Evening star., 1925-11-08

Marjorie W CbStCT gymnasium, DeSl'
Helen Marhut. basket ball and
hockey coach. expects to pick an In.
termediate team and two high school
teams after the first few weeks OF
practice The picked team from the
intermediates will later play a series
of games with intermediate teams OF
other local seninaries. The two high
school teams, to be known as the
Blues and the Whites. will play off
a series of three games for the school
title after Christmas.
Following this a varsity squad viii
he selected and schedule of Inter
scholas site games played Their prob
able opponents will include teams
from lIolton Arms. Miss Madeira s.
Gunston Hail. Friends School and
Marjorie Webster School.
Eastman's racketers have been
busy this Fall playing off matches
among themselves to determine the
first IN players who will compete in
tho Spring for the annual tennis
championship. Dorothy Cambria. an
Intermediate, has already won place
for herself in the Spring event.
Nancy Craven Jones has proved her.
self one of the outstanding players
In the high school group and VIII
doubtless be among the favorites for
the title.
4 ministure golf tournament. under
the ausnices of the Women's District
Golf Association. will he in play on
the Indian Spring golf course Tues
dat. beginning at 10 O'Clock. Mrs
H A. Knox, president of the associa
tion. has announced that all women
golfers of the District are invited 70
participate in this one-day a1a1r,
which will proba bly, wind up the local
FAN season The usual weather
'Yf." which has become such an I'M
nortant factor in the announcement
Of all sporting activities recently, Is
attached.
Washington Field Hockey associa
tion tried its strength for the first
time Yesterday in a practice game
with the team from the Sacred Heart
Academy. The club team defeated
the schoolgirls. to ?. A number OF
experienced players were in the w
r. II. A. lineup, while the sacred
Heart group are all in the novice
class. having taken up the game
quite recently. under the direction o'
Grace keefe. their new coach. Theli
showing was very creditable, consid
erirs their brief experience
The Wa ashington squad included
Miriam FAIRIES. Helen Marbut. kath
crime knsebel. Grace r. johnson
Mrs. Edith NJ. Strout. Mrs. Il. u
Carol. Grace Keefe. Mrs. Thomas
johnson. Mrs f. l.. Hubert. Frances
Saul and Marion King.
The Sacred Heart team was com
posed Of Ethel Tolker. Annie COOK
sev. Helen Simmons. Margaret Col
Iins, Elizabeth Werner, Mary Murphy
Florence O'Donoghue, Nora Slatterv
Alice Trew. Mary Columbus ano
Catherine Roche.
One Of the most colortul sporting
events of the past week In Wasn1ns
ton was tre formal opening OF the
Rock Crees Hunt Club Wednesda!
afternoon "a which some 50 prom
nent sportewomen participated, al
we'll as many well known huntsmen:
The vivid Autumn colors OF the TO
liaSe We'd with the hunters gay COS
tunes as Col. Robert Thompson un
leasbed the hounds near the American
University and signaled for the hunt
ers to be off on their cross-countr5
chase Pink coats mingled with hab
its Of son1ber gray. golden brown. ant
hlack and white as the horses carried
their riders over hill and dale. f1nall!
"a ron,e to rest at the Riding ant
Hr,rt Club. where the breakfast wa'
served which concluded the affair.
Among the prominent horsewonfef
who attended the opening hunt Of thu