The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-11
SPORTS
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BY Jonathan Baltimore

oau yvu r. eass Techs cinderella ball club last week
at Olympia Stadium Al 39
As this corner predicted. Cass whipped the Falcons
,n, exc;ting game Northeastern's big 3'-Wagner
KeIlv and Dzhazy-swshed the nets for "a points Wag
ner led the trio with 49, while Kelly got II and DNzhag
culled But the Technclans Godfrey ana au,ewoou VINO
scored the winning basket MT loi 90 w" o"'e"o~
leading with 10 points.
Miers team flashed brliance throughout the game
bludgeonng Central 67-38.
Smooth ball handling deadly shooting and close check
ing were all parts of Mlers welloled machine Cen
seemed TO have the edge in the first PERIOD but late IN The
second stanza the Troans broke loose and scored ou
quick buckets for lead which they never renquished
The taller Blazers could not hardly advance the ball be-
lyond ce inter- circle
Here's congratulations to Coach will Robinson and hi
players. especially Dave Mann. Charley Primus Rabbit
Johnson and Gerald Hutchins who played startling
Since we started predicting games at the beginning
the payoff series we've made six forecasts getting five
right for 1873 percentage The only game We have
missed was the Northumberland game which had
Northern winning by five points but Central pulled up
set you know.
For the third straight week wei try TO do little star
gazing and pick the teams that will win their respechs
games.
Central vs. Northeastern. Northeastern and 'ntr
met three foes during the regular and payNf
seasons Northern Miller and I. ID. High.
Northeastern lost to Northern 47-3s stopped Nil
Iers game winning streak Brewster Center $751;
and whipped u. D., the West Side champs, 47-44
Central the other hand defeated Northern 50-46
lost to Miller 67-3S, and upset by u D.. 1892
If comparative scores meant anything Northeasien
should reign steady 3pont fa,ore Central but
hard to pick winners from comparative Take foot
ball for instance Minnesota smashed Ohio state 270 an
lost to Michigan AT while Ohio State tied Michigan IA
If anything Central should be five points better hal
Cartys Falcons 5045 should be the final p4eonl|
with Central on top
MILLER VS. CASs TECH. This is the fifth tim.
that Robinson -co he'd has been he
More startling this is the fifth straight time Miller has
played for the Metropolitan Championship.
Four of these appearances have resulted victories for
Vandevanter Southwestern Prospecters. 80 10 % This
loss star-studded Miller High team. who Vert
spanked by the fabulous Sam Gee.
Miller has too much overall power for the Mechanic
On the strength Of their victory Cass in the regular
season Miller should romp at will in thrashsg Cas- $40
There it Is Miller to win the City for the fourth tntI
and Central will gain the third position by smashing North
eastern.
Here's another salute to Coach Will Robinson and
his Miller High School who picked themselves of
Of the floor after they had lost games in and
the threshold of their fourth City league
crown.
In the first round pay-off games at Brewster thf(
Sparklers will drop close 1885 game TO Great lkev
Pride with Robert Taylor and George Kline show ne
way Will all but shoot the faerng Royals out of the gym
Slade the luckest team in the league will pull mild up
set by downing Franklin Settlement 45-40.
In the consolation bracket Barber College will fall be-
lore Ernie Fords Sporsmen 39-31 The Eagles have
seemed TO nave found the range and will come out vie
toriously over Dodge 4l-35