Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1927, Page 41

“Eastern Rifle Te .SQUAD IS BUSY PRIMING FOR TITLE SERIES MEETS Al € Apart f D v L] ' v SPORTS. Capitol Hill Shots Also to ors—~Central Basketers Reach Semi-Finals in Tourney—Eastern Five Scores. ASTERN HIGH marksmen will not_sit fdly by and let Central or Western k off with the public high indoor rifie cham pionship. matches for which rt March ). Under direc of Yiaves, the Light Blue nd White sharpshooters are getting in much preparation for the titular tests, and this week e engaged in a shoot with Carnegle Tech freshmen. The Lin- coln Park School alro will be repre. cented by a 10-man team in the na- tional scholastic mpionship mateh- ©8 now in progre. pt. Hayes | will uphold the school's prestige in the international team matches to be keld Sunday at Camp Sims. ym Hayes, the onl Joft from last ve: Tean. who Alton Dens This trio, t and Ted Fntw certain to vepr public high matche i3, P, ivans B Daly are aspirants who are vieir for the si<th piace on the combina | tion. Shawings in the nailonal scho- | lastic and Carnegie Tech tests will determine who will get the call. & pt. Lewis regulars e Albert . and Inmtern nk Purnell and Barl in Devitt swimmers have an engage- ment tomorrow with / avy Prep School, at Baltimore. Western High fencers will engage the Navy Plebes, at Annapolis. Just one more game for cach re- mains on the regular court schedules | of Fastern High and Hyattsville High which clashed last night at Hyatts- 4 ville tn a contest from which the Washingtonians emerged _victorious, 27 to 21. The Lincoln Parkers are ‘ded to engage Augusta Military Academy in the Eastern gym Monday night and the Hyattsville tossers are | to invade Hagerstown -tomorrow for | & crack at Hagerstowh High. st- ern will not take part in post-season play, but Hyattsville will enter the State-wide tourney among county high champlons slated to begin March 1. Hyattsville has defeated Bowie, its lone challenger fof the right to rep- resent Prince Georges County in the tourney. ‘A warm reception probably will ba tendered Hyattsville tomorrow by Hagerstown as the up-staters were trimmed when they visited Hyattsville & few weeks ago. In last night's + game which was one of a triple-header attraction staged on the armory court of Company F, National Guard, at Hyattsville, the host five put up a fine fight against Eastern for the first half which ended with Hyattsville in front, 11 to 9, -but Coach Charley Guyon's boys got busy in the final half and with Depro and Hoffman leading a fusillade against the cords outscored the -home combination 16 points to 12.. Wright and Bailey were leading ‘Hyattsville scorers. Central High basketers, who downed La Salle High of Philadelphia, 35 to last night in the Penn tourney. to- night will meet West Catholic High of | Philadelpbia in' a sémi-final match. | Last night's game was a fine scrap for the early stages; but in_the second haM'Coach Bert Coggins' smart little | tos: ‘opened” an ‘attack, led by | For . Burgess'and Pete Nee, that| carried them tb victory. Burgess and | Nee afso gave clever floor exhibitions | as did Crouch and Swift, Central guards, Ferdinand Cappelli, ' Tonuny David, Bill Coleman aid Bus Freed, all tossers of tried worth, will be among the candidates for the Btrayer's Busi- ness College base ball team. Coach Irving Sanborn Jéxpects to begin prepping the squad about March 15. Other aspirafits expected to e on the job include Harvey, Straughn, Nalley, Duke, Kirby, Xanten, Abrabam, Maley, Pittman and Grimm. Devitt and Western fives were to make their debut today in the Wash ington and Lee University tourna- ment at Lexington, Va. Under direction of Isaac’ B. Simon | of the department of physical educa- tion of Eastern High, an fnter-section boys' bakket ball tournament will be played at that school starting this afternoon. Teams representing these sections were scheduled to take the floor today for' six games: 1 vs. | 125-1; 126-1 vs. 127-1; 316-1 vs. 321.1 1152 ve. 117-2; 2142 vs. 216:2: 219. vs. 223-2. (The tournament will be continued on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and will be Texas Teams Sure . Handle Dribblers BASKET BALL Coach Stewart of T formerly at Oregon A: C'., Nebr: and Clemson College, always turns out teams well drilled in the fun- damentals of the game. The little things th: are known to Watch one of his a dribbler and you will note what we mean. When Within reach you will see this plaver use the arm nearest to the ibbler to strike the ball. Another thing you will notice is that this player will work his arm between the body and arm of the dribbler In tl illustratic mowill the value of this. It gives the efensive man an advan He n actually direct the batting ¢ ball and knock it to one side. ady it gives the de. is the preventing of a foul. such he could easily make if e put his arm over the top of the dribbler’s arm and be gan hacking it, rather than the ball. RADIATORS, FENDERS ROMES, AR A0, S AMAGE WITTSTATT’S R. & F. WKS. ) 1533 14th St N.W. 319 N.W. vers rush s TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN?'S, 7th & F | three lower | chanee to win honors. 