The Washington times., 1938-01-05
Terps, Flushed by Win,
Face Randolph Macon
SODh Center
Stars With
Is Points


Of the new year, the University
of Maryland basketball team
travelled to Baltimore last night
and whacked the daylights out of
the University of Baltimore, and
now the rollicking Terps, buoyed
by their first victory in three
starts, come right back this eve
ming and open the winter home
slate of the new year by taking
on Randolph-Macon College, of
Ashland, Va. at College Park,
starting at 8:15 o'clock.
Last night Maryland toppled
Baltimore u. 50-32. and upset
the fondest hopes of its staunchest
followers, who we're moaning dur.
ing the holiday season that the
Terps just didn't have the old
"oomph" this season to win baS,
ketball games because of the mex
perience of the team
PLENTY OF GOALS
But from all indications of last
nights play, the boys in Black
and Gold have plenty of it, and
plenty of field goals to boot. Char
ley Norton, the transplanted Utah
youth, the soph who holds down
the center post, slammed on a
one-man scoring spree to corral
eight field goals and pair of foul
throws of 18 points.
Bill Knepley, veteran forward Of
the quintet, likewise registered
we'll at the basket to bag IL points.
And the rest of the Terp mates
performed so nobly both in floor
work and point getting that they
wrung a smile even from the wry
face of Coach Burton Shipley.
SHOULD SCORE AGAIN
With Maryland having its hot
hand last night at Baltimore there
is no reason why it can't continue
the pace tonight against Randolph
Macon. The workout at Balti
more did the Terps world of good
and the reaction should result in
favorable report.
Meanwhile, Georgetown is
awaiting the hour of tbs o'clock
tonight in New York, when at that
time Coach Freddy Mesmer trotSI
his Hoya court machine on the
floor of Madison Square Garden,
to oppose New York University in
the first game of double header.
The nightcap features Southern
Methodist and Long Island U.
HOLDS TWO WINS
For the last two years George
town has defeated N. Y. u, last
season in the Garden and the year
before last in Washington.
Whether the jinx can still hold
on depends a lot on how the play
ers react to the long layoff since
December IS.
The Hoyas have played but one
game this season, whipping West
ern Maryland by an easy score.
Another important item con-
fronting Mesmer is whether or
not Tommy Nolan, that grand
little guard of the team, Is able
to perform. Tommy suffered a
blistered left foot in drills last
week. failed to report it, and, as a
result, infection set in. Should
Nolan be unfit for duty. the
chances of a Georgetown victory
tonight is seriously impaired.
G. w. SOUGHT STRONG FOE
Officials at George Washington
were fiddling with the idea of
playing a strong opponent here
Saturday night. Knowing full
we'll that the Colonials have. per-
haps t cir greatest basketball
team, effort was made to secure
the Tech High gym for the fray.
However. the floor has been
rented out to the Community
Club and so further negotiations
we're dropped.
1t was the hope of the Buff
and Blue to slate Southern Meth
odist here Saturday. The Mus
tangs won the Southwest Confer
ence cage title last year and are
playing in the East the next few
days. Monday night Southern
Methodist defeated Gettysburg
College and tonight clashes with
Long Island in the Garden.
Observation-Disclosures