Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
Two Teams Are Picked.


picked fro~n the entire school by a
committe. f coaches headed by Miss
Gwenythe Plumbe, chief hockey
coach. These teams, consisting OF
the outstanding players of the year.
are lined up in evenly matched elev-
ens-one DUBBED The Army and the
other The Navy
A week of intensive preparation en-
sues, in which the whole school takes
part, declaring their allegiance to one
side or the other and working up
cheers and wells. All Army support
ers sport huge gray 'A's on their
sweaters or coats. and all Navy root
ers don the IN.
on the day of the big game, usually
staged a week before the Army-Navy
grid classic. the two sides rival each
other in stunts and cheers.
This Fall the Army team appeared
in military formation, led by the "Spir-
it of IS" and a snappy West Point
SQUAD drilled by the cheer leader. Min
iature guns We're shouldered with a
Warlilie air.
The Navy team rowed upon the
field in a white boat, using their be-
ribboned hockey sticks as oars. They
were CARRIED as gobs. Both the goat
and the mule occupied prominent box
seats at the performance.
Between halves two girls, dressed
as one goat. trotted out on the field
and executed a double Charleston a
la Nanny.
Army Team Is Victor.
The Army" won the game, 3 to 0,
this Thanksgiving, and, while we
don't believe in signs or any of that
sort of thing. it is peculiarly interest
ing to note that for seven years in
Succession the results of Goucher's
Army and Navy" games have been
accurate prophesies of the foot ball
fracas the following week. 1t has
gone beyond the stage of a mere CO.
incidence-iI's a habit,
Those who feel the urge to back up
their moral support of the Blue or
The Gray with a little financial faith
would do we'll to note the outcome
of the Goucher contest before yielding
their shekels.
Ellen Won Berries is the athletic di-
rector at GouCher. In addition to
hockey she has arranged an extensive
program for the several thousand stu
dents. including basl1et ball, base ball.
swimming, tennis, advanced gym
nasium work and track. Cups are
given the winning class in each sport.
In addition to this a mythical var
of each sea son and the members pre-
scented with their school monographs.
Individual points toward numerals
and letters are collected throughout
the year for participation in various
sports. In this way girl who may
not be outstanding in any sport, but
who is active in several may rate
her letters before the year is out
This system, used also IN local schools,
is a great Improvement over the old
system. when a girl had to be star"
in order to win her monogram.
Langley Junior High School block
ball enthusiasts have been practicing
diligently during the past week. pre-
paratory to the all-important game
with Jefferson this afternoon at $3.50
on the Columbia Junior High School
field.
1t is hoped by the Langleyites that
this game will unite the triple knot in
which Hine, jefferson and Langley
are tangled. Should Langley win to-
morrow, they will carry home the first
interjunior high school block ball
crown. If they should lose, however.
then the triple tie will be perma-
nently knotted, for the season closes
tomorrow and no additional games
will be played.
Washington Athletic Club squad that
will enter the Women's Athletic Coun-
ell loon. which opens the first Wednes-
dav in January, will include the fol-
lowing players: Helen Schultz, Ger
1rude Boyer, Minnie Travis, Elizabeth
Tew, Eleanor Watt, Martha LAWSON