The Washington times., 1937-02-15
SCHOOL FANS AWAIT CRUCIAL EASTERN ROO
Teams Engage
Tomorrow at
TeChGyrn
BY GARRETT WATERS

track the Friday n ght double
header program this week
the date happened to be filled by
Georgetown University VIII e n
Physical Educa ation Director
Birch E. Bayh set up the night
game idea.
However, a twin bill will be
played just the same. but in the
afternoon at the Tech gymnasium
Central meets Tech in the
opener at BIS p. M, and Roose-
welt engages woodrow Wilson at
S:45 p. m.
A "big" Tuesday is slated to
begin the interhigh week a
most important game sends the
Eastern and Roosevelt teams
against each other at the Tech
gym at $3.50 p. m. the other
contest lists Western against
Tech at the Roosevelt gym at
the same hour.
The Eastern Roosevelt clash
will be followed with particular
interest 1t will be Roosevelt's
biggest test in the series. now
that the Riders are definitely in
the title swim.
Eastern Former Victor
The last time Litt1uan's team
met Eastern, the latter triumphed
by a one-Sided margin And
then the Riders were in as high
Q gear as they are now Well,
almost, anyway.
This time the Riders will be out
for savage revenge Their
chances of defeating the Parkers
are very bright in that the Cen
tral victory of last week has put
q new fixhc into the squad.
Should this happen, new tie
will exist TOR first place in the
series. as the Riders are only
q half a game behind Eastern to-
day with their record of five trl-
umphs as against two losses.
The Western-Tech contest prom
Uses to be interesting, also :. The
Red Raiders are still to be figured
In the race and hope to demon
strate the fact by bowling over
Tech in business-like fashion.
Memories Linger
Memories of last weeks trays
continue to linger You'll re-
member the excitement started
on Tuesday when Eastern and
Western Waged their sensational
contest >. Western won that one
after an extra period -. fea-
tured, however, by Westerns
great squirt in the last one-minute
and 40 seconds to play.
The Red Raiders were seven
points behind when the squirt be-
gan But thanks to Paul We'll,
stocky forward, George Dewitt,
center, Eastern was tied as the
regulation time ended Heils
foul toss was the big moment.
Then the three-minute extra
period in which two baskets by
Gerald Burns, forward. offset Lee
Lusby's opening basket for East
ern A great start for the
week.
Following was Friday nights
overtime clash between Roosevelt
and Central Roosevelt was
held scoreless in the opening quar-
ter. but turned the tables on
Central by holding the Mt. Pleas
Gnters at bay until just before
the half when Hymie Goldblatt
sank two-pointer In the
meanwhile. the Riders piled up
II points for a II to 10 lead.
Second Half Thrills
The second half was just as
breath-taking Roosevelt
kept a three-point lead until the
waning moments Central
tied the score and went one
ahead, % to 81, on Sam Fox'S
basket but Joe Conner, of
Roosevelt. deadlocked the count
again with a foul toss just as
the whistle ended regulation
play.
In the overtime, Fox had
chance to win for Central with
two foul tosses but he
missed both and a few
seconds later. P"ul Rusher,
substitute for Joe Conner, who
had to leave the fray by virtue
Of the four personal foul route,
sank the basket which won for
Roosevelt.
A thrilling week all going
towards making this years series
the best in years Now an.
other week it has its mo-
mentS to record Will they
be as breath-taking?
The answer most firmly leans
kn the affirmative