Evening star., 1955-01-20
Anacosiia 10 Battle
Armstrong for Lead
In Eastern Division
BY Bob Hanson

top position in the Maryland Bi.
County League viii be at staks
in basketball games tomorrow.
Anacostia and Armstrong, each
with 30 records in the Inter.
high East Division clash at 7::3(
pm. at Tech In the first game
of a double-header. Eastern
meets Phelps in the second game
also in the East Division.
In two afternoon games to-
morrow, Chamberlain Is al
Spingarn and Dunbar plays
Western at Roosevelt, the latter
a West Division contest.
B-CC Meeting Blair.
The important Maryland Bi-
County League, game has Be-
thesda Chevy Chase. defending
champion. playing host to Mont
gomery Blair. which currently
leads the league.
Other games In the league, all
at night. are Suitland at Bla-
densburg and Northwestern at
High Point.
In the Catholic League. Mackin
meets DeMatha and Gonzaga
plays st. Anthony. Both games
win be at DeMatha, the first at
7:30 pm.
Friends is host to Sanford
(Del.) Prep at 8 pm. tomorrow
in an Interstate Academic Con-
ference game. and Washington
Lee will meet Mount Vernon at
7p.m. in the only Northern Vir-
ginia League game.
st. Johns Plays Roosevelt.
Several top non-league games
tomorrow find st. Johns al
Roosevelt; Oxon Hill. unbeater
in nine games, at Frederick Sas-
seer in Marlboro, both night
games, and Landon at Carroll In
an afternoon game.
The most important contest In
In five-gane schedule today Is
Fairfax at George Washington
High at Z pm. Both have been
defeated by Washington-Lee
which leads the Northern Vir-
ginia League, and will be battling
to retain a slim chance for
survival.
The Anacostia Armstrong
game will match two big teams
both well balanced and with a
scoring punch.
Until last Tuesday, the In
dams, No. 3 in The Stars rating
list, were unbeaten in eight
games. st. Johns knocked them
of and Coach Russ Lombardy
is trying to get his team back in
stride.
Coach Optimistic.
1--WE think we can beat them
(Armstrong) of the boards and
probably outshoot them on Jump
shots in the pivot" Lomhardy
says. ''But we've seen them play
and we know It's q tough club to
beat"
Anacostia's big boys are Co.
Capts. Wayne Thomerson and
Bob johnson and Don Rhine, all
over 6 feet. Calvin Knott and
Fred Schwartzman, both good
set shots. make up the starting
five.
Armstrong, rated one notch
below its opponent in the listing
has a season record Of 6-2
Guided by Coach Charley Balti-
more, who has turned out sue
cessful teams for good many
years, the Generals have i'm
proved with each outing.
Figures to Hold It's Own.
In Co-Capts. Orenzie Hooks
and George Dill. Bob Bailey
Charley jenkins and Bob Green
the latter two at 6-foot-3, Arm.
strong figures to hold its owr
with any team in its division.
Keen rivalry marks the Be-
thesda Blair contest. Tht
Barons, despite being unratee
as of the moment, offer stronl
opposition.
B-CC has a 9-3 season recort
and Is 2-l in the league. North
western also is 2-1 In the league
and a win for the Barons ant
Northwestern would throw thu
lead into a triple tie, along Will
Blair. Blair. ranked No. ! II
the area, has a 90 mark.
Four Of the Barons' starter
have consistently scored well u
the u games. Angus LaIaono
jr., son of the president Of TIN
Touchdown Club: Bruce Kesslel
son Of a one-time basketball sta
at Eastern High; Hank Sander
son and George Welcker maxi
up the backbone of the club
Welcker is the only senior.
Dave Carrasco at Blair has
big team, headed by Captain
Dick Brown, 6-foot-S. and Herl
Jacobsen, 6-foot-S. Dick Street
Al Alkire, Don Shanklin ant
Frank corcoran also see plent!
of action.
The schedule:
TODAY.
Bullis vs CIV rrosh et Uilpe, 2. .ae
osorgetewn Prep e 81 sssnss siso S'''
osusudst prep ~ National Trainin
'pSfli Ysiatax 4 at oserss vashlnston. :.
TOMORROW.
Chamberiain q. spingarn; 3ipsv; 3ipsnn;s.v.,,
Dunbar vs. western ~ E0'se's''
Hrmstrons VS., Anacostia at Tech, 7:3t
Eastern VS., Phelps al Teen, s'lo'
ST Johns at Roosevelt. Z
Montgomery Blair at Bethesda -eneS
Northwestern at Hish Point,
Richard Montecmery At Uaitnefspur'
oxon Hill al Frederick sasscrr y
Laurel at qwynn PARK, 2.
Iackey AZ Margaret Brent. z. -,
surrRttsville vs. CAPITOL PAGES 1t WI
sop oppooS,ssyille at Middlstown, 7:lb.
faPiata at Great Mills, 3.
[ss,.l- - Charleat0Wn, &.