Evening star., 1953-12-19
CIV High Must Hustle
To Win Tourney Spot;
WI Easy Victor
By Bob Henson

oNIAOOl, 1QIlIlSIup 1dSC year III
the Virginia State basketball
tournament, will have to show
Improvement in the next two
months if it is to be one of two
teams selected to represent the
Northern District.
The tournament this year will
be held early in March at WASH
ington-Lee High School, with two
teams entered from each of the
five districts.
WaShington-Lee, on the other
hand, with a fast, rangy squad,
should be in competition for a
berth right down to the finish.
In the first double header of
the season at WI last night
CIV dropped a 47-44 game to
John Marshall of Richmond,
while Washington-Lee easily
disposed of Bladensburg in the
nightcap, 53-37. Earlier in the
week CIV defeated Bladensburg,
55-41.
Presidents HaphaZard.
The Presidents, showing a
total disregard for passing when
in shooting range in the first
half and taking haphazard shots
from the floor, frightened up
their offensive in the last two
periods, but couldn't overcome
John Marshall's early lead.
The Richmond team took COM
mand, 1876, in the first quarter
and led, 22-17, at the half.
Doug Yates, Wayne Stewart and
Jim Motley then teamed for
CIV in the last two periods to
narrow the gap, but couldn't
quite close it. Yates and Mott
ley, each with 10 points, were
high for CIV, while Doug Goode
with Is was best for John Mar
shall.
Washington-Lee, led by g.
foot-3 Chris Plain, all-northern
district tackle who was high for
the night with Is points. led,
26-18 at half time, stretched
the edge to 44-27 at the end of
the third period and then sub
stituted freely in the last quar-
ter to win going away. Sonny
Dugan and Jim Woodbridge of
WI, each with II points. con-
tributed considerably toward
the second-half drive. Cliff
Eggelin with 9 points was high
for Bladensburg.
Tech Wins Close One.
Tech and St. Anthony, the lat
ter Metropolitan champion and
both likely entries in the tourna-
ment this year, put on rous-
ing game at Tech last night
with the Manual Trainers win
ming, 56-52. Tony DiChiacchio
with % points and Hans Jep-
son, who scored 13 before foul
Ing out in the final period, led
Techs attack. Bill Cassidy with
16 points and Harvey Dant, who
also fouled out. with IA points
were high for the TONES.
Chamberlain, hottest high
school team at the moment and
likely to be a serious contender
III Interhigh play, won its sixth
game without defeat, romping
over OXon Hill, 1929. Gene
White and Russ Williams, each
with IL points, were high for the
Volts while Tom Peters and Ted
Foote each had 7 points to pace
OXon Hill.
AnacoStla, another team that
might be troublesome in inter-
high play, defeated Suitland,
62-38, in a non-league game as
Dick Butler paced the Indians
with II points.
Other Games.
In other area games, Mont
gOmery Blair defeated Richard
Montgomery, 60-34; Bethesda
Chevy Chase defeated Coolidge,
SAB: Frederick Sasscer won
over Calvert County High, 57-40;
Sherwood edged Damascus, A
~; Surrattsville defeated Mack
in, 47-43. and Bell defeated St.
Mary'S of Annapolis at Annapo-
lis, 59-37.
ST. Stephens of Alexandria
romped over Quantico High,
66-22; Mount Vernon defeated
Fairfax, 60-44, in a Northern
Virginia League opener: Carroll
defeated Priory, 1929, and
Western won its opener, 1896,
over Frederick High, Spingarn
had an easy time with Parker
Gray. winning 1888: Dunbar
opened with an 86-44 romp over
Sellers Point at Dundalk MD,
and Cardozo lost to Dunbar of
Baltimore, 61-46, at Baltimore.
The Capitol Pages, led by
Brownie Green, page for Repre-
sentative Cecil Hardin of In
diana, won their first game in
three years, defeating Wood
ward, 23-14. Green scored IA
points. high for both teams.
In the only high school games
over the week end, Blair will be
at Westminster (MdD High for
a game at Z o'clock tonight and
Carroll will entertain st. Mary'S
of Annapolis at 2:30 pm. to-