Evening star., 1941-01-17
La Fond Sees Trouble
For His Charges in
February 8 Match
Admits RivoI Scruppers
Need Experience, but
Calls TuIent Okoy
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

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Little Lord Fauntleroy of college ring
ranks before the draw strings of the
1941 campaign were pulled but that
gander the boys had at Mike Lom-
bardos crew in action against South
Carolina was enough to change most
opinions.
Both Eddie La Fond, Catholic U.
coach, and Jim Mcnamara of CO.
lumbus, saw, the Terps pummel Car
olina for a 6-2 victory and were
visibly impressed by their workman
like job.
"One of the best college teams I've
seen," said La Fond. "A corking
good one" Mcnamara agreed. And
thank heaven we don't have to take
'em on this year"
La Fond could offer no similar
thanks because Catholic has a date
with its old rival February at Col
lege Park and its going to be no
picnic. Maryland, meanwhile, has
primed its fighting tools for tomor-
rows tilt with the Coast Guard
Academy at New London, Conn. y
week later it stacks up against Vir-
ginia at Charlottesville, so it will be
in fine fettle for the Cards, who do
not open until next week.
Rival Mentor Complimentary.
Il heard lot of talk about Mary
lands inexperience, lack of material
and all that stuff" La Fond was say
ing today, "but the only thing I saw
was lack of training. Every man
on the squad looked like a real
fighter to me. Some were green of
course, and will need a lot of coach
ing and some fights under their belts,
but they've got what it takes. This
may be one of Maryland's best
teams"
Judson Lincoln, 12o-pounder who
lost to Olin Mcdonald, the confer
ence champ; Pat Quinn, slender
but durable lightweight, and Fred
Bach, a dried-out l55-pounder, were
the three novices who particularly
attracted La Fond'S attention. Bach
lost, too, but Quinn, shaking off
several jolting rights to the head,
came back to win his debut. All
lacked ring etiquette but it was to
be expected. They seemed enthu-
siastic and rugged enough for the
grind and should get along.
Most noticeable against Carolina
was Maryland's persistent and ef-
fective body punching. 1t was a
pleasant relief from the usual free
swinging efforts for one-punch
mockouts and the result should be
evidence enough of its efficacy. Al
though Maryland lost a highly cap
able coach in .Heine Miller, and an
other before him in Jack Harmony,
Mike Lombardo, the incumbent, ap-
parently is the only one who has
been able to make the bows throw
them to the midsection.
Noticeable, too, was the fighting
stance and actions of the novices
They had the pose, the motions and
aggresslveneSS of Lombardo, if not
the skill, and it was apparent he had
oeen in the ring with gloves on TO
demonstrate his theories. If MIGUEL
gets over his first year with a fair
record he should be sitting pretty.
Tor the team is two and three deep
IN every position with only one
senior on the squad.
Leonard Rodman may not be able
to go to New London Saturday, and
1t Will be quite blow to the teams
hopes, for he appears to be the best
heavyweight to come down the pike
IN years. Midterm exams may keep
him busy. If he stays behind, Har-
old Berry will get the assignment
Rodman, who doesn't look his 1885,
pounds, employed body punches with
the best effect of all last week in
winning his bout.
Herb Gunther, a nifty light
heavyweight, should be improved
this week. He had bad left hand
In the Carolina match and could not
punch hard with it. Ordinarily his
left is one of his best weapons.
Weight Troubling Bach.
Bach may have trouble holding
the l55-pound assignment because
of weight. He scales 165 normally,
and looked tired last week as early
as the second round, and Lombardo
feels his WEAKNESS may have been
caused by drying out.
The Terps seem ready in all other
positions. Johnny Harm will have
trouble ousting Judson Lincoln from
the 120-pound role; Dorr appears a
fixture at 1877: Quinn is a cinch to
hold the 135-peund job if he con-
tinues to make the weight; Alper-
stein will continue in the 145-pound
role: Bach's weight makes him
doubtful, but the 155-pound position
Is his If he can control the avoidu-
pois; George Pyles faces a lot of
competition for the 165-pound slot
from Josh Hughes; Gunther and
Rodman hardly can be ousted.
Whether Maryland will win the
conference title is conjectural.
South Carolina was no world beater,
and you can't give it to the Terps off
that one victory, but everybody
seems to agree that If the Terps
don't win, the team that beats them
will cop the crown.
1t strictly is a home" array, as u
OF the 20 Terp boxers are from with
in the State and the other 8 from
the District of Columbia. Only four,
who boxed some in high school, had
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