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Che Foening Star. ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1930. PAGE C—1 Upsets Tighten School Basket Series : Western Loop Ready to Let Iowa Return EASTERN, BUSINESS WIN SCRAMBLING TITLE RACE Now Possible for Five Teams in Set to End Fight Deadlocked—Western and Central Are Licked in Keen Contests on Tech Court. BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR. HIS public high school basket ball championship series now in rogress may have a truly remarkable ending, one unheard of gem before. When play ends February 7 all the teams may be tied with four wins and four losses each. So far each team beaten in the first round of play has come back to turn the tables in the second half. Thou admittedly with six more games to be layed it might be a little early to predict that the series might end a five-way deadlock, who can three-cornered tie might ensue. tell? It is quite probable that a d Eastern in conquering Central and Western, re- meealvl:{!yl.esyses::rdly further scrambled a race that has been badly scrambled right along. Both the Stenogs and the Light Blue and ‘White evened scores for beatings handed them by Central and West- ern in first-round play. Both games were sizzlers. Business over- came Central, 29 to 27, and Eastern squeezed through to a 31-27 triumph over Western. As a result Western and Tech today are tied for first place in the flag parade with three wins . and two losses a&l:ce. Central and Eastern are dlocked for third with a trio of victories and defeats each, and Business is last with two triumphs against four setbacks. It can be seen that just a game ard a half separates the topmost teams from the last- place quint. 11/ steamed over the Fans are al up Wealt; FRANKLIN QUINTET TAKES 8TH IN ROW Scores, 28-20, Over Gon- zaga—Woodward, Strayers and St. Albans Win. ONZAGA was able to score only four field goals and became Benjamin Franklin’s eighth straight victim yesterday, 28- most | 20, Dick Keefer was the victors' leading 1o | scorer with 8 points. Gonzaga held the quarter to tie {35 point ~for-) the Western center, however, was the game's - th scorer with mu?:’x':' :hh“fu Capt. immy Thompson a we usual kog baske! o;r.‘ru ::x:gm. Wi . | victory over gym, starting at 3:30 o'clock. meeting between athletic teams of the Blue and_the Gray is usual intéfest. and Strayer will face in the Gonzaga gym at night at 7:30 o'clock in another match that may produce “een battling. In other tilts Eastern will entertain ‘Woodward on the Eastern hardwood and junior basketers of New York City will try conclusions with the senior and junior St. Albans team in the latter’s stronghold. “Pive afternoon games are listed for schoolboy dribblers in this area this afternoon. Owruiiown Freshmen and St. Johns ‘were to meet at St. John's, Business and Pl Swavely at Manassas, Va.; Central and o at Episcopal, Prep and Eastern at Eastern attsville High and Charlotte Hall at Charlotte Hall. CALIFORNIA SEEKING By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 29.—The 1932 the invitation, | ort urmu by a guarantee | Eat Ip defray expenses of ‘meet would be held late in June 'nfi:‘ before the Olym- the mur«:;len-m of more than | Johnso: Cul lead only for a brief time, this in the second quarter. The winners led at half time, 12-10. Gonzaga’s lightweights swamped Ray- mond Riordan School, 36-17. Gelengo was the only nm-g'pm ekl iaiog Pefl'\."fl.n Boucher m%u!.ym'h Landon School rallied St. Albans in the secon latter Totals ....i1 638 Referee—Mr. Enwright. Strayer’s scored a double Baltimore Strayer's in the St. Martin's the 18’ gym, winning game, 38-37, and the boys’, 27-15. ‘The lin H | cocobali? Powel Totals . Central High's swimming meet Baltimore City College's Friday in the Ambassador Hotel tank, at 4 pm. There will be room for a sizable gal- lery on the mezzanine floor overlooking the pool. »| soccoon; Point Getters’ Standing In High School Series -] s 3 E Q SIPBIOP oo s s soaavnse S eatbs ER IR TS IYS iverson (T. Buscher 25 Eastern . iness p.m. ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor By DENMAN THOMPSON ractically half his athletes in line for service and a month remaining before Spring training starts Clark Grifith appears to be more than holding his own in the annual battle over contracts. Of course, some of the play- ers whose names are inscribed on agreements reposing in the safe of the Washington club are not calculated to figure very prominently as Nationals next season. Some, as a matter of nlalct. are unlikely to figure at al There is Jester, for instance. And Phelps and Powell and Freeman, not to mention Pyle and Savidge. Chances are the average Capital fan never has heard of some of them and has no idea what particular depart- ment of the national pastime fll;xey are ambitious to succeed Some Veterans Alinged. To offset these, however, there are some familiar mon- ickers already affixed to duly executed documents, such as Hadley, Bluege, Judge, Barnes, Rice and West, and a fair guess is that others at the rate of about one a day will be wel- comed into the fold until Griff gets established at the new training base in . Mississippi next week. Another guess involving neither astuteness nor perspi- cacity is that performers on the roster who will serve to swell receipts of the Post Office Department .mll:l elglch lte};v: telegraph companies in par] anent gem.s to and from their Chases Business Jinx, Leaving as Game Tied COUNTY CHAMPIONS | - homes and the presidential suite of Biloxi’s leading hos- telry will include Herold Ruel, Frederick Marberry, Samuel Pond Jones, Charles Soloman Myer, and last, but by no manner of means least, Leon Allen Goslin. Salary cuts are in order this year, after several seasons of only mediocre business by the club and performances afield in the same category by most of those enumerated. But, even if conditions were worse, some of the boys could be counted on to spurn any offer made just on general principles in the hope of having the ante raised. Bonus System Unpopular. ‘With this quintet the club’s new bonus system will engen- der as much enthusiasm as a municipal job in Chicago; they just can’t savvy the idea of having their remuneration rated on the basis of the ex- tent to which they deliver the goods. At least one of them, judged by the record he compiled in the 1929 campaign, seems en- titled to escape having his sti- pend pared, but as he bears the reputation of always having been a bitter ender on the sub- ject of raises, even when he didn’t earn them, extended ;wgotlutiom may be looked or. Which brings us to hazard still another belief, liikewise encompassing no unusual pow- er of sagacity, viz.: That all of them will sign, in due time, at just the figure the club is will- 1;1; to concede. They always CONFERENCE NET 1A B PROGRAN 12 Varsity Events, Two Other Classes for Games at North Carolina U. HAPEL HILL, 8. O., January 290 (Special).—The program for the first annual Southern Con- ference indoor games, to be held here at the University of North Carolina March 8, was announced to- day by Coach R. A. Fetzer, director of athletics. The schedule calls for 12 events for varsity participation, 4 freshman events and 7 scholastic events. TO MEET ON COURT | ufsico Special Dispatch to The Star. ROOCKVILLE, Md., January 20.—The champions of the basket ball leagues of this and Prince Georges Counties are expected to clash in post-season games as a retult of action of officials of the , was directed to get in touch with officials of the Prince Georges County League and en- deavor to arrange such a series. It was decided to present to the win- ner in the Montgomery County League & silver loving cup, to be Robert Cole of Kensington, Galf ville and Sandy Damascus. ‘Takoma has wins to its credit and has yet to lose a game, and Sandy Spring, with five victories and one de- feat, is the runner-up. Rockville and ‘Woodside are tied for third place, each with five wins and two defeats, and Poolesville and with two § | victories and three defeats each, are on even terms for fitth place. K - ton, Gaithersburg and Be!hu::dnnge tied, each having won a gam; ;meto four, vhfl“ac ':nm :!.I s W has lost twice. it i {|DR. LEE HARBAN, ONCE LINKS LEADER, IS ILL Dr. L. Lee Harban, once the most