The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Eiy. LUCIUS JONES
(SNS Sport Editor

EMERICUS, Ga.-(SNS)-Coach
j. Thomas Fagan, educational ad-
viser of Company 4459, piloted his
aforementioned cohorts to spec
tacular victory in the District sB'
Tri-State Basketball Tournament
in Recreation Hall here last Fri
day and Saturday, March 21-22.
The Americus Wildcats tripped
Coach George H. Andrews Com
pany 4485 from Greensboro, Geor-
gia 42-3i in the finals.
Outstanding for A1nericus were
Captain Timothy Walker and Will
lie Goss with 10 points apiece, but
high point honors for the evening
went to Coach Fagan's towering
center, Bear Mccoy, who threw In
IL points.
BURLACK SPARKLES
James Benford and G. Alex
ander, with eight points each,
Samuel Johnson with five, and
Leonard Berlack, with a dazzling
all-court performance, sparked the
losers bid for victory.
In the semifna1s, also played Sat-
urday evening, Americus disposed
cf Wewahitchka, Florida, coached
by Educational Adviser Francis I.
Long. 1922 as Walker and Mccoy
roped II points apiece, while
Greensboro stopped Royston, Geor-
gia 1919 in stout defensive bat
tie in which Berlack and Casio
Hughes paced the winners with
eight points each.
FOUR ELIMINATED FRIDAY
In first round battles Friday
afternoon and evening in the order
listed. Americus routed Perry,
Georgia 62-15, Wewahitchka spank
ed Due West. S. C. 1922, Green's
boro tripped Wakulla, Florida. 39-
"a, and Royston trimmed Lynn
Haven, Florida. 37-23.
Goss set the tournament high for
p single game when he bagged 80
points in the Perry encounter, with
Captain Walker roping 20 for sec
o1d honors. Other top marks OF
the meet were by Benford with II
points against Wakulla and by
White of Wakulla with 16 points in
the same game against Green's
boro.
GOss SETS TWO RECORDS
Aside from setting the single
game high, Goss of, Americus also
led tournament players in scoring
with "a in three contests. Cap
tain Walker ranked second with Al,
followed bv McCov. also of Ameri-
Gus, and Benford of Greensboro,
with 81 each.
The eight teams entered from
Georgia, Florida and South Caro-
lima represented 80 players, every
/, squad being restricted to 10 men.
Captain William r. Myer, COM
manding officers of Company 4459,
host unit at Annercus, was IN
charge Of general arrangements,
assisted BY Mr.. Fagan.
COLOKFUL bUNCH
Educational advisers other than
Fagan, Andrews, and Long with
entries In the meet we're Herman L.
McClain, Wakulla; AlphonSo Bar
ron, Perry; Clarence Ross, Due
West; Nathaniel Arnold, Lynn
Haven; and w. B. James, Roy
ston.
The 10 outstanding players OF
the tournament in the opinion OF
the writer. who was here both
days to referee games of the meet,
are listed above, with their re-
spective point totals indicated in
the parentheses opposite their
names.
MINED GALLERIES
Mixed galleries witnessed all
tournament games and thrillNt to
the spirited play. Among figures
we'll known to Atlantans seen at
the tournament were Principal and
Mrs. George Logan Edwards OF
Staley High School here and F.
Douglass Harold, native Of this
city working as principal of the
school at Ellaville, Georgia. Mrs.
Edwards. the former Cecil Long OF
Atlanta. is librarian at Staley.
Saturday, Lu 10 was house guest
Of the Edwards, along with Cecips
cousin, Francis, and visiting friend,
Miss Clements, South Georgia
teacher and daughter Of the we'll
known Rev. E. G.. Clements OF
Adairsville, Georgia, also an AT
lanta letter carrier.