Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
PROMISE
SPIRITED CONTEST.
Western High May Not Elect
Foot Ball Captain-FeW
Games Tomorrow.

EVITT ana GonZaga basket pali
teams will come to grips to-
night at $3.50 o'clock in Con-
Zaga gym in a game marking
the renewal of an old and spirited
rivalry. A keen battle is the prospect.
Neither team has shown much so far
though both have quints of undoubted
potential strength.
In its only start so far Dewitt, which
has one of the biggest quints in its his
tory, lost to Georgetown Freshmen.
Gonzaga was an easy victim of the
strong George Washington Freshman
quint, IS to 50, yesterday. Previously
the Purple fell before Business, % to "a,
in game in which the Stenogs used
their regulars only part of the time.
Both Coaches Jim Mcnamara and
Orrell Mitchell of Dewitt and Gonzaga,
respectively, are far from pleased with
the work of their proteges to date and
are expected to start revamped line-ups
tonight.
In their last athletic meeting Dewitt
defeated Gonzaga on the foot ball field
little more than a month ago and the
latter will be seeking victory tonight
with view to regaining some Of the
prestige lost thereby.
In another game tonight Ben Frank
lin and Bliss quints will clash in the
Eastern gym at o'clock. The contest
will be feature of celebration ar
ranged in honor of Franklin's birthday.
dance in the Eastern armory will be
another high spot of the evening.
Featuring this afternoons program
were the public high school basket ball
title games in the Tech gym between
Business and Western and Central and
Tech.
Other afternoon contests were listed
between Eastern and Georgetown Uni
versity Freshmen, st. Adams and
Georgetown Prep at Garrett Park,
woodward and Friends at Friends and
ST. Johns and Leonard Hall at Leon
ardtown.
In games last night and yesterday,
besides that between Gonzaga and
George washington FroSh, Ben Frank
lin defeated the Y. M. G. A. Regulars,
"a to "a; Potomac Boat Club drubbed
Strayer, 81 to z, and Friends scored
over Georgetown Prep in lightweight
game. II to IL.
Western High may not have q per-
manent foot ball captain next Fall.
Dan Ahern, coach of the Red and
White gridders, is seriously considering
abandoning the old system and APP
pointing a captain for each game.
There will be comparatively little
action among schoolboy athletes of the
District group tomorrow, at least ac-
ton at home
In fact, the lone basket bali game
carded hereabout will be that between
Emerson and Bliss Electrical School
CUNTS to be staged at 8 pm. in the
National Guard Armory at Silver
Spring.
Strayer is listed to engage Shepherd
College five at Shepherdstown, w. Va,
in another night game.
Westerns basketers viii 60 to Ma
naSsas, va, to engage Swavely.
SO Tar CentraPS swimming team has
not been defeated this season, but the
Blue and White natatorS are expected
TO get real test tomorrow afternoon
when they stack up against Tome
School mermen at Port Deposit, Md,
George Washington Freshmen showed
marked superiority from the start over
Gonzagas basketers yesterday.
Forrest Burgess. former Central and
american University luminary, led the
attack OF the Colonial Cubs with IA
points Carlin was close second, scor-
ing IL. Pyne and Bussink did virtually
all OF Gonzaga's basket-snipping,