Evening star., 1953-11-16
Objections Subside
Over PIayoff Plan
In Interhiuh Race

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Objections over the playoff
double header to decide the
Eastern Division football cham
pion of the Interhigh League ap-
peared to have subsidized today
following several blasts at Dis
trict school officials over the
week end.
Hardy Pearce, assistant direc-
tor of athletics for the Districts
Division I schools, has stated
definitely that the two-game
playoff-pitting Eastern against
Western in the first game and
the winner against AnacoStia in
the second-will go ahead as
scheduled at Eastern's stadium
at 2 pm. tomorrow.
Each game VIII last 80 minutes
-four 8-minute quarters-with
a 15-minute intermission be-
tween the two. Halftimes will
be limited to 5 minutes.
The winner OF tomorrow'S
games will play Roosevelt, West
ern Division champion, for the
1nterhigh title at Griffith Sta
dium Friday night.
Two Groups Planned Protests.
Both the Western. High School
Alumni Athletic Association and
the Home and School Association
of Western had planned protests
to Pearce over the playoff plan
for Tuesday. The organizations
felt that it was too much of a
burden for a team to play one
game and then face a fresh op-
ponent later the same afternoon.
Pearce received telephone calls
from the presidents of both or
ganizations yesterday but claimed
that neither of the men lodged
official protests.
Ray Leeth, head of the alumni
club. expressed concern over the
playoff plan but had no sugges-
tionS to offer, Pearce said. Rob-
ert R. Macleod, president of
Home and School, wanted to
know the background of the sit
uation.
"Mr. Macleod suggested that
the two playof games be played
on Monday and Wednesday,"
Pearce said. But when pointed
out that would leave the winner
with only one days rest before
the championship, he agreed
that the original idea was bet
ter"
Pearce said he had received
no other calls on the matter.
Titles at Stake in 4 Games.
Meanwhile, 16 games are
scheduled over the coming week
end in addition to the interhigh
championship contest Friday,
and four will have a bearing on
league championships.
The winner Of the Suitland-
Northwestern game at North
western Friday night will be
crowned champion of the new
Maryland Bi-County League.
Unbeaten Episcopal needs a VIC
tory over arch-rival Woodberry
Forest Saturday in order to
win the Virginia Nom Military
League. Another unbeaten team.
Landon, figures to knock off win
less st. Andrews Saturday and
lock up the Interstate Academic
Conference title.
st. Johns must defeat Con-
zaga at Griffith Stadium Sunday
in order to tie John Carroll for
the Catholic League lead. A
victory for the Cadets would
force a title playoff next Tuesday
between Carroll and st. Johns,
and the winner of that game
would take on the Interhigh
champion on November 81 in the
annual Public Catholic cham
pionShip game.
The schedule for the coming
week:
Tomorrow.
Interhigh Eastern Division playoff at
Eastern Stadium. , pm.
Thursday.
woodward Prep at Mount Vernon.
Parker-Gray at Dunbar of Lynch
burg. Va, pm.
Frederick at Montgomery Blair 2:30
Friday
Interhigh championship at Grifith
Stadium. = pm
Suitland at Northwestern s pm.
ST. Adams VS.. St. James at Hagers-
Manassas at Herndon. ":30.
:, Phelps vs.. Carver at Banneker Sta
Dunbar vs.. Henry at Dover Del.
Armstrong vs. Douglass in Baltimore.
3 pm
Saturday
King George at George Mason . pm.
Woodberry Forest at Episcopal. $50.
St. Andrews at Landon. , pm.
Charlotte Hall Military Academy at
Falls Church. . pm.
Bulls Prep at Pfttsburg Freshmen
10 am.
Columbian Prep at staunton Military
Sunday
st. Johns VS.. Gonzaga at Griffth
Stadium, : pm.