Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-31
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Central Girls Defeat Westerns
at Basket Ball.
HELD TITLE SIX YEARS
ToNIGHT's FIGHT BETWEEN Nc
GOVERN AND YOUNG CoRBETT.
Interesting Bowling Bouts-McCh esney
Badly Observation-Disclosures
Golfers.
HELD TITLE SIX YEARS

The inter-high school basket ball cham
| pionshlp Of the District was decided yester-
| day afternoon, when the girls basket ball
| team OF the Central High School defeated
| the Western High School team In the gym
| nasium of the latter by 8 to 8. The game
| was one Of the most holly contested Of the
| season, the teams being evenly matched
and the large number Of spectators who
| witnessed the contest were loudly enthu-
| siastic over the many exciting plays. The
| Western girls have held the championship
| for six consecutive years, and fought siren
uously to retain the distinction, but the
| Centrals, by superior playing. were victori-
| Gus.
| The contest was for the Woodward silver
| trophy won last year by the Western High
| School. To celebrate the victory the cham
| pions and their friends held a rally at the
Central High School this morning after the
| opening exercises. and the cup was present
| ed to the team by Mrs. Elizabeth r. Wal
| ton director Of the girls physical culture
| in the high schools.
/ Special efforts were made to prevent any
| injuries to members of the teams in the
| game yesterday afternoon, and it was free
| from casualties. 1t was agreed at the be-
| ginning of the contest that two twelve
| minute halves would be played, and If at
| the end of the game tie resulted, one OF
| six-minute round would be played, the
| game to end when the first score was MADE.
| The game yesterday was to play OIL a tie
| game which was played several weeks ago.
| The first goal was made by Western on
| foul by Central.
Miss Della Kenealy Of the Central team
secured the second goal. making the score
to 2 The Western team then made
clean throw to the basket, and the first half
closed with the score to In favor or
Western When Mrs. Walton, the time
keeper. stopped the play at the end of the
second half the score stood to Ga tie.
1t was then necessary to play another
six minutes.
Airline Dufour. Westerns center. Miss
Smith made the star play Of the game
when she threw goal from the field, q dis
lance Of twenty yards, and made three
points for the dark blue and white. This,
according to agreement. ended the game.
and gave the championship of 1903 to Cen
trail by the score Of 0 to 6.
The winning team was entertained at
luncheon in the school library by the West
ern girls. The guests were Mrs. Walton.
the physical culture director; Miss Mary
Phillips, coach: Miss Bessie NJ. King. UNI
pire for Central; Miss Irene Young, umpire
for Western; Mr.. ]. Holdsworth Gordon of
| the school board of trustees, and Mr.. En-
DRY Wilson, principal Of Central High
School.
Mr.. Wilson congratulated Central on the
victory after six years of defeat, and COM
mended Western for having been able to
retain the honors for SO long.
The Woodward trophy was given to the
| girls of the high schools last year by Mr..
| s. w. Woodward. 1t is to be retained by
| the team winning 1t three times.
| In the championship contest decided by
yesterdays game Central holds first place.
with Western second and Eastern third.
The Business High School girls have no
basket ball team.
The teams lined up as follows:
Central. Positions. Western.
Miss Annette Smith. Center. Miss Airline Dufour
Miss Armie Galloway Side center. Miss Rose Ball
Miss Edith Bond. Side center. Miss Mary Darwin
Miss Ruth Greathouse Forward Miss Lacey
Miss Della Kenealy. Forward. Miss Josephine Dill
Miss Grace Moore Guard -. Miss Eva Baker
Miss Thomson Guard. ..... Miss Brown