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The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., January 14, 1943 PAGBTHRBI! Big Green Beats Loyola, 37-34, To Reach Top Last-Minute Maryland Ringmen Top Terror Boxers In Locals' First Match Foul Wins By Scoop Wolfsheimer A game but inexperienced Green Terror boxing team went down to de- feat Tuesday night at the hands of a well-balanced and underrated Uni- A foul shot hy Captain Nemo Rob- versity of Maryland aggregation by the score of 5% to 2%. inson, with 20 seconds remaining in It was the opening match of the season for the Green and Gold mittmen the ball game, gave the Terrors a 37 and supplied some needed experience under fire for all the boys in the line- to 34 victory over Loyola last night Up, especially those who participated in their first bout against Maryland. in Gill Gym. They are all expected to be in much better shape both mentally and physically Loyola, Mason-Dixon Conference for the coming match with Penn State this Saturday night. champs Jast year, kept the score In the opening bout on the program, Maryland's Raymond Bradshaw close; and it was not until ten min- outpointed Jimmy Green by a convincing margin. Jabbing with a potent left utes had elapsed in the first half that and countcring with a sharp light to the body, Bradshaw held the little the Green Terrors were able to pull Terror boxer at a safe distance and after the first round had little trouble ahead of the Greyhounds. with his opponent. However, Grcen has very distinct possibilities as a col- This victory placed Westenr Mary- lege boxer and with more experience land in first place in the Mason-Dix- to go along with his excellent foot- on circuit since the Big Green now work should have a successful sea- has won both of its conference starts son. while Loyola has lost one of its four Western Maryland's first points games played. This was the fi1rst came in the 127 pound class when "tough" conference game for each fast stepping Jack Alexander de- team. Neither has met Washington cisioned the compartive\y huge Basil or Delaware, the other contenders to Kambouris, in three fast roundsc It the crown, but Western Maryland was Alexander's first venture into plays the Blue Hens in Gill Gym on this weight class, and he handled Saturday night, himself credibly in warding off the The game started with Barney round-house swings of his opponent Goldberg, of Loyola, scoring five by throwing some well-placed left points before the 'I'errcr attack was jabs in the general vicinity of the able to function, but Ed Mogowski Maryland man's chin. This, in ad- started the ball rolling as he sank a dition to a few hard right hand field goal and was followed with a punches to the body, slowed Kant- two-pointer by Robinson and a foul bouris down enough for Alexander to shot hy Stan Kulakowski. The score take the decision. see-sawed until the last two minutes The 135 pound class bout ended in of the first half, and then the Terrors a no-contest ruling at the completion rallied to gain a 22 to 17 lead, of the first round when Western Loyola started the second half like Maryland's Frank Faughman receiv- a house-on- fire as they scored 11 ed a cut eye in his match wijh points to the Terrors' But this 4. Morris Guerrant. The bout was Terror team "came back" as do most stopped and both teams awarded a Suffern And Gusgesky Reach of Bruce Ferguson's teams and pulled half a point. close to the Hounds. Howard Hall came through for the Harry leffra match by using his height and reach Height In Senior Sports Year Western Maryland Green Terrors in the 145 pound class advantage in outpointing Martin Ruze. Although fast and shifty, Ruze was Two seniors, Pr ank " Suffern and eleven. 't.: II'll nothing like the veteran Hotsy Alperstein of past years at Maryland, and Bernie Gusgesky, both ends in foot- Bernie has other interests outside Hall had little trouble in beating him very decisively. ball, and both participants in other of football. Probably his most famous The biggest surprise of the evening came in the next bout between Mary- activities, will conclude their college one is that of music. Gus plays the land's Ed Reider aud Charlie Godwin. Godwin came boi-ing- in right at the career come May, and will remember guitar, and plays well; and when he start as usual hut ran into a terrific barrage of rights and lefts which left their senior year as the one in which puts his voice along with it, there is Loyola him groggy and reeling. Reider kept blasting away until the referee stopped each reached his athletic height while an unbeatable pair. Bock, t .. o.r F Pt.. :I it with a half minute to go before the end of the first round. It was a stun- carrying the colors of Westlrn Mary- Now as a senior Bernie finds that Galvin. f ... 0·0 " ning upset and made western Maryland's chances for a win very remote. land College. managing the basketball team pro- C. Feeley. f. '-·4 HI 6 2·4 N(}uU, c. At this point, Maryland had its three aces coming up in Gilmore, Gun- At the present time, Frank (known vides plenty of laughs and is looking Puourok. f 0·0 0 ther and Rodman, and they began to put on the clinches. forward to the trips to other colleges. g?b~~":l.· .t. 1·1 9 3 1·1 At 165 pounds, Gilmore outclassed Western Maryland's Carlton Mendell, as "Dutch" and also other aliases) is As Suffern, Gusgcsky is in advanced Totals .•....... IS but the bout was no runaway by any means. Mendell put up a great scrap in the midst of his favorite pastime, military and will enter the army upon Scorebyh,,]ve., basketball. Dutch has for four sea- against the veteran but lacked experience. sons been a regular on the Green and graduation in May. Loyola Maryland ... 