Evening star., 1940-02-04
Terps Win Last
Bout 10 Score
A||Upset
Home Tossers Gain
49-to-36 Victory
Over Hopkins
By BURTON HAWKINS.

MarylandS boxing team registered
an exhilerating moral victory at
College Park last night, holding the
heavily favored University Of Vir-
ginia pillow -pushers to a A. draw
in the nightcap of a twin bill, which
saw the Terp basketers trim Johns
Hopkins, 1895, before some 1900
spectators.
Rated to score rather handily over
Maryland's ring team, Virginia got
a stunning surprise as the Terps
captured three bouts after dropping
the bantamweight opener to the
Cavaliers. Virginia battled back to
lead, 4-3, entering the heavyweight
engagement. won by Maryland's
IzZy Leites in an upset.
Fighting his first battle as heavy
weight, the stubborn, rugged Leites
moved up from the light-heavy-
weight division, swung the stalemate
to Maryland by outpOinting tower
ing Ed Burgers. The Terp heavy,
swinging from semi-crouch, was
at a distinct disadvantage against
the tall, powerful Cavalier, but off,
set that with persuasive overland
rights to the head.
Schooling Proves Effective.
Schooled for two days by Coach
Heinie Miller exclusively on the en-
ployment of those overland rights,
Leites justified his tutoring. Both
boys crashed to the canvas from
rights in the second round, neither
taking count, but Leites earned a
clear edge in the third session as
he whipped ove~a steady stream Of
rights. Burgers then became wild
and ineffective. his right-hand blasts
sailing harmlessly around Izzy's
head.
Virginia snatched lead, as an
ticipated, in the l20-pound scrap,
when the Cavaliers Joe Block, an
olive-skinned youngster. outlasted
John Harm to earn a close decision
in a bitter, hard-fought tiff.
Maryland then launched a series
Of surprises. Bob Bradley, fighting
with damaged right hand, ignored
that completely, crumpling Vir-
ginia's Bob Schenkkan to the cam
vas with a crisp right after l min
ute and 10 seconds of the second
round to grasp a technical knockout
victory in the 127-pound class. Both
had been a striking example of
caution until that point, but when
Bradley connected it was over, Vir-
ginia conceding the affair when
Referee Ed Brockman reached a
count of five.
Terps Take 81 Lead.
Nathan Askin, Maryland's polished
tennis player, worked short rights
to the body of Peter Coy, son of
Yale's illustrious grfdiron hero, Ted
Coy, to win the 135-pound class de-
cision. Coy's rights failed to pack
steam and Askin's more frequent
midsection blows swung the verdict
his way.
Hotsy Alperstein. brother of
Benny, former Southern Conference
and national intercollegiate light
weight champion at Maryland, fol-
lowed in the footsteps of his more
noted brother by grabbing the 145-
pound class decision from Virginia's
Dick Williams. Alperstein used a
double left hook to the body and
head to take the close bout and give
the Terps 81 lead.
Virginia then proceeded to Justify
its favored role. Truman Southall,
its 155-pounder, poured hot leather
to the head of a willing Norman
Hathaway to score a technical
Knockout after l minute 80 seconds
Of the third round.
Hathaway. weary and stumbling
after producing a fine battle, took
six successive damaging blows to
the head, and Referee Brockman
halted the contest.
COx's Loss Is HOOted.
In a bout many felt should at
least have been called draw, Fen
ton Somerville of Virginia was
awarded hooted decision over
Newton Cox in the 165-pound class.
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