The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-18

now tied with CentraA Tor tine rum
three games and lost one. Centr
and dropped one.
The spectators even burned with
enthusiasm so intense were the
trays. Interest flared to white
heat as the four teams waxed
warm in two torrid enRagements
that have been seldom rtvaled IN
schoolboy competition.
Action and thrills are what the
sports fan Graves and these
abounded in both games. The
action lulled slightly In the Busi"
ness Central scran. but that Teen
Eastern affair was q pip. From
the opening whistle TO the final gun
n was nothing but q whirlpool oL
flying forms and basketballs.
The school kids i'm attendance
shrieked themselves hOarse -
they cheered every play. the
lads and lasSies couldn't remain
seated and were up on their
toes giving their moral suppOEt
to their valiant representative
Techs loss to Eastern was q
thunderbolt for practically the en-
tire gathering. and, perhaps. 2 Few
of the Eastern players. The Manual
Trainers were rated as the, cream
of the series teams and none was
given O. chance of beating them.
The Lincoln Parkers were TOO AZ.
gressive and carried the nRnt 70
the big grey five. The Tecnites
were startled by this rushing game
and foundered about-a helpless
hulk which sank under the nre Oh
an inspired enemy.
Freddy Cappelli and Heinie HoII'
man! How the Tech players are
muttering their names today. Inis
Dair lighted the way for their
mates, though Capt. Louis Depro,
| Chick Essex and Harry Busnons
also factored in the Eastern VictorS'
However, it was Cappeln ana
| Hoffman who were SpeaFneaGs
AZ the Eastern attack. Cappelh,
well spotted i'm the first halt,
was unable to garner . flel0
| goal. However, he chucked
few passes to Hoffman, who put
the ban i'm the hoop for neces-
sary points. He bagged three
field goals In the first hail.
The speedy CapDeIh was scourge
In thA closing stanza and streaked
DOWN the wooden surface to register
19 noints. He would break loose
snag a heave and quickly spin the
oval between the rim. 1t was mis-
field goal and subsequent foul point
at a time when the score was
locked at 35-35 that decided the
issue in favor of the youths from
out East Capitol Street. q.
| The first half found both teams
tied at 14-14. Eastern unleashed an
offensive during the third period
and went ahead, 1920. Tech an
swered with a similar attack in the
| fourth quarter and drew UP TO
within three points, EASTERN lead
| ing. 1882, with hut two minutes
remaining. Rooney, Tech forward
then Gagged q two-pQtnter and was
fouled as he went in for the basket
He converted his first offer, equal.
izing the score. but his next snoS
was wide.
The Arcadia reverbrated with the
frantic shouts Of the excited specta'
tors, and there was a heller skelteE
scene on the floor as the players
struggled for possession of the ball
Cappelli suddenly dashed from the
pack and speeded down the floor
making good with the field goa
| that won. After making the shot
Cappeln could not check his nlOmen,
tum and Topped on the players
bench.
Business nearly caused an
unset and gave Central p close
call, Central, nevertheless. was
handicapped by the absence OF
Burt Burch, center, who injured
his side i'm the Tech brush last
Friday.
The Stenographers were in com
mand, 1879, at the interval. but the
Mt. Pleasanters, led by the marvel
Gus Nelson Colley, ran UP 16 points
before Business counter in the third
period. The Blue and White held
this margin until the termination
! of action.
Charlie May, Business guard. saw
to it that Forrest Burgess, Central
captain anu forward, did not have
ia field day. May held Burgess
scoreless for three periods, with
the latter managing to bag two
field goals In the last period. The
games were as follows:
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| Cohan.rf.... 0 0 OICross. IT.. 9
Davis.c.... 0 oIColley.c..... Il
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