Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-24
DE MATHA ALSO GAINS sEMLFNALs
Scouting Trip Pays Off in Upset
For Mockin in K. Of c. Tourney
BY BOB HANSON
Star staff Writer


Star staff Writer
A trip to Towson, Md, a cou-
pie of days ago to scout a has.
ketball game paid handsome
dividends for Coach Paul Fur
long and Mackin High School
in opening-round play last
night Of the Knights of Column
bus tournament at George
towns McDonough gym.
Furlong watched LaSalle of
New York City, last nights OPP
ponent, play an exhibition game
against Calvert Hall last Thurs
day when the New Workers
stopped over en- route here for
the tourney.
Last night, Mackin upset the
Cardinals, second seeded in the
tourney, 44-38.
DeMatha Wins Easily
In other opening-rou n d
games, defending champion De-
Matha won with ease over Don
Bosco of Ramsey, N. j., 1858:
Gordon Tech Of Chicago edged
st. Augustine of New Orleans,
1857. and st. Joseph's Prep of
Philadelphia defeated North
Catholic of Pittsburgh, $3.50.
The crowd Of 1000 was the
largest for an opening round
in the nine-year history Of the
tournament.
Mackin plays st. Joseph's
at 8 pm. and DeMatha meets
Gordon Tech at $50 in to-
nights Semifinals following
consolation games between La
Sale and North Carolina at )
pm. and Don Bosco and ST.
Augustine at $50.
"LaSalle played its starting
five only one quarter against
Calvert Hall the other day"
F'urlong said, "5ut it gave us
an idea of how to defense
them, particularly their big
boy"
Baylor Stops "Big Boy"
LaSalle's big boy" is Valen-
tine Reid. 6-foot-81a junior
and an All-New York City
selection. He came into the
tourney with nearly a 20.0-poinr
average, but Mackin's Art Bay
lor. 6-foot-6 sophomore, took
care of him.
Baylor, a nephew of Elgin
Baylor, the Los Angeles Lakers'
star, held the lanky Reid to a
lone field goal and a total of
six points. The other Mackin
starters, Bill Butler, Butch
Braxton, Jim Gina and Joe
Jackson, employing a sagging
man-to-man defense, also con-
tributed heavily to holding
down the highly touted Car
dinals.
LaSalle got off to an LII
firSt-quarter lead as the Tro-
jams couldn't find the range
and lost out on rebounding.
Mackin was ahead, 1917, at
the half and 1875 after three
periods.
Butler, BraxtOn Hit
Then Butler and Braxton
combined for IL points to start
the final quarter and Mackin
led, 1881, with about 3:45 re-
naming. The Cardinals got
within two points of a tie, but
then got into foul trouble and
Mackin pulled it out as Jackson
made four-for-four and Gina
tWo-for-tWo from the foul line.
DeMatha and Don Bosco
traded points in the first
quarter with the Stays coming
up with a 1920 lead. But in the
second period DeMatha, with
ALL etropolitans John Austin
and John Jones leading the
way, came up with % more
points while the Dons were held
to seven for a 1927 halftime
lead.
Austin contributed 10 points
and Jones Is in the first half
runaway. Austin finished with
26 and Jones 81, playing only
three-fourths of the game. The
DeMatha reserves took over in
the last period.
st. JOseph's Breezes
st. Joseph's shot into an
early lead over North Catholic
and paced by Thomas Duff,
who had 10 points, and Thomas
Macksey, who had 13, never
was seriously threatened.
The closest game of the night
was the finale between Gordon
Tech and st. Augustine. It was
Seesaw game with neither
cam holding more than a
seven-point lead at anytime
and the outcome in doubt until
he end. E
LaSalle G.F.Pts. Mackin G.F.Pts.
Ried g Braxton IL
4ennon 6 Ol2 Butler 3 ala
BENJAMIN 3 q Baylor
Shimera 412 Gina