Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-16
HAS CLEAN SLATE
IN SCHOOL SERIES
Scores Fourth Win. in Game
With BuSineSS-EaStern
Downs Western.

w YTTH four victories in as many
M starts, Tech today is out in
wv front in the public high
school basket ball champion
ship series by a siZeable
margin and is generally favored to
gain the crown.
Should the Mckinley boys succeed in
bringing home the laurelS it will not
be through overwhelming superiority
over rivals, but chiefly because of the
splendid fighting spirit that has been
instilled in them by their new coach,
Artie Boyd, former University of Mary
land star It was only after repulsing
the stoutest sort of opposition that Tech
vanquished Business yesterday, 10 to II.
Eastern took the measure of Western
IN the other half of the double header
yesterday. 80 to 20, and gained undis-
puted possession of second place in the
title race. AS a result of their defeats
Business and Western now are tied for
third place, each with one win against
two defeats. Central, which idled yes
terday. is last, with three losses in as
many starts.
In other tits yesterday in which
scholastic teams of the District group
figured Central bowed to University of
Maryland Freshmen in a 26-40 en-
counter; Der Franklin downed Dewitt,
36 to IA, and Woodward School downed
another Dewitt team, % to 20, in a
thrilling junior prep school league game
that required five periods.
Central and Eastern and Business
and Western will meet Friday in games
that will wind up the first half schedule
of the series. Another defeat for Cen
trail will definitely put it out OF the
championship hunt, while If the Blue
and White trims Eastern that teams
chances for the title will receive body
blow. Business and Western will each
be striving desperately for victory, as
Defeat will well nigh remove either as
serious contenders for the flag.
Business succumbed to Tech only after
the most desperate sort of battling in
O game in which the Stenogs really out
generated their rivals. Coach Lynn
Woodworth's boys by freezing the ball
time and again broke Techs famed zone
defense.
Business attacks confused the Tech
ties for time, but the latter obtained
a lead of Is to IL at the half and hung
70 slender edge the remainder OF the
way.
Bolstered by the return to their line
up of Nathan Newman, clever little for
ward, Business offered Tech a great
battle from the outset. It was jake
Lewis, guard, however, who was the
ace of the Stenogs and when he was
forced out because of personal fouls
early in the third quarter the Business
cause was dealt heavy blow. Lucas
also played smart game for Business.
Capt. Mike Goldblatt, center, and
Paul Brown. guard, were the outstand-
ing figures in Techs victory. They not
k,r%
came through with telling counters.
Business shot ahead to start the third
period when Newman, dribbling all the
way down the floor, tipped in neat
shot. Singman then came through with
another two pointer for Business. Tech
braced and held the Stenogs scoreless
the remainder of the quarter, while
Brown came through with goal from
scrimmage, MacCartee "a foul and Gold
blatt a two-poirter and foul to put
Tech ahead. Is to IL, at the end Of the
quarter.
Tech then contrived to hold the lead
until the final whistle, though at one
time 1t was ahead only Is to Is. Just
before the end of play Payne came
through with shot from scrimmage to
put the count at 1917. A couple of
thrusts by the Stenogs barely missed
going for goals in the dramatic closing
moments.
Eastern eutclassed Western by a
much wider margin than expected. Led
by Capt Ted Capelii, who flashed his
sensational form of q season ago for the
first time in the series, and Billy Wood,
the Lincoln Parkers got of to an early
lead and never were headed. Western
exhibited only flashes of the strong
piay that has marked its previous series
appearances. Chester Freeman, center,
alone Of the Western team, was in form.
Gaining the lead in the early going,
Eastern was ahead, S to O, at the
quarter and held a 1874 advantage at
the half Western spurted somewhat in
the third quarter to cut Eastern's lead
to 1874, but this was the nearest the
Lincoln Parkers permitted Western to
get.
Capelh registered Is points on goals
from scrimmage and fouls. Wood
Gagged 4 two-pointers. Freeman came
through with points for Western.
The scores:
Business. FGP. Tech G.F.P.
Lucas. f.;..1 9 z johnson. f.; g 9 9