Evening star., 1925-11-05

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Practice in both games is bein
of Miss Edith Moesworth, athleti
already begun their series of class
expected to begin before Christmas.
The intermediates proved their
skill at their chosen sport Tuesday
afternoon when they held the high
school team to a 1-to-1 tie in an
| exciting game played on the field
at the schools country club. Con-
sidering the fact that the interme-
diate team was outweighed many
pounds and "out-rea ched" or 15
inches per capita Tor should we
say per arm?) by their older oppo-
nents, their showing was more than
credftable.
Neither team was able to score In
the first half of the game. Early in
the second period Ruth Rogers
scored q goal for the high school
squad. Both sides fought desperately
from that point. Less than a minute
before the final whistle was blown
Frances Stabler kicked a goal tying
up the score. In the few remaining
seconds the senior team made a
tremendous effort TO score, but was
repulsed by their opponents strong
defense. Mariana Thomas cap
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garet Lee led the Intermediates.
Basket ball Is practiced each Tues
day afternoon at the Country Club
The interclas ss schedule will be fol-
! lowed by the selection of the varsity
ssquad. which will open a schedule
with outside teams after the first of
January. Last year this inter-
scholastic series included games with
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Friends and Mount Vernon Semi
nary.
The Friends School girls athletic
council recently was organized and
officers and representatives elected
Marianne Thomas Is president, Mar
| tha Harris vice president, and Paul
Inc Schaub. secretary treasurer.
Class representative are: Polyann
Colver, senior; Margaret F,ckles, jun
lor: sophomore not yet chosen): Jane
Reed Anderson, freshman; Alice Hyde
fourth intermediate; Catherine Reed
third intermediate; Martha Louise
Little. second intermediate, and Mar
garet Lee, first intermediate.
Frances Walker, ranking George
Washington raqueter and holder OF
two legs on the challenge cup, reach
ed the final round in the annual Fall
tournament yesterday, when she de.
feated Elizabeth Chickering, seeded
No. 8, in a three-set match. 4-6
6-1. 6-3
Miss Chickering hoped off TO a
long lead in the first set. having the
champion 50 before she got her
second wind. Miss Walker took the
eighth and ninth games, but was un
able TO make It three straight to tie
up the set. Miss Chickering won her
own service and the decision at 6-4
In the second set, the champion
wh.rled through. dropping only one
game, but in the third she found hel
hands full once more. Miss CHECKER
ing opened with a 2-1 lead. Miss
Walker ran off two straight and her
opponent promptly tied it up at 3--3
The next two the champion took ir
short order. and after a lengthy
struggle in the ninth. which went to
deuce six times, she came through
with the victory.
Miss Walker will meet Phoebe
Moorehead for the title next Thurs
day, November u. at 3 o'clock on
the Monument Park courts. Miss
Moorehead upset the dope in the semi
finals by eliminating Cecyle Taylor
seeded No. >, and runner-up in last
years event.
The George Washington Fencing
Club is growing in size and prom
inence this year, and doubtless viii
be included among the major sports
of the university in the near future
Twenty-one girls are included in the
membership. with Ruth Jackson. man
ager, and Florence l.. Merriam, as
SiStant manager.
The club plans 10 give a demon
stration of it's skill at the annua
athletic exhibition at the university
in February. Both the French anC
Italian style of fencing will be demon
strated. Pietro Lanzilli. their instruc
tor. IS drilling the fair fencers in the
use of the foils with either right OF
left arm a. we'll as in the use of the
saber.
f. V. Brown tossers added the
fourth straight victory to their un
broken record in the Elementary
School Basket Ball League yesterday
when they defeated the sextet from
John Eaton, "a to 8, on the Happy
Hollow Court. AS the score would in
dicate, the winners were stronger
than their opponents in every position
Jack Whiting refereed.
Daisy Robsion refereed a double
header at Rosedale yesterday. Kings
man defeated kenilworth, 90 to 10, ir
the opener. Blanche Lower and Mil
dred Mccoy, forwards for kingsman
divided the honors in goal throwing.
Helen Streeks of Blow School ac
counted for all 16 points scored by her
team in it's game with Wheatley from
which it won a 16-to-4 victory in the
second game of Rosedale's double
header. Violet Frazier and Helen
Freeman proved such a strong combi
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