The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey • 18

BERGEN EVENING RECORD. MONDAY, MARCH 24. 195 Hackensack Routs Princeton, 74 To 59, For Group III State Honors Comet Cagers Flash Smiles Of Victory Forte, Lead McCadney Comet Five For The Record By Al Del Greco Old Champ High Scorers 10 Guard Scores 21 Points And Kills Tiger Hopes With Outside Shooting; Soph Center Dunks 18 And Helps Control Rebounds THOMAS TALLIES 24 FOR PRINCETON Sharp-Shooting Forward Keeps Losers In Came; Comets Kun Wild After Trailing Rriefly At Start; Win Is 16th In Succession By GERRY l)E LA FEE Elizabeth, Mar. 24 Coming up with one of its sharnist 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 chammonshin. iff! pci 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 chamos crowned here Saturday were Sayre-ville in Group Roselle Park in Group II. and Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth in Group IV. The consensus of oninion was that HacL-pnwi-t n-a iim -A i 1VJ est club to perform in Saturday's finals. Hackensack captured its second State basketball championship 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 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.

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. Which recalled when the Babe was being ghosted in the World Series: "What did I say he chummily asked his ghost. It was Hackensack's second State cage title. It had previously swept 1-hander. This pave Princeton through to pain top honors in 1945 "uJL1 Hackensack broke the came open That year it was Marvin Gelber, at this Doim.

Fortp one Jim Walsh. Gerry Breen. Sid Ha'- of his familiar jump shots and Al-ler. and Frank Sens who carried the len connected on a set. Forte fol-Comets to victory over North Plain- lowed with a foul toss and two sets field in the finals.

A pivot by MrCadnev rocketed SMITH SCORES 14 Hackensack out to a 19-13" lead. Harry Kahnv shaved it to 19-15 at This year it was Charlie Brown dl (,:.,. n. MUOliri Chet Forte am omiui. uae a crt by Hackensack and Bill McCadney who had hat it took to snare State honors.

midway throuRh the second period upped th- score to 34-20. It was 37-23 with iiist under twn minute McCadney and Forte were the boys who captured the fancy of thejremainin when Bollerman benched crowd. McCadney. towerine Neerojhis varsity. Princeton rallied to cut center, came through withhis topjthe halftime score to 37-27.

performance of the year. The 6-6; All five reculars shared in the sophomore rebounded like a veteran third period scoring as the Comets and batted in 18 points. out to a 51-38 lead. Little Forte killed Prinrrtnn with In th mm. no- tu.

Hackensack High School's Group III State champions nose Complete Record JEFFS CAPTURE nirirrveirir mc num (11-31) oxr v--- I. immediately after downing Princeton Saturday night. Standing (L. to Coach Howie Bollerman, Bill Koenig, Bill McCadney, Dave Allen, Bill Smith, Ron Becker, Frank Giradino, and Assistant Coach Ferdinand Sim-ilari. Kneeling (L.

to Al Bolter, Marty Tannebaum, Captain Charlie Brown, and Chet Forte. GROUP IV TITLE i.ivnMtn outsicie snooting. He poured 11 frame Hackensack slowed things Hack. Opp. points through the hoop in an.

down and started to plav a more 60 Lodi 56 amazing display of shooting in the possessive tyoe of ball, working for 53 Fair Lawn 29 first period He wound up as Hack-j clean shots at the hoop. This plan 56 Fort Lee 44 ensack top scorer with 21 counters. backfired as Kahnv. Perks and Tho- 51 Ridgewood 53 Smith played a steady game, scor- mas hit on goals to cut 79 Teaneck 68 inS 14 tallies and combining with the margin to seven points. 54-47.

58 Tenafly 42 McCadney to grab a good percent-; Hackensack then reverted to its 76 Leonia 39 age of the rebounds. wide-open game, and put on a typi- 52 Cliffside Pk 61 1 Brown and Allen, although notlcal 10-pomt spurt. Smith started 64 Rutherford 43 scoring in double figures, were busy it with a jump shot, Forte cased 45 Englewood 47 landing out assists and bringing the two free throws. McCadnev dunked 46 Ridgefield Fk 28 baU down court. Brown, a steady I a pair and Smith con- 70 Teaneck 58 player all season, really camejnected from underneath.

This spree I Behind the Keys Elizabeth Team Downs Emerson Five, 72-59 Elizabeth, Mar. 24 Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth mauled Emerson of Union City, 72 to 59. in capturing the Group IV title in the 34th annual N. J. S.

