Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Mackin Faces
FamiIiar-RiVaI
In SemifinaIs
By STEVE HERSHEY
star STAFF Writer

STAR staff Writer
Coach Paul Furlong Of Mack
in viii be facing Q different
team but the same old problem
tonight in the semifinals of
CAROLS Christmas basketball
tournament.
Defending champion Mackin
raced by st. Anthony's. e0-52,
in the opening round last night
and viii meet Dunbar, q 1880
winner over Hoffman-Boston,
at 8 O'Clock tonight. And the
guy that was chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for landing Dunbar into the
second round Is q very familiar
face to Furlong-Jim Mcbride.
Anacostia and Carroll will
clash In the other semifinal
match slated for $50. Anacos-
tia. after leading almost all the
way. had to come up with 10
points In the second overtime
period TO down GonEaga, $3.50.
Carroll eoasted by Good Coun-
sci, 62-41. in the final game.
ToniEht's pairings:
5 p.m.-Hoffman = Boston
W. st. Anthony's.
s:1S-GonsaEa VI. Good
Counsel.
@Dunbar vs.. Maekin.
9:3O-AnacOstia vs.. Carroll.
The last two times Mcbride
played against Mackin he was
wearing the blue and red Of De-
Malta: On January ii he
scored nine Of his teams final
IA points including the winning
basket in DeMatha's 59-4s dou-
ble-overtime victory. February
"a Mcbride scored the last four
points and a game high Of 26
as the Stays came from behind
to nip. Mackin, 66-6S. for the
second half title in the Catho-
lie League race.
The 6-foot-3 scoring ace was
the only junior named to The
Stars All-Metropolitan team
last March. A few months later
he nunked out Of DeMatha
and this fall enrolled at Dun
bar.
Top Scorer
With Dunbar leading by o
single point, $685., late In the
game last night. Mcbride
dropped in two foul shots, two
driving hooks and 9 jumper as
the Crimson Tide pulled away
at the finish. He took game no.
nors with % points.
Mackin. with Bill Butler and
Art Baylor leading the way,
broke o TT deadlock and put
the game out Of st. Anthony's
reach, 1928, by halftime. Bay
lor, scoring mostly on taps and
short jumpers, had 10 and Blu
tier found the range. for 10 by
intermiSsion. ...
Baylor playing sparingly In
the second half, finished with
%, the best individual point eff
fort Of the night. Butler Melted
seven field goals and eight foul
shots for 20 points.
Gonzaga provided the over
flow crowd Of 1000 with the
most exciting minutes Of the
long evening with q stirring
rally that caught Anacostia at
the wire and forced the game
into overtime. tv-.
The Eagles trailed by as
much as II points in the third
quarter but finally pulled even,
1888, with 81 seconds remain
ing. The LeBuffe brothers.
Prank and Jim, spanked the
rally by combining for is of
the final % points.
George Takes Over
Frank tied it with jumpers at
63-all and 65-all before Bill
George-the Eagles high point
man with 25-sank two foul
shots with eight seconds to
play to knot the count at 67-67
at the end Of regulation time.
1t was George again that
kept the Eagles flying in the
first three-rninute overtime
period. The 6-foot senior made
a drive to give his team q 1859
advantage with 1850 left. After
Anacostis scored, he got loose
underneath and successfully
followed UP O. teammates shot
with just three seconds show
ing to force another extra per-
iod.
Little Bob Blocker sewed
things up for Anacostia by
scoring the games next six
points and 10 altogether in the
next three minutes.
Carroll survived q lackadaisi-
cal first half to easily win the
nightcap. The score was tied
14-14 after one quarter and the
Lions held only a 1926 advan-
tage at halftime. But in the
third quarter Good Counsel
could manage Just four points
and the host team began clear