Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1931, Page 57

- Scholastic Quints in Wild Scramble : Midyear * IVE TEANSEVEN, FOURTILTS ONTAP " 'Bixleen Other Battles Set ¥ for This Week, Several X Pitting ANl Foes. ’ BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR. OUR vital battles in that slam-bang fight for the District public high school basket ball championship headline the court program this week for schoolboy teams here- about. With all five teams tied in the public high race each with two wins and two defeats at the end of the first series, every game from now is exceptionally .im- portant. Another loss for any of the teams will just about kill their pennant hopes. Business and Western and Eastern and Tech will come to grips Tuesday and Central and Tech, traditional adversaries, and EBastern and Western Friday in title encounters. 3n their first meetings this season ‘Western defeated Business, 28 to 23; conquered Tech, 27 to 23; Tech overcame Central, 26 to 25, and Eastern ‘was a 37-20 victor over Western. Aslde from the public high matches, 16 contests are carded during the week, several of them of exceptional interest, m‘ together, as they will, hot 1 : § 5 I 4l GONZAGA FIVE WINNER Conquers Georgetown Prep, 22-17, in Hard Contest. Gonzaga’s basket ball team conquered its old lon.(aeunmnwn Prep, 22 w“:;t, ‘hard-fought game resterday a s oo &b Y The ’ Purple and Nolan, forward, | ¥ with 9 and 8 points led the win- Ders’ attack. Heekin, Georgetown Prep forward, however, was the game's hig scorer with 12 points. Nolan's floor work was a feature. 51 weemts The Oairnes N ,m:,,.rf&.%.ifi::. E.':a. Chalf Naval Academy fencers his seadn by defeating the College, School Athletic Events COLLEGE. BASKET BALL. ‘Wednesday. Georgetown vs. Army at West Point. Friday. V.M. Lvs. Park. Columbia University vs. Bliss at Silver Saturday. i 323 Maryland at College Park. ;flfim‘e‘mvenlty s, u.u:':an at Kendall Green. BOXING. ‘Washington and Lee vs. Maryland at College Park. Tuesday. Business vs. Western, Eastern vs. Tech, public high school championship games, Tech jum. Business vs. Western, first game, 3:30 o'clock. Priends vs. Woodward at Central Y. M. C. A 4 St. John's vs. Georgetown Prep at Garrett Park. Emerson vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High at Bethesda. x Wednesday. Episcopal vs. Tech at Tech. Newport News High vs. Western at ‘Western. Hyattsville High vs. Business High at Business. St. Albans vs. Takoma-Silver Spring High at Silver Spring. Thursday. Gonzaga vs. St. John's at St. John's. Emerson vs. Eastern at Eastern. Friday. Central vs. Tech, Eastern vs. Western, public high school championship B Tech gymnastum. Central vs. first, game, 3:30 o'clock. g Dusiness va. Gonzaga, p.m. Devitt vs. Georgetown Prep at Gar- Park. Tett Saturday. .Hln'mmm High vs. Tech at Tech, p.m. Western vs. Navy Plebes at An- napolis. vfon-‘l vs. Swavely at Manassas, Central vs. Bethlehem High at Beth- lehem, Pa. Georgetown vs. Mount St. Jo- seph's High at itimore. NAVY FENCERS SCORE Win Over New York Club, Which Had Beaten Yale. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 24— opened their rts of the Ne'YorkM:-:OIub Il]. 