Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-25
Catholic L. Fe Take North Base Ball Warner Biggest Thrill
BOXERS AND BASKETERS
SEEK DIXIELOOP TITLES
Colleges Will Have Strong Teams in Championship
Journeys of Southern Conference This Week
at Charlottesville and Atlanta.

in college boxing. who last Tuesda!
scored second-round technical knock
out over Obie Davis, Cardinals cracl
middleweight.
Capt. Herb Mahaffey, welterweight
is Virginia Techs best contender, unles
Al fowler, featherweight, can slug hi
way through the forest of good men, in
Guiding the v. M. l. captain, Bill Buck
and the w, and l.. leader, Simon Sloch-
berg. fowler lest the 129-pound title In
the final last year to Capt. Fielding
Russell of Georgia.
V. M I. was runner-up in the sc
tourney, but the Cadets lost most OF
their veterans and have had to reor-
ganiZe their team. Consequently they
have net had so much success in the
ring this year Bill Spann, their middle
weight, Is likely to cause trouble to men
who face him.
Washington and Lee has lost only
one match, and that was to v. P. l. In
addition to Capt. Sloshberg the best
records have been made by Robertson
bantam weight, and Pound, middle
weight.
Sport New to Maryland.
Maryland and North Carolina State
have just taken up the sport for the
first time this year and neither team
has had great success as a whole. But
as individuals some of these new men
have done well, such as the two Old
Liners, Bernard Keener, welter weight
and Francis Holloway, light heavy.
Maryland, Washington and Lee and
Duke seem to be the cream Of the cror
as far as basket ball Is concerned.
The Old Liners have the leading team
record in the South Atlantic group, for
they have been defeated only once, by
Virginia, "a to 81. The Cavaliers, who
reached their peak Of play so far In this
game, later bowed to the Terrapins.
Duke has won a clear-cut claim to
the basket ball championship of North
Carolina with final record Of six
games won and two lost in the race
Five" incidentally this Is the second
year that the Blue Devils have taken
the State court title, and because they
also won honors in base ball and in
foot ball, 1t is their fourth major cham
pionship in two years.
Lanky Joe CroSon has been one of
the chief contributors to Dukes sue
cess. His play at center has helped to
make the Blue Devils runner-up in the
last two court tournaments.
Monday Game May Tell.
Claim to the championship among
the conference teams in the Old Do
mln1on may turn upon the w. & L.
v. p. I. game Monday night in Lexing-
ton. BY winning two games from Vir-
g1nia, who in turn has defeated v. M. I.
twice and v. P. I. once, the Generals
have been keeping themselves on top
for the third season in succession
These boys of Ray Ellerman's are going
to Atlanta intent upon doing great
things.
/. Gus Tebell's first year as basket bali
coach at Virginia has not been notable
IN number Of victories won, for the
Cavaliers are just breaking even. But
considering that his material has been
none too good, and rather green, he
has accomplished wonders.
Changed dates in the championship
swimming meet give the tanknnen sew
eral weeks more to practive before the
title competition. It will come late in
March instead Of next week, as was
first announced.