Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-25
Cards. Ring Jinx
Bound 10 Make
Terps Wary
Edge Thot Maryland
Holds Never Helped
In Past Brushes
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.


Victimized by stunning upsets and
couple of startling decisions in
their five-year ring rivalry with
Catholic University, the University
of Maryland mittenmen probably
wonder what their fate will be Sat-
urday night when they invade
Brookland to try conclusions with
their neighbors. On form, the Terps
rate an edge in this match, but this
is one debate that isn't decided by
form, as the record eloquently re-
veals.
Five times the boys have tied
duelling pillows to their fists and
only once has Maryland won. It
captured the inaugural meet, 5k.
215, and since either has lost or tied.
And in some of those years it figured
to win handily, but match pre-
dictions were as worthless as left
tackle on baseball team. Four
years in row Catholic rallied to
avoid defeat-four years the Terps
saw victory snatched from their
grasp. And the lengthening chain
of oddities that thwarted Maryland's
hopes is beginning to have a pecu-
liar effect on them. The Cards, they
say, are ink
Surprises Fill '36 Bouts.
1t started in 1936-the year rela-
tons reached a straining point be-
tween the schools-in the zaniest,
most exciting match of the series.
Maryland took the '35 encounter in
a breeze. Young, Waller, Babcock,
Webb, McCaw and the rest of them
simply were too strong for the Red
birds. But Catholic was back next
year with blood in its eye and T. N.
T. in its gloves, craving r-r-r-re-
venge.
The bouts in Brookland gym fol-
lowed form fairly close until Sully
Greco got up off the floor in the
first round of his 155-pound engage
ment with Ivan Nedomatsky to earn
a draw. 1t was as close as a 35-cent
shave and Maryland supporters fig
ured the knockdown gave Ivan the
edge, but the result stood. Catholic
forfeited the 165-pound bout and
then came the fireworks.
Ferdy Rydzewski of c. U. and
Johnny Gormley were waging a
keen battle for the light heavy
weight. decision when, in the third
round, Gormley went down from q
short clip on the chin. 1t wasn't q
clean knockdown and he bounced
up without a count. holding out his
gloves to the referee for the GUS
tomary busting Off Reynolds
reached for them and as he did
Rydzewski fired right hand over
his shoulder and knocked Gormley
as cold as flshs stare. The knock
out was allowed.
Decision Disputed in 81.
Well, you could have heard Mary
lands screams as far away as Col
lege Park when the verdict stood
and they grew louder as Turk"
Kirkland suffered himself 70 be
Knocked out by the hamlike paws
of Leo Katalinas. Kirkland splat-
tered Leo with a flock of rights in
the first canto. refusing to follow
instructions from his corner, and
lost the bout and the match in the
second round. The teams tied, 4-all,
In 1887, Maryland's inability to
dig up a presentable heavyweight
enabled the Brooklanders to tie
again, and again disputed decision
featured the evenings business. Joe
Bunsa was given the nod over Mike
Lombardo in the 155-pound engage
ment after Lombardo had figured
out new line of strategy, purchased
new pair of shoes especially for
the fancy footwork and apparently
successfully completed his attack.
In 1888, Maryland almost got away
with one of the biggest upsets Of
the series, thanks to George DORIS
victory over Dave Bernstein in the
opening bout, then lost the decision
as Ben Alperstein was held to
draw with Freddy Mix. This second
decision also was an upset, although
Alperstein moved up a notch to
meet Mix at 145 pounds And then
the La Fond crew turned on the
heat, taking the last four bouts to
win. Greco, Slant, Turner and Kat
alinas did the trick.
Anything Can Happen.
Last year, after Catholic forfeited
the first bout, Lenny Baritone upset
Maryland's Bob Bradley in the 1877
pound engagement and his team
mates came along to pick up VIC
tories in the last three bouts and
gain another tie. The second upset
of the evening was credited to Frank
Cronin, Terp 155-pounder, who out
pointed Joe Bunsa by comfort
able margin. Cronin, most observers
agreed, was too green for the Brook
land veteran. but then nobody knew
he was on his way to the Southern
Conference championship and had
as much on the ball as he did.
What will happen Saturday night?
Nobody knows. Maryland appears
to have slight edge, although it
lost Cronin, Alperstein and Dorr by
graduation. Catholics strength
again lies in the heavier weights,
although with several dependables
on the bench it isn't up to par. But
win, lose or draw, you can look for
one surprise at least from either
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