Evening star., 1927-10-19

IN of the elementary school bas-
l. ket ball and dodge ball
leagues yesterday and was
expected to delay the schedule further
this afternoon, as none of the fields
on which games were carded was
reported in condition.
Pierce School basket hall squad was
the first team to score this season.
having defeated Maury's seXtet Tues
day afternoon in the Rosedale division
opener by the score of 35 to s.
Games which were postponed he
cause of rain will be rescheduled later
by Maude Parker, director of girls
activities of the playground depart
ment, under whose auspices the
leagues are managed. Among the
postponed tilts are the following:
Basket ball-Virginia avenue divi
sion, Randle Highlands VS.. Bryan
Plaza division. Arthur VS.. Seaton
Howard division, Mott VS.. John Cook
Dodge ball-ROsedale division, Blow
VS.. Webb; Garfield, Brent vs. Van
: Ness; Plaza. Peabody VS.. Hayes
Tomorrow the Columbia Heights
and Bloomingdale division basket ball
circuits are slated to open. Park
View will meet Brightwood at Park
View in the Columbia Heights divi-
sion game, while Brookland will face
Burroughs on the B1oomingdale court.
So many teams are entered in the
Columbia Heights division that it is
necessary to play off the series in two
sections, the winner of each section
10 meet ultimately to decide the divi-
sion championship. Miss Parker has
announced the Park View section
schedule. but states that the Happy
Hollow loop is not yet arranged.
Park Views card is given below:
October 90. Park View VS. Brightwood:
q. Monroe, VS.. Ross; e5, Park View vs..
view vs. Monroe: 81. Ross VS.. Brightwood:
November 5. Park View vs.. -Brightwood: 4
TO- Monroe VS. Bright wood: IA Park View
VS.. Monroe Is. Ross Brightwood.
Swimmers over 13 years of age will
compete in an open swimming meet
to be held in the new Ada Thomas
Memorial pool at the Y. w. c. A.
headquarters on K street, Saturday.
October %.
All contestants must have the re-
uuired physical examination prior
to entering the meet. Registra tions
should he made at the health educa.
ton Office not later than October %.
The meet is open only to amateurs.
/, No one who has at any time received
money for the teaching of swimming
is eligible, according to the committee
in charge.
Events win include free style race,
form swimming, fancy diving and
plunge for distance.
Leaders i'm wOmens athletics in the
District will he guests of honor at
the annual dinner of the sport Sec
tion Of the Women's City Club tomor-
row evening in the Chinese room Of
the clubhouse on Jackson place.
Among the representative sports
women to be honored are Dorothy
White, District golf champion; Fran
res krucoff. tennis titlehoIder: Eliza
beth Jackson. captain Of the Washing
ION Polo Club; Miriam Faires man
sger OF the Washington Field Hockey
Club. and Florence SHADING. South
Atlantic breast stroke swimming
champion.
Helen y. Johnson. chairman of the
section, will act as tOastmistress. as
sisted by the leaders Of the various
units. including Florence G. Bell.
tennis; Mrs. II. b. Warner. golf; Elaine
Eppley. riding. and Thelma Schmitt,
swimming.
bv the Arcadians, Nhe basket BAH
squad managed by Jack" Martin last
year, which played through a season
under boys rules. Announcement of
the time and place of the initial prac-
tice has not been made. but it is
understood that girls rules will be
adopted this season by the group as
81 was found difficult 10 obtain inter
ostinR comDetition among members Of