Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
CENTRAL OR TECH
TO PLAY EASTERN
Likely to Battle for That
PriviIege-First Named
JoItS Guyonites.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

MOTHER battle between
" Tech and Central Friday
~ afternoon, with the win
ner engaging Eastern next
Tuesday to determine the public
high school basket ball champion
ship loomed today as very real
possibilities. In the final games
of the regular series scheduled
yesterday, Central triumphed over
Eastern, so to 20, in a stirring
struggle, and Tech crushed Bust
ness, 81 to 10, to create a tie for
first place between Eastern and
Tech at five wins and three losses
apiece.
Though Central has made no formal
protest there has been much talk of
the Mckinley teams use of Everett
johnson, a player who was alleged to
have been ineligible at that time, in
the Tech-Central game of January 30,
which was won by Mckinley, 81 to 81.
Principals to Meet.
From those in q position to know It
has been learned that a special meet
ing of the board Of principals of the
high schools likely will be held today
or tomorrow. Should the meeting be
held, Charles Hart, Eastern principal,
has announced he will advocate the
playing Of another Tech-Central game
Friday with Eastern meeting the win
ner Tuesday. He expressed the hope
that the principals If they did meet
would order the game replayed rather
than forfeited to Central. He said East
ern had much rather meet a team
which had clearly earned the right to
challenge 1t for the title. He also
thought that the series should be de-
clacd with the minimum delay con-
sistent with a square deal for all.
Though Principal Hart naturally
would not undertake to speak for the
board, the feeling appeared to be gain
ing ground today that such a plan
would be happy solution of a vex-
atious problem, that 1t would leave a
good taste in the mouths of all con-
cerned. Ever since it has been bruited
about that Central followers felt that
Tech tranSgressed the high school reg
ulations in using johnson it has been
an open secret that Tech was prepared
to make charges that one Central
player and one Western player have
participated in outside games during
the series in violation of the rules.
From the outset the series this Win
ter has fairly seethed with pulse-stir-
ring competition, but it was not until
yesterday that it really achieved the
ultimate in drama.
Has Dramatic Finish.
1t was in the fleeing seconds of the
/ Central-Eastern scrap that the climax
came. With Central fighting to hold a
30-to-29 edge, Dallas Shirley, Eastern
guard, easily the most colorfuI player
! of the series, drew two foul shots and
missed 'em both. Just before the final
whistle Barney Kane, also of Eastern,
potted one that narrowly missed.
1t was magnificent fight all the way
with Central, led by Bill Burke and
Henry Broadbent, getting in front at
the start of the second half and stay
| ing there, despite Eastern's desperate
rally in those closing minutes. Big Bill
Noonan, Kane and Al Waters were the
boys. whose sniping kept Eastern in the
running.
Tech got ahead of Business to stay
| toward the end of the first quarter
| With Memo NemerofSky, stalwart guard.
out of the game and Joe Sherman Suf-
fering with an injured arm, the hard
| fighting Stenogs steadily fell behind as
the game progressed. In the second
half, as it became a rout, Tech rushed
| in just about all the players on its
bench. Everett Russell and Everett
Johnson did NEST of Techs scoring.
Central in conquering Eastern yester-
day downed the Light Blue for the Sec
ond time In the series. Tech secured re-
| venge for previous defeat by Business
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