Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-24
WI Convinces
With
Sd Straight Title
By DICK STAY

they should be. The contention
in Arlington County this season
that Washington-Lee's basket
bali team is the best in its his
tory now has a ring of truth.
WI last night took its third
consecutive Northern Virginia
Group I championship with a
60-55 decision over its constant
tormentor. George Washington.
It climaxed the Generals tough
est campaign for the district
title in these three years. which
speaks well Of CIV.
That's right. these are the
best two teams in the State. /"
Pete Rockwell. wills athletic
director. said. And Rockwell
reiterated his season long state
ment that the current WI OUT
fit is its best ever. I'm my time. "
he added.
The game last night was a
playoff after the rivals had
beaten each other once and had
swept through the rest Of their
league schedules to record iden-
tical Ill records. Two years
ago, CIV and W-L split In their
two games. but Mount Vernon
knocked OF CIV to permit the
Generals to walk away with the
title. Last year. the big Arling-
ton school won both meetings.
Agee Has to Fight
It was q rough and tumble
hour and q half last night which
kept the crowd Of some 1000
one Of the largest ever to pack
wills Campbell gymnasium--in
a frenzy throughout. Afterward,
there were at least two scufiies In
the street involving the still
pent-up partisans.
Mike Agee, GW's high-scoring
guard, tangled with several
youngsters in one of the skirm-
ishes and the CIV drum beater
had to fight to protect his bass
drum In the other battle about
q half-block away.
Agee, who told Arlington po-
lice that he had fought with
several boys-"one at time
who had piled out Of a car while
he was walking from the gym.
little more than torn
sweater.
His coach, Steve Osisek, in
sisted on pressing harges
against Agee's assailants but by
that time police had released
the boys without taking names.
Agee didn't want to press charges
and he and his coach still were
about it as they left the
scene in q police car.
Browns Injury Hurts
1t was little wonder that AgeeI
was the target Of any oyerexub-
erance by the younger WI sup
porters. Inside the building he
had been high scorer with II
points. II Of them in the last
quarter when CIV rallied TO tie
the score for the second time.
at $3.50.
Before that. wills 5-foot-10
Bobby Brown did q magnificent
job Of holding his same-size OPP
ponent to six scattered points.
Then Brown reinjured a sprained
ankle in the final moments OF
the third quarter after WI had
spurted to l2-point leads on
three occasions.
WI pulled away from the
tie in the last $40 of the game
on a jump shot by Bob Clements,
four quick points by 6-foot-5
Hank Ide and four foul shots by
Skip Rust at the end. Three foul
shots by Agee and q desperation
jump shot by Walt Densmore
was the best CIV could manufac-
ture.
Five players fouled out Of the
game and the last to leave was
Agee. with "a seconds left and
the score at 56-55. In the re-
time. officials called two
charging fouls on CIV shooters,
and Coach Osisek almost suf-I
Tered q stroke both times.
Osisek was in such a state OF
evaporation afterward that he
was afraid to make statement.
I'm sorry. I've just got nothing
TO say" the coach sighed.
Both teams win be in the
Washington Lee Invitational
tournament. which begins Mon
day night, and the State Group
tournament on March 8-i0 in
If they really are the
best in Virginia-and wills 1879
record and GW's are good argu-
ments that they are--they should
meet again.
Geo. wash. or Pts, Wash.-Les. or P.s;
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