Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
MD. TITLE
Three Colleges Claim the State
Championship.
IS FAVORED
Claim Of Western Maryland Is
Rather Absurd, as Aggies De-
feated That School.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, December 2.-There
is considerable difference of opinion as
to which of the Maryland colleges is
entitled to the foot ball championship
Of the state. One thing appears to be
settled. and that is that the question can
only be decided between Western Mary
land, Washington College. st. Johns Col
lege and Maryland Agricultural College.
Johns Hopkins does not figure in the
equation for the reason that this is a
university and has never been considered
in sizing up the relative, merits of the
states colleges. Nearly every year some
controversy arises concerning the award
of championship honors either in foot
ball or base ball, and the feeling among
the colleges has been strained for several
years on account of the discussions over
athletics The writer was member OF
the base ball team representing the Mary
land Agricultural College some ten or
fifteen years ago. game was played IN
Chestertown with Washington College,
and an agreement made before the game
was started that the contest would be
stopped in time to allow the AsSles 10
catch a boat for Baltimore in order that
the same evening. When the hour ar
rived for the departure of the Agg1es the
score was 3 to , in their favor, and
Washington College did not appear WILL
ing to give up the guarantee money.
This. however, was adjusted satisIac-
torily. The team was followed out OF
Chestertown by a gang or hooolums
throwing stones at the vlctors. Aithousn
no one held the Washington College peo-
ple responsible for this outrage, 1t was
observed that no attempt was lhaue "
prevent the mob from attempting 10 as
sault the visiting players
This is hardly spo- tsmanl1ke spirit
to display, and while the Ieellng Is, per-
haps, not so tense now as 1t was In those
days, the rivalry between the coiieges Is
so acute that bad feeling develops at
nearly every athletic contest between
them.
The claim of Western Maryland to the
intercollegiate foot ball championship
appears rather absurd. when the fact is
recalled that this team has played but
one of the four contenders for the honor,
Maryland Agricultural College, and the
A ggies defeated the Carroll countlanS,
The Aggies were defeated by both wash
ington and st. Johns colleges, and make
no claim to the championship. me gen
eral verdict at Maryland Agricultural
College is that Washington College is en-
titled to the honor for the reason that
the Chestertown eleven de1eated St.
Johns and Western Maryland played
neither Washington nor st. john col
leees. A more satisfactory way to set
tie this question in the future would be
to arrange a schedule of games between
all four of the colleges, and it Is probable
that the athletic associations of these
colleges will get together this winter and
arrive at an amicable understanding.
otherwise athletic relations among some
of the institutions are likely to be sever
ed. and there appears to be no good
reason why this should be the case. With
the severance of athletic relations comes
a feeling of animosity among the coileses,
and this condition is not healthy for the
institutions concerned and does not en-
gender the sort of college spirit that
should prevail in the state.