Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-02
BY II. C. BYRD.


The South Atlantic championships
may not be held this year. re
port comes from Baltimore TO the Ell
feet that the games which have always
been an annual event since their lnstl-
tuition may not take place at all TINS
spring The lack of widespread in
terest and of suitable grounds on
which to hold the events are the blocks
over which the officials arc stumbling
The trouble concerning the whole
situation arises from the fact That col
Iege athletes are not allowed to com
pete in the games. Last year the meet
was held on Georgetown Field. while
the two seasons before ii took place
at Homewood Field. which belongs to
Johns Hopkins University. 1t is not
to be supposed. and they cannot be
censured that either of these two
schools will let its grounds to meet
run by an organization which has re-
fused to allow its athletes to com
pete.
The following is an excerpt from
letter received by local \. A. L. Of
fetal from an officer of that body in
Baltimore in regard to the holding or
the games:
In reply to your favor of March -.
would say that it looks Very unfavorable
for any s. \. A. championships this year.
Last year certain interested parties voted
to keep non members of the s. y. y. from
the games they had always competed
before. with the result that Georgetown
could not enter the games on its own
field. Hopkins was also barred. Ihey
are not worrying about the situation, as
they both have full track schedules, but
of course. won't have their grounds used
for the S. a. a. games after the treat
ment they received last year. There
was a fine opportunity for some 'ath-
letic tact last year, but nothing was
done and it looks as though we of the
A A. L.. as far as holding games is con-
cerned. and the uncompromisins parties
of last year were both in bad.
Chairman Meany of the championship
committee is hopeful of securing place
to hold the games in spite of the discour-
aging report. 1t would be easy to make
arrangements to hold the events in Pat
terson Park in Baltimore or on the track
at the bathing beach where the municipal
games took place last year, but neither of
these places is all that could be desired
by any means as field on which to hold
a championship meet.
The South Atlantic Association without
the colleges and schools has not much
of which to boast at present. and the up
shot of the whole thing Will probably he
that the college and school athletes will
be allowed to compete in the games. The
by the A. A. L. official from Baltimore
would cause it to appear that college
athletes were barred by some party or
parties who were interested in having
certain club athletes win events that
would probably have gone to the college
or school competitors.
With the exception of it's hitting. the
Georgetown nine yesterday showed better
form than 1t has at any time since 1908.
The team that represented the university
that season gave some performances
which were above that displayed in the
contsSt Yesterday, but the margin was
small. With a perfect day in the field
and good pitching in front of them. Blue
and Gray players looked like a real ball
club while in the field.
The hitting of the team was not what
might be desired, only four safe cracks
being secured during the entire contest.
The runs scored by the HilltOppers We're
due. in the main. to the wildness of Nu-
gent of Lafayette and errors made behind
him. Let the Blue and Gray nine develop
some consistent hitting ability and it will
rank close up to any that has ever repre-
scented the school.
The showing made by Catholic Cniver-
sity yesterday was fully as good as that
made by Georgetown against the Nation
ais. The Brooklanders, while they did not
score. were up against much better pitch
ing than was Georgetown when it faced
the same club. and also the professionals
were in much better shape yesterday
than week ago.
1t appears that Catholic University and
Georgetown are represented by exception
ally good teams this year, and that they
will not meet to decide the District col
legiate championship is rather disap-
pointment to those who follow and sup
port college base ball. a series of three
games between tho two schools would be
a big drawing card, and financially would
yield much better returns to both athletic
associations than any of the other con-
tests on the schedules.
There is no reason why the two schools
should not meet II is not reasonable
10 assume that Georgetown has the right
TO dictate terms to tho Brooklanders, and
Yet that seems TO he the pitfall in the way
Of games between the two schools
Georgetown played on the Brookland
field last season. and why ii should refuse
to do so this spring is something that can
not be clearly understood.
The entries for the championship swim
ming races to be held in Baltimore April
II and IL will close Saturday. II is de-
sired by Chairman Meany TO have all the
entries in by that date, so that proper ar