Evening star., 1927-04-13
COLLEGE athletes are
anticipating the climax of their
sport season on May day, Fri
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sport season on May DAY, + n
i day, May 13, when the cham
pionships in basket ball, ten
mis-, archery, track and field will be
decided.
It is customary at Trinity 20 stage
the championship round of the ma jor
interclass sport events on May day,
with the exception of hockey and
swimming. Hockey honors are de.
cided in the Fall. The Sophomores
won the series this year, earning 5
points toward the class shield which
is given each May TO the class win
ming the most points during the en-.
tire term.
Sophomores also have won two
swimming meets, giving them the
title in this sport and another points
toward the shield.
Play in the basket ball series Will
begin Immediately after Easter. The
graduating class last year won the
championship SO there will be no de-
Tending champions this season. Each
class has an equal opportunity of Win
ming court laurels. and keen competi-
ton is expected in the series.
Seniors are fairly confident OF win
ming tennis honors, as Helen Michel,
present champion. is a member of
their class and is recognized as the
leading racketer in school.
The class of '2S hopes to claim the
archery tourney. Helena Sullivan
won the event for it last year and
will compete again this season.
Helen Purcell, '2S, and Lillian Slat.
terry, %. are expected TO make an inn
pressive showing in the riding events.
No favorites are picked for the field
meet. a s honors went 10 the class of
'26 last May.
70 ha
by Mary Gwynn physical training di-
rector, the basket bah, track. archery
and tennis finals will he staged on
the morning OF May l3. while the
horse show and a pageant, Alice in
Wonderland" viii be held in the
afternoon.
Lillian Healey Of New York will take
the part Of Alice in the pageant. Aft
er supper. served on the Veranda, a
college sing" will be staged as the
concluding feature of the May day
program.
OF course the play-off of the net
finals depends entirely upon the brand
OF weather supplied to Washington
during the first two weeks in May,
when the preliminary rounds are
scheduled.
Graduates were crowned basket ball
champions at Georgetown Visitation
Convent yesterday, defeating the Sec
ond Seniors. 81 to %, in s1he final en-
counter. Previously they had scored
over the Third Seniors, 35 to 27, in the
semi-fnals.
Superior teamwork and good head
work at center. coupled with accuracy
in the forefield, where Kitty Corbett
and Suzanne Hall rarel,- missed an
opportunity to score, earned the vic
forx- for TbA Grads
Graduates who figured in the cham
plonship match, in addition to Miss
Corbett and Miss Hall. were Ellen
Bates, center: Marjorie Lynch, side
center, and Mary Ahern and Jane
Coonan, guards.
Second Seniors were represented by
Eleanor Hunt and Loretta Pepper,
forwards Mary Punches, center; Mer-
cedes Sullivan, side center; Norma
McNair and Helen Smith, guards.
Emily Quirk replaced Miss Sullivan in
the second half.
A number Of prominent basket ball
officials were won over to sthe two
court basket ball game for girls by
the demonstration given last night at
Eastern High School by members of
the Eagle and Washington Athletic
Clubs and expressed themselves as