Evening star., 1942-01-25
CoI0nidIs Much
Superior Quint,
47.29
College Porkers Lose
First Bout Then Win
Match by 6 to z
BY FRANCIS STAN.

At approximately the half way
mark in the 1941-42 basket ball
season George Washington Uni
versity's quint clinched the un-
official collegiate championship of
this area last night before 4,100
spectators at Ritchie Coliseum by
winning 47-29 victory over Mary
land.
The throng, almost jamming the
big arena, remained to watch the
TerrapinS gain an even break for
the night, however, for Coach Bobby
Goldstein's boxing team pounded
out lop-sided 6-to-2 decision over
Western Maryland.
1t was no night for a 'front.'
runner, for Maryland took the lead
against the Colonials on the court
and the Green Terrors from West
minister grabbed an early margin
in the ring. Neither of the 'front.'
runners, however, was in the same
class as its opponent.
George Washington is hailed as
the District champion as a result
of an earlier victory over George
town and last nights win over
Maryland, which also had beaten
the Hoyas. The Colonials and Hoyas
still have another game to play. but
even a Georgetown victory couldn't
displace the H Streeters.
G. WIS Early Squirt Tells.
Ten straight points scored by G..
w. early in the opening period
gave the Colonials an edge they
never lost. The heralded battle be-
tween Matt Zunic of the downtown
school and Ernie Travis of the
College Parkers was not overrated,
each scoring II points in the first
half, which ended with George
Washington leading by 1918, and
both carrying on during the final
20 minutes despite increased de-
fensive pressure.
Travis maintained his leadership
Of local courtmen in scoring al
though he was outpointed last night
by Zunic, who tailed 18 while
Travis was making 16. Each made
half a dozen foul shots but Zunlc
made one more field goal.
Maryland jumped into an early
lead, Al, but here the Colonials
scored their 10 consecutive points.
The splurge by the G. WIS forced
the Terrapins to abandon their
man-for- man defense. They resorted
to the time tested zone defense, but
the Colonials knew the answers to
this style, too, and continued to
outpass, outshoot and outhustle
their bigger but younger rivals.
Terp Splurge Gives Thrill.
When the second half opened the
Terps gave the near-capacity crowd
a thrill by pulling up to 1928, but
Zunic, with the help of Bob Groetz-
niger and Ed Gustafson. turned the
heat on again and the Marylanders
with time against them, were forced
to try wild shots which frequently
went over and even under the back
board.
George Washington had the bet
balanced team. Except for Travis,
who scored more than half of the
Terps' points, none of the other
Maryland players represented dan
gerous threats. On the other hand,
G. w. had in Bobby Gillian, Goetz-
niger and Gustafson a trio of sharp
shooters who split apart the Terps'
defense.
Travis consistently shot when the
Marylands brought the ball into
G. WIS half of the court and sta
tistics show that he counted his
five field goals on % attempts.
zunic, on the other hand, shot less.
The all-around superiority of the
Colonials made it possible for the
bony New Kensington, Pa, star to
set himself better. He made good
on six of 13 attempts from scrim-