Evening star., 1940-01-07

into the collegiate spotlight this week
as the book-learning battlers inaugu-
rate their winter campaign. The
opening matches pit Duke against
Maryland at College Park and Miami
against Catholic University at
Brookland.
The basket ball pickings are lean
but tempting. and all of the big
four will move into action. George
Washington leads off against Brad
ley Tech tomorrow night at Tech
High. Maryland meets Duke and
Catholic U. is host to Loyola Tues
day. Maryland's game with Rich
mond, a portion of the Terps' first
twin-bill of the year, completes the
weeks local bill of fare. Both
Georgetown and Catholic U. hit the
road. The Hoyas will be at Penn
State Wednesday and at Scranton
on Friday. The Redbirds open at
Duuuesne, move to St. Vincents
the following day, and conclude the
tour with a Sunday game at st.
Francis.
Bradley Quint Packs Rep.
Major interest this week centers
around the complexion Of Mary
lands ring team and Bradley Techs
invasion. The latter is regarded as
one of the MidWest's better court
aggregations, a rating borne out by
its scintillating record of the last
few years Bradley has a strong
claim to national honors by virtue
of its victory over Oregon, Pacific
Coast champion; its selection by the
N. C. A. A. as the MidWest's rep
resentatiye in the national tourna-
ment, and victories over Leading
Eastern clubs.
1t won 18 games and lost two last
year, and in 1888 won 18 and lost
only one. George Washington was
numbered among last years VIC
tins, although the Colonials waged
a stout fight before succumbing. Bill
Reinhart's men boasted slim lead
going into the final stages Of the
furious battle, but Bradley's superior
reserves and keen scoring eye proved
their undoing. The final score was
1888.
Southern Methodist, which wal
loped Tech, 45-33, and Long Island,
which gained a close 36-32 decision,
were the only teams to top the
Braves last season. The Long Island
defeat was blamed more on stage
fright than the Blackbirds' court
manners, for, as popular as the sport
is in Illinois, never before had Brad
lev played before a crowd as large
as the $4,000 fans who packed Mad
ison Square Garden. Bradley
matched Long Island in field goals.
11-all, staging a grand finish after
q miserable start. 1t lost the game
at the charity stripe.
Wins Three Straight Titles.
A. j. Robertson, the Braves coach,
b beginning his twentieth year at
the Braves helm. His teams have
three consecutive conference cham
pionships to their credit and are un-
defeated in their league since 1886.
Bradley's non-conference victims in
clude Illinois, Wisconsin, Northwest
ern, Notre Dame, Chicago, Nebraska,
Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Pitt, Yale, Du-
quesne, Washington and Jefferson,
City College of New York and 9TH
ers. Robertson's record should speak
for itself, but it isn't necessary, be-
cause Bradley fans are loud in their
praise of him.
Bradley's current squad includes
only two lettermen, Lloyd Bortel
and Ken Olson, but with five ex-
perienced holdovers and seven soph-
omore graduates of a powerful
freshman team it expects to keep
right on winning. 1t is abundantly
supplied with 6-footers, although
height is not essential to Robertson's
carefully planned style of play.
Marylands fighting forces figure
to be about as strong as last year,
when the Terps won the Southern
Conference championship. Lost by
graduation were two champions, Ben
Alperstein, 135-pound king, and
Frank Cronin, 155-pound title
holder Only one, Newton Cox, who
captured the 16O-pound diadem, is
back, but the remaining berths are
manned by veterans or grade A
rockies.
To begin with Maryland appar-
emily has a genuine heavyweight in
Bob Brown, a reformed football
tackle Large, salt water tears
were cascading down the weather.
beaten cheeks of Coach Heine Miller
when he stumbled on Brown one
day. The big fellow looked to be
good prospect and Miller almost
tainted when he agreed to try his
hand-both hands-at boxing.
Miller Makes Good Guess.
Subsequent events have proved
Miller's judgment correct. Brown
not only punches in approved heavy
weight fashion but seems to like it.
Unless stage fright, that nemesis Of
all beginners, grips him, he'll whip
most of the boys he faces this year.
Judging by the talent entered in
the conference tournament last sea-
son Brown quite possibly could win
the title.
Down in the 12O-pound class
Maryland has Johnny Harm, who is
exactly eight pounds under the limit,
but totes a man-sized wallop. Bob