Evening star., 1948-02-15
Gaps Turn Back
'Ce|tics, 72.58,
For 9Th in Row
Washington Pros Goin
Revenge for Three
Previous Beotines
By Bill Fuchs

The Boston Celtics. who gave the
Washington Caps 2s-point thrash
ing in Boston last month. left their
scoring power in Massachusetts, last
night. for they couldn't keep pace
with the Caps and ended up getting
shellacked, 1888, as 3,6o4 fans
looked on at Uline Arena.
This was the same team that
pounded the Caps to defeat in
three out of four previous games,
but any similarity of the Celtics Of
last night to first-class basket
ball team was strictly imaginary.
The Caps scored their sixth
straight victory and their tenth win
in the last II starts with ease. 1t
boosted Washington's lead over st.
Louis and Chicago in the Western
Division of the Basket Ball Associa-
ton to two full games, while it
didn't help the third-place Celtics
any in their bid for Eastern Division
honors. Boston entered last nights
game 61aF games behind the leading
New York Knickerbockers.
Sadowsk Scores First.
Big Ed Sadowski, who carries 245
pounds around on his 6-foot-5-
inch frame, held the distinction OF
being the only Celtic to score from
the floor in the first 18 minutes OF
play. He pushed in three field goals
in the first period and it was mid
way in the second stanza that Gene
Stump joined him in the field goal
column. Three-and-half minutes
later Mel Riebe also joined this Sc
lect group, but If it hadn't been for
the free-throw line any hopes the
Celtics might have entertained
would have vanished during the
first half.
During the, first period the Caps
received only one chance at the
charity stripe and Bob Feerick
missed that. Feerick and Bones
Mckinney scored three field goals
apiece, however, to help Washing
ton to an 1913 advantage as the in
itial stanza ended. SadoWski's three
field goals and Boston's seven free
throws kept the Celtics in striking
distance.
Little Dick O'Keefe, who hasn't
seen too much action this season,
joined Feerick and Sonny Hertz
berg In an assault on the visitors
which left them behind a 20-point
margin toward the end of the Sec
ond period. Stump and Riebe man
aged to gather eight points between
them toward the close of the half
and at intermission pulled within q
1926 score.
Leads Visitors Scoring.
= Big John Mahnken threw a har-
ness around Sadowski, but couldn't
stop the leagues second leading
scorer altogether. Sadowski dropped
in five field goals and six free tosses
for l6 points, two and one-half
points shy of his average.
With the exception of Freddie
Scolari, most of the Caps had the
scoring range down to almost perfec-
ton. Mckinney, Mahnken, John
Norlander and Ferrick all con-
tributed to the cause during the third
period, which ended with the Caps
enjoying a 62-42 command.
The final period was the only one
, which gave the Celtics something to
cheer about. They outscored the
Caps, 1910, but by that time they
didn't feel like cheering. Spectators
began filing out of the arena several
minutes before the official ending.
Sadowski and Ferrick shared
scoring honors with l6 points each.
while Norlander and Mckinney
shared the runner-up spot with
II points each and Mahnken was
right behind with IN