Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-07

the first round of the champion
ship series last Winter the princi-
pals ignored the recommendation
that Tech, with four wins in as
many starts, and which was lead
ing the series, be ordered to replay
three of its four games because
the Tech floor. scene of the series
games, was not as large as had
been originally agreed upon.
The principals. however, ordered that
the width of the Tech court be in
creased from As to so feet. At the
time Tech officials explained that the
court had to be narrowed to permit
proper seating Accommodations and to
leave room for running track.
last season temporary bleacher seats
belonging to Eastern High were used in
the Tech gym. They projected only 10
feet from either side of the hall, leaving
considerable room on either side of the
court.
Two foot ball games involving teams
Of the District scholastic group were
carded this afternoon to bring the grid
iron season to close for the school,
boys. and two basket ball games in
which scholastic uuints of this area are
to figure are listed tonight.
Dewitt and GonZaga we're to face In
Griffith Stadium in their annual foot
ball game at 2:15 o'clock, and Techs
eleven was to meet the Stamford, Conn,
High team at Stamford.
Central basketers are to clash with
the Georgetown University freshmen to-
night in the American University gym
Easium at 7:15 o'clock in the pre-
liminary to the Hoya Varsity-Gettys-
burg College game, and Bliss Electrical
School quint will engage an alumni
combination at o'clock in the National
Guard Armory at Silver Spring.
Fourteen members of the st. Johns
College 1929 foot ball squad have
earned letters, it was announced today
by Brother Edward, athletic director of
the school,
They are: Ralph Batch. Johnny
Kuhn, Don DAILY, Vincent Berger. John
Judge, Francis Williamson. Robert
Quigley, Eugene Augusterfer. Eugene
DAILY, Bruce Rogerson, Joseph Began.
Lawrence Schlanser, Andrew Morris
and Dan De Rosa.
Sweaters will be awarded these play
ers, and the issuance of the letters Will
be held up until the arrival of the
sweaters, expected within a few days.
In connection with the issuance of the
sweaters and letters captain for the
1880 eleven will be elected.
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town University athlete. as coach, st.
Johns had one of the best seasons on
the gridiron it has had in several years.
Except that arrangements have not
been completed for a proposed 1nva-
sion of Virginia for an attractive
several-day trip early in February, Man
ager Harry Hopkins has the Business
High School basket ball program Tor
the remainder of the season mapped.
Twenty-three more games, includin.
the eight public high school champion
ship matches, so far have been arranged
for the remainder of the season for
the Stenogs. who began their campaign
November Il with 54-13 win over
Hyattsville High.
Contests have been arranged with the
Catholic University, George Washington
and the University of Maryland Fresh
men, and homeland home series have
been carded with Emerson, Gonzaga
and Swavely.
Business first game in the champion
ship series is against the champion
Tech team January z.
With regard to the proposed foray
into Virginia, the Business squad may
leave here Wednesday, February 5, re-
turning the following Sunday. In ad-
dition to games with the Fredericksburg
Colegians and Stanton Military Acad-
envy, negotiations arc on for contests
with Charlottesville High, Massanutten
Military Academy at Woodstock, Wood
berry Forest and Orange and Randolph
Macon at Front Royal. Should the trip
go through, 1t will be one of the most
ambitious to be taken by a Business
court squad in some time.
The Business schedule:
December g Strayer.
December 13-Alumni
December l6-Catholic University
Freshmen at Brookland
December l7-Emerson
December l8-George Washington
o. Freshman at George Washington.
December 19-Woodward at Wood
ward.
December 27-Hyattsville High at
Hyattsville.
January Tech.
January 8-Gonzaga at Gonzaga.
January 10-Central.
January 14-Eastern.
January 15-Swavely.
January 17-Western.
January 20-Gonzaga.
January 22-University of Mary
land Freshmen at College Park.
January 24-Tech.
January 28-Central
January 29-Swavely at Manassas.
January 3l-EaStern.
February 3+EmerSon at Emerson.
February 4EWestern.
February 5-Fredericksburg Col
legians at Fredericksburg. Va.
February 8-Staunton Military
Academy at Stanton, Va.
Revelle Jones, former Business High
all-around athlete, now is a fireman
and is on duty at Tenleytown. II Rev
fights the fires with the spirit in which
he engaged in athletics said fires
haven't a chance.
Landon School, like Dewitt, is consid.
ering taking up lacroSs next Spring
Eddie Talbert. who two years ago played
on the Central twelve, and Gordon
Boucher, who knows not a little about
the ancient Indian pastime, are boys al
Landon around whom the team might
be built.
With several dependables from the
1929 team returning and a group OF
highly promising players expected to be
at hand, st. Adams expects to have q
more successful season on the gridiron
next Fall than it had this year.
Twelve players have been awarded
letters for their work during the 1923
campaign.
They are: Retiring Capt. DENT
Capt.-Elect Ned Shipper, Chiles, Bif1
Headley, Eddie Crouch, John MCGEE
Ned Weeden, Bob Booth. Dougherty
William Williamson, Ray Dilley ano
Bob Lorton. Manager Ray bennett also
was given the insignia.
OF this group those to be lost b!
graduation are: DENT, Williams Dough
crty, Weeden, Crouch and Chiles.
A committee comprising Rev. James