The Washington times., 1931-01-03
TNOFORMER
SCHOOLBOYS
COACH
BY GARRETT WATERS


two basketball teams whose per
sonneI is composed Of former
stars Of the high and prep school
world.
The Columbus University and
Benjamin Franklin quintets are
the teams in question. And the
unusual part Of 1t is the players
are performing better collectively.
than at any time before when
they played as high or prep
school representatives.
The Columbus University team
is made up Of former st. Johns
Prep players. The Ben Franklins
are composed Of former Business
High School men.
The Columbus University array
includes Andy Morris, captain Of
the Johnnies last year; Johnny
Curtin, Eddie Dolan, Dan Con-
nor and Ray Quigley. The Ben
Franklin "BusinesSites" are Max
Ryan, Lester and Milton Sing
man, Dick Keefer, Pete Lotus
and Fred Finley.
Big Season Ahead
Both the Columbus and Frank
Inns are striving to put over real
seasons this year. The most pre-
tentious schedule in the history
of the school is on the Columbus
program while the Benjamin
Franklin list is just as imposing.
The Ben Franklins could be
said to have seen the h1ghspot OF
their season when they met the
Georgia Tech Five here recently.
More big games arc In the
Offing, II arrangements for
them can be completed. is what
GeneralissimO "Chink" Litman
has to say about the situation.
The Columbus have yet to hit
their big game Of the season. Ac-
cording to the schedule it is with
the Bridgewater College Five OF
Bridgewater, Virginia. In fact two
"big" contests are listed with this
team, the first on January IA at
Bridgewater, and the second on
March 6 at the Central gymna-
SUM, the scene for the Account
ants home games.
Coaches Well Known
Two well.known players who
were former high school stars
are coaching the Columbus and
Franklins this year. Tommy Con-
nor, formerly of Business High
and an All-High selection for two
years while there, Is mentor Of
the Columbus five, while Buck
DeBoskey, formerly Of Coach Cog
gins Central High School team,
is coach Of the Ben Franklins.
Both teams are entered IN
the Washington Collegiate Con.
ference, o basketball league com.
posed Of the business schools
Of Washington, and the two
are tied for first place ct
present.
Strayers, Bliss Electrical and
Southeastern University are the
other teams in the circuit. Colum-
bus and Franklin meet on Janu-
ary 81 in what might develop
into one of those crucial games,
if the teams are still tied by that
time or close to each other in the
the standings.
Utility Players Good
The high and prep school
players, mentioned above, do not
ompoSe the Columbus and
Franklins entirely. Naturally
there are others. Those among
the Columbus include Ray Wal
tiers, who was a basketball, base
ball, football, and track man
while at Business; Johnny Mealy,
who was a captain at Gonzaga
in basketball while at the Eye
Street institution: Frank Plant,
another Gonzaga player, and Ed:
DAILY, a product Of Baltimore.
Jack Understein, formerly Of
Central; Charlie Proctor, also Of
Central. and Ray Johnson,
formerly Of Tech, are the
10Th er" BENJAMIN Franklin
players.
The Columbus and FranklinS
are teams Of lesser light right at
present. But they are slowly but
surely making their presence felt
in the local school world. If they
continue their present stride they
are certain to get "in the ring"
which would add that much more
interest and color to the already
active flow Of school SPORTS.