Evening star., 1940-01-27
Terps Favored
To Triumph in
Tight Match
CoIonioIs, Conquerors
Of Navy, Out to Add
Army to Victims

Catholic University and Maryland
square off tonight at Brookland in
their annual f1stic festival, while
GeorgetoWn's courtmen entertain
Loyola at Tech High in the only
events on tonight's collegiate calen-
dar. Both are scheduled for $50.
George Washington, meanwhile, is
at West Point this afternoon for
a tussle with the Cadet dribblers,
and Coach Bill Reinhart's men left
here yesterday with high hopes of
adding Army to its string of victims.
The Colonials defeated Navy by a
20-point margin.
All indications point to a Terp
triumph in the pillow-pushing
party, but Maryland, fully aware
that pre-match dope means little
against the potent Cardinals, is
prepared for a blistering shooting
match. 1t usually is one of the
toughest engagements on both
teams schedules.
Maryland will throw a well-bal-
anced lineup against the foe, fea-
turing Newton Cox, Southern Con-
ference middleweight champion.
Cox's opponent will be Gerry Strang,
rugged Canadian, and this may be
the feature bout of the card. So
well matched are the rivals, however,
1t is difficult to single out any one
bout as the star attraction.
Lots of Action Promised.
From the opening 120-pound con-
test between Johnny Harm of Mary
land and Ted Mandris, down to the
heavyweight struggle between Bob
Brown and Julius STANCES, it pro-
misses to be a free-swinging affair
with no quarter asked and none
given. Both team are shy three i'm
portant principles who fought last
year, which tends to put them on a
more even keel.
Plenty of action can be expected
in the l27-pound argument between
Bob Bradley, Maryland's piano.
plunking slugger, and Len Baritone,
for these boys met last year and
have warm personal rivalry.
Baritone won a close decision last
winter.
Newcomers on Maryland's roster
are Harm, Hotsy Alperstein, 145
pounds; Norman Hathaway, 155
pounds; Izzy Leites, ight-heavy-
weight, and Brown. The Redbirds'
rockies are Mandris, John Tedder,
135 pounds; Huck Hughes, 145
pounds; Bob Viner, 1855 pounds, and
Joe Carrig, light-heavyweight.
Catholic goes. into action with
more fighting experience than its
neighbor, having polished off Miami
and McGill, while Maryland de-
feated Duke in its lone appearance.
The Terps have been idle two weeks,
but have worked industriously to
keep their fighting weapons from
rusting. Both squads are at razor
eoge and will have no excuse on
the physical condition score.
HOyas Change Lineup.
Georgetown will present a re-
vamped lineup against Loyola with
Jim Giebel starting at center. AL
LuJack and Buddy O'Grady are
paired at forwards and George
Pajak and Irving Rizzi at guards.
Capt. Johnny Schmitt has been
relegated to the second string by
Coach Elmer Ripley; but is certain
to see action.
Proceeds from tonights fray will
be donated to the Presidents Birth
day Fund. Every penny that goes
into the till will be contributed to
the fund to fight infantile paralysis.
Loyola, with a veteran lineup that
includes three of the five men who
held Georgetown to two points last
season, features Capt. Eddie Barzak,
ail-Maryland forward The Hoyas
also can expect trouble from 6-foot
5-inch Walt Cummings and Vim
Brock, comparative runt of only
6 feet l inch
George Washington's starting line
up against Army was to be the same
that rolled over Virginia Tech, "a
30, in the Colonials' last appearance.
George CARRIER and Matt Zunic will
be at forward, Joe Comar at CEN
ter, Red Auerbach and Bobby Gill
ham at guards.
Army holds decisions over Cornell
and Princeton and will be hard to
beat on its home court, but the Dis
trlct Quint figures to turn the trick. |