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IN TOURNEY FINAL TONIGHT THE EVENING STAR Confidence Washington, D C. Up Eagles to Try Saturday, March 4, 1961 Sports A-11 Warriors Hope to Get As Spingarn For Fourth M-D ROOKIE'S FAST BALL HUMS 3d Straight Over W-L Makes Hit By CARL SELL Peterson's winning shot came Takes 2d Title Title Maloney Star Staff Writer after he had missed a long one- Tonight Unbeaten Wakefield High hander from the side of right By JOHN MELOY By LEWIS F. ATCHISON School has to knock off neigh- the court. But Pete got the re- Star Staff Writer In Bt»r Staff Writer Cincinnati for the bound and pushed it back in to Camp boring Washington-Lee Spingarn High School's con- Only Mount St. Mary's ever third time this the Generals the decision. season tonight give fidence soared skyward after By the AssocUted Press hurled three scoreless innings four Mason-Dixon in the final of the Northern Many observers thought that < its second consecutive won straight winning Twenty-three years ago, a in a squad game. He allowed Virginia Group 1-A basketball Peterson’s first shot hit the : basketball Conference basketball tourna- Interhigh League big rookie with a humming fast only one hit and did not walk tournament at W-L to earn piping which holds up the i title. This distinction earned a ments, but American University ball, a quiet determination and a batter. berth in next week’s State finals backboard and should have i them the right to meet formida- will try to match that record an impressive minor league I It was Koufax’ third ap- at Charlottesville. been called out of bounds. But 1 ble Catholic DeMatha, League strikeout record made the > pearance In five days. His rec- tonight —at the Mounts’ big- The Warriors last night pol- the call wasn’t made and champion,< at 8:30 pm. Wednes- ex- the gest impression among the!ord as a starter past two ished off in Mount Vernon Coach Mike ( for the title Annandale, 66-45, day city at Mary- pense. pitchers in the Cincinnati Reds’! seasons was 8-6 and 8-13. didn’t the second game of a semifinal Skinner protest since he ] land University’s Cole Field The championship game is training camp. Lown double-header at W-L. Carl was at the other end of the House.] Greenberg Signs scheduled for 8:30 with no That Peterson’s court and didn’t a clear pre- same season of 1938, layup with only have "We are confident of victory Two other pitchers. Camilo look at the liminary. the youngster, Johnny Vander three seconds remaining gave play. ( against DeMatha,” Coach Wil- Pascual of the Minnesota pitched two consecutive W-L a Meer, 43-41 victory over W-L held a 37-30 lead mid- 1 liam Rountree said after his The Eagles gained the title Twins and Turk Lown of the y no-hit, no-run games in a Mount Vernon in the first con- way of the final quarter be- I 1 team overwhelmed Eastern for HL' - I round by upsetting arch-rival Chicago White Sox, did their record - test. fore Lentz led Mount Vernon the third time this 81- breaking performance a season, work with a pen. Catholic University, 58-52, after that has never been matched. Wakefield, which has held comebaek that finally knotted I 64, yesterday beforfe a turn- Hank Greenberg, the White Mount St. Vandy, southpaw, went to first place in the league all the count with 1:05 left on, i away crowd at McKinley Tech. Mary’s defeated a on Sox’ vice president, signed win 15 games that year and season, has beaten W-L, 44-35,! Butch Shackelford’s foul shot. John Moffatt, Eastern coach, i f JI I Randolph-Macon, 86-75, before Lown and then left for New become National on with one of the at Wakefield, and 48-42, the Gerry Francis sank nine of was1 very impressed Spin- 3,000 fans in the semifinals last York to talk to Pitcher Bob Generals’ home court. The! gam’s performance. “If they League’s leading pitchers. Shaw. Shaw is 10 shots from the floor and 1 night at CU. the only un- are a play like they did today, they , This spring, another young- Warriors riding 22-game three-for-three at the foul line 1 ' Mt B signed White Sox player. streak. can beat he AU’s victory atoned for a ster. Jim Maloney, has made winning Ito pace Wakefield’s victory. 1 anybody,” com- First Baseman - Outfielder mented. 