The Washington times., 1938-02-08
MILLER JUGGLES
TERPS LINEUP
FOR TERRORS
BY CHICK KENNY

A nCCle Juggling ana q oreak or
two, and Coach Major Heinie
Miller may find his University Of
Maryland boxing team chalking
up it's first win Of the year, Friday
night.
The humping Terps meet West
ern Maryland and from all indi-
cations a slightly modified lineup
will represent the Old Line team.
Because of an injured paw, Bob
Bradley, 125-pounder, will give
way to Jimmy Lee. Bob had a
sore right mitt when he punched
it out with Johnny Kushner, of
Virginia, last Saturday night, and
Coach Miller believes that his
featherweight needs a decided
rest. This is Bradley's first season
of ring work and he has done re.
markably well, beating his Duke
and c. U. rivals.
ALPERSTEIN AT 135 LBS.
Another change is that of Ben
Alperstein, who will return to the
135-pound division, where he right.
fully belongs. Ben won the National
Collegiate and the Southern Con.
ference titles at this weight last
year.
Major Miller was hard-pressed
for a representative in the 145.
pound class this season, so he de.
cided to use Alperstein in the UP.
per strata. AS a result, he was
tired badly in the closing round,
just barely ekeing out the draw
with Catholic us Freddy Mix,
and then losing to the seasoned
veteran, Virginia's Maynard Har.
low. Up to last week, Alperstein
had been unbeaten in the college
ranks.
With Ben going back to his old
post, Nathan Askin will be
groomed for the lightweight di.
vision. Askin has won all three
Of his battles so far, and should
tie into Western Maryland'S Bill
Bender.
MAY TURN TRICK
It was Bender who polished off
C. us Mix last season, but close
followers of the collegiate ring
sport are of the opinion that Askin
may turn the trick Friday night,
thus bringing the Maryland CO.
horts some solace in the draw de-
cision between AlperStein and the
Cardinal captain.
It is apparent that where Mary.
lands weakness lies is in the light
heavy and heavyweight divisions.
Blackie Pearson, the Terp ITS.
FOUNDER, has been up against two
tough nuts in his two fracases
this year in Jay Turner, of c. u,
and Lewis Schmidt, of Virginia.
SHOWS STAMINA
In the Schmidt battle in par.
ticular, Pearson showed remark.
able stamina after a stormy first
round, and had it not been for
an injured ankle sustained in
workouts previous to the match,
Pearson may have created a STIR
ring upset. He shook up the Cava'
lier light-heavy several times, and
it was only that first-round shell
lacking that upset the Maryland
battler.
According to advices received,
Western Maryland will be without
the services of Joe Ortenzi. its
light-heavyweight, and perhaps
the best light-heavy performer in
college circles today. Ortenzi failed
to box against the Navy two weeks
ago, the Middies holding that the
fighter had boxed three years in
college competition. Naturally he
would not be permitted to perform
under the Southern Conference
ring rules, which govern the Mary.
land fights.
INTEREST MOUNTS
W4GIl CIAC OOuO11cLA NO111 1cI cI1CG
boxing tournament at college
Park, February Is and 26, interest
is mounting high Maryland off,
cialS are beginning to organize for
the meet and already referees
have been selected, approved by
all Conference team members who
will be represented in the tourney.
The three officials are Ed Brock.
man and Charley Short, both Of
Baltimore, and Captain Lowell, Of
Portsmouth, Va. rockman
refereed the Maryland-Virginia
battle last Saturday while Captain
Lowell was the third in the ring in
the c. U. Maryland fuss. Short has
been officiating at the Naval
Academy as well as in Southern
Conference duel meets throughout
the current season. All are capable
of turning in fine jobs, with the
writer giving the nod to Brockman