13 to 9. The victory particularly pleasing as the New Yorkers won tntg Yale, som, 53 1 fo 10 Task Samuraay . o FRIENDS FIVE HOPES TO FINISH STRONGLY Has Lost Two of Three Games, but at '!!t;nnry 10—Landon at Epiphany Church gymnasium. February 27—St. Alban’s at Ameri- can A March 10—Landon. HYATTSVILLE TEAM HAS TRIO OF TILTS Only One Game Will Be Played at Home—Has Won 5 of 9 Con- tests Thus Far. HYATTSVILLE, Md, January 24— Hyattsville High School basket ball which has won five games and lost four thus far this season, will play thr;e':;mm next week, one at home an away. T-xmu{ver High will be entertained on the Guard Ar- mory floor here Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the first game of a ‘home-and-] series. attsville will go to Wi We ay meet Business High, which scored over the Blue and Gold, 26 to 17, several weeks at Hyatts- . Priday the Hmfi quint will nents and Woodward ngton, but has bowed ‘Tech, Central and St. John's of ‘Washington, in addition to Business. iy iy D. C. SWIMMERS BEATEN Washington Club Takes Lone Event in Baltimore Meet. BALTIMORE, Md., January 24—By etpum;gufwr of the five events and tieing other, Priends School girls easily defeated the Washington Swim- ming Club representatives in the Quaker Pool here today, 30 to 16. Summaries: THREE-LENGTHS RELAY—_Tie between Priends (M. Vogel, A Eley, R Kolb) and (Thompson, ~ Augusterfer and . Time, 39 seconds. CRAWL_Won by R second. Augusterfer (Wash- . Young (Priends). Time, THS BREAST STROKE—! Pondsy: secom o « i g k - ey ington). WIN BOWLING DOUBLES Madeline Burke and Tim Haverty, 'Ifi“l,m;‘lmhnnlmhthe Arcadia. o THE SUNDAY STAR, WAbLinwLUN, BASKETERS, BOXER STEP.OUT IN DIXIE South Atlantic Members of Southern Conference in Eventful Month. \HARLOTTESVILLE, Va., uary 24.—As the indoor sport season enters its fourth week GALLAUDET SIX LOSES Drops Contest at National Park Seminary by 39 to 10. Gallaudet’s girl basketers met their tionas. Pk Bominary foor yiserday afternoon, losing, 29 to 19. 10" te. second "half the - Seminary e scoring combination, Offut and Van Dyne, ran four double-deckers aplece, while losers could only ac- count for three. Martino of Gallaudet and Van Dyne of the winners tied for high-point honors with 15 each. y e score Nat. Pk (20) G.Pi the basket ball and boxing | 2P teams of the Southern Conference mem- bers within the South Atlantic section are jockeying for places on the turn be- fore they start pounding down the February stretch. In the Southern Conference both the basket ball and the boxing tournaments will start on February 27. And during the week that will follow champions will be determined in other forms of indoor competition, track, wrestling and swimming. Eleven basket ball games, four boxing matches, three wrestling bouts and one swimming meet are on next week’s sport card for the eight Con- ference members in this section. ‘The schedule of events follows: 26—Wrestling, Tuesday, January 27—Basket ball, North cumy lina Bt‘zw at North Caro- lina. ‘Wednesday, January 28—Basket ball, V. M. I at V. P. I, Willlam and Mary at _Virginia. ‘Thursday, Julnun'! 20—-V. P. I at Lynchburg College. Friday, January 30—Basket ball, V. P. I at Virginia, V. M. L at Mary- land, Washington and Lee at Temple; , Duke at North Carolina State. Saturday, January 31—Basket ball, V.P. L at d, North Carolina at Duke, V. M. 1. at Navy, Washington and Lee at New York University; box- ing, Virginia at V. M. I, V. P. L at North Carolina, Washington and Lee at Maryland; , V. M. L at Navy, V. P. I, at North Carolina; swim- ming, William and Mary at Virginia. BUSINESS IS BEATEN BY NAVY PLEBE FIVE Forfeits All Chance to Win by Continued Use of Its Re- serve Players. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 24.