Evening star., 1944-12-24
War Reduces Quality Quantity Of Sport in G. This Year

High Schools Dominate
Scene; World Conflict
Takes Former Sturs
The year 1914 was one to be re-
nembered In District sports annals,
Chiefly because of what didn't hap
pen. Sports hung on bravely, doni-
mated by high school athletes, but
because of the war the picture was
faded and tattered compared with
previous years.
Six names that helped write
local sports history were chronicled
for the last time. Marine 1t. Mason
Chronister, former Maryland miller,
died in Japanese prison camp;
Sergt. Jim Mooney, kicking star of
Georgetown's 1923 football team, and
1t. John Barrett, jr., fullback on a
later eleven, were killed In action.
Capt. Bill Guckeyson, former Mary
land all-around ace who later
starred in several sports at West
Point, went down in a flaming aero
plane over Germany. Maj John
Simpson, another Old Line grid star
and aviator, and Staff Sergt. Bob
Duffey, former Georgetown ineman,
were battle victims.
Professional sports, although well
patronized, fell off in class. The
Mats, generally picked as factors in
the American League pennant race
in preseason dope, weren't helped
by the "good-neighbor" policy that
brought many Cuban baseball play
ers to their ranks. They wound up
in last place, the first such finish
for the club under the Clark Grif-
fifth regime that started In 1912.
Nearly so night games at home,
however, made the Mats season a
financial success. Stan Spence, ace
batter and outfielder, was the Mats
lone standout.
Redskins Find Going Rough.
A war-shackled Redskin football
team survived all but the last two
games of its season without defeat.
but dropped those to the New York
Giants to lose its Eastern division
crown and finish third. Draft diff
ficulties keeping Sam Baugh from
the club for time and player in
juries hurt the Redskins, already
Handicapped from the beginning by
dearth of material End Joe Aguirre
was named to the All-National
League team.
Boxing had a good year with to-
tai of $4,000 attending outdoor
shows. However, such good District
prospects as Aaron Perry, Lew Han
bury and Nick Latsios were moved
off the drawing list by name"
fighters. Only promising fighter built
up was Dixie oliver, who won five
straight in the indoor season. Civ
ilian members of the boxing COM
mission finally were granted an an
nual salary.
In golf, Betty Meckley became the
only woman to win the Middle At
lantic title three times. She shared
years standout honors with Mrs.
Lloyd G. Pray of Columbia, who won
The Evening Star Cup. Club cham
pionship winners were Logan Man.
ders, Bannockburn; Everett john
son, Prince Georges; Roger Peacock,
Indian Spring; Harold H. Hair,
Washington; DR.. C. H. Sheldon
Woodmont; John R. Miller, Manor
DR.. Joseph Kendrick, Kenwood; j
Tyler Bowie, Columbia, and Bot
Jacobs, Argyle.
Ann Gray, johnson Net Stars.
Tennis was dominated by AM
Gray and Davey johnson. Mrs. Ora,
swept all District tournaments il
which she participated while John
sen won the Middle Atlantic an,
District singles and doubles and Cit
of Washington doubles. His double
partner was Hugh Lynch, jr., Johl
McDiarmid, Phil Neff, Billy Rey
nolds, Mrs. Bradley Scheer, Lo1
( MULTI, Steve Simpson, Connie Little
Jack George, Jack Yates and Brit
Schweitzer were among other it'll,
] winners.
Eastern was the big gun of th.
high schools. 1t won the football
crown, the high school and The
Evening Star Metropolitan basket
ball titles and was runnerup to
Western in baseball. Wilson took
track and golf championships and
Coolidge won in tennis. st. Albans
was outstanding among the prep
schools in baseball and football.
Gonzaga was the Catholic League
basket ball champion. In a postsea-
son football battle. all-preps and all
high schools tied for the second
time. Armstrong won the colored
high grid crown. Cardoze did well
on track with Bill Mathis gaining
national recognition. i.
OF the colleges, Maryland had the
heaviest program with basket ball,
boxing and football teams. It also
promoted an informal baseball team.
Considering their many handicaps,
the Old Liners enjoyed fair success.
Gallaudet, American U. and Catholic
U. also played basket ball and the
last-named sent it's team to the
MEGA Eastern tournament in New
York. Gallaudet and American u.
carried on with track, the former
winning Mason-Dixon Conference
laurels, Howard put out a football
team and won over Lincoln, its
greatest rival.
Duckpin Records Are Made.
In duckpin bowling, Lorraine
GULL regained the women's national
top ranking after being out of the
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