Evening star., 1941-02-28
Outstanding Boy, Girl
In Scholastic Event
To Be Rewarded
WI. and 6. w. Bottle
Tonight for q Place
In Annual Affair
By GEORGE HUBER,

Adding zest to The Stars met
ropolitan scholastic basket bal
tournament next week will be the
competition for individual honors
among the boys and girls of the 16
teams entered-eight in each Sec
ton.
Among the trophies to be award
ed in the week-long tournament
are one for the outstanding boy
and one for the starriest girl. Sc
lection of the boy will be made by a
committee of Washington college
coaches, and the girl will be named
by group of woman basket ball
officials
In recent years the boys trophy
has gone to such outstanding lads
as Bob Custer of Eastern and Joey
Gallagher and Jim Giebel of st.
Johns. Both Gallagher and Gle
bel now are outstanding collegiate
players, joey with George Wash
ington and Jim with Georgetown.
Custer still is attending Eastern.
although over the age limit and
not playing this season.
The outstanding players trophies
will be awarded solely on perform
ance in The Star tourney and not
on the seasons work.
Roosevelt Rich in Stars.
Roosevelt. defending metropol-
ttan champion and winner again
this year Of the District public
high crown, has group of players
any one of whom could take the
individual trophy Hymie Perlo and
Frank Ciango are regarded as the
outstanding Rough Riders, and
among the others are Tom Robert
son, forward, and Charles Howard,
sophomore center sensation around
whom next years team probably
will be fashioned.
Eastern, too, will present several
strong candidates, among them
being Moe Schulman, Richie Posten
and Neil Craig. At Gonzaga there is
Bob Mulvihill, considered one of the
really outstanding schoolboy CEN
terS in the city, and Francis Coun-
selman, now at or near the top in
individual scoring. Bethesda Chevy
Chase comes forward with such
players as Duke HaShagen, Dick
PoerStel and Bob Cremins.
Ben Decker, Bud Eckrich and Bill
Cremen of Georgetown Prep and
Paul Baker, Crandel Afford and
Chuck Boteler of Landon must be
reckoned with. Calvin Coolidge,
making its first appearance in for
nal competition, offers Rich Water
man. Bill Hollowell and Ralph Mel
klejohn as trophy possibilities.
Coach Julian Colangelo of the
Colts is fortunate in that he will
have all his present players next
year for the schools first venture
into interhigh series competition.
All Will Be Considered.
All the players mentioned have
been outstanding this season and
promise to hit their fastest strides
in The Star tournament The short
series next week, however offers eX-
cellent opportunity for some here
tofore unnoticed player to reach
starring heights. Every one of the
nearly 100 boys in the tournament
will be considered by the judges.
The same goes for the girls Sec
ton, and guards, who do no scoring
and consequently often are over
looked, will be given as much con-
sideration as received by the for
wards
The boys section of the tourney
will be held next Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday nights at
Tech gym while the girls will battle
on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
at Ritchie Coliseum, with the final
to precede the boys title game Sat-
Mday night at Tech.
Coolidge and Bethesda Chevy
Chase open the boys play Monday,
with Georgetown Prep and Eastern
making up the other half of the twin
bill. Tuesdays first round pits
Roosevelt against Landon and Con-
zaga against Virginia representa-
tive yet to be chosen.
Play Big Game Tonight.
Selection of the Northern Virginia
team hinges on the game tonight at
Alexandria between Washington and
Lee and George Washington. A vic
tory for the Generals would earn
them the nearby title and an invita-
tion to the tourney. Should the
Presidents win playof would be in
order.
The entire first round of the girls
tournament will be held Tuesday
night at Ritchie Coliseum, making a
big, exciting program of four games,
Starting at $50. In the opener St
Cecilia meets Mount Rainier, to be
followed at 7:30 by Fairfax and
Montgomery Blair. Bethesda Chevy
Chase takes on George Washington
at $50 and the closing engagement
lists Hyattsville against Sherwood.
Tickets for the tournament, priced
at 25 cents a session, are now on sale
at all competing schools and nom
participants among the D. c. public
schools. Profits from the tourney
are pro-rated among the schools in
accordance with the number of
tickets sold, so students and friends
are urged to purchase their ducats at
the schools they are most interested
in aiding.