24, |+ Contest for National Hon-| completed in eight playing days if all games go through according to sched- ule. Teams of 31 sections will compete and to assure good play quints of the sections will vie among themselves and those of the five high will fight it out Letter men, red from the tourney, will serve as coaches. While Eastern High's track team is through so far as indoor competition is concerned, Coach Gordon B. Rath is planning big things for the outdoor mpaign. Interest in track is run ning high these days at the Lincoln Park school ahd to keep this spirit alive Rath is planning an intercl meet o be heid at the Eastern sta- dium on April &, in which students of all sizes and ages will be given a Competition will ba in 100, 115 ponnds and unlimited In the 85-pound class there will he these events: 50-yvard dash, ‘Hl\\z—\l'\l) hgh jump and broad jump. | Tests in the 100-pound class will in- | 60-vard 140-yard _relay, jump a A Jump. In the pound class the hoys will be given | opportunity to show their mettle in the 70-vard dash, 440-yard relay, high jump and broad jump and events for the unlimited athletes will include 100 and 220.yard dashes, 120-yard - high hurdles, ard low hurdles, 440-yard dash, £80-yard run, mile run, mile relay, shot put, javelin throw, discus throw, high jump, broad jump and pole vault, A dual meet with Episcopal High on April 14 at Alexandria will open the Light Blue and White team'’s outdoor campaign. Spring dates for the Eastern meet also may be arranged with Tech and a theet be- tween the school team and the East- ern Alumni may be arranged after the close of the season. KAPPA ALPHA QUINT EVEN WITH SIGMA NU Kappa Alpha tossers even terms with gma Nu in the play-off for the University of M land Fraternity basket ball title as the result of the 19-12 victory regis- tered by the former over the latter last night in Ritchie Gymnasium at College Par Each has now won vne game und a deciding contest for the o will be played probably next In taking Sigma Nu to camp last night Kappa Alpha showed decidedly ‘more dash than in the first engage- ment of the play-off, when Sigma Nu won, 21 to 11. In that contest Kap; Alpha appeared to be feeling the effects of not having played for some time. Last night’s game was a real fight for the first half, which ended with Kappa Alpha on the long end of an 8- score, but the victors showed rather marked superiority in the final half. Shooting of Alexander and Tenney were big factors in Kappa Alph victory. Dix for the losers, how- ever, was the high scorer of the evening, garnering 10 points, or all of his team'’ are today on PRODU THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1927 WOMEN 1 BY CORINN ACKETERS of “the Women's District Tennis League will gather Monday night at the home of Ruth Curran, secre tary-treasurer, 1616 P street, for the flrst of a serfes of card parties to be en twice month by the organization for the purpose of rais ing funds for rental of courts during the season. Miss Curran states that each mem ber will ba privileged to bring friends outside of the league to make up her tahle if preferred. A fee of 50 cents | a person, will be charged. It is hoped | that at least five tables will be filled at each affair in order that a substan tial fund may be raised by the time | the season opens formally i | Negotiations alveady are under way | for obtaining one court which coull be used exclusively for playing off sue mafches and if the card par- ssful, others will be en gaged so that players will not ex perience the difficuity they have had in the past in finding a place to play after 4:30 in the afternoon. Members of the leazue desiring to attend the opening aftair next Monday should notify Miss Curran at North 2015 by Monday noon. Tn connection with matches, the first group of which have been assigned by the secretary this weelk, plavers are advised that in ease an opponent is unable to play on either of two dates offered her, she must default the match, giving the | challenger her place on the ladder un- | til such time as she can offer a chal lenge herself to regain her position the ladder Central's two senior sextets tri- umphed again in