Evening star., 1943-02-07
Star S Metropolitan
Court Event Opens
On February q
Snoppy Field Shaping Up
For Annual SchooIboy
Title Tournament
By GEORGE HUBER.

Plans for the 1lth annual Evening
Star Metropolitan Interscholastic
Basket Ball Tournament, announced
last night, present an action-packed
program during the week of Feb
ruary % with what figures at this
point to be the strongest lineup of
teams ever gathered for this climax
of the schoolboy basket ball season
here. Games will be presented at
Tech gym in doubleheaders starting
at 7:30 pm.
The eight leading high school
quints in Washington and the sub
urban areas will be invited to par
ticipate, and judged on the records
SO far the caliber of competition
promises to be exceptionally high.
Dates for the tournament will be
Tuesday and Wednesday, February
% and "a. for first-round action.
Friday, February 26, for the semi
finals, and Saturday, February n,
for the title game.
Washington Schools Return.
The return of Washington public
high school teams to tournament
ranks after years absence rounds
out a selection of participating
teams that really will represent the
best in this section. The winner
and runnerup in the high school
series will receive invitations. Wood
row Wilson, high school champion
last year which did not participate
in the tourney, has the option of
taking part in this years competition
instead of the runner-up team, if
Wilson officials believe it's record
justif1es that action. The Tigers,
however, still are very much in the
running for this years high school
title and may win a place in the
tournament anyway.
Among the other top-ranking
teams to which invitations will be
extended are George Washington of
Alexandria, st. Johns and Gonzaga
G. w. has winning streak Of 10
games and has been defeated only
once in IA games this year. ST.
Johns has a won-and-lost record of
l3 and 3 and Gonzaga has prevailed
in 9 of 13 tits. Even should these
teams lose a number of their re-
naming games. which is unlikely,
they would rate bids to the tourna-
ment
B.-C. c. Stock Climbing.
Also candidate for a tournament
invitation is Bethesda Chevy Chase,
current leader in Montgomery
County, Md, competition. After
spotty start the Barons now are hit
ting a winning pace which promises
to give them one of their best rec
ords in recent years. They were
runnersup to Washington-Lee High
Of Ballston for the Metro title last
season and many of the boys who
were on that team are on the pres
ent squad and are anxious for an
other crack at the crown.
A Prince Georges County repre-
sentative also will be invited, it is
expected. Numerous capable teams
are battling for the championship
out there, among them Bladensburg,
last years representative; Greenbelt
and Mount Rainier.
Westinghouse last years cham
pion, hit the skids this season and
has won only one of seven games so
far. Unless the Generals show
decided improvement in their re-
naming tits they may not defend
their title. A good eighth team
would not be hard to find, how
ever, should the Generals not COM
pete. In fact, 1t may be problem
for tournament officials to decide
among such as Damascus. Sher-
wood, st. Adams and several others
boasting impressive records.