Evening star., 1926-01-08

At the conclusion Of the sectional
games there viii he a short series
staged between picked squads from
the Junior and senior classes.
The first harvest has been reaped
hv the local advocates or the prin-
ciples taught by the National Anna
teur Athletic Federation. Washlng
toms fair champions on the basket
ball court have announced their stand
against title play. The Metropohtah
Athletic Club tossers. seven times city
champions and conceded TO be strong
conteDders for the crown this season
decided at a special meeting last nlsnt
"a reIinuuish all claims to the tile
should they be fortunate enough 70
he in the race at the end OF the schea-
tIle
The club is anxious to have its stand
understood. 1t does not desire to
yithdraw from play in the Women
Council League. hut will play for the
sake of the sport alone and Will no.
consider itself a candidate for the local
throne At first it was thought tna'
II would be necessary TO Wlthura"
from the council entirely IN order 10
make clear their adoption or the N A.
= standards. and the organization
voted TO take this step. But 'IladEN
Mills athletic director, reread the reg
ulations before the meeting ana lndue
II clear that it was not necessary 70
withdraw from play, but merely 10
Withdraw any claims to trophies anu
honors II was then agreed by the
members Of the club to remain in the
league.
The Netropolita are the first
club in the city To adopt this standard.
Advocates of the \. A. A. F. standards
believe that the best type OF sports
msnship can he developed II the
schedules are played off purely for
the fun of the game rather than Tor
city crowns.
The Nets will meet their first op-
ponents in the ma jor league schedule
on January is. at which time they
will play the Comets In the Business
High School gymnasium.
The Recreation League sextet OF
the NJ. A. c. Will play the Mount
Vernon tossers Monday night at the
Marjorie Webster School. The game
is slated for 1:30.
Plans for a dance to he given early
in April were discussed at the meet
ing last night a definite announce
lment concerning this affair will be
made later.
f. V. Brown tOssers, winners of the
Columbia Heights division basket ball
crown in the Elementary School
League were presented with silver
cup at the annual athletic award as
sembly yesterday morning.
Mande Parker, director of girls
playground activities in the District
made the presentation to Betty Hart
man captain OF the squad.
Miss NJ. r. Givens. principal of the
school. made short address in open
ing the assembly. Miss Parker gave
a short talk on what the cup stood for
in athletics and the meaning Of sports
manship.
Ruth Coleman. director of the Chevy
! Chase playground. presented the ban
nerS for the Chevy Chase basket ball
and dodge ball league cha mpionshipS
to IN and ia teams. respectively.
F,stelle f,mbreN. captain of the III
team. received the ba asket ball banner
and Virginia Williams. captain of the
ga group. received the bunting
awarded the winners Of the dodge ball
title. The teams participating in these
two leagues were composed entirely of
girls who did not play in the element
ary school basket ball league.
As il has been found impossible to
secure the use of pool for practice,
the Milton Life Saving club swimmers
have been forced to ask "a postpone
ment of their proposed meet with the
iunior swimmers of the Capitol Ath-
letic Club. which was to have been
held January q,
Mrs. s. BurleiCh Milton. preside mt
of the Life Saving Club. states that
her Young swimmers have not had an
opportunity for practice since last
September, and as they did all of
their swimming during the Summer
in Chesapeake Bay, she does not think
IL would be fair to subject them 10
competition without some preparation.
Mrs Milton hopes that She will be
able to make arrangements for her