the double-header played yesterday in the school gym- nasium, which means that the two of them are tied for first place in the serles. Close guarding on the part of the Sophomore guards, Iras Burroughs and Flsa Keiner, held down the Sentor Blue score in the ofiening game. the final count beng 13 to With Alma Whaler, Dorothen Lewis and, in the second half, Mary Louise Duckett in the Blue forward field, all of them the Blues offered a dangerous threat of swamping the less | experienced sophs had not.the defense | work been of the best. Miss Puckett -led in scoring for the winners, collecting elght pofnts_dur ing her half time on the.court. Mary Sproul, senior side center, exhibited good teamwork in conjunction with the two forwards. Isther IMall suc ceeded In getting the tip-off at center and the offensive play of the team was well backed) up by Lydia Hunt and Eleanor Lindsey, guards. Miss Keiner and Miss Burroughs were tite outstanding performers for the Sophs, supported by Hazel Kirk and’ Helen Humphries, forwards; May Ostermeyer, center; Elizabeth Gawen, Hallie Clarke and Grace Hazard, side centers. Breckys scored by a safe margin over the Juniors, 18 to 7. Teamwork rather than individual brilliance earned the decision for the Senior group. Dorothy Friedman, Jéan Me- Gregor and Evelyn Harrison shared in scoring. Mary Louise Stafford played center: Mildred Slye and Nancy Haas alternated at side center; Miss Margaret Hutchinson, Elizabeth Clary and Josephine Dunham figured in the backfield." Junior tossers who participated were Edith McCulloch and Anne Pal las, forwards; ugenia Horne, center Ione Whaler, side center; Bessle Kritt and Jacqueline ¥iles, guard The feature of the Juniors’ play was the work of Ione Whaler and Jacqueline Edes, both of whom were alert and accurate in handling the ball, Preliminal Atlantic woman lay for .the South basket ball cham- pionships will be held in Baltimore instead of in Washington as was an- nounced originally, owing to the fact that only two teams from the District have entered their names definitely ‘The Arcadians, entered several day CE THE' [ATE Fisilong @assprrlhqf'obtnIear for MEN ‘em and of course the best value in town for our own factories—sold in our own 400 stores Naturally, as America’s Lar, New Spring Beauties—advance models -pepp{ as they make Middleman’s Profit. Retailers your money buys MOR e in thout The t Shoe E VALUE in Ne . Make hese new arrivals today. 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Bradley, center; Vir ginia Hopkins, side center; Miss k. Davis, Miviam Faries, Virginia Grifith and Ramsay Nevitt, guards. Jewish Community Center Seniors were represented hy Misses Rosen- blatt, F rds; Krupshaw, center; center; Becky . guards. Martha, Gordon was referee. Dunham Staging a spectacular rally in the fimal quarter of the game with the Strayer Seniors last night, Basketeer senfors came from behind to win by 1 point at 23 to 22. When (e fourth period opened, Strayer held a 20-to-13 lead, but the Basketeers caught up and passed them courageous burst of &peed Rasketeer performers Included . Rice, H. Joliff, V. Mason, R. Chaney, V. Showers and Thomas. rayer Senfors’ line-up Casey, R. Trainer, R. Jones, B. Torre included Mothers- and M. M. head, ¥. Faulkner. Thelma Castle was referee. LEAGUE HOCKEY. _St. Paul, 1; Minneapolis, 1 (over- time.) Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1. Montreal Canadians, 3; Chicago Black Hawks, 1. " 2 )&( $ 2 am Will Make a Determined Bid for High School Champ COURT TITLE CONTENDERS IN BIG CONTESTS SUNDAY A pair of basket ball contests hilled for Sunday on two widely separated floors may bring the District unlimited court champlonship a step nearer set- tlement. Stanton tossers of Northeast Wash- ington, recent victors over Anacostia Eagles, will take on the Washington Yankees at Gonzaga gym. Warwick Collegians, prominent contenders the unlimited title, will cl Epiphany Rosea at Congress Heights &ym in a preliminary to a game be tween the champlon Eagles and the crack Olymplc team of Baltimore. lotts will meet to Y gym at 8 Pullmans and night in the Terminal o'clock. A game for the Washington Basket Ball League championship, between Epiphany Roses and Arrows, billed fnL tonight at Congress Heights gvm, hak been postponed indefinitely and probably will be played at the Arcadia the night of March 13 as a prelim- inary to the Palace-Celtic professional contest. Court teams of Company F of Hyattsville scored a pair of victories in’ the armory. the Regulars winning 27 to 22, and the the Woodridge Centennials defeated Northerns, 21 to and Standards 4 Lightweights, 28 to 21, a pair of games at the Boys €lub gym. Chevy