Evening star., 1922-12-17

gagged in preparing a schedule for h.
charges. and though handicapped by
late start is booking quite a numb.i
of matches.
SwaveIy Schools quint was not so
very speedy in its initial game of the
season Friday at Central High School.
but the Connecticut avenue boys
play was impressive enough to indi-
cate that they will bear watching in
future engagements. Swavely is de-
voting much Of its time at present 1"
rerfccting defense. According to it,
coach. no serious attempt to teach
attack viii be made until the squad
assemblies after the Christmas holi-
days There are some first-class play
ers with the team. especially Piero
and Estep. The former has keen
shooting eye, and the latter promises
to become one of the best rowing
guards among the schools here.
Wilbur Apple. coach at Tech High. j.
building team that Will not include
a regular or first-string substitute.
of last winters combination. All o.
the regulars were lost by graduation.
and Quesada. first-strinS substitute
who was elected captain of this sea
sons Quint, now is enthusiastically III
eligible for basket ball. In all like
lihood Rhees, center. now acting as
captain. will be made permanent in
Rhees was but second-string SUD
stitute last winter as were Harwood
and Price. forwards, and Woodward
another center. Murray and Booth,
forward Candidates, were with th-
scrubs in the previous campaign
Other members Of the first squad a
Tech are Boyd and Lee, forwards:
Adams, center. and Zahn. Gooch.
Buckingham. Scrivener and Field.
81 ards, who have not had any toe
much experience
Those Manual Trainers selected fo!
the first team will know they haN-
been through basket ball season
when their uniforms finally are LAID
aside. The Tech management, in ad-
dItion to the games in the champion
snip series. has scheduled contests
with almost every important quint
hereabouts. Unless otherwise noted
all OF the games in the following list
VIII be played on Techs home foor
in the National Guard armory, at 5th
and l. streets:
January 2. University Of Maryland fresh.
Gonzaga.
February l.. Catholic University freshmen
Episcopal High School; %. Mount St. Joseph's,
At Baltimore: a. Baltimore City College. a,
At Western High School Coac,.
George Green has but one veteran
capt. Paul Frisby, in his squad The
newcomers are getting along well.
though, and should be fully prepared
when the championship series ar
rives. After this week, Western j.
to take part in the following game
outside of the high school title tour
ney:
December &c. Hyattsville High School. a,
Ayattsville; 2s. Annapolis High School, at An
January 5. Hyattsville: 6. George Wash
ington University Freshmen: Is, Catholic
February 1s. George washington University
Freshmen (pending); 81. Georgetown Props.
week by the District schola sites.
Eastern High is to be extremely busy.
having scheduled five games Its
squad will be divided into two teams
Wednesday, when a pair of opponents
are listed. The matches for the week
follow:
Monday. Business at Gonzaga East
ern at Georgetown Preps: Tuesday
Western at Swavely; Wednesday
Eastern VS.. Catholic University fresh
men at Brookland and Hyattsville a
Hyattsville, Gonzaga at Friends
Thursday, Eastern VS.. Alumni; Fri
day. Business at St. Adams; Eastern
OmciaIs for the high school title Sc
ries are expected to be named at a
meeting of faculty athletic advisers
early next month. Four probably will
be selected from the following:
Hughes. Schlosser, Fitzgerald, Full
ler. Harbin. Dunn, Doyle. Sawyer,
Robbins Morgan. Haas and Degnan.
There is a possibility that the playing
dates will again be revised at the
meeting.
Central's cOnchinV problem is likely
to be solved by Tuesday. Principal
Robert Maurer is considering several
men available for the position, but
other important matters indirectl!
related to athleti have prevented a
definite selection so far Two of the
coaches under consideration have had
wide college experience and either
should meet with much success at the
Mount Pleasant school.
Word from Philadelphia tells that
Dr. c. Harris White, Central's ath
letic director, has about recovered
from an operation he underwent in
the Quaker city several weeks ago
and that he is expected to return to
Washington tomorrow. Doc viii not
resume his duties at Central. however.
until after the first of next month.