Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21
ST. ALBAN'S TEAM
|. BEGINS RING WORK
Faces StuyveSant Squad in
Match Today-Devitt Is
FIinging Fists.

~ oXING appears to have gained
K firm foothold in District
scholastic circles. The ring game
has been coming in for in
creasing attention among the schoolboys
here this Winter and not only is much
enthusiasm manifest, but several Of
the schools have youngsters who give
promise of developing into exceedingly
clever leather pushers.
ST. Adams boxers were to entertain
Stuyvesant School ringsters OF Warren
ton, Va, this afternoon in the st. Al
bans gym in the first match OF the
campaign approaching formal compe-
tition. The match, however, was not
to be governed by strict rules, the con-
testants being paired so far as possible
on the basis of age and weight. COM
petition was to begin at o'clock or as
soon thereafter as possible.
Joe Bateman of Washington Is coach
ing the Stuyvesant School boxers, while
G. F. Volz, professional tutor. assisted
by w. o. O'Connor, is handling the st
Adams boys.
Dewitt is another school which is all
popped up over the ring game. In
furtherance of it's athletics-fo sys-
TEN, recently instituted. this school is
ment, starting Monday. 1t is figured
that it win take about three weeks to
run of the tournament. The sur
vivors in each class will represent the
school in q formal match to be ar
ranged with another institution, &C
cording to plans. Plenty of interest Is
being shown by the Dewitt student body
In the glove sport, according to ].
Leighton (Count) Cornwell, popular ON
~ At
Three basket bah games and a couple
of swimming matches are on the books
tomorrow for schoolboy athletes OF the
metropolitan area.
On the hardwood Bliss will enter
tain Army Medical School in the Sill
yer Spring Armory at $50 pm, ano
play host to Mount st. Mary's Prep
quint of Emmitsburg. Md, at Garrett
Park, and Ben Franklins tossers will
Journey to Annapolis to engage st.
Johns College Junior Varsity.
Central's crack swimming team has
an engagement with the Navy Plebes
at Annapolis, and Dewitt is to open Its
swimming season with a match against
the Baltimore Friends natatorS In the
Monumental City.
Bliss recently defeated Army Medical
school on the latter's floor and is favor
cd to again take the measure 81 the
Soldiers tomorrow night Georgetown
Prep probably will be offered sturdy
fight by Mount st. Mary's Prep, though
the former is given the edge. Ben
Franklin looms az probable winner
over st. Johns Junior Varsity On the
basis Of records.
Last season Central conquered the
Navy Plebes at swimming, a. to ~.
and the Blue with another strong team
is given good chance TO repeat over
the future admirals.
Central has lost Just two matches
this season. bowling to Tome and the
Yale Freshmen. The Blue mermen are
given a first rate chance to win the
annual A. A. u. CHAMPIONSHIPS to be
held March at the Baltimore Athletic
Club. The Columbia Heights scholastics
have well-balenced squad, bunch
which has already salvaged for the Blue
some of the glory 1t has missed this
season in other lines of athletic en-.
deavor.
ST. Adams School, which Is complet-
ing basket bali season which In view
Of the mediocre material has been
creditable. will soon be heard from on
the diamond. The Cathedral School
boys plan to begin base ball practice
In a couple of weeks.
Rev. James G. Henderson and Angus
tin j. Todd will tutor the diamond
squad, the latter giving special atten-
ton to the battery candidates.
Gonzaga and st. Johns will clash
tonight in basket ball game on the
st. Johns floor at $3.50 o'clock. The
battle win bring together old and lively
foes. The Cadets, perhaps, have some
what more impressive record, but
Gonzaga has shown strength at times.
1t is apt to be well contested game.
woodward Schools tossers also are
to figure in game tonight, being down
to meet McBurney School dribblers in
New York City. 1t is the big game of
the campaign for Woodward.
Afternoon tits hereabout today were
to see Tech meeting Maryland Fresh
men at College Park, Georgetown Prep
and st. Adams mixing at st. Adams
and Landon and Tau Sigma CoIlegians
in the Epiphany gym.