The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey • 18

BERGEN EVENING RECORD. MONDAY, MARCH 24. 1952 10 Hackensack Routs Princeton, 74 To 59, For Group III State Honors Comet Cagers Flash Smiles Of Victory Forte, McCadney Lead Comet Five For The Record By Al Del Greco Old Champ Weren't High Scorera Kfl Si Qi (T Ci Hackensack captured its second State basketball cham Guard Scores 21 Points And Kills Tiger Hopes With Outside Shooting; Big Soph Center Dunks 18 And Helps Control Rebounds THOMAS TALLIES 24 FOR PRINCETON Sharp-Shooting Forward Keeps Losers In Came; Comets Run Wild After Trailing Briefly At Start; Win Is 16th In Succession pionship Saturday in Elizabeth. Howie Bollerman's Comets also turned the trick back in 1945. There's really no way to compare the two clubs.

It's like trying to figure Dempsey vs. Louis in their prime. Bolly's '45 club was more of a possession-type team. It had a better won-lost record than the current quintet, losing only one of its regular season games. That was a 49-30 affair to Cliffside Park in the season's finale.

Marvin Gelber, Gerry Breen, Jim Walsh, Sid Hasler, and Frankie Sens were the big wheels in the 1945 aggregation. They were hardly what you'd call high scorers. The team topped the 50 mark only three times during the regular season. It's defensive record, however, was similar to that of this year's Englewood club. This year's Hackensack team is composed of five good shots.

They piled up plenty of points, and worried about defense only when they had to. The Comets averaged more than 60 points a game, but proved they could also play By GERRY lE LA REE Elizabeth. Mar. 24 Coming up with one of its sharpist performances of the season. Hackensack High School completely outclassed a Princeton High quintet, 74 to 59.

here at the Armory Saturday night to annex the Group III N. J. S. I. A.

A. basketball chamnionshin. 6wb PBoWMm 4lv Coach Howie Bollerman's Comets stretched their winning streak to 16 games in giving Bergen County its 12th Group III title in the last 14 years. It was the County's 31st N. J.

S. I. A. A. court championship.

Other State champs crowned here Saturday were Sayre-ville in Group Roselle Park in Group II, and Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth in Group IV. The consensus of opinion was that Hackensack was the best club to perform in Saturday's finals. It was Harkcnsack's second State cage title. It had previously swept; Thh pave Princeton a through to gain top honors in 1945 Hackensack broke the game open That year it was Marvin at this point. Porte slinned in one Jim Walsh.

Gerry Breen, Sid Has-1 of his familiar jump shots and Alter, and Frank Sens who carried the len connected on a set. Forte fol- possession ball by tripping Englewood 36-27 in the sectional final of the tourney. Hackensack will be tough again in 1953. It has three of Its stars back. Bill McCadney, the 6-foot-6 sophomore, looked like another Sherman White in Saturday's final against Princeton, and great things are expected of him in 53 and '54.

Bill Smith, the All-County ace, and Chet Forte, one of the County's better guards, will also be back for another campaign. Hackensack's only worry next year should be Englewood. Tom Morgan has four of his five regulars back. That means the road back to Elizabeth will be just as rough in 1953 as it was in 1952. One thing seems certain: Bergen County should cop the Group III title again next year, but whether it's going to be Hackensack or Englewood we'd hate to predict.

Ty No Competent Critic Ty Cobb really raised a furor among hot stove league fans with the crack that Phil Rizzuto and Stan Musial were the only moderns who can compare with the old-time players. But what you must bear in mind is that Ty is no critic. He just happens to be the best baseball player in the world. He was a sad manager, you know. Comets to victory over North Plain- lowed with a foul toss and two sets, field in the finals.

pivot by McCadnev rocketed SMITH SCORES 'Hackensack out to a 19-13 lead. nanny Minted in iy-io at year it was Charlie Brown. This Chet Forte nui amun. uave Alien. A 9-point streak by Hackensack midway through the second period upped th.

score to 34-20. It was 37-23 with just under two minutes and Bill McCadney who had what it took to snare State honors. McCadney and Forte were the boys. who captured the fancy of the remaining when Bollerman benched crowd. McCadney.

towerins Nesro'his varsity. Princeton rallied to cut center, came through with" his top! the halftime score to 37-27. performance of the year. The 6-6: Al! five regulars shared in the sophomore rebounded like a veteran thud period scoring as the Comets and batted in 18 points. forged out to a 51-38 lead.

