The Washington times., 1929-01-24
FEARS
IMPROVED
RIVALS
By George A. Simpson

sole barrier, obstructipg Tech s
drive toward the public high
school basketball championship
and this obstacle will be con-
frpnted tomorrow afternoon
in the new Tech High gym at
.3.15 o clock.
And a gigantic task faces the
Manual Trainers ar the pupils OF
Coach Clarence Moore demonstrated
great form in winning handiiy from
Central on Tuesday. Should the
speedy Baer acquire the trait Of
! snatching passes while cutting for
the basket and flip in the sphere
with no lost motion, Western indeed
win menace Techs unscratched
shield.
Western win present a. versatile
/ trio in the Thompson Brothers
| Jimmy and Herb--and Mike Hunt.
! It's as difficult to distinguish the
better basketer Of the Thompsone
an to cell them apart. Hunt is a
| steady player who can always be
\ counted upon for the correct move
| in a tense situation. Freeman, the
skyscrapIng center, needs only con.
! fldence.
Artie Boyd, baby member Of
the basketball coaches, viii
probably allow Bradley Edel-
! blut. the expert fOOtballer. to
reymain at center. The Tech
coach. pensive during tine course
1 Of u game. ganlbled against
Eastern when he assigned the
important center Job to EfielbIut.
The latter Is valuable in getting
/ the sap.on and on the defense,
but doesn't function when the
attack Starts.
The Tech coach stated thia morn
/ ing he would start Ede1blut at
center against western. but might
alter his plans before action begins.
He may decide to use Capt. Jake
GoldbIatt or Carl -MacCartee In the
middle berth.
/ With MacCartee In center, Everett
Johnson and George Talhurtt would
be stationed up front with Gold
blatt and Brown in guards. The
| presence Of Goldblatt in center
1 would leave MacCartee and Tai
1 burtt at forwards and Johnson and
| Brown in guards. In, case Edelblut
starts at center. Talburtt will re-
main on the sidelines.
Gonzaga drew awav from its
/ rivals in the Prep School League
| by 26-2i triumph over Coach John
Daily's Dewitt Prep five yesterday
The Gonzagans, after breaking a
/ III tie early In the second quarter.
kept slim lead.
Failure to realize on its IN
Vulnerable offers from the lib.
erty line was costly to Dewitt
Prep, although the defeated
managed to count 13 points BIZ
this method. Dewitt, however,
recorded only four goals from
the floor while the Eye Street
ers found the hoops on eight
times.
! The loss OF Capt. Teddy Cappelli
who pulled a tendon in the Tech
game, handicapped Coach Sanborn
Eastern High basketers who fell
before Episcopal. 1926. yesterday
1 on the Nirginian's floor. Episcopa
did not tally the winning points
until the close of hostilities.
The Emerson Institute tosserE
smothered Woodherry Forest. 47.2S
! in wa1kaway contest at Orange
4 Va, with Alton Bnscher showing
the route to his confederates. IIo
arched seven field goals and tailed
four times from the foul mark
| Galotta was close second. count
1 ing is points. He likewise tossed
IN seven double tIeckers.
aRunors are flying around In higf
school circles that Irving Bert
Coggins, basketball coach at Contra
High. will be shifted to Tech, OF
ficiaIs Of the latter school, how
ever, said they would fight to re
tain Artie Boyd, fhe youngstcr who
is placing the Manual Trainers or
top in the basketball field.