prominent golfer in the Midatlantic ter- ritory, former holder of the District and Middle Atlantic titles, is ill at Garfield Hospital with pneumonia, contracted a few days ago. His condition is said to be Al:rlous. e a member of the old Columbia Golf Club, which later became the Dbo- lumbia Country Club, Dr. Harban was the leading golfer of Washington and the surrounding territory for many years during the past two decades. In addi- tion to the local titles, he also won the Noith and South champlonship at Pine- :\unt. and once was plon of Mex- ico. Series Statistics Western Tech Central stern Yesterday's Results. Busines, 20; Central, 27. Eastern, 31; Western, 27. Other Past Games. January 7- ntral ne A astern, 5. Bu o—c-r’a;‘nh : Business, 22. i Tech, 36, Western, 24, East 4T Eastern, 27 West- Ea grn. 36: Central, 22. Friday's Games. Tech vs. Western, Busin Easte Tech gym. First eame, Tech.Western, 3:46 Other Future Games, Pebruary 4—Business vs. Western, Central -y - tersi 'vs. Tech, Central TR b, v, o ference. ‘The meet will be held in the Tin Can, S et ot & tench 10 Tape 1o the and a tracl ps Zu-. Auhel'.\nt system was installed year. Finals in the varsity and scholastic certain that the games will draw track and fleld athletes of Southern, National and international fame. KNIGHTS WIN OPENER IN ALEXANDRIA LOOP ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 20— Knights five, one of the favorites for the Alexandria Gazette Basket Ball League title, lost no time getting out in front last night, when it defeated the Del Ray A. C., 37 to 20, in the opening game of the loop at the Armory. Dick Perry, Del Ray guard, led in scoring with his five goals from the floor and another from the charity strip. Billy Travers, Knights guard, was next in line with a quintet of fleld goals. Knights next game in the loop will HAWKEYES GET 0.K. OF SPECIAL BOARD Apt to Meet Others of Big Ten in Al Sports. but Foot Ball in 1930. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. HICAGO, Jan. 20—The Univer- sity of Iowa, wayward member of the Western Conference, soon will have its union card returned with the admonition that she avoid al chuck holes and stop for red lights during the future. Then the Western Conference again will be the Big Ten and peace and con- tentment will reijgn within what Mr, Robert Zuppke, the sage of Illinols calls, “the Anchor of Amateur Athletics in America.” There never was any doubt of Towa's | 1 returning to active participation in coi ference athletics, but its early statement comes more or less as surprise. It is presumed that the con- ference faculty committee will meet within a few weeks, consider the report of the subcommittee that visited Iowa City on January 9 and vote for the immediate reinstatement of the Hawks. ‘The sub-committee left Iowa City thoroughly convinced that the Hawk- eyes had done g possible to clear up the situation which had grieved other members of the confer- ence. The slush fund had been dis- continued and many of Iowa's sterling athletes are disqualified. There was nothing more for Iowa to do. The object of the conference had been ac- complished. Saves Towa Discomfiture. ‘The Big Ten, by voting for an early reinstatement of Iowa, can save thi bility and scholarship. However, 'Lv‘hen thi r:‘mm l0eutl'.!"lll puts a negative marl de e name of any institution the result is similar to being ‘blackballed into mem- bership in the Over-the-River Burying Society. The Hawkeyes had no desire to incur any penalties from this asso- ciation and an early welcome into the conference is a gesture of good-fellow= ship by her former associates. Likewise, it is believed that some of the athletes disqualified during Iowa's Winter house-cleaning will be rein- stated by the conference eligibility com- mittee on the ground that their crimes were only minor infractions of the rules. Such a move by the big ten would only be justice to .the who, In accepting imj aid, actually were less organizations that May Be Slightly Delayed. Towa's reinstatement may be delayed somewhat by the leak in the coni ence committee’s plans. As is cus- tomary in almost everything it does, the