17 22 l5·B7 '\-"e.t ..rn In the light-heavyweight bout, Gunther pounded away on willing hut Gold court team, and most everyone Ref.re_Kaufman; Umpire---Artig;nL outclassed George Norman, who stood and took everything, Gunther had until the referee stopped the bout in the first round. can vouch for the big forward's abili- The Morning After The heavyweight match waa a real scrap, but again experience was too ty to hit the hoop both from in close much for sheer gameness. Hank Ferris of Western Maryland put up a great and outside, His value, however, Basketball Team MustHaveFans' battle against the hard-hitting Rodman and even got up off the floor in the doesn't stop here; for Suffern also is second round to stage a fast finish, but the veteran from Maryland had too a very clean ball-handler in moving of a fine left-handed Cooperation For League Crown much in reserve and carr-ied off a rather close decision. the ball and in passes to allied court- Ferris is very fast for a heavyweight both on his feet and in throwing men. Possessor punches and should win many fights before the season closes. shot, Frank may consistently he By John Robinson, Sports Editor counted on to play his steady game as the Terrors seek their second Mason- Down Baltimore way, everyone in the Maaon-Dixon basketball circle re- Terrors TG John Hopkins Five; Dixon title in three years. a prominent gards Western Maryland's Green Terrors as the team to beat in the third The 6-foot forward played z-tnch year of the newly formed loop. Even at Loyola, where the Greyhounds for Delaware-Cagers Here Saturday part in the Terrors' last conference the past three years have put formidable cage teams on the court, Western title in 1941, when Ferguson's Maryland is the pass-word for the conference crown. men handed the highly favored Loyola And here at Western Maryland, Bruce Ferguson and his boys will try Victorious over Johns Hopkins 42 Western Maryland's scoring was five a 39-38 defeat in the tourney very hard to take a second title within three seasons, But only with the to 21 last Saturday night, Western made almost entirely by long shots, final. cooperation of the fans can this be realized. By that, the column doesn't Maryland cagera swing into real ac- and only in spots could the 'I'error mean in the cheering and cheering . tion beginning Saturday, meeting Del- cagers move the ball -into a closer alone, but in something that we think one night doesn't necessarily mean he aware, Catholic University, and range. the students have not thought much is playing a bad game. Aberdeen in that order. Frank Suffern started the fireworks about, and something that has be- Let's not sell short the fellow who All three contests should be inter- by dropping a nice shot through the come habitual with them. It was happens to be having a bad night at esting engagements, with Aberdeen hoop for two points. A good foul brought to the attention of this page the basket and who may not come up possibly the strongest. Last year, the shot by Lee Lodge. a set shot by Ne- from quite a few sources; and cer- to his usual standard. If he is off, Bombers were coached by Bruce Fer- mo Robinson, and the cagers were off tainly the column agrees that it then perhaps Saturday will be his on guson, 'I'error mentor, and have been to a five to nothing lead. After this should be mentioned, not because the night. Let us instead give credit to winners in nine of twelve games this the battle went nip and tuck for the fans are doing it on purpose, but be- him for playing fine defensive ball; season. Last year, the soldiers de- remainder of the first half. At one cause they are merely showing bad for setting up plays to another team- feated Western Maryland .44 to 40, time the Johns Hopkins' captain, Bud taste and probably do not even know mate; for grabbing rebound after re- Although not much is known about 'I'hanhauser, hrought his team within it. bound at both ends of the court: for Delaware, the Terrors can not be too- three points. A pretty display of First, a team is composed of five being aggressive and giving all he sure about this opponent. team work and a two-pointer by Stan men plus its reserve strength, and the has while he is playing. Some men Considered by many as the "Dark Kilkuskie closed the half with a five team can only win with cooperation are in such positions on the floor that Horse" of the conference, the Hens point lead, the score being 19 to 14. of those five men that happen to be they represent the backbone of the should give a fine account of their Soon after: the start of the second on the floor at the same time. Imme- system; yet they may not score. basketball ahility. Last season the half, the Green Terrors left little diately following some basketball Let the fans get away from this Terrors took two decisions, 48 to 44, Frank Suffern games, the fans yelling out all over petty high school act. and think of and 37 to 27. doubt as to the outcome. Suffern the gym or elsewhere want to know Western Maryland's basketball team Catholic University with two con- came through with three set shots to Gus, too, made his senior year the who is the high scorer or who got as a unit, one which will make Loyola ference wins against two losses will bring his total to five for the night. in highlight season at Western Mary- how many points. In ail basketball and Baltimore fans realize their pre- Robinson aided by also dropping be headed by veterans Fred Rice and land. At an end post for three years, circles this is considered bad taste; diction of another championship Dick Scalon next Tuesday. The game two during the second half, as- did Guesgesky may be placed among the for certainly, ·points are not the most from Westminster way, For ninety thing an was originally scheduled for Gill gym also Lee Lodge, Ed Mogowski played best defensive ends ever to play foot- important player. for Certainly individual per cent of the baskets made always his usual fine floor game and, with involve two or three men. it is a In the fu- basketball but was shifted to Washington. Kilkuskie, dropped in tJ1e close ones. ball on the Hill. Last season Gus thrill to toss in five or six fleld goals, ture, let us hope that everyone makes Starting slowly but finishing rapid- was placed on several All-Maryland but think also that five men ere mak- his shots, but let us think of the ly, the Green 'I'erpor courtmen swamp- This was tht: Western Maryland teams; and this season although very of field ed Johns Hopkins of' Baltimore 42 to basketers' first league encounter. In few were picked due. to the shortage ing possible the _majority & man..may points in terms of the team's points- The ball players will do their part-- goals made. Just because 21, on Saturday, January 9, before a 'their pre-league tilts, the qagers WOD of state teams, Gusgesky easily drew sel! on the basket you do YOUl'8! packed house. two and lost one. a.. 5PO~ on the Gold Bug'!!, All-Stat-e not be his usual on