Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-08

1t may be that Tech will have
to be content with the foot ball
and basket ball championships
for the 1929-30 season. Prospects
are not bright in either track or
base ball, comparatively little sea-
Soned material being at hand.
However, the Gray was not over
burdened with seasoned timber in
basket ball, and its foot ball team
was. made up largely of players
of limited experience, So it pos
sibly is too early to. speculate Seri-
ouSly on how the boys may fare
on the cinderpath and diamond.
In vanquishing Eastern yesterday to
achieve tn, title Tech once more showed
its ability to deliver the punch at the
right time. History has only repeated
as the play of the Mckinley quint
has been concerned On. the hardwood,
on the diamond, on the gridiron and on
the cinder path the boys who have up
held the Gray have won so many con-
tests by strong finishes, at least in re-
cent years, that it appears almost a
habit.
Tech Wins After Poor Start.
Tech came on to win this seasons
court championship after losing two of
its first three games. After bowling to
Business and Central and winning over
Western, Coach Artie Boyd's boys came
back to conquer Eastern, Business,
Western, Central and then yesterday
Eastern again.
Coach Boyd has right to feel quite
set up over his teams win, This is only
the second season he has. tutored the
hockntavc hat fpHNn ho
has coached them to the title. The tri-
umph also is in the nature of a vindi-
cation of the value of the zone defense
employed by Tech since Boyd became
its mentor. Yesterday he used this
style of play throughout despite that at
the half Tech was trailing, to Is. In
several other games Boyd has shifted
going when the opposing team had con-
trived to score appreciably against the
Zoz.e defense.
Tech followers and others who have
seen the series games this season in
which the Mckinley quint has played
will not soon forget the memorable roles
played by Capt. Carl MacCartee, George
LassiSe. Everett Russell and Jake Oliver
son. Their work throughout was of
Diversion MacCartee Aid.
It was Diversion and MacCartee who
came through with smart baskets from
the floor in the dying moments. to en-
able Tech TO triumph over Eastern yes
terday. with the count standing 23-aIl,
Diversion Tipped in neat one from the
side of the court and MacCartee, shortly
before the final gun, Gagged another
from under the hoop. With the teams
struggling desperately on a point-for-
point basis; with the crowd, the larg-
est to turn out for any of the series
games, bowling mob; with at least
one Tech rooter actually praying, and
with everybody expecting Official Scorer
Haight's gun to roar for the end at
any moment, the closing scenes fairly
seethed with drama and riotous color.
Russell, LasSise and MacCartee head
ed the attack which enabled the Gray
to achieve a 20-all deadlock at the end
of the third quarter after trailing by six
points and then to go in the final stages
to vanquish the fiercely battling Light
Blue. IT, 80. p.
Tech was ahead, s to 8, at the. end of
of the first quarter. but Eastern came
back strong to gain its 1873 margin at
the half
Eastern. through personal fouls, lost
Joe Robey, stellar center, but Bill
Noonan, who Subbed for Robey in the
final quarter, topped Eastern's scorers
with seven points, and. Bonnie McCul-
Tough, with six markers, was another
standout of the Light Blue. It was
McCullough'S first series game Schol-
astic difficulties having kept him out
heretofore. He gave a bang-up ex-
hibition
This series-concluding game marked
the last appearance in public high COM
petition of several leading members Of
the championship Tech team.
Capt. MacCartee, George .LasSise,
George Talburtt, Jake Diversion and
Tom Wilson are the main players to be-
lost by graduation. Everett Russell, Nal
Johns. Everett johnson, and Reed are
among those expected to be at hand
again next Winter.