I. A. A. tournament here at the Armory Saturday nicht. Comets Impress Scribes By GERRY de la REE hb lenany 38 uvwl uunng me eergenigae nacKensack a 64-67 lead.

It Hackensack added the State Husky Paul Matina led the Jeffs ners never face the Group IV victors. 71 Leonia 45 County Jamboree and State tourney. was 71-51 with 1:30 remaining when It's Silly for Cobb to say that Phil and Stan are the only-10 victory with 28 points, equalling, Group III title to its Bergen County Actually, wnen you tninK 01 it. tne 72 Cliffside Pk 62 rnnceton nad quite a remark-i Bollerman started flooding the idea of six State champions is rather 64 Rutherford 50 arjie ball player of its own in Clyde floor with subs. players to rate with the old-timers.

What he doesn't say is 1 'nn jamboree crown Saturday by whip silly. There are four public school 47 Englewood 46 "Buster" Thomas. The sharp-shoot-! Perks hit twice in the final mo-champs and two parochial titlists. 70 Ridgefield Pk 51 Negro forward kept his club Wilts of the game to spark a Tiger Quite a few writers figure that COUNTY JAMBOREE witnin hailing distance of Hacken-; flurry that cut the final margin to that there were more bums and alcoholics among the old-1 margin with strong showings in the ping and managed to timers, too. What present day manager would stand for second and fourth periods.

imake quite a favorable impression drunkard on the bench? Which manager would condone i In the afternoon twin bill. Sayre-! on the newspapermen covering the havincr hnrto hotting th.tc th tl ville drubbed Dunellen. 70-54, for finals of the N. J. S.

I. A. A. tourna- naving horse betting sheets in the dugout? How long would Group honors as Joe Rudy scoreci ment in Elizabeth. sack with some great dribbling and -15 points Arlington 45 St.

Peter's of Jersey City and possi- 63 bly St. Michael's of Union City 66 could take Hackensack's measure. 55 The box score: Harliensark (74) Xyndhurst 53 connected for 10 field Lodi 47 coals and four foul shots to take STATE TOURNAMENT hm W'th 24 PinlS' Prinreton 159) oU name wcic uu tuc nuiiu page lor im ana unarne tioiakowsKi la. lti An informal poll conducted by Bob Chances are the Comets would nut Alton Bohei- PERKS IS fighting in gin mills? Iwas the second straight Group I Whiting of the Paterson Morning I up a stiff scrap. crown for Sayreville.

Martin Lock- Call found Hackensack the loD-sided! Howie Bollerman's lads made 1111 -t Ridgewood 40 STOPPED Tigers' 6-5. 10 3 5 2 1 3 4 24 0 4 14 4 3 0 61 Tom Perks, the 210- Rri-kn- Thorras FV. -na Wilnn S'rnait Kanny wood of the losers scored 21. choice of the scribes as the out-1 for Thursday's rather riisannomtine center, looked formidable Roselle Park, which defeated D11-; standing club to perform Saturday. Derformance aeainst Hillside in roll- 27 pound Hillside 55 enough 59 after a at the game's outset.

nmi-non r. mont in the semi-finals. uumiu vui-r wa uiie n. lu.niK over friiiceton wun sucn ease 2 is I) 0 few lessons from McCadney Koonir. 68-62.

The 3. Thomas Jefferson of Eliza- The Comets led the Little Tigers by Burlington in overtime was featured by Han. 1:. nn in annparprt tn rf pciunai; oetn. tne UIOUD IV Kmc.

Iimsrune i 20 noints ate the fourth nerinri 5 21 0 2 1,247: terest in the game. Six of his 14 Iraime baum 1 1,4 i u-j i-t. luiaib a poor second i fouls and eight foul outs. Tony Rendinelli scored 26 for the Parkers Tnnv St. John's And Illinois In Semi-Final Tomorrow Kansas-Santa Clara Meet In Other Semi; NCAA Title And Berth In Olympic Trails The Big Prize Brown Giardino outcome was no longer in doubt aiiu uitr uiiaiicrs aic, iiau DUily Jen his first club on the court, the final count would have been even more decisive.

and Charlie Burroughs 20 for There's actually no way of determining which is the best team in the State. The Group III win- tight first half, Hackensack away to crush the Maroon, pulled 36-27, Princeton's zone defense bothered lo'vmc'. Chait Hackensack briefly, but Forte broke The box scores: Stieeter Jefferson tmtrtoil (39 at its own defensive game. The Hillside and Princeton games proved rather easy, although both teams put up stiff battles in the it wide open with his outside shooting in the first period. McCadney and Smith began to hit fro.n under- 24 11 S9 Sims SCORE BY PFRIODS 5 3 13 11 28 1 13 1 2 1 1 3 Hackensack 19 14 Walker Marifpn Svht Maione Oiah Mar.

