Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28

the Interhigh Basketball League
for the 1856 season.
To use q time-worn phrase,
much water has flowed under
the bridge since last January z
when the league opened.
This date marked the first
complete indignation of sports
in the District public high
schools. An estimated 1900 fans
poured into Tech Highs gym to
watch Anacostia defeat Phelps
and Armstrong win over Tech.
In the II ensuing months, a
great deal was accomplished in
scholastic sports. not only in the
District public highs but through
out the area.
New champions were crowned.
New schools were built. Enroll
ments shot up and attendance
at sports events, In most cases,
also increased.
II not a banner year in sports.
1855 at least was marked by
progress.
$3.50
Some of the highlights:
JANUARY-Two weeks and
one day after the Interhigh
basketball season opened, Car
dozo swept the boards at the
National Guard Armory, plac-
ing in eight events to pile up 26
points and win team honors in
the first scholastic section OF
The Star Games. 1t was a por-
tent of things to come for the
fast-running Clerks.
MARCH-Along with blustery
weather, came innumeraole
basketball tournaments.
st. Johns defeats Washing
ton-Lee, 64-54, to win Washing
ton-Lee Invitational.
Armstrong wins over Roose-
welt, 65-4l, to take Interhigf
title and Charley Baltimore
Armstrong coach. announces re-
tirement from coaching aftel
some IL years.
Montgomery Blair. the area!
No, / ranked basketball team
nosed out Hagerstown, $3.50. Il
win its third Maryland Stat'
Class A championship in foul
years and 21st victory without
defeat.
Oxon Hill wins Maryland
Class B, District II, title ans
runs up 20 straight wins only II
lose, 47-37, to Cambridge for TIT
State championship.
Lackey, in same tournament
as Blair and Oxon Hill. won TIT
Glass C title with a 50-46 victory
over Southern High.
Parker-Gray won the Virgins
Interscholastic Athletic League
Group II championship with
$3.50 victory in overtime owe
South Norfolk High.
Washington-Lee came within
a whisker of winning the Vir
Rinia State Group I champion
ship, losing In the last eigh
seconds to Jefferson Senior o
Roanoke, 42-41, in a bid for 1t
first State basketball title.
George Mason, likewise, wen
down to defeat to a Virgins
team in a try for the Stat
Group II title. losing, 1892. II
William Fleming, also o
Roanoke.
The All-Highs defeated thu
All-Preps, 1884, In the nintf
annual benefit game sponsored
by the Big Brothers Club.
st. Johns closed out the schol'
lastic basketball season with
5g-57 loss to st. AIMS Of New
York in the annual Washington
Catholic Invitational tourney.
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APRIL-MAY 49, Washington
Lee, setting one new record ant
tying two others. won the eight
annual Alexandria Memoria
Relays for the third straight veal
The Generals then went on t,
take the Duke-Durham Invita-
tional Relays and finished thei
season unbeaten with a victor!
in the State, Group I, champion
ships, the schools first Stat,
track title.
Montgomery Blair wins Mary
land Bi-County League tract
title and two weeks later set
three new records in winning
the State Glass A championship
Carroll wins first metropolitan
Catholic League track cham
pionship in a redistribution o.
points following disclosure tha'
ct. Johns originally announced