Catholic High Has Plenty At Stake in Series Finale

Catholic High Has Plenty At Stake in Series Finale Must Beat Camden to Tie for City Title; Olesiewicz Can Pass Dixon in Scoring WOODROW WILSON STAR LEADS WITH 40 POINTS When Camden Catholic High's quintet faces Camden High's dribblers in the final game of the city basketball series Tuesday night at the Convention Hall court there will be plenty at stake. The most important matter resting upon Tuesday's combat, which should attract one of the largest crowds of the season at the civic hall, of course is the championship. The "Irish" must bowl over the Purple and Golds to finish in a tie with Woodrow Wilson High. Then there is the individual and team scoring records for the 1937-38 series at stake. Both of these are at present in the possession of the "Presidents," who rounded out their four-game schedule last Saturday night by defeating Camden, 41-31, to finish with three victories and one defeat. Camden Has Mental Edge Catholic at present shows a log of two wins and a single loss, the latter coming at the hands of the "Prexys" after the Barrymen had previously conquered Eddie Carrigues minions in an extra-period game, 42-41. Camden will enter Tuesday's game with nothing to gain or lose. As a result the charges of Coach Arthur "Hutzy" Blaker hold a mental edge over Catholic's players, who have not won the title since the inception of the city series five years ago. Naturally players on both clubs will be out to give everything they have Tuesday night. One group will be striving to salvage some glory from an inglorious season by scoring its first win in the city series and the other striving to acquire a title even though it will have to share it with Wilson. If successful Catholic will have tied for the crown twice, sharing honors with Camden in the inaugural series. Although Wilson holds the upper hand in scoring by virtue of having engaged in four games against three each for Catholic and Camden, the "Irish" stand a fine chance of wresting both of these honors from the Thirty-first and Federal streets institution. Dixon Paces Scorers Ray Dixon, who played a prominent part in each of Wilson's series games and has been a consistent offensive performer throughout the season, is pacing the players in the series. Garrigues' ace forward, who is noted for his follow-up shots, scored a total of 40 points, netting 14 field goals and making good 12 out of 19 foul attempts. But Bob Olesiewicz, Catholic's star pivot man, is running Dixon a mighty close race. While the latter leads in both total points and number of fouls made, Olesiewicz is only a step behind the leader. "Ossie" has turned in a total of 37 points in three games, leading the field with 15 field goals and accounting for seven out of 12 free throws. Without a doubt, unless he is bottled up completely, Olesiewicz should carry away the individual scoring records following Tuesday's tussle. Then there is the possibility that Catholic may also pull down team honors, should the entire club go off on a scoring spree. The "Irish" need 49 points to nose out Wilson for team honors. 'Prexys' Top Teams In Scoring The "Presidents" garnered a total of 146 points in their four games, and also lead in the number of field and foul goals, sinking 51 of the former variety and 44 out of 67 penalty heaves. Catholic on the other hand has collected a total of 98 points, netting 39 double-deckers and 20 out of 41 foul casts. Dave Lewin, another Wilsonite, ranks third in the scoring with 29 points, while Captain Bob Boyd also of the "Prexys" is fourth with 26 counters and Fred Ackerman, of Catholic, is fifth with 21 points. Ray Patton, the chunky forward on Blaker's quintet, leads Camden High's scorers and ranks sixth with 20 points. One of the features of the series is the remarkable foul shooting exhibited by the Woodrow Wilson players. The Orange and Black clad youngsters made good 65.6 of their shoots, sinking 44 out of 67. They also lead both Catholic and City Series Leaders RAY DIXON BOB OLESIEWICZ These two eagle-eyed sharpshooters are setting the pace in the fifth annual city series individual scoring race. Dixon, Woodrow Wilson High forward, completed his four-game slate with a total of 40 points, while Olesiewicz, Catholic's center, ranks next with 37 points scored in three games and stands a fine chance of pulling down top honors in the "Irish" remaining game with Camden next Tuesday night. Camden in the number of field goals with 55. WOODROW WILSON G Fld Fl FT Pts Dixon, f-g 4 14 12 19 40 Lewin, f 4 11 7 10 29 Boyd, f-c-g 4 9 8 12 26 Hoffman, g 4 6 5 7 17 Byrd, c-g 4 7 2 5 16 Davis, c-g 4 4 7 11 15 McAlack, g 4 0 3 3 3 L. Dunn, g 3 0 0 0 0 Letzgus, f 2 0 0 0 0 Hill, c-g 2 0 0 0 0 Crane, f 1 0 0 0 0 Miller, g 1 0 0 0 0 51 44 67 146 CAMDEN CATHOLIC G Fld Fl FT Pts Olesiewicz, c 3 15 7 12 37 Ackerman, g 3 9 3 8 21 Puciluski, g 3 5 4 7 14 McGraw, f 3 5 2 7 12 Caridi, f 3 4 1 4 9 Kenney, g-f 3 1 2 2 4 Heigh, f-g 2 0 1 1 1 Franks, c 1 0 0 0 0 39

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