Evening star., 1925-11-09

The mann purpose of this gathering
of all important leaders in girls
athletics here in the Capital is to
establish another workshop" to add
TO the rapidly increasing chain which
is springing up throughout the coun-
try.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, national chair
man of the womans division of the
federation, and Miss Schroeder each
viii speak before the meeting, setting
forth the benefits derived from the
local auxiliary chapters already estab-
lished in New York City, Boston,
Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Atlanta,
Los Angeles and other prominent
cities.
through these groups the fedora
ton is striving to make it possible to
put women's S athletics on a sane basis
which will operate for the greatest
good and the lea st harm for the maxi
mum number of girls and women. The
leaders hope to lnCulcate in our rising
generation of sportswomen a keen
sense of the true value of teamwork
and SportsmanShip and to diScour-
age all exploitation of girls athletics
for commercial gain or individual
glory.
In short, to bring home to the
woman in sport the realization that
the ames the thing" with
Victory or defeat being a matter of
only secondary Importance.
Western High School tossers have
elected their basket ball managers for
the year. Elizabeth Alexander will
be manager, with Josephine Beals and
Lorna Ellis acting as assistant man
ayers.
Glass practice has begun in prepa-
ration for the interclass series TO take
place after Christmas.
Capitol Athletic Club volley ball en-
thusiasts will meet tomorrow night
for practice in the Wilson Normal
School gymna SUM from to O'Clock.
Any team wishing to challenge the
Capitolftes in this sport should get
in touch with Bobbie Popescu, man
ager, at l430L ongfellow street north
west. Miss Popescu can be reached
by phone at Columbia 464S.
The C. A. c. basket ball team will
practice in the Wilson Normal gym
tomorrow night from to 9.
Members Of the Princess Athletic
Club will practice basket ball at Will
son Normal School tomorrow night,
also. following the Captolites on the
floor at 9 o'clock.
Mount Vernon Church tossers will
nave workout on the Central High
Sefpol floor from 1870 to o'clock
ten4orrow evening. Anne Evelyn
Meyer, manager, urges the entire
squad to be present. as only a few
PRACTICE periods remain before the
opening of the schedule for the city
cha mpionship.
Margaret Moore. manager of the
NOouiot thians, requests her players to
report at the Central gym promptly
at O'Clock tomorrow night for a
practice game.
The Business High Night School
seXtet will practice this evening in the
school gymnasium at $40, under the
new coach, Miss Jack" Martin.
University of Maryland co-eds are
busfiy practicing for their intersoror-
ity and interClass basket ball season
TO open after Christmas, for their
track meet to be held later in the sea
son, and for their all-important rife
schedule, which opens November %
with a telegraphic match against the
University of Michigan.
The athletic association, bent upon
an active career despite the limited
funds with which to promote the va
rious sports. has devised ways of it's
own to add to its slender funds. Girls
will sell homemade candies and sand
wiches at the game next Saturday as
one means of gathering in the neceS-
sary shekels.
Hockey has been added to the list of
sports for the Old Liners this year.
Mildred Weimer has been appointed
hockey manager. Other managers
elected recently are Irene Meade,
track; Dorothy Murry, rifle; Constance
Church, tennis; Maxine Heiss, basket
ball.
Patricia Wolf is the first racketer
to advance to the semi-finals of the
Fall tennis event at Maryland She
defeated Grace Ripple last week to
gain her position in three-set match,
4-6, Go, "a.