Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-16
ATHLETIC STUDENTS
Interesting Games Played in
Public Schools Athletic League
SLATER TEAM GOING WELL
Puts Mott Quint Out of the Run
ming and May Grab the
Title.
SLATER TEAM GOING WELL

Before hundreds of enthusiastic chill
dren of the public schools of the city, the
school teams are battling down the lists
of games in the series now being played for
the championship of the school divisions,
every afternoon in the gymnasium of the
Y. NJ. C. A. or of the Armstrong Manual
Training School
The schools represented by teams on
the court this season are: Tenth division
Montgomery, Briggs, Stevens, Miner
and Phillips. Eleventh division-Bruce,
Mott. Garnet. Patterson. Garrison, Cook.
Slater and LangstOn. Twelfth division
Payne, Lovejoy. Logan, Jones. Banneker,
Douglass and Abby Simmons Thirteenth
division-Lincoln, Randall. Cardozo. Gid
dings, Ambush, Bell and Bowen. Most of
these schools have been represented by a
lightweight team, whose members do not
weigh above ninety-five pounds each, and
a heavyweight team, whose players are
below ID pounds in weight. The schools
that have been at the game since the
formation of the Public Schools Athletic
League are putting up better contest
than the most recent devotees to the
sport, but many of the pioneers have
found the pace set too hot and have fallen
from the tournament.
Slater School of the eleventh division
the erstwhile champion Mott heavy
weight team out of the running by de-
feating this sturdy bunch two successive
times, while the Slater School has seen
a new team in the field, the Garnet light
weight quint, in two games out of three.
defeat its lightweight team and there
by put it out of position for the division
championship. This lightweight struggle
between Slater and Garnet at Armstrong
Friday afternoon was one of the prettiest
cOmbats to witness that have taken place
in the tournament this season. 1t Is hard
to describe the jubilant cheers and down.
cast groans of the loyal school adherents,
but pleasant to behold was the splendid
craftsmanship evidenced at the end by
the losers and winners.
But few more games are to be played
in the first round In the eleventh division
before the remaining teams hook up for
the final contests. Chairman Wilkinson
and his committee have Planned to pay
the remaining games at the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium between the hours Of j
and Z pm. each day until the series Is
over.
Chairman Bernard Key of the games
committee of the twelfth division has
also planned to finish his division series
before the holidays In the gymnasium of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Logan. Douglass and
LOvejOy schools have for the first year
entered into basket ball, and the teams
are doing Well for firSt-claSS teams. With
the experience of this season. much is to
be expected in the future. Jones School
lightweight team seems to have the edge
on the other Riddles in the division and
should win the championship. What this
bunch will be able to do when 1t hits the
little whirlwinds from other parts of the
city it is now hard to Judge
Without doubt the chairman of the
thirteenth division has had the hardest
row to hoe of all, so far as getting first
class results goes. Very few of the boys
i'm the southwest section of the city ever
see the game as played by the best teams
and show weakness that is thereby ac-
countable. Chairman Adams has, however,
by dint of hard work. persuaded the
schools to enter the lists, and a spirited
competition has ensued. Better results
will be obtained in the future. Lincoln
School heavyweight team has done good
playing. and has won out as the division
champions in their class.
Most of the games during the coming
week will be played between the hours Of
s and pm. at the Y. NJ. c. A. GYM
nasium.
SUMMARY OF GAMES OF LAST WEEK.
Division Athletic League No. II.
Garrison School. 16; Bruce School. .; light
Garnet School. q; Slater School. 6; lightweight.
Division Athletic League No. II.
Jones School, 10; Logan School, o: heavy
Banneker School. 8; Loveioy School, 2; heavy
Logan School. 3: Lovejoy School. 2; light
weight.
Banneker School. IL: Douglass School, 6; light.
weight.
Division Athletic League No. Is.
Lincoln School, 6; Randall School, 1; heavy
weight.
Cardozo School, 2; Giddings School, o: heavy
weight.
Birney School, 2; Ambush School, O.; heavy
weight.
Bell School, 2: Bowen School, o; heavyweight
Lincoln School. 8; Cardozo School, ?; heavy
weight.
Birpey School. Z: Bell School o: heavyweight
Bowen School, .; Ambush School, o; heavy
| weight.
| Randall School, 9; Giddings School, 4; heavy
| weight.
| Lincoln School, 16; Randall School, 4; heavy
weight.
1 Brney School, s; Bowen School, O: heavy
weight.
Lincoln School. 4: Birney School. 3: Asavy
weight; champion.