Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
MANY BOYS STRIVE
FOR TEAM BERTHS
Eastern Has Strong Squad,
but Tech and Central
Are Apt to Shine.
= CHOOLBOYS of the District
group are in for big track

CCHOOLBOYS of the District
group are in for a big track
~ season, according to- al
signs. An unusually large
number of ScholaSticS will seek
cinder-path honorS, and much
bang-up competition is in pros
pect in view Of the host of per-
formers of proved worth at hand.
Several schools in addition to
those which have been supporting
the sport regularly plan to be
represented on the cinder path,
The loss of interest in base ball
among schoolboys here will help
track. A number of schools have
been seriously considering not
organizing diamond teams the
coming Spring, though it is
expected that nearly all Of them
will decide not to abandon the
national paStime once base ball
weather arrives.
However, there has unQuestionably
been a loss of interest in the diamond
game the past few years among school,
bows here, and track has been coming In
for increasing attention.
In addition to Eastern, Tech and
CGnJTdl. WHICH are
sented on the cinder path, Western Is
taking up track energetically this sea-
son. under the direction OF Coach Dan
Ahern.
Among the prep schools, Dewitt again
has a bunch of clever performers,
though the squad numerically Is ex-
ceptionally small, while Emerson, Con-
zaga, st. Johns, Landon ana possibly
others VIII be active on the c1nder
path.
Eastern right now appears to again
be the class of the public high schools.
The Light Blue has most of the MEM
bers Of last seasons championship
team again. Eastern in triumphing
over Tech, the defending title holder,
so to 48, to win last Springs title
games, achieved the first track cham
pionship in the annals of the Lincoln
Park School
Tech and Central have lost high
grade athletes, but each has group
of stalwarts still on the job and may
give Eastern more of battle in the
Championship meet in May than now
seems likely.
Dewitt, despite its small squad, prob
ably will gain most honors among the
prep schools in view of the proved
ability of its representatives.
It would not be surprising. though,
to see some of the other prep schools
show considerable strength.
Something of line on the compare
tive strength of the Eastern and Tech
squads may be gained as the result Of
the University of Virginia scholastic
Saturday ct Charlottesville. Each has
entered stable squads.
Four basket ball games involving
schoolboy teams of the District area are
listed tomorrow, all on Washington
courts.
In games here yesterday Eastern
drubbed Gonzsga, 48 to SO, in the East
ern gym, and st. Johns took the meas
ure Of Leonard Hall School, 80 to IS,
on the Cadets floor.
st, Johns will entertain Mount st..
Joseph'S High of Baltimore in the Ca
dets' gym at pm, and in afternoon
games Hyattsville High. conqueror Of
Tech, public high champion, will en-
gage Dewitt on the Dewitt floor, Con-
ZaRa will have the Strayer toSSerS as
their guests, and st. Johns will be at
home to Charlotte Hall in the Epiphany
gym.
Central and Western were to battle
it out this afternoon in the Tech gym
in the final game of the public high
school championship basket ball series.
Western was out for victory TO hold
EELOllu DldECg WA1AAG OCheA "a Woo AA1RS
full of a win, which would give the Blue
a tie for the runner-up post with West
ern and Eastern. Tech won the title
last week for the second season in a
row.
In other tits this afternoon Eastern
was to engage Georgetown Prep at Gar
rett Park, Emerson was to face Mary
land Freshmen at College Park, st.
Johns was to encounter Leonard Hall
at Leonardtown, and Woodward and
Episcopal were to try conclusions in a
Prep School Lightweight League match
at Episcopal.
late squirt led by Barney Kane en-
abled Eastern to overcome GonZaga In
their basket ball game. 1t was sweet
victory for the Lincoln Parkers, as they
suffered defeat at the hands OF the