Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-30
'Gonzaga's Wins
Promise 10 Give
Coach Ulcers
BY DICK STAY

I
playing basketball just good
enough to win. For the second
game in a row yesterday the
Eagles came from behind in the
fourth quarter for victory, this
time at Bethesda Chevy Chase
High, $3.50. Tommy O'Keefe is
expecting ulcers any day.
I'VE haven't been ahead in
any big game this season, and
don't think we will be- Coach
IO'Keefe said with a frown yes
Iterday. He can't explain why
its not because his players
Iaren't good enough. because they
are. There may be an excuse in
their playing away from home
every game.
I'VE practice in our small
gym: one pass and you have a
good shot. We get on these big
courts and We have to keep
moving in. Everybody plays a
zone against us and they should"
IOKeefe said.
One of these days Gonzaga may
tear up a good zone defense, but
that was far from the case yes
terday. B-CC used a 2-3 zone.
ran up 2l-9 lead at the start
of the second quarter, lost it and
then rallied again for a 1896
bulge in the third. But Con-
zaga scored Is of the next II
points to take command at ST.
48 midway in the final.
Don Mudd made a layup with
2;56 remaining, Tom Coleman
added a free throw, the Eagles
froze the action for a minute
and Is seconds, HOWE Langley
made foul shot, Gonzaga
stalled another As seconds and
that was it.
AS against Montgomery Blair.
IB-CC again was fighting superior
height and experience and suf-
fered from personal fouls. Bob
Windsor fouled out in the first
half. Bob Bryan and Richie Lee
followed early in the last quar-
ter and the Barons dropped their
second decision in IL games.
Gonzaga, loser only to Blair and
DeMatha, won No. 9.
Jim Shipman, bees only tall
player. was high scorer with l6
points. Coleman and Mudd led
Gonzaga with IA each and Jim
'O'Donnell got 13. Coleman
clicked on 10 of IL foul shots and
.O'Donnell on 7 of 8.
B-CC committed rs personals
and Gonzaga Is and the latter
made 25 of AZ chances on the
foul line to "a of SO for the host
team. Better rebounding gave
the Eagles 48 shots from the
floor and they hit Is times. B-CC
made IA Of SO field goal attempts.
Leading all the way, Carroll
romped to a 7l-43 victory over
Georgetown Prep at Carroll yes
terday. CAROLS record is now
l4-2 and Prep stands at 3-5.
Willie Wells and Tom Hoover
each scored IA points for the
Lions. Hoover is a 6-foot-7
transfer student from Dunbar.
He played only two quarters in
his first appearance with Car
roll Prep was led in scoring by
Tony Carroll with Is points.
st. Johns built up a 1910 first
quarter lead over Wilson and
then coasted to a 92-4S victory
at American University.
Bobby Fletcher led the Cadets
with 81 points and received help
from Tom Fitzpatrick and Puddy
Sheehan, who added IL each.
Don Ellington scored Is points
for Wilson. which now stands at
Ill. st. Johns season record
is 1914.
Bladensburg bottled up De-
Matthias high scoring Ernie Cage
(averaging PAT points a game)
and held him to IL points. but
the rest of the DeMatha team
scored freely and defeated the
Mustangs. 73-48, at Bladensburg.
Bill Wilson's Is points were
high for DeMatha. Ken Waller,
leading the Bi-County League
with a l6-point average, scored
% points for the hosts.
Boys Latin of Baltimore de-
feated Landon. 55-46. in an In
terstate Academic Conference
game in Baltimore.
Landon went ahead, liza, at
the end of the first quarter. In
the second and third periods
Boys Latin held an edge, but
then Maury Povich got hot and
scored IA of his 20 points to give
Landon the lead again. 46-42. to
start the fourth quarter.
In the last quarter Povich
fouled out and Latin went on to
win its fourth league game
against no losses. Landon is 81
in the league. Boys Latin was
led by Frank Wallis Is points.
Woodward Prep came from be-
hind to win its seventh straight
game. 7l-47, over Mackin. and
boost its overall record to 80
at Mackin.
Mackin led. 1912, in the Sec
.ond quarter. but then collapsed.
Mackin was outscored, 1929. in
the second half.
Leading scorers for Prep were
Bill Tallant with % points and
Bob James with %. Art Nichols