Evening star., 1925-03-01


Its four rivals twice during the sea
Games VIII be played on the same
dates as the base ball tilts and sup
posedly at the same hour. although
II is highly probable that the teams
figuring in the scheduled matches
may be allowed to shift their dates a
little to one side or the other so that
the players may attend the more i'm
portant diamond clashes.
Handicapped by lack of practice
courts last season. Eastern tennis
players are better situated at pres
ent and should take an active part in
the series that opens on April 4. AS
there is no organized squad at the
Lincoln Park institution and no reg-
ular coach has yet been appointed,
the staging of an elimination tourna-
ment seems the easiest way to pick
a team which will carry the Light
Blue and White colors.
At present Tech seems to be the in
stitution most favored with a large
group of court performers. Western
and Central squads have been some
what depleted by calculations, but
the first practice sessions may un-
cover a new crop of stars. In Capt.
Price Business has at least one play
er of proved ability about whom a
The Manual Trainers are going
after tennis in earnest and make no
secret of the fact that they expect
TO clean up in the court series this
season. a tournament was staged in
the Fall and throughout the entire
Winter, whenever the weather per-
mitted a squad of from 10 to Is boys
has been practicing on the concrete
courts at Montrose Park. Then, too, a
championship is calculated to aid the
Teck racqueters in their night for the
circle IT. which at present is award
ed only for foot ball, base ball, basket
ball and track. Beside the regular
high school matches. Bennie Det-
weller, manager of the Maroon and
Gray squad, has placed on his
scfedSe dates for seven meetings
with outside prep and high school
teams and has hopes of signing ar
ticles for several more engagements.
Thirty five candidates for the Tech
team turned out at a recent meeting
called by Coach Elmer Zearfoss.
Bccruxe no Official referees and
scorers have been appointed, the
inter school matches must be run in
the same manner they were last year,
with the competing teams furnishing
their own officials. AS last year,
matches of five singles and two
doubIes-rsr 5bably wfn be The rule.
ed as to what courts wiz be used
The schedule:
April 4--Western vs.. Tech.
April 7-CentraI VS.. Business.
April S-Eastern VS.. Tech.
April 2I-Western Business.
April 22-Eastern VS.. Central.
April 25-Tech W.. Business.
April 2S-WesterR vs.. Central.
April 2o-BusineSs Eastern
May Central Va. Tech.
May @Westcrn vs.. Eastern.
May 6-Western VS.. Tech.
May -Central vs.. Business.
May 12-Eastern VS.. Tech.
May 13-Western VS.. Business.
Mny I5-Eastern vs.. Central.
May 1e-Tech VS.. Business.
May 20-Western VS.. Central.
May 22-Business VS.. Eastern.
Nay 26-Centrnl VS.. Tech.
May 27-Western VS.. Eastern
Dates for the inter-hiSh and fresh
men track meets were set at recent
meeting of athletic advisers. Instead
of running the two meets the same
day, as was done last Spring, the in
ter-high games will be staged on May
%, and the freshmen will get their in
nings on May 30. At the same meet
ing the advisers appropriated funds
for basket ball trophy to be presented
TO the champion Central team, and
adopted the Spalding base ball as the
official ball for the coming diamond
series. 1t was also decided to start
all Saturday base ball games promptly
at l o'clock.
In keeping with the new Central
policy of having the head coaches of
the various sports assisted by other
members of the faculty, S. T. kimball,
facuIty>S athletic director at Central.
has been appointed to aid Mike Kelly
in coaching the base ball team for the
Spring series. Kimball formerly
coached base ball at Eastern.
Westerns diamond squad already
has reported for duty, but coaches at
tho other schools have little hope of
getting down to regular work before
another week has passed Battery can
didates, however are getting in few
preliminary licks indoors.