The Washington times., 1937-02-05
Western Five
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BY GARRET WATERS


The first night doubleheader in
the history of interhigh basket
ball is on the docket tonight at
the Tech gymnasium at 7:3O
p. m.
In the first game, Western High
tackles Woodrow Wilson. The
second contest schedules Eastern
against Central. and is slated to
begin about 8:45 p. m.
Drama of the first order is
promised for the large crowd eX.
pected to pack the stands. Par
ticularly will this prevail in the
Central-EaStern setto-a G a m
that may develop as the turning
point of the entire interhlgh race
Central, rather far down in the
standings. due to heart-rendlng
losses during the first half Sched-
ule, will be out to stop an Eastern
five which has experienced un-
usual success up to the present
time.
Can Give Battle
That the Mt. PleaSanters are
capable of giving their opponents
a battle, is generally conceded by
school followers. The team started
the series quite auspiciously by
downing Eastern. thanks TO the
fine defensive play of Sam Fox
and the pointtotaling Of Billy
Vermillion and Charlie Clark.
But then an inspired Roosevelt
team was met a week or so later
and as fate would have it, Coach
Jack Rays charges bowed in
24-to-22 encounter. Stunned by
that unexpected loss, another set
back followed when Western trl.
umphed in a 39-to-25 game, and
finally came the loss at the hands
of Tech, 29 to 25-a contest which
found both Vermillion and Clark
ailing due to effects of grippe at
taCks.
Early this week, the boys re-
turned to their best form. They
defeated Woodrow Wilson, 43 to
20, and although Wilson proved
little opposition, the victory was
exactly the tonic needed for to-
nights test against Eastern.
Eastern Rise Interests
Eastern's rise, in contrast to
Centrals record, has been full of
palpitating moments. After the
Central loss, opening the series,
the Parkers defeated Western, 25
to "a, in what has been put down
as the greatest interhigh game in
five years.
This victory set Coach Mike
Kelley's crew off Because imme-
diately following, the team grasped
the confidence it had needed all
the while: and with the boys
clicking smoothly. victories over
Woodrow Wilson, Roosevelt and
Tech were registered in business
like fashion.
Tonight's contest should have all
the thrills the scholastic fan
might desire. It'll be battle not
only for position in the standings,
but battle between individual
players who are StandoutS on each
club. For instance, Clinton Guam
trille, Eastern center, will strive
to continue the scoring pace he's
set recently, while Sam Fox. Cen
tral center. will work his head off
to keep his Parker rival from going
wild.
Western Is Choice
Then there'll be the efforts of
Carroll Cotton, Lee Lusby and
Claude Colley, of Eastern, against
Billy Vermillion, Charlie Clark
and Felix SilVerStein. of Central.
All in all, it should be good.
The Western-WoodroW Wilson
classic should find Western tri-
umphing by a comfortable margin.
The Wilson's promise to give light,
however, since they're improving
with every contest. Last week they
scored 20 points-their largest to-
tai since the start of the series.
Western will welcome this tri-
umph inaSmuch as it will push
them even closer to the top-a
position which is still any teams
at this stage of the race. Gerald
Burns, George Dewitt and Hop
LomaX are expected to lead the
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