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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26
EVANSVILLE QUINT
TOPPLES ROCKVILLE
High School Basketers Record
Fourteenth Win in Fifteenth
Game With State Foes.

EVANSVILLE, Md, February as
Hyattsville High Schools basket ball
team yesterday concluded an unusually
successful season, during which 1t won
the Prince Georges County scholastic
title. defeating Rockville High, So to IS.
at Rockville. The game was the last
on Hyattsville's regular schedule, but the
team will play at least one match before
quitting the court. 1t Is to meet the
winner Of the Hartford County series
tomorrow afternoon at Hollins Hall,
Baltimore, in one of the first-round
games of the State title series. Which
team will represent Hartford County,
however, has not been announced.
OF total Of IS games Hyattsville
has won 19. Its record against Mary
land opponents has been especially i'm
presSive, it having captured IA matches
out OF Is from these teams.
In scoring over Rockville yesterday
HyattSville led throughout except the
first few minutes
HyattsvilIe in its last home game
walloped Benjamin Franklin University
freshmen, ~ to 8.
Iine-llDS.
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PLAYERS ABSENCE
ST|RS TWO CLUBS
Stewart, Collins Missing at
Browns Camp-SeWeII
Is Worrying Tribe.

w VEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
M February &c P).-The con-
" tinued absence of Pitchers
Walter Stewart and Warren
RIP" Collins from the Browns train
ing camp here today caused rumors
they were holding out.
Stewart was good enough to win 20
games for the sixth-place Browns last
season. Infield practice was sched-
uled for today, the first Of the training
grind.
Manager Bill Killefer said all the men
in camp were rounding into shape salts
factorily.
NEW ORLEANS, February 25 (P).-
Luke Sewells continued absence is be-
coming embarrassing to the Cleveland
Indians as Manager Roger Peckinpaugh
nurses his batterymen into condition.
The absence of Sewell leaves only
Sprinz and Wyatt on the catching staff,
and If the regular backstop doesn't put
in today he'll have some explaining
to do.
r d.
P).-The new American League ball
has not made much difference to the
New York Yankees pitchers, who so
far have only thrown straight ones
across the plate and not very hard.
but it has provided Coach Art Fletcher
with phrase to pep up batting prac-
tice. Every time a batter pops up an
easy ny, Fletcher comments that ball
amt so lively"
SACRAMENTO. Calf, February IS
P.-The entire Detroit Tiger squad
VIII begin training together here next
Monday.
Even Marty McManus. star infielder.
let 1t be known he would be on hand
despite salary differences with the man
agement. He wants $4,000 and
81 900 bonus. He has been offered
$4,000.
The overweight squad checked out of
the Richardson Springs conditioning
camp yesterday.
PENSACOLA, Fla, February rs R).-
Long Tom Winsett and Gene Rye have
started the training season at the Red
Sox camp with batting barrage.
In the Sox first game yesterday the
long and short of the outfit chalked I'D
two triples and home run. The home
run and a triple went to Rye and
Long Tom raped out the other three
Dagger.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. February rs
R1.-Manager DOME Bush promised
Chicago White Sox pitchers they might
bat today. but attached such a price
to the privilege that enthusiasm wanei
somewhat.
For each time at bat, the hurlers
must do a turn around the quarter
mile cinder track surrounding the park.
at brisk gait Although the second
squad is not due until next Monday.
Ray Radcliff from the Salley League,
who is scheduled to play first base, was
expected to report today.
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Vests Arm Believed K Once More Dixie Colleges Trio of Title Meet
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON

