Evening star., 1932-01-31
WIN FOR EASTERN
WOULD TIE SERIES
Must Beat Western Tuesday
to Get on Even Terms
With Tech Five.

TASTERN'S seasoned basketers
- have high hopes IF being on
even terms with Tech, present
leader, in the public high school
championship series by the end OF the
week. The Lincoln Parkers, who are
visioning their first clear-cut champion
ship since 1924, play twice this week.
engaging Western Tuesday and Central
Friday, while Tech has only, one en-
gagement, that with western on FRIDAY.
The Eastern Western game, which
will open Tuesdays card at $50 o'clock
on the Tech court, will be followed by
tilt between Business and Central Inc
Central-Eastern tilt Friday also Will be
the first game on the program. Tech
and Western will clash in the other.
Eastern defeated both Western ana
Central in the first series, walloping the
former, At to %, and squeezing out a
24-25 triumph over the latter. 1t Is ex-
pected again to down Western, which
has lost Bernie Buscher through gradu-
alton. and to find Central, which mas
been deprived of its ace, Bill Burke. In
easier style. Burke will be on the side
lines because Of scholastic difficulties.
Tech bested Western by only Al TO SO
in their first encounter, but the Gray Is
figured to win rather decisively Friday.
Central ran away with Business, 50
to 18, in the opening round. but Tues
day's game is apt to prove closer. Gen.
trail will be striving desperately for
victory to retain its nathen atical
chance OF a frst-place tie, while the
StenogS will be battling to regain some
Of its prestige.
A flock of attractive games will vie
for interest with the series trays this
week There are l9 other tilts listed,
many Of them calculated to produce
sharp competition.
Gonzaga will meet Catholic Univer-
sity Freshmen at pm. at Brookland
and Eastern will go out TO Garrett
Park in the afternoon TO engage George
town Prep in games tomorrow.
Aside from the Eastern Western.
Business Central skirmishes Tuesday.
Tech will mix with ST. Johns at st.
Johns and Friends and st. Adams will
have it out at St. Adams.
Tech and Gonzaga have engagements
on courts in the District area Wednes-
day. the former against Maryland
Freshmen at College Park and the lat
ter with Charlottesville flves at Con-
zaga.
Emerson begins Virginia foray
against Woodberry Forest at orange
and Georgetown Prep goes over TO Bal
timore to battle Loyola High.
A game between Central and Cath.
onc University freshmen at c. U. Is
the only contest scheduled hereabout
| Thursday
Business is to 60 to Manassas for
brush with Swavely, and Emerson con-
tinuing it's tour, is to meet Staunton
Military Academy at Staunton.
Five games are slated Friday In ad-
dition to the Central-Eastern, Tech
Western trays.
| In tilts here Business and Boys Club
will clash on the latter's court Wilson
Teachers and Gonzaga at Gonzaga at
| 8 pm, and Georgetown Prep s1d
Friends at Friends.
Emerson has an engagement with
WASHINGTON and Lee freshmen at Lex
ington and St. Johns Journeys to
Leonardtown to meet Leonard Hall.
Western and George Washington
freshmen will offer the lone game here
on Saturday, the scene to be the G. W.
court.
Emerson will end its trip against
Massanutten Military Academy at
Woodstock and st. Adams will visit
| Leonardtown to match baskets with
Leonard Hall.