Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05

school contests, my little say goe
orally be pretty safe proposition
It appears to us that our friend
about sized up the situation. Tech
teams somehow seem able usually
to deliver the punch that means
victory.
1t is because its quint was able
to score when it most needed to
yesterday that Tech today is a
full game out in front in the pub
lie high school championship
race, and is assured of at least
a tie for the title, which it won
last Winter, when the regular
series schedule closes Friday. The
GRAY contrived a squirt in the
closing minutes of its game
against Central, it's arch foe, to
gain a 27-25 victory. The defeat
eliminated Central as a pennant
contender. In the other tilt of
the double-header Western con-
uuered the luckleSS Business
uuint, 10 to Is. The defeat shat
tered all Business hopes of get
ting out of the cellar, it being the
StenogS' final series game.
Eastern Friday in the first game Of the
double-header that will bring the series
schedule to a close remains to be seen.
GRAY teams which have won champion
ships in recent years on several occa-
sions have gained the titles in the final
stretch after overcoming q poor start.
Certainly Tech got of to a bad start
in the series now drawing to a close,
losing two of the first three games 1t
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has won four straight If it can make
it five straight it will gain the title.
Eastern Has Chance.
However, should Eastern come through
with a win over Tech it will gain first
place tie with the Gray at five wins
and three losses each Not a few be-
lieve that the Light Blue has a real
chance to upset the Mckinley team,
despite that Tech decisively trimmed
Eastern, ~ to 81, in the first round.
Eastern hackers point out that Coach
Guyon's team is markedly improved
over early season form, as its victories
over Central. Western and Business In
second-round play would seem to quite
clearly indicate.
Should Tech again take Eastern Fri
tators other than those specially inter-
ested in Central and Western will stay
for the second game of the double bill
which viii bring together the Blue and
the Red If, however, Tech falls before
Eastern, Western, by defeating Central.
can achieve a tie along with Tech and
Eastern for first place. Western hung
a 36-18 pasting on the Columbia Heights
boys in the opening round.
In the event of either double or
triple Tie Friday there will be a play
off for the title to be arranged by the
principals of the schools whose quints
are involved.
Central found Tech a much sitter
proposition than in their first
meeting. when the Blue triumphed,
IS TO IS. From the opening gun
Coach Bert Coggins' boys gave Artie
Boyd's proteges the merriest sort
of an argument. Central was ahead, z
to 8, at the end of the first quarter, but
Tech managed to get out in front. IL to
10. at half time. Then Central, in the
third quarter, again forged to the front,
the period ending with the Blue hang
ing TO a 19-to-17 edge. In the final
quarter, though, led by Capt. MacCartee
and Everett Russell, Tech staged the
squirt that brought it victory.
In the last few minutes Eddie De-
Lisio brought Central to just 2 points
behind Tech, at 25 to %, when he flip
ped in a 2-pointer. However, Russell
and IaSsise followed with a foul shot
each to make it 81 to %. Capt Wilbur
Cross then came through with goal
from scrimmage that again raised Gen.
trails hopes. but moment or two later
the final gun roared. And when we say
roared we mean just that. When Of
fetal Scorer Haight pulls that gun you
hear 1t IL you are anywhere within
radius of half dozen miles.
Lassise Helps Tech.
George Lassise was the big shot in
the Tech attack, scoring 10 points, in
CT ling 8 from scrimmage and from
the charity stripe. Everett Russell
sharpshooting forward, did not make so
many points, only 4 to be exact, but he
came through with of them in those
last vital minutes. Capt. Carl Mac
Cartee played his usual stalwart, steady
game at guard for the Gray.
Capt. Wilbur Cross led Centrals
scorers with markers and incidentally
regained his place at the head of the
series scorers with a total of 60, though
he shares the leadership with Capt.
Jimmy Thompson of Western. Russell
Lampson, rugged Central guard, gave
the same steady exhibition he generally
does. George Brandt staBted at center
! for the Blue instead Of Downey Rice
and played well.
Contrary to most of their games,
Western started strongly against Bust
ness and scored seven points before the
StenogS were able to chalk up single
marker. Business did not score until
after 1872 minutes of play. The Stenogs
started an entire Second-string team,
but Coach Lynn Woodwork soon ran IN
! his regulars.
Western kept In front throughout
though the desperately struggling
Stenogs crept to just one point behind
the Red at 1915 in the dying moments.
Milton Chatlin, however, came through
with two losses from the free line just
before the final gun to win the game
for Western.
Little Bobbie Lucas Business forward
cleYerer than ever, was the spark plug
of the game, accounting for all except
four of his teams points and playing a
whale of a floor game. However, his
mates gave him little cooperation.
Milton Chatlin, who, making his
series debut against Tech last Friday led
Westerns attack, also was its top scorer
yesterday with six points. Capt
Thompson and Rabbit registered fouI
markers each, and Bob Freeman man.
aged to hold Spencer Chase, keen-eyeo
Business center, to a point total of ex-
actly nothing. Freeman, though, by nc
means ran wild against Chase, his best
being one goal from the floor and one
from the foul line