Little Forte killed Princeton with' In the early minutes of the fourth his outside shooting. He poured 11 frame Hackensack slowed things points through the hoop in an! down and started to play a more Hackensack High School's Group III State champions pose immediately after downing Princeton Saturday night.) (nm lff (i Standing (L. to Coach Howie Bollerman, Bill Koenig.j UHipiLlC 1VCVAJIU JEFFS CAPTURE Bill McCadney, Dave Allen, Bill Smith, Ron H.iht.SAtK- (ii-ii) .1 Hack. Onn GROUP IV TITLE V. 60 Lodi 56 amazing display of shooting in the possessive tyne of ball, working for llari.

Kneeling (L. to It.) Al Bolter, Marty Tannebaum, 53 Fajr Lawn 09 first period He wound up as Hack-1 clean shots at the hoop. This plan 56 Fort Lee 44 en-ack top scorer with 21 backfired as Kaiiny. Perks and Tho Captain Charlie Brown, and Chet Forte. So was Walter Johnson but you can count him among the five greatest pitchers in baseball.

But even that extraordinary talent wouldn't give him the license to be a critic. James J. Corbett was the first of the great heavyweight champions who could box. As a critics he rated on a par with Jack Dempsey, another great heavyweight who couldn't spot talent if it jumped up and hit him in the face. Cobb's paean of praise for the old-timers was just a $25,000 chore knocked out by a ghost writer.

Elizabeth Team Downs Emerson Five, 72-59 I Behind the Keys 51 Ridgewood 53 Smith played a steady same, scor- mas hit on successive goals to cut 79 Teaneck 68 in 14 tallies and combining with the margin to seven points. 54-47. 58 Tenafly 42, McCartney to grab a good percent-j Hackensack then reverted to its 76 Leonia" 39 aSp of the rebounds. 1 wide-open game, and put on a typi- 52 Cliffside Pk 61 Brown and Allen, although notical 10-point spurt. Smith started 64 Rutherford 43 coring in double figures, were busy it with a jump shot.

Forte caged 45 Englewood 47 handing out assists and bringing the; two free throws. McCadney dunked 46 Ridgefield Pk 28 down court. Brown, a steady I a pair and Smith con- 70 Teaneck 58 l3a" Pla'e'' all season, really cameiiiccted from underneath. This spre 76 38 lnt0 own ciurins the Bergenjgave Hackensack a 64-67 lead. It Elizabeth, Mar.

24 Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth mauled Emerson Comets Impress Scribes Which recalled when the Babe was being ghosted in the of Union City. 72 to 59, in capturing the Group IV title in the 34th an World Series: By GERRY de la REE nual N. J. S. I.

A. A. tournament here at the Armory Saturday night. Husky Paul Matina led the Jeffs to victory with 23 points, equalling 1 he total by Emerson's Ed "What did I say he chummily asked his ghost. It's silly for Cobb to say that Phil and Stan are the only players to rate with the old-timers.

What he doesn't say is Hackensack added the State Group III title to its Bergen County Jamboree crown Saturday by whip- ners never face the Group IV victors. 71 1 eonia 45 County Jamboree and State tourney. Actually, when you think of it, the 72 Cliffside Pk 62 Princeton had quite a remark-idea of six State champions is rather 64 Rutherford 50 'Me bal1 player of its own in Clyde silly. There are four public school 47 Enclewood 46 "Buster" Thomas, The sharp-shoot- was 71-51 with 1:30 remaining when Bollerman started flooding the floor with subs. Terks hit twice the final moments of the game to spark a Tiger flurry that cut the final margin to 15 points.

