Evening star., 1954-12-22
voItsHope Good StaIt
will Lead 10 Happier
Ending This Season
By Bob Honson

son, nopeS IL doesn't run INTO the
buzz saw that cut 1t down last
year.
The Volts have won three
straight after dropping their
opener TO Carroll No. was a
55-42 defeat of Falls Church last
night on the losers court. Cham
berlain now can sit back and re-
fleet on how to maintain win
ming pace in the Interhigil
League. 1t meets Eastern in one
Of four games January z.
It will be remembered by high
school fans how Chamberlain
was rocking along on an eight
game winning streak last year
until competition became keener
in league play. The Volts wound
up with a 1876 season record,
considerably better than In prev
ious years. but only two Of the
wins were in the league.
Our starting five this year is
a better balanced unit Coach
Ed Crawford was saying last
night. We've picked up q couple
of players who are a big help.
We have more staying power
this time. It was our inability
to keep in the game in the clos
ing stages that hurt us in the
league last year."
The Volts have added two
transfer students to their line
UP and both have proved their
worth. Gene White, 6-foot-5,
from Anacostia. and Tony Maio,
6-foot. from Wilson, have the
height to control the boards,
along with Ed McGhee, 6-foot-3. |
The shotmakers are Don Fugel,
top scorer last year. and White.
Both have averaged nearly 20
points game so far.
Fugel with help from White
and McGhee of the boards, was |
high scorer last night with % |
points. The Volts ran UP q 36-19 |
halftime lead and were never in
trouble. Bob Blake with 10 points |
was high for Falls Church.
Suitland High is serving notice |
that 1t will be a threat in the
Maryland Bi-County League.
The Rams won their fourth
straight last night after an
opening season loss, defeating
Frederick Sasscer, 1925. Ken
Moreland of Suitland took scor-
ing henors with % points. Dave
Cross was high for Sasscer
with 10.
Tech got back on the winning
track after two straight losses.
running away from st. Anthony.
6l-3l. Coach Artie Boyd gave
practically the entire Tech I
squad a workout, IL players see
ing action. All-High Tony Di-
Chiacchio of the Trainers was
high with Is points. John Kelly
was high for the TONES with Is. I.
Another team that apparently
has Strengthened itself out is
Fairfax. The Rebels won their
second straight, 70-35, over An
nandale. Durwood Register and
Wilbur Moore controlled the
boards as Ralph Boswell hit for
% points.
A goal by Lloyd Murphy with
two seconds remaining gave
Spingarn a 56-55 victory over
Mackin. Murphy wound up with
"a points. high for his team. Bill
Hogan was high for Mackin with
Is.
Butch Brown scored 90 points
to lead High Point to 52-38
win over Wheaton, the third In
five starts for the new Maryland
school.
Damascus won its third
straight without loss, 36-28, over 4
Middletown.
Bethesda Chevy Chase romped
over DeMatha, 8I-36, running UP
a 28-4 first quarter lead. George
Welcker. playing only the first
quarter, scored 13 points for the
Barons. Dave Melton had IA for
DeMatha.
Damian Crane with 26 points
paced Priory to a 57-42 victory
over Bell. Sam Cheri was high
for the VocatS with 18 points.
George Washington, with ALI
Metropolitan Doug Yates scoring
Is points, defeated the Alumni.
74-59. Mike Agee of the varsity
was next high with II points.
Northwestern defeated its
Alumni. $3.50. as Jerry Brogdon
of the varsity led the way with
20 points.
Oxon Hill won its fifth
straight. 61-49. over Laekey of
Indian Head as Sonny Piper
scored Is points to lead the win
ners.
Mount Vernon High kept pace
with James Monroe of Char
lottesyille until the last few min
utes of the game but went down
to an opening game defeat, So
81. Dave Davis with Is points
and Pete Spear with Is were
high scorers for the Mounts.
The schedule today:
George Mason at Wakefield. 1: 80 pm.
st. Johns at Coolidge. $40.
Gonzasa at MONTGOMERY Blair, 8.
Gaithersburg VS.. Alumni, s.
Oshourn vs. Alumni at Manassas. 8.
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