Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
S. A. INDOOR TITLE
AIM Of COLLEGES
Georgetown, Virginia and
Hopkins.to Center Efforts on
Winning Track Events.

From statements that have come
! from those in charge of track and
! field sports at three institutions it
! seems that determined efforts are to
! he made by them to land first place
! in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate
| Athletic Association competition to
! take place in the Hopkins and Cath
o!ic University indoor meets. Nir
Ginia. Georgetown and Hopkins are
| the institutions which intend to go
out after the trophy just as strenu-
! ouslE as they ever did in pre-war
! timey
Virginia intends to enter the
, strength of its squad in both meets
! and already has made inquiries in
regard to the seauence OF events
1 Ccorgetowns graduate manager
] Charley Cox, SEATED week ago that
! :ll the strength Georgetown could
mus;cr would go into both the Hop
| kins and Catholic University meets
! and Hopkins has about the same in
! ;ention. For several years the South
| Atlantic meet has been contested
mainly between these schools.
| Not much has been heard from v.
! +. !. and Washington and Lee as to
what they intend to do in regard to
, both will be well represented out
doors. Catholic University plans to
put twenty-five men in the indoor
/ meet and possibly some of the other
! schools will be represented. How
ever, the real fight for the indoor
! events will be between Virginia, Hop
! kinS and Georgetown.
Conditions at the University of
! Pennsylvania in athletics are any
thing but pleasing to Red and Blue
: followers. Investigations into the
; status of several players have result
cG in the loss of se..iaI stars. The
/ coaching situation is not the least
j important of the different phases Of
the developments. and Bob Folwell
! has been on the anxious seat for
some time. Folwell himself seems TO
think the team will not have his serv-
| ices next fall. Following is an inter
view with Folwcll. as published by u
| Philadelphia paper:
! 1T looks as if they would put the
| skids under me this trip is the way
! Rob voiced his opinion. The matter
| did not seem to worry him LOT,
/ although it was apparent mat foi-
| well was rather bitter toward some
of the men prominent in Penn's ath-
letics. 4 factional controversy, or
rather a series of clique battles that
| has been in progress for years. is
| still raging at Philadelphia. accord
| ing to Folwell, and the situation. he
believes, is SO shaping itself that tney
will get his scalp.
But they told me when first came
| to Penn" said Bob. that ! would last
| only one year, and l have been here Tor
| four seasons. So you can never tell
here. I know there's strong COM
bination against me and they are doing
everything possible to undermine me.
am certain 1 have the bulk of the
Undergraduates with me. but senti-
ment, unless it is cryStalilZed into de-
, termined demands, will not get much
before the authorities.
The team which Penn had the past
I Enlu-eIl good
as the great W. and J. team of 1914,
and that was not only the best team
ever coached. but, l think, one OF the
greatest of all time in the country. We
| had wonderful material. and the team
! play, when the men worked properly,
was grand. But factions split up the
squad. If every man had given the
.best he had all the time we would not
have lost a single game last fall.
| Some of the men were apparently in
fuenced. however. by the combination
| opposing me, and failed to play with
their whole hearts"
! F'olwell is generally believed to be
| one of the best coaches in the country
and will not have to worry about job
i'll that profession.
| The New York Evening Post. in speak
! ing of the abSenting process of four
| Pennsylvania foot ball players. makes
| this comment about one of them
| - - passes with less regret
or the part of his fellow students be-
/ cause of the fact that he never stayed
| in any one department long enough to
establish comradeShip. He began his
! career at Pennsylvania in the dental
school. shifted over to the Wharton
i School, and then to the college; de-
prived of further collegiate openings
| he seeks the wide, wide world"
Lafayette has been secured to take
the vacant date on Nays foot ball
schedule. The Eastonians will play at
| Annapolis on October 9.
| Navy's track and field schedule con-
tains four dual meets, with Virginia.
Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Lehigh ap-
pearing at Annapolis on consecutive
Saturdays.