Madsrn. Jcffer-on piled up its 51 mg Negro forward kept his club champs and two parochial tithsts mat mere were more Dums ana aicononcs among trie 01a-; margin with strong showings in tne pir.g Princeton and managed to make quite a favorable impression 70 Ridgefield Pk. COVNTY JAMBOREE within hailing distance of Hacken Quite a few writers figure that timers, too. What present day manager would stand for a 'second and fourth periods. sack with some great dribbling and shooting.

He connected for 10 field drunkard on the bench? Which manager would rondonp tne aiternoon twin 0111, sayre- peters 01 jersey city ana possi- 63 N. Arlington 45 iuui niaiiagci wuuiu lUllUUlie mc fins of the .1 S. A A tmn na.11.1 o. tt; The box score: Hackensack .741 Princeton t5S "s-w u6uv. wuuiw.

Group I honors as Joe Rudy scored "iciu r.uuetu. could take Hackensacks measure 55 Lodi 47 10 a niouagci wok wjuoj ij. ma iiouic wcic uii nic iJLUiii page iui ,13 ana i.naiue liuiasowsM 10. tn iniormai pou conauciea oy aoo nances are me oomtfis wouiu puc STTF TOIRN MET Thomas Pe: na Pc fighting in gin mills? F. I 7 (1 0 0 14 1 P.

4 24 II 4 14 4 'lis. Alien Bolter Smith Rerkcr fiohbins V. a tson Waii er Carinev KipniE, Wils. goals and four foul shots to take scoring honors with 24 points. PERKS IS STOPPED Tom Perks, the Tigers' 6-5.

210-pound center, looked formidable enough at the game's outset, but after a few lessons from McCadney and Smith appeared to lose all interest in the game. Six of his 14 in was itie secunu suaigui. uiuuj 01 me raicison morning I up a sun scrap. Ridewood 40 crown for Sayreville. Martin Lock- Call found Hackensack the lop-sided Howie Bollerman's lads made up -g Demarest 61 wood of the losers scored 21.

'choice of the scribes as the out-1 for Thursday's rather disappointing 3g Englewood 27 Roselle Park, which defeated Du-j standing club to perform Saturday. performance against Hillside in roll- -3 Hillside 55 mont in the semi-finals, downed The vote was something like 12 to: me over Princeton with such ease. -4 Princeton 59 Burlington in overtime, 68-62. The ,3, with Thomas Jefferson of Eliza- The Comets led the Little Tigers by ste, a 8 St. John's And Illinois In Semi-Final Tomorrow Hah.

lole A rsnne'baum 1 game was leatuied by bl personal; beth. the Group IV king, finishing 20 points late in the tourth period 1 -M7 poor second and the chances are, had Bolly left his first club on the court, the final count would have been even more fouls and eight foul outs. Tony Rendinelli scored 26 for the Parkers and Charlie Burroughs 20 for There's actually no way of de 1 points came late in the tilt when the tight first half, Hackensack pulled I outcome was no longer in doubt, awav to crush the Maroon. 36-27." Princeton's zone defense bothered 2 5 Giarrimo tl rt ft Tei ncr 0 0 I'mrpriii termining which is the best team in the State. The Group III win- decisive.

Hackensack briefly, but Forte broke irhait 'at its own defensive game. The box scores Jrfferson 171 Kansas-Santa Clara Meet In Other Semi; NCAA Title And Berth In Olympic Trails The Big Prize Stms 4 1 The Hillside and Princeton games ide open with his outside shoot-proved rather easv, although bothJ iP in the first period. McCadney i teams put up stiff battles in the 'and Smith began to hit from under-I early stages. Hackensack had thejneath in the second frame and Iriass hnwpvpr nnrt t.he winninir Hackensack seemed to be able to .11 14 74 SCORE BY Hackensack Pi iticeton Kmersnn Walker Mauspn CandPloio Malone 3 13 aa 1 13 1 0 2 1 1 3 Dlali 1 Kishman 14 2.174 1 1 2159 12 r. A 12 2 1 1 2 12 1 9 2 6 2fi 15 Umpii Seattle.

Mar. 24 rwo veteran ana two UDset-minded Referee Mollov Phipps Keaw Bolly and his hoys were a happy hunch after the game. Even Charlie Brown seemed to be smiling! River Edge's George Manfredi, representing; the N. J. S.

