Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

LAYING in the opening game
on their schedule, the Gunston
Hall basketers were defeated,
so to ~, by the speedy team
from Warrenton Country
School Yesterday in the Marjorie
Webster gymnasium.
Excellent team play coupled with
neat passing and the uncanny eye OF
Capt. Harriet Wadsworth, who found
the basket for 90 field goals, accounted
for the Virginans easy victory. Miss
Wadsworth, working with Caro- Henry,
side center, formed an offensive COM
bination that the Gunston tossers were
unable to check.
Imogene Taylor, side center and
captain of the Gunston Hall squad.
was the outstanding performer for the
locals.
Members of the Warrenton squad
who made the trip to Washington,
chaperoned by Esther Burnes and ju-
creta Upshur, coaches, included Har,
riet Wadsworth and Natura Peabody,
forwards Fracia Grieb, CENTER Caro-
Henry, side center; Georgia Miller.
and Betty Ilgenfritz, guards ~
Gunston was represented by Mary
Matheson, Martha LinebergeF and
Elizabeth Dunlop, forwards; Harriet
Carter, center: Imogene Taylor. side
center; Margaret Jose, Helen Hotch-
inson and Esine Swift, guards.
After playing to a standstill on two
previous occasions, Iowa avenue sex
tet finally succeeded in earning a
I. hard fought victory over the Park
4 View playground squad to win the
Section championship of the inter
playground basket ball series yester-
day at Noel House.
This triumph gives Iowa avenue
the right to meet Georgetown for the
championship of the Western section
of the city. This argument will be
decided Wednesday afternoon, also at
Noel House. in the event that the
outdoor courts still are too wet to
play upon.
Rosedale holds the championship of
the Eastern section and will meet the
winner of Wednesdays game for the
anterplayground title.
Virginia Monk and Anna Tucker.
1owas' forwards. divided honors in
scoring yesterday. Virginia made
three two-pointers and two one-point-
ers from the field and one toss from
the foul line. Anna accounted for
three two-pointers and as many one
pointers.
Iowa avenues forwards were well
supported in every position. The work
III AilE Woo BcA lAtutdi ~ iphC-
worthy. Iras Burroughs succeeded in
blocking many scoring attempts.
The two teams were well matched
at center. Katherine Jones and Ger
trude Mcdonald being equally alert on
the tip-off.
In the second half, Park View
quickened its pace and played on even
terms with the 1owans, but was un-
able to overcome the lead the latter
had established.
Personnel of the two teams: Iowa
Virginia Monk. right forward Anna
Tucker, left forward; Katherine Jones,
center: Helen Behren. side center; Iras
Burroughs, right guard: Katherine
Doomis, left guard.
Park View Madeline Cambrey, left
forward; Betty Story, right forward;
Gertrude Mcdonald, center: Mary
Hoy, side center; Mary Beck. left
guard Dorothy Jones. right guard,
Mildred Allen, reserve guard.
Washington, Field Hockey Club
members will play basket ball in the
Holton Arms gymnasium on alternate
Thursday nights at S:15 o'clock, ac-
cordlng to a vote taken last night at a
meeting of the organization held at
the home of Alice Nicoll, president.
Practices will begin Thursday night,
February 3. and viii continue every
other Thursday throughout the Win
ter. The club will meet for practice
tomorrow night at Central High
School with the n. A. a. r. group and
on alternate Wednesdays thereafter.
In arranging its practice schedule
Miss Nicoll states. the club has en-.
deavored TO have the practice nights
In the Holton gymnasium fall in the
weeks that the y. A. A. f. group does
not have basket ball, in order that the
club will have the advantage of some
play each week rather than two work
outs in succession.
Miriam FAIRIES was elected official
representative from Washington or
the executive board of the Baltimore
Field Hockey Association of which the
Washington club is a member organi
zation at the meeting last night.
BY a vote Of 10 to it was decided
that the local group would cast bal
lot for the election of officers of thu
association, as follows: Mrs. Charles
Buchanan, president; Dorothy Corn
ing. vice president. and Mrs. Rather
Inc Willis, secretary.
The election will take place in Balti
more, the Washington ballot TO b.
cast by mail.
Washington Athletic Clubs baske
ball squad will practice tonight a
usual In the Eastern High gymnasium
az $40 o'clock. Friday night IN
Neutrality-suspicious. will play a practlc