Evening star., 1944-02-25
6. ". Playing Wilson,
Eastern Opposing
Bulls Tonight
BY GEORGE HUBER.

| Heading for the climax OF an.
other exciting high school baske
ball season here that comes tomor.
row night in the final of The Eve.
ming Stars 18th annual metro.
politan interscholastic tournament
four talented teams square away
tonight on the Tech floor.
-Four Of the eight outstanding
quints which began tourney actor
last Monday night have been elm.
mated, leaving four others ready
to produce the best schoolboy court
play seen here this season as they
make their bids for places in to.
morrow nights championship game
With the end in sight, they are
primed to all-out efforts.
The first game, tonight at 7:3O
sends George Washington High
against Woodrow Wilson-aftel
which Eastern faces Bulls. These
are the seeded teams which man.
aged to survive first-round action
on Monday and Wednesday nights
although at times the going was
rough for several of them.
No Sign Of Favorite.
Of the brand of play displayed
there isn't favorite. Bulls, seeded
fourth, showed hot hand in DASH
ing to victory over st. Johns
Wednesday and now rates up with
the others. Eastern, undefeated
for IL straight games, during which
streak it captured the District pub
lie high championship, likely will
have its hands full with the Ad-
mirals.
The Admirals are big boys, but de-
spite their heft have an amazing
amount of speed and unless con-
stantly watched can score numerous
points with a fast break. Such lads
as Clyde Scott and Jack Burckart
particularly are talented scorers
Their height also helps them control
blackboard rebounds, an important
factor in basket ball.
Tall, steady Bob Lamon is East
erns big scoring threat, although
also outstanding in the point getting
department are Cookie Dellinger
and Mike Pappatotis. Eastern's
teamwork is factor that may helr
against Bulls as Coach Woody
Smitherman of necessity has used
the same five players most of the
time all season. They have settled
into a smoothly clicking machine.
Wilson, G. w. Well Matched.
This George Washington Wilson
game that opens tonight's activities
has the makings of some ching really
good and should be treat for the
fans. Both are exceptionally strong
teams as shown by their records
G. w. has won 10 games and dropped
only five. Its best winning streak
was II games. Wilson turned in a
string Of nine triumphs and dropped
only three games. Both played
against top flight competition.
They already have met twice this
season. George Washington won
the first game, 2l-18, and Wilson
came back to take the second, 3d. 80
and at the same time ending the
Presidents long winning string. So
with these two meeting in a rub
Der game tonight anything can hap
pen
Wilson will be trying nightly for
9 victory tonight and tomorrow night
Tor several reasons. Coach Tony
kupka of Wilson is in the Star tour
nament for the fifth time and this
season has his best chance. He
formerly was mentor at Bethesda
Chevy Chase, but the best the
Barons were able to do for him was
become runnerup in 1885 and 1896.
1912 Team Misses Chance.
In 1912 at Wilson, Kupka had an
exceptional team that would have
been a big favorite for The Star
tourney. but high school athletic
rules that season prevented it from
accepting an invitation. Now, with
another good team, he is making a
big bid for long overdue honors.
Making tonight's and tomorrow
nights play OF even more Importance
is the competition for the award
OF outstanding player in the tourna-
ment. Selection of this player
always a difficult task with SO manv
talented youngsters on all teams, is
In the hands of a committee COM
posed OF Dallas Shirley, Fred Rice,
Art zahn and Burt Shipley, all
wel-known basket ball figures.