Evening star., 1951-02-14
Coolidge Roots Today
For Western 10 Beat
P|ayoff Rival Eastern
Interhigh Standings.
By Brion Bell, Jr.

Westerns basketball team will
have strong roofing section from
a surprising source when it meets
Eastern at $3.50 pm. today in the
first game of an Interhigh double
header at Uline Arena.
From a purely selfish viewpoint,
some of the Raiders most en-
thusiastic support today will come
from Coolidge, another league
rival. The Colts beat Wilson,
48-43, at Uline yesterday and a
win by Western over Eastern
would all but sew up a playoff
spot for Coolidge.
In the first game of the Inter
high twin bill yesterday, Anacostia
edged Chamberlain, 47-46, in a
second division battle as Barry
Ryan sank a foul shot with two
seconds left to play.
Even if Coolidge loses to Roose-
velt in it's final Interhigh contest
Saturday, the Colts should take a
playoff berth If Western slaps
down Eastern. The final opponent
on the Eastern slate is Tech and
although upsets in high school
basketball are frequent, the Train
erS have beaten all league rivals
by 10 points or better in their six
tries and a victory by the RAM
blers would be amazing.
Tech Heavy Favorite.
The fast-moving Tech squad,
whose lowest point total in league
play this season has been IS in a
coast-in win over Bell and highest
81 against Wilson the last time
out, will be a heavy favorite over
Roosevelt in the second game of
today's twin bill. The Riders are
tied with Western for second place
and a loss by them today, coupled
with a Raider win would give
Western undisputed possession of
the second slot and Coolidge a tie
with Roosevelt for third.
The usual small high school
turnout at Uline's was treated to a
pair of good games yesterday.
The Chamberlain-Anacostia battle
was In doubt until the final sec
onds and Wilson staged 49,
point second-half rally that
brought the Tigers within three
markers of a tie before the Colts
pulled away.
Bob Faulkner's short shot tc
make the score 46-44 in favor of
Anacostia with five seconds left to
play set the stage for wild bit
of action.
Chamberlain's Tony Magnetic,
taking a pass to get the ball in
play, was fouled by Poochie Hill
1eary and retaliated with a wild
swing. The two boys wrestled for
several moments before being
pulled apart and banished from
the game.
Ryan Scores Winning Point.
A technical foul was charged
to both teams plus the personal
on Hilleary, and Chamberlain ad-
journed to the foul line with
the clock showing only two sec
onds to play. Substitute Dick
Parks made his free throw
46-45-and Joe Kolley tossed In
the technical, 46-46.
Barry Ryan, Anacostia's star
all year, again proved he had 1t
in the clutch as he tossed in the
deciding marker. Faulkner made
q nice play on the Jump ball,
which followed the two technicals,
by slapping the leather to the
far end of the court and before
Chamberlain could grab it, the
final gun had fired.
In the midst of the melee
Chamberlain's coach, Forrest
Powars, was seen in the middle of
the court complaining that Mag
MOTTO should be awarded two
shots on an Intentional foul by
Hilleary, but his claim was dis
allowed and the free throw con-
test won by Anacostia.
Wilson Rallies.
Coolidge led Wilson, 31-18, at
the half and by 16 points early
in the third quarter. When the
Colts Carl Hevener, with four
personals, was removed to assure
his presence late in the game,
Wilson rallied strongly to cut the
margin to three points before
Coolidge could get going again.
Hevener was outstanding In his
rebound work and guarding Don
Scott, Wilson star. The tall Cool