Evening star., 1945-01-14
.Disputedverdici
Affords Cadets
1-Point Edge
Decision in 175-Pound
Bout Decides Issue;
Basket ToIIy 46-28
By LEWIS F. ATcHIsoN.

BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
A questionable decision, putting
1T mildly, in the 175-pound bout
cost Maryland's ringmen a tie with
West Point at College Park last
night and ruined the Terps' first
twin bill of the season.
Army won a 4H-to-31z verdict in
the pillow-pushing contest, aveng-
ing two setbacks handed them by
Maryland last year, after the Old
Line basket ball team had shell
lacked Virginia Military Institute,
1923, for its first win in five starts.
A crowd of less than 1000 saw
the program.
Cadets Take Four Straight.
Bob Lindsey got West Point of
to a flying start in the boxing with
an easy decision over Jose Fossils.
The Marylander was too long with
his shots and his opponent scored
heavily to the body.
Tough Salvatore Felices of the
Cadets outpointed Bill Coakley in
the 125-pound scrap. Coakley used
right to the body to slow his op-
ponent but couldn't duck enough
OF Felices' rights to the head.
Cadet George Cleere of Army
scored over Harold Donofrio in the
l35-pound class but had to rally
in the last round to get the nod.
Donofrio withstood q barrage of
rights to the head and body in the
first session and came back strong
in the second.
Steve Conner of the Cadets out
punched Bill Filbert in the l45-
pound debate. Conner brought Fill
bert up short with a cracking right
IN round two and had him groggy in
the last Stanza. Filbert wasn't idle.
finding an opening for a looping
right in to the head on several &C.
casions, but the West Pointer had
too much stamina for him.
Maloney Starts Terp Rally.
Tom Maloney cracked the ice for
Maryland with q close decision over
Jack Vaci in the 155-pound bracket,
but the Old Liner needed all of the
margin he piled up in the first two
rounds. Vaci, although tiring, caught
Maloney with series of lefts to the
head in the final round, but was not
too effective with his body attack
in the first two.
Dental student Alex Bobenko
drilled enough on Bob Rochforts s
bridgework to get the nod in a brisk
l65-pound encounter. Rochfort gave
the Old Liner enough belts on the
whiskers to give his teammates the
impression he won, but Bobenko's
victory was we'll deserved. A snaky
left jab, plus well planted rights to
the midriff, Offset Rochfort's infre-
quent rights to the head.
Doory Appeared to Be Victor.
Frank Hunky) Doory of Maryland
got q draw with Jack Castle in the
l75-pound class, but from the press
box he seemed to have won the
clearest decision of the night. Castle
never was in the running and in the
last two rounds was too tired to give
Doory much opposition. But tn.
referee didn't see it that way
Doory wore himself to a frazzl.
Iplastering the West Pointer with
both hands in the first two rounds
Ken Malone scored q futile wiz
for Maryland in the heavyweight
bout, driving a series of sledge- ham.
mer rights to the breadbasket t,
win all three from Jack Cairus. Tn,
cadet was on the defensive from tn,
second round, and although he firet
q few good shots to Malone's bulg.
ing middle it didn't seem to bottle,
him.
decisioned Jose Fosses.
t.rmy, a dss.iSn,s pSsaS asi rece
decisioned Harold Donofrio.
d45 pound cIass-steve Conner tArmy,
l65 pound clasSETom MAloney MARY
landl decisioned Jack Vaci
l85 pound class-Alex Bobenko tMsry.
landl decisioned Bob Rochfort.
| Heayyweisht elass--Ken Malone MARY.
Referee@Eddie Leonard aBaltimor.).
Flynn Gets % Points.
Maryland, after a slow start thai
found both teams missing by wide
margins, rang up a TO lead or
three field goals by Flynn and 9
foul by Hal Keller before Hodnett
sank a free toss for v. M. rs frs
point. Paced by Flynn, the Terp.
sent their margin to 22-9 at inter.
mission.
The Keydets succeeded in makins
some semblance of a game out Of il
at the start of the final half a.
Laraja, Walsh, Hodnett and Rodde,
hit the hoop. But with the scor,
at 24-17, Paul Jack found the rang,
and presented Maryland with 8
commanding margin. The Terp.
ran their advantage~to 1919 befor,
| v. M. I. score again.
Flynn rang up % points for hall
Of Maryland's total.
MARYLAND a Pts " M n pt .