Evening star., 1933-02-21
SUBURBAN TEAMS
STRONGLY BACKED
Leaders in School and Civic
Life Plan to Attend Play
off Tomorrow.

basket ball crowds is ex-
~ pected to view the battle
Of champions tomorrow in
Tech High gym from which will
emerge public high school title
holder of the metropolitan area
OF Washington.
Each of the four schools represented.
Central Of Washington, Alexandria of
Northern Virginia and Bethesda Chevy
Chase and Hyattsville of nearby Mary
land, is planning to bring along siz-
able roofing section.
The suburban schools appear partic-
ularly enthusiastic over the greater
Washington play-off, which is being
sponsored by The Star Heading the
Hyattsville delegation will be Mayor
Lemuel L. Gray and K. j. Morris, prin-
cipal of Hyattsville High.
The forces of Bethesda Chevy Chase
will be led by Robert D. Hagner, COM
missioner for the seventh Montgomery
district, and Thomas w. Pyle, prin-
cipal Of the school,
A FORMER athlete of note himself,
"A Henry T. Moncure, principal of
Alexandria High, looks to the
tournament with unconcealed relish,
although his team will be on the short
end OF odds in the opening encounter,
opposed to Central, which has lost only
one game this season.
Alexandria Is not daunted in the least
by Central's brilliant record. To quote
Jack Tulloch, sports editor of the Alex
andria Gazette. 'the Virginia boys are
really out to win. They give Central
credit for playing fine basket ball this
Winter, but have come along fast them
selves lately. I believe if Central is
not up to standard and Alexandria has
Its share OF the breaks Alexandria will
win"
Perhaps the most confident of the
Alexandria rooters, certainly as en-
thusiastic as any, is Kitty Moriarity,
Anyway, Kitty has a large part of
the student body believing the Alex
andria lads are moving straight into
the biggest basket ball title that ever
fell to the Old Dominion school, which
has won many. The Pep Club is ex-
pected to turn out in force for the
play-off.
A LEXANDRIA and Central will clash
"A at o'clock, this game to be fol-
lowed Immediately by battle be-
tween Bethesda Chevy Chase. Mont
gomery County champion, and Hyatts-
vile, Prince Georges title holder.
The contest between the Maryland
schools will be worth more than the
two-bit admission fee for the double
header. The Old Line youngsters
proved their mettle in recent games
and each team has a basis for su-
preme confidence.
So eager are they to settle the inter-
county feud that Bethesda Chevy
Chase and Hyattsville appear to have
given little thought to the final. which
will be played at 8 o'clock by the sur
viving teams of the matinee. All
the MarylanderS' talk has been about
the battle between themselves.
DERT COGGINS, Central coach. has
- kept a slightly troubled eye on the
recent doings of Bethesda Chevy
Chase and Hyattsville. When the
metropolitan play-off was announced,
shortly after Central clinched the pub
lie high championship of Washington
proper, Coggins' team accounted 1t as
good as won. This attitude has been
changed to the point where Central
now figures itself in for all the compe-
Chase cleaned up in the Montgomery
County title series, apparently improv-
ing with each game, and its prestige
doomed when, several days ago, it
knocked off the George Washington
freshmen. After that, Coggins was
frank to admit Bethesda Chevy Chase
had all the punch Central cared to
face
Hyattsville's performances have been
marked by fighting spirit. 1t is not
high-scoring team, but none Of its
rivals has been able to run up many
points. For instance, its victory over
Mount Rainier in the deciding game
Of the Prince Georges County series
was IA to 13 and the winning point was
earned in a second extra period.
HYATTSvILLE yesterday won its
i i fourth straight game, defeating
Charlotte Hall for the second time
this season, 26 to 13. The summary:
Summary:
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