24 Two veteran and fwo upset-minded 2374 2159 r. 4 12 2 1 1 2 1 9 2 8 fi 2S Seattle i early stages. Hackensack had the.npath in the second frame and 1.5 Princeton Referee Mollo Umpne Phipps teams one each from the East and the West collide here tomorrow night for the National Collegiate Basketball cham Marir.a class, however, and the winning Hackensack seemed to be able to margins were decisive. call its shots the rest of the way. Saturday's game was the last fori 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 first 30 seconds of play. McCadnev DRI CKER BEATS AMATO Brooklyn. Mar. 24 i5. Harold ilzzyi Druker.

158'2, New York, won -SIORK BY PFRIIIDS Bolly and his boys were a happy bunch after the game. Even Charlie Brown seemed to be smiling! River Edge's George Manfredi, representing the X. J. S. I.

A. 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 Mere also awarded a sportsmanship trophy Saturday night by the Eastern I'nion County Chamber of Commerce. Bollerman didn't want to be pinned down to comparing this year's champs with his 1945 gang.

"Different kind of ball teams." he said. (And that they were. North Plainfield. Hackensack's final round victim in 1945, 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. pionship and a berth in the Olympic games trials. St. John's of Brooklyn, conqueror of mighty Kentucky, son 14 IS 11 jl Umpire S'emhiinei Bill Smith will be back to defend tied it up with Divot toss and a an eight-round decision over Tonv efe; ep- una uunois, bis ien cnampions, are paired in the opening the title next winter. Say tap by Smith earned the Comets alAmat0- loo '2.

01 Hoooken. N. in 4-2 lead. Thomas retaliated with a'the main bout at Ridgewood Grove -re lite game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1 fil- 4 tu a TTI 24... -tllT noianrasKi Saturday night.

DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Union. N. Mar. 24 (Pi The New raui-miius me uinvfisiuy 01 wasninKUjn rjavinon. rnev Rudv 70) 4 iS 3 IS 2 4 0 0 5 13 3 9 Dunellen (.4 Lockuood in 21 Green fi 1 12 SKnwronski 0 Wato-house 0 Kinrh.

3 3 Pas e-ello, 1 1 R'own 2 1 5 Foreash 3 fl 3-point play and Frank Perna connected on a 1-hander to push the Tigers ahead by three tallies. Forte narrowed the gap with a will decide the Eastern championship. Kansas, Bic Seven titiist, and Jersey golf driving championships start, tonight on the 500-yard range WHITE SOX SELL KERIZAKOS Pa.sadena, Mar. 24 Pi Gus Gai bowski Ritter Bal wicz. Boncek Malkiewicx Kupsch Podhlki KajowSKl To us, the Hillside and Princeton i Park, the Hudson team threw a real tne Crescent golf fairways.

Each; set. but Thomas ripped the netsSKerizakos. the $67,000 bonus baby Nash 1 games were rather anti-climatic scare into Hackensack for one Der-in'gnt some 90 of the 500 golfers; with a push shot to make it 9-6. i from Montclair, N. was sold bv Court Scores S.

f. A A. B4SKFTBM I PI.AVOFf 1 1 coming as they did on the heels of And then the Comets went entered will compete with the Again Forte hit from outside, only! the Chicago White Sox to Seattl 6 54 i the Demarest and Englewood con-'wild. piling up 26 points in final Friday night have Perks dunk an the Pacific Coast League Satur- 2 1 a 7" 24 SCORE BY riRinns I shoulder layup and Wilson throw in! day. men's final Saturday night.

second quarter to take a 40-30 half 19 22 IB 11 DunePen IS 14 'i in 54 Referee Brown Umpn McDonald. tests. Demarest, one of the powers in Hudson County, was fieured to eive time lead. The second half was slaughter as Hackensack went on to win with ease. DICKINSON' VICTOR (Hackensack its roughest ball game.

