Evening star., 1935-05-14
college CROWN
| At STAKE TODAY
Four Old Liners and Two
COI0niaIS Survive in
Stars Tourney.

play.
Georgetown, Catholic University,
American University and Gallaudet
all we're eliminated in the first two
rounds, contested yesterday on the
municipal playground courts beside
the Tech High School swimming pools.
All four Of Maryland's represent
atives reached the semi-finals and
George Washington placed two.
Here's how they were to square OF
today, at 3 o'clock:
Charles GLAND, Maryland, vs. Henry
Wonder Bruegge, George Washington.
James Whalin, Maryland, VS.. Tenn
pie FARRELL, Maryland.
Joe Sanders, Maryland, VS.. Red
Rathjan, George Washington.
farrell Appears Best.
THE tournament barely was under
way when it was discovered that
FARRELL, who for several years
has been one of the best ringer flip
pers in Maryland, was the class Of the
event He began by shutting out Joe
Mlnarski Of Georgetown, so to and
made short work Of Ernest Levin of
American University, so to u.
His opponent in the semi-finals,
Jimmy Whalin. recently won the
championship Of the University of
Maryland in a tournament not par
ticipated in by FARRELL Together they
won the Terrapin doubles title.
The surprises of the competition
yesterday were Red Rathjen and
Hank Wonder Bruegge Of George
Washington. both members of the
Colonial varsity foot ball team. Red
is a center and Hank an end. Wonder
Bruegge all but blanked Charley Hall
Of Georgetown in the first round in
which he fired five straight ringers.
then eliminated the American Uni
versity champion, Wesley Dodge, so
to 29. For Hall it wasn't q question
Of winning but Of avoiding goose egg
end his two points constituted
moral victory" He got EN- when
| the score stood 48 to o.
Rathjen had rougher sailing He
achieved the ultimate in horseshoe
fiinging to get past the Gallaudet
champ, Ted Tucker, in the first
round. With the count 48 to 46
against him. Red slapped on double
ringer to win, 50-48, and he had no
cinch in the second round with Ev-
erett Palmer Of American u, whom
he defeated, so to SO.
c. U. Champ Falls.
! FORGE KUZMA, champion OF
II Catholic University, was SAM
/ ders' first victim-in one OF the
hottest contests of the day. The
score was 50-45. Sanders reached the
semi finals by eliminating another
Cardinal, Jack Bruton, so to 20.
Whalin defeated Jimmy Cross OF
| George Washington. SO to 20, and Al
Shaw of American U. so to IS. GLAND
outpitched Bill Connolly of Catholic
u, so to %. and Bill Babbington OF
C. u, so to ST.
There was a possibility that all
three finalists would be Marylanders.
| To prevent this, Rathien and Wonder
Bruegge were putting in an hour Of
practice before game time. Both en-
| tered the tournament cold" but as
the struggle progressed made it ap-
parent they were no strangers to the
game. The metropolitan washington
champion, Clayton Henson, the for
mer metro titleholder. Harry Saunders.
and Joe Merryman, former champion
OF MARYLAND. tournament officials, re-
marked the we'll nigh perfect form Of
the two Colonials.
The earnestness with which the
| collegians battled and the 100 per
cent representation Of the six schools
engaged-there was no default-ap-
peared to guarantee the future sue
cess of the tournament. 1t will be
held annually.
Miss Baker Is Fan.
~ IEXT year." said Miss Syhil
! ~ Baker. supervisor of play
grounds, who was an enthusi-
astic spectator, I'VE will have better
courts. This is a splendid affsir," "
Miss Baker has put in for funds to
build a horseshoe stadium on the
Bloomington Playground. equipment
the game urgently needs. For the
last two years not more than two
thirds of those who have turned out
to see the finals of The Stars annual
metropolitan Washington tournament
have had q clear view Of the con-
| testantS
Tuffy Leemans, the George Wash
ington foot baller now a part-tirne
playground director, caught the horse
shoe fever yesterday while Junction.
ing as head scorer of the intercol-
legiate tournament.
This is a hotter game" said he,
than I thought"
The summary:
First round-William Babbington,
C. u, defeated Karl Sauer, George
town. Sis; Wesley Dodge. American
| u. defeated Jimmy Ellerhorst. Gal
| laudet, 50-22; Charles GLAND. Mary
land, defeated William Connolly, G.
u, 1923; Henry Wonder Bruegge,
George Washington. defeated Charles
Hall, Georgetown, 500; James
Whalin, Maryland. defeated James
Cross, George washington, 5000;
Albert Shaw, American u, defeated
Charles Whisman, Gallaudet, 50-22;
Temple FARRELL, Maryland. defeated
Joseph Mlnarsxi, Georgetown. 500:
Ernest Levin. American u, defeated
Joseph Muscatello. Georgetown, 81
40; Joe Sanders, Maryland, defeated
George Kuzma, C. u, 50-45: Jack
Bruton, C. u, defeated Ed Wilson,
George Washington, 5000; Red
Rathjen, George Washington, defeated
Ted Tucker, Gallaudet, 50-48; Everett
Palmer, American u, defeated r.
Brown, Gallaudet, 50-40.
Second round-Oland defeated
Babbington, 50-37: Wonder Bruegge
defeated Dodge, 1929; Whalin de-
feated Shaw, SOILS; FARRELL defeated
Levin, 50-12; Sanders defeated Bru-
ton, 5o-l2; Rathjen defeated Palmer,
50.38.