Evening star., 1944-01-16
Old Liners Rino
Win Is Gained
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Strong Second HoIf
Gets Court Victory
By 43-to-36 Count
By GEORGE HUBER.

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University of Maryland's boxing
team scored big upset to start its
season last night. winning. Az to
3h, over Army in match at Col
lege Park. 1t was big evening all
around for the Old Liners, with the
basket ball team taking its first
victory of the season after four
losses by downing a favored Virginia
Military Institute, 1896, before a
crowd OF about 1000 at Ritchie
Coliseum.
Joe Acito and Jack Flynn led
Maryland's cagers with IA and 13
points, respectively.
Maryland's boxing edge was
gained on successive victories by
Ray Hanbury, Vic Berman, Alex Bo-
benko and Sid Sherman in the
weights from 1876 to 165 pounds, with
a draw between Sal Felices of Army
and Bill Coakley at 127 pounds the
only divided bout.
There were no knockdowns. The
best fight was Hanbury's win over
Army's Steve Connor at 1875 pounds,
in which Ray exhibited boxing skill
and sharp punching seldom seen In
college bouts.
Army Takes First Bout.
Armys Dave Fink made good use
of swinging left hook to decision
Ed Gauvin in the opening 100
pound fight and also scored several
times with a hard right.
A lot of leather was swung by
Army's Sal Felices and Maryland's
Bill Coakley, in the 127-pound
match, which ended in a draw.
Felices landed a hard right in the
last round that rocked Coakley but
the latter had gained an early edge
on concentrated body attack.
Maryland pulled even in the 1885,
pound match when Ray Hanbury
made skillful use of sharp left jab
and a right cross to beat Steve Con-
nor in hot bout. Connot drew
blood from Hanbury's nose with a
stiff right in the second and claret
flowed the rest of the way. Ray,
though, ,nished strong and had
Connor reeling with a speedy two
handed attack to head and body
Vic Berman put the Old Liners
ahead by decisioning Jack Bodie in
a close 145-pound setto. Vic's edge
rested on his ability to parry Bodies
right and step in to score with a
straight left.
Pair of Close Bouts.
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FOUNDER between the two team cap
tains, with Alex Bobenko of Mary
land. only veteran on the squad, de-
decisioning Bill McGlothlin of Army.
Neither was able to do much damage
with their long shots, but Bobenko's s
cleverness in slipping inside Nc
Glothlin's defense to hook lefts into
the body gave him an edge.
BY an even narrower margin, Sid
Sherman locked up the match for
Maryland with a win over Bob
Rochfort at 1855 pounds. They were
sluggers. With neither able to get
an opening in the first two rounds.
Sterman's edge came with a hard
series of inside blows midway
through the final heat.
Steve Ferris put in a win for the
cadets at this point, decisioning Mike
Zetts at ITS pounds. Ferris had Zetts
groggy in the last round with series
of stiff lefts to the face, but was too
tired to put him away.
Army's Bruce StaSer overcame a
29-pound weight advantage held by
Maryland's Dan Marowitz to take
the heavyweight go. Staser at 176
pounds managed to score with his
body punches to earn the nod over
the 205-pound Marowitz.
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Clarence Spears and Capt. Harold Gist.
Terp Five Finishes Strong.
Maryland took control of the
basket ball game midway of the
second half when black haired
little Joe Acito hit hot streak,
followed by another by Jack Flynn.
The Keydets led through most of
the first half, taking over after the
first few minutes when Al Henson
scored for a Ga edge. This edge
was upped to 9-4 on a basket by
Mac Davis and charity toss by
Ben McCarley before the Old Liners
got back into the game. The Key
diets hung to slim lead until 16
minutes had passed when Erwin
Englebert tipped in one from the
side to put Maryland in front, 1912.
Acito potted one to increase this.
Charley Schneider and Red Rob-
bins counted to again put v. M. +.
ahead but Haven Rettew came
through with corner shot and
Acito made free one as the Old
Liners again went ahead. McCarley's
foul shot pulled v. M. I. up, but
the old liners had an 1917 half
time margin.
Flynn Tailed for Maryland to
start the second half, but Dick
Hudson's foul toss and layup by
Schneider tied the score at 1920
and the Keydets went ahead when
Schneider again counted. Acito,
Englebert and Flynn followed with
three quick ones to reverse the pro-
ceedings, but Schneider and Nc
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