Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
EASTERN, WESTERN
GIRLS PROMINENT
Combination Strong in Pass
ing and Shooting as Well
as Defense.
ny CoRINNE FRAZIER.

MYTHICAL all w ASIlu1BVOtl
n basket ball squad has been
IN picked by The Star from the
4 A ranks of the class teams In the
five local high schools. includ-
ing the players whose performance mas
stood out during the past season OF
intramural games.
There is nothing official about the
selection. 1t is simply by way OF pay
ing tribute to the good work Done ny
players who are representative IN tnen
skill on the court. their spirit OF play:
their team LOYALTY and their type OF
craftsmanship.
There undoubtedly are others Who
are equally skillful, equally loya! OF
equally sporting in Splrlt-seVeral o.
whom it was hard to choose between In
making the selections. But 1t Is pc
lieved that those named are repreSen-
tative in their respective POSITIONS. nav
ing combination OF all the quaIIles
which go to make up the ou1SlaAoills
basket ball player.
In the first line are picked Mary
Wiles of Eastern, IraS Burroughs OF
Central. forwards: Catherine Crane OF
Western, center; Grace Haley OF East
ern. side center; Katherine WasSmann
of Mckinley and Alice Inlay OF East.
ern, guards. The reserves, most OF
whom ran an exceedingly close race Iof
first string positions and VINO could De
used alternately with the flrst SIX Win
out uerceptibly weakening the line, in
clude Florence Grady of Western, tor-
ward: Rebecca Heffner OF Business,
center: Helen Notter of Mckinley. sloe
center. and Hylna Mays Of Business
and Katherine McCandleSS. western.
guards. Helen Bittinger OF western
was considered seriously for a SIDE.
center post. as was Amy vernon OF
- he
Both of these girls are keen paSsers ano
deserve mention.
Graduations Hit Central.
Western and Eastern. as whole. hao
the fastest sextets this season. hence
have the greatest representation on the
team. A year ago, Central would have
had the preponderance of players, but
some of their most skilltul performers
we're lost through graduation last June :
katherine WaSSmann, Mckinney
star guard. who graduates in June, mas
a most unusual and enviable record.
DurinQ her three or four years In the
hackfield on her class teams she mas not
had one personal foul recorded against
her 1t is doubtful if any other guard
in the CITY can match her clean slate
Nor has her orthodox play in any way
reduced her effectiveness. she Is one
of the most difficult guards to eluoe, ana
has rarely If ever been caught mapping
at her post.
senior. is considered by her athletic
directors to be the best all-arouno
guard in the history OF the Scnool.
while Grace Haley, the diminut1ve side
center on Eastern's class Of 20 team,
claims her place on the phantom SIX by
virtue of her phenomenal speed ana
good headwork.
she is almost impossible to guard Ell
fectiyely because of her slight stature.
A twist or a wriggle and she's on ike
a streak, often slipping under the arm
of a stalwart guard to gain her freedom
Her one fault, a tendency to take steps
with the ball, has cost her crltical
penalties, but, all in all, Grace is
crackerjack pivot player. And she can
shoot baskets as well. She mas been
known to roll them in at the rate OF
one a minute when used in the forward
field
Catherine Crane, Westerns rangy
Junior center, has the reach on most
Centers In the city, and, in addition,
carries an extremely level head on her
shoulders. IraS Burroughs, crack 1or-
ward on Centrars senior squad, Is
consistent team player and an expert
shot.
losses Goals Backward.
Mary Wiles of Eastern, class OF '29,
stands out for her peculiarly individual
method of goal-throwing which nets
her a generous count against the
average guard. Miss Wiles can ma
the basket from almost any con-
ceivable poSition-and usually elects
to toss them in backward, from which
position she is practically immune from
effective guarding.
Florence Grady, who with Katherine
McCandless, both of Western, are the
two youngest members Of the mythical
squad, both are sophomores. Miss
Grady's speed and accuracy In the
fore-field earned place for her as re-
serve forward, while Miss McCandlesS,
alert and cool-headed, shares the re-
serve backfield with Hylna Mays OF
Business, the most consistently ehec-
tive player in the recent intersectional
series at the Rhode Island School.
Rebecca Heffner, also Of Business,
alternates with Miss Crane at center
on the all-high combination. while
Helen Notter, Mckinley Senior, re-
lieves Miss Haley at the side-cer1ter
post. Miss Notter. while not SO f1eet
of foot as Miss Haley. is nevertheless
a ripid-action player and is good both
on defense and attack. --.-
All of the players selected earned
basket ball emblems on their respec-
tive class squads, major letters being
awarded all but the Mckinley players
who are presented minor rs according
10 the regulations of their athletic asso-
citation, which does not provide for
major letter awards to the girl