The Washington times., 1936-12-03
Games on Tap
DuriingXn1dS
Holidays
BY GARRETT WATERS

The Police Boys Club Is pre-
pairing for Christmas now.
And first thoughts are OF the
annual city-wide basketball tourna-
ment, which will be held for the
third time in its history.
Morris Fox, athletic director at
the club, has already secured the
George washington University
gymnasium for the games.
The tourney, which now has be-
come an institution in local anna
teur basketball circles, not to men
ton annually awaited, will start
December 26 and run to Decem-
ber 30.
Encourage Youth
The purpose behind the event
is to encourage activity for the
sports-minded youth during his
Christmas holiday; in short, give
him something to occupy his mind.
A total of $50 teams is expected
to compete this year. This will
exceed last years entry list about
20, as 131 teams participated then.
Eighty-one aggregationS lined up
for play the first year.
Morris Fox will handle all entries
at the Precinct No. Boys Club.
They will be open until 4 p. M,
December "a.
Six classes will be open. They
start at IS pounds and run, 100
pound, lis, 130, las and unlimited
classes.
The entire tourney will be under
the District of Columbia A. A. U.
rules. Official weighing in" cere-
monies will be held for each class.
the hours and dates for those to
be announced by Fox later.
Trophies will go to winners Of all
classes. The Washington Times
Trophy will go to the 130-pound
champion.
Government Loop Opens
Twelve teams in two sections
we're nervously awaiting today the
opening Of the U. s. Government
basketball league. The circuit gets
under way tonight at the Y. M.
c. A., the scene for all games.
Procurement Division, state De-
partment, Public Health Service,
Loans and Currency, Farm Credit
Administration and Bureau Of
Standards comprise Division l.
Division No. includes the
Comptroller of Currency, Inter
state Commerce Commission, In
ternal Revenue, Government Print
ing Office, Patent Office and Ma
tional Archives teams.
Tonight's openers list Procure
ment against State Department at
Z p. M; Bureau of Standards
against Public Health Service at 8,
and Farm Credit against Loans
and Currency at 9, in Division
No. / games.
In Division No. 2, Comptroller Of
Currency meets Interstate Com
merce, 7 p. M; National Archives
engages Internal Revenue at 8,
and Patent office faces Govern
ment Printing Office at 8.
Mems Gym
Division No. games are in the
mems gymnasium at the "Y." and
Division No. 2 contests are in the
boys gym.
Dorsey G. Myers, of Loans and
Currency, is president of the
league, Edward R. Pierce, State
Department, is vice president;
Ralph M. Huls, Public Health
Service, secretary, and Ralph w.
Foster, Y. M. C. A., treasurer.
The schedule for the first half:
DIVISION NO.
December 3-Procurement Division VS..
state Department, Bureau Of Standards
vs: Loans & Currency.
December 15-Farm Credt Adm. vs..
state Department. Loans & Currency ys.
vision VS.. Bureau OF Standards.
December 17-Procurement Division
vs. Farm Credit Adm, Loans &; Currency
VS.. Bureau Of Standards, Public Health
Srevice VS.. State Department..
January Public Health Service vs.
Farm Credit Adm, State Department VS.
Bureau of Standards, Procurement Divi-
sion VS.. Loans & Currency.
January 14-State Department vs.
Loans & Currency. Bureau of Standards
VS.. Farm Credit Adm. Procurement
Division vs.. Public Health Service.
DIVISION NO.
December S-Compt. of Currency vs..
Interstate Commerce Com, National
Archives VS.. Internal Revenue, Patent
Office VS. Govt. Printing Office.
December 15-Govt. Printing Office VS..
Internal Revenue, Compt. of Currency VS..
National Archives, Patent office VS..
Interstate Commerce Com.
December 17-Govt. Printing Office
vs.. National Archives, Internal Revenue
vs.. Interstate Commerce Com. Compt.
Of Currency VS.. Patent Office.
January 7-Compt. of Currency VS..
Govt Printing Office. Interstate Com
merce Com. National Archives VS.. In
ternal Revenue VS.. Patent Office.
January 14-Compt of Currency vs.
Internal Revenue, Interstate Commerce
Com. vs.. Govt Printing Office, National
Archives VS.. Patent Office.