Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

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The Sophomores took the lead early
| in the game and We're 10 points ahead
at half time. During the third
quarter, the losers rallied and from
that point it was nip and tuck. with
the Sophs always a little in advance.
The championship squad is COM
| posed of Catherine English. captain,
and Lilly Lou Gilbert, forwards; Eloise
Sergeant, center; Edna Carr, side
center; Christine Douglas, manager
and guard; Mary GULL and Louise
Prescott, guards.
School letters will be awarded the
10 best players in the series regard
less of the teams on which they played.
Selections will be made by commit.
tee composed Of the captains and
managers, and Mrs. Annie Trennis.
basket ball coach.
For the first time In the history Of
the school, Eastern's freshman squad
is sweeping the field in the interclass
basket ball series which got under way
Tuesday. In the opening contest they
defeated the Juniors, 26 to 20. creating
a sensation.
In the other game Of the double.
header played on the opening day, the
Sophmores nosed out the Seniors, 16
to II.
Yesterday the Freshmen scored
again, taking the measure of the
Seniors, IA to IL. The Freshmen had
a one-point edge on their opponents
at the close Of the half, but the Sen
Tors took the lead in the third quarter
which ended 1910. Guarding was
close and it was difficult for either
team to score in the final period, but
the Freshmen managed to add four
points.
Freshmen passers are Alice Elliott.
Frances Bailey. Elizabeth Stull. cap.
tain; Frances Dennison, Virgie Cock
rill, Lou Snyder and Marion Fisk.
The Sophomore squad includes Miss
Law, captain; Lucille Bixler. Ella
Sanborn. Jean Stivers, Bill Newman,
Helen Manning, Helen Chatlin, Miss
Reznek and Miss McCaffery.
Senior colors are worn by Dorothy
Collif1ower, captain; Nellie Dalrymple.
Ruth Jarvis, Evelyn Bfxler, Fran
Ethelyn Spahr.
Junior tossers are Eugenia Thomp-
son, captain: Helen Wheeler, Marion
Gardner, Beryle Edmiston. Virginia
Barrett, Mabel Bell, Marion Gilmore,
Roberta Willard and Miss Crowley.
Senior markswomen of Central High
School scored over the Juniors, to 2,
in the second of the rifle matches,
which are being conducted by Miss
Louise Hart, faculty adviser. This ties
up the series, as the Juniors won the
first encounter. 6 to 3.
The point winners for the Seniors.
with their scores, were Cathren Lud-
lum, So Eugenia Cuvfllier, ~; vir.
ginia Riley, At; Ivah Shear, At; Mar
Raret Goodwin, As; Virginia Ladd. 40,
and Helen Landlord, Al. The scoring
was on the basis Of nine individual
paired matches, each with Junior
against a Senior.
Two Juniors won their matcnes.
Catherine Austin with II and Eliza.
beth Pile with As. Roberta Wright OF
the Juniors shot 40, the second high
est score, but it did not count FOR a
point as she was paired against Catn.
rem Ludlum the only "possible"
scorer.
Hatchets and Lollipops replaced
the Valentines of the first match as
reward of skill on the firing line. A
patriotic kewpie doll, dressed In our
national colors, was the prize award
ed Miss Ludlum for her high score.
Local members Of the women's di.
vision of the National Amateur Ath-
letic Federation will meet this eve
ming at the Cosmos Club at o'clock
for a dinner to be given in honor Of
Or. Thomas D. Wood, head Of the
physical education department Of Co.
lumbia University.
The principal speakers Of the eve
ming will be DIR. Wood. Miss Ethel
Perrin Of the American Child Health
Organization. DIR. John Rogers Of the