
Boys Club. Manager Ralph Raedy Is
receiving challenges at North 1867.
lube Sullivan Is coaching the quint.
Arrows are casting about for matches
with teams in the 75-pound class. Call
Manager Alderman at Franklin 10000.
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WORK PROGRESSING
Community Playground May
Have Diamond Ready
by Spring.
IT WAS Nous FAULT. DoA'T
Hoo Know TIC RULES

!. HYATTSVILLE, Md, January 49,
Work Of clearing of the underbruSh in
Magruder Park, the tract in West
Hyattsville given the town as q commu-
nifty playground by former Mayor Will
liam p. Magruder, preparatory to laying
out base ball diamond, Is progressing,
as Is work on the grading Of the exc
tension of lakewood road, which will
give access Ito the park from the north.
Entrance to the park from the east will
be through Arbor street.
1t is announced that the plot is ideal
for d diamond, and it is expected to
have 1t ready for play the coming
Spring. A grandstand and backstop
fYnond has been selected on the 12-acre
plot on which it will be unnecessary to
destroy any trees of appreciable size.
There Is approximately 81 800 in sight
for work In the park as the result Of
appropriations by the Town Council and
contributions by citizens made through
the HyattSville Chamber of Commerce.
A committee of the Town Council,
comprising DR.. Perley F. Brookens,
e. B. Teal, George H. Morley and G. d.
Anderson is In charge of the work. It
has the Cooperation of committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, comprising
G. Sherman James, John Henry Hiser,
T. D. farrell and Daniel Fahey. jr. The
committees are receiving the co-opera-
ton of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Later 1t is planned TO add other at
fractions at the park. but just what
they will be has not been determined,
Members Of the committees invite citi-
zens TO visit the park to see what Is in
progress.
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SHENANDOAH FIVE WINS
OVER ST. ALBAN'S QUiNT

WINCHESTER, Va, January 10
Shenandoah Valley Academy's cagers
defeated st. Adams Of Washington
here today, 80 to 10, in game In
which Shenandoah took the lead at the
outset, and maintained 1t throughout
with little apparent difdculty.
st. Adams was stronger in the sec
ond half, but not enough to overcome
their opponent. Martyr was the out
standing player for Shenandoah, Scor-
ing six field goals for IL points, while
Poole, at center, led his team with B
points.
Shenandoah started this lineup:
Tucker and Johnson, forwards; Lee,
center, and J. v. Scott and Martyr,
guards. Corley and Crouch begun at
forwards for st. Adams, with Poole at
center and Dennit and Carter at guards.
Harris, Penniman and Powell were
substitutes for Shenandoah. while Mat
tern was st. Adams substitute.
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MIDSHIPMAN WRESTLERS
WIN FROM V. m. /. TEAM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. January TO-
Opening its wrestling season yesterday
the Naval Academy won from Virginia
Military Institute by 81 to 8. The
Navy won Ave bouts, three by falls and
the others by decisions. while the visi-
tors secured fall and decision.
Summary:
Il5 pounds-Ashford navy defeated
Thompson Virginia} by time advantage
lsS peunds--welbo-ne Navy defeated
Field (Virginia) by time advantage OF $40.
1876 pounds-Sharp. Navy threw Roberts
son tvirginia) With half-Nelson ana
Jas pounds--Gray Navy threw Kellam
tvirginia) with 9 head and arm lock In S:2e:
Smith Navy with crotch and chancery
lis pounds-Hughes Navy threw Me-
Crsry tvirEinia) with bar and chancery
Unlimited weight--Smith tVirginia) won
from Meeker Navy by time ADVANTAGE
Referee-Mr Gilka Baltimore Y. M. c. Al.
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PROGRAM THIS WEEK
FOR SCHOOL TEAMS

MONOAY.
st. Johns vs.. Eastern, at Eastern.
Business VS.. University of Maryland
Freshmen, at College Park.
TUESDAY.
Eastern vs.. Tech, Central VS.. Western
public high school title games), Tech
gym, starting 3:15 o'clock.
Emerson VS.. st. Adams, at st. Adams.
Al Hyattsville.
Baltimore City College vs.. University
of Maryland Freshmen, at College Park.
WEDNESDAY.
Dewitt VS.. Gonzaga (prep school
league game), Boys Club gym, starting
3:15 O'Clock.
Eastern VS.. Episcopal High, at Alex
andria.
THURSDAY.
Georgetown Prep VS.. Eastern, at Gar
rett Park, Md.
Ben Franklin vs.. Strayers, at st. Mar
tins gym, Pm.
FRIDAY.
Central vs.. Business, Tech VS.. West
ern public high school title games),
Tech gym, starting 1913 o'clock.
Eastern vs. Bliss, at Silver Spring,
Nd, Armory. 8 pm.
Leonard Hall VS.. st. Johns, at st.
Johns, pm.
SATURDAY.
Swavely VS.. Georgetown Prep, at Gar
Md.
Eastern W. HagerstOwn High, at
at HagerStown, Md.
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MEETS
ALEXANDRIA AGAIN
Schools to Renew Athletic
Relations With a Grid
Game Next Fall.

