Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-23
St. Johns and WI
Give Preview Of Bid
For Tourney Crown

TOR tourney IT0M
Four teams expected to be in
the Metropolitan Invitational
Basketball Tournament at Wash
iington-Lee next week were on
display there last night and two
Of them served notice they would
be tough to eliminate.
Washington Lee defeated
Gonzaga in the opener, $3.50,
for its 10th straight victory and
St. Johns routed George WASH
ington. 74-46.
Both st. Johns and Washing
ton-Lee feature fast-breaking
clubs and q meeting between
these two in the tournament
finals is q good possibility. The
Cadets. with Q versatile attack.
have come up with several play
ers in the last few games that
not only figure to be Of help the
remainder Of the season but for
the next two as well.
Sophomore Pace Cadets.
Coach Joe Gallagher shifted
his key player. Bob RuSevlyan.
from offense to defense q few
games back and put John Frazier
in the pivot on offenSe. Frazier,
a transfer student from Western.
Jim Collins and Bob Talbot. all
6-foot-2 and all sophomores.
contributed to GW'S downfall.
These three will be the
nucleus Of next years team. I"
Gallagher said. Frazier has
been playing regularly. but Col
Inns and Talbot have come along
fast In the few appearances they
have made and we're counting
heavily on these boys in the
future"
So versatile was the st. Johns
attack that when the Presidents
concentrated on Frazier in the
last two quarters, Bernie Nc
Carthy broke loose with set shots
and driving layups. The pair
wound up with 10 points each,
high for the game. Doug Yates
was held in check for three
quarters. but found the range
late in the game to finish with
II. high for CIV.
WI Height Pays OF.
In the first game. Washing
ton-Lee capitalized on the
height Of Doug Watson. Chris
Plain, Tom Hockersmith and
and Woodbridge with IL paced
to control the boards.
Sonny Dugan with IS points
and Woodbridge with IL paced
the Generals while Tony Natoh
with IL points and Ronnie Ben
nett with 10 were high for
Gonzaga.
In the only other scholastic
games played yesterday. Gar
field nosed out Herndon, $3.50.
on a last-second shot by Carl
Hubbard; Lackey gained the
Maryland District playoffs with
a $3.50 walloping Of La Plata;
Phelps defeated Hoffman Bos-
ton. 1880. and Dunbar defeated
Bates Of Annapolis, 1886.
The weeks schedule:
To-day.
Mount Vernon at washington-L
Fans Church At Fairfax. e
suitland ct Montgomery Blair. $3.50.
sRd6n af R 81 sPnsMa ontro.ry $40
Wakefield at George Washington w.
ss;ESSsf At p psS.:;, 1i!
Lackey at Gyynn Park. O.,
2sSn nm A 4: 81 stephan: ss eardosc ss
Arundel ct Northwestern. 2.
et. Anthony W. oonzass at Carroll.
Falls Church at washinston-Lss. ..
ct. Adams ct Friends, $3.50.
DeMatha vs.. st. Mary's in Annapolis,
TseA at EDis s. '.s.; $50 a,n..,
Herndon at Stuyvesant.
Sellers Point at Fairmont Heights. /.
Thursday.
Laurel at suitland, $50.
Washington-Lee w at Wakeheld, 4.
Parker-Gray at Spingarn, 4.
Phelps at Hoffman Boston, 2.
Friday.
Interhish playofIs at Tech. 7:30.
Catholic playofis At Richie Coliseum.
1880.
Sanford at st. Adams, $3.50.
Mount Vernon at woodward Prep.
Fairfax at Quantico. 8.
Washington-Lee at Northwestern, 7.
MontSomery Blair at Frederick. Z.
$50 '' - ~
surrattsville at Priory.
Richard MONTGOMERY vs.. Faculty.
Sherwood at Charlotte Hall MA, 7:1S.
Poolesville ct Middletown. 1880.
Frederick easScer ct LaPlata. z.
Calvert ct Lackey. 8.
Alumni at Landon, 3.
Columbian Prep at Navy Plebes. 4.
st. Stephens ct Norfolk Academy, 3.
PalkeF-Gray vs.. Peabody ct PeterSbufg.
Hoffman Boston ct Spingarn. 3.
Saturday.
Interhigh championships at Tech, $50.
Fairfax 1t WaShtngton-Lee, 8.
WOODBURY. Forest at Episcopal. $50.
Mount Vernon at Newport News.
st. Stephens at christchurch School.
Catholic championships at Richie
Coliseum. 2.