Evening star., 1952-03-03

had his two-pointer nullified by
referees decision ruling a Presi-
dent had spent too much time in
the lane before the ball was
thrown.
The Presidents have monopo-
lized the Northern Virginia title
for the last decade but this sea-
SON they. are getting competi-
tion from a crack Washington
Lee five. The Generals. banking
on 6-foot-6 Ted Groom, their
hign-scoring "broomstick," and
Jim Hill, hard-driving guard. beat
CIV once this season and believe
they can do it again.
The Presidents have a tall team
lied by Kessler, one of the areas
best players. The 6-foot-4 pivot
man was voted The Star tourna-
ment's most valuable player when
he was a 16-year-old sophomore
in 1850. Kessler is better than
ever this year-an effortless
performer with all the shots and
a ard-fighting rebounder de-
spite his frail appearance. CIV
also has towering Les McMenamin
and Crenshaw Hardy to help
Kessler under the boards.
Many Want to See Tech.
Many sports enthusiasts will be
coming out to College Park tonight
Just to see Techs great five in
action. The Trainers have been
called the best high school team
ever to play in washington, al
though old-timers may argue this
statement.
II Coach Dutch Usilaner's club
can win the j.. title. the Trainers
will tie the Eastern teams Of 1884,
1886 as the only five to win three
straight Metropolitan titles and
also deadlock Eastern for the
honor of winning the most cham
pionshipS
The high-scoring Snookie Ker-
nan and Bill Breen are expected
to lead Tech as usual. Breen has
been especially effective rece 1tly-
scoring "a points against Eastern
and % points against Roosevelt in
the Interhigh semifinal and final
games 10 days ago. His arching
set shots are the Trainers most
potent weapon against a zone.
Herman Back I'm Form.
Herman, hampered by a. muscu-
lar cold which cramped his arms
was held to low scoring totals in
the public school championship
games, but he is in good health
and can be expected to return tt
his 20-points-plus seasons average
Snookie scores heavily on two.
hand Jump shot and driving lay.
lups. Powerful Frank Sullivan anc
rugged Joe Cav will give any team
a rough time under the board!
while Dick DeCesare or Edgar
IPeyton will round out the starting
live.
Blair relies mainly on high
scoring Marty Sigholtz - ratec
among the top schoolhoy players
around Washington. although
I6-foot-2, 195-pound Bill (Moosel
Turner is a fine rehounder. The
Blazers can be very tough on &C.
IcaSion-they broke seven-gamt
Roosevelt winning streak, $3.50
in overtime early in February
when the Riders, crippled by virus
later, had all their players in gooc
shape. Roosevelt, it will be re.
membered, gave Tech its toughest
battle Of the season before losing
|by four points in the final sec.
onds Of the Interhigh champion.
ship game.
i Besides settling the Northern
Virginia championship. tonight''
double header should show wheth.
Ter Tech, hard-pressed to win ir
the Interhigh playoffs. is slipping
Ior only needed a rest.
With tomorrow nights bill
sending st. Johns against Bla.
Idensburg in the opener at 7::3t
Ip.m. and Roosevelt against st
Anthony's in the nightcap, an
Iother great schoolboy attraction
lis offered in this years Star tour.
Inament which promises to be per.
lhaps the finest in the events 90
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