—Los- ing to the Navy Plebes, 35 to 25, here this afternoon, Business High of Wash- ington lost its chance for victory, when | terda; it kept its second- in the game the W rllnnd ‘The vlmzr"n‘ were greatly outweighed, but were fast and alert and broke up many of the Navy plays. Randolph, Navy forward, had a bi day, however, and his long, over] was the main factor in the commanding lead the Middie piled up ) fru : % ° [ 71 1 3 i 4 i ° 3 H H 3 % H H H 1 1 Totals ....14 735 _Totals .... RefereeMr. Smith (Bucknel). . :| ALEXANDRIA SCHOOLS | 225 f, and allowed | 3, to get a good start. | other OF RIFLEMEN HERE Shooting Leaders of U. S. to Attend National Associa- tion Meeting. IFLE-SHOOTING leaders from various sections of the country will attend the sixtieth annual meeting of the National Rifle Association of America, to be held at the Mayflower Hotel next Friday and Saturday. The annual dinner Friday evening will be a feature of the pro- gram for the gathering. Assistant Secretary of War F. N. Paine, Senator Harry M. Hawes of Missouri and Judge Joseph E. of New York City will be Vm‘ speakers. Judge Corrigan will discuss ti: ation. mflm: directors will meet Fri- day afternon to the dinner and the meeting of the Executive Commit~ tee, to be named Priday, will be held mmfi.’ Benedict morning, with Crowe! tant Secretary of War under President Wilson, Who is presi- o g e i b e lace A Rifle Shooting Advances. Reports to be presented to the di- ucwxvfll show tgut rifie shooting en- joyed success during the past year de- epression, it was learned yes- ‘The matches last larger than In addition to the of the growing association, there are more than 2,400 shooting clubs now af- . With the establish- members. York in 1871 by a groul [y had received a BUSY IN COURT PLAY | £z, o Episcopal and City High Tossers| Je Each Have Three Games, With Two Apiece on Road. ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 24— Schoolboy basketers of Alexandria will spend the major portion of their time U s TN men e opal an w%un in three games apiece. Tech High of Washington will be en- tertained g‘ the ‘Wednes- day at 3:45, while locals’ road games 'lfi be with Augusta Military Academy ::‘ldl.y and Virginia Episcopal Satur- y. ‘The llml'l'.hflleAllsfl'AMefi 'lll:nkaplmonflu niversity of Virginia woodway. Alexandria High’s first opponent will be Eastern at . ‘Wednes- day, while & ic — district championship game is set with Wash- h at Ballstor ington-Lee n_ Frida night. Washington and Lee’s girls 't[vl play the Alexandria High ina preliminary. Suffolk High will face Alexandria here next Saturday night at the Ar- mory. Tied with St. Mary's Lyceum five for the lead in the C{fi{ League, Alpha Delta Omega and Del Ray A. C. will :‘luh:éwednafiy night at Armory Hall 8:30. A preliminary between Juniors and Friends’ A. C. of the Al- ;x;;mrh Junior League will start at Royal Dragons, an all-star combina- tion, will travel to Kensington, Md., to- morrow to engage the National in the Armory there at 2:30. Potomac Rifle Club has opened a membership drive with the opening of the Winter practice sessions on the Jefferson School range. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rallroad Co.'s basket ball team has ten- tatively arranged a game for February fessional outfit. combe. ‘Theresa Haynes and Mildred Haynes, clever bowlers, will oppose two Wash- ington stars—Lorraine Gulll and Billie Butler—in an exhibition l‘flb{‘rnl.ht at 8 o'clock on the Health Center. —— BLICK MIDGETS WIN. ibbed Befevie Prianas). | 9Pe John Blick's Midgets drul Herald Midgets by 177 ning three-game block of engagement last night at the mmflhfl 1,520 to 1,343 for Times~ jer Harrison Totals Bl Wikt EeSiiar on the road next week, with four of [ 1 Dr. M. E. McManes, Col. Waterbury, Col. A. J. McNab, New York; Col. George E. Kemp, Pennsylvania National Guard, wyhrw b! ogml;m.o. a?