Evening star., 1947-02-20
Glass Of SchooIboy
Quints Here 10 Start
Battling March ;
By GEORGE Huber

The Evening Stars 18th annua
Metropolitan interscholastic invita-.
tion basket ball tournament, high
spot of the high school winter sports
season here, will be played this veal
on March 3, 4, 5, 6 and Z. Scene
will be the University of Maryland's
Ritchie Coliseum, to which the tour
ney was moved last year after out
growing Tech gym.
Invitations already have been ex-
tended to eight OF the leading high
school teams in the Washington
area. and the lineup promises to
make it dramatic tournament
There will be girl section of four
teams, details of which will be an
nounced in few days.
The tournament not only provides
a terrific windup to high school baS-
ket ball here, but it also is finan-
cial boon to the schools. Participant
ing teams split up a sweet kitty at
the end. Last year profits came to
$3,370, all Of which was cut up
among participating schools. The
program is such this year that even
more should be realized.
Eight Schools Accept Bids.
Invitations have been extended to
and acceptances received from the
winner and runnerup of the District
public high school championship;
st. Johns and Gonzaga, the two
leading teams in the Catholic
League race here; George Washing.
ton High of Alexandria and Wash
ington-Lee High of Arlington, cur
rent leader and runnerup in the
Northern Virginia class A race; Be-
thesda, Montgomery County cham
pion, and Landon, local leader ir
the Interstate Academic Conference
and outstanding among private
school teams.
All have excellent records and al
are veterans of The Star tourna'
ment. st. Johns won the Metropol
itan title in 1888; Gonzaga won il
1941, and Westinghouse followed
in 1912. Bethesda was runnerup OF
four occasions, and G. w. finished
that close once. Landon lost in the
first round on its only previous tour.
ney bid.
Seedlings and pairings, to be an.
nounced next week, will depend con.
siderably on the outcome of severa
games to be played. st. Johns ano
Gonzaga, for instance, have theil
second meeting of the season to-
night, and G. w. and WI. are
tangling again tomorrow night.
If G. w. wins tomorrow night II
will cinch the Northern Virginia
crown and a place in the State title
playoffs. Part of those playoffs are
scheduled the same week as The Stal
tourney, and G. w. may have trouble
fitting both into its program. In
that event, it will withdraw from
The Star tourney and a substitute
team will be invited. It's likely, how
ever, that the Presidents will find it
practicable to bid for both crowns.
All Bargain Bills.
The Star tourney schedule calls
for two games or each of the four
nights. First round boys games will
be played on Monday and Tuesday,
March 3 and 4. The next night is
for girl teams. On Thursday, March
6, there will be two boys semifinals,
with finals in both sections on Fri
day the 7th.
Student tickets for the tourna-
ment, priced at so cents as usual,
including Federal tax, will go on sale
next week at all participating schools
and at all District public high
schools. These schools keep proceeds
from ticket sales for their athletic
funds. The adult and general ad-
mission tickets, on sale at the gate
on game nights, cost 81. including
tax. No student tickets are sold at
the gate, so Youngsters planning to
attend are advised to buy at their
respective schools.
Expenses of the tourney are paid
from gate receipts, with the surplus
split up among participating schools.