Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
WaIIoping Of Easiern
|BoIsiers Roosevelt
As lnierhigh Threat
By BOB Hanson

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of Improvement over last years
squad. shouldn't have too much
trouble gaining q playoff berth
in the Interhigh Basketball
League this season.
Despite the loss Of Phil Perlo.
all-around star and now q fresh
man at Maryland, the Riders
appear to be. "a better-rounded
outfit. In beating q good Con-
zaga team, defending Catholic
League champion. in its opener
q few days ago and walloping
Eastern yesterday. 52-35, Roose-
welt displayed q strength that
its opponents in the league may
have difficulty overcoming.
The first test In the league for
the Riders comes tomorrow when
they play Cardozo In the opening
double header at Tech. Cardozo.
with Delano Kittrell and Jim
Thompkins setting the pace, has
q 81 record. Its latest victory
was an $3.50 trouncing of Fair
mont Heights last Wednesday.
the biggest score run up by q
high school team thus far this
season.
Sc Games Set Today.
Meanwhile. SO games will be
played today marked, by the
opening OF the Interhigh League
and the first complete integra-
ton Of sports in the District
public high schools.
Chamberlain is at Eastern and
Bell faces Western at Roosevelt
in afternoon games. In a
double header tonight at Tech,
Phelps meets Anacostia in the
first contest followed by Arm
strong against Tech.
Opening play also is sched-
uled tonight in two other leagues,
Catholic and Maryland BIZ
County.
st. Johns meets DeMatha and
Priory plays Carroll in that ord
er in a Catholic. League double
header at Carroll.
8 Bit County Openers.
The Bi-County openers will
be Bladensburg at Montgom-
cry Blair, High Point at Bethes-
da- Chevy Chase and Suitland
at Northwestern.
Roosevelt has been tossed
into the West Division of the
Interhigh League along with
Bell, Cardozo. Coolidge, Dunbar.
Western and defending cham
pion Wilson. The first four fin
ishers in each division gain the
playoffs.
Coach Gabe Ferazzi has re-
Trained from any comment as
to how good his team is, pre-
ferring to wait until after a few
more games have been played.
He does admit. however, to
depth and size.
Both Roosevelt's depth and
!. size was markedly in evidence
yesterday as they threatened at
one time to chase the Ramblers
out of the gym.
Both Get Slow Start.
Sloppy ball-handling on both
sides in the first quarter pre-
| vented high scoring with Roose-
welt taking only 1879 lead. But
in the second quarter the Riders
pulled themselves together as
Eastern, by contrast. fell apart.
Roosevelt hit for 16 points and
only a field goal by Bob Roberts
saved Eastern from the humilia-
ton Of being shut out in that
period.
With a 31-11 halftime lead,
Ferazzi pulled out his first string
and used most of the bench.
Against second-class opposition
the Ramblers narrowed the gap,
but never seriously threatened.
Dick Preziotti, second team
choice on The Stars All-High
squad last year; Ken Ericsson,
6-foot-5, and Demetre Koutras
were standouts for the Riders.
Ericsson was high with 10 points
and did a masterful job under
the boards, as did Koutras.
Preziotti hit for 10 points.
Eastern, minus one of its top
players In big Charley Sampson,
out with q leg cramp, got most
of its shooting from Roberts and
Ed Barton.
The schedule through Sunday:
| TODAY.
CHAMBERLAIN 1t Eastern, $40
Bell vs.. Western ct Roosevelt, $3.50.
| Phelps vs.. Anacostis at Tech, 1880.
ss pinrafn n = c Ten; s ga
81. Anthony at Wilson. $40.
biadensbure ct MONTGOMERY Blair. 3
Htgn FONT At Bethesda Chevy Chase 8.
Suttlanq ct Northwestern $500
Richard MONTGOMERY at Friends, $50
Gatthefsburg ct Damascus.
sherwood at Laurel, q
rrederick 9asscer at Surrattsville, 2;30.