Evening star., 1938-02-24
LINCOLN PARKERS
IN FOR STRUGGLE
Records of Teams in Star
Tournament Indicative of,
Free.for-AN.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


Their fourth interhigh series cham
pionship in five years fitted neatly
into Eastern's athletic history, the
Lincoln Parkers today focused keen
optics on more expansive basket ball
championship. 1t is with mingled
confidence and trepidation that the
amazing outfit approaches the sixth
annual Evening Star Metropolitan
Tournament at Tech High March 3,
4 and S. for the colorful event this
year promises to be shot through with
upsets.
AS an Illustration of the roller
coaster tendencies of top-notch scho-
lastic teams in this sector when paired
against each other, Washington-Lee
High and Western both defeated
Bethesda Chevy Chase, which in turn
trounced st. Johns, yet st. Johns
whipped Eastern, which twice has
spanked Western.
All Of these teams. plus Georgetown
Prep. Mount Rainier and Fredericks-
burg High, will compete in The Star
tourney and the alternate toboggan
and elevator play Of the clubs when
in competition with each other indi-
Gates one of the most hotly contested
Journeys in Washington basket ball
history.
Has Won Three Times.
Eastern thrice has captured the
Metropolitan event, with Central and
Western, defending champion. snatch
ing honors once, but the Lincoln
Parkers, with perhaps the finest inter-
high team since the 1888 Central club
of Bill Burke, Carroll Short. Buddy
Nau, Ollie Upton and Jack Moulton,
nevertheless this year anticipates
trouble.
Leading contenders to interrupt the
clean sweep Of interhigh teams in
The Stars tourney naturally are St.
Johns, defeated only twice in 10
games, and Bethesda-Chevy Chase,
conqueror Of the Johnnies. St. Johns
is confident of repeating its previous
victory over. Eastern, while Bethesda S
rapidly improving quint also is re-
garded as gilt-edged threat.
With this in mind, Eastern, St.
Johns, Bethesda Chevy Chase and
Western have been seeded, with East
ern and Western in the top bracket
and st. Johns and Bethesda Chevy
Chase in the lower division. Thus it
IS possible for Eastern and St. Johns
to meet in the final game, a return
clash eagerly anticipated by scholastic
followers, but whether they survive
preliminary engagements Is another
matter. Drawings will be made to-
night and pairings will be announced
tomorrow.
Eastern Is Unbeaten.
Eastern actually terminated its in.
terhigh schedule with a clean slate
in 10 games, although it was forced to
forfeit q 44-19 triumph over Roose.
welt to the Rough Riders due to brief
use OF an ineligible substitute.
BY its impressive 1924 win over
Western yesterday in the feature of
an lnter-high double-heade at Tech
gym. Eastern gained many followers
for The Star test. The Lincoln Park
ers have reached their peak and West
ern had twin consoling factors today
in knowing that it lost to Eastern at
its best and the fact that it is likely
to tangle with Eastern again in the
Metropolitan.
1t was a cohesive attack predicated
on precision that Eastern employed
to trim the Red Raiders, squirting into
q 30 lead before Western could settle
down. Eastern retained that margin
pulling away even more
In the waning moments.
Ralph Matera. Lee Lusby and Russ
Lombardy paced Eastern's smooth at
tack. while Len Stanton, center,
snatched individual scoring honors
with IL points.