The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey • 19

If bfKUtvN tvL(, m.iolOj. MUMJAV, MARCH U51 a a- 1 Westwood And Englewood Capture State Basketball Championships --fTW g. 1 4 B.rgen Evening Record Photo kv uestwooa Hign Group ji champs nasn smua or victoryv Englewood High's Group III tltlists pose Immediately after game. Standing (I. to Assistant coach John Wlnkin, Evan Lewis, Bob Williams, Ralph Le Pinnet, Harold Turn BAYONNE TAKES Standing: (1.

to Tom Green, Earle Kegler, Milt Jackson, Coach Clair Kelley, Captain Billy Gelnaw, Art Hellwig, Don Schappert, and Ralph Lydman. Kneeling- (1. to Dick Schappert, Warner "Red" Heitman, Larry Fusco, Joe Villarosa, and Carl Albero. Bergen County Has Copped 30 Tops State In Tournament Basketball Titles GROUP IV TITLE er, Henry Robinson, Henry Peguese, Alex Johnson, Bob Leclercq, and Coach Tom Morgan. Kneeling, Jed Rogovin, Tony Jon, Bob Vostal, Dave Warwick, Bob ThcummeL, Pete Kohlsaat, Lou Erber, Rich Wendel, and Arthur En.

For The Record By A I Del Greco Xegro Stars Pace Champions Downs Jefferson Five By 58 To 56 Count I TT -mv Trl rk 4-4-r-n TTUIzabeth, Mar. 19 The easy wins scored by Englewood and West- Cardinals Snare Group II Laurels Elizabeth. Mar. 19 St. Mary's of Elizabeth, Sayrevllle, and Sweeney wood High Schools upped Bergen County's pace-set ttng reccd to 30 championships In the 33-year his court of Bayonne walked off with titles Woodrow Wilson tory of the N.

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classic. in their various groups in the 33rd mis aiso marnea tne 13m year annual N. J. S. I.

A. A. tournament Romp Over Ocean City, 68-48, As Kegler Scores uuIT it en nui Anri Srhannprt 1Q- UplKvio- iinnc Irrl last year was Ramsey UV 8t Mary'i of Elizabeth defeated Roll lp o9-36 ScOie In Annexing GlOUp III Title; Bergen County did itself proud In the N. J. S.

I. A. A. basketball tournament at Elizabeth Saturday by walking off with two championships. Westwood wrapped up the Group II title by belting Ocean City 68-48, and Englewood walked off with the Group III crown by mauling Woodiow Wilson of Camden 59-34.

Coaches Tom Morgan of Englewood and Clair Kelley of Westwood are deserving of any credit that may be coming their way, for both did fine jobs this season. Morgan has had only one bad season since taking over basketball at Englewood in 1947, while Kelley has had two excellent clubs in the past 4 years. Two Negro boys won the praise and applause of the "t'l' II iBt- Mary or soutn Amboy, 63 to 44. Peguese, Robinson. Johnson Pace Scoring ICtory Is leant 2lSt In 11 OutingS Fifteen of Bergen's basketball ln tne opening game of the after- As Once-Beaten Club Wins 23rd Game card for the Parochial havp nrtn-ta in tVi Crmm TTT i nOOH crown.

St. Peter's of Jersey City had lass. It was Englewood's second Elizabeth, March 19 Paced by Earle Kegler and Don title. By GERRY DE LA REE March 19 Englewood High School's classy Elizabeth, ocnappen, wesiwooa riign Bcnoui aeieaiea an ouicia.ivseu victory, while Westwood's Ocean City combine, 68 to 48, here at the Armory Saturday record is now one for one. afternoon triple bill saw Sayrevi'lle Maroon, fast-breaking in great style, rolled to a ridiculously clip Verona, 46-36, for Group I easy 59 to 36 win over Woodrow Wilson of Camden here at the honors- Armorv Saturday night to annex the 1951 Group III title In son'TEiUTh 33rd annual New Jersey State Interscholastic A.

A. has- iv final at night. ketball tournament. Heavyweight boxer Jersey Waleott was on hand to see his son, Arnold Cream play with Woodrow Wilson of Camden. Cream Sr.

(Waleott) spent most of his time signing autographs and posing for photogs. afternoon to capture the Group II championship in the 33rd annual N. J. S. I.

A. A. basketball tournament. It was the 21st win in 22 games this season for Coach Clair Kelley's North Bergen cagers and ranked among their more impressive performances. Kegler, playing his final game for the Cardinals, put on a spectacular exhibition of scoring as he poured 11 field goals and one foul shot through the hoop for 23 points.