conference board planned to take its action secretly and then broadcast the news of Iowa's return to the fold. But inadvertently the news leaked out is customary. system and make a lot of vations. Ir gets back will enable the Hawks to participate in conference track, tennis and golf meets and perhaps pick up a few base ball games. But it cannot hofi get back into Big Ten foot ball befors 1931, since its own for the next season has been filled. SCHOLASTIC SPORTS. PROGRAM THIS WEEK BASKET BALL. Today. Georgetown Freshmen vs. St. John's at _St. John's. Business vs. Swavely at Swavely. Central vs. Episcopal at Episcopal. Georgetown Prep vs, Eastern at East- ern, Hyattsville High vs. Charlotte Hall at Charlotte Hall. ‘Tomorrow, 5 xGonn.lo vs. Strayer at Gonsaga gym, :30 pm. . Central Lightweights vs. Tech Light- weights at Central gym, 3:30. Woodward vs. Eastern at Eastern. Raymond Riordan School (New York) Seniors and Juniors vs. St. Albans Seniors and Juniors at St. Albans, Friday. E.'feueh vs,t v;afim and (Bu:fiu- VS, m gym (public high school basket ball championship game). First game, Tech-Western, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Central vs. Bethlehem High at Beth- lehem, Pa. ‘Tech vs. Hagerstown High at Hagers- other inno- be played Tuesday night, when they |town. face their chief rivals for the title, the St. Mary’s Celtics. 8t. Mary's Celtics defeated the victory with six field goals for 12 points. ‘The Celtics are to play their first e in the Alexandria Gazette Basket 1l League tomorrow night, when they encounter the Whitestone’s quint in the Armory at 8:30 o'clock. M George [ason ; | High and the Clover A. C. will provide a preliminary at 7:30. Central High of Washington was to E‘y l‘pllflfl High today at 4 o'clock Episcopal's gymnasium. ‘Woltz Photogr: rs of Washington will battle the Ray A. C. quint to- night at 8 o'clock on the Armory Hall -Lee High will entertain stitute, Washington, in its ‘Washf Emerson i | gymnasium at Ballston, Va., tonight. “Baker Boy Billy” Schwarts, local light-heavywelght boxer, will get into action in his first fight’ hereabouts on at the . C. in Rockville, Md. His opponent has not been selected, PRO BASKET BALL. Fort Wayne, 28; Rochester, 20. - Ben Franklin vs. Bliss at Silver O mres ve, Femderiiiams Collegians ‘ayer vs. ert urg at Fredericksburg, Va., 8 pm. Gettysburg Academy vs, Emerson st Eastern High, 4:45 p.m. Gilman School Juniors vs. St. Albans Juniors at St. Albans. SWIMMING. Friday. Baltimore City College vs. Central at Central, 3:30 p. COLLEGE BASKET BALL. Virginia Poly, 34; Virginia, 31. North Carolina, 27; North Carolina State, 25. Mercer, 51; Birmingham-Southern, 38. University of Cincinnati, 34; Day- ton, 20. e Ll PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Chicago, 2; Ottawa, 0. ‘Windsor, 6; Toronto, 2. Bruins, 6; Pirates, 0. New York Rangers, 4; New York Montreal ~ Canadiens, 3; Montreal , 13 St. Louis, 3; Duluth, 1, Pittsburgh Eagles Book Baltimore Quint; Woltz Five Beats Whirlwinds N what promises to be a whirlwind contest the Skinker Bros. Eagles will meet the Catholic A. A. of Bal- timore Sunday at 3 o'clock in the Silver Spring Armory. The Catholic A. A. is rated the strongest independent quint of Balti- more. In a preliminary the Stewart Photog- raphers will take on the 145-pound champs of the Monumental City at 2 o'clock. A 34-to-14 victory over Walters’ Whirlwinds gave the Woltz Photog- raphers a firm on second place in the Community ter League. The Whirlwinds were decidedly off form ard failed to score a field goal in the first half. Forney led the Woltz attack with five double-deckers. Potomac Boat Club, leading team, will play the Dixie Pigs, who have lost one game in five, tomorrow night. Tenmmnmnowllmduplorgihy which . 