Evening star., 1933-02-12
FRED THOMAS, 1ECH,.
N|CKS MONOPOLY
Basket BaIpS Uncertainties
Brought Out in Triumph
of Blue StreakS.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

/ Y strikingly de m o nstrated
than in the public high
school championship series just
ended. Central, decided favorite
in preseason ranking, after
winning its first four games, be-
came even a heavier choice to
gain the title. But then the Blue
Streaks begged down, falling be-
fore furiously- fighting Eastern
quint, 34-35, and were knocked
out of the lead.
Central did come back to achieve the
crown, but only after overcoming a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tech team, 80,
by scoring two court goals in the dying
seconds, after it appeared that the Blue
was to be beaten.
Eastern and Tech showed surprising
strength. Roosevelt was rather dis
appointing, though admittedly Coach
Lynn Woodworth's material was below
the par OF recent seasons. Westerns
team was too inexperienced and light
to get anywhere.
WITHOUT question that 35-34 East
w ern-Central game and the $50
Central Tech battle were the
series high spots. The last moments
Of the Eastern-Central fray were alive
with drama. With little Tommy Nolan
pirouetting and shooting like one pos
Bessed, Eastern led at the end of the
t1rst quarter, o., and still was in
front, It'll, at the half. Then
Central trained its big guns on the
basket and gained q 23-23 tie as the
third period ended. Nolan, AL Waters
foray ON the cords in the ebbing
moments, but Central, rallying glorious
", got within one point of the Indians
as Nau, Shore and Burke peppered the
basket. However, before the Streaks
could again get the ball out Of the
swirling vortex for a basket the final
gun had barked.
Point-for-point battling marked the
Centralized scrap from the start. The
Gray was clinging to an 81 edge at
the half With only minute of play
left, it appeared that Central would
win, as Fred tLittle Knocky) Thomas
scored to put the Gray ahead, 20-19.
Then, in the final seconds, Jack Moulton
let loose with long, desperate heave
from side-court that pumped unerring-
ly in the basket, and Central was on
top, 21-20. Burke followed with a
snow bird to clinch victory for the
Streaks. t'@
CENTRAL won seven games and lost
~ one to grab the pennant East
ern, 1882 tftlist, had six victories
and two defeats to finish second. Tech
was third with five wins and three
losses. Roosevelt was next with two
triumphs against six setbacks and West
ern was last with no wins IN eight
starts.
The Stars all-high school team is
unusual. In that four players from one
school, Central, have gained places on
It. Tech gets the other berth. Eastern
had sone stellar players who barely
missed making the first combination.
Two Fasteners were picked for the
second quint, with Tech, Roosevelt and
Western each represented by one. Only
one member of the 1882 first team has
again been chosen for that quint and
only one player on the 1892 second
team. the same player, incidentally, has
again been picked for that five.
Ordinarily there is one player in the
series whose work is so brilliant that
he Is conceded to be the best. This year
though, 1t is exceedingly difficult to de-
termine the outstanding player among
Billy Burke, Carroll Shore and Buddy
Nau, all Of Central. Each Of these
high-class players had his followers.
DURKE and Shore, as sweet a pair
- Of forwards as you're apt to see on
any schoolboy outfit, have been put
ut these posts on The Stars team
Both proved stellar basket-snipers. the
former gaining the series individual
scoring honors, with Shore finishing
second in this respect. Shore, a men,
team, was selected as a guard on this
papers 1882 combination. Nolan and
Waters of Eastern also showed plenty
Of class as forwards. and Billy Harris
of Roosevelt had his moments. Waver-
~ Webb of Tech, who made The Stars
first team last Winter, did not show
nearly SO impressively in the 1888
series.
Jack Moulton of Central, though he
did not compete in the last two games,
having graduated in the mid-year class,
Is picked as center 1t was his dra-
matic long shot that put Central ahead
of their game. He not only was re-
liable extensively, but proved smart,
generally dependable. Swede Olverson
of Tech and Tom Davis of Eastern
showed worth, but neither had the
polish of Moulton.
Nau and Thomas were standouts as
guards. They did everything good
guards should do in fine style Neither
was especially colorful. They were es-
sentially team players. and were danger
Gus shots. adroit passers, team bull
warks. Other guards of worth included
Joe Sherman of Roosevelt Jimmy Cor
coran of Western, Ollie Upton of Cen