Evening star., 1938-03-02
SUBURBAN CUNTS
ALSO GET PRIZES
harrington, Mesmer, Cotton
Named Judges-GirIs to
Play Saturday.
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Astute judges of basket ball flesh,
for the first time in the six-year
history of The Stars metropolitan
interscholastic tournament, will select
the outstanding player in the event
to be inaugurated tomorrow night at
Tech High gym. Their unenviable
task calls for something akin to sitting
the sands of the Sahara and selecting
the smoothest grain.
Freddy Mesmer, dapper Georgetown
coach; Fod Cotton, Catholic University
court mentor, and Max harrington,
George Washington athletic director,
comprise the committee named not
only to select the finest boy performer,
but also to judge the best and second
best suburban boys teams Handsome
trophies will be awarded the winners
In each instance.
Not since The Stars tourney started
In 1888 has the event boasted as many
individual aces. Clint Quantrille, Russ
Lombardy and Lee Lusby of Eastern;
Jim Giebel, Joey Gallagher and
Johnny Swagart of st. Johns, and
Bob Custer and Len Stanton Of
Western are few of the lads capable
Of snatching the individual trophy.
General all-round effectiveness, defen-
sively and extensively. will be con-
sidered paramount in making the
selection.
Suburban Competition Hot.
Hardly less difficult will be the job
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best suburban outfits, for Bethesda
Chevy Chase, Washington-Lee, Mount
Rainier, Georgetown Prep and Fred
erickSburg are rated nearly on a
par. Bethesda Chevy Chase, the only
scholastic team to trounce the highly
regarded ST. Johns quint, apparently
would be favored at first glance, but
Washington-Lee has trimmed Bethesda
and the remaining clubs are de-
termined to capture the coveted
awards.
The tourney will be launched with
st. Johns meeting prlmed Fred
ericksburg High team at 8 o'clock, to
be followed by collision between Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase and Mount Rain
ier. Friday night Eastern will face
Georgetown Prep at o'clock, with
the nightcap battle between West
ern and Washington-Lee. Semi-f1nals
will be staged Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, with the final Monday night.
The girls tournament, to be held as
q separate event during the prelim-
mary stage, will be staged at the Uni
versity of Maryland mems gymnasium
Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock, with
Sherwood meeting George Washing
ton in the first game and Bethesda
Chevy Chase facing Mount Rainier
There will be no admission charge.
Western Quint in Fettle.
Victors in the girls preliminary
round will square off in the final Mon
day night prior to the boys game at
Tech High. Admission to all boys
cards will be 25 cents, with the profits
to go to the Community Center De-
partment.
Western, defending champion, to-
day keyed its collective scoring eye
following 1922 triumph over Wilson
in grabbing second place tie with
Roosevelt in the interhigh series finale.
The Red Raiders unveiled a scor-
ing threat in Bob Holloran, stubby
forward who has confined his efforts
chiefly to smooth floor work this sea-
son. Holloran tipped in points to
lead Westerns offensive maneuvering,
and, coupled with Stanton and Custer,
gives the defending titleholders an
added punch on the eye of The Star
competition.