Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-21
5High School Games
Rival WiIson-Tech
As Feature tomorrow

The wilson Tech game is one
Of six top attractions being
played tomorrow by area high
school basketball teams.
Gonzaga vs.. st. Anthony.
Montgomery Blair at Bethesda
Chevy Chase, Mount Vernon at
WaShington-Lee, Cardozo VS..
Dunbar and Armstrong VS..
Spingarn, are the other games of
particular Importance
Tech, 80, and Wilson, 20,
in the Interhigh League (Di-
vision u will play at 3:15 pm.
at Roosevelt followed by a game
between Bell and Coolidge. At
Tech High gym, also starting at
3:15. Western meets Roosevelt
and AnacoStia takes on Eastern
in the second game.
In Division II Of the league,
Dunbar 600 is expected to have
little trouble dispoSing of Car
doza (0-2) in the first game of
the double-header starting at
1880 pm. at Spingarn. The sec
ond game, Armstrong Old
against Springarm (2-0), shapes
up as the feature. attraction.
High-ScOring Players Matched.
The Tech Wilson game will
also match high-scoring players.
Hans Jepson with a 1876 scoring
average in 10 games and Tony
DiChiacchio with 1872 have led
the Trainers to seven victories,
the last four in a row. The
Tigers will counter with Lew
Luce, their sensational Sopho-
more who has a 23.4 scoring av-
erage for the five games played
by his team. AL Mason is next
high with "a.
The Gonzaga-St. Anthony
game will determine the leader
in the Catholic League. Both
have 20 records, along with Car
roll. which draws a bye. The first
game Of the double header at
Priory will be Priory against
Mackin starting at pm.
Montgomery Blair 600 hooks
up with its traditional rival,
Bethesda Chevy Chase 1-0) on
the latter'S court in the main
attraction of two games being
played in the Maryland BIZ
County League. The other is
Suitland ODD VS.. Northwestern
(0-2) at Ritchie Coliseum. Both
games are 8 pm.
Blair Improves Fast.
Blair, Maryland State cham
pion the last two years, has come
along fast after a slow start and
again is a threat for the title.
The Blazers have won seven out
of 10 starts and their two vic
tories in the league. over North
western and Bladensburg, were
by convincing margins. Bob
Brown and Bob Peterson have
spearheaded Blair in most Of its
games.
Although the Northern Vir-
GINA League lead isn't at stake
tomorrow. the Mount Vernon
game ct WaShington-Lee at 3
pm. is important to both. The
Majors. losers to league-leading
George Washington earlier in
the week, command respect.
For years George Washington
and Washington-Lee have rep
resented the Northern District in
the Virginia tournaments. This
year the Majors. Spearheaded by
All-State Bill Edmondson and
Connie Hoffman, might upset the
apple cart.
A total of IS games will be
played tomorrow in one Of the
biggest single-day schedules Of
the area high schools.
Capitol Pages Win.
The Capitol Pages won their
second game. of the season and
the second game Of their four
year basketball history over
Quantico High, 1925, at Wilson
High yesterday. The Pages have
lost three.
Behind at half-time, 26-37,
and trailing until the last two
minutes. Anacostia rallied to pull
out a $3.50 victory over Epis-
copal yesterday at AnacoStia.
Dick Butler had 19 points and
Zeke zirkle II, high for Ana
costa. Mort Boyd's 20 points
was high for Episcopal.
In other high school games.
Dunbar Travelled to Baltimore
yesterday and took its first loss
in six games. Douglass High
winning. 1928. Spingarn, led
by Baylor who had % points.
walloped Bates of Annapolis,
70-44, at Spingarn yesterday.
1t was Spingarn's eighth victory
IN 10 games. Cardozo, avenging
a previous defeat, won over
Dunbar of Baltimore, 57-54, at
Cardozo yesterday.
Six games are scheduled to-
day. The Northern Virginia
League game between Washing
ton-Lee at Falls Church at 8
O'Clock tonight was previously
scheduled January S but was
postponed until completion of
Falls Church's new gymnasium.
One other game of interest is
being played today. st. Johns.
Catholic League champion. will
play Eastern, a likely entry in
the 1nterhigh playoffs this year.
at $3.50 at Eastern.
TODAY
SWasnington-Lee at Falls Church, 8.
Wood H p fre Eas as 81. STE ateDb.n.
81. Emma at Parker-dray, 8.
"1iien'On r g oGsSFge Mason. ..
Bell VS. Collide a. ROOseveIt. 3 3:4s
Western VS.. Roosevelt at Tech. 3:15.
casdosssi Us Vi Du 5SS:se1 e. Tech
Mackin at Priory, 4
g. SsonSaga VS.. St. Anthony at Priory,
Mount Vernon at washington-Lee. a.
george washington at Fairfax r.
~ montgomery Blair at sethesda- Chevy
coS S;uitlsnd VS.. Northwestern at Richie