Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
THRONG THRILLED
BY TERPS' RALLY
Win After Losing Opening
Three Bouts to Close
CoIorfuI Evening.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
(stAn Correspondent Of The star)
oVTEcE nADU HEL AH.-.L

(stAf Correspondent Of The etaf)
~ OLLEGE PARK, Md. March
4 Before $500 tensed spec
tators who packed every
available inch of space in
spacious Richie Coliseum, University
Of Maryland's crack boxing team con-
tinued its unbeaten way tonight when
an unSung sophomore heavyweight
scored stunning upset in his COL
legiate debut to down the Cadets OF
West Point. Az to 3l2.
Riddled with injuries which deprived
them Of the sensational Ivan Nedo-
matsky, lightweight champion of the
Southern Conference; Lyman McAboy,
junior middleweight, and Heavyweight
Al Farrell, the Terrapins staged a
brilliant rally to overcome . 3-to-0
lead compiled by the Army.
Duplicating the West Pointers feat
in the lighter divisions, Maryland won
score al gall. A thrilling draw in
the light-heavyweight scrap still pre-
served the deadlock and set the stage
for the heavyweight meet, final bout
on the card.
Kirkland Upsets Dope.
TN THIS sll-important scrap, John
/ Kirkland substituted for Farrell
in the Maryland lineup and up
set the dope by scoring a hair-line
decision over Army's highly-favored
Bob Stillman to keep the Terps' duel
meet record unmarried.
1t was the fifth win Of the cam
paign for Maryland, which was tied
only by Virginia.
The boxing triumph gained Mary
land an even break in the sports
angle of tonight'S all-university night
program, which also included q bas-
ket ball game with st. Johns and a
presentation OF colorful program OF
extra -curricula activities in which
more than 800 Maryland students
took part. ST. Johns scored q 24-l7
victory ON the court.
The cadet boxers who were installed
slight favOrites. lived up to expecta-
tons In the lighter classes, but Coach
Jack Harmonys ringmen exceeded ex-
pectations in the heavier weights.
1t was Johnny Gormley rather than
Kirkland who was expected to gain
Maryland a victory in the last two
bouts. But Gormley was fortunate to
get draw while Kirkland fooled the
cocky Stillman with a two-fisted at
tack. which foored the big Army bat
tier for a count of nine in the first
round and aornad Lad That
Stillman's best efforts thereafter could
not wipe out the margin.
Army Gets Big Lead.
n LILY BEARD, sharp hooking Army
ID 1l5-pounder. gave the visitors
the lead when he rallied after a
slow start to drop Jimmy Young, the
Little Terrapin, for a nine count in
the third round and win Referee Mil
'ler's decision.
Previously beaten only by Virginia's
Archie Hahn this season. Young
seemed to have an edge in the first
round, but thereafter Boards hooks
found their mark. Beard won the
second rourd strictly because of his
left. but in the third he put across a
straight right which caught Young
on the jaw and floored him.
Tom Birmingham. 125-pounder of
the Terps, likewise caught a Tartar in
West Points Jack Rhodes, a straight
punching youngster who carried too
many guns for the game, but ineffec-
tive. Old Liner. Rhodes easily won
the decision to give Army q 2-to-0
lead.
Birmingham was successful In gain
ing an even break in the first round.
but thereafter it was all Rhodes.
Army's lead was quickly increased
to to 0 after the 135-pound bout.
which found an untried Maryland
youngster. Joe Jones. batting for
Nedomatsky. 1t required only rs for
Army'S Bill Meany to stow away Jones.
Meany quickly landed a right to
Jones jaw, dropping the OLD Liner
fiat on his back, Jones took count
of nine, arose. and promptly ran into
another. right, which again foored
him for nine tolls of Referee Miller's
arm. Once again Jones picked himself
up, but when Meany knocked him
down a third time Miller stopped the
affair.
Webb Calls a Halt.
IALTER WEBB, perhaps the best
" of the Terp boxers with Ne
domatsky lost. won Marylands
first point in the 145-pound scrap
when he decisively outpointed Bill
Connor of the Cadets. Conner staged
a nice fight, however, climbing of the
floor in the second round to finish as
strong as he entered and was threat
to the end.
Webb had a shade in the first round.
which CSonnor marred slightly by
holding. In the second heat Webb
caught Connor rushing in and dropped
the Cadet with left to the jaw. Con-
nor was up at nine, however. and
seemed to have gained at least an
even break in the final session.
Mike Lombardo, 155-pounder. re-
vived Maryland'S hopes Of victory
when he climbed all over Army's Car
roll Bagby to win by a technical
knockout in the third round and bring
the score to to
Lombardo was too experienced for
the game Army lad. and after giving
him boxing lesson in the first two
rounds. he dropped the Cadet for Q
count of nine in the final heat.
McCaw's Win Thrills.
TINE crowd went wild as Capt.
Stewart McCaw OF Maryland,
twice winner of the 175-pound
championship of the Southern Con-
ference, scored a three-round decision
over Kent Parrot to tie the score at
80 in the l65-pound bout.