Evening star., 1932-01-21
LABELED A GREAT
PLACE FOR BOXING
Record Throng Which Sees
Old Liners Score Over
Navy Is Enthused.
BY II. d. THOMAS.

N 5000, bent for the nonce
4 y on good-natured raillery
wouldn't give Prof. Charles
S. Richardson opportunity to tell
all the interesting facts about the
University of Maryland's sparkling
new field house, dedicated last
night to Gov. Ritchie, but stand
ing out today is a point Of mo-
ment the popular teacher of pub
lie speaking probably wouldn't
have touched on anyway.
Watch for a boxing boom!
Basket ball had big inning last
night. Nearly twice as many people
as ever saw battle in this sport be-
fore in the South Atlantic sector
watched the Maryland team down the
Navy, 26 to IS, but hundreds in the
record throng, and particularly those
concerned with sports in general, bor-
dered on ecstasy in describing Ritchje
Coliseum as the answer to a prayer
from the boxing game, so long denied
4dSA4SlEof VIC w az
herents of the fistic sport yearned for
it.
There are 1882 seats in the new
plant for basket ball, to which perhaps
1900 or more could be added for box
ing and every one of them top-hole.
Already plans for a national amateur
boxing tournament are going forward
and the Coliseum has been made avail
able to the Washington Bicentennial
Commission sports department in the
event it decides to stage a ring at
traction to bolster the exchequer.
Champ Pickens, who has in charge this
feature Of the Bicentennial, is sore put
TO raise the wherewithal to operate.
Champ took one look at the coliseum
and hastened to the Maryland au-
thorttieS with a request that was
readily granted If suitable card
may be arranged and the higher-ups
in the Bicentennial organization favor
PickenS' plan Ritchie Coliseum ere
long viii be the scene of big boxing
show.
Maryland will make its home debut
in boxing February 6, when the Wash
tngton and Lee team visits, and the
Terrapins are expected eventually to
take leading place in the sport.
AN nv 6A1NO wall IIdfC W hECP uP
IV1 the pace it set last night again
tonight, as 1t goes to Charlottes-
vile to take on the Virginia quint In
one Of two games in which. local col
iege basketers will figure. s.e -;;.,
In the only tilt here, Dueuesne,
which last night defeated Catholic
University. "a TO 81, moves over to
George washington tonight In an ef-
fort TO make " clean sweep in three
games in the Capital The Dukes
scored over Georgetown at the start
OF their invasion here Tuesday night
by a 29-to-27 count. -,,:
The Colonials, with chance to show
TO better advantage than the other two
local quints, are certain to make a
determined effort to end the Pitts
burghers' run OF victories here. George
Washington, too, has q real opportu-
nifty to turn the trick, as much power
has been shown by the Colonials as
they have piled up five straight VIC
tories without really being extended to
their utmost ability. They will need
to go at full steam tonight, though.
MARYLAND also will have its hands
wi full tonight, and it may feel some
reaction for last nights tilt with
the Navy, which was a battle royal in
the first half and duel for a part
of the last period
The Old Liners, by scoring S late
points, went into intermission on the
long end of 1o-to-5 count, but after
only little more than 5 minutes OF
the last half was played the Middies
were only point back. at 1914,
Then Shorty Chalmers, relieved In
the first half, came back into the game
and he and Rufus Vincent, big center
started a scoring ,spurt that soon had
the Old Liners well out in front to
stay there Maryland registered IL
points in a row to lead at ,26 to 13,
but Rankin shot a late basket TO cut
down the margin slightly.
Berger's clever handling Of the attack
and Vincent's shooting were outstanding
factors in Maryland's win, although
the team play of the Old Liners was
OF high order, the defensive work being
particularly effective.
Summary: