Evening star., 1926-12-08
CUYON NOT DISCOURAGED
BY LOSS OF MANY STARS
Only Two Veterans Remain, But Much Other Good
Material Is in Squad-Center Appears to Be
Greatest Source of Worry.

n ESPITE the loss of such stall
wart performers as Julie
Radice, skinny" Madigan
- Boots" Scruggs. ''Ferdie'
Cappelli. Hubby Elliott
and Hickey, Coach Charley Guyon
believes that if he can develop cap
able center Eastern Highs entry in
the coming title series WILL by no
means. prove a "pushover."
As to veteran material Eastern is
little better off than Tech that has
but one 1885 regular left. OF the
bang-up machine that swept the Light
Blue and White to a tie for the title
with Central last Winter there re-
mains only capt. cy IIogarth. guard.
and Harry McAlister, forward.
However, with SO promising an ar
ray OF talent as Ted Cappelli brother
of "Ferdie": 'Skip" Faber Henry
Hoffman. Shapiro. Manuel Rice and
Joe Wood striving for forward berths
and DOrr. Chick" Essex. Moller and
Wilson Zambreney battling for guard
jobs. it appears that Guyon need not
be unduly troubled as to these posts.
But admittedly he is concerned
about the center assignment. While
BuSchong, De Pro. Smell, Buck
O'Brien. stellar defensive fullback and
captain of the recent Eastern foot
ball eleven and Quinn look like good
raw material. none has had the de-
sired experience.
1t is Coach Guyon's plan to do a
deal Of experimenting tomorrow aft
ernoon when his proteges play their
first game with Emerson in the Lin
coin Parkers' gym.
Other Eastern dates follow:
December 10-St. Johns at East.
December 14-Devitt Prep at
Dewitt.
December list. Johns at st.
Johns
December est. Mary's CeItics
at Alexandria.
January 6-EmersOn Institute at
Emerson.
January 1-Strayer's at Eastern.
January 8-HagerstOwn High at
Eastern tpending).
January 11-Business at Arcadia.
January l4-Western at Arcadia.
January 18-Central at Arcadia.
January 2O-Calvert Hall at
Baltimore.
January 2l-Tech at Arcadia.
January 22-HagerstOwn High
at Eastern (pending).
january e6-EpiscOpal High at
Alexandria.
January 28-Business at Arcadia.
February 1-Western at Arcadia.
February 4-Central at Arcadia.
February 5-Navy Plebes at An
napOliS.
February 8-Tech at Arcadia.
A Christmas holiday trip is pend
ing as are also a number of other
out-of-town engagements. Participa-
tiOn in the University of Pennsylvania
tournament. says Guyon, will depend
upon how strong the Eastern combi-
nation is at the end of the season.
Although using many players Cen
tral High basketers last. night van
quished st. Johns, q to 20, on the
latter's floor. While the Blue and
White tossers We're not so keen in
hooking 'em in they flashed a fine
defensive exhibition and on the whole
looked formidable.
Business was another public high
combination to show impressively last
night, vanquishing Strayer's Business
College, 33 to u. The Stenographers,
led by Dick" keefer, former BOYS
Club Celtic star. held the whip hand
from the start although they did not
do their heaviest scoring until the
latter stages. Stewart, Harrington
May and B. Jones were other tossers
used throughout the game by Coach
Collins. The combinat tiOn is expected
to be used regularly by the Steno-
graphers. 1t looks far from weak,
Thomas Brew, end on the victorious
1926 team. was elected captain of
Gonzaga's $ 1927 foot ball squad at
netting of letter winners yesterday.
Brew lives in Northeast ashington
and learned his foot ball on the Union
Plaza gridiron. Gus Smvth was
named manager of the team. Johnny
Rock. GonZaga ace; Ed Dugan and
Barney Nolan are expected to enter
Georgetown next Fall.