Evening star., 1915-01-03

onds are necessary in which to make
the play well enough for the chances
to favor its success than are usuaiiy
allowed by good defensive SCI =. g.
forwards. It is not denied that there Is
considerable advantage gained FOR the
offensive team by reason OF the tnIeat
of such a play, but as a CONSISTENT
ground gaining probability 1t can De
discounted about 80 per cent.
A big change has been made In the
administration Of athletics at the Johns
Hopkins University. Instead OF the ar
ferent branches Of sport being practi.
cally under the direction Of student
committee in conjunction with mem.
bers of the faculty and alumni. almost
the entire control of the situation mas
been placed in the hands of graduates
the alumni have been appointed as an
advisory committee for foot ball. three
more members for lacrosse, three more
for base ball and still three others Tor
track. This means that each branch OF
mittee of alumni in conjunction with
the graduate manager and the teams
captain.
Johns Hopkins failure to produce
especially the absence Of victorious
elevens, has been the main cause in
the change of policy. Hopkins has
failed to win the Maryland state foot
years. Twice within that period 1T has
been defeated by st. Johns; 1t has not
only lost all three times to M. A. C.,
but has not scored a point against that
humbled it once. These things have
happened despite the much better
facilities Hopkins has. It is apparent
that the alumni and those who have
the good of the school at heart have
come to the conclusion that the reason
for the rather mediocre work lies in
faulty system of coaching and imper-
feet government-hencet the changes. A
determined effort Is to be made to put
the Baltimore university on as high
plane in foot ball as 1t has enjoyed In
track athletics, and it is to be hoped
that the plan will succeed.
The University of Indiana is seeking
foot ball fame in the eastern section.
1t already has scheduled one contest
with a university on this side Of the
Alleghanies. and is trying to make ar
rangements for another. Washington
game. while efforts are being made
to book a meeting with Lehigh.
That Indiana has made and is making
attempts. to further its relations with
ther evidence of the much closer re-
lationship sure to exist in the future
between eastern and western univer-
stiles athletically. 1t is the best way
in the world for an institution to be-
come well known. and without mean
ing to intimate that Indiana is COM
PEELED, or even desires, to look for
publicity among the Atlantic coast
states, it is nevertheless true that IL
it plays Washington and Lee and Le-
high next fall it will be much better
known in this section than ever before
incidentally, just how well a school
may become known by reason of good
foot ball teams is shown in the case
Of Washington and Jefferson within
the last two years. Washington and
Jefferson is a staid old Presbyterian
institution, located at Washington, Pa,
and undoubtedly is a splenold school
from every standpoint; yet with all its
fine curriculum it has attained wider
recognition throughout the country
within the last two years by reason of
the foot ball team which defeated and
tied Yale. came near beating Harvard's 8
great machine, and swept a dozen other
exceptionally strong elevens before 1t
for brilliant victories than 1t would in
q hundred years living it's placid,
ordinary existence.
Two games of basket ball are sched-
uled for tomorrow night in the Mill
tary League. In the first contest the
1st Infantry team of the District Ma
tional Guard will meet the quint from
Fort Washington, and the Hospital
five Is to stack up against the Engi-
neers in the second conflict. Both
games should be well played. They
will take place in the National Guard
armory.