Evening star., 1927-03-04

~ ACKETERS of the Women S
- District Tennis League will
II gather Monday night at the
i home Of Ruth Curran, secre-
treasurer. 1916 street,
for the first of a series of card parties
| to be given twice month ny the
organization for the purpose of rails
| ing funds for rental Of courts during
| the season.
Miss Curran states that each MEM
ber will he privileged to bring friends
outside of the league to make up hef
| table if preferred. A fee OF 80 cents
a person will be charged. 1t is hoped
! that at least five tables Will be filled
at each affair in order that a substan-
| tial fund may he raised by the time
| the Season opens formally.
Negotiations already are under way
| for obtaining one court Whlch coulu
| be used exclusively for playing on
| league matches and if the card par
ties are successful. others will be en-
gagged so that players will not ex-
perience the difficulty they have had
in the past in finding a place to play
after 4:30 in the afternoon.
Members of the league desiring TO
attend the opening affair next MONDAY
should notify Miss Curran at. North
20i5 by Monday noon.
In connection with the ladder
matches, the first group of which nave
been assigned by the secretary TINS
week. players are advised that IN case
an opponent is unable to play on
either of two dates offered her, Sne
must default the match, giving the
challenger her place on the ladder un-
til such time as she can offer chal-
lenge herself to regain her position.
Centrals two senior sextets tri-
umphed again in the double-headcr
played yesterday in the school gym
nasiun, which means that the two OF
them are tied for first place in the
series.
Close guarding on the part of the
Sophomore guards, 1ras Burroughs
and Elsa Keiner, held down the
Senior Blue score in the opening game,
the final count being 13 to I. With
Alma Whaler, Dorothea Lewis and, in
the second half, Mary Louise Duckett
in the Blue forward field, all of them
consistent shots, the Blues, offered n
dangerous threat Of swamping the less
experienced sophs had not the defense
work been of the best.
Miss Puckett led in scoring for the
winners, collecting eight points dur
ing her half time on the. court. Mary
Sproul, senior side center, exhibited
good teamwork in conjunction with
the two forwards. Esther Hall sue
ceeded in getting the tip-off at center
and the offensive play of the team was
we'll backed up by Lydia Hunt and
Eleanor Lindsey, guards.
Miss Keiner and Miss Burroughs
we're the outstanding performers for
the Sophs, supported by Hazel Kirk
and Helen Humphries, forwards; May
Ostermeyer, center: Elizabeth Gawen,
Halle Clarke and Grace Hazard, side
centers.
Breckys scored by safe margin
over the Juniors, Is to 7. Teamwork
rather than individual brilliance
earned the decision for the Senior
group. Dorothy Friedman, Jean Nc
Gregor and Evelyn Harrison shared
In scoring. Mary Louise Stafford
played center: Mildred Slye and Nancy
Haas alternated at side center; Miss
Margaret Hutchinson, Elizabeth Clary
and Josephine Dunham figured in the
backfield.
Junior tossers who participated
were Edith McCulloch and Anne Pal
las, forwards; IIugenia Horne, center;
lone Whaler. side center; Bessie Kritt
and Jacqueline' Edes. guards. The
feature OF the Juniors play was the
work of lone Whaler and Jacaueline
Edes. both of whom were alert and
accurate in handling the ball.
Preliminary play for the South
Atlantic woman's basket ball cham
pionships will be held In Baltimore
instead of in Washington as was an
nounced originally, owing to the fact
that only two teams from the District
have entered their names definitely
The Arcadians, entered several days