Evening star., 1942-01-24
6. maryland
Basket Scrap
Tight Affair
Terps Fovored Over
Terror Ring Team;
c. U. Boxers Open

Tonight's intercollegiate sports
menu Is short but sweet, featuring
a bargain bill at Maryland. box
ing match at Catholic U. and hockey
session at Riverside Stadium.
Georgetown was to meet Army in
basket ball this afternoon at West
Point, and Coach Elmer Ripley in
tended to send a revamped lineup
against the Soldiers, benching Bill
Bornheimer and Charley Schmidt
for Lane ODonnen and Al Lujack.
The change is direct result OF the
loss to Maryland and was made for
the express purpose OF grabbing
more stray shots of the blackboard.
The Maryland George Washington
court duel, their first In Southern
Conference competition, shapes up
as an even-Steven proposition, al
though most observers are inclined
to give the Colonials an edge on
their greater experience. But Mas
ter Matt Zunic and his playmates
must solve Maryland's towering zone
defense while bottling up high
scoring Ernie Travis to clinch the
honors. and this will be no simple
task.
Ace Scorers to Battle.
Travis scoring battle with Zunic
Is an interesting sidelight to one OF
the bailiwick's most natural rivalries,
and although they are not to be
pitted against one another in direct
action, their individual efforts Will
have a vital effect on the outcome.
Travis currently is pacing the con-
ference scorers, with Zunic running
a close second.
Maryland's leatherpushers will
enter the combat zone a slight
choice over Western Maryland with
superiority in the lighter classes ex-
pected to carry the night for the
Terps.
Carl Ortend, Terror 165-pounder.
and Sig Jensen, footban-playlng
heavyweight, will meet Jack Gill
more and Len Rodman, respectively
in what figures to be two OF the
evenings best scraps, but the card
as a whole is well balanced despite
leanings toward the host swingers.
c. U. Team Below Par.
Catholic University has fighting
chance to bag its plum Of the sea-
son against Penn State bocK
Haven Teachers at Brookland, but
the visiting delegation that arrived
late yesterday afternoon came well
armed for a rousing struggle.
Eddie La Fond, Catholic U. coach.
was home in bed today with a heavy
cold but hoped to be at the ringside
when the first bell rang. La Fonds
squad is not up to par this season
but those who have followed the
Cardinals year in and year out be-
lieve he may pull surprise package
out of the hat at the last moment
to keep the Brooklanders in winning
stride.
Catholics hopes OF earning a
draw. at least, hinged on "Sneeze"
/ Kvsczewski, heavyweight; Charley
Riehl, 165-pounder; Capt. Huck
Hughes, las, and Ted Mandris, 127.
It already has forfeited the l75-
pound scrap. substituting a heavy
/ weight maCCn u1SledO, d1lO us oI1c1
fighters are inexperienced.
Hot Hockey Action Promised.
| Georgetown and Penn State will
whip up the ice hockey at Riverside
Stadium and it figures to be the best
intercollegiate puck-swapping duel
of the season States TO victory
over Carnegie Tech is fine recon-
mendation for Nattany Lions, who
/ tied one and lost one match with
the Hoyas last season.
Georgetown, however. will be the
favorite, having bowled over Penn,
La Sale, Catholic U. and Franklin
and Marshall in order The Hill
toppers, who have scored 20 goals
while holding the opposition to I
this season. may go undefeated II
they win tonight. L. F. A.