Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
70 GAMES CARDED,
ACTION EVERY DAY
Tech Still Appears to Have
Fairly Easy Sailing to
Championship.
FTER this week only two sched-
uled games remain on the pub
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" uled games remain on the pub
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is possible that the title VIII
not be decided until these matches are
played Altogether 20 scholastic floor
games are carded hereabout this week.
In series matches Eastern and Bust
ness and Central and Tech will clash
Tuesday and Eastern and Western and
Business and Tech will face Friday In
the Tech High gym.
While Tech, which is heading the
flag race with five wins against one de-
feat. is favored to land the gonfalon,
Western and Eastern, which stand Sec
ond and third, respectively. are not out
Of the running. Tech, though. appears
to face the easiest sailing as it has TO
meet Central and Business, teams
which it already has defeated once in
the series The Mckinley team, how
ever, had not little trouble downing
both Central and Business in the first
round ana may again find these teams
difficult TO overcome. Eastern and
Western must play each other and
defeat for either would be body blow
to its title chances as both have lost
two games. Western has won four con-
tests and Eastern three. III addition TO
Eastern. Western has to face Bust
ness. Eastern has the toughest row To
hoe of the trio. facing contests against
Business and Central in addition to
that with Western.
st. Johns and Dewitt. each of which
has lost to Gonzaga in the Prep School
League, will clash Wednesday after
noon at 3;15 O'Clock in league game
in the Boys CLUB gym.
At least one game is scheduled every
day during the week, which Wednesday
for which five matches are listed being
the biggest day.
Three trays are listed tomorrow.
Eastern will entertain Gonzaga in the
Lincoln Parkers' gym. Catholic Uni
verSity Freshmen will meet Western on
the c. u. floor and Hyattsville High
will play host to Silver Spring High in
the National Guard Armory at Hyatts-
vile.
Conzaga will be striving to even
scores for defeat handed it by East
ern earlier in the season. The G. U.
Freshmen-Western game is apt to prove
exciting. Only Tech of the public high
group has scored over the Cardinal
warnings and the Mckinley boys did it
by the narroweSt OF margins. HyattS-
provide lively encounter.
Aside from the Eastern Business and
Central-Tecn games Tuesday, st. Al
bans will meet the Georgetown Prep
team at Garrett Park and Ben Frank
lin and George Mason will face. George
town Prep and Ben Franklin are ia
vorites to win on the basis Of records so
far this season.
Four contests are booked Wednesday,
in addition 10 the st. John's-Devitt en-
gagement Catholic University Fresh
men will play host to Gonzaga at
Brookland IN game that is apt to
prove interesting, Hyattsville High will
entertain Business at Hyattsville,
Georgetown Prep will Journey to En-
mitsburg. Md, to engage Mount St.
Mary's Props and Bliss will hook up
with Skinker Eagles in the National
Guard Armory at Silver Spring, Md.
Central will ensag, ,tholic Univer-
sity Freshmen ct j. and George
town Prep and Roc[ High viii face
at Rockville III cor booked Thurs
day.
st. Adams and Silver Spring High
quintS will try conclusions on the st.
AiOOA AhAdy AAi Vic AOAAC
listed for a home floor except the
public high clashes between Eastern
and Western and Business and Tech.
ST. Johns is to travel to Cumberland
to meet La Sale Institute basketers.
Dewitt will have Swavely School toss
ers as its guests here Saturday A
game between Central and Portsmouth,
Va, High has been Cancelled.
Officials in charge of the public
high school title series have been COM
mended for having padding placed
about the wooden uprights on which
the baskets are erected in the Tech
gym. the scene of the games.
Several players were hurt. but none
seriously, before the pads were put up.
Under direction of Coach Elmer
ZaerfoSS candidates for Techs tennis
team are meeting each Wednesday TO
discuss various plays and to gather
as much theoretical knowledge as posi-
BILE before the start of actual practice.
Indoor drills may be held beginning
in March in the Tech gmy if the plan
is Endorsed by Hap Hardell. Tech direc-
tor of athletics.
Capt. David Legum, George Tai
burtt and Tom Wilson are letter win
ners remaining from last seasons
team and their tentative ranking is
No. /, and 8. respectively Davis is
No. 4: Culp, No. S; Stanley Mattern.
No. g. and KieniSt No. Z. Robert