Evening star., 1942-05-06
Riders Blank Central
As Anacostia Ends
Hopes Of Wilson
Bethesda and g. u. Prep
In Merry Bottle For
Metropolitan Crown
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

The high school race for the Dawes
Cup is over. Roosevelt High School
linksmen, indicated for two
straight seasons. can salute the big
mug In the trophy case at the Thir-
teenth street school and say, Stay
there for another year. and we hope
you never leave" Up to yesterday
there may have been some doubt,
however small, about the outcome
of the Washington public high
school golf championship and the
Dawes Cup. Until then there was
q possibility that the Wilson High
team might come out Of its slump
and by winning all Of its remaining
matches, including one with Roose-
welt May 10, and create q deadlock.
But that hope is ended.
While Roosevelt was rolling along
In its usual juggernaut fashion, the
Wilson lads, already licked by the
Rough Riders by the convincing
margin Of 8 to o, took another lick
ing yesterday at the hands Of an
up-and-coming Anacostia team.
That licking settled the Dawes
Cup race this year for all practical
purposes. The boys now have COM
pleted the round robin, with each
school playing the others In the
seven-team race. Roosevelt has
won eight straight matches, drop
ping only 3 points of a possible u,
to the same Anacostia team that
set back Wilson at Indian Spring
yesterday. Wilson has lost two, and
Anacostia also has dropped q pair.
The schoolboys have q few more
matches to play, but the Dawes Cup.
apparently permanent fixture at
Roosevelt, will remain there for this
year at least.
Bethesda Prep ''Met" Rivals.
IN the metropolitan section,
among the high and prep schools
not In the Washington public high
group. the picture is different.
Bethesda Chevy Chase and George
town Prep, both with q clean slate
behind them, are pointing for their
meeting next Tuesday at Wood
mont. The winner Of this one un-
doubtedly will be crowned met
champion. Georgetown Prep won
the title last year, but Bethesda,
with q strengthened team, hopes to
overthrow the champs this year.
The Little Hoyas have been weak
ened by absence from their lineup
Of . potent linksman in Jack Coyle,
who recently underwent an appen-
dectomy. and probably will not be
able to play next week.
Roosevelt's record Is the best ever
amassed by . high school team in
the entire history Of the Dawes Cup
matches. As remorseless as q ma
chine the boys from the Thirteenth
street school have piled victory on
victory. They even met Bethesda
Chevy Chase, and licked them, 8 to
o, In an informal and out-of- -sched-
Tile match. They have converted
the Dawes Cup race into q walk
away and 1t win be many . year
before the high schools have as
strong . team again.
Roosevelt rang up another 9-to-o
victory yesterday, this time over
Central at Bsnnockburn, while VIII
son was dropping q 6-to-3 match to
Dave Allman's Anacostia lads.
Georgetown Prep remained in the
groove with . 6-to-3 victory over
0onzaga at Congressional, and a
scheduled match between st. Adams
and st. Johns at Manor was post
poned until Friday.
So the Roosevelt boys. barring a
complete reversal Of form, can shine
up the Dawes Cup any day now for
. formal presentation. It's hardly
likely that team which has steam
rollered all opponents 50 far can
crumhle and lose q match.