Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-19

~ ESPIIE the loss OF fOur OF us
brightest performers OF the
past season. Eastern High
IL School is hopeful OF develop
ing capable rife team.
Henry Bauer and Eta Evans are the
lone veterans at hand, while Frank
Rodger, captain. and James Di2tz,
assistant captain, have ciinched posi-
tions. There are several candidates
battling for the other two places on
the team The squad has no manager
but Henry Bauer is acting as secre-
tary.
Aside from intraschool competition,
little shooting will be done by the East
ern rificmen until the public high title
matches.
Louis Hayes. Albert Bean. Alton Dens-
low and Theodore Entwistle are the
crack shots lost from the team Of a
season ago.
Central and Western and Tech and
Business will clash tomorrow afternoon
in the Arcadia in public high basket
ball title games. the results of which
are apt to make even tighter the red
hot battle for the flag now in progress
Central and Tech, which are tied for
second place at two wins and one de-
feat each, both must triumph TO keep
in the running. and II they both win
these teams will be locked in a triple
tie for the lead with Eastern. The
Lincoln Parkers. who are heading the
race with three wins and one defeat.
will not play tomorrow
II is likely that brisk battling will
mark both tits. Central and Western.
keen rivals. usually furnish a hard
fought contest. whatever the sport. Il
Will be recalled that it was az the end
IL thrilling Central-WeStern game that
the title series last Winter was sum-
marlly halted. At the close OF the battle
which vas won by Central there was a
disturbance IN which fists few. West
| ern appeared 10 good advantage yester-
day against the University Of Maryland
freshmen. losing by only % TO "a.
I Business can be counted on 10 make
| desperate stand against Tech. The
| Stenogs have yet 10 win in three starts
| and realize that unless they come
through today their chances Of making
| credltable showing in the race will be
| Just about shot. From its performance
| against Central Tuesday when they ex-
tended the Blue and White before sue
cumbing in 1927 game Business is a
stout foe for any OF the public high
teams.
Eastern Will not idle tomorrow. being
down for brush in the Eastern gym
/ with st. Johns. Emerson and Gonzaga
Will face on the street Sciloo! floor and
Hyattsville High will engage Charlotte
Hall at Charlotte Hall in other games
Of interest hereabout tomorrow.
Coach Guyon. Eastern coach, be-
/ heves III keeping his proteges active.
and following their 1925 defeat yes
. teTday at the hands of Dewitt. the
Light Blue and White toSsers were 70
/ engags Catholic University freshmen
tonight In the preliminary TO the c.
L. Varsiiy-DuQueSne game in the
Brookland gym. ST. Adams vas TO
engage Silver Spring TakoU.a High
School III the Saints gym III the only
other game listed here today.
Rufus Vincent. center. led the Dewitt
scorers with Is points as his team
oyercame Eastern yesterday Chalxley
with eight points topped Eastern's
sharpshooters. II was a decided come
| back for Dewitt, which has not been
| winning consistently recently. Coach
| Guyon used le PLAYERS during the game.
Western put mp hne scrap before