Evening star., 1940-02-23
Record Thronq
Expected for
Rubber Tilt
Purple Evens Series
With 32-23 Triumph:
New Dates Are Set
BY ROD THOMAS.

locked for the District parochial
school basket ball championship
following stirring battle last night
at Tech, will shoot it out in The
Star tournament for the Catholic
title and at the same time gun for
Metropolitan Washington honors.
Arrangements to toss together the
arch rivals in the first round Of
The Star tournament were made
Immediately after the game last
night by Brother Leo and Coach
Gene Augusterfer of st. Johns and
Father George Bahlman and Coach
Orrel Mitchell of Gonzaga, the tour.
nament management heartily con-
curing record attendance sensed.
Beaten 1927 in an earlier, over
time contest, Gonzaga came back
with a vengeance last night to win
1928. .
The st. John's-G -Gonzaga arrange
ment was one of several new de-
velopments in the set-up Of The
Star tournament. Dates for the
event were changed from March g,
Z and 8 to March 5, 7, 9, and IL. It
was found impracticable to adjust
the Recreation Departments sched-
ule at Tech gym to make way for
the basket ball classic on the dates
originally named.
Will Give Players Rest.
With the new dates. the teams
u1i1l hoUn ~ LH<
games, condition also welcomed
by foik who expect to attend the
entire tournament.
Through cooperation Of the
Board of Education, Board of High
School Principals and Louis Barrett,
co-ordinator Of District recreational
activities, all profits of the tourna-
ment will be split by all of the citys
high schools and the suburban in
stitutions competing. Up to last
year the Community Center De.
partment received all the proceeds.
Last year, the schools were per.
mitted to sell tickets and keep the
money and the center retained all
cash that entered the gate, which
amounted to nearly half Of the
total realized.
Under the new arrangement, the
schools will sell tickets, keep the
coin and expenses will be paid from
the gate cash. If this isn't SUFFICIENT
the schools will make up the differ.
ence from their ticket sales.
Cadets Appeared Superior.
1t appeared for while last night
that st. Johns would lengthen its
string OF annual triumphs over the
Purple. The Cadets led at half-time
by two points, but Gonzaga wiped
out the margin in the third period
and went on to fairly decisive VIC
tory.
Freddy Rice, son of the old Cath
olic University coach, and Bobby
Mulvihill provided the winning
punch. Rice, team captain, turned
In II points, all in the second half
when the pressure was on tightest,
and Mulvihill kicked in with eight
points.
Lane ODonnell, rugged Puruie
center, played an outstanding de-
fensive game besides contributing
five points. High for the Cadets
was Joe Carrado with nine. The
st. Johns ace Of many victories,
Frank Cady, was guarded so eff
fectively, largely by Mulvihill, that
he scored only one field goal.
Game OFF to Slow Start.
The game started rather tamely,
with Gonzaga leading after the first
quarter, to /. O'Donnell sank a :
snowbird six minutes after the
opening whistle for the first points
and then Corrada put st. Johns
into the scoring column with a foul :
toss.
Both teams stepped up their pace
in the next frame and for several
minutes it seemed that st. Johns,
pre-game favorite, would have
things all its own way. Shots by
Corrada, Cady and Munhall put the
Johnnies into a 10-to-3 lead before
Gonzaga retaliated. Then Rice.
Mulvihill and Bud Rowzee warmed
up and quickly sliced the cadet lead.
AS the half ended st. Johns led,
IA to IL.
Shortly before the half ended
Coach Mitchell protested several de-
cisions and three technical fouls
were called on the Gonzaga bench.
Cady shot basket to give st.
Johns a 16-to-12 lead few seconds
after the second half opened and
then Gonzaga turned on the steam.
Winnie Burke, out with illness much
OF the season, tossed a o3al for the
Purple, followed by two apiece by
Rice and Mulvihill, which put Con-
zaga into the lead 1t never lost.
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