Evening star., 1960-01-12
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS sTANN
For the RoundboH Title

1T COMES UP Maryland versus Georgetown tomorrow
night at McDonough gym possibly stake will be the
mythical roundba title Marylands big good team
can wrap it up by winning having already scored 5948
decision on the Terrapins home court Both have
beaten George Washington, which has pretty fair club
in its right
They're bigger" Georgetowns Tommy Nolan comedies
but beat anybody take the floor against shucks
in basketball today it's mostly matter of the ball
goes through the hoops.
1T to be a matter of ball handling You could get
line on team by the way it set up its ofenSe Now the
ball goes up and, if it doesn't go into the hoop it's up
again on the rebound
"Maryland's good-very good I have just seen two
Of the top teams the Eas-Providence and New York
University. I'd say that any given evening Mary
land could handle either of them BY the token
If we have a hot night we can handle Maryland"
$50
THE RECENT LOSS of two Maryland starters by sus-
pension-Bob Mcdonald and Charlie McNeil-doesnt move
Georgetown according to Nolan. IT'S funny but here
Maryland is stripped of couple of real good big and
so help me, Maryland looks better than ever
where wen be helped little bit maybe is playing at
home. We giving Maryland battle in that big field
house at College Park but finally out of gas
This is not albi but it's tough when you play away
from home Maryland has that tremendous field house
shooter who isn't used to 1t lose his perspective
figure it gave Maryland eight to 10 point advantage
OF course, our kids may goof it up at McDonough.
don't know"
At College Park the resident genius Bud Miikan has
his own version I'VE played Georgetown on December a.
as recall Bud drawlS I've that club and it's
much, much better.
1--WE WERE LUCKY to win the first game" Mlikan
says 1T was nip and tuck until the last few minutes.
Georgetown is we'll coached and they're quick"
Mllikan in his 10th year at Maryland and his 18th
altogether grants that he's got the taller MY kids
big, Bud says but nobody say there're goons
There is no such thing 'goon in modern basketball
Nobody Just stands under basket and drops it into
the hoop.
Our big guy, who is Al Bunge stands 6-oot8Is Yet
we held agility test recently and Al finished second He
can move with the 6-footerS and handle most of
the 7-footers
1--WE played Indiana and they had this fellow Walt
Beamy center who is supposed to be terrific Before the
game talked with Tex Winter coach at Kansas State
This is the closest youl to Wilt Chamberlain
Tex told me, speaking of Belamy
"I put Bunge Bellamy in the second half and he
more than held his own"
WHEN HE WAS INVITED to rate Bunge among his
alltme stars Mikan graciously declined Let's Just say
that he is of the greatest" Bud said Il had fellow
named Gene Shue at Maryland the first year l was at
College Park. He pretty good too.
You can't compare Shue with Bunge because it would
be like comparing star football center with great quar-
terback There's just basis for comparison Shue
little man, but mostly the difference is that Gene
outside player Bunge inside We set up different
screens for each man."
"Shue is little man?" Millikan asked. Gene now
is Of the top stars for Detroit in the National
ball Association. He has been for years
"sixtwo is ALL Bud shifted Basketball players these
days like sport shirts-Small, medium, large and
extra large Shue fell into the small size. Bunge, you
might say, is medium to large"
You might say that If you a basketball coach
Otherwise 6foot-8h might look like quite handful