éo{né g" Stanchfield, Boston. DR. PARSONS VICTOR IN HANDICAP SHOOT Breaks 46 Out of 50 Targets at Benning—Wilcox Leader in Class Competition. m, ua, Ohio; Shattering 46 clays out of 50 targets from 20 yards, Dr. A. V. Parsons won the first trophy in a distance handicap Whitestone's | Trop) 6 here with the Detroit Clowns, a pro- | 26.22. b Handicap. Parsons, 46: Fawsett, V. P. I. TEAMS ARE BUSY Quint That Visits Maryland Satur- day Is Most Active 10 MO I' KWIVE. TRACK’S MANY MARTIN: —By PAP NOT BROTHERS — or SWITZERLAND -aznsaz To DEFEAD HIS NATIONAL 1000 YARD TTLE 1M ORVAL- = OT EVEN RELATED, - BT, ,.m:Y.'AE.Au_\ GREAT HALF -MILERS VIRGINIA WINS RING MATCH FROM V. P. 1. Largest Crowd to Witness Contest in Memorial Gym Sees Cava- liers Score, 4 to 3. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., January 24.—Virginia’s varsity boxers defeated Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 4 to 3, tonight before the largest crowd that has ever seen an athletic contest in | Fiennire Memorial Gymnasium. Most bouts were close and two went to extra rounds. Summaries. IGHT—Won WESTERN RALLY TELLS Comes From Behind to Win in Last Minute From Massanutten. WOODSTOCK, Va., January 24.— Displaying a fast offense, Western High School basket ball team of Washington g;f:t;: Massanutten Academy today, Massanutten led, 20-17, at half time, and were not headed until the last min- ute of play, when Yowell, with the score tied, angled in the winning goal. Line-ups: ] coceonook T8| coooobab? i !‘. ) SEAmu MiRTiN FRANCE 15 s\'g“fi“;‘«?w HERE™ U6 HOW HE SET THE WORLD'S SoomgTa— RECORD o~ Exams Slow College Spo MARYLAND OFFERS AN ATTRACTIONS Has Two Court Tilts, Boxing Match—Gallaudet Plays Baltimore Quint. BY H. C. BYRD. PORTS activities in local col- S lege gymnasiums this week will center entirely around Gallaudet and the University of Maryland, largely around the week end program of the latter. Gallaudet, plays Baltimore Uni- versity Friday night at Kendall Green, and, besides that game, the only competition listed is the basket ball games in which Mary- land meets Virginia Military In- ht, and Lee Saturday. ‘The only other contest of the week meets at West Gallaudet should encounter .a good deal greater ition from Baltimore U. than it from = iéig? WEEKLY TANK MEET | isienct G. W, C. U, Swavely and W. 8. C. Teams Splash. A lively battle for top honors among swimmers representing George Wash- ‘snw-velyugllcv::l"' ?fi&lb'wm. an Swimming Club is 72 WASHINGTON AND LEE | 55! by Gentry, lecision. n by Stark, Tech, wira vie: TEX TILSON SCORES AS COACH AT DUKE v | Tutor Returning to W. & L. Had Much Success With Grid, Mat and Ring Squads. DURHAM, N. C,, January 24—W. E. (Tex) Tilson, who recently signed a two-year contract with Washington and_Lee as_assistant_foot ball coach, bas made an impressive record at Duke, where for the t five years he has been assistant foot ball and head mentor of boxing and 3 In going to Washington and Lee, Coach Tilson will be returing to his alma mater. For four years he played Virginia institution will return While at Duke wrestling team to one Southern championship, and the following year the Blue Devil tied V. M. 1. for the honors. wrest of 24 matches with Southern teams. boxing was started at Duke in 1928, Coach Tilson became the mentor of that sport. His teams have won 14 ‘matches and lost 3. Basket Ball Tips BY SOL METZGER. Speaking of block in basket- b-u.p';m‘n one of t ever, as about evemponem of the Min- nesota Gopl is cut off by a It block from rushing the man wi 2’:-‘1! dribbles to the basket for a t. No. 4 has the ball. As he ltmflo‘lyouvfllnefium