Evening star., 1934-01-13
LONE LETTER MAN
IN REVIVED SPORT
G. U. JoIts Carnegie Quintet.
CoIIegians Busy Tonight
on Foreign Floors.

boxing team will open a
~ schedule of five engage
mentS next Saturday
against the v. P. I. ringsters at
Blacksburg, with prospects for a
successful campaign not bright.
The Cardinals are resuming
boxing after a years lapse and
in the interim have lost all ex-
cept one letter man, Bill Gala
brese, 125-pounder.
Coach Eddie La Fond, however, is
far from discouraged In spite Of the
fact that none of the other members of
the squad have had college experience.
In several of the others he sees the
makin's of first-rate performers and
believes that the squad will improve as
the campaign progresses.
Among the more promising boys
working under La Fond are Eddie
Thibodeau. 135 pounds, and Jim Bres-
nahan, las, both hailing from New
Hampshire; Gordon Barron, 155, from
Minneapolis, and Red Fleming, ITS,
In addition to the five engagements
definitely arranged &C. U. also may meet
Pittsburgh here March 3.
The definite dates:
January 2C-V. P. l., at Blacksburg,
February 3-V. M l.
February 10-Roanoke College, at
Salem, Va
February 21-Loyola, at Baltimore.
March 10-Western Maryland.
IN BASKET court and in the
squared circle District colleges
will wind up a busy week to-
night with four battles, three of the
cage variety and one-with Maryland
opposing V. NJ. Involving l. the glove
| throwers
Georgetown, running second to Pitts
| burgh in the Eastern intercollegiate
| Conference as result OF its 24-to-23
/ victory over Carnegie Tech last night,
will attempt TO hold its high place
when West Virginia is opposed at Nor
gantown.
While Maryland'S boxers are trading
| left hooks with V. M rs ringsters at
Lexington tonight. the Old Line basket
ball team, buoyed by a sensational tri-
umph over Duke, will invade Blacks
burg for a contest with Virginia Poly
Catholic U. basketers also will see
action tonight, visiting Baltimore for
a game with LOyola College.
Although the locals in each instance
will be performing on foreign soil they
are regarded as having a fine chance
of gaining better than a 500 average
and more than an outside chance Of
making clean sweep. Inspired by their
victory ever Carnegie, the Hoyas stand
good chance to down West Virginia
although the latter previously defeated
Maryland, IS TO "a, at Cumberland
The Old Liner1, in turn. figure TO whip
V. P 1. on the court. while the Terra
pin boxers rate about even against V.
NJ. 1. CathcLc University is favored tc
! score over Loyola
y GEORGETOWN played one Of its
N best games OF the season in
downing Carnegie in last night9
| thriller at Pittsburgh, coming from be-
hind in the waning moments to con-
vert what appeared almost certain de-
feat into coveted victory
Finishing the first half in a 13-all
deadlock, the Hoyas and Skibos still
were tied with less than five minutes
to play. 20 to 20. Here Capt. Silver
man dropped in foul and Gibson, high
point scorer. sunk his sixth field goal
10 put Carnegie ahead. % to 20.
Jack Crowley put Georgetown back
into the game with two-pointer and
with about minute to go. Bill Con-
nors. lanky center. won the game by
tipping in the loose ball in the midst
of wild Scrimmage under the Hoyas
basket
! Georgetown, with two wins and one
loss, stands second in the Eastern In
tercollegiate Conference, trailing Pitts
burgh which has two triumphs in as
many starts. Temple is third with one
and one. Carnegie fourth with one vic
tory, in three games and West Virginia
and Bucknell are deadlocked with no
victories and one loss apiece.
Summary: