Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
BUSINESS, CENTRAL,
TECH LAND OTHERS
Western Alone Umepresented
on The Stars Mythical
Championship Quint.
ALI-HIGH BAsKETERs.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

pionship competition began
in 1917, it has been studded
with stirring play, but 1t is doHbt-
full If the battling ever has been
more dramatic than during the
series just closed. Eastern, which
generally was picked to win the
title, finished at the top tied with
Central but the Light Blue
to battle for all 1t was worth to
get there.
Maybe the quality of play was not
the highest, but with the teams well
matched, the series from the outset de-
yeloped bang-up competition with up
sets galore. At the end of the first hall
all the teams were tied at two wins
against two losses each, the first time,
so far as can be recalled, that such
even strife has marked the series.
Battling continued red hot right down
to the finish. with game after game
being decided by narrow margins: Inc
series schedule ended with Teen tie0
with Eastern for top honors, but the
board of principals of the schools ruled
that Mckinley had used an ineligible
player Everett johnson, in its second
round winning match with Central, and
ordered the game forfeited to Central.
This gave Central tie for the crown,
and the principals declared 1t CO.
champion with Eastern, and ruled there
would be no play-of. Tech, stripped OF
the Central win, finished third, with
four wins against four defeats, and
Business and Western, each with three
victories and five defeats, landed at the
bottom of the heap.
Central Twice Beats Eastern.
It is interesting to note that Central
conquered Eastern In both their en-
gagements, turning the trick, 80 to 90,
in the final game Of the set, in a fitting
climax to the series. Not soon viii
those last few yiotous moments Of that
struggle be forgotten. The memory OF
Dallas Shirley, as cool player as you'll
find anywhere, toeing the 15-foot line
in the dying seconds of battle with two
foul shots the making of which would
have given Eastern the title undts-
putably, and missing 'em both, and
Barney Kane's looming shot that all
but found its mark just before the gun
ending the series, win linger for many
day.
when that Central game was
forfeited McKinleys hopes for a third
straight victory in the series were
crushed. Central now has won the title
with Eastern. The Lincoln Parkers
twice have captured the crown In clear
cut style. Tech has won the champion
ship five times and Business once. West
ern alone never has achieved the top.
AS usual, the job of picking an ALL
high team has proved tough, but the
combination which The Star has Sc
1ected is believed likely, from the stand
point of team play, to prove as good
as any other quint that Guild have been
chosen.
To determine the best player in the
series often is not hard, but this Winter
1t has been peculiarly 20. In fact, this
writer cannot settle upon any one play"
er as having been outstanding There
were three, though, whose work at
tracted particularly. Two of them took
part In only part Of the series. They
were Bobby Lucas, Business fine little
forward, who graduated after playing
five games, and johnson, Tech guard,
who did not become eligible Until the
second semester, and who was the
storm center in the forfeited Central
Tech game. The third was Bill Noonan,
EaStern's high-Scoring center. Lucas
play was superb generally. Johnson
showed more polish, perhaps, than any
player in the series, while Noonan, not
SO finished player as some of the
others, nevertheless was formidable, any
way you look at 1t.
Two Places 70 Eastern.
Eastern alone has been given more
than one place on The Stars team.
The Light Blue has been awarded two
berths with Central, Tech and Business
each getting one. Western alone failed
to land a representative on the first
team, though one Of its players all but
made the grade
Lucas has been placed at one efor-
ward on The Stars team but johnson
has not been picked because, though he
showed plenty while he was in there, he
played in only three games. Lucas
performed In Just five matches at that,
but he was so brilliant in these in every
respect, that he simply can't be left of
the club. At shooting, guarding, pass
ing and directing his mates, Lucas. a
mighty atom If ever there was one
was superb. Business. with Lucas on
the job. won three Of its first five
games. The Stenogs then lost their last
three tits played without him.
Everett Russell of Tech Is the choice
for the other forward. Russell, who
also was picked by The Star last year
probably did not shine so brightly as
last season when he was playing with
q better team, but 1t was chiefly through
his steadying influence, his finesse, his
generally dependable play that Nc
Kinley made as good a showing as
st did.
Anthony Latona, who with n points
was the series leading scorer, was de-
MED berth on the quint only after
the most careful consideration. Despite
his fine shooting eye, Latona was not,
as the writer saw it. sufficiently team
player. After ALL the idea in picking an
all-high' team is to select combination
which would function best as a unit.
It is thought that both Lucas and
Russell, as team players, were SO SUE
perior TO Latona as to give them the
cali over him despite his serving ability
series were Buscher Of Western. Burke
and Cumberland of Central and Kane
and Lieb Of Eastern.
NOonan Gets Center Job.
Noonan Of Eastern has been picked
for center In Bill Duryee of Business
and Roy Vowel of Western, who was Q
bear at foul shooting, the big Lincoln
Parker had stout opposition, but
Noonan, who was the series second
high scorer, with Is points, doubtless
had something on EN- notn IN general
play.
las Shirley of Eastern are the guard
selections. Broadbent, seasoned play
er. nut up a consistently good game
Extensively and defensively, while Shir.
lev confirming himself to the back couri
for the most part, exhibited . clevel
noor game and proved an tnspirationa
player. It Is true ne fell down on
pair Of foul shots In that final tilt tina
would have given his team the title in.
Saisputab1y, but the best of EN- hivvei
Artie WfIlison of Tech, whose fou