Evening star., 1953-02-25
Terps Avoid Meeting
! Tough n. {. State
In Early Rounds
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By MerrelI WhittIesey

By MerrelI WhittIesey
Maryland's comeback triumph
over George Washington last
night not only was important to
the Terps' morale. but it assured
them of being paired in the
opposite bracket from North
Carolina State, West Virginia
and Furman in the Southern
Conference basketball tourna-
ment. The tourney starts a week
from tomorrow in Raleigh, N. C.
Under the system made man
datory after last years unsatis-
factory pairings. the pairings
this year will be teams VS.. 8
and 4 VS.. 5 In the upper bracket,
and 2 VS.. z and 3 VS.. in the
lower.
Likely PairingS.
Although any one of four
teams could finish eighth and
play N. G. State in the first
round, the following pairings
are correct except for a possi-
BILE switch among North Caro-
lima, Duke and Richmond. Re-
gardless Of what happens to
those three teams, Maryland
will not be in the bracket with
either N. c. State. West Virginia
or Furman.
The pairings:
North Carolina State Cd VS..
Richmond or George Washing
ton go.
West Virginia a. VS.. Furman
(5).
Maryland or Wake Forest (2)
VS.. Loser between Duke and
North Carolina Cd Friday night.
Maryland or Wake Forest VS..
winner between Duke and North
Carolina.
This is a big break for the
Terps, because the upper bracket
appears to be the toughest. De-
spite all the talk of an even
tournament, N. c. State, winner
the last six years and playing
on its home court, still is the
team to beat.
CIV Has Slim Chance.
George Washington retains a
mathematical chance Of making
the tournament but that's about
all. The Colonials must beat
William and Mary tomorrow
night in Williamsburg, and Will
liam and Mary must beat Rich
mond Saturday night in VIII
l1amsburg to create a tie between
the Colonials and Spiders.
Under those conditions CIV
and Richmond would meet next
Wednesday night In Raleigh for
the dubious honor of playing
N G. State in the first round the
next day.
Maryland showed last night it
could be dangerous in the tour
nament. It may not be the type
to go all the way because it is
too inconsistent and does not
have depth enough for three
tournament games in as many
nights. But because of its style
and record, it will be the most
feared.
Maryland was the favorite
team today Of Duke, North Caro-
lima and Richmond, as well as of
College Park. It's victory as
sured both the Blue Devils and
Tar Heels Of making the tourna-
ment and Richmond Of no worse
than a tie. It was not the most
popular team, however. on the
CIV campus.
CIV Takes Lead.
After George Washington took
a 1924 lead by scoring the first
three points of the second half,
Maryland outscored the Colo
mails, 42-16, for the remainder
OF the game. It was the first time
CIV has lost to Maryland since
the first game of the 1946-47
season.
George Washington appears to
be a somewhat demoralized
team. Two or three of the play
ers obviously do not care to be
riding the bench.
John Holup, older of the
Holup brothers, is completely
ineffective against Maryland.
For the two games Of the series
he has six points. And Joe, a
26-point scorer against the
Terps, obviously plays better
when John is in the game. John
played less than half of both
Maryland games.
Gene Shue delighted the ca
pacity turnout of $500 with an
other stellar performance, but
for a change had some help.
Bob Everett, who appeared to
be a desperation replacement at
the time. tossed in q timely eight
points for the Terps with the
kind Of shots that broke GW's
back.
The Colonials used zone de-