Evening star., 1936-02-18

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- boys and girls of Southern
Maryland hit a new high for
- the season today as three
schools struggled for places in The
Stars Metropolitan Washington In
terscholastic tournament to be held
Thursday and Saturday afternoons at
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Hyattsville and Mount Rainier we're
embattled at the Hyattsville Arnlory
in a game in which Hyattsville hoped
to win a place in the championship
scrap along with George Washington
High. which will represent Virginia;
Eastern, the Washington titlehofder.
and Bethesda Chevy Chase, bearing
the standard of Montgomery County
in the tournament for the fourth
straight year. -
Hyattsville, which defeated Mount
Rainier in rousing extra-period clash,
needs another victory to clinch the
metropolitan berth. Should Mount
Rainier square accounts today, third
game would be played tomorrow, or. II
not that, the teams would draw for
the privilege Of representing Prince
Georges County.
Sherwood Plays Hyattsville.
AT THE University of Maryland
the Sherwood High girls Of
Montgomery County were having 1t
out with Hyattsville's maids for the
right to meet the Fredericksburg High
sextet which is becoming famous be-
yond the confines of the Old Do
minion for its winning streak, which
has endured for "a games.
Sherwood holds a decision over
Mount Rainier, and according to those
who have kept an eye on the sitna-
ton, might well claim the Southern
Maryland championship should it con-
quer Hyattsville.
The Old Line representatives will
oppose Fredericksburg on Saturday
afternoon in a prelude to clash between
the boy f1nalists of The Star tour
nament, with action starting at; 3
o'clock. =.
The pairings for Thursday bring
together Eastern, defending cham
pion Of the metropolitan affair, and
George Washington High, which has
cleaned up this season in Northern
Virginia, with Bethesda Chevy Chase
meeting Hyattsville or Mount Rainier
in the second contest. Play on Thurs
day will start at 3:45. ~
Pairings were made arbitrarily the
two Maryland teams having been
hooked up by popular demand.
Bethesda Chevy Chase hasn't encoun-
tered Hyattsville or Mount Rainier
this season and Is not entered In the
regular State competition, so The Star
tournament presents an opportunity to
settle Southern Maryland supremacy.
Can't Discourage Lelanders.
A N ADMISSION fee of two bits win
- be levied Thursday and Saturday,
with the Community Center fund to
be enriched by any receipts above ex-
penses. The Star will present q
trophy and individual gold medals TO
the winning boys team and trophy
and silver medals to the runner-up.
The winner of the girls contest will
receive a trophy.
Although Eastern, on paper. DOM
| mates the tournament, large attend-
ance is expected. The Stars annual
basket shooting party is becoming
proverbial as a thrill producer. despite
the fact it has been won for three
years by the Washington entry, East
ern triumphing twice and Central
once. The hottest scraps have been
between Maryland teams, with Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase as rule having re-
ceived the most spirited support.
Three times the boys from Leland
have been the defeated finalists. But
they never have been discouraged.
Were going to keep on" said
Coach Tony Kupka today, until We
win The Star tournament" ~
Tony is sadly under the weather,
but allowed he'd be on hand Thurs
day even if the boys had to lug him
to the tournament on stretcher.