Evening star., 1943-02-27
Eastern 10 Battle
Tech in Rubber
Tilt for Title
Naval Cadets to Stooe
Show at Windup Of
Star Tournament
By GEORGE HUBER.

BY GEORGE HUBER.
Tech and Eastern are the teams
battling tonight at Tech gym in the
championship game of The Stars
1lth annual interscholastic basket
ball tournament. and two teams
more evenly matched hardly could
be found.
They've played to a standon in
two games this season Tech won
the District public high title over
Eastern last Saturday with a 1924
victory, while earlier the Ramblers
doHned the Maroons by the same
two-point margin. 1882.
Tech waltzed into the title round
last night over ST. Adams, 1919,
while Eastern advanced with 1864
win over George Washington High
OF Alexandria. Preceding these
semiflnal triu1nphs were victories
over Mount Rainier and Bethesda
Chevy Chase. respectively.
Tonight's big championship final
therefore is bringing out the best
that could be found among the
numerous good quints in the Met
ropolitan Area. Both are at top
strength, with the possible excep-
ton that Eastern might be handi-
capped because OF bruised hip suf-
fered last night by Fred Seaton. its
f1ashy little speed merchant. The
injury didn't appear serious, how
ever, and likely it won't trouble him
tonight.
Naval Cadets Stage Show.
The game starts at $3.50 o'clock
and will be preceded at 8 o'clock by
colorful program presented by the
Naval Aviation Cadets from the An
acostia Air Base The cadets. un-
der 1t. Bob Middleton. will present
an exhibition Of wrestling, hand-to-
hand combat. judo and calisthenics,
all part of the physical training pro-
gram fitting them for air combat,
and top of the show with a IL
minute precision drill under arms.
Additional color will be given the
evening by the 30-piece band from
Anacostia Air Base and by the pres
entation Of the Naval Aviation Cadet
Trophy to the outstanding player at
the conclusion of the game by Ad-
miral Ross T. Mcintyre. Surgeon
General of the Navy and personal
physician to the President. Other
trophies will 60 to the winning team
and the runnerup team, the winning
coach and to individual members Of
the championship quint
Eastern's victory over George
Washington High last night was the
first setback for the Presidents in
II games and the Ramblers were
able to come through by almost the
narrowest of margins. q pair of sue
cessful foul shots late in the final
period. They had piled up a fair
early lead that enabled them to
withstand the pressure of G. WIS
brilliant last-period rally.
Eastern Gains Early Lead.
The Ramblers gained an 8-6 lead
in the first quarter and stepped this
up to 22-14 at the half ON three
baskets by Don Essex and two more
by Tom Wingo, Joe Hensley, G. W.'s
red-haired center, pushed through
three buckets to keep the Presidents
In the running Billy Deck and Fred
Seaton each got pair OF field goals
for the Rasnblers In the third frame
as Eastern's edge received an addi-
tional boost to 1923 hitting into the
final quarter.
1t was here the Presidents turned
on the heat just too late. They
didn't permit another field goal as
they went all out. Calvin Bailey
and Hensley added field goals and
three successful charity tosses pulled
the Presidents up to 30-34, at which
point Bailey went out on fouls.
Eastern's Essex drew the foul and
calmly made good the two free shots
for Eastern's only points during the
whole quarter. Bob Roland, Bailey's
replacement, made two brilliant
shots to pull the Presidents within
two points, but the game ended be-
fore they could do more.