Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-04
Top Place at Stake
In Anacostia Game
With Tech tomorrow

AnacoSt1a Highs basketball |
team gets the acid test tomor-
row.
Currently in second place in
the Interhigh League with Al
record. the Indians take on
league leading Tech (5-D in |
the first game of a double
header at 3:15 at Tech. Cham
berlain will play Coolidge in the
second game and in a night
double header starting at 1880,
also at Tech, Eastern will play
Bell and Roosevelt faces Wilson
in that order.
A victory will assure Tech a
berth in the championship play
offs. The only league game left
is with Roosevelt. weaker since
it lost Phil Perlo by graduation.
On the other hand, Anacostia
can take over the top spot by
winning and with only Cham
berlain and Bell remaining |
would be in good position to
enter the playoffs.
Need to Control BackboardS.
I'VE need to control the back
boards" Coach Russ Lombardy |
of Anacostia said. If we do that |
we stop Jepson (Hans Jepson,
Techs 6-foot-3 leading scorer) |
and stopping him can give us
a win"
We'll be sitting in a good |
spot with a victory" he added.
1T will give the boys the needed |
confidence to go all the way"
1t would seem that Lombardy |
has the horses to stop Jepson.
Wayne Thomerson, 6-foot-22; |
Bob johnson, also 6-foot-21a, |
and Jay Ferber, a towering g.
foot-5. should be able to get their |
share of rebounds. Feeding to |
Zeke zirkle, 5-foot-11, with a % |
scoring average in five league |
games and Dick Butler, 5-foot-8,
with a 12.5 average, should give
the Trainers busy afternoon. I
But Tech is not unduly wor-
ried. In addition to Jepson, who
has a 81 scoring average for six
league games. there is Tony Di-
Chiacchio. 5-foot-10. and the
teams second high scorer with
a IA average: Don Hunter, s.
foot-7; Tom Merryman. 5-foot-
8, and Stu Knott, 5-foot-8. All
have done a good job in putting
Tech on the top rung with five
victories. The only loss was by
one point. to Eastern, 1911.
Tech Confident.
mo loss is good" Coach Artie
Boyd said. I'VE like to win them
all, but sometimes a loss here
and there helps. 1t keeps you
from getting overconfident."
This could be the big one"
he added We're confident. but
not overly So"
There is a first time for every
thing. Should AnacoStia reach
the playoffs it would be the first
time in the 15-year history of
the school. The sentiment is
growing that it will make it.
National Training School won
Its ninth straight without de-
feat yesterday, 71-53. over Will
son Teachers College jayvees at
NTS. Lin Williams paced the
winners attack with 10 points.
Roosevelt Beats DeMatha.
Roosevelt, having an in-and-
out season, had one of its better
days. defeating DeMatha, 1896.
at Roosevelt. Ken Erickson and
Larry Stearman. each with I6
points. led the Riders while Bill
Russell was high for DeMatha
with IT.
In other games. Herndon de-
feated Nokesville. 44-42, at Hern-
don last night as Roy Fox hit
Tor three points in the last few
seconds of an overtime period.
and Phelps dropped a 64-53 game
at Dunbar of Baltimore In
Baltimore.
The schedule for the re-
mainder of the week:
Today.
Mn'f PTss =. e fan Hster IA; $40
Tomorrow.
AnaC0Stia ar Tecb III
fastern Rs B ss c e Tsc6 at Tech s.
P PHeisye at s. spn Mils0n e Tech O.
Armstrong VS.; Dunbar at spingarn. q.
GenzssFs ya P Pri6ry at It casro
Eorthwestern VS.. Montgomery Blair at
Washtngton-Lee at Fairfax 2
Herndon at GEORGE Mason. S.
Western at DeMatha. s.
ST. Johns at Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Mount, Vernon w at Wakefield. 8.
Peabody at Parker-GraF.
Johnson William at Hoffman Boston, 3.
RRi nmsrdui Mo OF at Sherwood. z.
0TSon , Hill at FREDERICK sasseef. 7:sO.
Margaret Brent at Lackey 40.
Fairmont Heights at Sellers Point. g.
Friends at Morristown On. J) |
st. Stephens at Woodward Prep. 3:15.
Bulls VS.. Wilson Teachers w at AU. :
Gas. I
Saturday.
Woodward Prep at George Mason. g. |
St. ChriStopher'S at Episcopal $3.50. |
St. Andrews at Landon, ..
Columbian Prep at CIV Frosh. 2.
Sunday.
Mackin at DeMatha. .. I
st. Johns VS.. st. Anthony at DeMatha. |
S:45
Carroll VS.. St. Mary's at Annapolis.
$40. |
Ex-Nebrosku Cuptoin Dies
LINCOLN. Nebr,, Feb. 4 (P).-I
E. E. Mockett, 86, captain of |