ILOXI, Miss, February 26.-
x The extent to which south
paw pitching will prove q
factor in the showing of the
Nationals this season probably is
not fully appreciated by the rank
and file Of the teams followers. BY
this is meant not only the measure
of effectiveness attained by their
left-handed hurlers against alien
batSmen, but also the success
achieved by Manager Walter john
sons swatsm:ths in coping with the
offerings of the portside pitchers
they will be called upon to face.
AS to the latter there are fairly
good reasons for believing more
punch will be displayed by the Cap
ital City crew this year than last.
One of them is that there will be
available for the entire campaign
the services of Dave Harris, the
powerfully built outf1elder obtained
in trade for Red Barnes from the
White Sox last June, who is the only
orthodox hitting gardener on the
roster and who distinguished him.
self last season by topping all the
pinch hitters in the circuit in per-
centage of timeS he delivered bingleS
needed in emergencies.
Another reason is that there will
be at hand this year in the person
of Pinky Hargrave a stick wielder
of turn-about proclivities who can
punish the lefties when he is in the
proper physical condition, as it
seems assured he will be from re-
suits attained by his Winter train
ing activities.
And still another Is the presence
in a Washington uniform for the
first time of Harry Rice. This one
time Brown and Tiger, purchased
this Winter from the New York
Yankees, although southpaw
swinger, never has been bothered by
pitchers OF that nk, as his lifetime
average of more than 800 attests.
And it is the firm belief of the
local management that the veteran
never has fully developed the extent
Of his capabilities in an attacking
way.
Then, too, there is the conviction
felt hereabout that Sam West, who
has borne the reputation of being
weak against portsiderS Since the
day, back in 1926, when he was
beaned by Mel Settlsmire in a
Southern Association tilt, has fully
recovered from that near-fatal ex-
perience. This certainly is the con-
clusion, at least, to be drawn from
the fact that last season, used
against all brands Of boxmen, the
far-roaming center fielder hung up
the very creditable average of 1923.
A s for the finging angle of the
"A thing. although it is possible
that Lynn Griffith, the amply
proportioned purchase from Joplin
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LANGLEY SAILOR NINE
FLEET TITLE WINNER
Beats California for Laurels in
S-to-6 Game Played
at Balboa.
BY the Associated Press.


BALBOA, Canal Zone, February 49,
Jack Tar, having concluded more than
q hard days work in the war game
maneuvers, Is putting in some time at
play.
A base ball team from the aircraft
carrier Langley yesterday won the Bat
tie Fleet championship from the bat
tleship California by score Of to 6.
They will now play the team from the
airplane carrier Wright for the cham
pionship of the Scouting and Battle
Fleets, which are anchored in the bay
of Balboa.
Officers Of the feet and of H. NJ. S.
Nelson, which is anchored in the har-
Dor here alongside the u. S. S. Texas,
have engaged in friendly tennis and
golf matches, sweeping victories for the
Americans resulting. These were partly
explained by the larger number Of
American off6ers from whom players
could be chosen.
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of the Western Association and king
of all organized base balls strike
out artists in 1890, and Carl Fischer,
the smoke-ball purveyor from
Newark, may come through in
gratifying style. it Is on the potential
ability of Holdovers Lloyd Brown
and Bob Burke that the hopes of
Washington fandom are principally
based.
Brown is a moundsman who never
has been accorded the credit he de-
serves. Last year, for instance, al
though not rated in advance as a
regular, he not only proved the early
season pitching mainstay Of the club,
winning something like five Of his first
six games and against the strongest
opposition the circuit had to offer,
but he wound up with no fewer
than 16 triumpfS to his credit,
total of wins which was exceeded by
only seven singers in the loop and
was tied by only one. And Brownie
Is but Is years old.
AS for Burke, this slender slab
man. one year the junior Of his
mate, although he was able to
achieve brackets on only three oc-
casions during the campaign, as
against quartet of reverses, gave
, evidence OF his caliber by landing
seventh place in the earned runs
rating with the highly creditable
mark of 365. 1t will occasion no
surprise whatever to good judges of
pitching If he breaks through as a
consistent winner this season. No less
an authority than President Clark
Griffith, some thing of a pitcher him.
self back in the old days, is con-
f1dent that Burke has a bright
future on the hill, and that con-
fidence has not been weakened by
the fact that the youngster has
been around for four full seasons
without yet attaining to the status
OF regular.
When he WIS drafted from Little
Rock of the Southern Association
in the Fall Of 1925 Burke was
ball, so thin was he, and all artificial
efforts to put meat on his bones
failed. Nature gradually has been
taking care of that item, however,
and as 1t is contended that south
paws develop far more slowly than
their right-handed hrethren any
how. there would seem to be some
basis for the belief that Bob is about
to earn q full-time berth.
Possessed Of a croSs-fire delivery
that naturally is troublesome, it is
the opinion of Pilot johnson that
all Burke needs to gain SO per cent
in effectiveness is confidence in his
fast ball, for Bob boasts of a hard
one with which he ought to be able
to bust EN- by the hitters who have
made it practice of waiting for his
dinky hook.
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Giants Believed
In HOld-Out Pact

NEW YORK, February ga
IN conspiracy on the signing Of
their 1881 contracts exists
among the players of the New York
Giants, according to the latest grist
from the base ball rumor- mongers'
mill here.
So many Of the rank and file Of
the Giants are holding out for SAL
airy increases and are at loggerheads
with the management that they
have given rise to this meaty bit of
gossip.
It would not be the first time that
such conspiracy has been entered
into, but 1t would be bad policy on
the part Of the players. Sometimes
those little things rankle deeply and
when the time comes to transfer
players, or perhaps to hold them be-
cause they have been of value to
their team, the owner is less gen.
erous than he might have been
otherwise.
The Giants are having the great
est trouble of any major league out
Mt with their men this season.
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French Basketers to Tackle
New Census-NOrthern Outfit

