Evening star., 1942-01-07
Finest College Squad
He's Seen in Years,
Go|dstein Ayers
Terps Face Gomecocks
Saturday in Debut
Of New Mentor
By LEWIS r. ATCHISON.


Maryland's ring forces have re.
ceived no information regarding the
team South Carolina will send to
College Park Saturday night to help
the Terps inaugurate their 1912 sea-
son, but in the words of Coach Bobby
Goldstein, "it had better be good"
Goldstein, who as Southern Con-
ference featherweight and light
weight champion at the University
OF Virginia in his undergraduate
days should recognize talent when it
biffs him on the nose, admits he
may be going overheard on his COLI
lection of leather-pushers but simply
can't help himself.
Maybe I'm nuts" he said today,
''but this is the finest college team
I've seen in long time. They have
what it takes or I don't know my
right hand from the left. Honestly,
I think we'll 60 undefatd and win
the conference championship if this
team goes as we'll in actual compe-
tition as it looks in the gym"
Freshman Coach Concurs.
Mighty strong words for rookie
coach but Goldsteins enthusiasm is
shared by 1t. Harold Kelly, Mary
land mitt alumnus who saw some of
the Terps' finest teams and fought
on one. Kelly also thinks the Old
Liners can take the title.
Len Rodman. the Baltimore COM
muter who will fight heavyweight
for Maryland, had sizzling work.
out yesterday that indicated he is
ready for his best year. Scaling 100
pounds. fast on his feet and nimble
with his arms, Rodman is packing
a sitter punch than last year and is
putting his opponents on the floor
when he caresses them with his
right. He was a potent puncher
last year, so if he's even better it
sounds ominous for the opposition.
Goldstein thinks he has a diamond
IN the rough in little Johnny Cicala,
q graduate of Roosevelt High School.
having his first fling at the game.
Cicala weighs in at 118. perfect for
the 120-pound class, is quick to
learn, can punch and take punch,
and seems to like the game. His
coach is certain that with couple
OF fights under his belt the little
Italian will be a tough cookie to
handle
1885, Founders Only Worry.
Judson Lincoln, the stubby 1877
FOUNDER, is concentrating on punch
ing and forgetting the fancy-Dan
business for keeps. He's too short
to be effective with the left and
Goldstein is willing to let him 60 IN
and slug with the opposition.
Maryland is weakest in the 1885,
pound bracket. but with Matt Bee
clio. Tom Jones, Buck LAMA and
Fred GRAPHICAL available. still expects
to cause plenty of trouble at the
weight.
"Hotsy" Alperstein, one OF two
southpaws on the SQUAD, is shaping
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has a tendency to loaf and pose in
action when he should be busy. But
Goldstein is willing and ready to be-
lieve that is part of being a port
slider.
Pat Quinn has the edge on the
155-pounders but is getting a lot OF
competition from Aleksey Bobenko,
q Baltimore boy with sledge-ham-
mer right whom the coach has tab
bed a bright prospect.
Heavier Boys Are Good.
Jack Gilman, tall, rangy and a
rapier puncher who can pile up
points, is expected to handle the
165-pound chores acceptably and
ditto for Herb Gunther. conference
champion. at IT'S. Gunther. too is
inclined to take it easy, working
only hard enough to win and Gold
STEMS only worry is that he get
nosed out on bum duke some night.
All in all this shapes up as one Of
the fastest teams to represent Mary
land snce boxing was introduced on
the campus and Goldstein may not
be far wrong in saying it will be one
~ the hest in the schools history