70-66 loss to CU earlier in the the most impressive showing. The Generals’ victory over! Rolf Russart was right be- 1 I Julio Becquer ended his holdout Ollie Johnson and Wil- campaign, and win the Reds' moundsmen. Mount Vernon ended the sen-; hind Francis with 20 points, 10 Roy a tonight among !with the Los Angeles Angels. kins, as have been all sea- would be doubly sweet because sational scholastic career of of them in the final quarter. 1 they Koufax in Bullpen Becquer will enter the United St. the Majors'Marty Lentz. Marty Ricky Duques, the fancy ball- ; son, were the workhorses for Mount Mary's whipped the States through Mexico early twice in a had 17 points, far below his! i handler, and Gerry Spadetti Spingarn.1 They combined for Eagles rolling up "His fastball is a real hum*-!! next week to join the club. 47 and 28 14-0 record. 37-point plus average, but still each chipped in with 11 points ' points rebounds. perfect conference mer,” Manager Fred Hutchin- Becquer must enter through an David Bing. Spingarn’s play- M iii I fl iKk played outstanding ball' ' for the Warriors. American used a zone defense son said yesterday after watch-, another country due to the lack maker and fine game. ! Wash.-Lea O.P.PU. Mt. Wren G.F.Pts. 1 ball handler, effectively against CU and the ing Maloney pitch batting! of diplomatic relations between Hummer 4 311 Kellum 113 1 turned in a Lentz wound up with 770; sparkling perfor- score was a throwback to the practice. “It doesn’t take long the United States and Cuba. non Shalford 5 212 . Lippy besides 15 points this season, by far the Burroughs 3 17 Lentz ft 1 17 1 mance, netting old center-jump days with AU for the hitters to learn to 1 The batters got in their licks .3 Stout 0 2 Mfljrwn Peterson 17 2] Teammate Donald most ever in one a points. him. He’s a nice yesterday. Rookie Second Base- year by 4 1 0 Gough .317$ grinding out a 20-15 lead in the respect kid,! Hodgdon Hicks contributed 13. Virginia schoolboy. His career Sutton 3 3 9 Corder 0 0 0 J first half. Whether it will work but he’s mean when he's out man Jake Woods was the hit- Eastern’s total only threat came middle the ting star of Detroit’s first was 1,473. Totals 17 »43 Totals 17 741 , against the taller and sharper there in the of camp when it pulled to within six | Halftime: 23-19. W-L. Mountaineers remains to be mound.” game. He banged out an inside- points, 36-30, with five min- and two sin- G.F.Pts. ’ seen. Maloney, a righthander, was the-park homer Ann'dale G.F.Pts. Wsket'ld left the 4 1 0 0 O 0 utest in third period. Woods Huther Peters ' not particularly kind to South- gles. is up from Denver Atherton 5 Barr o 3 3 i 313 But Spingarn turned on the Cardinals Cold of the Elka 3 3 9 Russart ft 420 ern Association batters last American Association. oft 5 11 whenever needed. Don Ardell of has Bl'kenb’er 3 Duques 11 power (23) George Washington 162 in 3 3 5 11 which season. He struck out Clemente in Form Staples 2ft Spadetti Willie Johnson, the but Dan Howe of Citadel Catholic, made only Surrattsville B 0 0 0 Francis 9 321 although! ball, (15) The Smith five of 36 couldn’t 161 innings while winning 14 O O 0 outscored Jerome attempts, Mayo ( by Chambers doesn’t to believe it as he makes a fu- Roberto Clemente, one of the O'Connor o 0 o i appear basket games and losing five. In 11 one a buy a in the first half 0 by point, was standout stars of the world Cox 0 tile reach. is Dick Markowitz of with the 20- champion Watching The Cardinals did better in the games Cincinnati, for Eastern. The former foot- Pittsburgh Pirates, hit two balls 9 45' Totals 25 16 66 1 GW. The Colonials defeated The year-old from Fresno, Calif., Totals 18 ball star made 14 and Citadel, second, pulling even with its out Seeks 3d Title 1 Halftime: 34-23, Wakefield. points of the park in the Bucs’ in semifinals of the Confer- six had a 2-6 mark, fanning 48 in led the fight under the back- 94-87, Southern rival times before Al Dillard initial batting drill. Gino • ence last and Bob ;64 innings. By GEORGE BRAGAW ] boards. I tournament night at Richmond. Lindquist sent the Cimoli, another outfielder, also SDinrirn G F Pts. EaiUrn While Contributing Writer G F Pt.’ (Story on —AP Eagles ahead for keeps. Lind- Maloney is apparently slammed one over the fence. 0 Joh'on 10 H'IO Greene 3 0 R Page A-10.) Wirephoto. Point Bows Wilkins 7 ! quist was AU’s leading being groomed for a starting In baseball Sec- should High 10 121 Price 014 scorer other news.