The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-21
WESTERNFNEDEFEATS TECH
CENTRALTTES STOP EASTERN
Coach Green's Boys Practically Eliminate
Manual Trainers From Title Series
Mt. Pleasanters Have Hard Battle.

Inc D1Esest surpTiso VI INV
trict scholastic basketball season
was furnished yesterday afternoon
by western Highs plucky feather
weights, when they defeated, Tech
in an extra-period game on Cen
trails floor. IS to "a. In the otner
game. at the Coliseum, Eastern do
well to hold Central to a. zS-te
score.
Gameness, coupled with Coach
George Green's wisdom in restins
his western athletes, so they could
hop back into the melee ana pro-
duce the "kayo" punch when 1t was
most needed. decided the western
Tech tilt. Green really won the
game from the side lines and dis
played uncanny judgment in shift
ing his lineup.
Early in the second half Teen
showed signs of staleness. especial
w Supplee, who was evidently tired
from his strenuous efforts in pre-
vious games When Green discoy-
cred that Tech had suddenly gone
to pieces he kept switching MS
ysunx proteges. who fought Ike
flyers after enjoying a oreathins
smell for a minute or two. Under
this plan fresh men were being IN
jected into the fray almost every
minute or two against the fast-
firing Tech athletes
western issgoing to pull severai
more surprises before the race ends'
This squad of plucky youngsters
doesn't know when II Is beaten
They lack weight, but carry a pow.
,rful offense. They passed al
AROUND Tech after the frst bali
and played better basketball
western was outpointed from the
seId 9 to 8, but the plucky Frisoy
showed better at the foul line tnan
Ala Shanks. The Western tosser
made 10 out of Is. while Shanks
netted only s out of IL tries.
Tech on Form.
Tsch was clearly off form. This
was largely due to SUPPLIES stare
ne.s The pace he has been settins
for his teammates told on the lsnky
younEstsr yesterday and he was
compelled to rest. Lucky for Teen
the other four men were in there
fghting. Aubinoe and Quesads
played a good floor game and the
former had his eyes on the bas-
keT, CdElnE IlNc SOdAS. LlctStr eh>
'back guard" deserves special men,
ton for his sensational work. He
stayed, back and his blocking and
aH-around work kept the Manual
Trainers in the running.
There was little to the irst hall
outside of Tech. Through Aubinoe''
sensational shooting, Coach Apple:
athletes got away to 15-to-s al
vantage. When. the second half got
under way, it appeared as though
Tech was loafing, while the tuye'
niles from across the river MADE
their heavier foes look as though
they In a trance. Before Tech
could pull together. Western had
crawled to within one point before
the whistle ended the third period
with the score at 10 to- Is. Field
goals by woerner and Frisby in thi,
period featured
At the start of the fourth period
Frisby tied the figures on a free
toss. Later Supple got two chances
at the free line in putting his club
in front. 81 to 10. Frisby fell dowr
on a try at the free line. Within
the next minute. both foul shooters
added a point. Frisby missed an.
other chance before ne made one
Later he added another. putting
the score at 90 to 81. with less thar
8 seconds to play. Frisby tied the
score on a free toss.
Jefries broke the ice when the
fioormen resumed their tight in the
overtime period. He broke away from
the mob and managed to score from
under the basket. On the next play
Tech got the ball of center and
started for the basket. Supplee made
the shot. 1t rolled around the rim
before falling through for two
points.
Kent then ended the scoring with
a toss from the side