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Central Highs basket ball team has
a schedule this week almost as difficult
as that which it faced at the beginning
Of last While the Blue and White is
which 1t played last week. two OF the
contests are to take place on foreign
floors. Today the team goes to Balti-
more to face the Baltimore Polytechnic
Institute instead of meeting Poly here.
as was reported yesterday. fpmorrow
Episcopal comes to Washington for a
game in the Central gymnasium, and
Saturday the Centralites take a trip to
Alexandria to battle the Episcopal men
on their own stamping ground.
For the showing made last week Gen.
trail deserves a lot of credit The Blue
and White won four contests, two of
which were cicse and hard played.
Tuesday it defeated Eastern in the high
school series by II to z. The follow
ing day the Y. NJ. c. A boys quint
went down before Coach Metzler's
youngsters. and Friday the Shenandoah
Valley Academy came down here and
went away with the count, 80 to 2S.
against it. To cap the climax for the
weeks accomplishments the team went
to Port Deposit Saturday and handed
Tome a beating by Is to Is. Any sclioe
iastic quint that can get away with q
weeks play like that deserves a lot of
credit, and Centrars success in the four
contests reflects that credit upon coach
and players alike.
Centrars reserve team yesterday won|
from Techs Reserves by "a to TO-
Several reports have been out that
Willie Thomas. star of Eastern's baskef|
Eall team last year, would return and bel
a member of this seasons quint. How
eyer. Coach Battersby yesterday stated
that the youngster was not back in|
school and was not expected.
Western is Que to meet Business this
afternoon in the school series. The Red
nographers a real fight as the players
are in better shape than for any prc-|
yious contest since the season opened
Tech is to go against Eastern in the|
other scholastic game.
Bryan Morse says that he has as good
material at Western for basket bah aa|
there is any high school in the city, butt
that the squad got a late start and coff4|
sequently has not learned to play -t0-|
gether.
1--WE have just as good material .a4|
Western as any high school has" aGyB|
Morse. but simply have not got goinGs
You know we were late starting prac&ioo|
and some ,of the players did not retufA|
to high school from the Army untn aftkf|
the holidays. At that. though. we lars|
likely to fool somebody before the year|
is over"
fattersby, physical director at East
about the Business squad. Here il hls|
opinion:
There is not a scholastic basket BAIL
team in the city that can stop Businees.|
The team is composed of older and more|
experienced players and I think win wip|
are playing good all-round basket ban,
and all one can do is to give them credit
for it. II any other team beats tl1em|
out for the title 1 shall be greatly sur-|
rrised." seal
Morrison Clarke. foot ball player|
and track man at Tech until be grad
uated last spring. yesterday entered
the Maryland State College. Cfarks|
was afl-high tackle in 1917 and won|
school track and field championships.|
Clarke has been in the Marine CospG|
since early last spring.
Before Maryland State went into its|
basket bail game with Gallaudet 1asf|
Saturday night each OF the playerS|
was asked to name what he, thought
should be the lineup. In the list oil
names presented Gilbert, former|
Frederick High School youngster,|
placed himself as first substituted
guard" He was not taken. at tlle|
estimate placed upon himself by him.
but was sent in to play one of the for
ward positions. in which he starred.
Two players certain to get places|
on al1-collegiate basket ball teame|
picked for the District at the end OIL
the present season are Downes oil
Gallaudet and Fees Of Georgetowf.|
the former at center and the latter|
at forward. So far not one of tho|
quints has produced q man the equal
OF either in the positions they play.|
Fees Is not only an exceedingly a0-|
curate shot, but is a fine floor player,
and It already has been stated in th!sI
column that Downes is good at every,
thing that goes to make mp q star|
basketer.
Georgetown has scheduled q foot
ball game with the Navy for next
fall on November s. That date falls
ON the Saturday following the annual
setto with Fordham in New York,
which is to be held election day,
Tuesday. Meeting Fordham and Navy
in the same week is not likely to|
prove easy for the Hilltoppers.