Evening star., 1942-03-11
Bobby Phillips Leads
Generals 10 Great
Win Over Barons
Awarded Most Valuable
Player Trophy After
24-to-23 Thriller
By GEORGE HUBER.

A fighting crew of basket ball
players from Westinghouse High
of Ballston who couldn't be beaten
because they wouldn't quit today
holds the 1912 Washington Metro
politan interScholaStic champion
ship. They won this top honor by
nosing out another hot quint, Beth
esda-Chevy Chase, 24-23, last night
at Tech in the final of The Evening
Stars 10th annual tourney, final
that provided an evening OF thrill
ing. heart stopping action.
Today, Bethesda is headed south
to compete in the Duke-Durham
tournament at Raleigh, N. c. A
year ago Gonzaga gained the Metro
crown over Roosevelt but Roosevelt
went on to win the Southern high
school championship at Durham and
Bethesda is conceded an excellent
chance of duplicating this achieve
ment.
Nor are the Generals putting
away their suits. Ernest l.. h.
Meyer, an official of the Glens Falls
IN. Y tournament, was to confer
with Coach Elwood Clements OF the
Generals by phone today and Clem
hopes the conference results in an
invitation for his team to compete
with seven others for the Eastern
States Schoolboy title.
Generals Win Hard Way.
Westinghouse won its cham
pionship the hard way. Coming
from behind a 10-point deficit at
the half to pull even by the last pc
riod. the Generals triumphed by the
scantiest margin Another top hon
or went to the Virginia school when
Bobby Phillips, a forward, was
voted the tournament most Valu-
able player.
There were many good players in
this tournament and the Judging
committee-headed by Jim PiXlee,
physical director Of the Army Air
Services and including Coaches Bill
Reinhart of George Washington U,
Staff CasSell of American U. and
Burt Shipley of Maryland-consld-
cred them all, but made a popular
rhoice in Phillips. He was high
point scorer for the Generals in all
their games and last night particu-
larlv was the Westinghouse lead
er. His field goal in the closing Sec
ondS of the third period put the
Generals ahead for the first time,
and he scored twice in the last quar-
ter to erase a Baron margin. His
final basket with So seconds to go
was the winning shot.
Makes Colorful Show.
The game presented the usual col
orful. exciting finale Of Star tourna-
mentS. Music was supplied by a
swing band Of Washington-Lee stu
dents. and Master of Ceremonies
Jack O'ConneI and girl cheer lead
ers from the two schools helped keep
the crowd in an uprOar.
With so much hanging on the out
come both teams were jittery at
the start and spent most of the first
period squaring of. CARL Julien
and Bob Brewer tailed for Bethesda
and Bob Huff and Eddie Cox
matched their scores for Washing
ton-Lee to have the game knotted
a 4-all at the end of the first Stanza.
After that the Barons began to click.
The Generals were limited TO ,
points on foul shots by Huff and
Capt Maynard Tiahrt for the next
eight minutes while Brewer earned
Two baskets and Julien. Tom Kirby
and Loring Appleby bagged one
apiece TO give Bethesda an ap-
parently safe 1876 lead at inter-
mission
But Westinghouse didn't know
how to quit, and almost completely
reversed matters in the third quar-
ter. Bethesda was limited to 4
points on s field goal by Appleby
and charity toSses by Brewer and
Harry Phillips, while the Generals
lit into what proved 10 be the win
ming stride. Joe McNally. Buck
Newsom and Cox fired field goals
and Bobby Phillips came along with
four, his last coming shortly before
the period ended TO give Washing
tnn-Lee a 2l-20 margin going into
the last frame.
Last Quarter Is Tight.
The final period almost was de-
void of scoring, not because the
teams we're off their shooting form,
out because exceptionally close
guarding gave scant opportunity.
A free shot by Kirby Of Bethesda
tied the score at 21-21, but Phillips
followed with another charity toss
and to put WI. in front, 22-2l.
Appleby and Julien also sank char
ity tries to give Bethesda a 1922
edge with little more than a minute
remaining, but with only 55 seconds
10 go, Bobby Phillips caught the
ball, got set and dropped long
side shot TO give the Generals their
1923 margin and the first Metro
politan crown the BallSton school
has won in three attempts over a
10-year period.
Following the game, Maj. Mike
Kelley, U. S. M. c., former coach at
Eastern, was given an ovation as he
stepped out to present The Star
trophies. Capt. julien accepted
The runnerup trophy on behalf of
Bethesda, while Capt. Maynard
Tiahrt received the championship
award for the Generals. Then came
Elwood Clements, coach of the win
ming team, who received a trophy,
followed by members of his scrappy
squad, who received small loving
cups. The biggest hand of all was
reserved for the end, when Maj.
Kelley gave the outstanding player
award by Bobby Phillips.
Bethesda. GFPts. Wash.-Lee. G.FPts.