Schappert, another senior, connected for 19 tallies. Ocean City, South Jersey Cham- The box scores: PAROCHIAL FINAL St. Mury't E. Marjr'l, S. A.

'44) It was Englewood's second New Jersey court crown, the previous one having been won in 1947. Coach Tom Morgan's cagers climaxed the season with a great 23-1 record. All five Maroon regulars played outstanding ball as they ran the underdog South Jersey champs groggy before a F. P. F.

G. Spiecker ncabiruuu jniioiicu Dunn 3 10 3 5 3 1 ft 0 6 0 1 1 1 with the County's two best records McNmn The Maroon won 23 and last onetltCt'n'0 1 1 ni I i I'. a 1 5 1 3 13 1 21 0 rnnnpitv rrnrarl 6 1R 0 2 4 i J. O'Brien Downs Trlnley Bennett, O'Brien South Booker Daly Totals Henry Robinson, Englewood's All- The Box Score I vvcmwuuu Luppt-u -ii aim aroppea I During the season Englewood Fiynh I scored 1,276 points and had 881 3 0 The Box Score guard, turned in another; I County 2 5 fine performance. The crafty Negro 'tallied against it, while Westwood Totali 16 12 44 1 ace scored 13 points and fed on pion, entered the tussle with a 19-4 record.

It gave Westwood a good battle for one period, but the Cards started clicking in the second quarter and from that point on it was no contest. HELLWIG TALLIES 11 The Cape May County club unable to get the ball into its 6-5 cen 2.) 17 63 S( ORE PERIODS WESTWOOD (68) G. ENGLEWOOD Mary's (Eliz 24 15 11 (59) G. piled up 1,396 to its opponents' 938. P.I 2j i Earle Kegler's 23 against jg 'Ocean City gave him a 22-game 4 13 14 Mary'i IS.

A Referee Shers. Umpire Loughridg. I Earlp Kegler 11 I Don Schappert 6 I FINAL GROUP Sayrevllla (46) Art Hellwig, 4 total of 378, while Art Hellwig wound up with 399, falling one Verona f3R F. 1 7 2 0 1 0 ter, Jim Isard, and was forced to F. sportswriters and fans for their performances in the tourney.

Henry Robinson of Englewood impressed with his cool and, talented play, while Westwood's Earle Kegler amazed every one with his sensational ball handling and shoKing. But don't get the idea that either club was a 1-man team. Far from it. Englewood had a more rounded team this season than it did in 1947, when Sherman White was the big attraction. This season the Maroon had five good players in Robinson.

Henry Perjue.se. Alex Johnson, Harold Turner, and Ralph Lc Pinner. Peguese and Le Pinnet are back next season, so the N. N. J.

I. L. may as well be prepared. Kegler was the driving force behind Westwood's attack most of the year, but his partner in points, big Art Hellwig, was a key figure. Heilwif.

a 6-6 senior playing his first year at varsity br 11. 399 points, and rebounded like a veteran. Don Schappert, Bill Gelnaw, and Milt Jackson, the latter a junior, contributed plenty to the Cardinal cause all year. Both Westwood and Englewood had terrific basketball seasons from start to finish. Englewood finished with a 23-1 record, while its junior varsity also lost only one game and Its junior hih school walked off with first place in the recent junior scholastic tournament.

Westwood's varsity had a 21-1 record, while its Jayvees compiled a 16-1 mark. The Westwood junior high squad, which only carries players from the seventh and eighth grades, rolled up a 20-1 record. Jersey Joe VValcott should know by this time that he's a Jonah whenever there's a loose title lying around. A loser four time- in heavyweight championship battles, Joe made it a point to congratulate Woodrow Wilson of Camden before the Englewood game. His son, Arnold Cream was the star of the elub.

What happened? Woodrow Wilson was the worst beaten team in the State finals! Bill Gelnaw 2 i Ralph Lydman 0 F. 6 1 1 8 0 0 3 1 shoot outside. Big Isard was ef tally short of the charmed 400- mark. Alex Johnson, the teams speed AexJohnson merchant played one of h.s top games and tied Robinson with 13 Ra, Pbwti tallies High scorer however was Xurnor 4 Henry Peguese with la tallies. Ralph gy, iewis am! Henrv Robinson red-headed Harold Turner chipped Rob williams 0 0 9, 0 0 4 3 Martin Meade Bartolo Hoover, Hatrhrtt Brown Marriott Churchill fectively throttled by Westwood's 6-6 Art ho ln addition to his fine defensive Job found time to dent the twines for 11 tallies.

