Evening star., 1941-02-25
Colts Superb Record
In First Campaign
Earns Meet Bid
Georgetown Props Also
Invited; Girls Section
Being Organized

Full representation of all classes
and sections in the Washington
area in The Stars metropolitan
basket ball tournament is assured
by the addition of Calvin Coolidge
and Georgetown Prep to the list of
competing schools.
Addition of the Colts especially
rs an innovation, since a first-year
school never before has been in
vited Coolidge had no chance to
earn a tourney berth by competing
IN A regular league or series this
season but gained its spot by max
ing a good record. especially in the
last few weeks playing independ-
ent basket ball.
Coolidge has won four of its last
five games and promises several
regular season.
GEORGETOWN Prep also will bring
an outstanding record into the tour
nament. one Of its most SatiSfac-
tory victories being earned yester-
DAY when it downed St. Johns, 49,
47. to avenge a previous loss by the
same margin.
Ihe Little HoyaS, along with Con-
zaga will represent the Metropoli-
tan Area private schools, with both
coming from the Catholic School
League Prep was selected over st.
Johns after yesterdays game. While
both are tied in the Catholic School
League, Prep has a better record
against outside competition.
Eight Girls Teams in Meet.
Addition of these two brings the
tourney list to six schools. the 9TH
erS being Roosevelt. Eastern, Beth
esda- Chevy Chase and Gonzaga.
Invitations will be extended two
other schools today or tomorrow to
bring The Star tourney to its full
strength of eight teams. A Virginia
representative will be chosen as we'll
as one more school playing inde-
pend basket ball Pairings will be
ready Thursday.
Officials are meeting today to Sc
1ert eight teams for the girls sec
tlon of the tourney This will double
the size of the girls section in pre-
vlous competitions. When the girls
list is completed along with the
BOYS it is likely that IS schools in
and around Washington will be
represented.
Both Thomas J. Holmes, school
principal, and Julian Colangelo
basket ball coach, expressed pleas
ure last night when informed that
Coolidge was being sent A tourna-
ment invitation and both promised
that the Colts would furnish a real
fighting qulnt in the battle for
metropolitan honors. In recent
games Coolidge has defeated Briarly
Military Academy, Woodrow Will
son, Anacostia and Bethesda Chevy
Chase The victory over Bethesda
particularly was satisfying since the
BaronS are seeded in The Star
tourney.
First Year for Coolidge.
In addition to the games won. the
Colts have lost by narrow margins
several games that could have gone
either way. One of these defeats
was by one point to Eastern. 27-28.
Vhrh also is seeded in the tourna-
ment
This is Coolidge's first year in
sports. it having been opened only
last September. and the basket ball
team is its first venture into sports
competition, Julian Colangelo,
coach. was cage star at Temple
University. Sherman Rees, jr. his
aide, attended Springfield CMassD
College and PLAYED an outstanding
brand of basket ball Colangelo
coached basket ball at AnacoStia
High before transferring to Coolidge.
Among the better basket ball
players on the Coolidge squad are
Rich Waterman, John HolloWeu.
William Penn, Addy BaSSin and
Ralph Meiklejnhn Backing these
five are outstanding reserves.