Chase Centrals had little dif fleulty “in trouncing the Elliotts at Central High gym, 88 to 14. Tribby rang up six baskets. Y. M. C. A. courtmen downed Bond's Whirlwinds, 24 to 18, in a fast game played at the Y gym. Montrose tossers trimmed Auroras; 47 to 17, in Fastern High gym. Kappa Alpha™ basketers trounced Sigma Nu by a 19-to-12 score in the University of Maryland gym, evening a three-game series. Company M enlarged 1ts lead in the Fort Washington TLeague when it trounced the Company I. 25 to 13. floormen, Crusader Midgets annexed a. 5-to- 30 game from gets at the Ninth street gym. Mount Pleasant Mid. American Railway Express tossers downed the Woodside Terminal Y gym, 25 to 8. quint in the (. won a 28to-15 game from Hyattsville Young People’s Club quint at’ Hyattsville. Independents scored a over Renroes in 50-20 win ern High gym. Do Molay cagemen won a 35-to-3% game from Roamers. Crescents succumbed @ teamwork of the Sioux the fast courtmen, dropping a 28-to-17 contest in Central High gym. St. Mary's Celtic opponent for tomorrow night. More than twoscore teams competo in the vari South Atlantic bas ship, to start Ma are secking an will ous classes for the ot ball champion- *h 9 in Washington, and the number may he increased to unlimited chase. h in Third nearly 60. Sixteen have entered the titl weight teams will we at the Boys' Club, streets, at 7:30. Bernie Peacock, manager of the | ened wi Anacostia, pneumonia PRO COURT LEAGUE. ow York.. Washington Fort Wasne. Philadelphia’ Baltimore Claveland . Rochester Chicago Fagles, is threa FPhiladelphia, 45 Chicago, 37 Rochester, 2! GAME TON] Rorhester at Fort W GAME TOMOREOW. Baltimore at Rochester. Claveland, . 36. ) tonight and h EERER5N8 == BY SPIKE WEBB. Famous Coach and Trainer of the United States Naval Academy. UNNING is one of the funda- mental activities of the human race. ‘There have been run- ning races for 50 centuries. Every boy can run, of course, but some can run better than others. The one who runs better than his mates may be, in the first e, the possessor of a better pair of legs, but generally it is because he has trained to become a good runner. FINISHING FRESH For a few yards the fellow who knows how to run, but who is n| { the best of shape physical P the race. But after ve bheen covered you'll other feliow passing him At the finish of the race the well trained athlete still will be fairly fresh, while | the poorly trained rummer will show signs of great fatigue. Whether or not you are going out for the track team, you should have some trafning in track work. for a good runner is welcome in basket ball, base ball, foot ball and many other sports. The starting line.1s “scratch.”. “On the mark™ is the first position you take just back of “scratch.” Next is “‘get ‘set”—hands down to mark, left knea forward and bent, both toes dig- «ing into ground for a quick start. The right comes forward first, the left find the toe “holding.” The stride must not {be too short nor o long as to hold onsidering the tobacco that goes into the 8-Center, and the enjoyment that comes out of it—it’s the best cigar investment on the market! E. POPPER & CO.. INC., Manufacturer ‘Daniel Loilghra n Co., Washington Distributor | stride. The Eoening Star BOYS CLUB the runner back. A natural stride is the one to start with. Later it may be changed if advisable. After three or four strides you'ra going at full speed. You must hav enough srength and wind to send you forward as fast as your legs will carry vou until the finish is reached. The runner who slows down in a 50 or 100 y dash is not in condition. 1 need conditioning e conditioning, you the start and the i GRID CODE CHANGES BEFORE COMMITTEE you' practice NEW YORK, March 4.—The shift; tha huddle and suggestions for reduc- tion of points for touchdowns result- Ing from fumbles were the prime subs jects nsideration befors the intercollegiate foot ball rules commits tea today. The session will end tomor- row. Despite ohjection of Knute Reckne, Notre Dame coach. and other promi officinls, a two-second hesitation on shifts seemed likely to be de creed. Recommendation for such action has heen made by the Western Conference and Eastern Intercollegiate, * Association Hall, chairman of the come . has branded the huddle as a ucus.” It took 50 seconds to are rive at a decision on a play he timed. last season. 2 Bill Roper, whi champlonship teams at Princeton have used the huddle, opposes limitation of its use, - CALVERT HALL ENTERS. CHICAGO, March 4 (®).—Calvert Hall of Baltimore, has been added to the list of teams to compete for the national Catholic interscholastic bas- t»‘nr ?:I: champlonship starting here Mare! PPER’S EIGHT 8 CENTER