Evening star., 1952-02-01

Eastern races A0ac0SLla aG y
O'Clock tonight at Tech In the
second game OF an InterhighI
|doubleheader and for Eastern It's
win or else.
The Ramblers, surprise losers
in their first two starts, are tied
with Coolidge for fourth place.
hut an Anacostia victory tonight
win shove them back to SEVENTH
place tie with Western and prac-I
|tically out Of the running.
The first game at 5:30 finds
Coolidge q heavy choice over Bell
AS things stand now, Tech, Roose-i
welt and Wilson have the first,
three places covered, which leaves
the rest Of the pack to scramble
for fourth place and the last
berth in the championship play
offs February "a and % at Tech.
Winner and runner-up in the play
offs qualify for The Star Metro
|politan tournament starting March
|3 at Ritchie Coliseum.
Double Header Postponed.
st. Anthony'S Is In q similar po-
sition to Eastern in the Metropol-
titan Catholic League. The TONES
tied with st. Johns for the lead
land can't afford to lose. But the
Tonnes big game with Priory,
scheduled tonight at Priory, has
Ibeen postponed. The virus infec-
ltion which has spread throughout
1.-THE city has sidelined almost all
the Priory players and several To-
Inies.
Later the second game Of the
scheduled double header, between
Gonzaga and st. Paul's was post
Fponed, too. Both games will be
played at q later date.
George washington High. upset
|by wilson Tuesday, will try to get
back in the victory column against
Glass of Lynchburg at 8 O'Clock
tonight at CIV, while Fairfax
visits Mount Vernon and Wash
|ington-Lee plays Falls Church at
|Stratford Junior High.
Tomorrow nights action will bel
|centered at Tech, where the un-|
beaten Trainers play Wilson at
7::3O in the first game Of a double
header. Western and Roosevelt
met in the nightcap. st. Johns
will visit Calvert Hall Of Balti-
more at 8 o'clock, while in an aft
ernoon game starting at 2. Ian
don, victor over Bell yesterday,
win play st. James at Hagerstown.
Landon's Dick Barnett sank a|
basket with 8 minutes to go to-
break q 1928 deadlock with Bell
and Paul Kern followed with an
other to assure the victory. Frank
Kimball led Landon with II points.
Gonzaga Edges Roosevelt.
! Roosevelt, with Phil Perlo, Bob
Small and Monk CaSpar still side
lined with virus, dropped its Sec
ond straight 1-pointer, 60-59, tol
Gonzaga. st. Johns edged the
Riders, 42-41. Tuesday. Gonzaga.
which now has a ST record, ran
up an 1873 first-quarter lead, but
the Riders came back to take al
$3.50 halftime lead. A tap-in and
foul by Don Maio as the fourth
period opened gave the Eagles a|
3-point lead and Roosevelt never
again caught up. Maio was high
with Is points. while Bill Smith
led the Riders with "A points.
Bob Reese and Roscoe Sweeney
controlled the boards as Coach
Joe Gallagher hoped they would
all season and st. Johns defeated
the Georgetown University junior
varsity, $3.50. in a preliminary tot
the Georgetown Canisius game
last night in McDonough Gym.
The Johnnies, who have lost
only to Tech, led, 21-18. at half
time. The. junior Hoyas came
within one point o. a tie midway
in the final period. but the john
nies held on. freezing the ball in
the last two minutes. Reese scored
II points and Sweeney, Is, to lead
the Johnnies. while Jack Vail
scored 20 points, most Of them on
rebounds, for Georgetown.
In the Prince Georges County Bl
League yesterday, GaithersburgI
defeated Sherwood, 44-39. and
Surrattsville edged Gwynn Park,
40-39. Vic Collier scored II points
to lead Gaithersburg, while Mac
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