Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-08

time to drilling the youngsters SO as
to have the various teams in the
best physical condition. Lists of en-
trants will be published later
Interest in tennis is rowing with
the warm weather and students are
daily taking to the courts preparing
for the inter-class tournaments which
will be staged irs1 a few days. The
annual boys and girls tournaments to
determine the school champions will
be played off in the near Auture.
Among the more prominent racquet
stars at high school are Albert Will
liams, the Pilares phenom, who last
year represented the local school OF
the state tournament. Williams brush
ed aside four opponents in hard
matches before he finally succumbed
to George Leland, representing Cliff
ton, Arizona, in hard and close
fought match. Leland advanced to
the finals against Arciniega of Mo-
renci as a result of his victory over
Williams. Williams is out for inter-
class baseball at present but in a
week will take up the court game.
His hitting ability is needed just now
on the junior class baseball team in
their fight for the school champion
ship in this sport. Williams poled
out a brace of honors last year that
kept his team in the running. He
is expected to repeat if given
chance and is a constant threat to
opposing moundsmen
Cary, another racquet star, will prob
ably drop the game this season as his
attentions will be devoted to twirl-
ing for the local school nine. Cary
had considerable experience on the
slab last summer in the Twilight
league and should prove a valuable
player on the school nine.
Helm, NallCy, Warnock, Beard, Sad
Ter, are others who play good game
Of tennis.
Among the girls who are likely to
participate in the tournament in the
near future are Louise Bleistein,
racquet star from Pilares, Mexico.
Miss Bleistein plays a strong game
and is sure candidate for the play
off series. Betty Sexton, Elizabeth
Piper, Marjorie Gooding, Eleanor Ar
thur, Edna Williams, are others who
have participated in tournaments of
former years
There are many others who have
signified their intention of playing
in the tournament. The winner of
the school tournament will in all
probability represent the Douglas high
at the state tennis matches held dur
inG the university week activities.
douglas has been well represented
in past years. John Williams, class
of 1925 held the championship for two
years and Douglas Cary, class of 1927,
was runner-up in the state finals
twice, and held the Border States
Junior championship one year. Last
year Albert Williams made a good
showing for the first year.
Coach H. B. Warren is giving all
track and field candidates daily
workouts SO as to get his boys in
condition for the meets that will be
held later in the season.
E-.ceoney, Cummins, Hohstadt, Houck,
veterans of last years team are all
ready to make better records this
year. Coryell, sprinter is out in
spiked shoes and is turning in good
early season records. Warren is ex-
pecting much from this candidate
before the close of the season Hurst,
new student, entered from Wyom-
ing, is mile runner of merit When
warmer weather comes on a new state
record is likely to be made. Hurst
looks like find in this run and ne
may be used in the $50 yard race
as we'll Byrne, Powers, Miller, Clark
and several others are developing
fast and may show good form be-,
fore the inter-class tournament is
run off.
High school baseball makes its de-
but today when the class tournament.
begins Following the tournament the
team will be groomed for the opening
game of the southern conference
with Bisbee to be played here a week
from Friday. Coach Johnston will
make no announcement of line-ups
at present.
CHARGE DRY LAW VIOLATION
BISBEE, March tF1 - Edgar q.
Thomas, Henry Oystilla and Oscar
Uhls were charged with possession OF
liquor in complaints filed with James
Allison, United States commissioner
here today The three men were ar
rested followed raids conducted by
Frank Aiken, prohibition agent, as
sisted by border patrolmen, Tuesday
night. Oystilla recently pleaded guilty
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