Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09


which time the Washington boys have
| scored but single victory. Why then,
| it is asked. should this disgruntled lot of
| dopesters give vent to their feelings now?
| 1t Is to wait.
| Fall base ball practice, which has been
progressing for the past two weeks under
| the direction Of a number of last years
men and Harry Spratt, university law
| student, who played with the Boston Ma
| tonal League club last summer has re-
vealed several interesting facts.
In the first place. the 1912 nine will
Inished by those who made brilliant
record for the school last spring. Lille,
Douglass. Finlay, Neff, Rixey and An
derson, AL " men, are now registered
| IN college while c.. Carter, who will
captain the team, Is expected to return
after Christmas. Besides these jenkins
Mcintyre, Taylor, Holcombe, Hewitt and.
Goodhue, all of last years squad, not to
speak OF raft of new material will be
available. Hume, captain of last years
nine; DRIVER and Blakeney are the only
absentees, and with the material already
on hand the coaches feel confident that
they Will be able to find capable sub
stitutes for this likely trio.
The schedule this year will be one of
the most pretentious ever attempted, and
besides the usual quota of games with
| Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, George
town and Carolina, will probably include
| those with Columbia and Amherst. I'm
pire Rigler of National League fame.
| who coached the team last season. is
expected back early this week, and will
| assume the reins Immediately
Track. basket ball. tennis, golf and GYM
nastic teams are also in course of for
| nation, and progress in each to date
augurs well for future success. Track
work has always held a prominent place
| on the athletic calendar of the univer-
sity, and this year will not be an excep-
1 ion,
point winners have been lost through
| graduation, but with a strong nucleus
| and host of new talent picked up from
prep schools of prominent stations all
| over the country, the veteran Pop
Lannigan should be able to develop a
| representative squad
Talk of resumption of crew work that
was abandoned by the authorities some
years back has stirred up considerable
| enthusiasm among the student body. but
| nothing of a definite nature is expected to
develop in the near future. The digging
| OF a lake on the site proposed would
necessitate years of labor. At the same
| time the idea has been discussed freely
| by university authorities and NAV de-
velop to considerable proportions before
the close of another term.
college Topics" the real news medium
| of the university. bids fair to enjoy
most successful season under the editor
ship OF Roy c. Moyston and the man
| agership of r. Granville Curry.
| The fourth number has been issued To
| a record-breaking list of subscribers and
Is brimful of interesting matter concern
ing all college activities. If the success
| attained thus far can be taken as a cri-
| terlon OF what may be expected in the
! future, Old Virginia will be in position
10 claim paper second to none of its
| class In the country, and easily in
class by itself in the southern section
1 r0lto io
| fraternal and general social life are put
on a par with athletics, which in many
| institutions is paramount among all ac-
tivities, gives the contribution a char
acter or general interest. Each subject
is treated thoroughly and space is always
q matter of secondary consideration
/ The board of editors has promised new
| features with each issue.
Capt. Lyons and Mr.. Woolf were elect
ed president and secretary of the moot
court at the last meeting of the
junior class The first session of
In the junior room of the new law build
ing. Whether a Contest Can Be Ac-
cepted by Telegram" was the question
FOR debate, with Ammonette and Acker
upholdfng the affirmative and T. G. An
derson and r. T. Barton in the negative
The following have been elected to men,
bership in the German Club: w. c.
On. ii.
s. Hewitt. r. B. Saunders. c. Hum
phrey. w. y. Harriss. C. Wilcox, A. D.
Christian. Q. W. Underwood, jr., j. r.
Lewis J. Mcclure. ]. B. Jenkins. jr. o.
D. king. c. G. Giddings. Charles Cobb,
| L. s. Taylor.
Theta NJ Epsilon fraternity is no
longer represented at the university The
local chapter has returned its charter to
the national Office, but has reorganized
under the name of Skulls and Keys"
purely local institution.
| The reason for disbanding is said to be
that the fraternity is of such ma
tional character that many general fra
ternities forbid their members joining. "
The new organization has secured the
same agreement with Lambda Pi i'm re-
gard to taking in new men t. n. E. had
4 Members of a quartet from the Old
Brick Church of New York were princi-
pals in a concert in Cabell Hall last We'd
II nesday night The singers were en-
Enthusiastically received by an audience
that taxed the hall to its capacity. The