Evening star., 1941-03-04
Rider -Landon Contest
To Share Boys Card
With W.-L., Gonzaga
Sextets in Four Comes
AT Maryland; Eastern,
&c. c. Are Victors
BY GEORGE HUBER.

BY GEORGE HUBER.
Roosevelt Highs defending cham
pionS in The Stars Metropolitan
basket ball tournament begin the
fight for their second title of the
year tonight when they meet Landon
School in the first Of two games on
the Tech court. Already in possess
sion of the District public high
school crown and a bid-which has
been accepted-to next week S Duke
Durham tournament in North Caro-
lima, the Rough Riders must win
three games, all promising to be
tough, before claiming Metropolitan
honors again.
Two other schools with strong
chances of taking the tournament
championship-Gonzaga winner of
the Catholic School League title, and
Washington Lee, champion of
final to wind up f1rst-round action
in the boys section.
On Thursday the Gonzaga WI.
winner meets Eastern and the
Roosevelt-Landon survivor takes on
Bethesda Chevy Chase, another
school which has accepted bid to
the Duke-Durham tournament.
Eastern and Bethesda Chevy
Chase were winners last night as
f1rst-round action got under way.
Bethesda'S Barons staged a late
rally to overcome fighting Coolidge
quint, 1874, while the Ramblers of
Eastern had things a bit easier in
spilling Georgetown Prep, 1920.
Girls Teams i'm Four Tits.
Sharing interest with the boys
double-header at Tech tonight are
all four first-round games in the
girls section to be played at the
University of Maryland's Ritchie
Coliseum. Mount Rainier, which
recently had a 19-game winning
streak snapped by Hyattsville, meets
st. Cecilia in the opener at $50, to
be followed at 7:30 by tilt between
Fairfax, winner in Fairfax County,
Va, and Montgomery Blair, Mont
gomery County (Md0 titlist. Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase lassies are to
meet George Washington High girls
at D .oU dIln GIle ClOSAls COliCCSI Aooo
Hyattsville against Sherwood.
Several ''naturals" are on this list,
particularly the closing contest be-
tween Hyattsville and Sherwood.
They played to a stalemate in an
earlier game this season and both
were winners of suburban tourna-
ments held last week.
ootiay1 ond OnOd basket
ball, particularly in the first game
between Coolidge and Bethesda, set
the tournament pace last night as
first-round boys games opened at
Tech. Something new in school
snirit was evidenced by Coolidge
when practically the entire student
bodv-led by Principal Thomas j.
Holrnes-turned out to pep the Colts
in their first formal sports competl-
tion. The young team lived up to
its high expectations by battling the
Barons from start to finish and stay
ing in front until the second hall
was well under way.
Coolidge Puts Up Fight.
With little Addy Bassin, pint-sized
forward, sparkling the attack, the
Colts moved ahead at the start ana
had a 24-17 edge at the half. Bas-
sin stood outside and directed the
attack. which time and again worked
through Bethesdas zone defense for
important goals and at crucial mo-
ments he would sink long baskets
to keep the Colts in front.
The third period proved to be
Coolidge's downfall, The Colts
were limited to one field goal by
Rich Waterman and a free goal by
John Hollowell as Bethesda gar
nered IS points to pull in front. TAX
ing part in the Barons' scoring spree
were Bob Keene, Elton Lebling and
Duke Hashagen, particularly Has
hagen. The Duke had hot hand
all during the second half and took
individual honors with IS points,
making several Of his baskets from
seemingly impossible positions.
Coolidge was trailing, 27-30, going
into the final frame, but still was
very much in the game, Hashagen
sank two more baskets to enlarge
the Barons' lead, but BaSsln and
Ralph Meiklejohn kept coming and
tied the score at 34-all with a min
ute and so seconds to go. That was
the end for Coolidge, however. Bob
Cremins tailed to put Bethesda in
front and HaShagen converted a
free shot for the clincher, 1894