Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-09
FIVE TITLE GAMES
SLATED FOR WEEK
Feature a Heavy Card That
Calls for II Contests in
Next Six Days.

" ECH Will meet Western, and
Eastern and Business will come
10 grips tomorrow afternoon AZ
i the Arcadia as the Public
High School basket hall title
series gets under way in earnest
These games are a part of the heavy
card Of ls arranged for sChoolboy
tossers hereabout This week.
In the only Public High title con
test So far Western surprised by
humhlnc Business. "a 10 %. Saturday
IN American University gymnasium.
In view Of their showing against
the StenoSs the boys from across the
creek are figured to furnish The strons
Tech five with much sterner Oppose
lion than originally expected. Bot
Wilson, Don CARRIER and Francis
DOYLE, veteran performers. showed
plenty of class for Western Saturday
and in Woods ami Luney Coach Ahern
has A couple OF boys who are exceed
incly promising and are apt 10 show
Improvement right along. Tech, how
ever. has displayed strength against
host Of opponents.
should Pro,id Battle.
Business and Eastern should pro-
vide real hattie. Though the
Sienocs were not so hot saturday
against Western they We're always in
the running and are expected To offer
Cuvon'S charges the StouteSt tight
Cant Dick keefsr. Business forward
however. NAV he out of the game.
as we'll as others of the near future.
as The result Of an injured foot. He
PLAYED Saturday thus handicapped.
hut did not let Coach Lynn Wood
worth know his condition as he feared
he would not he permitted 10 play
Eastern has a team containing sew
eral veterans of tried worth and
plenty of reserve material. some of
which is highly capable. The Light
Blue and White has shown evidence
of a real punch at times.
In other title encounters this week
Eastern and Central viii meet We'd
nesday in their game postponed from
last Friday and Central and Tech and
Western and Eastern will come to-
gether Friday. The Central-Tech
game is especially attractive as are
all athletic clashes between these old
rivals and in view of the demon
stYated strength of each the game
Friday is expected TO prove a battle
royal. The other tits also are apt 10
provide keen competition.
Prep school quints are to put in
busy week with Emerson seeing most
Of the action. Emerson and st. Johns
were TO clash today in the latter's
gym. Out in Hyattsville the high
school team there was to entertain
District OF Columbia College.
Emerson will travel 10 Mechanics
VILE Nd tomorrow 10 face Charlotte
Hall in the only tilt that day inVolV-
ing q local prep school team. Bust.
ness q nd Catholic University freshmen
ard -. Ali,ans and Shena nd0ah are
also scheduled 10 meet Wednesday.
Emerson is down for another game
Friday when il meets Georgetown
Prep AT Garrett Park. business goes
20 York. Pa. TO engage York High.
Central will entertain Rutgers Prep
here Saturday. In other tits that day
Emerson viii play its fifth game Of the
week against Alexandria High in the
Virginia city. Tech also will go to
Alexa nGria 10 meet Episcopal and
Coma "a is 70 visit Hyattsyille TO meet
the high school team there.
Dewitt School basketers may meet
Benjamin Franklin University and
George Washington freshmen TINS
week Stuns by their defeat at th.
hands Of Catholic University fresh
men the Georgetown schoolooys have
been drilling hard recently in hopes
Of showing 10 better advantage in fu
tuFe engagements
Candidates for Devi.i's iiehtweie hit
team are practicing diligently and in
Gicstions are the combination will he
strong. Manager Davis is arranging
an attractive schedule.