Newark. Mar. 24 i.Pi Dickinson The Hoboken team, led bv record- Right there we think Hacken.sack mi am owe ipmil SMI ROW QI'ARTKRFINALI Sf John 64 37 Si-ta W' 53. Ill noi 74 fiR Kf'- 74 SATl'RO A V'S CONSOLATION AMES (' tap Pfin S'ate tori 77. P- in'-rton fi OKlahoma C'f.

sy C. A 5.1 Chnstian 61. New Mexico A 44 TOMORROW'S KVI FINAL SfHUDl LE AT SUTTLE S' Joh'i'i! vs Illinois snla Ciara vs Karsa H'nn plpi fnr rhamptonph ip WHne-da at Seattle, losers plav (or third placel. nign acnooi oi jersey mv won smasher Tony Radovich, faced clinched the State title. We'd seen 42nd annual New Jersey intel-j Hackensack two weeks ago at: Hackensack play Englewood "twice fencing tournament here Dwight Morrow High, Englewood.

I and felt the Comets were superior. Saturday. Fresh from a romp over Cliffsidei And so they proved to be. After a INSTALLS A FACTORY-REBUILT unheralded Santa Clara, surprise winner over U. C.

L. Pacific Coast champions, and Wyomine. Skyline Conference kingpin, will settle the Western championship in the second game. The two winners will collide Wednesday night for the national championship. The finalists earn a berth in the Olympic eames trials later this month in Kansas City and New York.

Kansas and Santa Clara arrived here last ni.cht and scheduled pre-tournament workouts today. Fog at the Srattie-Taroma International Airport foiced a special plane brineinc St. John's and Illinois here from Chiraco to co on to Portland, for the night. They sre expected here about noon today. St.

John's turned the basketball upet of the ear with its 64-57 victory over top-rated Kentucky In regional playoffs Saturday. Santa Clara provided the second surprise by upending Wyoming, Skyline Conference champion, 56-53. Voi mj. rHVOFFS I Boston 97 (Reft-of-3i Tigers Close In On Bill Smith MOTOR IN YOUR CAR IN ONE DAY 1-1 i reapni.n 7f I-Kl nern fcest-rf-3 sent fMin- racns 1- S' -flnitp R4. Philadelphia wins hejt-M-3 'rtec 2-1 svTiRnws RFsri.TS me N4TIOVAI.

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Phillips Oilers 53 icsmmpn-hip i An Fo.re All-Sta. 4a Fihner Mif.ee and Moih 47 i overtime iconso- Kansas captured Western re- wmn Hlbb'nJ iM nV. nrr.p,oi.?h-p fional at Kansas City, defeating St. Louis 74-55. and Illinois inIians Faces thumped Duquesne 74-68.

The Kentucky Wildcats, No Davcy )) cdnesday team in the Associated poll, had won the N. C. A. A. crown in three of the last four years and were favored to repeat until they met the Rfdmen from Brooklvn.

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fTn riaiim. rv-i. -7, 1 criampionsnip 'e of the "t-niver'irv of Mmr.esm. tl'le8 mother rung on the comeback ladder Wednesday Is the coach of the freshman foot bail team at Michisan State. Williams then will meet Chuck Davey of Detroit in a 10-round bout Chicago Staudium.

The fight w-11 be trnadcast and telecast throughout the nation starting at 10 M. i E.ST, i EARNM0RE? zl VZlittle ai ONE Davev may give the ex-champ a lot of trouble. He's a southpaw with a record of 31 wins against no defeats as a pro. It will be his first "big- fight. CENT DOWN INSURED Savings at muiams at -o nas lost mucn or I nis puncning ability and has been short of wind in his most recent fights.

Tomorrow nitht in Newark heavyweights Omelio of Havana and Bill Gilliam of Newark i SAVINGS LOAN ASS'N are schrdjled for an eight -rounder. i A new boxing club in PhiUipsburgi 'opens Thursday with an eight-round! CO MARKET Ptlirui Phone Armory 4-I8C3 Rets squeeze play fTem Princeton's I'arry Dave Allen of the Comets looks on at Group III State Tourney fame in Eliza- Hackensack's Bill Smith (with ball) Kahny (left) and Tom Perks (13) while rijfht. Action took place In Saturday' beth Armory. Hackensack won, 74-59. bout between Newark: Chat lev Wiltiamc inH nitli- W)it Ntwirki riirmaant 1 Spniifiil Aa Jimy City 41S Mintgtmiry St.

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