Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11

N''> NAL tUiS spring VIII ma Ike
Il big effort to wrest the pub.
lie high tennis crown from
| Western. The racketers in
red lose Dooley Mitchell. their
ace. by graduation next month, and
Central believes that will stand a real
chance against the West Finders the
will have a deal Of formidable talent
at hand.
Clever players also have been lost
by Central. including Yeomans,
Staubly and Underwood, letter men.
However. the Blue and White. has
Capt. Frank Shore and Everett Simon
remaining of last seasons regulars.
and such frontrank boys as Randy
Robinson, Manuel Schloss and Walter
Settler.
Though Centrals net candidates
will not begin outdoor practice until
about March Is. they already are
thinking seriously about the campa ign
and are getting themselves in con
dition. \ big Fail tournament was
held Shore was the winner. a total
of 10 competed
Manager Bob Louis has announced
that, in addition to the public high
title matches. the Columbia Heights
School team will meet Navy Plebes,
Georgetown freshmen. Maryland fresh.
men, and may travel to Wilmington
Del. to meet the high school racheters
there. City College and Forest Park
High OF Baltimore and Alexandria
High are among other possible oppo.
nents.
Central. the last team to make it's
debut i'm the public high basket ball
title series. was to make its bow this
afternoon at the Arcadia, engaging
Eastern in their game postponed
from last Friday. After the Blue and
White has shown its wares series
followers doubtless will have con.
siderable OF a line on who's who in
the flag race.
Tech and Eastern easily won their
first games Yesterday. downing West.
ern and Business, 81 to Is. and 80 TO
Is. respectively.
II was the exhibition OF Tech that
was the high spot OF the afternoon
Coach Lowery's husky proteges. who
have been showing class in pre- sea
son tits. fully lived up TO expecta.
tons in running away from Western
Led by Capt. Louis tBoze) Berger.
rangy forward. who accounted for -
points, the Manual Trainers early
demonstrated their superiority over
Dan Abern's doughty boys and earned
big lead. Berger was ably aided by
the entire Tech team with Pat
Rooney. Goldblatt and Capt. Dan
Galotta shining particularly. The
feature OF Techs play was its fast.
cutting accurate passing and fine
team play generally. 1t appears the
Manual Trainers have an unusually
strong team. No player looked hot
for Western. none showing the form
he did when the Georgetown team
took the measure OF Business. 81 to
20. last Saturday. in the series opener.
The Western boys fought doggedly
but were simply hopelessly out.
classed
Business today il nearly out OF the
flag race as the result OF it's loss to
Eastern yesterday, Its second in az
many series starts. IL was a rather
drab. colorless game with neither
team showing much fire. Coach
Guyon started his second .stringers
and the Stenogs fought them to n
ID standoff In the first quarter. With
it's regulars taking the floor in the
second quarter. Eastern showed more
punch, but stalwart defensive play by
Business with Bernie Jones exhibit.
ing his usual heady game kept the
score down until the third period
when the Lincoln Parkers with Ted
Capeili doing most of their counting
stepped out TO gain a comfortable
lead. This edge Guyon's boys grad