Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

schoolboy athletes and their
followers in the District
Tech High got the bulk of honors
among the public high group. with
Dewitt and Gonzaga having the
strongest combinations among the
prep schools.
Central gained the basket bali
crown in an abbreviated hectic Sc
ries with Eastern. 1886 CO cham
pions with Central. Tech bagged the
base ball title, another sport in which
Eastern gained top hOnors in 1926.
The Manual Trainers also won the
Spring track meet for the fourth
straight season, but only after throw
ing off q desperate challenge by
Eastern. which finished just two
points behind Tech. Eastern, Tech
and Central tied for the foot ball title.
Western, which was in deadlock for
tho 1926 crown with Tech, finished
last, falling to win a game.
Dewitt Prep Grid Winner.
Dewitt achieved the only prep
school foot ball title, the only sport
In which this group chose to stage
championship. Dewitt took the
title from Gonzaga. s To 0. However.
Emerson trimmed Dewitt and Coma ga
took the measure OF Emerson. The
last-named team let IL be known.
though. that II was not interested in
the title and Dewitt generally was con-
coded honors.
Another hectic struggle marked
the public high basket ball series.
Play was abruptly halted as the re-
suit of a disturbance marked by fly
ing fists that followed a Central
Western game at the Arcadia. Cen
trail was declared the series winner
by the principals and was generally
conceded TO be the class OF the public
high schools. When the series was
stopped the Columbia Heights bas-
keters were heading the flag race
with five wins in as many starts.
Central went on to win top honors
in the University OF Pennsylvania
tournament.
No all-high team was picked by
The Star. as the series was not I'm.
ished, but in n discussion of the play
ers given in this paper those men
toned as having most class were:
Burgee, Nee. fash. Swift and Crouch
of Central: Wilson and Walker OF
Western: Hogarth of Eastern. and
Louis Berger. center and forward Oh
Tech.
Others Have Good Seasons.
Dewitt. Strayer's. Gonzaga, Wood
ward, Emerson. and st. Johns. OF
the prep school group. had good sen =
sons. Dewitt won the ST. John :
tournament and was runner-up III
the Washington and Lee competition.
Strayer's won several notable victo-
ries. as did Gonzaga, and " oodWaFu
and St. Johns fives performed cieN-
crly. Dewitt and Strayers got To-
gether in two peppery games. Eacn
hacGed one and the rubber contest
never was played.
Dewitt School won the title in the
Urht.weight league. which also COM
prised Friends, Woodward and Epis :
,copal teams.
{ Tech came from nowhere 20 achieve
the public high base hall title. start
ing with the greenest and youngest
team in the series. the Manual Tram
ers fought their way TO the top ana
were awarded the title by the hisn
school principals after viSoroasiy
contested series. Tech got the gon-
falcn after Eastern was given for
fei, over Western following the use
in the series by the latter OF player
more than 81 years old
This all-high team was selected ny
The Star: Schneider, Western. pitcher;
Wilson. Western. catcher; Faies,
Tech, first base: Lisensky. Eastern,
second base, Stevens. Western. short
stop; Cooley. Central. third base. Auit,
Central, left field: Wolfe, Central.
center field; May. Business, right field.
GonxaSa. Dewitt. st. Johns and -,
Adams were among prep schools thar
were represented by clever mines,
Big Season ON Track.
Schoias,ics had big season III
track and field, The annual high
schoo, championships and the yearly
&c" Club meet attracted most atien"
ton. but many took part in the Uni
versi,y Of Maryland interscholast'es
and other affairs. The junior high
school also had an interesting chahi'
pionship meet.
IA Was tho case season before last
Dewitt and Tech High athletes again
gained NEST honors, Tech was beaten
in the &C. tNlah games in which the
Manual Trainers were victorious III
1926, hut again Ragged the ann1ai
Spring public hiSh meet. \ h'sh
srot OF the season was the improved
showing es Coach Gordon kath
Eastern High athletes, who not onN
forced Tech to the lsm,( 10 win over
them In {he Spring meet. but showed
cleverly in other affairs, Central also
showed considerable strength. eat
other schools did little IN the csi'der'
path sport.
WaShinston was forced 10 yield frst
hcnors in the -" club games ~ out
side teams. Central and Eastern
each with eight points. topped the
local contingent.
Henry Aalhert OF EasterA WAS one
of the outstanding performers ef the
games, takins second place in the
100 and 2s0 ward dashes,
Had Eastern had some capable
arr,in throwers the Lincoln iNarAeFS
wnild have messed out Tech for to.
honurs In the public hish meet. Nhea
this event, the hast Oh She proefatn.
VAS reached the Light Rlue ana White
was leading Tech 10 ~ s., eAt the
Manual Trainers placed s'>'Hi'd and
third in this test while Eastern was
going scoreless, As Il result Tech wen
the meet ~ IL a. Central was third
Western got one se,Noad place, kast
ness did not compete,
MelkuttAiu SrtN y NeCNfus
Henry Mcdonald ot rechA who led
In individual scoring With II points,
was tho lone ncrformer IL set new
record lie leaped II feet inch III
winning the pole vault e. better the
old mark hy | inch, ASno1tah alsn
sriumphed IN the shatput and placed
third in the taVelin ami IN the discus,
iieury falhert ct Esstesn counted 10
points by Victories in the leo and soe
ward daahos,
However, In the South Atlanttc
held Max AZ tho uniNes>
sity OF MARY ianAin tcllege tAVk, Mast s
ern scored IL points ~ ~ tU tE<h, /
In those games 1enrN NStNntd !
h.<,ke the south Atlantic rnle Vault F..
recnrd by elestlnS lr ter'. rean@' +,
counted SAs pNints IN this mvet
Central scored - paints III the AIT !