Evening star., 1933-02-13
MT. RAINIER P|QUES.
OLD HYATTSV|LLE
Alexandria, WI. Hot Rivals
for Place in Stars Metro
Title. .PIay-off.
w WHETHER Mount Rainier
\A/ or Hyattsville will carry
the standard of Prince

AN/ or HyattSvllle Will carry
Y Y the standard of Prince
Georges County in the
Metropolitan Washington high
school championship basket ball
tournament, sponsored by The
Star, will be settled tomorrow.
1t may be unimportant to the
citizen at large, but to some
twenty-odd young fellahs who
make up the basket ball squads
of Mount Rainier and Hyattsville
High Schools there are few things
right now to be considered half
as seriously.
For the first time in its history Hy-
Attsville has a worthy rival for ath-
letic honors in Prince Georges County.
Mount Rainier'S school is only four
years old and has had barely time to
develop proficiency IN any sport. How
ever, 1t has made unusual progress in
basket ball and considerably to the
annoyance Of Hyattsville.
THESE two enterprising communi-
i ties have ever been the hottest of
rivals In sport, but heretofore Hy-
attsville has had free hand In the
scholastic realm, Its teams for many
years have ruled the county field and
represented historic Prince Georges in
State and metropolitan Washington
competition as a matter of course.
And now comes Mount Rainier to
challenge for a share in that privilege.
Recently Mount Rainier won its first
victory of any sort in four years of
play between the two high schools. 1t
copped a basket ball game, % to II,
which deadlocked series for the coun-
ty championship.
In the beginning, Hyattsville account
ed this series a mere formality and it
figured the title in the bag after win
ming the opening contest by 20 to Is.
GO the situation as regards tomor-
~ rows game, to be played In Ritchie
Coliseum at the University of Mary
land, is quite clear. Ambition spurs the
lads from Mount Rainier and those Hy-
attsville youngsters are reacting to the
pangs of injured pride. When the start
Ing whistle ttots at 2:30. o'clock 10 agi-
tated wildcats, as it were, will whirl
into action.
Little attention was given the feud
except in Hyattsville and Mount
Rainier, until The Stars tournament
was announced. This event, the first to
be held for the public school champion
ship of the entire metropolitan area,
will bring together the four best teams
of washington, Southern Maryland and
Northern Virginia on February 20 in
Tech high gym, and one Of the four
places in the tournament will be assigned
the victor in the Prince Georges Coun-
ty scrap.
A somewhat similar condition exists
In Virginia where the rivalry has mar
rowed to two teams, Alexandria and
Washington-Lee High. These two
standouts in their section, will clash
tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock at
Ballston. Alexandria is one up in the
Old Dominion feud, having won some
time ago by 10 points. This was far
from enough margin to be convincing
and the affair tomorrow night looms
as grand old tussle. Several boxing
matches between WI. students will
precede the basket ball.
IN the event Of washington-Lee VIC
i tory, another game will be necessary
to determine Virginia's representa-
tive in the metropolitan event.
Central is all set to play for WASH
1ngton proper, the Mount Pleasant
school having won the public high
school championship series.
Bethesda Chevy Chase High is as
gured place in the tournament, having
all but clinched the championship of
Montgomery County On Friday Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase will meet Damacus,
at Leland, In the final game of the
county competition and figures to win
easily.
In the meantime, arrangements for
the play-of are complete. Two games
will be played on the afternoon Of
George Washington's birthday, start
played at 8 pm.