Evening star., 1955-01-28
Inferhigh Standings
Beginning 10 IeII in
1ussIe for PIayofis
INTEeHIGH LEAGgE sTANpNGs.

Win only q lew league games
remaining, the present stand
ings Of the first four teams In
the West Division may be Jug
gled Q bit but all four should
make the playoffs.
In the East Division. q better
idea Of likely playoff berths may
be had after tonight's games
between Armstrong and Phelps
and Anacostia and Spingarn.
Roosevelt improved its stand
ing with q 51-44 victory over
Coolidge and Cardozo contin-
ued unbeaten In the league with
q 6l-52 win over Western in
games yesterday. Other league
games resulted in Wilson, de-
tending champion, and Tech
winning their first. The Tigers
defeated Bell, 55-47, and the
Trainers slipped by q fighting
Chamberlain team, 67-62.
Riders Pressed to Win:
Roosevelt had q tough time
Of it for nearly three quarters
or until the Colts Jack Silas
bowed out on personal fouls.
Coolidge is one Of the most
underrated teams in the area"
Coach Gabe Ferazzi of Roosevelt
said after the game. 'Their rec
ord isn't fancy, but they've
played some Of the best teams.
They certainly can't be counted
out Of the league race"
The Colts used an effective
zone defense to tie up Roose-
velt's big men and held its own
until Silas went out.
Little Dick Preziotti, however.
wasn't bothered too much BY
the Colts defense. Forced to the
outside, he repeatedly made set
shots to finish with % points.
high for the game. Charley
Featherstone with 10 was next
high for the Riders. Silas had
II points and Julian (Doc) Vein
garten 10 to pace the Colts.
Cardozo's Fourth Straight.
In the first game of the double.
header at Tech, Cardozo won its
fourth straight as Ken Dunlay
with IA points and Tom Stephens
with l3 led the Clerks attack
against Western. Bob Lomax
with 10 points and Charlie Folk
with l6 combined to keep the
Raiders In contention but they
got little help from their team
mates.
Wilson got on to an early lead
and kept ahead Of Bell through
out the game for its first league
victory. The Tigers had It'll,
1928 and 47-33 quarter leads
as four Of its players hit in
double figures in that time. Bill
Bues wound UP with 16 for VIII
son and teammates Lew Luce,
Gus Muir and Pete Abbott 10
each. Sam Cheri with IL and
Al Kotz with 10 were high scor-
ers for the Vocats.
Tech eased past Chamberlain
for its first league victory, mainly
on the shooting Of Bob Bordeau
and Bob Bolen. Bordeau had
% points and Bolen 18, with
most Of that total early in the
game, as the Trainers had to
fight on the Volts In the late
stages Of the game. Chamber
lain's attack was led by DON
Fugel. with "a points: Gene
White with IL and Sonny Linda
mood with 10.
WaShington-Lee. the areas
second-ranked team, won Its
ninth straight and 10th in ii
starts, 50-38, over Episcopal. Phil
Palmer, 6-foot-3 forward, made
16 points for the Generals, high
for the game.
Annandale kept pace with
Osbourn Of Manassas for most
Of the game. but when its regu-
lars went out on fouls the
reserves were unable to handle
the situation and Annandale
went down to Its seventh straight
loss, 1862. Annandale has q
single victory. its opening game.
OSbourn's record now Is As.
National Training School de-
feated the Kendall Warriors.
63-42. to make its season record
6-1. Bill Thomas was high for
NTS with IS points and Dave
Bernstein high for Kendall
with Is.
The weekend schedule:
Today.