Evening star., 1950-11-28
{. u. Launches District
College Court Slate
Tomorrow Night

catholic University jumps right
into Mason Dixon Conference
competition tomorrow night when
the Cards open the District college
basketball season against Towson
Teachers in the c. U. gym at $50.
Maryland also plays tomorrow
night, making its debut under
Coach Bud Millikan against the
Quantico Marines at the Marine
Base, but the Terps have listed
their game as an exhibition.
All OF the District area college
teams will open within the next
10 days. with George Washington
bringing North Carolina States
Southern Conference champions
here a week from Thursday, De-
cember Z. in the pre-holiday fea-
ture.
Abe Rosenfield at Catholic U.
1eu a game short of taking his
team into the Conference playoffs
last year. but Abe is confident his
current Cardinal team will be a
factor in the Mason-Dixon race.
c. U. Regains Cranston.
Joe Della Rata. Herb Sonde-
Kicker and Jim Balint are back
from last years first five at C. u,
and with that added year of ex-
perience they should help the
Cards win those close ones they
lost last year.
Catholic lost Jim Losty, its top
scorer. by graduation but regained
Scotty Cranston, somewhat the
same type player. who was among
the leading District and Confer
ence scorers two years ago. Grams
ton dropped basketball last year
because of a heavy scholastic
schedule. George Hughes, a new
conner, will round out the top five.
ToWson won l3 and lost ii last
year but is reported ready to do
better with one of the best SQUADS
In the Conference.
An athletic board ruling at
Maryland puts games with mill
tary teams in the exhibition class
which means the Terps will not
count tomorrow's clash with the
Marines in their won-and-lost
record. The Marines will, now
ever.
The Terps, who officially open
their schedule at home Friday
night against Virginia, have Lee
Brawley. the Districts second
leading scorer last year, and Dick
koffenberger as regulars from the
team that won seven and lost 18
last year.
However, Millikan, a disciple of
the Hank Iba style basketball at
Oklahoma A. and M, is starting
from scratch and newcomers to
the squad will get an equal chance
with the holdovers.
Eagles Battle Quantico.
American University, which
romped over its alumni by so
points in an unofficial game last
Saturday. is host to Quantico Sat-
urday night, and the Eagles, with
the busiest pre-holiday schedule,
meet Towson at A. U. next Mon
day night.
Georgetown opens a week from
tonight at Uline Arena against
Geneva, and also plays Friday of
next week against st. Francis of
Loretto. Pa.
George Washington will be
playing its first game when it
opens against N. c. State next
Thursday. but the Wolfpack
should be in midseason form after
playing six exhibition games with
pro teams. plus several other
games before it visits here.
Gallaudet and Wilson Teachers
also open a week from Thursday,
December Z. Gallaudet plays at
Towson and two nights later
visits Frostburg. Wilson takes a
three-day trip to open the season,
playing the Apprentice School at
Newport News next Thursday: at
East Carolina Teachers Friday
and at Camp Lejeune Saturday.
Quantico opened its season last
night by trimming Fort Belvoir,
BOAT, at Quantico. The big Ma
rines used a fast break and con-
trolled the backboards to lead all
the way. They were in front,
1875. after the first 10 minutes,
and 37-18 at the half.
Elmo Stephenson. last years U.
OF Richmond high scorer. and
Jack Nichols, the latter a former
Washington Caps player. paced
the attack with "a and Is points.
Norvell Smith was Belvoir's best
with IA points.
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