The Washington times., 1930-02-08

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Two powerful Independant
Basketball League teams with
championship aspirations will
open up their respective schedules
in one of the standout games Of
the season at Alexandria, Va,
tonight. United Typewriter Grays,
bOaSting a star collection Of talent
are to cross the Potomac to take
on st. Mary's Celtics at Schuler's
Hall, $3.50 o'clock. The Celtics
also entertain the Quantico
Narines tomorrow afternoon at
& O'Clock in Schulers Hall.
~ The CelticS, pace-setterS in the
Alexandria City League sponsored
BY the Alexandria Gazette, are
TO undertake one of their most
ambitious assignments OF the
year in this clash.
Managed by Wally Wolowitz
one of the most successful basket
ball handlers in this section, the
Uniteds have banded together
an exceptionally formidable array
Of .hoormen and will be out to
llfaugurate their schedule trium-
pt1antly.
s:y Warren Hayes, Bruce KeSs-
gSler, Jim Birthright, Leon
Shloss, Herbert Elliott. Slim
Watkins, Larry BOerner and
others of equal import have,
been recorded on the eligibil-
ity list turned over to PreSi-
dent Bill Flester.
The Celtics will stick to the
lineup that has functtioned so
smoothly throughout the season
and will be well set for their
most crucial game so far. Ike
Dreifus, Buddy Zimmerman,
Erenchy Cohan, Bobby Ross,
Lester McMenamin and other
favorites are included on the
Green and Colds squad.
With interest running high
Alexandrians are expected to rally
to this occasion and turn out in
goodly numbers for one Of the
most promising struggles ever
offered in that city.
A praiseworthy example Of the
interest centered in the new
league was brought out last night
when a fighting Woodlawn five
lost out to Howard A. French's
fast courtmen only after the
hardest kind Of a fight, 1851.
While q capacity gathering
shouted encouragement, the
soldier boys got away shots
from all conceivable angles
but were finally outScOred in
the stretch.
It was a rip-snorting battle
from the start and one that kept
the crowd on it's feet most of the
way. At midway the French'S
were out in front, 1927, and not
until the fading moments could
Mickey Macdonald's boys hit the
stride that assured victory.
In this wild and exciting Scor-
ing orgy each club registered %
times from scrimmage. French's
made the most of it's free tosses,
however, to pack away a 10-5
advantage and the ball game.
"A desire to build up to the
standard of Skinker Brothers
Eagles rather than be denoted
to the ranks of sheer amateuriSm
is being evidenced by Washing
TONS army of unlimited basket
ball teams.
Years of association and the
adoption of professional play has,
more than anything else, ad-
vanced the District champions to
q front ranking locally.
So Not only have the Wash
ingtOnianS gotten into the
local swim through the me-
:. dunn of the Independent
Basketball League, but they
also have arranged to step
out against bona fide pro-
fessiOnal teams.
Tomorrow, for instance, they
will be matched against the
Westvace pastimers of Piedmont,
w. Va, while the Patterson, N. J.
tosSers Of the American Basketball
League have been lined up for the
following Sabbath. The Westvaco
team is sponsored by the West Vir-
ginia Paper and Pulp Company.
It has, also been reported that
the Brooklyn AscenSions, Cleve-
land Rosenblums and other top.
notch paid combinations will be
scheduled in the near future.
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