A court foe for Sunday night Is
sought by Jewish Community Center
unlimited five. Manager Sol Stein Is
booking at Lincoln $3.50.
Montrose 115-pounders also are seek
ing opponents. Call Wilson Jef1ries
at West i746.
Takoma Tigers would like to make
a last-minute connection with an I'M
limited team for a game tonight. The
Tigers have the use of a gymnasium.
Call Shepherd 2129 between $50 and
$50 O'Clock.
Court scores Of last night follow:
Bankers League.
Nationals, IS; District National, %.
HionS' IL; Commercial National, 10.
Community Center League.
Crescents, IS; Monroes, 10.
Boys Club League.
Christ Child, 81; Nye House, 9.
Independent.
Mercury Juniors. "a: "Y" Flashes, &c.
Clovers 81; Company I, IL.
Optimists, 81; Aztecs, 20.
ShipleyS, 22 St, Martins, H.
Olmsted Grill, a.; Columbia, 81.
Eastern Whirlwinds, 20; Coast Guard,
rs.
Paper Mill, 80; Fort Humphreys, 81.
First Baptist, SO; Stanleys, 10.
Northwesterns, az; GEORGETOWN, 81.
Red Devils, 30; Stewards, rs.
Sacred Heart, So; st. Anthony, rs.
Western Flashes, "a; "T' Hawks, 80.
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dangling from its belt, the
Boys Club big five tonight has a
chance to do what only one other local
quintet has accomplished this season
when Tech Highs court aggregation is
played tonight at 8 o'clock In the Boys
Club gymnasium.
The crack Maryland freshmen, alone
Of local high school, frosh and indie
pendent teams, have taken the measure
of every club in the public high school
group.
The Tech-Boys' Club game headlines
today's court program as far as local
fandom is concerned. Three battles
were to have been played this after
noon, Central trekking to Annapolis to
play the st. Johns frosh, Western
playing host to GonZaga and George
town Prep doing likewise to Mount St.
Joseph'S Prep.
The local high school quintets did
well yesterday. Central, Western and
Eastern took on foes, and with the
exception OF Eastern. the victories were
decisive.
Eastern's quint. for the second time
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS
DEFENDED BY ZUPPKE
U. S. School superintendent Are
Told Of Good in Sports by
Illinois Coach.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February ga spirited
defense Of intercollegiate and inter-
scholastic athletics and their results
was given before school superintendent
from all parts of the country today by
Robert C. Zuppke, head foot ball coach
at the University OF Illinois.
zuppke. addressing the Department
Of Superintendent Of the National
Educational Association, declared that
enemies Of intercollegiate sport in their
search for evils, such as PROSECUTING,
campus hysteria," commercialism and
"overemphasis," overlook the good
points from the activity"
This whole structure built about
athletic games came at first from no.
where" he said, land grew like Topsy.
Competitive athletics became the basis
of virile literature which championed
the preservation of biological urges.
Foot ball, especially, has made the
Nation college conscious. and has helped
to bring these institutions in direct con-
tact with the outside world"
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20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

" WEN1 -E1(IdI players are
scheduled to begin training
when the Washington base
ball camp opens within the
next few days at Atlanta. Those
listed to be on hand include
Meyer. Sherry, Street, Ainsnith.
Gessler, Ralston, Corbin, Conway,
Somerlot, Bunting, Keefe,. Miller
Cunningham, Elberfeld, Groom,
Johnson, Walker, Otey, Mcbride,
Schaefer, Milan, Conroy. Hughes,
Henry. Lelivelt, Gray, Swain and
Bussey.
Georgetown's foot ball schedule
for next Fall does not include
Washington and Lee and North
Carolina, which have appeared on
the Blue and Gray's grid card for
several years.
Capt. Edwards announces that the
National Guard track meet March
will be the biggest in the annals
of the event. Special features will
include boxing between Kid Sulli-
van and Danny O'Brien and wrest-
ling between Joe Grant and Nick
Ross.
Georgetown Prep beat Business
High yesterday in a dual track meet
with gymnastic features. Golden
Of the Prep team was the individual
star.
Georgetown Prep will hold a
track meet May Is, next. The event
will fill the spot formerly held by
the Tome School meet, which has
been abandoned.
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w YHAT has all the earmarkS Of
M a sizzling basket ball battle
is slated tonight for George
Washington court when Bill
Flester and his band Of Howard A.
French tossers will attempt TO take
the measure Of the newly merged Cen
sus Enumerator Northern Red Bird
quint in an Independent League az
rair.
Undaunted by their failure to check
the high-fying Skinker Eagles IN the
Independent League, Earl Moser, man
ager of the Enumerators, and Buck
Grier Of the Northerns, combined
forces and will test the new comotna-
ton tonight against the Frenchies.
When the French team taxes the
floor, two Of the best guards IN In"
dependent ranks hereaboutS VIII per-
form. In Mickey Mcdonald and Freddy
MeSmer, Flester has two aces.
The Independent League tussle starts
at Q O'Clock. a preliminary, bringing
together Grif1th Consumers and
United Typewriter Grays will get under
way at 8.
II the Ssks Clothiers can hurdle ST.
Martins tonight in the District OF Co
lumbia League they will tackle the
crack Boys Club team Saturday with
the championship dangling before their
eyes.
The q. p. o. cagers will wind up
the Government Printing once League
tonight, when Job Room and Mono
type Section play at 0 o'clock in the
Central High School gymnasium.
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New Mack Hurler
Shows His Speed
TORT MYERS, Fl

