/ D. Week End Washington, C., Friday, February 1, 1946—A—10 Scholastic, Collegiate Basketers Providing Alluring High Quints Lose Aces Terps Face Hot Time' Duel Between Durkins Slated Pacers Jittery as Star W in, Lose or Draw Graduations as In In C. By FRANCIS E. STANN. By G. W. Cage Clash, U.-Georgetown Contest Pin Tourney Enters Top Coaches Overlooked Among War's Returnees all of Race Gets Torrid With S. C. Virtually this talk of sports returning to normalcy has been Boxing Last Heavy Night centered around the veterans GEORGE players—the returning who are going to By HUBER. Maryland’s quint, struggling for ROD THOMAS. raise the standards of By major and minor league baseball, boxing and Tomorrow’s pair of double-head- a bid to the Southern Conference professional and football. Competition in The Star’s annual college But what of the men* behind the ers in the high school basket ball tournament, and a ring team still coaches and will players—the administrators? Comparatively few big series will be the last action for sev- battling for the first notch on its bowling tournament virtually league football and baseball club owners, managers eral of the top players. Midyear shootin’ irons, will have their hands wind up tonight, but the man and and coaches saw service in the war because of tomorrow age WWi graduations are taking boys from full night at College Park, woman who almost from the be- or other reasons, but this was not true of the where meet college Tech, Roosevelt and Eastern, while they George Washing- ginning have held the top spots are coaches. If any group of men in their late 30s and ton and South several other schools stand to gain Carolina, respec- filled with trepidation. More than 40s, aside from doctors and other professionals, The bill at by additions to the scholastically tively. bargain begins once in the 18-year history of the marched more or less ^n masse into the armed 8 with scheduled at eligible list. p.m.. boxing event an eleventh-hour performer forces it was the college coaches And one by one approximately 9:30. Before these changes in lineups has knocked down the biggest apple. they have returned, or are returning. George Washington isn’t meeting are made, however, the schoolboys Mrs. Geraldine C. Summers, who Capt. Tom Hamilton will be back at Annap- enough conference foes to be face the of the season eligi- rolled at Brookland, is considered olis as head football coach. His side-kick in the biggest day ble for the but it can tomorrow with twin bills in the aft- tournament, to have a much better chance of Navy for a good part of the war, Frank Wickhorst, help put the skids under the Terpe. ernoon and night. The games orig- remaining in front with a score of is the new coach at California. Matty Bell has Coach Art Zahn’s pupils have inally carded for tonight, Western 90—465 than Jesse C. Smith, who returned to Southern Methodist, Don Faurot to five in a row since trim- Eastern dropped competed at the Lucky Strike, has Missouri and Frank to against Roosevelt and Leahy Notre Dame. All of ming Georgetown early last month, with his 93—496. these men served in the against Tech, will be played in the Navy—indeed, all served hut if Tom Robertson, Ted Reich- With few little in afternoon to avoid conflict with leagues bowling, Hamilton’s physical and military training pro- wein or Bill Tinklenberg develop graduation exercises. The regular action is expected as the month-long gram for naval aviation. hot hands, anything can sends Ana- happen. tournament closes tomorrow night. *■ Wallace Wade is back Saturday night program The can hoist at Duke. Bob _ Terps their average Neyland costia Central and Wilson Look to Other soon will be back at against to an even .500 for 12 Tourneys. Tennessee. They are two among the many who ga&es by tak- served in the against Coolidge. All games will be In the meantime, dozens of pin- Army. The prewar player is not the welcome re- ing this one, and as it is the teams’ only at Tech gym. shooters look to the Red Megaw turnee to the field of sports. Back of the must be the only meeting this year, a win would PAUL DURKIN, G. U. DON C. U. player coach and DURKIN, Sweepstakes tomorrow at Clarendon these men were among the best. Change in Standings Sore. be doubly sweet. Burt Shipley’s boys —Star Staff Photos. and the Mile o’ Dimes event There are certain to be changes turned in a surprfcing 43-38 