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TOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER»GaStayVictory Road For PlayoffsSt. Mel’s seniors and St. Philip’s juniors successfully continued their drive toward CatholicCONTINUE GOLF SCHOOLSleague playoff posts last week hv turning in victories over St.George and St. Rita, respectively. The Knight seniors pulled a thriller out of the fire when Pan Morgan pushed in a one-hander from 15 feet out with but two seconds of play remaining tobring his team a 39 to 37 triumph. The victory moved the Knights into a second place tit* irt the North section with theboth teams each havDragons, both teams ing a record of six wins and four defeats.Coach Naughton’* St. Philipjuniors made it seven out of nine when they dumped St. Rita without too much difficult to .16. 1 he a ietor enabled them to remain in a second place tie with De LaSalle. The Gaels, however, have one more victory than the Southsiders.JohnMO'Connor“W impy paced the Gaels’ winning attack against the Ritans. tallying 15 points on six baskets and three free throws. John Tullv had 12points and Chuck llirth had 10. i The Gaels took an early 13 to 8 lead and were never headed.St. Mel’s juniors were practically eliminated from playoff contention when they dropped their contest to St. George by a 55 to 48 count. They now have a record of four victories and sixdefeats. The only bright spot inthe St. George game was WillieAbbatacolla's 16 jxunts which gave him high scoring honors for his team. Leading all point getters, however, was Kartheiser of the Dragons who tallied 21points on eight baskets and fivefree throws.St. Philip's seniors droppedtheir seventh game in nineSouth section starts when theyout on the short endGolf Professional Packey Walsh, director of the Chicago Park district free indoor golfschools, gives golf students at LaFollette Park the word on the correct golf grip. Students are Sandee Slater, 1959 Hirsch; Marguerite Frederick, 421! Kinzie; F.inar C arlson, 1509 \.Under, and 12-year-old George Murphy, 6089 Nassau. The Wednesday evening classes at the LaFollette Park fieldhouse will continue during March, beginning Wednesday, March, 5, at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.Madsen Stairs Marshall Quints EndCop ColumbusSectional ClashesCageCrownMarshall’s crack junior and senior cage teams, which between them had dropped but one West section encounter, endedtheir sectional activities vcster-came out on against St. Rita in one of the highest scoring games of the season in the Catholic league. The final score was 95 to 68. A total of 41 fouls was called against the Gaels, six members of the Gael squad being ousted. Forced to leave the game were Dan Callahan, Wil-bur Dickens, dim Tullv, Tom Fsposito, dim Schutf and dimHeneghan.St. Rita’s Ken Jaksv scored 30Columbus Park's senior basketball league crowned a new ! champion last week when Madsen Stairs nipped Kool-Vent1 Awning, 63 to 61, in an overtime period of play in the title tussle.day afternoon by playing host to a pair of strong McKinley opponents.Victories by Marshall woulding out with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The high scoring are of the North Side quintet, dark Pulley, was restricted to 13 points, thanks mainly to thedefensive play of dohn Rutland and Asher W'arson who sharedhave given them championships | in both divisions. The Commando seniors were unheaten in ninethe assignment of guarding him.straight league games while theMadsen’s fast breaking offense racked up a 16 to 11 first juniors had dropped only oneTIGFRS SHOW GOOD HLlt; OHDquarter lead and a 34 to 19 halftime advantage.Championship GameMadsen Stairs (63 bB.Madsen ................... 2BiRrtrH ............ 2I I ikrone ^! M11 r p b y 0't*ipoints and Hill White 29 for the srhroeder 1South siders in their lopsided triumph. Callahan, returning to the Gael lineup after a two-week absence, scored 27 points in his team's losing cause. Bill Doherty tallied 19.St. Mel has• * • • •4ftfour games remaining on its schedule while St. Philip has three. The Knights, who will play all of their remaining tussles on their own floor.Finns .,Conc^ntriKool-Vent \wninu ($2)II.Goldberg ..................4B. Bromley....... 3Wiilens ................... 9Retd ........ 6H Bartelstem............. 2Gambonev ................ 9E. Bromley.......... 0( (insolation lt;«ame30th Ward Booster* ('it)B.Crivoho ...... . 1F.227110240P.0•1m*0t245 1game, that at the hands of Wells In McKinley, however, the Commando juniors met a team which was unbeaten in nine straight games.F.2173200r44444 15Regardless of the outcomeof yesterday’s games, bothMarshall fixes were slated for the city league playoffs which will get under way next Tuesday afternoon. The Marshall seniors by virtue of havingclinched the No. 1 playoff spot in the section, will be host to the fourth place winner in theNorth section.Austin’s hopes of getting into the Public league senior basketball playoffs rested this week on a victory in their sectional finale, played yesterday afternoon against Washburne on the lat-, ter’s court. iThe Tiger seniors went into the all-important game with a record of six victories and three defeats, their best in the past five years and especially heartening to Coach Murphy who lost three of his first stringers via the graduation route at the end of the first semester.iiplay host Friday night in a twin j Dunn .Y.V.Y.YYYYYYYYYYYYYnhill to St. Patrick. The Gaels will entertain St. Elizabeth at home.Their final two games against De LaSalle and St. Ignatius will be away from home.Halvpv .......... 1Petros ...... 2Casey ............... t 9Kockv Stars (53)B.Robtk .............. 1Kommer ......... 4 „ *___F.103020P.302100F000p.03IRoth of the Commando teams chalked up victories last week over a pair of plucky Steinmetz foes. The seniors, paced by the sensational shooting of their cap- j tain, Eddie Goldman, won by an 87 to 72 margin while the juniors were victorious, 61 to 45.The Austin senior quintet played two West section games last week, losing to Wells by a 76 to 45 margin on Tuesdayand iKuincing hack two dayslater to edge out Manley, 54to 51.lt;i444444444Goldman, enjoying his best pame in four years of competi*The Wells fracas, played onthe Austin court, was a case pri- j lt;manly of too much Abe Hooker. | 4 The tall sophomore center, whostands f feet 1 inches and weighs4lt;4
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Chicago Garfieldian
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Wed, Feb 27, 1952
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