Evening star., 1942-03-29
Crimson Comes Back
Thursday 10 Help
6. ", 10 Start
Maryland Also Begins
Thot Day by Opening
6-Gome Dixie Trip
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

With all the timidity of spring
daisy college baseball pops into the
sports picture this week, the van
guard Of lacrosse and track which
follow in its wake
Harvard and Georgetown tee OIL
tomorrow on the Hilltop in the first
diamond duel of the season and the
inaugural will tip-toe in quietly with
out fanfare or ceremony.
The Crimson will be much in
evidence during the week, returning
Thursday to engage George Wash
ington in baseball while its lacrosse
squad is invading College Park to
help Maryland's stick -wielders pry
off the lid of brand new campaign.
Maryland's nine also is slated to
see its first action of the season. but
Coach Burt Shipley is taking the
boys out of town for the occasion.
The first stop on siX-game trip is
at Richmond Thursday with a fol-
1ow-up against North Carolina
Friday and Saturday. The Terps'
first eight games are on the road and
they should have a presentable cast
for the first home game.
Coach Judge Is Optimistic.
With freshmen in the lineup, Joe
Judge expects to have a potent outfit
at Georgetown and vice versa with
out them. The old Washington first
sacker believes his midfield COM
bination of Capt. Hank Mlynarski
at shortstop and Joe Gyorgydeak
will be one of the best, third will be
fair and first base uncertain. Johnny
KulikoWski has first call at third
over freshman Charley Miller, while
Emil Oberto probably will be on first
when Dick Dieckelman is pitching
The Hoya's pitching should be
acceptable with Joe Wells and Bill
McGurk backing up the portly south
paw. The supply of twirlers isn't
abundant but these three have
plenty on the ball. McGurk is both
cred with an ailing back and is
a doubtful starter tomorrow. Judge
however, will divide the mound
chores between two pitchers if the
day is fair and warm. Unfavorable
weather will find all three working
q 3-inning stint.
Johnny Smith, the speedy south
paw holdover, Len Bonforte and Ben
Bulvin will patrol the outfield and
it's a safe bet few stray balls get
through them. Smith, hard lac
to pitch to because of his size and
keen batting eye, will lead-off at
the plate. Mlynarski will bat second
followed by Kulikowski. with Dieck-
elman batting in the cleanup spot
Gyorgydeak, Bulvin. Bonforte, Co.'S
tello, the catcher, and Oberto COM
plete the list.
G. w. Short of Pitchers.
George Washington is in the try
ing predicament of having pretty
good team with only one pitcher,
sad combination for a college out
fit The veteran Red Kloak will
have to shoulder the brunt of the
chucking burden and. If relief is
needed, heaven only knows from
whence it is coming, according to
Acting Coach Winnie De Angels.
With Roy Mcneil on short and
Bobby Gilham at second, the Colon
ials have a mid-field combination
that ranks with any college duo.
Johnny KonizeWski, a newcomer on
first, is no epitime of grace and
elegance but he's got a long reach.
a big hand and determination to
succeed that will cover up a multi
tude of fielding sins. On third Jack
Fitzgerald seems to have matters
we'll in hand.
Joe Hall, Len Sokol and Matt
zunic or Ted Reichwein will COM
prise the outfield. Billy Robertson
will handle the catching and Is
shaping up as worthy successor to
Jimmy Dowd. the sparkplug of last
years nine. Robertson has potent
whip and lugs a heavy piece of tim
Der to the plate.
DeAngelis probably will use Hall
In the leadoff batting position, with
Sokol next in line, Mcneil, third,
and Robertson, fourth. KonlzeWskl,
Gilman, Fitzgerald, Zunic or Reich
vein and the pitcher bring up the
rear.
Terps Are Well Balanced.
Maryland seems to be best fixed
of the three in an all-around way.
The Terps have no outstanding star,
unless it is Mearle DuVall on first,
but they have lot of balance on
the defense, evenly distributed power
at bat and an abundance of pitch
ing. This also seems to be one of
the fastest teams Shipley has had
in recent years, and speed won't
hurt.
Roscoe Whipp, third baseman, tops
the batting order, with newcomer
Bill Hudak at short in the No. 2
slot. Hal Evans, leftfielder, will bat
third, and DuVall will be the big
gun. Second Baseman Pop" Whar-
ton comes next. followed by Center
fielder Danny Boothe, Dick Cleve-
land. rightfield, and Jack Brenner,
catcher
Max Hunt, who is showing the
form that made him one of the top
college pitchers in this bailiwick two
years ago, is the No. l man of the
curving corps. Bob Smith, Jack
Wright, Joe Hoopengarden, Bill Full
ton and Hartley Crist, the last two
being lefthanders, are the other
leaders. Hunt, Smith and Fulton
are lettermen Christ is another of
those lads who has enough batting
power % warrent his use in the
outheld when not on the mound.
Louis Tierney and Kenny Brans-
dorf, catchers, and Jim Kinsman,
Emile Sunier and Bill Elicit, who