LEXANDRIA, Va, January 19.--
~ Athletic relationship between
IA Alexandria High School and
4 a Episcopal High School will be
resumed next Fall after lapse
Of several years.
Athletic Directors w. H. Edmund of
Alexandria and @. v. Tompkins of Epis-
copal have completed negotiations for
a foot ball game September % on
Hoxton Field, and it is said that con-
tests in basket ball, base bali and track
will be arranged for 1880.
A basket ball program of three games
will be staged next Saturday night in
Armory Hall BY the Hoffman ClothierS.
The main contest will bring together
the ClothierS and the knights Of Co
lumbus Of Cumberland, independent
champions Of Maryland. Two prelim-
mary games win be played, with the
Hoffman Buddies opposing George
Mason High School girls and Alexandria
High School meeting st. Mary's Celtic
Juniors.
Cresap's Rifles Of Frederick, Md. will
play the Old Dominion Boat Club bas-
keters Wednesday night in Armory Hall
ir the drst game of home land home
series. The Boatmen will 60 to Fred
erick on February 6. In preliminary
Wednesday George Mason High School
will play Oakton High School Of Fair
fax County.
st. Mary's CeItics and w. H. French
Co. of Washington will tangle Thurs
day night in basket ball match in
the Arrnory. with the st. Marys Celtic
Juniors and Chevy Chase A. G. of
washington providing the preliminary
Bobby vogt's Ajax A. C. will play
Episcopal High School Reserves Monday
at basket ball In the Episcopal gym
nasiun1, and on Thursday night at 8
o'clock will tackle the Lionel A. c. in
the Wilson Normal gym at washington
A game has been arranged with the
Jewish Community Center Juniors for
January 81 In the Jewish Center gym
nasium at Washington.
Hoffman CIothiers will play Silver
Springs Service Company at Silver
Spring, Nd, tomorrow afternoon. Epis-
copal Theological Seminary will oppose
the Hoffman Ave Thursday night in the
Episcopal High School gymnasium.
Mason High School will trek to Fred
ericksburg Thursday night for Third
Athletic District game with Fredericks-
burg High School.
Sergt. J. r. Dempsey of Fort Hum
phreys, a member Of the Alexandria
Gun Club, has been assigned to three
years of foreign service at Cotolaz,
Panama. While a member of the local
club he won many trophies at the traps.
Alexandria High Schools two basket
bah teams defeated George Mason
High School in both halves of twin
bill The Maroon and White quint
downed the Masonites, &c to Is, in a
Third Athletic District of Virginia series
game while the Alexandria girls defeat
ed the George Mason sextet, Is to S.
fredericksburg High School Of Fred
ericksburg, Va, scored 35-to-22 de-
cision over Washington-Iee High School
in Third District game In the losers
gym at Ballston,. Va.
jefferson Elementary School defeated
the Alexandria Whirlwinds, 1915.
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Skinker Eagles, originally booked to
entertain the Miami, Fla, quint. Will
instead entertain Maryland Collegians
of Baltimore, the Miami team having
been delayed in getting here by an au.
tomobile wreck In Alabama in which
several members of the team were re-
ported hurt. They are expected to ar
rive here about Tuesday.
In Maryland CollegianS, however, the
Eagles will face foe which has shown
strongly and has defeated with others
the sturdy Cresap's Rifles quint. OF
Frederick, Nd. Northerns and Boys
Club Standards will meet in a prelim-
mary at 2 o'clock.
National Guard Armory courts at
Hyattsville and Silver Spring will be the
scene of mitch action. At, Hyattsville
Tremonts of this city and Company r
Regulars will meet at 2 o'clock follow
ing Prince Georges County League
curtain-raiSer between Dixie Pigs and
Company F Reserves No. 2, at 2 o'clock.
Service Company basketers will play
host to Hoffman Clothiers of Alexan-
dria, at $3.50 o'clock in the main game
of a triple-header at Silver Spring.
STATIONS of this city are to meet an
opponent TO be announced at 80
o'clock following which Silver Spring
High tossers will engage Stanleys Of
this city at o'clock.
Play in the first half Of the Com
naunity Center Unlimited Glass Basket
Ball League will come to close next
Saturday night. . Washington Grays,
who are heading the nag race with four
wins In as many starts, probably viii
be hard put to retain first place during
the week. Their hardest test is ex-
pected to be that Saturday night,
against Woltz Photographers, who are
second in the pennant chase with four
victories against one defeat. Grays also
are to meet Petworth Nets and Ma
tional Publishing Co.,, this week., TIN
former tomorrow night and the latte:
Saturday night.
The weeks schedule:
Tomorrow-Washing Grays VS..
Petworth Nets, Central gym, 8 o'clock.
Tuesday-Nationa Publishing Co. VS..
Washington Grays, Langley Junior High
gym, 8 O'clock; Potomac Boat Club VS..
Sioux A. c., Eastern gym, 9 o'clock.
Friday-Tremonts VS.. Petworth Nets,
Mcfarland Junior High gym, 9 o'clock.
Observation-Disclosures Grays VS..
Woltz, Eastern gym, 8 o'clock.
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COACH TO BE GUEST
OF NORTHERN PREPS