forward, No. 2, rush across court to block the opponent guard of his “Tiison coached his | Bo WINS FROM VIRGINIA = Takes Commanding Lead Early in Last Half in Scoring by 36-to-17- Count. LEXINGTON, Va., Washington and Lee’s ly defeated in a Southern Conference game here tonight, 26 to 17. off to a poor start Janu 24— Gener:{l, handi- an t, 9 to' 8, by virtue of Cox’s foul shots. ‘The offensive, by Jack Jarrett, sophomore forward, opened up after five minutes of the last period and the Generals led, 20 to 8. Delafield’s shots from the distances and foul line put the Cavaliers back in the it Cox, Jarrett and o score. ol commonmy 5] commonat EASTERN BASKETERS WALLOP ALEXANDRIA & Noonan, Lieb Lead Washington High School Team to Easy 54-19 Victory. ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 24.— e i S n wallo] exandria 5‘152116 54 to 19, in ry Hall to- With Bill Noonan and Bernie Lieb heading its attack, Eastern gained a big lead in the opening minutes, which it held. Schreiner dropped in a two- pointer for Alexandria for the first points of the game, after which Eastern stepped out to chalk up 18 points be- fore the home team was able to again score. In a preliminary University Shop de- {‘e,ntéed Alexandria High B squad, 17 . Alex. (19) Hudsont...... ) 5| cwooroummut SWAVELY 2 POINTS AHEAD. FRONT ROYAL, Va., January 24.— Swavely defeated Randolph - Macon Academy here today after trailing for most of the way. A spurt in the fourth enabled to gain out a Swavely (20). e e, P PP 8l aunonbel MARINES DEFEAT TANKS in Even Up Basket :Ball Series by Winning at Camp Meade. BALTIMORE, Md., January 24.—The Quantico Marines evened the basket ball series with the Tank School at Camp Meade today, 38 to 24, atoning for the defeat administered by the Soldiers yes- terday, 33 to 30. In the final set-to the Marines jumped into an early lead and held the ad t. At the conclu- vlnh(ehhroumm last furnished the scoring po itors, with 13 and 9 points, while the Soldiers’ tallies were well distributed, Mills, Miller and Marous each contrib- uting 6 points. Farrell also was scorer in the initial contest, with eght counters. Marines Conwell, a3 G Slight, H ik, H ° 1 > worwoooHy H 2| wsuBoncnl SAKS FIVE VICTOR Topples Y. M. C. A. in Distriet Loop Basket Ball Tilt. Saks & Co. basket ball team chalked up its nineteenth straight win when it M. C. A, 43 to 28, last night I.nn the l::fll?:l leagu League game. It was e win for the Clothiers. Line-ups: Saks (43). GF. Y. M. C. A Henretty, 1. 3 woSooasch 4 =) Fisher, 0 Bebas Jones. Letvin, 3] 0 0 1 1 2 o al connsisoe; & caSavuSos! 8| nossonus! MIDDIES PIN CANADIANS ‘Wrestling Team Scores Shutout in First International Meet. GETS SNAPPY FIELD| S wietor ot Keen Competition Expemd When | to give § ¥ ? el ¥ i i i | g, f ¥ i i H _FE 1 | i f 3 Eaft ghiee fliifiem! . BOYS’ CLUB WINS AGAIN Overcomes Central High Basketers in 30-to-20 Battle. Boys’ Club basketers continued their sweep through District scholastic teams ments gave the club quint Line-ups: i Boys' Club_(30). ) &l woanmome! ol comorcowm £l scomnuons Sooa, PECKS BACK ON TOP Win Four of Six Games to Regain Church League Leadership. LIS, Md., January 24.—1In its | wrestling the ANNAPO] first international mal Naval Academy team of pplers de- K;‘lta,dome University of ito today, ‘The Midshipmen took five of the bouts by falls and the other three decisions on time Summaries: Lok, wiih o bar st enascery Beld imer POUNDS—White Gefeated Ban- MeKinney by declsion. Time dvantags. 8:10. 145 PO -Koch' (Navy) threw Walker with » Jacknils nold. ime, $36. Smith with & ‘headiock and double er