Evening star., 1923-02-18

IT will be the first of the tourna-
ments in which all of the Washington
high schools are striving for the title.
a. circumstance that in itself would
make the affair most entertaining.
But there are other factors that add
color to the tourney. The George
town Props and Gonzaga not on1S'
are natural rivals but nothing
pleases them more than to get at
the high schools here. Baltimore
City College and I.oyola will carry
their private battle for supremacy
into the big scrap, while the Lonacon
ing boys are glad of the opportunity
to prove their claim 10 the Mary
land state title.
Play the first day will get under
way at 10 o'clock. with Eastern fac
ing Baltimore City College, and other
games Will start hourly, the last al
D. Homecoming Central meets the
Georgetown Preps at II, Business en-
counters Mount st. Joseph's at noon
and Washington Central tackles Con
zaga at |.
Tech. Western. Episcopal and Loyols
drew byes in the pairings, SO some
OF the teams will have to play twice
! Thursday. Tech will be sent against
the Eastern Baltimore City College
game winner at > o'clock. Western
will engage the Homecoming Central
Georgetown Props tilt victor at 3.
Episcopal will face the Business
Mount St. Joseph's match winner al
4 and Loyola is to begin battling the
Washington Central ga engage
ment winner at >.
The semi-fnals will be played Fri
day starting at o'clock and the
championship final has been set for
$3.50 O'Clock Saturday. Those officiat-
ing will be Thomas Degnan, James
Hughes and Joseph Fitzgerald OF this
city and Paul Mention and Roger Pip
pin of Baltimore.
The tournament winner will come
into possession of the big silver bas
ket ball emblematic of the champion
ship for one year and q silver plaque
that may be kept. Eight members OF
the winning squad will be presented
with gold basket ball charms, while
as many OF the runner-up squad will
be given silver charms similarly de-
signed.
Baltimore City College won the
tournament in 1921 and Loyola Of
Baltimore captured the honors last
struggle this winter it would seem
that Washington has more than an
even chance 10 finish in front.
planning to send big squads into the
Georgetown and Johns Hopkins track
and field meets this week Eastern.
! too, may have a relay team in the
Hilltoppers' carnival. Central has
dominated Melton. zigler, Devore.
lip: Coegill. P. Glover. G. Glover
Boltz, Eckles. McGahey, Thomas Hern,
buckingham. Fahey and Meade for
the competitions. Western expects
to be represented by Elliott Lamber-
ton: Walker. Abrams. Robertson.
Smith Hageage Heron SHEAR Dun
lap, E: Mckee. ]. Mckee. Tennyson.
Burial, Kraneaur' and Watson. Tech
has spread itself. 1t intends TO try
out hillIan. Ford, Horton, Bratton.
Jones, Conner, Heritage. Watkins.
Speer: Thomas. Birgfeld. Fravel. Boil
ton. Middleton. Moreland, Johnston,
Gregary. Wood. Adams. Clayton, Free
man. McGhan and Sweeney. These boys
are to compete mainly in sprint and
distance running events. A few will
enter the high jumping and shot put
ting contests. Both Western and
Tech will have relay teams in action
High school basketers are to end
their regular championship schedule
at Central Coliseum Tuesday. play
hg Central and Business meeting
Tech. but il the Westerners trium pii.
further play will be necessary to de-
! termine title winner The Red and
White then would be deadlocked with
Eastern for the league lead. A Cen
! trail success. however. would make
| the Capital Hill boys champions with
a record of six victories and two de-
featS.
Arthur Thomas has been appoint ted
to the captaincy of the Central High
| track team by Coach Bill Foley.
| who relinquished the position when
' he took a trip to Florida.