TORT MYERS, Fla, February 26
l. R1.-Hank Mcdonald, giant
California Highlander, who is
trying out with the Philadelphia
Athletics, has the entire camp won-
dering how much speed he pos
sesses. Capt. Collins Spied him yes
terday burning them into Mickey
Cochrane.
Hey" shouted Collins, Don't cut
loose yet"
I'm not, boss" replied the six
foot-four rookie This amt moth
ing. can speed 'em In lot faster"
Mcdonald worked out on the
Coast and is already in slNpe and
anxious 70 set going.
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Basket Results
Maryland, 81; Johns Hopkins, "a.
Loyola, 81: Georgetown, 20.

Maryland, 81; Johns Hopkins, "a.
Loyola, 81: Georgetown, 28.
Yale, 81; Lafayette, 10.
Columbus University, 80; Lynchburg
College, 81.
Columbus, %; Pennsylvania, "a.
Wittenberg, So; Washington and JEFF
ferson. 10.
Louisiana Normal, SO; Mississippi
College, SO.
Wake Forest, 26; Davidson, %.
Western Reserve. 80; Miami, %.
Centenary, %; East Kentucky, 20.
West Kentucky Teachers, "a; How
ard, 26.
Dickinson, 80; Mount st. Mary's, %
Harvard, ~: Brown, "a.
Wesleyan, Al; Springfield, 81.
Bethany, As; Allegheny, 80.
Amherst, 46; st. Stephens, ~.
Crescent A. c., IS; Lehigh, 20.
Williams. SO: Holy Cross. 49,
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STREET, CARDS PILOT,
LIKES HIS CATCHERS
Declares He Has Best Three-Man
Staff in Game-Recruits
Impress Hornsby.

BRADENTON, Fla. February 20 (P.'
Mike Gonzales, who, according to
Gabby Street, was catching way back
in my time and seems just as agile
now" Is going to help coach the younger
members Of the Cardinals pitching
staff.
Street believes the old Cuban will be
able to impart many valuable pointers
to the juvenile fingers
Street said he regarded his receiving
staff Of Jimmy Wilson. Gus Mancuso
and Gonzales as the best "three-man
catching staff in base ball"
AVALON. Calf. February IS (R).-
Three recruits, two pitchers and an
outfielder, have caught Rogers Horns
by's eye.
The hurlers. Ed Baecht and Lon
Warneke, have progressed rapidly
enough to cause the rajah to give them
lots of personal attention. The out
fielder, Vincent Barton, who also first
bases some, yesterday was the big shot
In batting practice.
CLEARWATER, Fla, February 26 Up.
l-Wilbert Robinson, portly manager of
the Brooklyn club. is perfectly willing
to talk about his batting order for the
season, although he hasn't decided
upon 1t.
Thompson is a good lead-oh man."
he said, "but right now I like the COM
bination of Frederick, Thompson,
ODoul and Herman in that order"
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, February 26
H).-The Boston Braves trotted out 81
men for Manager McKechnie's inspec-
ton today. Just one man, Arthur
Veltman Is on the holdout list.
Rabbit Meanwhile won't show UP
| until tomorrow or Saturday because OF
an attack Of influenza.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla, February 26
| CP).-Manager Burt Shotton Of the
Phillies called his squad out today for
| ly batterymen, are in camp.
Rumors were in circulation that Phil
Collins, ace of the pitching staff last
year, may be holdout.
I'VE haven't any holdouts," Shotton
told queStioners. Asked about Chuck
Klein, heavy-hitting outfielder, Shotton
said he wasn't due here until March 4.
PAso ROBES, Calf, February 26
| P).-When the second squad of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, due here Saturday,
Is in shape TO begin the training camp
series of ball games with the Yanigans,
they're going to get a surprise or two.
Jewel Ems put several Of his rookie In
fielders through speedy drill yesterday
and was highly pleased. Tony Piet,
! Texas second baseman, and Harry
Geissberger San Francisco, were espe-
cially impressive.
| TAMPA, Fla, February 26 CP.-
Bonnie Frey, Cnce the nemesis of the
Chicago Cubs, while the Cincinnati
Reds played havoc with the Bruins
changes for the National League pen
nant, has taken on considerable weight
and appears in excellent condition.
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Boys Club Is Seeking Sweep
Over Public High Basketers

