Evening star., 1951-01-20
Western Given Scare
By Serappy Bell Five;
Roosevelt on Top
Interhigh Standings.
By Brian Bell, Jr.

Western is fortunate it wasn't
playing one of the better inter-
high basketball teams yesterday.
II barely beat a hustling, sharp
shooting Bell Vocational five, 81
48, before a crowd of 600 at
Uline Arena. /
In the second game of a double
header, Roosevelt took over the
leagues lead by beating Cham
berlain, 50-46. The Riders have
a 40 interhigh record while Tech.
which plays Coolidge today, has a
80 mark.
Bell, winless in five league
starts, gave the Raiders quite a
scare before falling beneath a
third quarter rally - the only
period Western looked to be a
good team. The Vocats took al
most all the rebounds in the first
two periods and couldn't miss
when they shot from the floor to
lead 1922 at halftime. Bell out
scored Western on field goals,
20-19, but the Raiders won at the
foul line
Jack Friedrich was unerring
on his set shots in the first half
and he and big Don Fridell out
fought heavily-favored Western
under the boards. The Raiders
were passing sloppily and missing
easy layups.
Western Bounces Back.
Faced with a stunning upset by
the f1red-up Vocats, Western came
g, back In the third period a differ
ent outfit. With Marvin Rosen-
blatt, the Raiders fine pressure
player, sinking three quick shots,
Western surged to the front, Al
to 35, at the end of the quarter.
Howard Berger and Arnie !
Scribner helped the Raiders stop
Bell with only five points in the
period by taking all the rebounds
off the Vocats' basket. The Bell
set shots. which had dropped for
an amazing percentage in the first
half, just missed in the third
quarter.
Just when Western appeared
to be routing Bell, the Raiders
slowed to a walk and the Vocats
rallied. The Raiders were watch
ing the clock and hanging on by
the games end.
Bell did good defensive job
on Westerns Lou Snouffer, one of
the leagues highest scorers. The
Vocats used Friedrich to guard
Snouffer on the pivot and dropped
another man off on the Raider
ace when he got the ball. Snouffer
was held to II points, but played
an excellent game, setting up plays
and making good passes-many
Of them missed by his teammates.
Raiders Tie for Third.
The Raiders moved into a tie
with Coolidge for third place in
the interhigh, while Bell dropped
further into the cellar. Friedrich
and Fridell were high for the
Vocats with IS and II points,
while Berger and Rosenblatt also
hit for Is and IA for Western.
Chamberlain, only a slight un-
derdog to Roosevelt. rallied in
the second half to make a game
try for a victory. Trailing 25-18
at halftime, the Volts came back |
in the last two periods to stay
within a few points of the Riders
until the games end.
Sid Franklin was the Riders
outstanding player. He made six
straight foul shots-one a tech
nical that stopped a Chamberlain
rally-and finished with 16 points.
Franks free throws ran his string
to 18 out of 10 in the last two
Roosevelt games.
Tony Magnetic hit on fine
percentage of long shots to lead
Chamberlain with Is points while
Jack Flaherty, who did fine
Job from the pivot and on re-
bounds. made IA.
Interhigh action continues this
afternoon at Uline with Tech
playing Coolidge at 2 and Ana
costa meeting Wilson in the Sec
ond game. The double header
will be televised over WNBW
(Channel A. starting at 1870.