Evening star., 1927-03-12

lIH EOlOTIul SdllcEy
U n cheering them on, yellow
AA and white predominating
on the one side and scarlet
and white on the other
Mount Vernon Seminary and Medeira
School tossers battled for supremacy
in their annual basket ball encounter
staged in the Epiphany gymnasium.
Mount Vernon's sextet, exhibiting
more speed than in the 1925 tilt, tr1-
umphed, 32 to %.
Mount Vernon led at half time, but
Madeira evened the count In the tnird
period. A final burst of speed in the
fourth quarter brought the Alaska
Avenue team 10 the front. Clever COM
bination plays successfully carried
through by Elizabeth Sherwood,
Mount Vernon guard; Betty Wynne-
Rugee, side center and Katherine
Beyinger. forward, were the feature
of the game. Miss Rugee's work was
rendered doubly difficult by the excel
lent guarding and alertness OF Ma
deira's side center. Marie DIXON, VINO
Margaret Johnston, Madeira cap
tain piaved a stellar game in the for
ward field.
Mount Vernon's squad included
Mary Cunningham, captain, ana MISS
Beyinger, forwards; Jane QuInot'
center: Miss, Rugee, side center; Doro-
thy Sigel and Miss Sherwood, guaros.
Madeira passers who figured in the
game Included Miss Johnston, Eleanor
Totten. forwards: Carolyn thompson,
center: Marie Dixon, side center;
Georgia Clark and Betty Blair, guards.
With the fall of the curtain on" the
basket ball season at Mount vernon,
swimming, golf, tennis, base bail ana
track await their cue to claim the at
tention of the sportswomen.
An indoor swimming meet viii be
the nexf feature on the athletic pro-
gram. according to Marion Wallace,
physical training director. FolioWlng
this there viii be a golf tourney over
the 6-hole course on the schooi
grounds. This is an event wnlcn IS
held in no other local seminary ana
one which promises 10 prove very pop
ular at Mount Vernon.
Golf will be followed by tennis, IN
terclass base ball, track meet com
bined with horse show and nnaiiy
a pageant. scheduled for alumnae day
at the end of the year. In this event
Miss Wallace expects to feature tne
rhythmic and folk dancing which has
been taught in class during the term.
other victory IN the University OF
Maryland coed basket ball series.
making it four straight. The class OF
80 out.tossed the Juniors, 70 TO lo
In the first game of a double-header.
Seniors scored over the Sopho-
mores, 13 to 6, in the second contest.
Much will depend upon the second
meeting between the Freshmen ana
the Seniors, carded for Monday.
Seniors hold second place in the series
at present, having suffered but one
defeat, that at the hands of the Frosh.
Should the 81 squad come through
Mondays encounter with the long
end OF the score, the series would be
tied and chances would be even for
the Seniors to win the basket ball cup
for the third time, thus gaining per-
manent possession. Should the Fresh
men win, the title and cup would be
+! theirs.
Eagles continued their triumphant
march toward the senior division
Washington Recreation League title
last night when they won a close de-
cision over the Washington Field
Hockey Club sextet in the Holton Arms
gym, 2l to 19.
Capitol Athletic Club junior swim
mersi were bested. 80 to "a, in their in
tercity swimming meet with the
! Friends School girls of Baltimore.
Senior Blue baslxeters of Orntral High
/ School took the lead in the interclass
series yesterday when they came from
behind to triumph over the Breckys,
! % TO IS.
With Nancy Haas. Brecky side cen.