Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1927, Page 43

SPORTS. Ceniral High Nine Appea COACH KIMBLE HAS GROUP OF BATTERYMEN AT WORK | Two Southpaws and Righthander Top Staff—Num- ber of High-Grade Scholast Games Are Booked. Eastern and Devitt Fives Score. F _enthusiasm thing, Central sturdy ar catchers thi direction of Coach a pepp group is holding forth each afternoon in the school gym getting in condition for the start of real practice as soon as the weather permits, Among hurlers oiling up the old “soup bones” are Capt. H Duffy, southpaw, regular moundsman season: Lefty Stevens, who formerly pitched for Gonzaga, and Harry Mil burn, right-hander, who showed de- cided worth in 19%6. A number of other pitchers are heing carefully watched by Kimble. All will be given counts for an; High will have of Unde r. Kimble, a thorough test, and from the whole | bunch a formidable should be developed. It appears that the Blue and White also will be well fortified as to catch- ers. Manager Frank regular receiver of the 1926 campaign, is again at hand, in addition to a group of promising aspirants, includ- ing Eddie Ault, Jimmy Goldstein, Joe Michaelson, Jimmy Ward, and Benham. Friends School basketers face a couple of attractive contests within the next couple weeks. Saturday mound corps met in Baltimore, and February 2 the Washington court. C. W. nan, direétor of athletics at Wash ington Friends, has done much to bring sports at the school to their present high plane. Wan A tumbling team has been organized i at Central High School by S Kimble and is practicing regularly at the gym. The team. made up of a score or more, is enthusiastic and is making real progress. A chapel ex- bibition probably soon will be staged, T | hinations. | defeated nd | point | pected to prove a red-hot | other matches tod: h | John' latter visit Georgetown to have Georgetown Freshmen as its guests on the I h Charley Guyon's charges ing a this s and avenge a recent def | of the Hilltop vearlings. tast | Blackistone, | Ormsby | the local five will entertain Baltimore | Friends School in a morning game on | afternoon McDonogh Institute will be | *h has lone In prior meetings e: the other once by a This afternoon’s tilt ox affair. In v Western and St. were to maich baskets in the gymnasium. Eastern was to rett Park. Md. to face Prep, and Gonzaga s Co will be scek nany starts street court, second win in as ason over the G the Purple will be striving to at at the hands Backward Pass Effective Play BASKET BALL BY SOI. METZGER. THE EVENING BOY OU can’t be a star in any spart with a_one-way training sched- ule. There Is an offense and «u defense. Generally we hear most of the offense—for that i« the punch in any sport. We all like to score and we score with an offense. If two bovs in this wrestling class know only offensive styles, then the winner will be the one who is first to “grab hold."" And the throws will he quick ones. Rut if each bho has a good defense, then the match is worth while. When thrown to the mat the first thought is to assume a position on the hands and knees. Y et Parkers. | STAR, WASHINGTON, The Cuening Star S CLUB | The position on your hands offers | vou the best opportunity to regain feet again, or get atop your | opponent. | You all know what the half-nelson is. If your oppoonent gets that hold {on the thing to do—and do it | quickly —is to lock his arm tightly be. | twaen your arm and his side and roll | quickly towards him. Throw your |frea arm over his body. This roll effective in gaining a | vour vou | is_often very fall for you. | *When your opponent gets the scls | sors hold on you, if he knows how {to use it correctly, you're going to have a tough timae getting out of that. | The hest defense against the scissors lis not to let him get it. Push his | knees away and keep his feet apart |it you see he is trying to put that | hoid on you. If he does get the hold, | then turn quickly, facing your op- | ponent. This can be done only before his grip has been tightened. Sometimes you can break it by reaching his feet and pulling them apart. (Conyright. 1927.) (Next—Breaking Holds!) Two leading contenders for the un- limited championship will face strong opposition on home and foreign floors tomorrow night. Warwick Collegians are billed to op- pose Calvary M. E. five at the church gym. Washington Wonders will op- pose the fast St. Mary's Celtics of Alexandria in the Alexandria armory. Both the Colleglans and Wonders have piled up good records in inde- pendent court circles this year and are contenders for the title now held | by the Anacostia Eagles. WARWICKS AND WONDERS MEET FAST COURT FOES cagemen will play Chevy Chase Cen- trals at Central High School tomorrow night. Y. M. C. A. tossers sprung a sur- rise, nosing out the strong Silver pring Fire Department team at Sil- ver Spring, 24 to 23. Eastern Lightweights trimmed Boys Club Hartfords, 22 to 13, in the Boys Club gym. Two games are listed for tonight, with Shamrocks and Stand- ards to meet at 7 o'clock and Smith- field and Hartfords an hour later. D. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1927 THREE WEEKS’ GRID WORK NEEDED BEFORE PLAYING BY LAWRENCE PERRY. TW YORK, February 15.