Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
TECH CASE IS SEEN
AS UNCLOSED ISSUE
Fight to Gain Forfeit Held
Likely if 1t Would Give
Blue Title Chance.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

victory for Eastern over
~ Central tomorrow in the
"A final game of the public
high school basket ball
championship series doubtless
would avert a storm of confusion
and controversy.
Should the boys in Light Blue
defeat the Columbia Heights out
fit they'll win the title and every
thing will be over, but should Cen
trail triumph it would not surprise
If there were a renewal of agita-
ton especially on the part of Cen
trail adherentS for action on the
Central-Tech game Of January 50
won by Tech and in which Nc
Kinley used Everett Johnson, a
player, who at the time, was al
legged to have been ineligible.
Business will meet Tech at $3.50
TO open tomorrow'S card.
A Central win over Eastern would put
the former just one game behind East
ern. The Lincoln Parkers would have
five wins and three losses and Central
four victories against four defeats. Cen
trail supporters doubtless will lose no
= time in reminding the world that should
the Central-Tech game be awarded to
Central by forfeit, their team would
automatically gain first-place tie with
Eastern. If Central is not given the
game bv forfeit, it is thought that its
supporters will insist that the game be
ordered replayed, this despite that Bert
Cogeins, Central coach, has made 1t
plain that he will not protest the game,
having expressed the opinion that he
believes Tech authorities should take
the initiative.
Others May Be at Fault
Then, according to all signs, the fire.
works will start blazing. With Cen
trail hackers pressing for action on the
Tech game. Mckinley supporters will,
it is believed, promptly move to produce
evidence purporting to show that Tech,
if it is guilty of transgreSsing the rules
In the johnson case, as charged, IS not
alone in the breaking of the regulations.
i
that the Mckinley adherentS have &C
curate information that some of the
players in the current championship
series have during the progress OF the
set engaged In outside games. These
contests, it is STATED, were playground
affairs and were informal, the players
appearing without uniforEls and the
games being staged on the grounds.
They were formal enough, though, to
constitute violation of the rule pro-
hibiting players competing in the cham
pionship series from outside play, Nc
Kinley's supporters are convinced, 1t Is
said, and will so argue, it is believed.
Chance for Tech.
Should Tech defeat Business tomor-
row, and Central down Eastern, the
Gray will move into a f1rSt-place tie
with Eastern at five wins and three
losses. Such an eventuality doubtless
would only spur the efforts OF CentraFS
well-wiShers to have the Tech game
forfeited to Central or ordered replayed,
as every one knows of the long cordial
rivalry existing between Central and
Tech and the consequent lack of favor
with which either looks upon the sue
cess of the other.
Gonzaga will face Georgetown Fresh
men tonight at Tech High at 7:l5
o'clock, in the lone game scheduled to-
night or this afternoon for scholastics
basketers hereabout. 1t is expected
that the Blue and Gray yearlings will
win, though the Purple players can be
counted upon to offer the best fight of
which they are capable.
Aside from the BusineSs-Tech and
Central-Eastern title games four court
encounters, involving schoolboy teams,
are listed tomorrow.
st. Adams and Takoma-Silver Spring
High Will face at st. Adams, Woodward
and Hyattsville High at the Central
7. NJ. G. A., Friends and Landon at
Epiphany and Western and Georgetown
Prep at Garrett Park.