Evening star., 1933-02-19
BIG TRAINS GIANT
| SON DRAWS FANS
Central Less of Favorite in
Metro Play Since Le-
Ianders' Squirt.
TINE battle between Bethesda

TINE battle between Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Hyatts-
i vile in the metropolitan
Washington scholastic bas-
ket ball finals is expected to lure
many fan to Tech gym Wednes-
day, but running the contest itself
close second as a magnate to
not a few is a giant lad who
jumps center for Bethesda.
He Stands feet 3 inches in his
bare feet and is built in excellent
proportion.
His name is Walter johnson, jr.
Yep, young Walter, still in his middle
teens, has outgrown his illustrious dad.
The Big Train is feet /.
For many who plan to attend the
play-off, in which Central of Washing
ton and Alexandria will be the other
contestants it will offer a first peak at
the Oldest son of the most famous ath-
lete ever to represent the Nations
Capital.
A LII four teams in the play-off, which
"A is being sponsored by The Star.
are cunning for second title. In
the last several days Alexandria has
captured the third district champion
ship of Virginia, Bethesda Chevy Chase
has won the Montgomery County title
and Hyattsville the Prince Georges
County championship. Central, while
back, won the Washington public high
school series.
Because of the intercountry rivalry,
Bethesda Chevy Chase and Hyattsville
likely will receive major share of at
tention when the preliminaries are
played Wednesday afternoon, with Gen.
tral and Alexandria meeting in the
first game, at o'clock.
Those Maryland rivals are wild, it's
said, to get at each other.
CENTRAL HIGH was firmly in
~ trenched favorite to win the metro
title until Bethesda Chevy Chase
recently got hot. The Lelanders ran
up 79 points on Damascus High to
clinch the Montgomery title and a few
than the far more experienced George
Washington University freshmen.
The latter victory was matter or
grave concern to Central, not to speak
of Hyattsville. The latter, incidentally,
lately has proved to be an exceptionally
game team, having won several tight
| contests. Just how it compares in
strength with Bethesda Chevy Chase
won't be known until late Wednesday
afternoon.
This scrap alone will be worth more
than the price of admission, which will
| be two bits. The same fee will be levied
| for the final In which survivors Of the
afternoon double-header will clash at
pm.
A NTHONY KUPKA, coach of the
n Bethesda Chevy Chase team, is no
mean basket ball scholar. He got
| his principal training under Howard
Ortner of Cornell and DIR. Al Sharpe,
famed at Yale and Cornell and now
director of athletics at Washington Uni
versity of st. Louis. Kupka has toiled
asSiduously to produce a winner and
the players themselves are quick to
praise him when the teams success is
! subject.
Bob Althaus, forward, came to Be-
thesda from Cleveland, Ohio, where he
played with Lakewood High. This is
| his first season at the Montgomery
County school. He is one of the five
leading point getters in the county.
Dick Nichols, another forward, aver
aged IA points game throughout the
county championship series and led all
in scoring. He and Bob Wake make up
one of the strongest forward combina-
tions in scholastic ranks hereabout.
VIIALTER JOHNSON, JR., who is
wv rip" to his playmates. has yet
to find an opponent who got the
| jump on him. He is an excellent passer
and uses his height to advantage under
the basket.
Bill Guckeyson probably Is the best
all-round player on the team, perform
ing equally well at guard or center and
has keen eye for the basket.
Bill Jo6es, guard, clings to an enemy
like wet jersey and gets one mans
share of the points
Lamar Brown, smallest man on the
team-they call him Little joe
makes up in figh: what he lacks in heft.
He is forward.
Orman "Dick" Ferguson hurt trick
knee early in the season and his serv-
ice has been limited. He is an excel
lent guard.
Steve Lefty Fuller is a capable sub
at guard, with gift for long-range
goal shooting.
John Gus Gussio, jr.. is manager
of the Montgomery champs He gave
the team an attractive schedule this
season and also provided transportation
SWIMMING.