Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

The initial Saturday dOuble-header,
which is listed for 1890 in the morn
Ing, will see Eastern tackling Tech
and Western clashing with Business.
All games are to be played on the
Arcade court, which is a considerable
improvement over the George Wash
ington University gymnasium placed
at the disposal of the school authori-
ties last Winter.
Nothing has yet been said as to
whether or not the school teams will
make use Of the net being installed
in the big auditorium for professional
league games. Although the net game
Is faster and is said TO be more in
teresting from the viewpoint OF the
spectator, few Of the local players are
acquainted with its ms and outs. and
it is hardly likely that the wire in
closure will be in use during the
contests.
Will Handle Contests.
Joe Deering. former Columbia Uni
versity basket ball coach and referee
for the Palace Laundry games played
here last season, will officiate in the
series along with Joe Fitzgerald.
Two teams are slated for games to
morrow afternoon. Business plays
against Hyattsville High on the Ma
tional Guard Armory floor at Hyatts-
Vile, while Gonzaga entertains Alex
andria High.
Central's team plays the first en-
counter of four arranged for the week
on Wednesday afternoon when Hyatts-
vile is met in the champions gym
nasium. Annapolis High comes 10
Central on Thursday.
On Saturday the Blue and White
team repeats its performance Of yes
terday by playing two games in one
n " D
| Collegiate Institute is to meet the
Centralites In the afternoon. Follow
ing the clash Coach Coggins will take
his players on a jump OF II miles 10
Columbia to tackle the Columbia
High five.
+ Tech and Dewitt Prep meet in a
return game Wednesday at the Ma
| tional Guard court. The Manual
| Trainers were returned the victors in
| the first contest, 90 to Is.
| Following a pair of drubbings adj
ministered by an alumni five, West
ern's quint will attempt to hit its
stride again Wednesday night in q.
clash with the St. Mary's Celtics on
| the latter's court at Alexandria. Bust
ness plays at Hyattsville the same
| day.
| In addition to Centrars games and
| the two series engagements, Dewitt
Prep and Episcopal High Of Alexan-
dria will furnish action for their fol
! lowers Saturday. The AleXandrians
| open their campaign with Baltimore
Poly on the home floor, while the
Props attempt to take the mea sure of
Catholic University's freshmen.
EaStern's regulars won the decision
| from an alumni team in a fast game
yesterday in the Eastern gym. The
count stood 80 to q, with Cappelli of
! the school five leading the scorers
with a total of seven baskets. Jack
Smith contributed four doubled deck
ers to the alumni total
| Basket ball practice for St. Adams
will be renewed Wednesday at the
reopening of school. The team is
Handicapped with small court but is
somewhat recompensed by being al
lowed the use of Epiphany gymna-
SUM each Friday. Three letter men
Capt. William Stearns, Woodruff
Weaver and Charles Morganthal-
are back with the squad. Other lead
| ing candidates for places on the quint
are Harrison, Hard. Eyster, McGill
and Hunt. N-
Dewitt and Central are booked to
open their swimming schedules on
Saturday. The Central squad, which
lost to an alumni combination by a
small margin last Monday, goes to
Baltimore for a dual meet in the
Baltimore Athletic Club tank Dewitt
will be entertained by Mereersbure