Evening star., 1935-02-14
TERP COACH SEES
CHANCE OF UPSET
Great Cavalier Squad Not
Conceded Anything by
Lieut.. Harmony.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

w WITH display Of confidence
\A/ not only refreshing but
" contagious. University OF
Maryland's boxing Terra
pins today hitched up their trunks
and sailed into final hard workout
before heading toward Charlottesville
Saturday to attempt feat which has
defled the EaSt's best glove-throWers
for nearly four years-whipplng Vlr-
ginia. =,
Call 'em underdogs if you will
against the almost legendary ring
forces of Virginia, but out College
Park way, from Lieut.. Jack Harmony
down to the veriest third-string box
ing hopeful and the platinum blond
coed, the feeling is not shared.
Maryland" to quote Harmony,
"has an even chance With the ex-
ception of one bout-the 125-pounder
I'm not conceding Virginia any
thing. And even in the featherweight
fight it is no foregone conclusion that
Virginia will win"
And indeed, to judge by the way
Maryland's pair of 125-pound rivals,
Bill Waller and Tom Birmingham,
scrap for the berth, Capt. Gordon
Rainey, the Cavaliers Southern Con-
ference featherweight champion, Will
have to throw some leather to triumph.
Terp Coach Optimistic.
I'm STRICTLY neutral territory, as
well as in Charlottesville, the
crack Virginia outfit reigns ia
yorite. Unbeaten since 1881 and
staving off defeat in their last % dual
meets-22 of which they won and one
in which they tied-the Cavaliers
again proved they belong at the top
of the heap when Spike Webb's for
midable Navy team was beaten last
week. Even in this victory Tor Vr-
ginia, however, Coach Harmony sees
@ ray of hope for Maryland.
Virginia may feel the reaction OF
that Navy meet" ventured Harmony
today. 1T was tough, grueling fight.
On the other hand, Maryland, while
forced to fight all the way against
Penn State. came off little easier,
I think. We had no knockdoWnS
and all the bouts were we'll fought.
In spite of the score, the meet with
Penn State was not hard"
Another reason for Harmony's op-
timism may be the rounding into
shape Of Al Farrell, veteran heavy
weight. and Mike Lombardo. 155-
FOUNDER. One of this pair will face
q Cavalier, depending upon their con-
dition. II it is to be Farrell, then
the meet may see Lyman McAboy
dropping down from the 165-pound
class to the 1855; Stewart McCaw
dropping from the ITS class to the
1855, which he can easily make, and
Johnny Gormley, winner in his
heavyweight debut last week, fighting
as 175-pounder in place of McCaw.
Early Edge With Cavaliers.
TT IS admitted generally that Mary
land must come from behind if
it is to win or tie. Archie Hahn,
veteran 1l5-pounder and Southern
Conference champion at this weight
figures to outpoint Jimmy Young of
Maryland who is undefeated this
season. But, while conceding Hahn
an edge in experience, Harmony
would not be surprised to see Young
contribute to Maryland's scoring,
Neither Waller nor Birmingham
figures to whip Capt. Rainey and, If
Hahn also should be a winner, then
Maryland must sweep four of the
remaining six bouts to tie, five to win.
Ivan Nedomatsky, sensational 1885,
FOUNDER, seems as certain to score for
Maryland as does Rainey for Vir-
ginia In Maryland's four meets to
date no 135-pounder has given Nedo-
matsky even real workout. Marion
Brooks is Virginia's lightweight.
Walter Webb, perhaps the smooth
est boxer on the Terrapin squad, and,
like Young, Nedomatsky and Nc
Aboy, undefeated this season, engages
a Tartar in Maynard Womer, Vir-
ginia's 145-pounder. On this fight
may well depend Maryland's chances.
If Webb can outlook the rushing,
hard-punching Womer, the Terps will
face a real chance of not only tying
but whipping the Cavaliers.
Cramer Rugged Heavy.
hF McABOY is moved from the 165
to the 155-pound class, Maryland