Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

has characterized their play under
the coaching of Chief Charley Guyon
for the past two years, the Lincoln
Parkers experienced minimum OF
trouble in adding eight consecutive
victories to series win streak WMch
now has been extended to % games
over period of years.
The Light Blue basketers. who yes
terday gained additional laureis oy
trouncing Bethesda Chevy Chase 10
win The Evening Stars metropolitan
tournament, will defend their Eastern
States championship at Glens FAILS
N. Y, late next month.
Extended Only Twice.
ONLY Central, in two games, and
" Roosevelt, in the final fray OF the
season, were able to force Eastern to
perform under pressure and the Lin
coin Parkers answered those threats
with triumphs in each instance.
But while the race" for the
championship virtually was conceded
to Eastern prior to the first tap-oh.
the fight for second-p place honors was
balm to soothe the lack OF a scrap
for the title.
ONLY the scholastic ineligibility OF
Jimmy Vermillion, Tech forward, kept
Roosevelt, Western, Central ana
Tech from finishing in a runner-up
tie with three victories and i've de-
feats each. Tech, after trouncing
Roosevelt, was forced to forfeit to
the Rough Riders for the use of YER
million.
Herman Littman of Roosevelt and
Rusty Thompson of Tech, both neo-
phytes in local coaching circles,
turned out creditable quints. Both
were handicapped by lack of veteran
material, but nevertheless produced
fighting clubs with will to win.
Western Does Well.
CoACH CLIFF MOORE OF west
~ ern, starting the season with
lone veteran. whipped his Red Raid
ers into form early in the year. and
presented a formidable five. Al
though Central failed to hit its stride
until late in the season, Jack Rays
charges were Eastern's most feared
foe.
Although the seemingly indolent
Lavelle "Dopey" Dean, who makes
The Stars all-high quint for the
third straight year, again performed
capably for Eastern, it is this OBJ
servers firm belief that Capt. Chick
Hollidge was the spearhead of the Lin
coin Park attack.
The leading scorer Of the series,
with 81 points, Hollidge refused to
allow his mates to be bitten by the
pest of all Observation-Disclosures. HIS
floor play was the classiest OF any
schoolboy player in the District.
Hollidge's fine play seems more
noteworthy in view Of his poor eye
sight. Hardly able to see far enough
to make a distant pot shot, Chick
Tailed the majority of his points on
snowbirds, time and again dribbling
around opposing guards to flip in time
ly two-pointers.
Dean Lacks in Central.
nEAN obviously was playing out of
his class. The lanky ace, but four
points behind Hollidge III final point
standings, seldom was called upon to
produce the scintillating court game
OF which he is capable.
Other players in the series, in more
than one instance, sought to initiate
Deans style without visible success.
AS one example, lackadaisical Lavelle
would pass to a mate and then calmly
step in front of him and stand still,
thus affording his crony chance
for a pot shot. Practically every other
player in the series tried that, but
invariably ran into the opposing
guards and were charged with pick
ing off,"
Donald Zones of Central grabs the
other forward assignment with Hol-
hdge. holding a slight but sufficient
margin over Spero Kolius of Roose-
welt and Gerald Burns of Western,
Zones, who could be great court
man if he would display a more ag-
gressive spirit, finished behind Ko-
Illus in the scoring column, but his
ability to kick through with flashy
performances in crucial moments
ranks him ahead of his competitors.
KoIius Has Big Day.
THIS is not forgetting, however, the
- most brilliant scoring rampage
Of the year-Kolius' Is points against
Eastern. His other games did not
justify his selection over the feet
Zones, however, who was steady and
reliable throughout the series. Zones,
transfer from Tech, probably will
enter the University of Maryland
next Fall.
Because he Is the most effective
Of a mediocre lot of centers, Bill
Thompson of Central gets the tap-of
position. A 6-foot 5-inch, gangling
youngster, Thompson failed to live
up to expectations, but nevertheless
proved an important factor to Cen
trails defense by gaining the tap
and repeatedly taking the ball of
the blackboard.
Thompson doubled the score on
opposing centers and held Orpha
Shaner Of Eastern, his only rival
for the spot, scoreless in their two
meetings.
Rea AlI-Around Ace.
PILL REA, lanky Tech guard,
teams with Dean on the picked
team. The most moderated player in
the series, Rea failed to attract the
attention of most scholastic follow
ers due to his lack OF color.
Combining brainy floor game
with scoring ability, he was Techs |
leading scorer, with IS points; Rea
Stood out over Red Scheible Of East
f.