Evening star., 1951-02-26

Catholic League choices and boast
ed 17.9 points and ISL loop scor-
ing averages. Sweeney, 6-foot-4, !,
is strong under the boards while
Poulos and German work from
outside and are fine defensive
players.
Tompkins q Standout.
Blair will count on plenty OF
points from Tompkins. The s.
foot-2 sharpshooter has scored
more than 800 this year. averaging
well over 90 game. He broke
the schools season record of 256
with one-fourth Of the campaign
still remaining. Tompkins spe-
cializes on a hook shot, but also
scores frequently on tap-ins and
can move outside for over-the-
head shots.
Some high school fans will be
seeing GW's Bob Kessler. per-
haps the areas finest schoolboy
player. for the first time tonight.
The Presidents have played In the
District only twice this season.
splitting even in games with VIII
son and Western.
Kessler was a star in the tour
nament last year when he was
only a sophomore. Bob received
the informal vote as the events
best player and the award was
well deserved.
The 6-foot-3 stringbean center
works off the pivot and is almost
impossible to stop. He averaged
21.3 points in Northern Virginia
league play, scoring on hooks
with either hand, Jump shots and
his favorite-a drive-in under
meath and past the basket, In
which he completes the play with
a twisting layup.
Strong on Rebounds.
In addition to Kessler, CIV mas
plenty of strength under the
boards and usually wins in re-
bound duels. Such tall boys as
l6-3 Crenshaw Hardy, 6-1 Les Nc
Menamin, 6-1 Sunny Sheffield and
6-3 Bob Hensely are tough te
outfight for the ball. Bugs Oliver,
| a midget among giants at 5-10,
lis fine shot from outside.
Coolidge will bank on 6-3 Jim
Gradijan and Ga Carl Hevener to
Iget it's shares Of rebounds. The
1.-TWO big Colts outbattled Tech un-
der the basket Saturday and were
chosen as the outstanding Cool
lidge players.
If either Artie Baker or Car
melo Pine has a hot night, the
Colts can make it rough on CIV.
Baker made % points against
Roosevelt in Coolidge's last regu-
liar season game, while Pine hit for
l22 against Western in the first
round playoffs. Baker uses q
hard-to-stop Jump shot while
Pino's speciality Is the standard
Itwo-hand set.
Ned Harrison is, the Colts play
maker and leads the defense. It
may turn into a battle of zones
since both teams have used this
defense frequently.
Coach Not Optimistic.
Rasty Doran, CIV coach, wa.
far from optimistic about tonight's
game. He watched Coolidge lead
Tech in the first half before
dropping behind in the final
periods Saturday and then re-
turned to Alexandria to send his
team through a stiff practice
session.
THAT Coolidge club is as gooc
as any I've seen around here.
commented Doran. 1--WE will have
to play good ball to beat them
that's for sure"
/ Julian Colangelo, Coolidge coach
Host no time inquiring about GW''
style of play. AS soon as the inter
high championship was decided
|he began buttonholing othel
coach at Uline's to get as mucl
information as possible.
4 Winners of tonight's games vii
meet in the second game of tht
semifinals Thursday night. Tn
first game Thursday will sent
the victors in tomorrow night
battles between Tech and Mary
land Park and Westinghouse
and Gonzaga against each other
i The series will be broadcas
i over VOL, starting tonight a
-l7:20, and every other night a
7:15. Bob Miller and Roger Cor.
don will handle the play-by-play
Il Fifteen years ago - Mickey
Il Wolknr yynr the iiYI0ec, dnei.