Evening star., 1938-02-19
HOYAS FAVOR|TES
|NCOURT Confess
Cardinals Out to End Ring
Season Unbeaten-Terps
Fight Coast Guards.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Plttsburgh's Panthers invaded this
sector today to dominate an enticing
sports panorama, clashing with
Georgetown's unguessable basket ball
team at Tech High gym at o'clock
sharp and squaring off with Catholic
University's undefeated and united
boxing team tonight at Brookland
gym at BIS o'clock.
Maryland's injury-riddled boxing
team will aim at Coast Guard Acad-
emy punchers in the most attractive
portion Of double-header at College
Park, with the Terp courtmen collid-
ing with Dickinson dribblers in the
opener at 8 o'clock.
Catholic University basketers iour-
neyed to Annapolis hoping to register
a gllt-edged upset over Navy, Amer
lean University's quint swung over to
Farmville. Va, to face Hampden-Syd-
ney. Wilson Teachers travelled to Shep-
herdstoWn, w. Va. to meet Shepher1
College tossers and Southeastern Uni
versity's five invaded New York to pla
Columbia School of Pharmacy. George
town and Maryland will be represented
IN the New York A. C. track meet.
Hoyas Court Favorites.
Georgetown, a notoriously poor road
team, ruled a slight favorite to dispose
OF Pitt and thus gain an even break
IN eight Eastern Intercollegiate Con-
ference games. Coach Freddy Mesmer
planned slight alteration in the
Hoya lineup, inserting Mario Gre
gorio. former Central High star, in a
starting berth.
The Panther passers absorbed
1884 defeat from Temple last night
and the Hilltoppers were confident
OF walloping Pittsburgh for the second
time. The Hoyas recorded one Of
their infrequent road victories at Pitts
expense earlier this season.
Four Cardinal boxers will be swing
ing their final blows in the Pitts
burgh-Catholic University fuss, with
Catholics first undefeated and united
record the prize If their punches prove
effective. Tex Guinan, Capt. Fred
Mix, Sully Greco and Leo Katalinas.
who is expected to play professional
football with the Green Bay Packers,
are Cards who will launch larrups
for the last time in collegiate compe-
tition.
c. U. Lineup UNCHANGED.
Coach Eddie La Fond planned to
stick to the lineup that has polished
of Western Maryland, Maryland,
Duke and Villanova, including besides
those mentioned Dave Bernstein, Rene
Benitez, Fred Slant and Jay Turner.
Catholic rates a slight favorite over
the Panthers, who have walloped
Washington and Jefferson. Temple
and West Virginia and lost only to
the powerful Syracuse sockers.
Maryland faces something Of an
unknown quantity in the Coast Guard
cutters, for the New London lads
spanked Toronto, 5-3, and lost to Yale
by the same margin. The Old Line
glove wielders have improved rapidly,
however, and figure to rate no less
than an even choice.
Since the Coast Guard refuses to
accept forfeit matches, Maryland's
loss of Blackie Pearson, light-heavy-
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broken nose received In sparring
session this week, has been minimized.
Coach Heinie Miller may use Bob
Lodge in Pearson's place, but other
wise the match will be decided on a
seven-bout basis.
Maryland Loses Knepley.
Illness has wormed its ugly way
into the Maryland basketball team,
stripping the high-scoring George
Knepley from the lineup, due to
ptomaine poisoning. Milton Mulitz
will replace Knepley, who Is likely to
be available for the Southern Con-
ference tournament March 3, { and
5 at Raleigh, N. G.
Georgetown's undefeated mile re-
lay team, composed Of Leroy Green,
Vim Healy, Stuart Reeves and John
Motzenbecker, will compete against
Pittsburgh and Holy Cross quartets
in the New York A. C. games at Madi.
son Square Garden, while Maryland
will be represented by Jim Kehoe ana
Mason Chronister In the 1,0OO.yard,