Evening star., 1932-03-18
SAKS HAS BIG JOB
IN CLASH TONIGHT
Favorite to Play Rockville
Five-UnIimited Champs
Are Eliminated.

~K more trays, promising plenty
OF fire, are scheduled tonight In
the District A. A. U. Basket Ban
Tournament at Tech High.
Hostilities begin at 7 o'clock.
Saks Clothiers, seeded No. l, may
meet a tartar in their onward rush
toward unlimited honors when they
engage Rockville A. A. quint In sec
ond-round encounter. The Montgom-
cry County team surprised by defeat
ing the District F1remen in a first
round game and are set for desper-
ate stand against Saks. This game IS
scheduled for 8 o'clock.
In another game OF more than ord1-
nary interest War Department "a. u.
o. will face st. Martins l45-pounoers
in a quarter final match, slated Tor IO
o'clock, as the nights finale. Tne war
Department boys also surprised IN the
first round in vanquishing ST. Jonn 5
Victcrs, and will be keen to continue
their advance at the expense OF 81.
Martins.
st. Martins Midgets and Brookland
Eagles will clash at o'clock on the
north court in a semi-final game IN
the 100-pound class, and ST. John
Aces and Western Flashes will have 1t
out in a semi-final tilt at the same
time on the south court.
In other games Aloa Lites and North
ern Props, 13O-pounders, will meet in
the first round at o'clock, and Park
View and Highlanders will have 1t out
in a semi-final in the girls junior class.
A NEW organization will boast the un-
"A limited championship this year. This
is certain as Potomac Boat Club,
whose scholastics won the title last year,
were eliminated last night by Delaware
& Hudson in 3219 game. Led by Bob
Gaylor, former Maryland player, D. & H.
turned on the heat in the second half
to gain a commanding lead. The Coal
men, losing Gaylor on fouls. played the
last four minutes with only four players.
In other games Griffith Consumers
downed Fort Washington, 43 to IL, in
the unlimited class; Capital Towers de-
feated Noel House, "a to IS. in the u.s.
pound class; st. Stephens 130-pounders
overcame Dixianas, 18 to 16; Neighbor
hood House 100-pounders beSted Iowa
Midgets, % to "a, and Benning girls
overwhelmed Jewish Community Center
lassies, ST to 6, in the girls junior class.
Bob Lyles and Fats Wiler were the
big scorers for Griffith Consumers, who
overcame an early Fort Washington
lead.
Dean and Silverman came through
with neat shots in the final stages that
carried Capitol Towers Pharmacy to
victory over Noel House. 1t was a
battle royal all the way.
st. Stephens achieved the quarter
final round when Reds Sullivan came
through with a sensational one-hand
shot that gave the Saints victory over
Dixiana The winners gained an early
lead but Dixiana rallied in the late
going to tie the score at 16 points with
one minute left.
Ellwood Ely Of Neighborhood House
scored IL or just half of his teams
points in its win over Iowa Midgets
and what was more important counted
points In the final quarter when the
former won the game. Loss of Mills.
f1ashy guard, on fouls, during the late
going did the losers no good. The win
put Neighborhood House in the final
| round
In routing Jewish Community Center
Girls, the Benning sextet earned the
| right to meet the winner Of tonight's
Park -Highlanders game for the
| junior girls championship.
Summaries.