I. presented Hackensack with its championship trophy. The Comets had previously picked up trophies for copping the Bergen County Jamboree title and the Group III sectional State crown. The Comets were also awarded a sportsmanship trophy Saturday night by the Eastern Cnion County Chamber of Commerce. Bollerman didn't want to be pinned down to comparing this year's champs with his 1015 gang.

"Different kind of ball teams." he said. And that they were. North Plainfield. Hackensack's final round victim in scored only 22 points in the entire game. Princeton had 22 well before halftime Saturday night.

All of the final games were high-scoring this year. teams one each from the East and the West collide here 5JnSan tomorrow night for the National Collegiate Basketball cham-' aUna pionship and a berth in the Olympic games trials. St. John's of Brooklyn, conqueror of mighty Kentucky, 28 72 SCORE BY margins were decisive. call its shots the rest of the way.

Saturday's game was the last for Fred Wilson sent Princeton out to Charlie Brown and Dave Allen, but a 2-0 lead with a 1-hander in the Bill McCadnev, Chet Forte, and i first 30 seconds of play. McCadney Bill Smith will be back to defend I tied it up with a pivot toss and a the title next winter. i tap by Smith earned the Comets a DRICKER, BEATS A MA TO Brooklyn. Mar. 24 (TP) Harold tizzy) Druker.

158'-, New York, won an eight -round decision over Tony Amato, ISS's. of Hnboken, N. in 24 11 59 pmioDS 15 2rt 17 IT 72 16 14 10 11 59 Umpire Steinnilbet riersen. Dunellrn (541 Thomas retaliated with a "he main bout at Ridgewood Grove Sayrevillp (TO) 4-2 lead Saturday night. 3-point play and Frank Perna con 1 21 12 ana Illinois, Big len cnampions, are paired in the opening game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) semi-finals at the University of Washington pavilion.

They ill decide the Eastern championship. DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Union, N. Mar. 24 tPi The New-Jersey golf driving championships start tonight on the 500-yard range 4 IK .1 19 2 4 6 5 1.1 3 9 nected on a 1-hander to push the Tigers ahead by three tallies. Forte narrowed the gap with a Lockvood Green SUowronski aterhouse Kinch.

Pas evello, Brnwn Pm cash Nash Kolakowski Rudy bowski Ritler Bal wicz. Rnncek Malkiewici Kupsch Portbelski Ka 'OivsKi Kansas, Big Seven titlist, and To us. the Hillside and Princeton 'Park, the Hudson team threw a real of the Crescent golf fairways. Each 'set, but Thomas ripped the nets unheralded Santa Clara, surprise WHITE SOX SELL KERIZAKOS Pasadena, Mar. 24 (JP Gus Kerizakos, the $67,000 bonus baby from Montclair, N.

was sold by the Chicago White Sox to Seattle of the Pacific Coast League games were rather into Hackensack for one per-' mWt some oi tne sw gonerswith a push shot to make it 9-b. coming as thev did on the heels of iod And then the Comets went entered will compete with the i Again Forte hit from outside, only 6 54 ho tw, a rest Eiwiwnftri rnn. wiM nilinir nn noints in the women's final Friday night and the to have Perks dunk an over-the- 24 SCORF. BY PpRlODS nA Cr.t,,,.4o I shoulder layup and Wilson throw in iti 22 in li 7 tests. second quarter to tKe a w-iu "t.m.

Sa reville Du nelien Keferee- IS 14 IS in54 -Brown. Umpire McDonald. Demarest, one of the powers in time lead. The second hair was Hudson County, was figured to give slaughter a's'Hfcfckfr sck went, on! Court Scores N. C.

A. A. BASKETBALL PI.AIOFFS SATIRDWS Ql'ARTERFINALII St. John 64. Kfnturkv 57 Santa Clara 56.

Wvommg 53. Illinois 71. Duquesnr 6ft Kansa 74 St I.nui SATIROAV CONSOLATION GAMES Stall- (it. Pfnn Stale 60. Davtnn 77.

