Capital Keeps Up With Sports Parade This Year, Despite War Work Pressure — ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■— ". i Central Leads as Scholastics Georgetown Leads Collegians, Provide Rich Entertainment But Teams Lag Collectively Georgetown, culminating its three gria stan as Dacaneia coacn ana | Kermlt (Zu Zu) Stewart Vikings Get Two of Four Major Crowns; greatest football seasons in history, gave launched the District’s 1941 col- charge of freshmen. record was Professional Ice Hockey Makes Bow egiate sports campaign under George Washington’s summer-tinted skies in the distant best In basket ball, showing 18 vic- tories four defeats, but Central High School again won two major sports titles, Orange Bowl at Miami on New against taking took the off it the year Day and dropped a 14-7 de- Gerogetown edge by football and track championships, while Western captured the The cision to Mississippi State. whipping the Colonials twice. baseball crown and Roosevelt repeated as basket ball winner. Hoyas finished with a mark of 16 for this, the 1941 eleven, In the summer Birch E. head of the of Atoning victories In 20 games and their early Bayh, Department shorn of 18 upset the lettermen, second decision over G. W. blasted Health and Physical Education, was given leave of absence to go on of Mississippi at Griffith University the latter’s hopes of an Invitation to ant.lvp Hlltv in the Armw nritVi hie nnct•%—-———— Stadium in the opening game of the the sports writers’ tournament at being filled by Hardy Pearce, foot- season. The game featured the feature was the entrance of Bill regular New York. ball and track coach of Central High jne of the most disastrous seasons, McAdoo, Fort Belvoir soldier, into American University enjoyed a and former football star at George collectively, ever experienced by local competition where he also good season. Gallaudet’s was fair. Washington. This move was taken teams in the Metropolitan area. proved a big winner. Catholic U. experienced the worst aa an indication there may be a and The Hoyas won five games season In history, losing every more liberal toward athletics Miss Palmer set no records in- the policy lost four for the best record in and was bet- doors, but she won three events at game, Maryland little in public high schools next year. area. their victims were the A. A. U. meet, the 100 and Among ter. The Terps were saved from Jan Jankowski, onetime Catholic Washington and Maryland. over 220-yard free styles and the 150- George similar humiliation by winning U. took over football coach- record was next best, player, yard individual medley. She also Maryland’s Washington College In their final duties at Central and sent the three victories, a tie and ing won the indoor and outdoor A. A. U. showing game. to the with a five defeats. Washington, Vikings championship diving titles. In outdoor meets, she George Catholic University led the field In 22-0 over Anacostia in the hit hard the draft, suffered its victory captured the A. A. U. free style by boxing, winning five matches, losing the Indians turned season in a losing playoff, having and backstroke titles and set a poorest decade, one and tying one. Maryland, in of a after Mount something surprise by taking record in taking the 150-yard medley every game defeating which produced the Southern Con- the East Division crown. St. in its debut. American relay crown. Another record was Mary’s ference light-heavyweight cham- with another new coach, also had a season. Gonzaga, made in winning the 220-yard free University poor pion In Herb Gunther, won three, Ram Richards, at the helm, topped style championship. She also won Several changes in sports direct- lost three and tied one. Columbus St. John's, 19-13, in their annal i the women’s diving event in the ing personnel marked the year, won, lost and broke even In three classic, and George Washington Airport open meet. beginning at Catholic University matches. High turned in an upset by tying (Dutch) nine dominated the McAdoo won the A. A. U. 220 in- where Arthur J. Bergman Georgetown’s a favored Washington-Lee, 19-19, in of athletics field in 12 of 17 EDDIE BARHAM, Tech high jumper. door and outdoor championships resigned as director baseball, winning the Old Oaken Bucket clash on Forrest record and the outdoor 100 and 200-yard and head football ooach. games. George Washington’s Thanksgiving. This probably was (Fod) hi* man was next brightest, 10 victories and free style titles. Bill Wright was Cotton, right-hand metropolitan horseshoe pitching the best game of the football season and basket ball coach, also resigned. 