The Washington times., 1935-03-12

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Liners mastered @
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versity, 51a to George A. e'"pSO"
21b, in the boxing duels, capac-
ity audience of $500 fans on
hand.
Though the boxing was ex-
pected to provide most OF the
thrills, twas the floor game that
left the onlookers almost pros
trated from excit EN- t. So
deafening was the noise from the
stands in the last few minutes
that Referee Paul Mentions whiS-
tie couldn't be heard above the
din and frequently the players
carried on feverishly, not know
ing that the referee had blown
his whistle.
Play was intense in this nip-and-
tuck struggle. It was a hard game
! for Maryland to lose, but likewise
it would have been hard one Tor
Georgetown to lose, too. Drama
was packed into those last few
gripping minutes and it remained
a question of which team was to
profit from a last-minute field
goal.
Esenstadt Ties Score
That team proved to be the
Hoyas and the individual perform
ing this deed being Leon sis
Esenstadt, former Roosevelt High
basketAr who played meritoriously.
With less than a minute to go and
the Hoyas trailing by two points,
Esenstadt arched one through the
cords to deadlock the score, "a all.
Then Don Gibeau was fouled by
Charlie Keller and victory rested
in Gibeau's hands. Without a
culver in his muscles, Gibeau
stepped up to the foul line and
made good the point that decided
the issue-and the Georgetown
cheering section went into a war
dance as school was over for the
night.
It seems the goddess of fortune
had crossed her fingers on Mary
land as only a few minutes pre-
viously Vic Willis had an op'
portunity to put the Old Liners
out of reach of the Hoyas but he
missed two chances from the
charity zone. In fact, inability to
capitalize on their opportunities
from the foul line doomed the
Terps, they converting but four
in 13 attempts. On the other
hand, the Hilltoppers were success
full in seven of IL tries. Maryland
outscored their foes from the
floor, 10 to 9.
The END of the first-half found
Georgetown holding a slim 2O-19
lead, Georgetown having gained
the upper hand midway in the
period but never enjoying a
margin greater than four points.
Both teams presented an inviolate
defense in the second half and it
was difficult to score from the
floor. Indeed, only Capt. Ed
Hargaden and Corless registered
for the Hilltoppers and Buscher
for Maryland.
Hargaden and BuScher Excel
The two outstanding players
were Hargaden and Buscher, the
latter chalking up five field goals
to lead the individual scorers with
10 points.
The boxing duels saw Coach
Jack Harmony's Maryland team
preserving its undefeated record
by outslugging the Cardinals.
Maryland'S closest call this year
was a A. tie with Virginia, and
that was a signal achievement,
considering Virginia'S pre-emi-
nent standing in college box,
ing. Besides last nights vic
tory over Catholic University,
Maryland also defeated Virginia
Military Institute. Richmond Uni
versity, Washington and Lee, Penn
State and Army tied with Duke
for second place in the Southern
Conference championship, Vir-
ginia retaining it's crown. That is
a boxing record of which the
Marylanders may crow about.
Jimmy Young started the Old
Liners off on the right foot last
night in the opening 115-pound
bout by unexpectedly sending
Ruben Miro to dreamland in the
first round. A sharp righthand
punch to the jaw put Miro down
for the full count.
Angelo Restaino evened the
score for the Cardinals by deci-
Sioning Bill Waller in the 1876
pound bout. The latter was penal.
lied for infighting, barred in col
lege boxing. Dick Babcock, who
hadn't fought this year. lost to
Capt. Ed Thibodeau, of C. u, in
the 135-pound bout, but Babcock
rates more than pat on his back
for standing up under Thibo-
deau's punches.
The match became squared at
two bouts apiece when Walter
Webb. of Maryland, decisively
outpointed Carmen LaSalle in the
145-pound scrap. Webb was more
aggressive and more effective
with his right hand
Tom Oliver mothered Mike
Lombardo, of Maryland, with q
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