Evening star., 1949-03-05
Vikings Top St. John ,
In Upset.; Presidents
Rally Licks Gonzaga
By George Huber

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By George Huber
Central Highs basket ball team,
which gave George Washington
Of Alexandria its closest call while
the Presidents were running up
their 22-game undefeated string.
gets another chance at the Presi-
dents in Monday nights final
game of The Evening Star tourna-
ment at the University Of Mary
land.
Four weeks ago when they tan
gled during the regular season
G.. w. squeezed out q 1-point vic
tory. That was rs close Is the
Presidents have been to defeat all
season, although they had another
terrific battle against Gonzaga in
last nights semifinals before win
ming. 1888. Central earned its
place in the final opposite @. w.
by upsetting st. Johns. last years
tournament winner. $3.50, In an
other semifinal that was just a.
close and exciting.
Not only did Central's Vikings
avenge last years tourney final
setback by beating st. Johns. but
they also balanced an earlier
Johnny triumph this season. at.
Johns had beaten Central BY 10
points in January, 20 last nights
victory gave Central high hopes
Of being able on Monday night to
defeat = team that topped 1t by
only one point four weeks ago.
Preliminary Booked.
It promises . terrific windup TO
the 18th annual Metropolitan
schoolboy tourney, sponsored BY
the Interhigh Athletic Council IN
cooperation with The Star. To
round out . big evening. . prslim-
mary game has been booked be-
tween Washington-Les. nosed cut
by st. Johns In the first round,
and Gonxaga. Both VIII b tuning
up for important games later IN
the week-Washington-Lee IN
the State championship tourney
starting on Thursday and Con-
zaga for its clash against St.
Johns for the Catholic League
crown on Wednesday.
Last nights full house Of 3.o73
fans at Ritchie Coliseum were
treated to two more bangup
schoolboy games such as those
that set the tourney pace in We'd
nesday nights opening round. To
overcome Gonzaga the Presidents
had to come from behind seven
times. They trailed, lis. at the
end Of the first period. were in
front by 1913 ut halftime, but
again were trailing. 28-25. going
into the final.
What really hurt 0onzaga's s
Eagles was q poor second period.
They had the Presidents on the
ropes in the first period, but dur
ing the second the tide turned.
Gonzaga was limited to two foul
shots while Billy Smith and Smiley
Moore led the revitalized G. w.
team into its halftime margin.
Again the Eagles forged ahead
during the third. largely through
the efforts Of Johnny Hogan, who
flred four long shots over @. W.'s
zone defense. But the Presidents
weren't through. Smith sank
three foul shots. the last of which
gave @. w. q 1896 lead with 2
minutes to 60. and 1t managed
to stay there the rest Of the way.
Smith earned individual honors
with 13 points while Hogan and
Tippy Larkins each scored 10 for
the Eagles.
Pantos Fouls Out.
A particularly notable item
about the Central victory over st.
Johns Is that 1t was achieved
largely without Jimmy Pantos. He
collected four fouls early in the
game and was benched good part
OF the first half, and he fouled out
for keeps to start the second half.
Pantos did manage 8 points for
the short time he was in the game,
but individual honors on the Vik-
ing squad for the first time this
season went to Lou Glickf1eld, who
scored 13.
Central and st. Johns matched
each other point for point in the
first period with Central finally
moving in front, rs. Pantos
played a bit in the second period
and got all s Of his points as the
Vikings moved into q 2l-16 half
time lead. They nursed that along
the rest of the way and carried
slim 1922 edge into the final.
Three times in the last period the
Johnnies were within 2 points OF
a tie on shots by Don Kokes and
Bob Mcdonald. But Glickfield
and Jack stringer scored enough
to earn Central the victory.
Maryland Quints Score
Gaithersburg defeated Long
wood, 1924, and Damascus topped
Gwynn Park, 1920. in nearby
Maryland high school basket ball
games yesterday.
Montgomery Wins, l02-45
Montgomery Junior College
basket ball team trimmed Fer
rum j. c., 102-45. last night at
Bethesda.
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