8 losses. Maryland dropped 16 another consistent winner. The championship, while George Ellis here. Eddie La director of Intra- games In 26 and American U. won Trapshooting Y. M. C. A. team won the indoor Paid, repeated as District champion. Central was the only undefeated mural coach and lour out of 14. Walter 6. Wilson won the Metro- A. A. U. team trophy, with the out- sports, boxing Twelfth Street Y. M. C. A. team won team m or around Washington, al- freshman football coach, assumed A1 Bloats of Georgetown continued politan District all-around trap- door title going to the Washington AL BLOZIS. the annual tranaclty run, with Rob- though it was tied once. St. Albans Car- his in shooting title In the May 6hoot with Golf and Club team. Bergman’* duties, appointing record-blasting shot-putting in- Interstate Academic Con- Country and great Georgetown football tackle, bert Easley of Richmond the won the national thotput champ men Pirro as Cotton’s successor. the Indoor track season. Bloeis a 356x400 total In three event*. He Women’s team honors were taken —Wide World Photo. dividual winner. The “Y” badmin- ference football championship for A In governing hung up new I. C. 4-A records in won first place In the 200-target by Shoreham. change policy ton and volley ball teams retained the second straight year. sports at the Brookiand school both Indoor and outdoor champion- shoot, top event on the program. meets also were an- their local titles and high Eastern Roosevelt again took the basket Outstanding to abandon meets. Catholic Roswell D. Morgan won the doubles and Califor- nent at Detroit, gained the distinc- forced the Cardinals ship University Lewis of the “Y" ball Eastern in the nual President’s Cup Regatta swim, the states of Maryland ranking. Stoney and Parker Cook took the 100- title, defeating tion of than football and cancel an eight-game staged its most attractive Indoor title held at East Potomac, and two meets nia which she previously had won. lasting longer any team was the best amateur boxer final, 36-23. Hymie Perlo and Prank a lack of ma- In recent target handicap crown. An attack of measles, however, previous Washington entry. It de- schedule because of games years. while Oscar Alvin were stars of the at the Airport Pool, all of which by far, Wright, Ciango Rough feated Georgia, 4-2, and Tennessee, terial. Tommy Fields of Maryland won attracted numerous nationally- prevented Miss Wilson from playing Franklin and Billy Banks enjoyed Riders’ outstanding team. The before to North Caro- At Georgetown, Graduate Mana- the Southern Conference mile and known swimmers. was her final-round match in the District 7-4, bowing seasons in pro ranks. Riders also captured the Duke-Dur- This the last 2-mile Indoor and good Amateur tournament and that title returned lina, 3-0. Abe Rosemfleld pitched ger H. Gabriel Murphy resigned championships Brown Bombers and Homestead Boxing ham tournament in North year for Airport Pool as the War Carolina, all three 13 and was succeeded by Rome F. Gene Ochsenrelter added the 880- Amateur boxing boomed with the took over its site to Jane Stauffer, who had held it games, allowing only Grays stood out In baseball, while but they lost their Metropolitan Department of outdoor crown. Catholic Uni- in 1939. hits. Schwagel. sometime director yard Willow Tree and U Street Lions Golden Gloves and District A. A. U. in The Star tourna- shortly after it closed for the season. trackmen accounted for championship Census Bureau was eliminated in sports publicity at the Hilltop. versity’s The Bruins tournaments headlining the activi- The colored national A. A. U. Stan rields was the No. 1 man were football leaders. ment when topped by Gonzago. 35- the first round by Rhode Island, At George Washington, Grad- their third consecutive Mason-Dixon ball ties. Billy Blake, chairman of the swimming championships were held player, locally, capturing the singles had a good professional basket 26. in the title game. Hyattsville, 9-2. uate Manager Max Farrington an- Conference championship, while A. A. U. Boxing Committee, Inau- at Banneker Pool this season, with of the District, shar- season, while Y. M. C. A. and Ban- with a 25-17 win over Mount Rainier, championship that Gallaudet and American U., handi- new of War Department World War nounced he would fill posi- neker teams were In gurated a policy year-around the title in the Star Pittsburgh Y. M. C. A. wnining ing the doubles title with Lou Gorin outstanding tvon girls’ Met- division won the city class B cham- tion in only a part-time capacity to capped by small squads, were last activity with all-star shows sched- the title. Washington was second. and winning the mixed doubles title amateur ranks. Freedmen s Nurses ropiltan tourney. Bob Munvihill of a as director of the and next to last, respectively. uled every two and three weeks at Eastern Branch dominated pionship.