—At ern Conference athletic fa ulty authorities nothing was sald about permitting foot earlier for preliminary practice So it Is to be assumed that the Septem- ber 15 date will hold. that the breaking of the Big Three might result in a change in the rule regarding preliminary practice so that earlier, giving them three weeks of preparation instead of two. But noth- ing has been heard of this proposal Just the way this thing works out was graphically revealed in various early season contests last year, as, for and the Army, and so on. Men asked to go up against opponents who have had from one or two or even work and are thus more hardened and better equipped generally to play foot ball. Princetonian, Keene Fitzpatrick, who, as every one knows, is one of the greatest trainers and conditioners in bit as much, if not more, of the interests of the men under him as of winning games, points out that in the early season games. . due to the fact that scrimmage begins too early, com- days of scrimmage are possible be fore the opening game. “In regard to studies,” he goes on r is sore and tried physically he is likewise affected in his clase- room subjects. With less chance to will be able to keep up in his studies.” Fitzpatrick pointed out that foot ball is the most strenuous of all sports actual preparation. This is quite true. Base hall players start their prac- the recent meeting of West- ball players to report at least a week There was some talk in_the Fast the squads might report a week for some time. Insiance, Princeton and the Navy, Yale three more weeks of preliminary In speaking on this point in the v, & man of high ideals, who the greatest number of injuries occur bined with the fact that only eight to say, “there {s no question that if become bruised and injured. the player and yet it gets the least amount of tice in February and track and hockey consideration in this respect than any other. Preliminary practice, of course, can be overdone. The system of Summer foot hall camps emple colleges and universities is not to be | recommended, nor is a whole month of preparation a good thing. On the other hand, foot ball being the rugged game it is, it is cruel and | | inconsiderate and hypoeritical to ask YOUNR men to jump into a nerve- racking, muscle-bruising sport with out the allowance of sufficlent time to harden them to its demands. CELTICS THREATEN PALACE FIVE’'S LEAD From present indications there will not he much space separating Wash | Ington and New York in the stand- ings of the American Basket Ball League by the ond of the week. The formidable New Yorkers tonight meot Fort Wayne in the first of a two-game series in the Hoosier city, | and in view of the ease with which the Celtics heat the Hoosiers last week, one if not two more New York victories may be looked for, The champion Rosenblums of Cleve- land fell hefore the Celtics' pennant drive last night, 24 to 19, on the Roseys' own floor. Washington hopes to duplicate that feat in opposing the Clevelanders Saturday night. It will be Wachington's only league game this week and a triumph for the Capital quint is necessary in order that it may hold onto its first place position in the league. COLLEGE BASKET BALL. George Washington, 23; American University, 1 Yale, 27; Catholic University, 23. Soutk Carolina, 42; V. M. 1., 40. Alabama, 33; Tulane, 2! Michigan, 50; To: 19. ippi | | | 1 hy some | SPORTS. rs Likely to Have Fine Array of Pitchers and Caichers WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER RESHMAN FIRST team tossers of Western High School gave the Senior Firsts a surprise sterday by the unexpected rength of their defense, which | torced the '27 squad to extend itself to the limit_in order to keep in the lead. The final count was 27 to 13 | for the Seniors. Play was closer than | the score would indicate, however, es. pecially in the second half. when the Freshmen kept the ball under thefr | basket a large part of the time. A !little more experience in getting clear for goal shooting, and the Freshman squad will give all comers a run for the title at Western. Well organized team play marked | the performance of the Seniors. The | feature of the game was the brilliant | passwork | O'Daniel and Eliz | on the part of abeth Conway in the forward field. Julia Houghton and Catherine Crane, Freshman centers, played heady basket ball. Junior Firsts romped on the So- phomore first team, 48 to 2, in a one- sided contest. Crippled by the ab- sence of four of their best players, the Sophs were completely disorgan: |ized. Their passing and goal shooting was uncertain and little team play @vas visible. The Juniors, on the other hand, with their full team on the floor, displayed snappy teamwork |and accuracy in goal shooting. Sally Abell covered court well in the center field, while Estelle Easterson and Alathea Lawton lost few scoring op- portunities, Miss Easterson accounting for 26 points and Miss Lawton for 22 Virginia Tolson dropped in the lot basket for the Sophomores. The four teams were lined up as | follows: Senior Firsts—Marie O'Daniel, Eliz- abeth Conway, forwards; June Robin- son, center; Mary Gilbert, side center; Lillian Lindquist and Helen English, guards. Freshman Firsts—Betty Shippe, Betty Hartman, forwards; Catherine Crane, center; Julia Houghton, side center; Isabel Park and Rosalie Dun- bar, guards. Junior Firsts—Estelle Easterson, Alathea Lawton, forwards; Sally Abell, cenetr; Jane Mapes, side center; Patty Joyce and Marion Thomas, guards. Sophomore Firsts—Eleanor Herzog, Virginia Tolson, Betty Thomas, for- | wards: Virginia Sheffleld, center: Ade- and Sophomore Thirds will clash with Freshman Thirds. A varied program has been ar- | ranged by the local N. A. A. F. group {for the weekly recreation hour tomor- | row night at the Central Community | Center gym in Central High School | from £:30° until 10 o'clock Isabel Stephens of the National [ Catholic Service School will be in charge of folk dancing, the first activ- ity on the program A Nicoll of | Holton Arms