Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

series was nlSnIy HIteICSthi6
Tech won the crown IN dramatic
style. Having only two seasoned play
ers in Jake Goldblatt and Paul Brown
at the start of the season. it appeared
that Artie Boyd, former University OF
Maryland athletic star. coaching the
Mckinley uuint for the first time,
scarcely could hope to make more than
q creditable showing in the series. How
Mckinley battled its way through to
the undisputed championship, however,
is now history.
There can be no doubt as to the
championship caliber of the Tech team.
It was given the hardest kind OF battle
in several matches. but time and again
came through with the punch needed
to win. and it was ability to do TINS
that stamped it as worthy title
holder.
Techs fine showing was, perhaps, no
more of an upset than CentrafS poor
performance. While admittedly Bert
Coggins, Central coach, was short OF
experienced material at the start OF the
season, the mentor of the Blue and
White has developed fine teams so con-
sistently with only fair material that
It was expected he would be able again
this season to turn out combination
that would be among the leaders IN the
series.
Central Material Weak.
The Central team, however, finished
last and did not begin to loom as a real
club until nearly the end Of the series,
showing that no matter how clever \
coach may be he simply must have ma
terial with which to work.
Western, which finished second In
the series race, did somewhat better
than expected. Clifton Moore was
coaching the Georgetowners for the
first time and the teams good showing
was a real tribute to his tutelage. East
ern under Coach Harley p. Sanborn,
in finishing third, did not show quite
so well as some expected, but the Light
Blue and White was by no means weak
and gave its opponents plenty COMPETE
ton. It was Sanborn'S first season at
Eastern.
Business, landing in fourth place,
played brilliantly at times, but Coach
Lynn Woodworth's aggregation was not
consistent enough to finish among the
leaders.
6 As usual the series produced a host of
clever players, making the selection of
an all-high school team by no means
an easy task. Doubtless other combi-
nations could have been selected that
would be virtually as strong as that
chosen by The Star, but it is the belief
OF the writer, nevertheless. that there
were certain players who performed In
a manner that peculiarly fitted them
for berths on an all-high quint.
Without doubt the best player In the
series was Jake Goldblatt, the cool,
heady captain of the Tech team That
there were other fine players, it can
not be denied, but for all-around worth
to team none excelled Goldblatt. Not
once, but several times, Goldblatt was
the player to come through with the
points necessary to give his team VIC
tory and defensively also he showed
strongly.
Goldblatt is one of two Tech players
to be selected for The Stars team.
Western has been given two places and
Eastern the other.
Goidblatt has been placed at one of
the forward posts and Ted Capelh, coll
orful little Eastern captain, at the other
There were other forwards in the series
OF much more than average ability,
notably Jimmy Thompson of Western,
Newman and Lucas of Business, john
son Of Tech and Ryan of Eastern. All
proved good shots and also stalwart
defensive players, but the work of Gold
blatt and Capelli was so outstanding
that they were given the call.
Good Centers Scarce.
Good centers were scarce in the series
Bob Freeman, the lanky pivot guardian
OF Western, seemed the best. Romig of
Central showed strongly toward the
close OF the series, but the consistently
good work OF Freeman entitled him to
the post
Herbie Thompson Of Western and
Paul Brown of Tech are the choices for
guards. There were probably not a few
series followers who think that jake
Lewis, fine little Business player, should
have been awarded a guard post. Ad-
nittedly, the Stenog performer was a
clever, al-arcund boy on the floor and
as captain OF his team an inspiring
leader. but the fact that he was able
to take part in only six games because
OF scholastic ineligibility hurt his cause
and gives Brown of Tech the edge on
the ground that the latter proved the
more valuable player. Brown particle
pated IN all eight of the series games.
Hsrbie Thompson is given a place on
the team because of his consistently
smart, all-around work. This sturdy
little fellow knew what it was all
ebout" at all times.
There were other good guards In the
series, including Mike Hunt of Western,
Lester Singman of Business, Billy Wood
Oh Eastern, Carl MacCartee of Tech and
Mahoney Of Business, but, everything
considered. 1t is believed that Brown