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Boxing Resume N HER third rear of intercollegiate competition in the "squared ring," y\lestcfn Maryland built up an enviable reputation, a reputation based upon the dean_cut Sportsmanship, boxing skill, and punching abiliry of its repre~ent;)tives, the result of the efficient coaching of" Dick" Harlow. The season's scln:duie was a difficult one, including meets with some of the major colleges in the East. The Terrors, living up to their name, won seven out of nine dual meets, losing only to Penn State and Navy by a margin of one bout. Then, participating as ,I member of the Intercollegiate Association in the meets in Philadelphia, they proceeded to take second place by reason of the fact that" Doug" Crosby and "Ted" Klepac retained their championship Cfowns, "Tiny" Pincura capturing second place, and Norman Barnett ;t third place (or a team total of fourteen points, live points less than Penn State and one point more rhan Navy, who took firsr and third place respectively. The outsr anding meets of the year were with Penn State, the 19'19 lnre-. collegiate Champions, who showed their class by taking the meet four bouts to three ~)y reason of greater .superiority in the lighter weight~; and the meet with Navy In,McDonough Hall, In which Navy upheld its unblemished record of eleven years of IIltercoJiegiate hoxing without a defeat, by winning trcm the Green Terrors (our bouts to three. For close contests, thrills, and excitement, this meet has probably never been equaled in the state. Western I\hryland'schance fora victory came in the 175-bout; but ,. Pat" Moret, Captain of the Tars, got the decision over Barnett and clinched the meet for Navy, To .. Doug" Crosby nnd "Ted" Klepac must go the individual honors. Crosby, as the premier boxer of the squad with twenty-three straight victories, and twice consecutively the lntercollegiate Champion in the 135-pound class, was easily the outstanding man in th,lt division, and proved his ability in out_boxing, out_pullching, and out_gencraling his Opponents in the lnrercoileginres. Klepac, "the fighting fool," and Captain of the team, with but one loss in twt!ve bouts this year .. succeeded in winning the 160-pollnd IntercoJie~iate Championship, beca~se of his great speed, clever "in_lighting," punching ability, and all_round ring skill. Other outstanding men of the squad were Barnett, who capably filled the shoes of George Ekaitis nfrer the Captain, having won two bOllts, left college, by winning five bouts, then losing to Navy and taking third place in the Inter_ collegiates; "Tiny" Pincllra, with live wins and four losses, and second place in the Intercollegiates; Borchers 145 pounds, with four victories and four defeats. Then toe, one cannot easily forget "Pete" Flater, with four victories and live defents and his lighting ability and COli rage against odds, nor" Rhody" Hastings' ability to mix things. Credit also must be given those tellows whose efforts in the" Synagogue" made possible the development of the ream as a whole. Never before has such interest in boxing been shown by members of the lower classes, many of whom will never hoegreat boxers, but whose physical development will show the worth of the sport at Western Maryland. Indications point to a repetition of this year's success for future Terror Boxing Teams, since the present squad will not be depleted by graduation; and with the experience gained in dual meets it should prove a formidable Opponent against the best in the college world. page two hUlldred three