Evening star., 1953-02-07
Struggle With Wilson
Worries Roosevelt
As Streak Grows
By Bill Fuchs
DistrIct lnterhirh standinrs.

Coach Gabe Ferazzi has q
word for his Roosevelt High
Schools unbeaten basketball
record: Wonderful" But the
pressure Of piling one victory on
another is beginning to tell
not on the team so much as the
coach.
This much was evident last
night after the Riders won No.
IA, $3.50. over Coolidge. Tech
upset Eastern, $3.50, in the Sec
ond game of the double header
at Tech. Someone mentioned
the big game coming I'D against
Wilson. also unbeaten in league
play, next Friday night. Ferazzi.
one of the best-liked coaches in
the area, adroitly shifted the
subject to the Northwestern
game Tuesday.
Headed for Best Record.
No one can blame Ferazzi for
keeping a discreet silence. The
Riders are compiling what prob
ably will be their best basketball
record ever. Under the circum-
stances it's best to maintain a
"Wait-and-see" attitude.
AS for last nights game, Fe-
razzi had nothing but praise for
Coach Julian Colangelo and the
Coolidge squad. The Colts put
the 5000 fans at Tech gym into
near-hysterics in the fourth
quarter when they narrowed. a
15-point deficit to six points,
but they just couldn't quite
make it.
"I got as much mileage out of
them as possible" Colangelo
said. "And you can't expect any
thing better"
Ardie Baker, a 5-foot-9 jump
shot artist. was the big thorn in
Roosevelt's side. Baker scored
11-6-28 and was a leader in the
Colts last-period rally. Now in
his third season at Coolidge.
Baker is a certainty to set a
career scoring record there.
Riders Gain Early Lead.
Roosevelt, led by Phil Perlo.
Robbie Smithers and Hal Pollin,
got of to an early lead and held
it throughout except for a few
seconds at the start of the Sec
ond quarter. The Riders led,
14-12, going into this period, but
a one-hander by Baker tied it.
Dick Preziotti and Bill Wright
shot baskets to put the Riders
ahead for keeps. Roosevelt led,
1927, at halftime and STAB
after three quarters. The Riders
were ahead, 60-45, when the
Colts made their late surge, with
Baker, Stann Bobb and Jerry
Sander combining to score 8
straight points. During the final
four minutes the Riders made
8 of IL free throws to keep the
lead.
Perlo led Roosevelt with ell
%, while Pollin had 5-4-14,
Smithers 4-4-12 and Wright
4-2-10. Baker and Bobb (4-7-
15) were double figure scorers
for the Colts, who made 20 Of
% free throws.
May Mean PlayOff Spot.
Artie Boyd. Tech coach, was
well pleased with his victory over
Eastern. It probably will mean
q playoff berth for the Trainers.
Consecutive field goals by
Tony DiChiacchio. Buddy Brotz-
man, Brotzman again, two free
throws and a goal by Vince
Scalco and a foul shot by Scalco
gave Tech a 28-16 advantage
midway in the second quarter.
The Trainers led, 14-13. after
one quarter and 1924 at half
time. Eastern rallied in the
third quarter and led, 46-44,
going into the final. Trailing.
52-51, with 3 minutes left. Tech
retook the lead on two free
throws by Scalco and added to
it on a goal and foul shot by
Scalco, two free throws by Di-
Chiacchio and field goals by De-
Alley and Bob Bennett.
Gino D'Ambrosio with Ollie
and John Linthicum with 7-5-19
led Eastern, while Tech had four
players in double figures in De-
Alley with 6-2-14. Scalco 4-6-14,
DiChiacchio 4-5-13 and Bennett
4-4-12.
An interhigh doubleheader
starting at 1880 tonight at Tech
has Western against Chamber
lain and Wilson against Bell.