Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01


~ but lost at boxing to
Southern Conference rivals
last night at College Park.
Maryland handily defeated Vir-
GINA Poly ct basket ball, 80 to Is.
but lost 70 Washington and Lee in
boxing, the Generals winning, five
matc1es to two. A capacity crowd
saw the contests.
1t was the fifth straight win over
Southes Conference foes for the Old
Line courtmen, and their seventh VIC
tory in eight starts this season.
Despite the fact that none OF Its
battlers had ever before appeared in
formal competition, the Maryland
boxers made a highly creditable show
ing in winning two of the seven
matches from the Washington and
Lee boxers. Spirited battling marked
the card
Close ia First Half.
v. p. l. Offered the Old Line bas-
keters stout opposition in the first half.
Maryland, however, had gained the
lead at the half, IL to Z. Upon the
resumption of play the Terps cut loose
to score four floor goals, Ronkin and
Berger each registering two. This
made Maryland's lead 1911. They
had a safe margin thereafter.
Ed Ronkin, who led the Old Liners
attack with IA points, opened the
scoring as the game got under way
with a long side-court shot. Then
Buck Hall. who was high scorer for the
Gobblers with 9 points, eFened the
count with a pot shot. Ronkin then
dribbled down the floor for another
two-pointer and Berger, who registered
IL points for the Old Liners, sunk a
foul to give Maryland So margin.
A foul shot by jenkins and another pot
shot by Hall enabled v. P. I. to again
tie the score at sail, after eight min
utes of play. Here Chalmers Gagged a
two-pointer to put the Old Liners
ahead to stay.
Coach Shipley of Maryland made
liberal use of reserves throughout the
game.
Keener Wins Feature Bout.
Featuring the boxing was the victory
of Bernard Keener of Maryland, Fred
erick, Md, boy in the 145-pound class.
Keener got the decision over Layton
Mckinney after showing superiority in
all three rounds, particularly in the
first, In which he had his rival hang
ing on the ropes.
In another brisk encounter James
Pound of the Generals punched his way
to a decision over Karl Mech in the
160-pound class. Pound had the adj
vantage in the first and third rounds
and the second was about even.
Four of the matches were decided by
technical knockouts, the winners in
three Of the bouts being w. and L. bat
tiers.
Richard Robertson Of the Generals. in
the 115-pound class, stopped James
Decker of Maryland in the second
round. Robertson was easily the best.
Simon Sloshburg Washington and Lee
captain. l25-pounder, ended William
Burslem in the first round, flooring him
three times. Nase' Collins, 175-pound
w. and L. representative. opened cut
over William Robbins eye in the first
round, during which he three times
knocked down the Old Line battler.
Francis Holloway of Maryland de-
feated Eddie Bacon. After a first round
that was about even Bacon's seconds
threw in the towel in the second ses-
sion.
Boxing Summaries.
1i5-pound class-Richard Robertson. WASH
tngton and Lee. defeated James Decker.
Technical knockout in second round.
i25-pound class-Simon Schlossburg. wash
inRton and Lee. defeated William Burslem.
Technical knockout in first round
i35-pound class--Jack SrulowitZ, Washing
ton and Lee. defeated Frank Isemann.
judges decision. three rounds.
i4S-pound class-Bernard Keener, Mary
land. defeated Layton Mckinney. judges
decision. three rounds.
100 pound class-James Pound. Washing
ton and Lee. defeated Karl Mech. Judges
decision three rounds.
i75-pound clsss-Nase Collins. Washing
ton and Lee. defeated william Robbins.
Technical knockout. hrst round
land. defeated Eddie Bacon. Technical
knockout, first round
OficiaIs: Referee-Henry fPop) Goddard.
Baltimore Judges-KiTk Miller and Bill
Quigley, Washington. d. c.