The Washington times., 1931-01-08
GAMES START
TOMORROW
At TECH
By GARRETT WATERS


The second important period
Of the scholastic sports year be-
gins tomorrow-the annual high
school basketball series at the
Tech High School gymnasium,
Second and T Streets Northeast.
A real pair of games will usher
in the campaign. Tech meets East
ern at $3.50 o'clock while Business
and Western tangle about half
hour after the end of the open
ing match.
Football was the first import
ant event on the school program,
as is known. That season COM
pletely ended, with letters to
players awarded, captains elected
and schedules announced, the five
teams namely, Tech, Eastern,
Business, Western and Central,
can be said to be materially ready
for the tough grind ahead.
Same Old Cry
The consensus of aims seems
to be BEAT Tech" in view of the
Gray's powerful hold on things
athletic in the scholastic world.
Eastern started this cry after the
football season when Tech copped
the championship in dramatic
fashion. The other teams took up
the whoop soon after.
It is football and basketball
in which Tech seems to be the
strongest. For three years teams
from the T Street institution
have won titles in football while
two have cOpped basketball ban
Mers.
In regards to the basketball
series this year. Tech, on paper,
hasn't the strongest team. But
regardless of how the Manual
Trainers are, the cry is Beat
Tech" If they can be defeated
in basketball then one-half OF
the ambition of the others will
be realized. A triumGh in foot
ball next year by someone will
complete the collective aims set
forth.
Eastern has a fine set Of play.
erS to line up against Tech to-
morrow. A victory for the Lin.
coin Parkers will mean much in
a psychological way as their
morale will be so imbued with
the thought of winning that no
team, Tech included, will be too
strong to beat.
Western Pair Strong
Eastern's collection of regulars
include Kane, Lieb and Waters,
forwards; Noonan and Davis, cen
terS, and Shirley, lola and Court
ney, guards. These men are tall
and possess keen eyes for the
baskets.
Before they're overlooked, West
ern has pair of sharp-shootin
forwards in Tony Latona and
Everett Busch Latona has
been shooting them far, wide and
handsome all through the early
season while Buscher has just be-
gun, having recently returned to
the lineup after an injury re-
ceived in the Baltimore City Col
lege game in December.
BuScher showed that he had
some sort Of an eye Tuesday
against woodward when he
scored 13 goals from the floor
and one foul toss for n points.
If the hefty lad keeps up this
work, coupled with a continuance
of the high standard play set by
Latona, running mate, Western
is likely to be heard from before
many of the games are played.
Capt. Bobby Lucas is Business
chief threat. The little midget
has been the inspiration of the
StenogS play throughout the early
season and should continue to be
in the series. If he can only get
some help from a scoring stand
point, is what will aid Business,
is the thought.
Capt. Everett Russell ana Ber-
ME Reichardt are the Tech men
aces. Reichardt is a new man,
but a good one. The remainder
of Coach Artie Boyd's men work
we'll together. Whether they will
win another championship is
something else. The next couple
of weeks will help tell. Some sort
of idea can be gotten by then,
anyhow.