Evening star., 1928-12-23

- CHOOLBOY aCnleLeS ana JnelT
followers thoroughly enjoyed
themselves during the rapidly
~ waning year. The various cham
pionship competitions provided
keen battling and several dramatic up
sets were in order.
AS was the case in 1927, Tech again
achieved most laurels in the public
high group, with Gonzaga, Dewitt, st.
Johns and Emerson getting large
share of honors among the prep
schools.
Central gained the public high basket
ball title for the fourth consecutive
season, Eastern captured the base ball
crown won by Tech in 1927, Tech won
the Spring track meet for the fifth
straight year after stern struggle
with Central, and Tech gained the foot
ball crown.
Gonzaga landed the prep school foot
ball championship The I-Streeters de-
feated Dewitt, defending champion, Is
to 6, to win the flag. Gonzaga also de-
feated Emerson, IS to 0, the only other
formidable contender for the prep
school championship.
Cenkrai Basketers Classy.
Central, with a fast. clever team,
thoroughly schooled in the smart short
passing game taught by Bert CogginS,
Blue and White coach, unQuesticnably
was the class Of the public high basket
ball series. After suffering its only de-
feat at the hands OF Tech, the Blue
and White came back late in the Sc
ries to decisively trim the Maroon and
Gray. Central won games and lost l.
Tech finished second. with victories
against 2 defeats, followed in order by
Eastern, which won games and lost as
many; Western, with wins and de-
feats, and Business, with victory and
7 setbacks. Ted Cepelli, Eastern guard
and captain of the quint at that school
this year, was a prominent player.
This all-high team was picked by
The Star: Louis Berger, Tech, forward
Forrest Burgess, Central, right forward;
Ben Burch, Central, center; Nelson
Colley, Central, left guard. and Bot
Wilson, western, right guard.
Emerson, GonZaga, st. Johns and
Georgetown Prep we're the best teams
In the prep school basket ball group
Emerson and GonZaga played long
schedules. They clashed twice. with
each team winning game. st. Johns
scored over all public high teams ex-
cept Central, but did not play so ex-
tensive a schedule as Emerson OF
Gonzaga. Georgetown Prep had an un-
usually successfully season, 2S-26
win over Emerson being the high spot
of its campaign.
public high school base ball champion
shin series was somewhat Of surprise
as the Lincoln ParkerS generally were
not believed so strong as either Tech
or Central. Eastern won all four OF 1ts
games, Tech captured three and lost
one. Business had two victories and as
many defeats, Central scored one trl-
umph against three setbacks and west
ern dropped all four Of its games.
The Stars AIl-High Nine.
This all-high base ball team was Sc
lected by The Star: Andy Oehmann
EASTERN, pitcher; Bob Wilson. Western
catcher: Herman German, Tech, mrs,
base: Eddie Lisensky, Eastern, second
base: Mike Hunt, Western, shortStop
| Louis Berger, Tech, third base; Arcnle
Ware, Eastern, left field; Willie VOL
(captain), Central, center feld ane
Paul Brown, Tech, right field;
Gonzaga. Emerson, st. Johns ano
Dewitt had clever ball teams. Frlenos
School nine won the lightweight prep
SCI1OOA UAbAC.
scholastics had an active season in
track and field. The annual hign
school championships and the yearly
&c" Club meet attracted most atten-
ton, but many took part in the Unit
versity Of Maryland interscholactics
the first annual meet held under au-
spices of Dewitt School and other al
fairs The Junior high schools also had
an interesting championship meet.
Tech, Dewitt and Central gained most
track honors. Tech again won the pub
lie high meet. Dewitt captured the &c
Club games and Central gained the high
school trophy in the Dewitt meet.
Tech won the public high meet with
so points, Central was second with Al
Eastern third with &c and Western
fourth with 5. Business was not rep
resented.
Jack Edwards, scoring 18 points, was
largely responsible for Techs victory.
To win the meet the Maroon and Gray
team was forced to beat Central IN the
one-mile relay, and this 1t did IN rec
ord-breaking time.
Three New Records Set.
Three new records were set in the
games. In the mile relay the Tech
team of Nebel, Reichman,, Bailey and
Edwards registered new mark OF s
minutes 81 AS seconds. The old rec
ord was 8 minutes 35 seconds. Calvin
Milans of Central, in leaping feet 12
inch tc set new high Jump record