Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
EAGLE AND YANKEE FTVES
TO FACE FAST OPPONENTS

Two of the big independent basket
ball quints of Washington will swing
into action Saturday and Sunday in a
brace of the most important games of
the season. Anacostia Eagles, District
unlimited class champions, will face
stern test Saturday night when they
match skill with the Atlantic Coast
Line team, Southern amateur title
holders, in the Congress Heights audi
; forum at $40 o'clock.
Washington Yankees, outstanding
contenders for the unlimited title, will
clash with the fast Fitton A. c. of
Boston Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
in Gonzaga gym. The visitors are list
ed as among the leading combinations
of the country and play in professional
style
Arcadians and Princess girls will
meet in a preliminary to the Eagles
Coast Line team game at 1870 o'clock.
WOOdlOthian basketers have two
games billed this week, the first
against the Pontiac A. c. tonight at
Eastern High School Tomorrow night
they will oppose the strong Park View
a. c. team in their first game in
the Washington Community Center
League at Wilson Normal gym Next
Wednesday the Woodlothfans will meet
Potomac Boat Club at Central High
School at $50.
Stanton A. c. fioormen handed the
fast Calvary NJ. E. quint it's first de-
feat of the season, the Northeast toss
ers winning, 16 to 10. The guarding
of the two teams was the feature of
the game. The count was knotted
1910 at half time. STATIONS will op.
pose the Hyattsville National Guards.
men Monday night at Hyattsville and
will meet Anacostia Eagles Febru
airy 10.
w. H. West tOssers annexed PATIO
y contest from the Calvary NJ. +. Re
serves in Calvary gym.
Tech Lightweights scored owe.
Smithfields, % to IA. and Centennials
lost to Standards, s to %, in a brace
of Boys Club League contests at the
Boys Club gym.
NOrdlinger tossed a foul goal in the
closing minutes of play to give the
Temples a 14-to-13 verdict over Ire
mont tossers in the Wilson Normal
gym.
Representatives of many of the
local banks met last night and or
ganized Bankers Basket Bal
League, made up of teams from eight
local financial institutions. G.. w
Loring of the Washington Loan and
Trust Co. was elected president, G.
NJ. Van Hoesen of the Second Ma
tional Bank vice president and A +.
Shaw of the Commercial Nationa
Bank secretary treasurer. A schedule
committee was appointed.
Epiphany Roses returned 10 THEN
winning ways, trimming the Boys Club
Celtics at Washington Barracks in q
senior league contest, % to II. The
game was marked by close guarding
on both sides.
Chevy Chase Centrals staged a
strong rally in the last quarter to pui
out a 33-to % victory over the Mont
rose five. Centrals trailed "a to
At half time.
Columbia 4. {. fioormen took a sur
prise 31-to-30 contest from Park View
l,asketers in senior league game.
Columbia Midgets trounced Mount
Vernon Midgets 80 to % in a game al
the Y. NJ. G. A. gym.
Although johnny GoIlan shot clever
field goals, his Parkway Motor Co. five
fell before the Fort Washington quint
at Fort Washington. 33 to 81.
Warwick Props will encounter the
Auroras tonight at Eastern High gym
Troop r and Troop q took games in
the Fort Myer League. r troop down
ing Post Staff, Al to 81. and Troop G
trimming Troop i. 40 to %.
Takoma Silver Spring floornien Jour
neyed TO PoolesVile and administered
2O-to-9 defeat to the local quint.
Corinthian Midgets will meet tonor