KeRler was the lad who won the B'wiri K'skl Bruno Malkiewici Noble, Wo elk, Krolik Boncrek J. Bonczek Schmidt Podbtlskt Si'pkowskl 14 68: in eight points apiece. Milt Jackson 4 Tom Green 0 Totals 27 OCEAN CITY (48) G. Walt Buckholtz 2 Wilson, which entered the Group, Totals 22 IS WOODROW WILSON (3fi) III final as the result of an over Clair Kelley. Westwood's usually solemn-faced coach, was all smiles after the game.

"Never worked with a finer bunch of boys," he said. "This was a better all-around team than my 1948 club," Kelley opined. The 1948 team bowed out in the Group I semi-finals. plaudits of the crowd, however. The Neijrro forward, as an unorthodox a player as you'll ever see, was terrific.

He was all over the court, time upset at the expense of South River, didn't have the speed to Totals 18 4 36 PIRIOOS P. 7' 4 14' 5 George Grillo 2 Toetali 17 12 46 SCORE BY Sayrevllle Verona nor did it have lo 13 in 46 match Englewood Referei Griffin. Umpir Tillman. F. 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 10 G.

Bob Smith 5 Arnold ream 4 Van Injaian 0 Gene Burns, 0 Harry Anderson, 2 Joe Perrone 2 Jim Sheldon 0 7 GROUP IV FINAL the height to offset it. Bob Smith led the Camden with 12 points, while Arnold Cream, who starred in the South River tilt, was limited to nine. stealing passes, slipping in amazing Burt Avis 6 shots from every angle, and com-jim Isard, 1 pletely demoralizing the Ocean City Andy Jernee .7 players. Ray' Smith 5 Schappert, who starred through-1 Harry Wright 0 out the tournament, turned in an- other great performance. He carried Totals 19 Bayonn 5R F.

I 1 1 1 fl fl 1 0 1 ft 1 0 p. 12 9 I I 4 1 1 0 I 0 38 111 Englewood's Tom Morgan, an-0 other gloomy pus during the season. 'also presented a greatly altered 48 countenance as he praised the play jof his boys. "They lived up to ail jcngicwuuu juinijcu uui iu icaus 111 jop vitacliano 5-0 and 10-2 to turn the game Into joe pavs a rout right at the start. The Ma- rrnest 1 0 .....0 SCORE BY PERIODS Westwood 15 21 13 19- G.

P. P. G. P.P Buehler 10 6 26 Lifson 5 3 13 Chakey 3 4 10 Mui awskl 2 1 5 Johns Oil Post 3 12 Connors, 3 2 Borchers. 2 1 5 N'esnav 2 4 Hishon 3 1 7 Glenbockl 0 Sims OOO Konlje 4 10 Bennett 0 1) Matina 6 1 Totals 21 16 58 Totals 21 14 56 SCORE BY PKRIOOS Bayonne 10 16 16 16 S8 1 Jefferson 10 16 16 14 56 the fine things that's been said -68 the club for the first 12 minutes of play, after which Kegler took over.

Milt Jackson, the only junior on the team, contributed nine points and a enod floor samp Cnntnin Bill about them," smiled the Maroon ritr id in io aq AurelU fl RpfprpB ZnMa 1'mnire Irani, pilot. until it held a commanding 34-22 Rjfn halftime lead. The scoring pace for Gelnaw scored six tallies, although co'a- Totals 14 both teams, slackened off in the; second half, but Englewood had no! Referee Farrell. Vmpire Branniaan. sidelined with four personal fuls mrr, VAII nAOTAV for almost the entire second half.

feW I Ocean Citv's big guns were Burti Avis with 14 points and Ray Smith I FRHtM TO QTART SCORE BY PERIODS Englewood .18 16 12 13 Woodrow WilMjn 10 12 9 516 Referee West. I'mpire Pirkrn. Kegler Scores For Cards High-Flying Maroon Ace There were a couple of happy assistant, coaches on the scene too, Fred Engelken of Westwood and John Winkin of Englewood. Robinson's 13 markers upped his season's total for 2-' Karnes to 322 points, tops on the Englewood club. with 11.

