The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
SEE-SAW RACE.
PREDICTED IN
TITLE SERIES
Eastern, Central, Western and
Business Have Veteran Tai
ent for Coming Season.
By BILL COYLE.

Dy DILL w LIZ.
MYTH the exception Of Tech,
w District high school bas-
ket ball candidates had
their first workout yesterday aft
ernoon for the coming season.
The Manual Trainers will start
their court activities tomorrow af-
ternoon, when letters will be
awarded to the grid performers.
While it is too early to make
predictions regarding the coming
campaign, it is almost a safe bet
to say that the scrap will be more
interesting than last years run
away whirl.
Central, with a team Of sea
soned huskies. tore through the
league. meeting only the puniest
kind of opposition from lighter and
less experienced talent. 1t will be
different this year. Every entry.
except Tech and Central. should be
much stronger than the 1921-23
combinations.
EASTERN TEAM INTACT.
Eastern will face the barrier with
the same lineup as last year. West
ern has a trio of veterans to mold
together a formidable combination.
Business also has three of last
years players back in this seasons
scramble for berths.
Central has some veteran ma
terial to develop another good team.
Dew. BirthriGht. Childress and Ally
Johnson will form the nucleus OF
the quint. Either Childress. Dey
or Birthright will be groomed for
the pivot job. Krebs. a tall. rangy
lad. also will put in bid for the
"tap-off'' job. If Krebs comes
through. the Blue and White will
be the favorites.
In addition to the aforementioned
PLAYERS. the Blue and White has
Dick Johnston. Casey and Bob
Hall of last winters reserve ma
terial.
When Jim Colliflower took ac-
count of his basketball stock yes
terday. he discovered he had nearly
q half hundred ambitious candidates
In his squad The players will be
drilled daily.
WESTERN CANDIDATES.
Coach George Green of Western
will select his lineup from these
candidates: Captain Paul Frisby,
Jeffress. and Thomas. who cam
paigned last winter; Hufty. CARRIER.
Calver. Phillips. Alexander. Fowle.
BiglOw. Staley, Davidson, De
Ruttes. Marsh, Moser. Nestal. Nc
Nulty. David. Lamar. Call. Allen,
Haskell. Collins. Gichner. NOrdlin-
ger, EisinGler. Mitchell. Dulin and
Robertson.
Westerns outfit will be built
around Frisby. center; Jeffress. for
ward. and Thomas. guard. Frisby
Is a polished>sperformer and rates
with the best in high school ranks.
II Green can develop side partners
for Jeffress and Thomas. the team
will mHke the others know they
We're ira race.
Coach Green's charges will be
given their first test on December
1S against Georgetown Preps.
WATCH EASTERN FIVE.
Charley Guyon's Eastern team
must no considered. lie will he the
only coach 10 open the race with
the same lineup as last year. Cap
tain O'Dea will he hack at his old
post at center. Hook and Rouda-
hush will he the forwards and Len
nert. Meyers or Cardwell will he
found in the backfield.
This was the team moulded to-
Eethsr from squad Of green ma
terlal A. was expected the club
was not 4 contender at any time.
hur T. improved as the race
progressed.
With a seasons campaign tucked
under their belts. the Guyon charges
may burn M the league. The quint
has a capable leader in O'Dea. who
topped all the other pivotmen. O'Dea
carried the bulk Of the work on his
shoulders during the race. This
wear he VIII receive assistance from
his mates
BUSINESS HAS O'CONNOR.
\ hi= flock Of Business candidates
reported to Coach Mike Kelley.
0'Connor. ono Of the speediest play
erS N the series last year and one
~ tho most spectacular tossers. is
the mainSfaV This little wizard is
p sweet court mechanic
Nav and Walker are the other
lsft-ovATs The new material in
ClGdes RanEs and Greenwood
Prospects at Tech are anything
but rosy Shanks, House. Supplee.
huhirO"- and Mccormick are lost to
the team House and Shanks stood
head and shoulders over the other
hackf'eld "omhinations last year and
Supple, a. center, was a nifty
Olavev
Coach Ample will have Quesada
RherS, TIrrw0Od. Price. and Wood
Tor the foundation to build team.
~ TINS flo' L. Quesada is the star
and much or the teams chances rest
on bis shoulders. unless there is
sorrc good material in the new
blood
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