will direct a game of schlag hall; Isabelle Patterson ofs Gun- ston Hall will conduct gymnastic drills, while Eugenia Davi: <0 of Gunston Hall, will have a class in Danish fundamental exercises. Further information concerning the program_may be obtained through Gladys Mills, program chairman, at the Metropolitan Theater Building. The recreation hour is open every week 10 any one desiring to attend. No fee I8 charged other than the 10 cents charged by the Community Cen- ter to cover expenses of heat, lighting and janitor service. Princess and Washington A. €. tos« sers will meet, 7 o'clock tonight tne stead of 8 o'clock as was reported originally, in the East Washington Community gym at Eastern High School. The game will mark the second meeting of these two teams in the District of Columbia Girls' Bas- ket Ball League series. Washington A. C. scored In the first encounter. Postponement of the Princess.ju- nior, Indian Head game. scheduled for tonight at Wilson Normal School, has been found necessary. according to Annabel Totten, manager of the lo- cal club. The Indian Head squad found it impossible to make the trip due to the muddy condition of the roads. The new date for the contest will be announced Saturday, February two Frine cess squads wil journey to Baltimore, Prines A. C. tossers will play the Fidelity and Guaranty sextet of the Oriole City at Vorwaerth's Hall. Prine cess Seniors will meet the Mont. gomery and Ward tossers of Baltl. more in the otlier game, to be played on the same floor. By - Displaying general superiority from College, 14. Southern College, 2! North Dakota, 3 men start preparation long before their seasons open. In crew the oars men work practically the entire year round. Yet foot ball, which demand the most conditioning, receives I Wintons are looking for games with teams in the 125-135-pound class. Call Atlantic 969. Bond's Whirlwinds won a 25-to-9 de- cision over American University fresh- men in American U. gym. Those who remember the old days when the game was fought out in a cage and the ball always in play because it could not get out of bounds may recall the pl we once saw at the time and have been on the careful lookout for ever since. It was in Johnstown, Pa., that the play first was seen by us, and in a professional game. laide Ulm, Katherine Alfonts, side cen- ; Stetson, 22. |ters; Henrietta Hobson, ~Barbara ; South Dakota, 20. | Brown and Eleanor Schaffle, guards. ida, 17. Tomorrow the third teams will p! Senior Thirds will meet Junior Thirds the outset, Devitt School basketers handily vanquished Alexandria High yesterday in American University gym. Barklow and Hutchinson were leading scorers for the victors. Eagles kept on their winning path, easily taking thé measure of the Army Medical Center quint at Wal- ter Reed Hospital, 52 to 18. Yellow Jackets of the Medical Center trim- med the Eagle Juniors, 33 to 20. Glascock’s Aces chalked up their twelfth straight victory at the ex- One of the players had maneuvered | PenSS, Of the Brookland A. C. In a himself into a position to shoot. same. Then, as now, every plaver except i Y his guard instinctively stopped for a moment to see the result of his shot. There was just one excep tion—a_teammate who rushed by him in the rear at top speed. There was no chance to get the shot off. By prearrangement the shooter tossed the ball back over his head into the hands of his teammate, who dribbled toward the sideline and attracted the attention of the guard of the first player. The lat- ter rushed at the dribbler. As soon as he had tossed the ball back over his head the shooter broke for the basket. He was free. The dribbler passed to him and an easy basket resulted. It was a thriller. Has any one seen anything like it in re- cent years? {Copyright. says Coach Kimble. In addition to | tumbling the young gymnasts are | becoming adept in work on the bars and pyramid building. Efforts have been made betore to organize a tum- bling team at the Blue and White &chool, but have not proved especially successful, Among the boys composing the team are Bob and George Kremkau, twins: Joe Harris, Willis Lawrence, Barker, April and Hood. Woodlothians are looking for a game for tomorrow night at Wilson Normal gym. Tossers of Company C, 121st Engi- neers, District National Guard, won (r(\n; the W. H. West Co. quint, 28 to 16, i First Baptist tossers trounced the Princess Seniors, 29 to 26. ers took a 58- to-16 game from Nativity Midgets last night in Nativity gym. Independent Juniors staged a spurt in the final minutes of the game to in, 31 to 26, from the Navajo Ju-| werrimacs defeated Nativity, 38 sisicic, to 26. A mix-up in their schedule has forced | National Savings and Trust Co. the Mardfeldts to cancel two games floormen took the measure of the law this week with Peck Memorial and |freshman team of Cathelic Univer- Holy Name fives. sity, 38 to 3. Four games of more than ordinary interest are listed tomorrow in school boy lourt circles. While Bert Cog- gins' is sending his snappy Zittle Central combination against Episcopal at Alexandria, Gonzaga will be invad- ing the Business gym to engage the Stenographer dribblers, Strayer's will be playing host to Gallaudet at the City Club and Devitt will be entertain- ing Shenandoah College at American University gymnasium. Western High lightweights are carded to visit Fast- ern for a crack at the little fellows of the Lincoln Park school. Central and Strayer's were to come to grips this afternoon at the City Club at 8:30-0'clock in the ‘“rubber” me for the season between the com o . 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