Evening star., 1950-02-04
CoIoniaIs Will Play
North Carolina, Hoyas
Take on New York u.
American U. Is Seeking
Fourth Straight in Come
With DrexeI Tech Five

North Carolina and New York U.
recovered from sluggish starts and
setting an accelerated pace in COL
legiate basketball circles, invade
the Armory tonight to battle
George Washington and George
town, respectively, in a double
header starting at 8 o'clock.
American University, which
rolled over Lynchburg College,
80-58, last night, will seek it's
fourth straight triumph against
Drexel Tech at A. y. at 8:45 to-
night. The A. U. frosh and Con-
zaga will tangle in a 7 o'clock pre-
liminary.
North Carolina. which dropped
four of its first six games, in
cluding a 54-44 decision to G. W.,
will be more respected foe
against the Colonials in the Arm
ory nightcap. The Tar Heels have
bounced back to capture eight Of
their last nine engagements, in
f1icting a 1886 defeat on Mary
land last night at College Park as
their most recent conquest.
Can Clinch Tourney Spot.
The winner of the North Caro-
lina-G. w. struggle will be as
sured of berth in the Southern
Conference tournament. The Tar
Heels have a 9-3 record in con-
ference competition with eight
games to play, while the Colonials
have won 7 of 10 with five games
remaining. A 500 mark is suffi-
cient to earn a tourney spot.
Another defensive duels is ex-
pected to develop between George
Washington's Ray Adler and
North Cardinals Memo Nearman.
The 6-foot-6 Nearman, No. 2 point
producer for his club last season,
has been held to 19 points by
Adler in three previous games.
Meanwhile, Nearman has been do
ing an acceptable defensive job on
the 6-5 Adler, limiting him to II
points.
Comeback for n. Y. u.
N. Y. u, walloped in four of its
first six games. has staged a come
back to win four of it's last five.
trampling California, Yale, Dart
mouth and Duke while dropping a
5-point decision to Temple as its
only recent loss.
The Violets will import an over
all 6-5 record against Georgetown,
which has won seven and lost five.
Joel kaufman. 6-3 forward,
owns a 14-point average but also
feared by the Hoyas is 6-foot-6
Mel Seeman, recent transfer
from Syracuse. Tommy O'Keefe.
who registered 19 points against
G. w. last week, will team with
Frank Alagia, Johnny Mazziotta,
Dick Falvey and Johnny Brown
for Georgetown.
North Carolina last night dealt
Maryland its ninth defeat in IL
games. The Terps moved into9an
early lead, but Carolina took over
at 1911. pulled away to a 44-30
halftime margin and coasted in.
Dick Patterson with II points,
paced the Tar Heels attack. Roy
Rheault's ID points led Longwood
to a 53-44 victory over the Mary.
land Frosh in a preliminary.
A. U. Tied for Second.
American u, nestled in a Sec
ond-place tie with Hampden.
Sydney in the Mason-Dixon Con-
ference after spanking Lynchburg,
will be trying for a 1875 season
record against Drexel, which has
won five of six and is calculated
to press the Eagles, who have
scored ITO points in their last two
games.
The Lynchburg team had no
answer to A. us height and Rom
ME Garshag and Leroy Ishman
scored consistently from under
the basket. Garshag scored IS
points and Ishman produced II.
A. US freshmen won a 5O-3s
victory over Lynchburg's frosh in
a preliminary,