Evening star., 1939-01-20
Wilson and Anacostid
Meet in First Tilt
OF Doube-Hedder
Betty Strohecker Only
Girl Awarded Rough
Rider Monogram
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Easterns defending basket ball
champions. enter the public high
school title race as opponents to-
night in the final game OF double
header at Tech.
The opening game at 7:30 brings
out Woodrow Wilson squad en-
tirely different from the one that
finished in last-place tie last year
against an Anacostia team set to
make up for its loss Tuesday to
Central in the tournament opener.
RooSevelt's team is much better
than its even break in six pre-series
games would indicate. The boys are
experienced and at the top of their
form. In their last tuneup contest
Wednesday the Rough Riders
swampe da Bethesda-Chevy Chase
quint that previously had been de-
feated narrowly by Western, Tech
(twice), Eastern and Anacostia.
Allan Vogt, the Lelanders' coach,
having seen the best Schoolboy
teams in action against his outfit. is
In position to make some predic-
tions, and he says the Roosevelts
appear to be cinches to win the title.
Western, however, will be no soft
touch. 1t has the win complex, and
has taken all but one of seven pre-
liminary contests.
Wilson Under Handicap.
woodrow Wilson is going in under
something of handicap. Mac
Mcdonald, its big guard, still is out
with a torn finger and Coach Tony
Kupka will take no chance by using
him. Kupka also is without Wilmer
Hawthorne, his No. substitute, who
dropped from the squad yesterday
to take a job after school,
The Wilson's are long shot choice
to win the title, but they have some
thing that almost Is tradition
backing them. In the six years
that The Stars Metropolitan Cham
pionship tournament has been held
Kupka never has failed to have a
team entered. The Bethesda Chevy
Chase quint, which he coached be-
fore coming to Wilson, always has
represented Montgomery County,
and the Tigers must win this year to
put in a Kupka- coached five.
Betty Strohecker, one of the
towns better backstroke artists. will
have a nice new monogram to
wear Saturday night if she chooses
when she competes in the District
A. A. U. open swimming meet at the
Shoreham. She received her "R"
yesterday at Roosevelt. the only
girl so honored at special school
assembly.
The others given letters, all foot
ball players, were Frank (Yankee)
Laddbush, Danny Boothe, Wilbur
Lewis, Warren Fulton, William
Gundersheimer, George Zuras, Dick
Metzler, Tom Beck, Robert Floyd.
Archie OVERLY, John Page, Paul
Sctscent and Don Balfour, manager.
g. W. Girls Strong Again.
The girl basket ball team at
George Washington High, Alexan-
dria, which last year went to the
semi-flnals of the girls division of
The Star tournament, is back again
with strong sextet. The new
coach. Miss Irma Du Vault, has
arranged an action-packed sched-
ule. mostly with Maryland teams.
Their traditional Virginia opponent
Is Fredericksburg, which they will
meet at Fredericksburg on February
and at Alexandria on February IA.
So far they have lost only to
Hyattsville while taking victories
over Fairfax and the G.. w. High
alumni. Today they are playing the
Mount Rainier girls, who likewise
met defeat in the semi-finals of
last years Star tourney.
Joe (Hank) Dullea, who wears
big No. 8 on Gonzaga's court squad,
Is the kind of player all coaches
would like to have. For one thing
he's an honor student. Fairly tall
and robust, he is good team player
and ever dependable. He contrib
utes lot to the teams spirit; Is
so high-spirited in fact that he was
ELECTED from the Wilson game for
He earned his berth as regular
this year. For two years he has
not missed practice, although he
didn't make the team his first year
and last season was used so in
frequently that his playing time
totaled less than a full game.
Willis Benner, former Tech player,
now assistant to Coach Albert
Doran at George Washington High
and coach of the junior varsity bas-
keters. would like to book games
this month for his j. VS.. The reg
ular Presidents all are seniors, so
this month for his j. VS.. The reg
ulars next season, and Benner wants
them to have plenty of practice. He
especially would like to book some
OF the Washington public and
parochial lightweights.
His team has lost only to Techs
j. VS. in six games. He may be
reached at the school, Alexandria
2513, or at home, Adams 5955.
Nowland Is Cynosure.
When the President regulars go
into action most eyes follow Ed
Nowland, all-State center and lead
ing scorer. now rounding into form
after q slow start. But there Is an
other lad on the Alexandria team
who will stand watching. He is
George (Dinky) Scott, the 'Dinky"
part coming from his S feet 4 inches,
He Is a good passer and floor player
and an able pot shooter. Only de-
partment in which he is a bit weak
Is In shooting snowbirds. His lack
Of height handicaps him.
Phil Fox, physical ed teacher at
Central and a former Blue and
White eager, is developing into a
good scholastic basket ball referee.
Because of his connection with the
school he can't make the approved
board, but he is getting lot of out