Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-20
RAIDERS STILL SHORT OF TITLE
EggIeston's Clutch Foul Shots Beet Western
BY STEVE HERSHEY
Star Staff Writer

BY STEVE HERSHEY
Star Staff Writer
Clarence Eggleston of Cardozo
improved each time he went to
the foul line in the last 2 min
utes Of the Western-Cardozo
game yesterday at Tech and it
resulted in denying the Raiders
the opportunity to clinch their
first West Division basketball
championship in many years.
Eggleston missed two foul
shots with 1:40 to play, but
with 30 seconds left dropped in
one Of two to tie it, 1858.
Then Is seconds later he sank
two free losses to seal Cardozo's
65-63, upset victory and snap
Westerns nine-game winning
streak.
Western, now 8-3 in league
play. still can capture first
place tomorrow against Wilson
Q-10) in its final game of the
regular season. If the Raiders
lost they will finish in a tie
with Coolidge for first place.
In the second game of the
double-header at Tech, Nc
Kinley moved into a first
place East Division tie
with Eastern and Spingarn
with an easy 1856 triumph
over Chamberlain. Spingarn
kept pace by knocking off
Anacostia, 62-46, at Spingarn
and Phelps routed winless
Ballou, 73-45, at Eastern.
In the only other West
Division game, Coolidge
tripped Roosevelt, 62-57, at
Roosevelt.
Western pulled one of its
typical second-half rallies, over
coming a 1918 deficit at in
PERMISSION to tie the score,
$3.50, with 61a minutes to
play. From then on the game
was tied six times and Western
led on three occasions, the last,
1852, with SIS seconds remain
ing. Eggleston than dropped in
the last of his % points.
AS usual, Jeff O'Neal led the
final surge for the Raiders,
scoring IA of his 10 points in
the second half before being
DISQUALIFIED in the last minute.
Western lost two other start
efs, Jerry Fletcher and Lang
ston Coleman, via personal fouls.
Cardozo had two men foul out
OF the hard-fought contest.
Cardozo moved into a three
way tie for third place but still
was eliminated from a possible
playoff berth by Coolodge's vic
tory over Bell.
COOLIDGE ROOSEVELT
Coolidge wrapped up a berth
IN the championship tourna-
ment March 2-3 with its victory
over the Riders.
The Colts led all the WOW
holding 2O-1O, 1921 and 5O-44
quarter leads. Four players hit
IN double figures for the Colts
with Wilson Purcell and Frank
Williams tied for high, each
with Is points. Bill Bishop had
IA and Andy Agnew u.
Each team had "a field goals,
but the Colts hit on IA of 18
from the foul line and Roose-
welt only nine of 81.
BELL-WILSON-The Vocats
led all the way in dealing the
Tigers their 10th straight
league loss.
James Jackson with 10 points
and James Carter with Is paced
Bell. Ronnie Van Helden was
high for Wilson with II.
:" MCKINLEY CHAMBERLAIN
-Four players scored in double
figures for the Trainers to
total 70 of the final rs points,
Ed Taylor had 10, Donald
Roe II, Purnell Pinkney 10 and
Andre Jordan IL. Jordan got
10 of his total from the foul
line. Dennis Hyater hit for
20 points for the Volts.
SPINGARN- ANACOSTIA -
Garland Logan got 20 points,
Dave Bing IA and Donald Hicks
and Byron Kirkley each 10 to
pace Spingarn.
PHELPS-BALLOU - Every
player got into the game for
Phelps and all scored as the
Tradesmen ran up their highest
total OF the season.