Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-14

Junior sharpshooters won the
match, shot offhand. and which was
scored on the basis of nine individual
paired matches, each with a junior
against a senior-rather than by the
usual team method. Six of the nine
juniors on the firing line defeated their
older opponents.
The possible score was so. The six
juniors who turned in high scores
were Roberta Wright, 40; Catherine
Austin, 4S; Gertrude Wagner, AT; AIDE
laide Alexander, 46; Elizabeth Pile, 40,
and Mary Kyle, A. The three seniors
who scored were Betty Rice, AT: Eu-
genia Cuyillier, A., and Matilda Udoff,
"A.
Each winner received a valentine
Roberta Wright, the highest point
scorer. was awarded heart-shaped
box of candy by Miss Hart.
The sensation was the skillful
shooting Of Gertrude Wagner, who
was getting her first taste of match ex-
perience. Unfortunately, her gun was
not sighted SO as TO give her the per-
feet score her shooting deserved, but
her 10 shots were grouped so closely
together that they could have been
: covered by a scent piece. AS all the
shooting was done from the offhand
position, this Is considered extremely
good craftsmanship.
Business High School basketers
opened their inter semester schedule
last week and have played off of the
IA games listed. The fourth semester
is leading the field with three victo-
" ries and no defeats.
Clara Alderton, prominent in junior
tennis circles, captains the leading
seXtet. Adelaide frndleton is man.
ager. Other team captains and man
ayers as announced by Miss A. L.
Saunders, coach, are: Lillian Baker,
captain, and Elsie Mandley, manager,
Of eighth semester; Catherine Green,
captain, and Isabelle Heffner, mana
ger, OF seventh; Anna Sherman. cap
tain. and Evelyn Riley, manager. of
sixth; Vera Wines. captain, and Bes-
sic kaminsky. manager, of Fifth;
Mary Mcqueen, captain and Mary
Garland, manager, of the second Sc
lnester. s.-s ~
The first eight games resulted in the
following victories: Eighth defeated
Fifth, to 0: Fourth defeated Sixth.
Il to s; Seventh defeated Eighth, 5
to 2: Sixth defeated Second. IA to 6;
Fourth defeated Fifth, II to 10;
Seventh. defeated Sixth, IL to O.; Sec
ond defeated Fifth. IL to s, and Fourth
defeated Eighth, to 5.
Miss Saunders has announced that
three games will be played tomorrow
and three on Wednesday. completing
the schedule.
Tomorrow. the Sixth will meet the
Fifth; the Eighth will oppose the Sec
Ond and the Seventh will play the I'M
defeated Fourth.
The team winning the highest per
centage of games will be declared
champion of the school. At the con-
elusion of the series. a group OF play
ers will be picked from all teams to
receive letters. Their selection will be
based upon their actual performance
in games. their general athletic ability
and their craftsmanship.
An indoor base ball series will fol-
row the basket ball. Letters will be
awarded for this sport. also.
women's Athletic Council members
are urged to attend the special meet
ing called by Marjorie Webster presi-
dent, for this afternoon at 2:3O at the
Webster School. Some very important
business must be discussed.
The Gallaudet National Park basket
ball tilt scheduled last night had to be
postponed indefinitely on account of
illness at Kendall Green. The new
date will be announced later.
The Gunston Hall.Fairmont Semi
nary game, also slated for yesterday,
was cancelled