vic- Sunday at Penn Recreation. Both will start Hamilton Both Fine Officer and Coach in the standings also. Wilson, Cool- tory over Duke 1 cup week and the By LEWIS F. ATCHISON. to earn his spurs at St. John’s High at noon and run to time. Of all the idge and Tech are in a three-way following night eased off against closing returning coaches. Hamilton of interests “Durkin’s workin”* be School. The an Navy probably deadlock for first so the Wil- an may the Megaw, open event, is ex- the of place, Hampden-Sydney and had to go a war with majority Washington sports fans the most. material still Donald, 22, is veteran to attract a Navy game is sure to extra to win. But key to the outcome of tomorrow pected bevy of stars. figures to be stuff son-Coolidge drop period Mary- a Heart for a memento of grade-A in 1946 and with Hamilton at the helm the Purple The Penn tournament is a one from the list. T&h will be a big land’s Jack Flynn, Red Poling. Vic U. handicap Middies may even sweep all foes before them, with the of night’s Georgetown-Catholic his part in the Philippine campaign. affair and exception over but the Ram- is assured of a large field. favorite Eastern, Taryn, Bill Brown, Don Gleainer, Zola of C. U. knows him Army. court session at Brookland. Where Coach Ben Julie a their second-division seem Singer, who announced Mile Hamilton is blers, aespite et al, at long last to have when he was a knee- the one man who could have—and end Durkin is lurkin’ is a matter of from way back o’ Dimes event at did—abruptly standing, cculdf upset the Maroons. settled in stride. the Greenway, has speculation by Academy graduates and outside kibitzers as to high to a fallen arch, toiling with canceled it in deference to the Navy’s Eastern has to take this one to re- toss a team of grave concern to all hands, be- Penn to a South Carolina wifi the Club Giants. ability produce noncareer coach capable of the career Boys’ 65-pound but to one as beating tain a chance at the and ROTC affair, plans hold soon men at their own playofls. ex-servicemen Navy cause when Durkin is perkin’ both Zola as a floor and as game. Capt. Tom Is a rare combination of fine says general as a suitable date is available. Tech be hurt after this week students against Heinie Miller's naval officer and professional coach. will teams are smirkin’. , sobering influence for his rookie and the Wonjpn monopolized honors in He's served one because of the of Andy pillow-pushing pupils * Don is the best. / tour of duty on the Severn already and his record graduation Confused and rattled? Not us, squad, The Star tournament last who is the best defensive Gamecocks also are gunning for night. speaks for itself. The first year he took over, 1934, he the Davis, But Ken. Engles, Georgetown’s scrapped their first win. lost to North friend; see the scorekeeper. He sees Margaret Judkins, firing at Brook- Notre Dame system, installed the single and beat player in the series and also a good RISKS CLEAN SLATE—Ken They player-coach, and George Becker, wing, Army for the in their debut. land, moved well up the standings first time in 14 He scorer when the situation calls for Carolina’s champs double when the Hoyas and Cards who rides herd on G. U.'s de- years. lost the next season, but again Navy downed Malone, Maryland 175-pound- boys, with a score of 102—418. Two sticks is Maryland likely will rely on the Army to give Hamilton two out of three wins and a record of 19 him to toss ’em up. Roosevelt won of tangle. They’re brothers and they’re ride any suggestion that Don com- vic- er who has all three Franklin behind her was Mrs. Irma Zuber, at tories as 8 defeats for his bidding to Bemie Wolf, a following lineup: 120, That’s of the trouble. with Watch him cut against term. good-by his this season, meets a good. part pares Dippy. Chase Ice with 108— weak fights Dea or Jose Carro; 127, Jose Fossas; Chevy Palace, In peace and at war Hamilton has proved himself to be a high-scoring player, although Georgetown supporters claim Paul, for the basket, snatch a stray shot fighter. customer in Don Kiser Donitrlo or Bill 414, and at the same plant W. D. at times on defense. Also tough 135, Hal Filbert: or as With Blanchard, Davis & Co. still at West Point he may not beat hurting “Dippy,” his pals pronounce off the backboard or fight for the Roberts chalked Army of South Carolina in the 145, Bill Greer; 155, Tommy Ma- up 105—413.