Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-31
All Six Catholic
Cage Leaders
Stay Unbedten
81. Leo Force. Lourdes
Into Overtime; ST.
theresa Loses Again

Six high school basketball teams
in the Catholic League entered
last nights games with clean rec
ords. and today the number of
unheaten quintets is still sin They
all came through. A rare colnci-
dences not likely 10 occur again
this season.
LourdeS First Division western
section pacemaker, was the only
team 10 find the going extremely
rough. The River Rouge five was
forced into overtime before down.
ING ST. Leo. 1888. Meanwhile.
Visitation was turning back ST. |
Benedict, 3l-26. in the central sec
ton and De La Sale won handilyl
from 81. Joseph, 29-l7. in other
First Division headinerS. Empha-
sizing these teams high positions, |
the divisional defending champion,
ST. Theresa, dropped its second
game 10 Holy Redeemer, 1922.
In the minor divisions. ST. Paul
ran It's string on the east side of
the Second Division 10 seven hyI
humping ST. Rose. 22-15; ST Ber-
nard beg Annunciation, 1922. and
on the other side ST. Mary's of
Royal ak continued its unbeaten
pace /. making il six in a row
with a 3i-26 triumph over ST. Rita.
MT. CARMEL WINS
The Third Division. though
boasting no unbeaten fives, con-
tinued to see hot races with Mt
Carmel, beating its closest rival,
Sacred Heart 26-l6, on the west
side. while Rosary and ST Josa-
phat remained in a tie for the
top on the east side, Rosary down.
ing ST. Thomas. 27-13. as ST Josa-
phat trounced Sweetest Heart,
1918. with Leo Sowinski. Tommy
Cibulka and Cass Kwietniewski
each scoring 10 points.
Bill Brodie was the hero In
Lourdes' victory over st. Leo inl
a game which saw the score l7-17
at half time and 30-30 at the end
Of regulation. Brodie came through /
with a free throw in the last 25
seconds TO tie the score. In over
time, he bagged a basket and a |
free throw for the deciding points.
Leonard Slazinski. who tailed
4.pointS. again did heavy duty IN
De La Salle's victory. the win
ners leading all the way. Vista
ton drew away in the second half
after holding only an 1915 margin
over St. Benedict at the interms-
sion. John Collins II points paced
Visitation. while Ed Kanne scored
u for the losers.
PIRATES OUTPLAYED
After a 6-6 first quarter, Re-
deemer outplayed its old rival 10
win going away Buck Geary
with u points and Jim Kelly with
II were the big guns for the
Lions. Catholic Central stayed
among the leaders with a 26-l6 /,
decision over St Ladislaus, George
Sinkus contributing II points;
Paul Ignatowski paced St. An
thony 10 a 24-14 victory over st
Catherine ST. Mary's of BEDFORD
tripped St Cecilia. 1923. and St
Ambrose lost Aba 10 ST STAINS
laus Of the Second Division in a
montague game.
St. Pauls tight defensive game
in the first half decided in us
favor. the Crosse Pointe five hold
ing St Rose to one basket in tho
first half. 1872, Jim Storz and
Doug Peitsch got II points apiece
in ST. Bernards fifth straight VIC
tory over Annunciation. 1922. In
other games. Joe Wright and Jack
Murphy each had 1S points in 81. =
Frederick's route Of De Sales,
SAILS; ST. Casimir spurted late TO
down st. Patrick. 1892; St Al
phonsus trimmed ST. Mary's Of Mt
Clemens. 1920. and 81. Martin
handed st. Philip another setback,
1921.
Mt Carmel. in the Third Di-
visions big game Of the night
maintained the upper hand over
Sacred Heart after leading AS
az the half. Erwin led the win
ners with nine points, but the
Wallace Kuliks guard Of Don
Esper. Sacred Heart star also
contributed heavily 70 the victory
Lee Lingeman scored - Of s.
Gertrude's points as II beat s.
Agnes. 1915. the winning points
coming in The last minute. In
the other game 81 Vincent over
powered All Saints, 2S-2l.