Evening star., 1923-01-16

In addition to asking the lifting of
the ban on the high school boys al
legged to have violated rule 5 and re-
questing new start in the titular
court tourney, the principals de-
cided that Il revision of the eligibil-
ity code is necessary and Allan Davis,
head of Business High School, who
is chairman of the board, will appoint
committee to draft a new set of
regulations.
Call on TOday's Games.
The boards decision reversal yes
terday necesSitated the calling off of
today's series games in which Tech
was TO play Central and Western
meet Eastern. Should it's recommen-
dations be approved by Dr. Ballou,
Business will encounter Western and
Central face Eastern tomorrow, with
Edmund Sawyer and Joe Fitzgerald
officiating. The remainder of the
games would be played in the order
originally scheduled on Fridays and
Tuesdays following, except January
26 and February 16.
Each of the teams that will play to-
morrow if the boards recomen endations
are accepted will be helped by the
reinstatement of players. Eastern
especially will profit. 1t probably
would be represented by Capt. O'Dea
at center, Roudabush and Hook at
forwards and Cardwen and Kessler at
guards, the quint that was expected to
cut such swath in the series. West
ern will regain McNulty, its stellar
guard. Chaconas, speedy forward.
will return to the Business lineup
and Koontz. another good player, will
be eligible for that team, and Central
may avail itself of Hall, a promising
guard.
There are others, too. who will be
assured of their retention in the
series. Three captains, Frisby of
Western, Day of Central and Connor
of Business, although they have play
ed in titular engagements, have been
uncertain of their status. With the
as to their standing would be swept
away.
VIII BE Tough Job.
In revising the eligibility code, es-
pecially so far as the point covered
by rule is concerned. the board of
principals will be tackling q big job.
All agree that the boys should not be
permitted to play with independent
foot ball teams until after the high
school gridtron season closes, but they
are divided as to what should be done
with regard to the basket ball and
base ball seasons.
They may get around the basket
ball season by setting definite dates
IL the beginning and ending of the
rsOr if the athletes are to be per-
mitted to play as members Of outside
''Ir,n,s. - me ha2e DHll matter rs
apt to prove troublesome. The high
school authorities rcdIiN want liSlI
charges to participate in Sandlot base
ball here in the summer holidays, but
# they are forbidden to become mem
bers of outside mines while the school
title games are on they VIII have lit
tie opportunity to get into much ac-
tion after school closes.
Sandlot base ball teams of all
classes here conduct a championship
tournament during July, August and
the early part of September, and
teams intending to compete are re-
quired to register with a committee
early in June, considerably before the
schools close for the summer. Teams
registering must file list of eligible
players, and these players must have
participated in certain number of
games to be considered team mem
bers.
Need Principals' Aid.
This condition practically would
bar the high school boys from the
teams, as they would have to qualify
for the Sandlot champio pionships while
their own school series was on, un-
less the board of principals can de-
wise a rule to permit independent
boys certainly will get into little
summer base ball hereabout unless
this is done, for the sandlot teams in
the championship tournament are not
allowed to recruit players after the
fight is on, and there are few other
independent teams with which the
boys may affiliate. Before they COM
pIete the rule revision, the principals
will know they have formidable
task on their hands.