Evening star., 1934-02-08
LOSS BY EASTERN
WOULD TIE THREE
Tech to Figure in Extra
Battling Should Upset
Occur Tomorrow.
BY E. A. FULLER, JR.

CHOULD Central surprise the
- boys and girls tomorrow
by downing Eastern and
thereby throw the public
high school basket bail cham
pionship series into a three-Way
tie among Central, Eastern and
Tech at six wins and two de-
featS each, there will be a play
on, 1t was announced today by
John Paul Collins, president and
treasurer OF the Interhigh Ath-
letic Association.
A Central win would bring about
the first triple deadlock for the title
IN the series started in 1917. There
have been several ties involving two
tams.
Collins said today that should Cen
trail down Eastern there will be a
drawing among these two teams and
Iech, with one of the three standing
by until next Friday to meet the win
ner OF the game between the teams
mat oraW TO meet Tuesday.
The vital Central-Eastern match will
De played first tomorrow. opening the
dounle-header on the Tech court al
3:3O O'CLOCK. Roosevelt and Western.
the doormats Of the current series
VIII lace in the nightcap, the final
scheduled series match.
First Deadlock in 1923.
1T WAS in 1928 that the series
i teams first finished the schedule
without an undisputed champion
Eastern and Western yes, sir. West
ern was some shakes in basket ball in
those days. were the teams that
ended in dead heat for the title.
Iney met in single game play-of
at the Central Coliseum. And what
play-off it was! Just before the
END OF regulation time, CARRIER cooly
cropped in two foul shots to climax a
western rally that tied the count 23-
al. Then in the extra period Bruce
kessler scored from scrimmage and
ODea plunked in a foul to put East
ern ahead, 1928. Again CARRIER drew
two foul shots and again he made
them both good, but before either
team scored again Tie final gun
barked and Eastern won the game
26-25. and the championship. Can't.
CardTell, Tom Heck and ODea
starred in that memorable game fer
Eastern and Cap. Fri3by. Dulin ana
CARRIER were Westerns lrminaries.
Game Ruled NO Contest"
EASTERN again wound up series
e play in 1926 in a tie for the title.
this time with Central. The
single game playoff at the Arcadia
was another drama packed struggle.
A dispute arose over the basket
made by Cy Hogarth of Eastern.
which tied the score at II all. Jack
Espey. now George Washington Uni
versity's debonair publicity director
who was official scorer and timer, had
not been provided with a pistol, and
when he blew the final whistle as
Hogarth's shot whipped through the
cords, 1t was not heard by the cfi-
cials.
Referee Joe Deering at first ruled
the game a tie. and ordered an extra
period played, but when a goodly part
OF the 5000 spectators surged out on
'AAN AAOOA Az NAiaI4SCd I4Lo OC(lG-
ing 1t no contest. Central was un-
willing to compete in another play
of. having booked other att actions.
and the series ended in a tie.
Free-for-All Ends Series.
4 ROW also broke up the series
n the next Winter. After Gen.
trail virtually clinched the title
by trimming Western in a stirring
battle. 1894, at the Arcadia. a free
for-all fight developed on the court
between adherentS Of the schools.
Further series play was summarily
halted by the principals. and some
time later Central officially was
awarded the title. in view of it's rec
ord in the games that were played.
Eastern and Central again were tied
when series play ended in 1881 They
were declared co-champions by the
who decided against q
playoff.