Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-08
Scene Of Games
Handy 70 Both
Car, Bus Lines
Four Battles Corded
Next Two EVENINGS
Sure to Attract
BY GEORGE HUBER.

The high schools lift the lid off
their 1943 basket ball championship
race with double-headers tonight
and tomorrow night at Tech gym,
sending all eight teams into action.
1t will be the same big program
every week and hereafter until the
title is decided on February 20. The
Friday and Saturday night twin bills
promise to be popular with both stu
dents and parents and a big increase
in attendance is expected. The gas
oline ban probably will have little
effect as Tech gym is served by two
streetcar lines and a bus route.
Tech generally has been installed
as a favorite but is being conceded
no walkaway with several of the
other teams having excellent
chances of moving to top spot.
Roosevelt, Central, Eastern and Will
sons defending champions are re-
garded highly.
Tech, Roosevelt in Opener.
Tonight's first game at 100 o'clock
sends Tech against Roosevelt, with
Central and Anacostia tangling in
the nightcap. Saturdays program
is Eastern against Wilson in the
opener with Western and Coolidge
closing the bill
Techs high rating is based on
the fact that it has four holdovers
from last years team and a tai
ented transfer from Tennessee,
Keith Harder, making up Coach
Dutch Usilaner's starting five.
Harder will go as center, with Give
Thompson and Hank Pizza as for
wards and Bob Brewer and either
Dan O'Connell or Jack Walsh as
guards.
Harder is tall boy, measuring
6 feet 2, and is about the tallest
player Tech has had. Generally they
run so small the team sometimes is
called the Mighty Midgets. Several
OF the other boys approach Harder's
height and with their experience
and speed the Maroons generally
give reason for being rated as IA
vorites. They've won two games so
far by one-sided margins, although
the competition wasn't particularly
tough.
Riders Have Experiences.
Roosevelt, under Coach Reds Auer-
bach, too, is an experienced team
mat figures to be dangerous despite
the showing made while losing its
hrst two games. One was against
college freshman outfit and
shouldn't be counted in the ratings.
The starting lineup probably will
have Ollie Kennedy and Preston
Wannan as forwards, Charley How
ard as center and Bunny Citren-
baum and Bill Garner as guards.
Howard, biggest boy on the team
and one of the stars of last years
series, is getting his shooting eye
back although he still has to reach
the peak expected of him. Garner
also is a big lad, but generally the
Rough Riders lack height. Wannan
too is an accurate shooter as demon
strated in practice sessions, but
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better about his teams chances if
he had one more big boy around.
The height and ability at Central
will be supplied by Center Bob
Hilland and Guard Hank Lawler,
with the rest of Coach Johnny Will
liams starting team to have Jim
Jeffries and John Walsh at forwards
and John Gibbons at guard. Walsh,
a newcomer to the Viking team. ap-
pears something of an accurate
shooter from his play in earlier
games and probably will receive lot
Of attention tonight.
Tommy Nolan, Anacostia coach,
will use as his starters tonight Nat
Caponiti and Pete Kitka, forwards:
Fudge Nelson, center. and jim
Flaherty and Bill Tinklenberg.
guards. Elliott Day, the Indians
tall center, is due for much action
later in the game even though not
listed as starter.