Northern. Prep foot ball players, who
were runners-up for the Capital City
League 135-pound class championship,
having been beaten by Palace after an
exciting SERIES, will honor their coach,
Charles r. Fenwick, at q banquet Tues
day at pm. at the Washington Golf
and Country Club.
Leon Ardo, manager of the Northern
eleven, who is making arrangements
for the affair, says that the players
want to show their appreciation for
Fenwick's efforts.
Fenwick is a former University of
Virginia foot ball and boxing star. He
was selected as all-Southern tackle in
1922. For two years he was an unde-
feated eember of the Cavalier boxing
team. He coached the freshman squad
In foot ball at Virginia in 1923, and
from 1924-27 was varsity line coach.
Last Fall he was line tutor at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
Fenwick graduated from Western High
School here in 1917.
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II GAMES CARDED,
ACTION EVERY DAY
Clash of Eastern and Tech
Tuesday in Title Series
Is Big Feature.

@HIS week will be a busy one for
scfGyastic basket ballerS here
about. Seventeen games are list
ed with action scheduled every
day.
Tuesday and Friday will be the big
Eest days of the week with five and
four games scheduled, respectively
Eastern will be the most active team
with q game listed every day.
lie high school championship isIatches
in the Tech gym Tuesday,. between
Eastern and Tech and Central and
Western. and Friday. between Central
and Business and Tech and Western,
and a prep school league game Wed
nescxy, between Dewitt and Gonzaga
ut ne Boys Club. The public high
cards will be opened at 3:15 O'Clock as
usual and the prep school game VIII
go on at the same time.
Tuesdays matches Will marx tne
start of seccnd-round play IN the pup
lie high series and the game Weones.
dav viii be second in the prep school
circuit.
Unusual interest attaches to the
EAstern-Tech match Tuesday. Teen Is
heading the flag race with four WINS
in as many starts, while Eastern Stanos
second with three victories against one
setback. Tuesdays match proDapiy WIZ
60 far toward settling the title: 1ec .
defeated Eastern, 10 to is, In their nrSt-
round match.
western. which has won two games
and lost two will strive TO defeat Cen
trail in order to keep in the running ior
the title. though the Red and WnlCe
has only an outside chance TO capture
the Remnant. Central, with four de-
feats in as many starts, is out OF the
nicture so far as the title IS concerned.
Western defeated Central, rs TO H. In
the first round.
Tech and Westerns game will feature
the title card Friday. In their nrss-
round clash Tech won over western, 20
to "a. Business will be out 10 repeaE
the latter will be seeking to even scores
for that 22-to-l6 defeat. =.
Dewitt will be making its debut In
the Prep School League. In the nrSt
and only other league game so tar
played GonZaga downed st. JOINS last
Wednesday, rs to IA.
Two games are listed tomorrow. st.
johns IS to meet Eastern in the East
ern gym and Business is to travel 10
College Park to engage University OF
Maryland Freshmen.
Aside from the Eastern-Tech ana
Central-Wester matches Tuesday,
Emerson will face st. Adams on the
ST. Adams floor, Georgetown Prep and
HyattsviIle will meet HyattSville and
baltimore City College win visit Col
lege Park for a tilt with the unbeaten
University Of Maryland Freshmen.
Eastern and Episcopal will clash on
Episcopal's floor in the only game We'd
nesday aside from the Devitt-Gonzaga
Prep School League encounter.
Eastern will entertain Georgetown
Props at Eastern in al afternoon game
Thursday and that night at 8 O'Clock
Ben Franklin and StrayerS teams are
to meet in st. Martins gym. M
In addition to the Tech-Western,
Central matches Friday there
viii be night contests between Leonard
Hall and st. Johns at st. Johns ana
bliss and Eastern in the Silver Spring,
Nd, armory. Both will start at
O'Clock.
GEORGETOWN Prep will entertain
Swayely tossers of Manassas. Va, and
Eastern viii 60 to Hagerstcwn to meet
the high school team there on Sat-
ufday.
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POTOMACS DEFEAT
ST. MARY'S CELTlCS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 49,
Potomac Boat Club basketers handed
st. Mary's Celtics their first defeat of
the season here tonight, IS to "a. end
ing a winning streak of nine straight
games.
Two goals from the floor and as many
successful foul shots by Lilly in the
closing minutes of play turned the tide
to the Boatmen. Potomac took the lead
early and held it until the final period,
when the Celts stepped in front. With
three minutes to 60 Lilly gave the local
fans sensational demonstration. The
the Washington team leading.
Calvary Reds of Washington defeated
st. Mary's Celtic Juniors in q prelim-
mary, 26 to 20.
Score.
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habits. Pretty nearly 100 per cent
of those who attend a foot ball game
watch the ball instead of the line
opening up and the interference
clearing a way. In consequence
they miss the play.
Basket ball players. like spectators,
have like habit. Thus, to win.
coach must break his varsity of this
watching the ball stunt. So, he
yells, Follow inl'' He knows that
if he can ever get his players to fol-
low every shot they'll get about as
many goals on the follow up as are
shot from a short distance of.
Why? Because the opponents. nine
out of ten times, will watch the
ball. standing still to do it.
Olsen of Ohio State uses system.
in follow-up shots. Three men fol-
low in from the two sides and CEN
ter. Hence every miss has man
ready to retrieve 1t.
(Copyrisht 1921
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RICHMOND TO STAGE
BASKET BALL EVENT

