Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-28
.Ierps Need Rest
Before Enferiinu
ACC Tourney
Weuriness Apparent
In Win Over Hoyos
For Big Three Title
BY MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

Maryland was looking to next
week. Georgetown to next year
after the Terps swept the Dis
trict's big Three" basketball
series for the second straight
season last night by beating the
Hoyas, $3.50, at the Hilltop.
Thus the huge trophy donated
by students Of Georgetown,
Maryland and George Washing
ton remains in the Terps' Field
House. The final standing was
Maryland, 40; the Hoyas, 2-2,
and CIV, GA. Last year CIV was
in the middle and the Hoyas at
the bottom.
After losing to Navy and being
scared by Clemson and George
town in the last five days, what
the Maryland team obviously
needs is several days rest before
the Atlantic Coast Conference
tournament next week in
Raleigh.
Terrapins Weary
The Terps are weary. Bob
|O'Brien, who has carried the
load as playmaker and led them
in scoring, is down to a
shadow" Nick Davis, also tired
and without his usual confidence,
asked to be taken out last night,
for the good of the team.
The Terps finished the regular
season 1873 and meet either
Virginia. Clemson or South Caro-
lima in the first round of the
ACC tournament next Thursday
afternoon. The Terps could be
the spoilers at their peak, but
playing as they did last night
could get beat in the first round.
The game was the next-to-last
for Tommy Nolan in his first
year as Georgetown coach. The
Hoyas play st. Joseph's Satur-
day night in Philadelphia.
Unhappy Experience
1t has been a rather unhappy
for Nolan, who re-
turned to his alma mater with
great optimism after a brilliant
record as high school coach.
He found his team with an acute
case Of senoritis, and never
found the cure.
In the Hoyas' final home game
the fans started chanting, I'VE
want Buehler." an example of
some of the things Nolan has
had to put up with. They were
for Warren Buehler, who
has scored 1888 points in three
years, a Georgetown record.
Buehler started the game.
scored four points early. and
sat out the last 30-odd minutes.
There are some teams Buehler
Is ineffective against and Mary
and is one of them" Nolan said
alter. He made a couple of
shots. then started pressing and
wasn't any good to U.S."
Georgetown is ll-l0 with one
70 go. Nolan loses four of his
starters. has little on the bench
n sophomore and junior talent.
md only a couple of potential
'arsity members on the frosh.
Il Jack Mes stays in school
he picture could be brighter.
'ut without him Nolan's second
year could be rough.
Tommy. considerably disguised
)ver the outcome, said his
cam should have won at least
i've more games, which is true.
Georgetown Takes Lead
In fact. it looked as though
,hey'd win last night when they
ed 1895 with two of Mary
and's regulars on the bench.
Perry Moore was in foul trouble
and Davis was there by request.
But in that situation the un-
,redictable Hoyas grew careless
md Maryland regained the lead.
Gene Danko spanked the Terps.
rhe sophomore flash. out with
/ broken ankle most Of the
ieason. obviously gave the team a
lift. and personally put them
ahead. 44-43. by going all the
way for a layup.
1t was tight for a few minutes,
tut Jim Halleck counted on one
Of his daredevil drives, John
Nacincik scored twice from the
;ide and the Terps went seven
points ahead. Georgetown cut
t back to three with four points
N the final seconds.
Joe Missett, who twice has
been disciplined by Nolan this
See MARYLAND, Page C-3I