Evening star., 1953-12-15
CIV High Five Opens
Against Undefeated
BIadensburg Tonight

George Washington High, run
nerup in both the Metropolitan
and Virginia State basketball
tournaments last season, won't
have to wait long to get a line
on the strength of this years
squad. The Presidents open
their season tonight against un-
defeated Bladensburg on the lat
ter's court in probably the top
attraction among 16 high school
games scheduled today.
On the other hand, George
Washington is the toughest of
Bladensburg's opponents so far.
The Mustangs have not been ex-
tended in their four straight vic
tories. but the opposition has
been Of warmup variety-the
Bladensburg Alumni, Surratts-
vile. Howard County and Arun-
del High.
George Washington, under its
new coach, Steve Osisek, has six
lettermen on hand from last sea-
sons near-champions. George
barley. Stuart Knight, Doug
Yates. Wilmer Anderson and
Walt Davis give the Presidents a
starting lineup averaging we'll
over 6 feet in height. Jimmy
MOTLEY, 5-foot-7, is the other
1etterman who figures to see
lot Of duty.
In games played yesterday,
st. Johns was walloped by the
Georgetown Freshmen, 96-54;
st. Anthony overwhelmed Oxon
Hill. 1887: and Cardozo lost it's
opener to Douglass of Baltimore,
60-43.
1t was the first of three games
this week for st. Anthony, the
cinderella" team of last year
that came from the bottom to
win the Metropolitan tourna-
ment. Lettermen Tom Cassidy
and Harvey Dant got 13 and IL
points to lead the TONES as
Coach Jack Bohne used Is play
ers.
st. Johns, which opened last
Friday with a 1851 win over
the George Washington Unlver-
Sity freshman team, ran into
another one of Georgetown's
good Frosh squads. But Coach
Joe Gallagher of the Cadets was
not surprised. 1--WE don't expect
to beat college freshmen" he
says.
The remaining schedule this
week:
Chamberlain VS.. st. Mary's at Annap-
Tech at DeMatha. 8 pm.
Patterson Park at Coolidge. $50 pm.
Friends at Baltimore Friends. $50 pm.
GEORGETOWN Prep at Priory. $3.50 pm.
9uantico at George Mason. o
George Washington at Bladensburs,
Northwestern at Washington Lee.
Alumni at surrattsville. pm.
M.rSS.,d ShsrTo1d at at ckn Lackey; 2;3o q pm Pm
WoodWafd dsH a at arHIh carfolf S sso ion pm pm
st. Stephens at Richard Montsomery.
Phelps at Parker-Gray.
TOMORROW.
st, Anthony at Anacostia. $50 pm.
Columbian Prep at woodward Prep:
THURSDAY.
Northwestern at Anacostia. 800 pm
Lackey at Annapolis. 8 pm.
Howard at Leural. 7:30 pm.
Faculty at Gaithersburg. 2:30 pm.
Wakefield VS. Chamberlain JV at
Thomas Jefferson y4niqr High. pm.
John Marshall VS. George Washington
BladensburE at Washington-Lee, $40
St. Johns at American U. freshmen.
Carroll at Priory, $3.50 pm.
Anacostia at suitland. S;l5 pm.
st. Anthony at Tech. $3.50 pm.
Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Coolidge
Bell VS.. St. Marys in Annapolis. 8
Chamberlain at oxon Hill. 2:15 pm.
Frederick at Western. 3:45 pm
Mount Vernon at Fairfax: 3 pm.
MontEomerg Blair vs.: Richard Mont-
ssonmery at Takoma Park Junir High
Woodward VS.. Capitol Pages at Wilson
High.
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Prince Frederick at Sherwood Sasscer.
MackIn at surrattsville pm.
Manassas at Herndon.
Spingarn at Parker-Gray.
Cardoso at Baltimore Dunbar. 3:15
Dunbar VS. soHers at Dundalk. Md.
8p.m.
MontEomerv Blair at Westminster. 2
SUNDAY.
st. Mary's at Carroll, 2:30 pm.