RICHMOND, Va, January 49,
Teams from the District Of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and
Delaware are expected to compete IN
a Middle Atlantic championship basket
ball tournament to be staged here prob
ably March and 2. by the National
Amateur Athletic Federation, and under
the direct auspices Of the Central Z.
NJ. c. A.
Army, Navy and Marine baskets ball
teams are expected to participate. while
all Y. M. G. A. teams are eligible
College quints are also eligible, but ON.
ciais say none except possibly small In
situations will compete.
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for School CUNTS Virginia Play Maryland Here Again Nert Fall
NAVY FENCERS BEATEN
BY new YORK EXPERTS

y ANNAPOLIS. Md, January 10
Though making an excellent showing
against the crack bladesmen of the
Washington Fencing Club Of New York
here this afternoon, the Navy lost
three-weapon match by 10 to Is.
The visitors had small margin with
the foils and larger one with the
saber, while the Navy won by one point
with epee, or dueling swords.
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EMERSON is VICTOR
OVER NAVY PLEBES

ANNAPOLIS. Md. January 19--
With fast team work and. accurate
shooting, Emerson Institute of Wash
ington won from the Naval Academy
Plebes at basket ball here this after
noon by 40 to 81.
The Washington team has won two
games in Annapolis in less than "a
hours, defeating st. Johns Junior
Varsity last night.
The. visitors had superior approach
to the basket, Gordon excelling in pas
sing and Busher in netting the ball
Gallotta and Davidson starred in the
second half.
The Plebes were dangerous in third
quarter, when they were as near as 16
to 19. But could not keep their stride.
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CALVERT HALL FIVE
WINS OVER GONZAGA

BALTIMORE, Nd. January TO-
Although Gonzaga High took a six
point lead before Calvert Hall realized
1t was in a basket ball contest, the
Washingtonians could not keep up this
brand OF the game and they went down
to defeat today, 81 to 49,
The Cardinals really did not find
themselves until well along In the Sec
ond quarter, but once their machine be-
gan to function the visitors we're hope
lesSly outclassed.
Pyne, forward, was the luminary for
the visitors. He shot two goals in rapid
Vain, running mate, added another
before Calvert Hall counted
So well did the Cardinals play after
this squirt by Gonzaga that only two
more field goals were made by the
WaShingtOnianS
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BAsKETERs TO DANCE.

A dance in honor of the members of
the basket ball team of the pages of
the House of Representatives viii be
given on January 81 at L'Aiglon,
Eighteenth street and Columbia road.
B. Lantz, John K. Erly. Charles Bell
and Raymond Taylor.
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Friends School.
Basket Ball Problems
BY OSWALD TOWER,
Member Joint Rules Committee.

Question-What is the purpose of the
rule which forbids a jumper to tap
and catch the ball on two successive
Jump balls?
Answsr--It is to prevent one player
from freezing the ball in this way.
II q tall player happens to be Jump
ing against a short opponent he can
control the ball indefinitely II he is per-
mitted to tap and catch the ball each
time 1t Is tossed. and the opponent
meantime Is helpless.
(Copyright, 1920