'Ten straight have been won by the Immaculate Conception team, the latest Intricate Moves Clothe 6 Plays BY SOL METZGER. My purpose in showing the vari- ous block plays of basket ball and, later, in continuing with other move- ments of attack is to familiarize th spectator with the various funda- mentals of offense. They are sim- ple in the extreme. Eddie McNichol, coach of Penn’s team, winner of the Eastern inter- victims being Montrose, score, 42 to 14, and the Lionel Club (formerly Welsh Five), score, 45 to 17. Stanle; at forward was the big shot in both vic- Caged 10 2l goals In one ghme and 11 cay one game in the other, Predericksburg State Coll fell be- rerememn.aumt.ses"wm.m the Wilson Normal gym. ‘Two accurate shots from the foul line by Olive O'Hearn were Epiphany's margin of victory over the Capital A. C. girls, who lost, 20 to 18, in the Recreation League. Miss O’Hearn made a late switch from jumping center to forward. f other games follow: St. Martin’s, 27; Western Electric, Skeletons, 58; Palace, 24. Skeletons, 2 cadians, 21. Stewarts, 25; Takoma Firemen, 20, Printers, 31; Stantons, 24. Pontiacs, 28; Tremonts, 27. Good S);!ph;l;.d. 22; De Molay, 21, 6; Arcadians, 19; Southeast, 1. Hawley's, 31; Mullachy’s, 22. Mount Rainier, 29; Company L, 28. Knight's Store, 37; Del Ray, 20. Federals, 22; Astecs, 21. Saranac, 22; G. P. O. Apprentices, 20. Aces, 15; Colonials, 8. Moseans have a gym for tomorrow night and want a game with a 145- pound team. Lou Feldman, Potomac 1708, is the manager. Saranacs have won six out of seven games and hunger for more action with teams in the 130 and 145 pound classes having e Manager Askin's phone is Monroe apd St. Martin's meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the St. Martin's gym. Tomorrow night Monroe will play the Optimists and on Friday will meet Fort Humphreys. ‘Woltz’ Photographers have found it ne to elnge’: h"t.m Fort Washing- 12. Bud Bellman, man Rainier unlimi is phone at Hyattsville 104: EKAITIS, TERROR STAR, DROPS OUT OF SCHOOL G, ULGETSPREE DATEWTHIDNAL, Will Furnish Grid Rivalry on Dad’s Day—Basketers Busy With Exams. IOOT BALL is looking up at George ‘Washington University. It was quite a surprise when the Colo- nials landed on Nav'ys schedule, not to speak of Iowa’s, for 1930 and now comes the news that Iowa has desig- nated the George Washington game as . its Dad's day attraction, one of the two featured contests on its schedule. The date is October 18. ‘The fathers of all students at Towa will be invited to attend the game as honored guests and there will be special festivities. The alumni will be honored g&vumb'r 15 at the game with Penn Iowa’s schedule follows: September 27, Bradley Tech (Peoria, ), at Towa City. October 4, Oklahoma A. and M, at Towa City; 11, Centenary (Shreveport, La.), at Iowa City; 18, George Washing- ton, at Iowa City. November 1, Detroit at Detroit; 8, Marquette, at Milwaukee; 15, Penn State, at Iowa City; 22, Nebraska, at Towa City. Washington's leading point scorer, Fine, likely will be absent when the Colonials play Randolph-Ma- con Friday. Fine will attend the wed- ding of a sister in New Jersey Thursday night. Capt. Bob Gray and Red Harris, two other members of the team, have important exams on and also are likely to be unavailable. Lee Levin and.Sid Wallenstein, two newcomers, probably will start for the first time. College basketers are battling with exams these days and giving little thought to their sport. They will make up for lost time soon, however, State, 1929 Southern Conference champion, Saturday night at College Park in a feature contest. CHICAGO, WITH HOLMAN ADDED, INCREASES LEAD NEW YORK, January 20 (#)—The Chicago Bruins, strengthened by the addition of Nat Holman, have taken the lk!:td in the American Professional Bas- League. Victories over the invading Brooklyn and Rochester clubs have given the a of three wins against one loss in the second ship race. Rochester, iender, ‘caime ‘s cropper " the. West, dropying back 1ato s perechtocs e wits wi fompme e The standing, to date, follows: Won. Lost. e.;nhommdo(hndm:uflu grnokugln use. Loss of the brilliant Terror ringleader Mume “n:ly jaoprt:hu utafl‘:nd m:ym e W - land’s chances to retain its high stand- boxing circles. Maroons, Windsor Hornets of the International Hockey League for the balance of the season. Spit-tipped Cigars and Moustache Cupé disappeared long ago Propaganda against tandem bicycles, bustles, or mous- tache cups, would be laughed out of existence. 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