Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13

guess it's because they know all
the starting positions are wide
Open"
Six Returnees
Co-Captains Larry Boice and
Larry Kener. two of the six re-
turnees, appear to have nailed
down starting roles for to-
nights opener against George
Washington at WI. The other
starters won't be known until
game time.
Missing from the squad to-
night will be sophomore John
Hummer, a 6-foot-6 Standout
on last years junior varsity
and younger brother of Ed
Hummer, the star of the two
state champion nip clubs.
Runners left wrist is in a cast
as q result of a fall the first
day Of practice and he is out
until sometime in January.
George Washington, York
town, Wakefield, Stuart and
Groveton are rated as solid
contenders, while Falls Church
and Madison are the league
darkhorses. Fort Hunt, which
Joined the league this year,
does not play a varsity sched-
ule.
CIV gave WI three of its
toughest games last season and
lost to the Generals, 43-41, in
the District Tournament semi
finals. The Presidents have
three starters returning in
high-scoring John Kemper,
Skeeter Swift and Bill Lawson.
We'll get a pretty good idea of
what kind of team we're going
to have from tonight's game"
said Coach Clay Estes.
GrOvetOn Remembers
Groveton hasn't lost to a
Fairfax County rival in two
seasons and finished second to
WI in the final standings
with a 1872 record. One of the
Tigers losses was a 5000 shell
lacking by WI and they're
still smarting from that one.
Co-captains Doc Krumm and
Bill Peters head a group of six
returning lettermen, while Jim
my Lewis, a 6-foot-3 transfer
from Parker-Gray. is rated as
one of the finest all-around
prospects in the league. Lewis
is eligible only half a season
due to the eight semester rule.
Yorktown has trio Of stand
out veterans to build around
in John Yelverton, Steve Will
son and Tim Fenderbosh, while
Wakefield numbers jeff Crack
ell, Ralph Fletcher and Glen
Bayless among its experienced
players. The Warriors will be
strengthened considerably at
mid-season with the addition
of Willie Kicks, a 6-foot-6
transfer from O'Connells
Catholic State championship
team of last year.
Stuart is the tallest team in
the league with three starters,
Whit Campbell, Don Webster
and Monte Minch, standing g.
foot-5, while Jan Hartke, s.
foot-9 guard, is a scoring
threat from anywhere on the
floor. I'VE have the best ma
terial that we've ever had at
Stuart" said Coach Herb Du-
vail.
Plenty of Experience
Coaches Dick Wickline at
Falls Church and Clint Han
nah at Madison both in their
second seasons at the helm, are
In enviable positions. They
have Just about every player
returning from last years
squads.
Wickline lost one player and
has moved up jayvee standout
Mike Mckinley, a 6-foot-3 for
ward, to the squad. I'VE could
surprise a few teams" said
Wickline, a former Annandale
High and George Washington
University player. "if we can
improve on defense" Hannah
has his squad back intact. but
the warhawks must come up
with some rebounding help fol-
Jimmy Upperman.
Tom Dolan, who succeeded
the late Basil Hairless at Nc
Lean, expects to have a formi-
dable club, once Dave Sollen-
berger rejoins the team. Sollen-
berger, playing his fourth sea-
son of varsity ball, is out with
q pulled hamstring. The other
nine teams, for the most part
are rebuilding and aren't con-
sidered prime contenders.
Besides the CIV at WI con.
test tonight, other Group la
action finds Fairfax at Madi-
son, Edison at Stuart, Amman.
dale at Hammond, Lee al
Woodson and Mclean at Wake
field.
Tomorrow night two Grouu