Most of their points came! uujvj ij uinui on 1-hnnders from the corner. Smith The first elimination series for trouble keeping well out in front. was a foul victim late in the con-jthe National Basketball Association test. championship was set today with Westwood. a slow starter close of regular season hostili- ties last night.

out the tourney, played unimpres Englewood will have two regulars sively in the first frame as Ocean1 In the last action of the campaign next Ralph Le Pinnet City got off to an early lead. Smith's before the playoffs, which get un- anti Hcnrv peguese, while West- A foul shot by Peguese and two baskets by Johnson rocketed Morgan's well-drilled five in front soon after the opening tap-off. Smi'h broke the ice for Camden with a push shot, but a free throw by Le Pinnet, layup by Johnson, another push shot by Le Pinnet and one by Johnson upped the Englewood edge to 10-2. ROBBY RET M.IATES Five points by Cream put Wilson back in the gamp, but Robinson layup opened me scorine. nut is.eg- uci way tomorrow, uinnra- wood's lone returninir vet aill ho ler made a foul shot and Gelnaw polis defeated New York, 86-68: Jacfcson a jump toss to send the Cards in 'Syracuse whipped Boston, 97-89: front, 3-2.

Wayne dumped Tri-Cities, 95-i Th Interscho Andy Jernee and Smith came ,82 and Rochester halted Indlana-L "tiveter secre-through with baskets and Ocean tan- Walter Short feted the snorts- City had a 6-3 edge. A foul shot by; In the Eastern Division playoffs, X1" Schappert and pivot by Hellwig New York tangles with Boston and a iflOo" eXrhanKPd acklsMrhSS rU Schappert who spent most of the All wlB be two out of three first half at the foul line, came for the decision. The victors then baekfleW mentor at West through with a foul shot and layup will play a three-out-of-five serieslr to give Westwood a 3-point edge.jto determine the winner of each; Smith retaliated with a pair of 1- division. The finale, putting the JSSSSS nfX" tht handers from the side and Ocean Eastern and Western Division title-; ,21, ano, Citv was in front 14-13 Gelnaw holders against each other, will be tourney Will be announced later in retaliated with a pair of sets and by the end of the period Englewood held an 18-10 lead. Peguese, Le Pinnet, and Turmr sparked Englewood's 16-point second period and at halftime it was 34-22.

Johnson, Robinson, and then Johnson again hit for goals to start the second half, pushing the score to 40-22. The scoring fell off considerably after that and by the end of the frame it was 46-31 Englewood scored nine straight points in the first six minutes of the fourth stanza to push its ad The selections were made made two free tosses Just before the best four out of seven games by representatives of 13 newspapers record covering the event A minor league pitching period ended to send Westwood ahead, 15-14. Two foul shots and a jump shot belones to Riirkptt who is-stieri 255 hasps on hulls fnr Wnrrestpr In! SETON HALL VICTOR the Atlantic Association in 1889. by Schappert pushed Westwood ahead, 19-14, at the start of the sec-i ond period. Three more foul shots by Schappert offset points by Avis vantage to 55-31.

Joe broke the ice for Wilson with a set shot, his team's only field goal of the quarter. Morgan sent ln three subs. Bob Leclercq, Bob Williams, and Evan Lewis at this point. Coach Al Bass Providence, R. Mar.

19 Set on Hall University won the Eastern Catholic Intercollegiate track title at Providence College Saturday, The South Orange, N. school 'racked up a total of 16 points by i winning the medley and mile relays and placing second ln two other I events. of Wilson yanked his varsity also. GILVER IS 880 WINNER IN MEET Jersey City Martin Gilvar, Englewood High School track star, captured first place in the 880-yard run herp Saturday night at the Armory in the seventh annual Hudson County C. Y.

O. track and field championship meet. The Maroon middle distance star turned in a clocking of 2:06.8 minutes for his first place win. PEW ST. BOOTERS GO TO IRAN State College, Mar.

19 (P) and Smith and kept Westwood in front. Kegler then came to life andi broke the game wide open. He put in four baskets before the half wasi over. Westwood led at halftime. 36-24.

Westwood was never in trouble, in the second half. Kegler kept upj his terrific shooting and got plenty; of aid from Schappert. Hellwig, and Jackson. Ralph Lydman, subbing for Gelnaw, came through in fine style despite the fact he didn't cort. tPenn State's national championship team accepted an invitation today STEVENS TAKES SENIORS GOLF Sebring, Mar.

19 (Pi M. E. Stevens fifty-four-year -old Sebring citrus grower, yesterday won the seventeenth annual National amateur senior match play golf tournament. He defeated Glen S. Norvllle, fifty-one, of Oklahoma City, 3 and 1.

in his third bid for the tltl. to play a series of games in Iran BerRen Evening Record Photo Earle Keller (12) of Westwood drives past Ocean City's Andy Jernee (11) io score in second half of Saturday's Group II same. on grounds that "sports competition is one of the things that can help bring people closer Bergen Evening Record Photo Englewood's Alex Johnson (4) goes high into air in driving in for layup shot. Bob Smith of Woodrow Wilson is the defender at right.