Evening star., 1960-02-21
Bald Eagle Breaks Track Record
MARYLAND Nips GWin Overtime
BechtIe Shot
Is Decisive:
JonGets SO
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Stan Writer

by MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star stan Writer
Jerry Bechtle pushed home a
short side-court shot with five
seconds remaining in an over
time period to give Maryland
an 1884 triumph over George
Washington last night before
5000 screaming spectators in
Cole Field House.
Bechtle'S winning shot was
the climax to one of the most
pulsating games ever played by
the two clubs. but it had a rival
for the honor of being the most
important basket of the hectic
evening.
With two seconds to go in
the regulation game and George
Washington leading 1888.
Bruce Kelleher hit on a jump
shot from behind the foul circle
and forced the overtime period.
Feldman Brilliant
Every one of George Wash
ington's IA points in the extra
period was made by Jon Field
man, the Colonials' fabulous
little dead-eye shot. Feldman
banked in a shot to give CIV
an 84-83 lead with less than a
half minute to play.
Maryland was trailing by one
when Bechtle took his game
winning shot. CIV didn't move
the ball in the five seconds re-
naming, for Jerry Shanahan
stole it and was fouled. He
made the first foul shot and
missed the second with one
second remaining.
Shananhan'S steal got him
off the hook for missing the
first free throw under the one
and-one situation with II sec
onds remaining and the Colo
mails leading by a point. How
ever. Maryland got the re-
bound and IL seconds later
Bechtle won the game.
Terps Win Area Title
Maryland thus won the Big
Three title with a 81 record
in the round-robin series in
volving the Terps, Colonials
and Georgetown. Georgetown
was second with a 2-2 record
and CIV, upset conqueror Of
West Virginia on Wednesday
was last with l-3.
Jon Feldman's IA points in
the extra period pushed him to
33 for the night. He made every
shot he took in the extra period
and hit Is of 10 from the floor
for the evening. From the foul
line he was 7-for-7.
Jon was trying to get his
brother JEFF off the hook in
that extra period. CIV had a
70-68 lead with 20-odd seconds
remaining when JEFF, trying to
freeze the ball, was tied up by
Paul Jelus and Kelleher tied
him up. Jelus got the jump.
George Washington appeared
to have command early in the
second half when the Feldman
twins were hitting with amaz-
ing consistency and the Colo
mails led, 5l-40. 1t was 41-30
at halftime in favor Of CIV.
George Washington lost all
of its starters except the Field
man twins by fouls late in the
game, while the Terps lost
Jelus. Bechtle. Kelleher and
Shanahan had four each. Fifty
two fouls were called-28 on
CIV and "a on Maryland.
Jon Feldman started the
overtime with a long goal. but
Jelus scored on a hook and
Kelleher on a Jump and Mary
land was ahead, 74-72. Jon tied
it up, but Maryland raced five
points ahead on two free
throws by AL Bunge, a layup
by Bunge and a foul by Bechtle.
Jon hit on two quick ones to
bring CIV within a point. Kel-
leher's two free throws made it
8l-78, but Jon Feldman again
took over with fake and easy
basket and two free throws to
put CIV ahead, 1921.
Bechtle drew two free throws
and made them for an 1892
lead with So seconds remaining
but CIV raced downcourt and
Jon banked in his final shot to
give CIV its last lead.
Maryland led, 22-17, just past
the halfway point of the first
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