Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-12
HyattsyiIIe Maidens
Nail Mount Rainier
In Decisive Style
Bob MuIvihiIl, Potriciu
Mullin Receive Best
Player Awards
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The new champions of scholastic
basket ball in and around Washing.
ton and the more than $500 fans
who were able to jam their way into
Tech gym last night will attest theil
right to wear the crown.
Oldtimers at the game say that
they have a hard time remembering
a better or more thrill-packed con-
test than the one in which GonZaga
toppled Roosevelt from the throne
1926, in the finale of The Stars
ninth annual Metropolitan Inter
scholastic Tournament. It was q
fitting climax to an interesting high
school season, ending tournament
that originally included the best
eight teams in this area-EaStern,
Georgetown Prep, Washington-Lee,
Bethesda Chevy Chase, Coolidge and
Landon in addition to the two out
standing finalists.
1t was battle of naturals in which
Roosevelt, winner of the District
public high school title for the Sec
ond successive year and defending
Metropolitan champion, went down
before an inspired G0nzaga quint
which earlier in the reason had cap
tured the Catholic School League
title. But these two were not the
only champions in the tourney.
Westinghouse was titliSt in North
ern Virginia. Bethesda was cham
8 pion of Montgomery County and
Landon was the best team in or
around Washington in the Inter
state Athletic Conference.
Girls Game Exciting, Too.
No less exciting and important
was the girls championship game,
won by Hyattsville over Mount
Rainier, 25-l7. This section in
cluded the eight best feminine
teams in the Washington Metropol-
itan Area, the number in the tour
ney having been increased from the
four entered in previous Journeys.
Both the winning and runnerup
teams in the boys and girls divi-
sions received trophies, with Fod
Cotton, Catholic University coach
and chairman of a coaches COM
mittee which acted as judges dur
ing the tournament, making the
presentations. These were not the
only awards, however. The Coaches
Committee which also included
Bill Reinhart of George Washing
ton, Elmer Ripley of Georgetown.
Staff Cassell of American U. and
Burt Shipley of Maryland y voted
Bob Mulvihill, Gonzaga's center, as
the outstanding boy player in the
tournament and he, too, received an
award. The best girl player, as
chosen by tourney officials, was Pa
tricia Mullin, guard on the Mount
Rainier team. Trophies also went
to the winning coaches - Irvine
(Horse) Holbrook of GonZaga and
Mrs. Agnes Turner of HyattSville.
statuettes were given to
the 10 members of Gonzaga's cham
pionship team.
Another handsome trophy was re-
served for Coolidge, awarded for
performance in the
tournament. The Colts bowed to
Bethesda Chevy Chase in the first
round, but not before putting up a
game that earned them wide &C
claim. This is the first sports prize
won by Coolidge, newest school in
the District, and in presenting the
award, Cotton declared that cit was
won not only by the team, but by an
entire school-a school whose stu
dent body gave its team real support,
the kind of support every fighting
team should have"
Eagles on Top All Way.
For thrills and real drama. the
boys final hardly could be surpassed.
The Eagles were ahead from start
to finish, but it was close all the way,
with seldom more than or points
separating the teams. Not until the
final four minutes when the Eagles
earned 6-point margin did
Gonzaga supporters rest easily.
Roosevelt gave a more than good
account of itself, but the team was
tense at times and never quite could
come up to the Eagles. The Rough
Riders played a grand game, but the
Eagles, who earlier in the season
lost to Roosevelt, played better.
Gonzaga got the jump and with
Bernie Nolan sinking a pair of
baskets went away to a To lead
IN the first quarter largest margin
they enjoyed until close to the end.
Tommy Robertson was the only
Rider TO score in the opening eight
minutes, but he kept going with
two more baskets in the SECOND
quarter-Same as counted by Frank
Ciango and Hymie Perlo-to cut
GonZaga's lead to TIA at the half.
Two more baskets by Nolan served
to aid the Eagles in retaining a
lead by intermission.
The third period was marked by
particularly close guarding by both
teams. Hart Downs and Joe OLone
scored fields goals for the Eagles
to match a snowbird and foul shot
by Ciango and another free toss by
George Robertson which kept RooSe-
welt right on Gonzaga's heels.
Roosevelt Keeps Trying.
Roosevelt continued the battle
right up to the finish with Ciango,
Tom Robertson, Perlo and Redinger
sinking baskets for the Riders.
These were countered by Frannie
CounSelman, who tailed twice, and
Nolan, who added another pair.
Muvihin and OLone also scored
to increase Gonzaga's margin just
before the end. The game was
real thriller for the $500 or more
who somehow got into the Tech
gym, with many seated on the floor
or standing on the Lodges of the
walls.
HyattSville's superiority in the
girls championship game which
opened the evening was more mark
ed, although the eventual winner
was given scare when Mount
Rainier came back strong in the
last half Hilda Reeves, the games
individual high scorer. started off
with five baskets to help Hyattsville