Evening star., 1955-02-06
Maryland Entertains
Tar Heels Saturday,;
Hoyas Also al Home
BY George Huber

By George Huber
This is a big week for George
Washington in basketball. a
tough one for Maryland and
downright rugged one for
Georgetown.
George Washington, working
on a record of six straight vic
tories and a 1873 mark for the
season, could have nine in a row
by the end of the week, but it
isn't necessarily so.
The Colonials play at Mary
land Tuesday night, against
Richmond at Uline Arena Friday
night and finish against Army
Saturday night in Washington
Lee High gym.
Terps to Play Tar Heels.
Maryland brings in North
Carolina, one of its rivals in the
fight for the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference lead, for a Saturday
night game after meeting CIV
Tuesday. Georgetown will be at
home to two strong opponents.
Villanova Wednesday night and
Fordham Saturday night.
George Washington wants to
win that Tuesday night game at
Maryland. but the one it's really
pointing for is Richmond. The
Colonials beat the Spiders for
the Southern Conference title
last March and whipped them
again in the Richmond tourna-
ment during the Christmas holl-
days to round out a string OF l8
victories over the Spiders. Then
Richmond reversed matters by
winning over CIV early last
month.
Richmond's 72-67 triumph at
Richmond January 10 was GW's
last defeat and its only loss so
far in the Southern Conference.
Little Warren Mills, the Spiders
ball-hawking guard, was the
player who ruined the Colonials |
on that occasion.
CIV Favored Over Maryland. |
The Colonials will have to be
regarded as favorites for Tues
day nights game at Maryland,
even though they lost there last
year with a team considered as
good as this years. CIV already |
has taken the Terps once this
season, 1858, at Uline Arena
January 18.
Wilfred Hetzel, the basketball
trick shot artist. will put on a
15-minute show between halves
of the George Washington
Maryland game.
AS for the Army game Satur-
day night, the Cadets are not
having one of their better years. |
and CIV again will be the choice. |
The Maryland-North Carolina
game Saturday night also Will
be a return engagement.
Maryland won over the Tar
Heels, 70-60, back in December
at Chapel Hill.
The loss of Frank Fuqua and
Mark Vodopia has weakened |
Maryland, and the Terps will
have to scrap for every victory |
from now on.
GEORGETOWN was weakened |
even more last week when four
players, three of them first
stringers, were suspended from
school, and will be underdog in
both contests this week. The
Hoyas earlier beat Fordham,
TITO, when they had a hot |
night in the Buffalo Christmas
tournament. Fordham has a
1873 edge in all games played
against GU, and Villanova is
leading by 5-3.
The smaller teams in Wash
ington, Catholic u. Wilson
Teachers, Gallaudet and Amer
ican u, all end their between
semesters layoffs this week.
Catholic (3-6) plays Randolph
Macon tomorrow night. Wilson
(6-6) plays Frostburg tomorrow
night. Gallaudet (3-8) meets
Towson Tuesday night and
American 4-16) goes to Catholic
U. Saturday night.
This weeks schedule:
TOMORROW.
Randolph Macon at Catholic U.
Froatbnre at wilson Teachers.
TUESDAY.
George Washington at Maryland.
Towson at Gallaudet
Lincoln al Howard.
WEDNESDAY.
ST. Joseph's at Navy.
THURSDAY.
Wilson at Gallaudet
Richmond at George Washington
Towsor at Catholic U
SATURDAY.
Fordham at Georgetown.
Army a: George Washington wash
North Carolina at Maryland.
Duke at Navy.
American at Catholic q.