The Washington times., 1930-01-07
FACE I TECH
QIuNT IN
DEBIJ

high series COmpeLlb1OU, JOuAy
emerge from obscurity and plas-
ter q shellacking on Techs de-
tending champion basketball
team? That's popular question
being asked prior to the launching
Of the 1880 series at the Tech
gymnasium.
Immediately after Central and
Eastern conclude the matinee per-
formance. scheduled to get under
way at $3.50 o'clock, the above
mentioned will start play.
s .Unquestionably Business has
one of it's most promising fives
in years. With Spencer Chase,
6 foot 21a inch center. gaining
the tap-off for a fast layout Of
running mates, the orange and
blue viii be in a prime spot to
pull an upset.
Some lneasiness was expressed
yesterday when Chase failed to
turn out for practice but it is
thought that the elongated chap
was merely resting UP for the big
game.
Newman and Lucas, Shifty
forwards, and Lotus and
Singman, guards, round out
firSt-rate lineup.
. Artie Boyd, Tech coach, has
been forced to rebuild his combi-
nation around Carl MacCartee,
clever guard, and is thought to
have made a good job Of it. Six
footers, for the most part, have
been picked, and will be well
qualified physically to form the
zone defense which was used In
acquiring the title In 1929.
The initial game involving Cen
tral and Eastern is equally as
promising. as the sunset show.
Eastern has been practicing since
early October, and should conSe-
quently have a shade in condi.
tion. The Lincoln Parkers are
expected to forego the services Of
Ben Mccullough, last year a star
forward, who is reported to be
ineligible because of scholastic
shortcomings.
Whether Athletic Director
Guyon will start his first or sec
ond shift is difficult to deter
mine. Guyon is always a problem
in an athletic way and his sys.
tenn is the most mysterious part
O his makeup. Central, which
suffered a poor basketball season
last year. should put up an i'm
proved front against the light
blue and white. but whether it
can match the speed and ability
OF the light blue and white re-
mains to be seen.
Coggins is reported to have
developed two lightning fast
forwards in Cross and De
LisiO. while the other posi-.
tfOns are filled by expert.
enced men.
Rice is said to have improved
considerably at center while
Lanapson and Parkins showed
enough to entit1e them to con-
,Sideration a year ago.
II jake Lewis can do a come
back and attain scholastic eilgi
billty he may be a participant in
BUSINESS High Schools second half
1nterh1gh BASKETBALL series Sched-
ule. This information was volun-
teered by Athletic Director Lynn
Woodworth today.
AT the start of the 1929-3O
school year Lewis, one of the
most popular and gifted athletes
ever developed by the Orange and
Blue, shifted to Emerson Insti,
tute. There he represented the
football team capably and seemed
lined up for an active sports
year.
jake Jared favorably with the
Instituters but his long assocta-
tion at Business left him dis.
satisfied. Therefore little surprise
was expressed recently when he
re-enlisted at the Rhode Island
Avenue institution. Prior to his
Jump to Emerson Lewis had
earned honors as three-sports
man with the Stenegraphers, and,
his return has been hailed as all
athletic boom to Woodworth
coached teams.
"Jakie will have to do some
tail stepping to get eligible
for the basketball series"
Woodwork cOnfided this
morning." but there's a fight.
ing chance, and he never
gives up.
even if he falls short for the
court year he can still come
back and boost us in baseball.
and the same goes for football
next year.
There's a mistaken impression
that this is Lewis last year as a
schoolboy. The fact is that he
has another football season left.
and also most of another basket.
ball campaign. He is due to
graduate in February, 1881. That
II II he makes the scholastic grade
in the meantime"
Should jake succeed in sur
mounting lneleibility with the
coming of the next advisory he
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