Evening star., 1940-01-12
Richmond Five,
Dukes Boxers
Visit Terps
.Miomi, Cards to Swap
Punches; BrookIond,
Hoyo Quints Tour
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

by LEWIS r. AIChlSON.
With Georgetown bivouacked at
Scranton and Catholic University's
squad headed for Pittsburgh S
smoky cline and a game with
Duquesne, Maryland's courtmen
marked time today awaiting Rich
mond's invasion tomorrow night to
resume basket ball activities on the
local front.
It will be the Terps' third confer
ence game of the campaign and will
be played as the first half of the
initial basket ball-boxing twin bill
of the season. The nightcap brings
the Old Line leather showers up
against its ancient rival, Duke.
More collegiate clouting is sched-
uled tomorrow at Brookland where
Eddie La Fond's mittenmen play
host to Miami in their first match
of the season.
The week end shapes up as the
most strenuous "Fod" Cotton's Red
bird dribblers will experience all
season for games with st. Vincent's
and st. Francis follow tonight's en-
counter. The latter will be played
Sunday afternoon at Loretta, Pa, a
new experience for Catholic U.
Although Duquesne stands out as
the most formidable of the three,
Cotton's charges may consider it a
task well done If they win one of
the three games, for the smaller
schools habitually turn out potent
teams. Duquesne, incidentally, has
lost only one game thus far, bowling
to Bradley Tech.
Hoyas Have Even Chance.
Georgetown appears to have an
even chance against Scranton al
though Coach Elmer Ripley's crew
must show improved technique II
they hope to offset Wednesdays de-
feat at Penn State. The Hoyas
have yet to hit their stride and 1t
may as well be tonight as any other
time.
Maryland, with a thrilling last
minute triumph over Duke and q
win over Clemson to its credit as q
starter in its quest for conference
honors, faces a man-sized task in
stopping Richmond's undefeated
quint. The Spiders, like Maryland,
have brace of conference victories
and confidently expect to notch an
other decision on their gun-handle.
Only two Of the lads who faced
one another last year will be boxing
opponents at Maryland tomorrow
night, Bob Bradley, Terp feather
weight, and Capt. Faison Jordan
They fought to a draw on that oc-
casion, but Bradley IS determined
that the Black and Gold shall be
hosted in victory tomorrow and Il
his daily workouts are a criterion II
will be dismal evening for the
Duke lad.
It is an interesting team Miller
will send to the post, beginning with
slim Johnny Harm, 110-pound BAN
tamweight, and finishing with Boz
Brown, q 220-pound heavyweight
and the apple of Herr Miller's eye
Harm has been a member of the
squad two years, but never has
fought because Of his weight-or
lack of it. He punches like a mule
however, and Miller feels that he
can handle his end Of the argument
with any bantam in the conference
First Ring Fling for Brown.
Brown is having his first fling al
the game and is finding it to his
liking. He likes to rough it up and
his work should be pleasant tonic
after several years of lean picking.
IN the class.
Maryland is ably manned in al
other divisions. beginning with
Newton Cox, conference middle.
weight champion, who is the only
one of three titleholders not lost
by graduation. Cox, rookie last
year, is more polished, more con.
fldent of himself this season, and i.
punching harder. He appears to bt
a safe wager to retain his laurels.
Bradley and Nate Askin, the lat.
ter a 135-pounder, also are showing
vast improvement and should bf
consistent winners. At 145-pounds
Miller has "Hotsy" Alperstein
brother of Maryland's two-ti1ne
(see COLLEGE, Page C-30