Evening star., 1926-10-24

Physical directors of the six junior
high schools who reported that they
would place teams in the inter-Junlor
high league, included Ramsay hewitt
of Hine (who invented the sporn Mrs.
Walter Stokes of Macfarland. Mrs. \.
l.. Wilkinson of Powell. Virginia Cul-
len of jefferson and Merla G. Mat
thews of Langley.
Mermaids Of the Columbia Junior
High School swimming club have ar
ranged for two periods a week in the
Y W. C. A. pool instead of one as
was planned originally. The member
ship in the new club is so large that
it was found necessary to swim In two
groups. The students from the upper
classes will swim on Tuesdays from
2:15 to 8. while those from the lower
classes will have the tank on Thurs
days from 2:40 to $40.
Tech High School racketers are bat
tling for the singles championship of
the school. with Esther Eshelman and
Hazel Boyce leading the field as the
only two to have advanced to the
third round.
Miss Eshelman defeated Wilhelmina
Guide. So. 6--3 in her initial en-
counter and took the measure of
Alice Mayo. 6-2. 60 in the second
round.
Miss Boyce dropped hut one game
in her first round match with Faith
Howell and blanked Margaret Faul-
coner in the next bracket.
Results reported by Mrs. Annie
Trenis, physical director, are as fol
lows:
First round-Eloyse Sargent defeat
4 .i.IS
Esther Eshelman defeated Wilhelmina
Guide, 6-2. 6--3; Grace Moomaw de
feated Libby Lou Gilbert. 60. 6-4:
Hazel Boyce defeated Faith Howell.
FL. 60: Alice Mayo defeated La
Verne Miller. 6--1, SO; Margaret
Faulconer defeated Frances Butter
worth, GO. 60: Betty Glassford de-
feated Mary Mcleod. 60. 60:
Katherine Wassman defeated Edith
Higgins. 6-3. g..
Second round-Esther Eshclman de.
feated Alice Mayo. 6--2. Go: Hazei
Boyce defeated Margaret Faulconer'
60, 60.
Techites swim on %uesday after
moons from 3:20 to 4 O'Clock in the \.
w. G. A. pool. Twenty have reported
for the class and six of the advanced
swimmers are taking the life-savIng
course from Miss Walton. the director
in charge of the tank. They include
Eleanor Stutler. Nancy Elsroad. Alice
MAYO, Marion Fulton. Harriet DelS'
nan and Angela Carlton.
PLAY In the Baltimore Catholic
Review Ba sket Ball League last week
resulted in victories for the I'M
maculati Seminary. ST. Pauls Acah-
emy, st. Martins and st. Patrick
ba sketers.
immaculate nosed out Immaculate
Conception by one point. The score
was 20 tn 19. st. Pauis tosseIs
registered a decisive victory over 81.
Vincent's less experienced tossers,
winning by the score of 81 10 D. 81.
Martins triumphed over st. Joseph's.
10 TO II. in an evenly matched contest
and st. Patrick's sextet outclassed st.
Peters youthful players, A. to IL.
The Washington Polo Club team
which is scheduled To play the
ChestertOwn four this morning at l1:3o
on the Potomac Park field. has been
announced by the captain. Elizabeth
jackson. as follows:
Number |, Miss Jackson; No. 2.
Maude Preece: No. 3. Lydia Archbold:
No. a. Mrs, r. !. Johnson. Frances
Saul and Madelain Aleshire are the
reserves.
Princess. Washington and Capitol
Athletic Clubs plan to place junior
teams in the Washington Recreation
League loop, but also to keep their
senior squads in the District of
Columbia Girls Basket Ball League
which they entered early in the Fall
according to statement made by
their representatives at the Recreation
League meeting Friday night.
Practically ever other independent
city Club will affiliate with the Recrea
ton group this season. and the posi-.
bilities for full and interesting
schedule are very promising. league
officials declare.