Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-12
Unbeaien Anacosiia
Risks Record Against
Gonzaua Five Today

OF the mternlgn League, puts us
unbeaten string Of six straight
on the line at $3.50 today when
it Is host to Gonzaga. defending
champion in the Catholic League.
The Indians, despite the loss
Of their scoring twins from last
year Zeke Zirkle and Dick But
Ter. have been rolling over the
opposition with well-balanced
club. With the exception OF Car
roll. however. the opposition has
been none too strong.
In facing the Eagles today
Anacostia will run into its strong
est test to date. If it can stop
the strong one-two punch Of
Ronnie Bennett and Tony Natoli
it win be q major achievement
Anacostia won its sixth game
yesterday. defeating Mackin, So
10, despite Mackin,s 20-point
surge In the final period. Cal
vim Knott with Is points ana
Wayne Thomerson with II led
Anacostia. while Don Rhine
played an outstanding defensive
game. Bill Hogan's 10 points
was high for Mackin.
Carroll High defeated a strong
Wilson team. defending Inter-
high champion, $3.50. in over
time at Carroll. Bill Hessler.
who had Is points for Carroll.
sank a foul shot with 40 Sec
onds remaining in the overtime
| period which. along with two
more successful foul shots by his
teammates. provided the margin
of victory. +
1t was Hessler's two free throws
with only a minute remaining
that tied the game. $3.50. in
regulation time.
CAROLS Frank Wightman had
10 points, but scoring honors for
the game went to Wilson's Lew
Luce, who had 25.
st. Johns, which has been
playing spotty ball, looked better
yesterday in beating Eastern.
76-43. than it has for its last
few games. The victory gave the
Cadets a 5-l record, their only
loss coming at the hands Of
Washington-Lee. It was the
fourth straight loss for Eastern
after two victories.
Gene White hit for 81 points
to lead Chamberlain to its fifth
straight victory, 57-52, over
Coolidge, in a non-Interhigh
League contest. 1t was the sixth
loss in seven starts for Coolidge.
Bulls Prep. which plays the
Maryland Freshmen in the pre-
liminary to the Maryland North
Carolina State game tomorrow at
College Park, will enter the game
with an unbeaten record. The
latest victim, Bulls fourth, was
Western, 62-42.
| Donald Dell, Landon's top
ranked scholastic tennis player,
led his basketball team to a
58-46 victory over Priory. Dell
had "a points and teammate
Blackie Bruner IA. Nick Gala
han with IL points and Chris
Walsh with IL were high for
Priory.
st. Adams was defeated by
Baltimore Friends, 69-56, at st.
Adams in an Interstate Academic
Conference game.
Cardoza High journeyed to
Baltimore and dropped a 62-52
game to Douglass. It was Car
dozo's second loss against four
wins.
Bill Thomas 80 points was
high as National Training
School romped over Woodward
Prep, 74-49.
Charley Scanlon's IA points,
high for his team. and the re-
bounding of Bill Galleher made
the difference for DeMatha as
the Stays won their sixth in 10
starts. 53-48, over Bell. George
Hawthorne was high for the Vo-
cats with Is points.
The schedule:
TODAY.
Gonzaga at Anacostia, $50
Baltimore Dunbar at Armstrong. $780,
Dunbar at Baltimore Carver, $3.50.
peMatha at Wheaton. $3.50.
Falls Church at Episcopal. $3.50.
Columbian Prep at Navy Plebes, 3.
TOMORROW.
st. Anthony at Eastern, $40.
Parker-Gray VS.. Phelps at SplnEarn, B.
GEORGETOWN Prep at Landon. $3.50.
Bulliis ct MARYLAND frosh. 6:15.
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