Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
MAY TOSS WRENCH
|. INTO TITLE WORKS
Has Tough Going in Playing
Western and Eastern in
Series This Week.

THE scholastic spotlight this COM
ing week centers on Central
High Schools basket ball team,
batting 500 in two games in the
high school championship series, but
ready to Zip the well known wrench
into the series works by a pair OF VIC
tories in its two games, one Tuesday
and one Friday.
The field now is definitely spread out.
Eastern, leading the pack, plays twice.
So does Central, and one Of the latter's
games, that Of Friday, is with Eastern.
The wearers Of the Blue and White can
gum up the series Tuesday by downing
Western and repeating the dose on
Charlie Guyon's crew.
Should Eastern, however, triumph
over Central, 1t appears the Light Blue
either will romp home with the title or
share it with Tech, defending cham
pion. for neither Western nor Business
have yet shown the necessary punch to
queu the Lincoln Parkers.
That sizzling battle will result when
Central and Eastern clash Is sure
Both possess sturdy QuintS, with the
edge going to Eastern. In Bill Noonan,
lanky center, the Lincoln Parkers have
a sure-f1re scorer and one of the OUT
standing floor players of the series.
CentralS chances of stopping Western
Tuesday hardly can be tagged excellent
in view Of the Reds great battle against
Tech last Friday, a game 1t lost but
deserved better fate However, the
Blue will be remembered for its one
point loss TO Tech in game similar to
the Manual Trainer Western clash.
UsINEss, unless it greatly improves
- tta scoring punch, is not figured to
upset Eastern in the second game
Tuesday. The Orange appears destined
to again be the cellar champ. Aside from
everything else. Eastern holds an i'm
mense advantage in height, a factor not
to be taken lightly.
The one ray Of hope for Business
dates back to the middle Of last week
when a small, well beaten Gonzaga
quint upset the high school champion
after two hectic extra periods in the
Eastern gymnasium. Should Business
duplicate the Gonzaga incident, 1t will
throw the Light Blue into a tie with
Tech and perhaps Central. Otherwise,
Coach Lynn Woodworth's charges will
be counted out of the running.
MUCH the same situation will exist
IN Friday. Central again will hold
the center Of the stage when it
which has been unfortunate enough to
have Tech and Eastern as opponents in
two consecutive series games, is faced
with the prospects Of serving as a STEP
ping stone for another Tech climb.
Even If they did triumph over East
ern, the Stenogs hardly could be capa-
BILE Of winning over Tech also.
THIS little feud over high-scoring
i honors between Tony Latona of
Western and Bill Noonan, Eastern,
VIII be eveneo up this week That IS, as
Tar as playing In an equal number Of
games Is concerned.
Latona Snatched the lead from Moo
nan by scoring II points against Tech
last Friday, bringing his total to "a
points Tor three games. Noonan has IS
Tor two games. As Eastern plays twice
and Western only once, the real leader
can be determined by Friday night.
Speaking Of Friday night. IL NAV be
noticed that the game time Is changed.
Originally, Eastern and Business were
TO play the f1rst game Tuesday and East
ern and Central Friday but due to the
Iact that all OF EaStern's games hereto
fore had been the first ones the sched-
ule makers shifted the time.
Advisory marks are due ere long
which should give the boy basketers ..
little more worry in addition to the pen
nant chase
WHILE the scholastic spotlight
w shines on the championship
series. plenty more basket bail
battles are on the weeks card. Twenty
one games in all will be played, with at
least two games every day Of the week.
Eastern, as usual. will be the busiest
OF the bunch, playing five games all
told.
WATCH out, scholastics, for this
w Maryland freshmen team!
Already victors over Business
and Eastern of the public high school
group. In addition to the C. U. yearlings.
the Old Liners Wednesday will enter
tain Western and Thursday Central
Two former high school tossers who
played in the championship series last
year, are included on the Terrapin
squad. They are Lampson of Central
and Chase of Business.