The Washington times., 1932-02-13
'EV" RUSSELL,
SHORE, ARE
STANDOUTS
BY GARRETT WATERS


Every school in the recent high
school race is represented on The
Times All-High basketball team
for 1882. A pretty broad cover
age, maybe, but one that is de-
cidedly justifiable because of the
outstanding work of those named.
Anthony LaJona, from Western;
Bill Burke, from Central; Bernie
Lieb. from Eastern; Carroll Shore,
Business and Everett Russell,
Tech. are the honored lads. Their
positions on the team can almost
be guessed, but for a matter of
record they are: Latona and
Burke, forwards; Lieb, center;
and Shore and Russell, guards.
The interhigh series race was
won by Eastern this year after
fight that was in doubt until
the final game on the schedule.
Tech, Eastern's greatest rival,
finished second, Central, third,
while Business and Western fol-
4O"CO III JlldU OIQSI.
OF special not was Westerns
showing in the race. The George
towners went through the series
without winning a game, some
thing that has not been the sad
plight of any one team for four
or five years, now. This, how
ever, was because Western pre-
sented one of the weakest teams
IL has had in many a moon. Tony
Latona being the only real basket
ball player in the lineup.
Credit Due LatOna
Latona, incidentally, is given
one of the forward positions over
Barney Kane, of Eastern; Waverly
Wheeler, of Tech. and others, be-
cause of his earnest work for his
team despite it's weaknesses. The
lad took many a shot at the
basket when he probably shouldn't
have, but in the face of his teams
inability to score, he had to, to
get it any points at all.
Latona, not only was a good
scorer, but capable floor man
as we'll. Placed with a strong
team, the lad would be a greater
player than he is, as he knows
the game, is ever willing to feed"
the ball to his teammates, and as
mentioned. is an adept shot.
The All-High team is high
scoring combination. by the way.
Shores total of SO points led the
series, as is known. Latona's %
is plenty good, RusselrS 81 could
fit on any teams record. while
Burke's SO and Lieb'S 42. are totals
worth looking over twice.
Bill Burke, the other torWara
selected. was easily the best OF
the other players for this position
even though he did not play IN
his teams final two games OF the
race. He was ever the fire IN the
nIav of the Mt. Pleasanters anu
could not be stopped, no matter
how closely guarded. o.+ro,
Onlv Bits Keyser, Of Central'
threatened BeHhie Lieb for the
center position. At times keyser
was better than Lieb, but the laH-
ter's excellent work in Easterns
last two games, particularly
against Tech, gives him the edge
Russell, Shore, Guards
The two outstanding PLAYERS OF
the series we're Everett Russell
and Carroll Shore. The pair ran
neck and neck for the "outstand-
ing player" honor. 1t goes with
out any shadow of doubt that
both should be given All-High po-
sitions. The versatility Of Rus
sell is we'll known. This lao
could dribble, cut, run and shoot
with the best that have been seen
in high school races in several
years, while Shore possessed the
ability to do the same. AS salo'
no question about this pair.
The series produced many ex-
cellent players this year besides
those given All-High positions on
the first and second teams. IN
cluded in this group are AL
Waters, Jack Bayliss and Bones
courtney, of Eastern; Bernie
Reichardt, Jim Reed and FREQ
Thomas, of Tech; AL Upton and
Joe Sherman, of Business: Gene
Swift, of Central, and Mac" NC
Carthy and Dan Mcpherson, OF
Western.