Pt mroton 61 Ciklahoma Citv S5. UC LA 5.t Txa Christian 61. New Mexico A At 44 TOMORROW SEMT-F1 SCBfDILE SEATTLE St. John's vs. Illinois.

Sat.ta Clara vs Kansas i A'innp'S play for championship Wertnps-play at Seattie; losers play (or thud DICKINSON" VICTOR Hackensack its roughest ball game. to win with ease. I winner over U. C. L.

Pacific Coast champions, and Wyomins. Pkyhne Conference kingpin, will settle the Western championship in the second game. The two winners will collide Wednesday night for the national championship. The finalists also earn a berth in the Olympic games trials later this month in Kansas City and New York. Kansas and Santa Clara arrived here last night and scheduled pre-tournament workouts todav.

Newark. Mar. 24 iP Dickinson i The Hoboken team, led by record-f Right there we think Hackensack, High School of Jersey City won the smasher Tony Radovich, faced clinched the State title. Wed seen! 42nd annual New Jersey intel- Hackensack two weeks ago at Hackensack play Englewood twice! scholastic fencing tournament hereDwight Morrow High, Englewood. and felt the Comets were superior.

Saturday. Fresh from a romp over Cliffside And so they proved to be. After INSTALLS A FACTORY-REBUILT MOTOR IN YOUR CAR IN ONE DAY Tigers Close In On Bill Smith B. A. PLAYOFFS New Yoik 101.

Boston 97 (Best-of-S senfs feet 1-1 i Minneapolis 7R, tndianaoolis (Minneapolis had series. 1-0. Svraene ft4. Philadelphia 73 (Syracuse wins bet-of-3 series, 2-1 STIRAYS RFSTI.TS Phitadeiph'rt inn. anise VlTHixAi, rATIIOI.lt TOI'RNEV Maiqutte 76.

St. Ft ancis 64 (championship i Siena 64. St Francis rBkn.) 50 (consolation i. Fog at the Seattle-Tacoma Intor-. mai Airport foiced a special plane bringing St.

John's and Illinois here frcn Chicago to go on to Portland, for the night. They are expected here about noon to- day I St. John's turned in th" basketball upet of the year with its 64-57 victory over top-rated Kentucky In regional playoffs Saturday. Santa Clara provided the second surprise by upending Wyoming. Skyline Con- ference champion.

56-53. Kansas captured Western re- (tonal at City, defeating St. Louis 74-55. and Illinois thumped Duq' esne "4-68. The Kentucky Wildcats, No.

1 team in the Associated Press had won the N. C. A. A. crown in I three of the last four years and were favored to repeat until they' met the Redmen from Brooklyn.

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Mar. 24 Ike Williams, the Trenton lightweicht! Danny Devine, 27-vear-old tP of the TIniversttv of M.nnPsota fr S1X earS- tnM anothpr ts the coach of the treshman comet)ack ladder Wednesday then will meet Chuck ball team at Michigan State. earn moreN I It I Davey of Detroit in a 10-round Jbout Chicapo Staudium. The fight wMl oe broadcast and telecast throughout the nation starting at 10 M. iE.S.T.) Davev may give the ex-champ a lot of tnx.ble.

He's southpaw with a record of 31 wins against no defeats as a pro. It will be his first i "big" light, Williams at 28 has lost much of his puncning ability and has been short of wind in his most recent fights. Tomorrow night in Newark heavy-I weights Omelio Aramonte of Ha-jvana and Bill Gilliam of Newark are schcdjled for an eight-rounder. A new boxing club in Phillipsburg I opens Thursday with an eight-round bout between Newark's Chane? Williams and Billy Whje of i Philadelphia 0 mmO Savings pt SAVINGS LOAN ASS'N i nm sis KOiKtu CO MARKET Phono Armory 4-IGC3 Ntvarki Fairmtant I Springfltld Avts. Jimy Cityi 41S Mtntgemiry St.

gets squeeie play Oom Princeton's Tarry Dave Allen of the Comets looks on at Group III State Tourney game in Eliza- Hackensack's Bill Smith (with ball) Kahny (left) and Tom Perks (13) while right. Action took place in Saturday beth Armory. Hackensack won, 74-59. -W'Vt.