Evening star., 1920-06-14
K. Of c. WILL OPEN
DIAMOND SCHEDULE.
First Games This Week Part
of General Plan to
Foster Athletics.
BY II. c. BYRD.

Five councils of the knights of Co
lumbus located In Washington plan
to foster all branches of sports, and
to accomplish this have organized a
general athletic association known as
the Knights of Columbus Athletic As
ISOLATION. Base ball, basket ball
track and field and other games are
to be taken up. Washington, keane,
Spalding, Carroll and Potomac are
the councils making up the organiza-
ton. Maj. c. Eugene Edwards, for
years head Of athletics in the District
of Columbia National Guard, Is presi-
dent Of the association.
First on the program of the new
athletic body Is a base ball league.
which is to open It's season Saturday
with two games. Keane being sched-
uled to play Carroll and Spalding to
fllate with the District of Columbia
Amateur Hase Ball Association, and
expects to put its championship team
IA the post season series for the Dis
trict title.
The schedule is divided in halves,
the first half to end July 10 and the
last July 81. The Hchedule:
June 10. keane vs. Carroll; June
10. bpalding vs. Potomac; June %.
Washington We. Keane: June 2s, Po-
tomac vs. Washington; June 26. Car
roll We. spalding; June 80. Washing
ton vs. Carroll; July 8. keane vs. Po-
{Gmac d5nx 15x 1uiy Wsshnston vs. spa,
July 10. Potomac VS.. Carroll: July 10.
Washington vs. Keane: July 13. Car
roll VS.. Spalding; July II. Potomac
vs. keane; July II. spalding We.
Washington: July 90. Carroll vs. Po
ton; July "a, KeAne vs. Carroll; July
27, Saplding vs: Keane: July 81. Car
roll VI. Washington, and July 81,
Spaldfng VS.. Potomac.
All games are to be played on the
Catholic University field.
Honors for state Athletes.
Maryland State will elect a cap
tain for It's base ball team Of next
year tomorrow afternoon shortly be-
fore the presidents annual reception
for alumni. faculty and students. 1t
is at this gathering that State men
usually receive their athletic hon.
ors. Gold foot balls will be given. to
members Of last falls foot ball team
and letters awarded to the foot ball.
base ball. track. lacrosse and tennis
squads. Also the most valued honor
an athlete at State can get-the gold
medal given by the class of 1908 to
the man who typifies the best in
athletics"-is to be bestowed. This
medal Is not intended especially for
the star athlete. as the class which
gave it stipulated that it should be
awarded to the man who most closely
exemplif1ed the model college ath-
lete, with consideration for deport-
ment on and Off the field. class work
and general standing as college
man.
To BE University Of Maryland.
incidentally. it might be mentioned
that Maryland State has engaged in
its last athletic contest under that
name, as it will drop its role as a state
college on July / and begin work as a
state university. The last Maryland
legislature passed law which turned
over all the property of the University
of Maryland in Baltimore to the board
of trustees of the Maryland State Col
lege and made the State College the
University Of Maryland. After July l.,
the law medical. dental and pharmacy
schools will continue to be conducted in
Baltimore. but will be under the present
board of trustees OF the State College
Next fall Maryland State will play it's
foot ball schedule as the University of
Maryland.