Evening star., 1940-02-22
1errapins GET Break
With Two Byes in
Opening Round
Cox, Askin, AIperstein
In Preferred Group;
Sturt Tomorrow
Special Dispatch to The Star,

6peclaI DlSpatcn TO The Star.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Feb. a.
Three members Of the champion
ship University of Maryland ring
squad were seeded in the draw for
the annual Southern Conference
tournament opening here tomorrow
night. Newton Cox, defending mid
dleweight titleholder; Nathan
Askin, 135 pounds, and "Hotsy"
Alperstein, las pounds, were placed
on the preferred list. Bob Bradley,
the Terps' undefeated featherweight,
was unseeded.
Clemson, 1898 champion, appeared
to be the team to beat on a basis
OF needed positions, winning 6 of
the IA berths. All eight teams seek
ing the crown won at least one
seeded position, however, and this
augurS for close tournament.
Maryland won slight advantage
IN pairings, getting two byes to one
each for its rivals.
keenest competition is expected
in the welterweight, middleweight
and light-heavyWeight classes. -Four
men were seeded at each weight.
Six Terps in Inaugural.
The tournament inaugural will
find six Old Liners in action. Johnny
Harm, 120-pounder, opens against
Mcdonald of South Carolina. Bob
Bradley faces the veteran Clemson
representative, Russell Dorm, in the
lightweight division. Askin boxes
Young of North Carolina State,
Alperstein meets Driesbach of Glenn
son, Hathaway drew a bye in the
155-pound bracket. Cox's opponent
will be Abrams of North Carolina
State. 1zzy Leites, Maryland's 175-
FOUNDER, battles Murphy of Duke
and Heavyweight George Pyles drew
bye.
Seeded fighters in their respective
divisions were as follows: 120 pounds,
Mcdonald (South Carolina) and
Winstead North Carolina; 127
pounds, Bagnal (the CitadeD and
Dorm Clemson; 1875 pounds, Askin
(MarylanO and Ross (Clemson) !;
145 pounds, Lempesis (the CitadeD
Beall (South Cardinal, Alperstein
(Maryland), Dickerson North Caro-
lina); 155 pounds, Morel Duke) and
Greene clemson 165 pounds, Cox
(MarylandD, Rion (Clemson), Ulrich
(the CitadeD and Sanders North
Carolina.
Old Liners Leave Tonight.
Maryland will arrive here early
tomorrow morning. The squad is
due to leave Washington, D. c., to-
night at 7 o'clock and will be ac-
companied by 1t. Col. Harvey L.
Miller, coach, and Geary Eppley,
director of athletics.
First-round pairings for tomorrow
night:
| l20-pound class-McDonald (south
Cr5elinao erhe n;t.d.S .i Harm & Maryland; Hoffman
SeR %;n,{I.a DSfs| @ @sys elsss eviTsinis Tech' vs..
vs. 1anSnnd 5o2aan ebsSBasRs bsf 1l..,cr oThs e.sa
Tech vs.; christmss 9soath % carolinaS. xfn'.
EeminE sten NolsS MSrth GoFGpa ssas vs. John
i35-pound classMAstin maryland, VS..
YounE S1'Ia North Carolina statel: Graninger
ade daa Ieed Sss So1t stasfh0ess gsrona h.
Blatt (South Carolinai VS.. Ross (clemson}
l45-pound class-Lempesis The Cita
dsD vs.. Evans Virginia Tech), Dickerson
North Carolina) bye, Alperstein Mary
iandl vs.. Driesbach clemson. Brown
North Carolina State) VS.. Beall (south
1o1toS 11SS-D0snd 33,., elsssmMorel more, Duke, ys;
CitadeO VS.. Farris North Carolina). Hatha-
way (Maryland) bye. Woolwine Virginia
| Techo VS.. Green (Clemson).
165-pound class-Rion (Clemson) VS..
McCarter tSouth Carolina, Abrams North
Carolina State) VS.. Cox tMaryland) San
ginia Tech). Ulrich The CitadeD bye.
175-pound class--Robertson North
Carolina State) bye. Henson (South Caro-
linal VS.. Ferguson clemson, Murphy
| tDukel VS.. Leites MARYLAND, Duncan
(The Citadel VS.. Sowder virginia Tech).
lina) bye. Pyles Maryland bye. wilson
| (Clemson) bye. Young tThe CitadeD VS..
| Kimball North Cardinal