Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09
EW REGULARS OF 1926
TEAM IN GUYON'S SQUAD
.:lcoln Park School Coach Hard Put to Form Club
to Defend Title-Western Has Good Players.
Central Defers Spring Grid Work.

A battle between Gonzaga and
Western on the latter's floor is the
high spot of tomorrow's schoolboy
court card. The Purple yanquished
Coach Dan Ahearn's boys recently on
the l street court and the boys in red
will try to reverse the tables in their
own back yard. In another match
tomorrow Warwick Collegians and
Eastern will match baskets on the
Eastern floor.
Central, that meets Penn Freshmen
tonight in the preliminary to the
Maryland Penn varsity game in Phila
delphia, will make anoher trip over
the week end, on which the Blue and
White will play two games. both on
Saturday. Swarthmore Props will be
met at Swarthmore, and at night the
Trenton School for the Deaf will be
encountered
Aside from CentraIs game with the
Penn yearlings. the only engagements
on tOdays card involving local sch0las-
tics were those this afternoon between
Dewitt and the University of Mary
land Freshmen at College Park and
Charlotte Hall and Eastern at Eastern.
A floor goal and foul shot by Gene
terday gave Tech an 1917 basket ball
victory over Strayers. 1t was rather
an upset. The game was the last for
the Manual Trainers, who despite
number of handicaps have made a de-
cidedly creditable showing under the
direction of Coach j. J. Lowrey. Louis
Berger and Dan Galotta each gar
nered points to top Tech marksfnen
while Ferd Cappelli with a trio of
floor goals and from the foul line,
scored most for Strayer's.
Hyattsville High tossers proved
easy prey for Gonzaga yesterday, the
latter winning. AZ to IA. on the
street court. Gonzaga had things all
its way from the outset. Tubba Far
rell was the outstanding performer
for the Purple, with Capt. Wilbur
Wright and Charley Bailey showing
best for Hyattsville.
With Joe Harmon and John Dunn
as their big guns the strong George
town freshman basketers handily took
the measure of Eastern yesterday on
the Lincoln Parkers' floor, SIS to H..
Harmon accounted for Ia points and
Dunn 12. Capt. Cy Hogarth was
Eastern's leading scorer, with s
points.
Georgetown Prep tossers fought
Coach Jack Collins Business High
combination to a 1912 draw for the
first half of their game yesterday, but
in the final half Dick Keefer, Jack
Lewis and Sam Marks got the range
and the Stenogs won, 81 to "a. Pc
trossi and Cunningham were the Gar
rett Parkers' chief scorers.
Dewitt cOuTfmen assured themselves
of top honors in the Junior prepare
tory 135-pound league yesterday, by
vanquishing Friends, 81 to 10. French,
Jordan and Uruuhart were in the fore
front of the victors' drive on the
cords, while Anderson registered all
but of Friends points, dropping 6
goals through the net from the floor
and counting once from the foul line.
Trainer and Kreh were top scorers
for the Woodside team that yesterday
squeezed out 1921 triumph over Ia
koma-Silver Spring High School.
Kreh and Fitzgerald counted most
frequently for the losers.
The game scheduled February II
between Business High basketers and
University of Maryland Freshmen, at
College Park was today. upon request
of Jack Collins, Stenog coach, ad.
vanced to Friday afternoon. Play
will start at o'clock. Business
wished to keep an engagement with
Maury High School at Norfolk, Va,
on February Is.