Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-10
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
Best Game in Town

A COUPLE OR THREE years ago. Merren whittlesey
was remembering sports-page commentator predicted
that Maryland probably would never sell out the big
spanking indoor showpace that Dr. H. c. (curley Byrd
then president building.
Maybe the night it opens" he qualified. IF there's
lot of hoop-la"
DR.. Byrd disagreed wen sell out more than once"
Curey replied and of he right year ago.
the afternoon Of roundba match with North Carolina
the ticket Offices were closed.
Tomorrow night however win be the basketball crowd
North Carolina Is coming TO town again and although
extra seats have raised the capacity to something like
l4,500, II was a selout as long ago last Monday.
1t win be the biggest crowd perhaps ever to see q
basketball game in the South And though clashes
headon with the Touchdown Clubs 23d annual dinner at
the Sheraton-Park.
THE ATTRACTION Is OBVIOUS North Carolina is
of the good Nation The Tar Heels
had 81 in rowand the 1867 national title during
the proces-before West Virginia broke the string about
three weeks ago. Then they back to win the Dixie
Classic and apparently they're OF winning streak
But it takes two to make match and this big Mary
land team assembled by Bud Mlikan must be the best
College Park although in 1854 the Terrapns had
1877 record Maryland seemed to go for roundba
big way in the past and 1t is recalled that in l94l there
was team coached by Burt shipley far ADLER than the
book showed. that won single game and lost 81.
The fact that West Virginia upset the Tar Heels
whereas Maryland rooter buying up tickets like mad had
hoped their team would be the to do ihas not dued
tomorrows attraction too much Once ranked No then
present No. IL to close to the top
And there is that good chance, especially of the way
Maryland walloped Duke earlier this week The Terrapns
look At and ready If they don't win put it down to the
genius of an Irishman from Manhattan named Frank
MCGUIRE who has made the South Yankee conscious.
MCGUIRE IS ONE OF those personabe and perpetually
young guys He almost has losing His record
St. Johns for instance log wins So losses At North
Carolina he had 49, lost &c. going into this highly
successful season.
1t bothers MCGUIRE not at all that so many Of his
players stem from Brooklyn and Pittsburgh and Long
Island and New York City and Jersey City Nor does 1t
to annoy the true North Caroinian where Yankee
acquire Of draw every time he helps TO
win ball game.
The Tar Heels Of Frank Mcclure so good they have
been able to defeat destiny Up to point anyway Their
Big Man to have been Joe ugg 6foot-9 FOUNDER
from Brooklyn. He broke leg in scrimmage early in
November and has been lost to the squad.
IF MCGUIRE could have had Quigg this season." one
basketball coacsai mo team would beat North Carolina
don't know how many games those guys would have won
in a row."
ONE OTHER LoSS-Quigg is senior-was York
Larese, a sophomore
He's the greatest shot saw, MCGUIRE has said
Of Larese The coach did not qualify his statement and
knowing his way around the pros he does Lareses
credentials sound powerful, indeed.
Maryland. perhaps, count itself lucky that Qugg
and Larese physically unable TO represent North Caro-
lima Maybe they wouldn't make any difference tomorrow
night.
On the other hand II might have been interesting to
Just how far the Tar Heels would have gone under
full head of steam.