Evening star., 1928-12-05

ESPITE that only one letter
winner, Capt. Kenneth Fisher.
forward, is at hand. there are
~ some highly promising boys on
the Central High basket ball
squad and indications are that the Blue
and White will have capable court
team. Central was to open its season
this afternoon in the Central gym en-
tertaining George Mason High court
men of Alexandria.
1t seems likely that the Columbia
Heights School will do we'll this season,
especially if Bert CogginS. Central tutor,
decides to carry on at Central. Right
now CogginS is seriously considering
offers to coach basket ball at either Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute or Washing
ton and Lee and has admitted that he
very likely will accept one of the propo-
sitions, probably that offered by Vir-
ginia Poly Should he accept the post
he would leave Central shortly after
January l.
Coggins' going admittedly would
handicap efforts to turn out winning
Central quint. For the past four seasons
Coggins has been at the helm of the
court team at Central during which he
has never lost the public high title. His
teams have twice won the crown, tied
for it once and was leading another
year when the series was halted because
of disorder following game In the
Arcadia.
However, should Coggins decide to
stay, it is a pretty safe bet that the
Blue and White will have capable
team. as the curly-thatched mentor has
consistently built strong quints from
green squads.
In addition to Fisher leading candi-
dates for the Central team include
Clyde Romig, center; Donald DeVeau,
Russell Lampson and Edward De Lis1o,
guards, and Stanley ParkinS and Henry
Broadbent. guards.
Others making a spirited bid for
berths are Jahnny Monk, center; Lynn
Woodward, Ralph Lowell and Eddie
Newcomer. guards; Downey Rice, guard
and center; Billy Mason, forward and
Theodore McGann.
Business High School basket ball
practice started yesterday when more
than a score of candidates reported.
Capt jake Lewis. guard, and Morris
Denniberg, a guard two seasons ago,
are the lone letter winners at hand,
but other capable material is in the
squad and indications are Coach Lynn
Woodworth may be able to develop
a highly creditable team
Others reporting to WoodWorth, in
addition to Lewis and Denniberg, were
Joe Brown, Milton Singman, Norman
Risley Fred Finley, Robert Lucas, Ralph
Cole, John Hallett. Ivan Koontz, Leon
Cohen, Hyman Knaisel Nathan New
man, Hugh Mahoney, Lester Singman,
Linwood Jones, Pete Lotus. Irwin Ross,
Robert HaSkins, Louis Chatlin, Harold
Krotzin, Melvin Payne, Henry Harper
and Max Zuken.
Elmer P. C"Hap') Hardell, Tech
High School director of athletics, an
nounced today that as usual track prac-
tice at the school would begin Janu-
ary 4.
Many members of the crack Mckinley
team which won the annual Spring
meet last year have been lost by gradu-
alton and Hardell will have his work
cut out to mold another winning combi-
nation The willy Tech mentor, how
ever, often has started track COM
paign with a none too promising squad
and has developed a strong team, and
the indications now are that the Nc
Kinley team will be sturdy.
Bob Bailey, quarter-miler and low
hurdler, now at Penn: Harry Mullen,
sprinter, now at the University of Gin
cinnati Howard Florance, sprinter, who
is to be graduated in February and
probably will enter Georgetown; Edgar
Shaw, half miller, and Basil Postle-
thwaithe, broad jumper and miller, now
at Purdue, are star members of last
seasons team who will be missing.
Allen Pope, hurdler, also may not be
back
Those who will be available as a
nucleus the coming season are Jake Ed
wards and Holmes Fountain, sprinters;
Frank Nebel, quarter miller, and Arthur
Reichmann, field events dependable.
Dewitt and Gonzaga's elevens are
down to the most serious phase of
preparation for their annual foot ball
game Saturday in Clark Griffith Stad-
ium, upon the outcome of which will
depend the District prep school foot
ball title.
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