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Final DoubIeheaders

nights will wind up the regular
season schedules for the Inter-
high and Catholic basketball
leagues tonight and tomorrow
night, with several teams
tockeying for positions in the
playoffs.
st. Johns meets st. Anthony
In the second game Of Cath
olic League doubleheader to-
night at Maryland University's
Ritchie Coliseum in one Of the
top attractions Of the season.
More important so far as the up
coming playoffs are concerned is
the first game at z o'clock be-
tween Carroll and Georgetown
Prep.
If Carroll wins it will join the
TONES, JohnnieS and Gonzaga
in the four-team league playoffs
next Monday and Friday nights
at Ritchie Coliseum. However.
a Georgetown Prep victory will
put the third and fourth places
into a three-way tie among
Georgetown Prep, Carroll and
Gonzaga. If that happens one
of the teams will draw a bye,
while the other two play off for
the final tournament berth.
St. Johns Favored.
st. Johns and st. Anthony
already are assured of playoff
berthS, but their meeting tonight
will stand on its own merits.
Neither has been beaten on the
floor in the league. However.
the TONES lost a victory over
Priory for using an ineligible
player. That is the only loss on
the TONES overall record of Is
games.
The Johnnies will be favored
tonight and in the playoffs.
They have won the league title
the last seven years. They will
carry a 1873 record into tonight's
game.
Stopping Jack Sullivan seems
to be the Johnnies' chief task
and Coach Joe Gallagher be-
lieves he has a stopper in Frank
CHorse) Harding, 6-foot-4la,
200-pound center. Sullivan is
the Catholic Leagues top scorer.
The Interhigh League winds
up regular activity with a
doubleheader at 1880 tonight
at Tech and another at the same
time and place tomorrow night.
Roosevelt Faces Tech.
Roosevelt. winner of all II of
its games to date, meets Tech
in the second game tonight. In
the first game, Coolidge will try
to keep its playoff hopes alive
at the expense of Wilson.
Tomorrow night, it will be
Western against Eastern and
Anacostia against Chamberlain.
Western and Eastern will be bat
tling to stay in contention. One
will be eliminated, while the
other will have at least a tie for
the last spot.
The Interhigh playoffs are set
for next Friday and Saturday
nights at Tech.
Washington-Lee, which will be
host to the Metropolitan Tour
nament this year. will go in as
one Of the favorites. The Cen
erals now have a 1873 record
and have won their last 10 in
q row.
The Generals won No. Is last
night, 61-41, over Anacostia at
WI. Tom Hockersmith scored
Is points and Wally Ryland and
Jack Schilling, 13 each, to lead
the Generals. Dave Zirkle was
high for the Indians with 13
points.
Laurel Wins County Title.
Laurel is the Prince Georges
County Glass B champion. Laurel
clinched the title last night with
a 46-42 victory over Frederick
SaSscer. Ed Taylor was high for
Laurel with IA points.
Bladensburg, the Prince
Georges Glass A champion,
scored a 62-56 victory over
Montgomery Blair, the Mont
gomery County champion, at
Blair. Clint Eggling led the
Blades with II points, while Jack
Doane scored 10 for Blair.
Parker-Gary trounced Union
of Bowling Green. Va, 66-22.
last night. Hal Ferguson, with
IL points and Cliff Thompson
with 10 led the winners.