Evening star., 1930-12-17
CUNTS
IN KEEN CONTESTS
Headquarters and Western
Electric Win as League
Opens in Laurel.

T AUREL, Md, December IT,
Quints representing Headquar-
terS Company, National Guard, of
Laurel and Western Electric Co.
Of Washington were victorious in open
ing games Of the Tri-County Basket
Ball League last night on the Armory
floor here. The Guardsmen defeated
De Molays Of washington, 30 to %, in
q hard-fought encounter, and Western
Electric scored handily over Ellicott
City Hoplites, 80 to IS.
From tho outset battling was keen
in the game between the Guards and
De Molay. At the half the former was
holding 14-12 edge and managed to
keep in front the remainder Of the way.
For the Soldiers George Sullivan and
Gordon Gary were high scorers, with
IL and 10 points. Dick and Bill Sin
clair We're most consistent on attack
for the losers, with and Z points.
Ellicott City Hoplites furnished west
ern Electric lively opposition for the
flrst half, at the end Of which they
were trailing by only 13 to II. In the
final stages, however, the Electricians
got the range Of the cords with a will
and soon had the game won. Jack
Schafert, with IA points, and Jack
Shankltn, with 10, were the big guns
for the winners, while Lewis Kraft,
with 8, was most consistent> for the
losers.
Brentwood Hawks, pennant winners
last season, and Laurel Independents
are scheduled to meet Friday night on
the Armory floor. An exhibition game
Is planned as a preliminary between
Headquarters Company and q uuipt to
ne booked. Capt. Julian B. Anderson
OF the company Is listing at Laurel 1874.
League play Is scheduled to continue
through March with four games a
week, two on Tuesdays and one each
Friday and Sunday. All will be staged
on the Armory court. Each team viii
play the other three times.
The remaining schedule follows:
December 21-De Molay VS.. Ellicott
City Hoplites.
December 23-Headquarters Company
VS.. Western Electric, Ellicott City Hop
dteS VS.. Brentwood Hawks.
December 28-De Molay vs.. Laurel
independents, Headquarters Company
w. Ellicott City HopliteS.
December 30-Western Electric w.
brentwood Hawks, Headquarters Com
pany VS.. Laurel Independents.
January Headquarters Company
VI. Brentwood Hawks.
January 6-Western Electric vs.. Lau-
rel independents, De Molay vs.. Brent
wood Hawks.
January S-De MOlay vs.. Western
Electric.
January 11--Laurel independents W.
Elhcott City Hoplites.
January 13-Western Electric VS.. FL
hcott City Hoplites, De Molay VS.. Head
quarters Company.
January 16-Laurel Independents W.,
Brentwood Hawks.
january 1s-De Molay vs.. Ellicott
City Hoplites.
January 40 Brentwood Hawks VS..
Ellicott City Hopltes, Headquarters
Company VS.. Western Electric.
January 23-De Molay VS.. Western
Electric.
January 25-Headquarters COMPANY
vs.. Laurel independents.
January az Western Electric VS..
brentwood Hawks, De Molay VS.. Laurel
Independents.
January 3o-Headquarters Company
vs.. Ellicott City Hoplites.
February 1-De Molay VS.. Brentwood
Hawks.
February s-Headquarters Company
vs.. Brentwood Hawks, Laurel Independ-
entS VS.. Western Electric.
February 6--Laurel Independents VS..
February 10--WeStern Electric VS.. FL
licott City Hoplites, De Molay VS.. Head
quarters Company.
February 13-Laurel Independents vs..
Brentwood Hawks.
February 15-De Molay VS.. Ellicott
City Hoplites, Headquarters Company
vs. Laurel Independents.
February 17-E1licott City Hoplites
VS.. Brentwood Hawks, De Molay VS..
Western Electric.
February 2O-Headquarters Company
vs.. Western Electric.
February 24-De Molay VS.. Laurel
Independents. Western Electric VS..
Brentwood Hawks.
February 27-Headquarters COMPANY
VS.. Ellicott City Hoplites.
March 1-De Molay VS.. Brentwood
Hawks
March 3-Laurel Independents VS..
Western Electric, Headquarters Com
pany VS.. Brentwood Hawks.
March 6-Laurel Independents vs..
Ellicott City Hoplites.
Eligibility lists which were submitted
last night follow:
Headquarters Company-George Sui
Ivan, Gordon Gary, Lester Young,
Donald Kaiser, Earl Edmonston, Hal
Scott, Harry Harding. Raymond Stapp,
Daniel Randall and John Cicalino.
Western Electric-Jack Shanklin, Al
Lewis, Joe Curtin, Don Tracey, Jack
Schaffert, Eaton Chalkley, Ed Moeller,
Walter Puller and Buddy Beall.
Laurel pendentS-Raymond Bow
ers, Harry Brady, Harold Crowthers,
Manuel Gavriles, Irving Harrison, May
nard Hogan. Arthur Gosnell, Jack Whit
taker and James Wassoski
De Molay-Emory Mcintosh, Richard
Sinclair, William Sinclair, Edward
Anderson, Elmer Hall, Orville Brown,
Tom Schaffert, Edgar Dorman, Robert
Dougan and Bennie Katzman.
Ellicott City Hoplites- William Rex.
Milton Fischer, Lewis Kraft, James
Hilton, John Nicholai, Calvin Lofts,
Robert Mercer, Philip Lanmann, Clar-
erce Smith EIilton Moore lack Shir,lau