Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

" this Will De a Dig week 1or
scholastic athletes in the
Capital area.
Features of the program will be four
public high school championship series
basket ball games and the first match
in the newly organized prep school
court loop.
Big days will be Tuesday and Friday,
six court games being carded each
day. The heavy program opens to-
morrow with a floor game between The
ives of Benjamin Franklin University
and the Tanks School at Fort Leonard
Wood.
Eastern and Western and Business
and Teen are to meet in the Tech gym
Tuesday in public high title games.
In other matches hat day, Central will
engage the Old ] sne freshmen at Col
lege Park, Dewitt sill face Ben Frank
lin in Langley i.,hior High gym at 8
o'clock, HyattSv;ile High will meet
Charlotte Hall 81 Charlotte Hall and
Leonard Hall at Leonardtown at $3.50
and $50 respectively.
Headlining Wednesdays schedule will
be the match between Coinage and st.
Johns teams in the Boys Club gym
at 3:15 o'clock which will open the
prep school basket ball league CAM
paign. George Mason High will visit
Eastern to meet the Eastern basketers
in the only other court match that
day. Central High swimmers are to
meet Tome Schools team in the Cen
trail tank.
Two basket ball games are listed
Thursday. st. Johns and Business
quintS are to clash in the Stenogs' gym
and Rockville High and Georgetown
Props are to come to grips on the Gar
rett Parker floor.
Central and Eastern and Business and
Western are to try conclusions Friday
in public high championship battles.
In other games. Tech will meet the
Cardinal freshmen at Brookland, Leon
ard Hall will face Bliss Electrical School
at Silver Spring, Georgetown Prep and
Benjamin Franklin U. are to square
off at Garrett Park and Emerson Insti-
tute is to hook up with st. Johns junior
varsity at Annapolis.
Only one Of the three games booked
Saturday will be played here, that be-
tween Calvert Hall of Baltimore and
Gonzaga in the I street school gym.
st. Adams is to stack up against Shen-
andoah Military Academy quint at VIM
chester, Va, and Bliss Electrical School
is to visit Annapolis for a tilt with st.
Johns Junior varsity five.
Eastern and Western should put up
a fine battle Tuesday. Each has won
one game and lost one in the title series
to date and both will be striving for
wins to stay in the race. Real strength
has been displayed by each quint. Tech,
which is heading the pennant scramble
with three wins in as many starts, Will
be out to take Business in camp TO
keep its record clean. Business, which
so far has won n game and lost one,
will be striving to come through with
a surprise win over the Mckinley com-
bination.
Defeat for Central Friday in its match
with Eastern would be the fourth In as
MANY starts for the Columbia HelgntS
schoiastics, defending champions, ano
would end them definitely, as ever
mathematical contenderS for the gonIaI-
on. Business and Western should oner
a lively scrap in the other nall OF the
championship double header.
Gonzaga and st. Johns quints have
been getting in energetic ticks In prep
aration for their match Wednesday, as
both wish to get off to a flying start ~
the Prep School League. Dewitt Is n
only other ouint in the circuit. After
Wednesday, games are to be played on
that day each week at the Boys CIuo
through February 20. -
Followers of scholastic athletics mere
are interested in the progress OF tne
prep SchooLLeague. The hope OF ls
promoters is that it will pave the way
ia a comprehensive organization OF al
prep school competition, it Is nopeo,
Shin series in all sports. The winner IN
prep school competition, it is nopeo'
would then face the public h1gn We
tor and in this way, it is thought,
remac in secondary school n mere
could be clearly established.
Bussink, Payne. Farrell. Kane ana
| Connors probably will comprise the
starting Gonzaga lineup WEDNESDAY.
ST. Johns will pick the combination
with which it will begin the game from
Morris, Quigley, Galliher. cooper, 10I-
wards: Slagle, Kilcourse, centers; Atcni-
son, Bath, Lally, Lucas, Hudson, guards
Ben Franklin quint, which has won
In four of its six starts to date, Will take
to Fort Leonard Wood for its game To-
morrow with the Tank School team, q
| SQUAD cmprising Sherman. Hoddinott;
| Stuart, Polinger, Goshorn. Chatlin ana
Proctor.