Evening star., 1942-03-05
Odds Out as Rubber
Games Are Played
By y0Id Rivals
B.-C. c. Takes on Blair,
Props, BIodensburs
Clash Tomorrow
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Two traditional feuds will be set
tied temporarily tonight at Tech
gym In flrst-round genes Of The
Stars 10th annual Metropolitan In
vitation scholastic basket ball
championship. At 7:30 o'clock
Washington-Lee Of Ballston tangles
with George Washington High of
Alexandria, while the nightcap
brings out another edition Of that
lively war between st. Johns and
Gonzaga.
Each is a rubber contest. With
such setup no team can be rated
q favorite.
First-round action will continue
tomorrow night when Georgetown
Prep. Catholic League champion,
tangles with Bladensburg, winner
of the Prince Georges County
crown, at 7:30, followed by Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County titlist, against Montgomery
Blair for another meeting between
traditional rivals.
The w. L.-G. w. winner will meet
the Prep-Bladensburg victor In
Mondays semiflnal opener at 7:30,
with the other two survivors clash
ing an hour later. The final is
scheduled tentatively for next We'd
nesday night. Another date will be
arranged if Bethesda Chevy Chase
reaches the title round. The school
has important doings slated We'd
nesday evening.
Similar Records.
Not only are the two Virginia
teams all even in the matter OF
games played against each other
this season, but they present almost
identical records in Glass A State
Conference competition. The win
ner will be champion of the North
ern Virginia Division of the con-
ference and will be listed among
the favorites to take the Washington
Metropolitan crown.
It's quite a surprise to find George
Washington among the leading
uuints in this area because Coach
Rasty Doran had to build two teams
instead of the usual one this season.
With few holdovers from the 1941
squad, he nodded fast little team
that from the start gave indications
of going places. At the end Of jan
uary, however, it was wrecked by
midyear examinations, graduatlons
and one players retirement from
school. Doran lost four Of his five
BOYS. but managed to rebuild the
team until actually 1t was improved.
With Calvin Bailey and Jack Black
burn setting a fast pace, the Presi-
dents have won Of their last II
games and one of the losses was to
q college freshman OUTFIT.
Generals Count on Giant,
washington-Lee is banking a lot
on the 6-foot-2 Johnny Grinnell.
Coach Elwood Clements Of WI.
presents well-balanced team.
Every member is a capable scorer.
and opponents cannot figure on
stopping the Generals by shackling
any one player. In the first game
in which WI. topped G. w., for
example, seven Of the eight play
ers employed by the Generals had
q hand in the scoring.
Weu-balanced teams also are
those of st. Johns and Gonzaga'
Among the shining Johnny players
are George Hughes, Sleepy Thomp-
son, Chuck Dudley and Patty Nc
Carthy. The Johnnies three years
ago won the Metropolitan crown.
Bill Mckay, Bernie Nolan, Red
Murphy and Ray Tanning have
been Gonzaga reliables all season,
while lately Elmer Raba. the foot
ball star. has been adding real
strength to the team. Rated as
mere junior team player early IN
the season, Raba has earned place
In the starting lineup.
Admission to each session OF the
tournament is 25 cents plus the B.
cent Federal tax. Tickets are on
sale at all participating schools
and will be sold at the gym.