Evening star., 1952-01-09
Bill Wright's SpIurge
As Basket Shooter
Bolsfers Roosevelt

Roosevelt is ready for its inter-
high opener Friday night against
Eastern at Tech with a pair of
high scorers available.
Bill Smith led the Riders to
their first two victories of the
season with 26 and 19-point con-
tributions but last night Smith
made only 9 and Bill Wright took
up the slack with % to lead Roose-
velt to a 71-49 victory over De-
Matha.
The two Bills, both ace hurlers
on the baseball team, have been
pitching into the basket with reg
ularity-Wright made II field
goals last highland are the
main reasons Roosevelt is rated a
major threat for an interhigh
playoff spot. Last night, the
Riders opened slowly, taking a.
1926 lead at halftime, but hit
their stride in the final periods.
Coolidge Lone Loser.
Three other interhigh teams,
Eastern. Wilson and Bell, all
scored victories but Coolidge lost.
Eastern, with the city's high
jumping champion Graham Pen
nington leading the way with 10
points, trounced Northwestern,
50-28; Charlie Christensen tossed
in 10 to help Wilson to a 62-37
victory which marred Bethesda
Chevy Chase's first appearance in
its new gym by breaking the
Barons' five-game winning streak
and Bell got its first victory of the
season, 1888. over Lackey at
Indian Head, Md. Coolidge
dropped 53-46 decision to Pat
terson Park of Baltimore-the
Colts first loss in six games.
Except for DeMatha's defeat,
Catholic League representatives
were successful against outside
competition with individual high
scorers featuring each game.
Bob Reese made 18 points as
st. Johns broke a 1916 halftime
deadlock to beat Bladensburg,
1896; Mike Lucas tossed in %
to lead Gonzaga to a 5S-42 vic
tory over Suitland and Jerry Eek
holm found the range for 20I
points to help Priory to a 1886
win over st. Adams.
WI RoutS Fairfax.
Westinghouse, preparing for
It's crucial battle with George
Washington High in Alexandria
Friday night, knocked off another
Northern Virginia opponent, Fair
fax. $3.50. Jim Coulsby's % points
led the Generals to their sixth
win without a defeat this season.
Charlotte Hall edged Herndon,
40-39, to give the Virginia Glass C
champion its first defeat in 81
games. Howard Sloak tossed in
81 points to lead the winners, who
overcame 5-point, third-quarter
deficit.
Baltimore Friends overcame a
four-point halftime deficit to edge
Landon, 1888, in an Interstate
Athletic Conference test.
In Montgomery County action,
Richard Montgomery broke a
1899 third-quarter tie to get
past Sherwood, 53-4S; Maryland
States Ray Leach tossed in 90
points, the highest total in the
area yesterday, to lead his team
to a 69-44 win over Poolesville,
and the Gaithersburg faculty had
too much basketball knowledge
for the varsity, winning, 1929,
In an exhibition contest.
st. Anthony's at Anacostia.
Gwynn Park overcame Fred
erick SasScer, 47-43, and Oxon
Hill defeated Surratsville, 1881,
in Prince Georges County games.
Laurel dropped a 44-42 decision
to Ellicott City.
National Training School jour-
neyed to Alexandria to score a
40-33 victory over st. Stephens.
Todays top high school en-
counter sees undefeated st. An
thongs at Anacostia, $3.50. CIV
plays Falls Church at Fairfax, 8,
in Northern Virginia contest,
while other games are Boys Latin
OF Baltimore at Friends, $3.50:
Woodward at Kendall, 3.l5;
Douglass at Phelps, $3.50, and
Armstrong at Huntington, $3.50.
Tomorrow Gonzaga plays at
Roosevelt at $3.50. with Bell at