Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-06

~ OXING and wrestling promises
- soon to take important rank
among the athletic activities Of
IL District schoolboys, particularly
those in the prep school group.
It is believed that sentiment is against
introduction of the sports in the pub
lie schools.
Following announcement by the Rev.
H. A. Lucas, headmaster of st. Adams
School, that this institution plans to
foster boxing and wrestling the coming
Winter, HeadmaSter Banfield OF the
Landon School, an institution Which
opened its doors for the first time this
Fall, let it be known today that for
nation of boxing and wrestling classes
also was planned at. this school. Dewitt
School is seriously considering going in
for the ring and mat games and Emer-
son Institute probably will take up box
ing. Incidently. Harley Page Sanborn,
Emerson athletic director, says he has
some fine boxing material, boys who
are either experienced or are enthuSi-
astic, or both, among them being Mac
Donald, heavyweight from Bennett
High Schol, Buffalo, N. Y; Dick Kelso,
Washington boy, formerly of East
ern High School; Sutton, Alexandria
lad, and Williams.
st. Johns, according to Brother G.
Edward, its director of athletics, looks
upon boxing and wrestling with favor,
but is not in position at this time
to seriously consider their inclusion in
It's athletic activities. GonZaga does not
anticipate taking up boxing or wrestling
either, Father Hurley, director Of ath-
letics, has announced.
In all probability base ball will be
abandoned next Spring at st. Johns,
according to Brother G. Edward, direc-
tor OF athletics. Brother Edward points
out that despite that the school has
generally had good nine, the sport has
not aroused the interest among the
students it should. He believes also
that the season in which the school
nine has to play is too short to COM
pensate for the expense necessary to
the maintenance of the diamond sport
However. encouraged by the success
with which the schools foot ball team
has met this season and which seems,
incidentally, In large measure, is at
tr1butable to the work of Paulie Byrne,
new coach at the school, in the opin-
Ion OF Brother Edward, more attention
Is to be given to the gridiron pastime
at the Vermont avenue institution.
After the close of the regular foot
ball season, elevens will be organized
representing the various classes and
there will be tournament with suit
able prize going to the winning team.
No regular members Of the schools
eleven will be allowed to take part in
the tournament, the main object of
which is to give Coach Byrne an oppor-
tunity to get line on what new mate
rial is available for his 1890 team.
Preparation for the Gonzaga game to
be played November Is on the new
Gonzaga field, Thirty-fourth street near
Benning road, now is being made by
the st. Johns gridders. After holding
the strong Georgetown Prep eleven to
a scoreless tie recently at Garrett Park.
st. Johns feels it has a real chance of
taking the measure of the Purple. Ger
tainly no victory would be more relished
by the Vermont avenue ScholasticS.
Though the Landon Schools foot
ball team is not setting the world on
fire, Coach Gordon Kessler, former |
University of Maryland athletic stall |
wart, feels that the foundation is being !
laid for successful elevens at the school |
later on. Being new institution, with |
q comparatively small enrolment, Kess- |
Ter naturally Is without, the material, |
either from the standpoint Of age or |
experience. with which TO build
strong team, but he confident. as is