this season. stopped the George Wash
ington freshmen team, 81 to Al, in
game played in the Lincoln Park gym
nasium. Bill Noonan, the Light Blues
all-high center. checked in with Is
points, matching the total made by
Fouts, the froSh pivot man.
Line-ups:
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HOWARD FIVE WINS

With all but one of the 10 players
to see action contributing to the total.
Howard University's basket ball SQUAD
turned back Livingston College of Sails
bury, N. c., 35 to 20 yesterday.
Towards faculty five bowed to the
freshmen, 9 to 4, in preliminary.
Line-ups:
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Varied Sports

Swimming.
Franklin and Marshall, Al; Union, as.
Yale, ~; Brown, IS.
New York u, IS; Manhattan, IS.
Dartmouth, 3; NJ. I. T., 1.
Buffalo, 4; Tulsa, 8 american
,eague), pro.
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CardoSo al.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, February 26.--
ehipley's l30-pound basketers downed
st. Martins toSsers Of Washington, ~
10 IL, in . preliminary to the Mary
isbad-Jol1ns Hopkins game last night N
Richie Gymnasium here.
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Silver Springs basket ball club was
no match for Central yesterday, drop
ping a 43-to-16 decision as Bill Burke,
Frank Cumberland and Gene Swift
bombarded the hoop:
limo
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Tony Latona and Everett Buscher,
Westerns howitzers, weren't in the Red
lineup yesterday against Landon, but
the Georgetowners didn't need them.
smashing out a 34-to-l3 win in the
Western gymnasium.
Line-upS:
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MEALY'S GOAL TELLS
Basket Means Win for
Columbus Over LYnchburg.

Berk Mealy sunk last-minute field
goal, his fourth of the game, just in
time last night to give Columbus Uni
versity 32-to-3l decision over Lynch
burg College.
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6WaYely I'D.

Emerson's cage squad failed to change
its way yesterday and dropped another
game, SIS to 8, to Episcopal in the Alex
andrians' gymnasium.
Line-ups:
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ARMSTRONG FIVE REPEATS

Defeats Cardozo for Second Time
This Season, 81 to FL.
Armstrong High School quint defeat
ed the Cardozo toSsers yesterday in the
Garnet-Patterson gymnasium, 81 to 81,
for its second win OF the season over
the Stenographers.
Tina-ffna.
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Totais.....i4 IS Is Totals..... S SIG
BECAUSE they played with the
- Montrose quint in its game with
the Boys Club. Everett Buscher
and Tony Latona have been suspended
from the Western court squad and will
not be available for the remaining
three games on the Georgetowners'
Schedule-tilts with Gonzaga and the
frosh Of @. w. and G. U.
Prep school toSsers batted 500 yes
terday. Landon's defeat by Western
and another sock on the nose to Emer-
son by Episcopal were evened up when
Woodward and st. Adams cracked out
wins.
The victory Of the Woodward five
was just a scoring bee for George Croft,
center, who literally burned up the
cords with a dozen double-deckers and
q pair of fouls for 26 points. Mount
Rainier, Woodward's opponent, was able
to cash in with but IL pointers. Scores,
SIS to IL.
Line-ups:
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Mt. Rainier (I2l.
Totals. .2s IS Totals. 80.

Totals......26 IS TotaIs...... II
AS Croft beat Mt. Rainier, so did
Bob Freeman beat Swavely for St. Al
bans. Ever a leading scorer for st.
Adams, Freeman again topped 'em all
with 20 points as Swavely bowed,
81 to 10.
Line-ups:
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Line-ups
Totals -. IA 755 Totals

Central Highs floor team will not
enter the Washington and Lee basket
ball tournament, announced Coach Bert
Coggins.
Eastern thus far is the only local
quintet entered.
Junior varsity won, 10 to Is, over the
Central tossers, In g st. JONAS League
game yesterday.