The Washington times., 1921-02-13

AS a basis of comparison with teams
in other sections, Central recently
went to Tome school and defeated the
Port Deposit lads on their own moor.
Just before that Shenandoah valley,
an unusually good Virginia prep
school team was beaten by Central.
Just after the Tome game Central
went to Charlottesville and defeated
the Virginia freshmen.
Tech High School a week ago hand
ed the Staunton Military Academy a
p to IS licking. The Staunton cad
cts bad just come up from Charlottes-
vile, Va. where they too had trounc-
ed the Orange and Blue cubs.
Business, Eastern and Western have
done little or no out-of-town playing
limiting themselves to home compe-
tition. These schools have shown
plenty OF stun against the tive larger
Washington schools with the result
that the title series is a big scramble.
WESTERN IN FRONT.
Just now Western is out in front
with Tech step behind. The West
erners must meet Central and East
ern before closing their slate in the
regularly scheduled games.
likely to prove big stumbling block
for both Tech and Western. The
Tech-Central issue will be fought out
Tuesday afternoon In the Coliseum in
single game.
On the basis OF the showing made
by Central and Tech against the out
of-town teams and the showing of the
Western, Eastern and Business teams
against Tech and Central the brand
of basketball here in the title series
at least gives every indication OF be-
ing somewhat faster and better than
that of Maryland and Virginia
At any rate the District schools
are to be given chance to show their
wares in competition in the George
Washington University basketball
tournament announced for March 10,
II, and II to be played at the Central
Coliseum.
The tournament will be the first of
it's kind staged in this city. The G..
w. Club of George Washington. is
extending invitations to Central,
Western, Tech. Business, Eastern,
Army and Navy Prep. Georgetown
Prep, ST. Adams, Friends School. Con
zaga, and Stewards Business College.
OUT OF TOwNERs COMING.
Out of tow teams invited are An
napolis High School, Baltimore Ciyy
College, Baltimore Polytechnic, Epis-
copal High School, Alexandria High
School, Loyola High School McDor-
ough School, and Baltimore Friends.
1t Is expected that sixteen teams
will be gotten together for the tour
nament. Eight high school and eight
preparatory school teams selectcd and
drawn for the tournament will pIay
through just as In tennis tournament.
over in Baltimore the eighteen
teams in the Maryland Interschol-
astic League in the two sections arc
staging n race just as close and, ex-
citing as that which Is going on here
MAY DRAW RIVALS.
1t will be interesting to put the
tournament to see what they can DO
against a selected field.
There are several Washington
schoolboy teams. not In the league,
that are Just itching to get crack
at the high school CUNTS A meeting
between these schools in the draw ~
the tournament would bring out some
first class competition.
In the event that there arc not
enough entries TO warrant putting
the high schools and prep schools in
different sections all OF the schools
will be started of In the same class in
an elimination AFFAIR. II Is expected
that sixteen entries will be obtained
without difficulty.
Eight games will be staged on
Thursday, six on Friday and the