The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-14


It is expected that virtually every
lucky holder OF 4 card viii use it,
for the game. arranged BY The
Washington Times and Chicago
Evening American. has stirred I'M
precedented interest This applies
both la Chicago and washington,
and SO much so ia the Windy City
that number Of Tilden rooters are
accompanying the champion team
on its long trip.
The Tilden party Of eighteen play
ei;s and officials Will arrive at
Onion Station tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock on the Broadway Limit
III, they viii 90 Immediately to
the Arlington Hotel and prepare for
= busy afternoon.
NsIt Is planned that the Chicago
youngsters have rare old time
On their visit to the Nations
Capital, earned BY battling their
way 70 the championship in the
hariest fought inter-high school
series III the history OF the west
eEIl metropolis.
1t is hoped they will board a;
train for home Saturday evening
WITH a feeling that Il was WORTH
while.
n the early afternoon Of tomor-
1nw the Tilden youngsters will be
taken for an auto ride through the
city and then to the new Eastern
their rival champions and represent
fattves 81 the Eastern student body.
After this they will be taken on
e sig l1t-seeing trip, visiting prin-
Mpal points of interest in the Ma
tons Capital, somewhat dull to
natives, but fascinating, indeed to
fhese youngsters.
At 3 o'clock the TiIden boys
will be found at the Coliseum.
going through their basketball
PAGES and getting the hang Of
the court on which they will en-
counter Eastern. An hour or
more gill be spent II practice.
Then there will ne another auto
trip. likely tO prove refreshing, and
dinner will be served at the hotel
ut o'clock. The visitors will top
the day with a theater party as
the guests of Roland Robbins, man.
ager OF B. F.. Keith's.
All Of this will be aplenty. 1t is
expected, foaput the school boys In
shape fora regular hight' s slesp.
The pace will be slackened Fri
day morning. Except for walk
taking in the White House and
Monument there will be little doing.
The Tilden youngsters VIII take no
chance on entering the big contest
even slightly tired. The game will
start at 3 o'clock. not $50, as
previously announced.
The Chicago chanlniOns, who
drew record crowds hack home,
1 viii play to packed house here,
without q d0Ubt, al1d among the
spectators will be many school
and civic leaders, specially invited
guests.
No game in the history Of the
scholastic basketball in Washington
has attracted as much attention.
incidentally, the contest likely
will produce a classical exhibition
of officiating, for Joe Deering and
Ed Thorp, the two leading basket
handle the whistles, and will be as
sisted by Herbert Reynolds. a prom
snent official OF the Middle West,
and a local man to- be named by
Coach sEAuyon, OF Eastern, IL he
sees 1T
Eastern ended its regular schedule
some time ago. but has kept in
shaSje bs pra cticing regularly and
only last night added to its string
a scalp not to be despised by de-
featff1g the aacnstia Eagle team
that won the. intlepe ndent charnpior..
ship4sp9 the 4 city IN the 135.140-
poutI class.
Tbhight the Eastern players win
WORK nut against the crack Alloy
sius club team, leading contender
for the unlimited class independent
title
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