Evening star., 1920-06-24
ALUMNI T0SPEND
S5Q,0DO ON PLANT
Tile Wall, Concrete Stands,
Dressing Rooms to Be Part
of Equipment.
BY II. c. BYRD.

wv one week from today will
become the University of
Maryland, is to begin work next
week on a new athletic field, or,
rather, it is to take up where work
was left off three years ago on &C
count of the war; The field is be-
ing resurveyed and plans are being
got in shape to have the field ready
for foot ball next fall.
At recent meeting of the Alumni
Association $4,000 was pledged to
complete the field. A new running
track, with a 220-yard straight
away, a hollow-tile succeed wall
and concrete stands are to be put
up. Part OF the equipment also will
include a building to be used as
dressing rooms for the various
squads
Ihe construction of new track
means that the Maryland institution
next spring will resume it's annual
intercollegiate track and field meet.
From 1911 and 1918 the school foster
ed the biggest set of intersch ola site
games in the section and plans are
being made to revive the competi-
tions on much larger scale.
The building of a new athletic field
Is the start of new athletic regime,
as far as Maryland State is concerned.
regime in which it will have what
it has not previously possessed-ade-
quate facilities for taking care of all
sports. 1t is understood that the
powers that be" in political Mary
land have promised a big gymnasium
out of the next legislature, which
m cans that two years from today the
Maryland State University will be
Just about as well equipped to carry
cut successful program in all
branches of athletics as any institu-
tion in the east.
Big Year for w. Va. U.
West Virginia University had
winning year in athletics, having
captured thirty-three of a total of
sixty contests in which it partici-
pated. Many of the twenty-seven de-
feats were sustained in base ball. Dur
ing the foot ball season the West Vir-
ginianS won eight times and were de-
feated twice. while in base ball they
got only ten victories against eleven
losses; twelve games were captured in
basket ball and ten dropped; in track
they won one meet and lost two, and
split even in four matches in tennis.
In connection with West Virginia's
success in athletics It might well be
said that much of its accomplishment
Is due to the work of Harry StanS-
bury, director of athletics. Stansbury
does no coaching, but there is not
much doubt about him being one of
the best men in the United States to
handle the managerial and business
end of collegiate sports. He is the
dependable type of fellow. with whom
it is a pleasure to have relationship.
Youthful Star for State.
If word which came from a Mary
land State alumnus, who is principal
of the Cecil County High School at
Elkton, is to be accepted at face value,
Maryland State is due to get one of
the best all-round athletes that have
come out of the high schools of the
state. In track sports this young
ster, according to the Maryland State
graduate, does the quarter under So
seconds, runs the hundred in 10 S-5,
puts the shot over 40 feet. high jumps
than 20 feet. is a good tackle in foot
ball, a guard in basket ball and plays
fine game at short in base ball, is
feet and weighs around 175 pounds.
Other than these few small accom-
plishments as an athlete the Cecil
and. according to one way of look
ing at it, there is not much left for
him to do.
G.. w. U. to Get Talent.
The fact that George Washington
will have athletics, beginning this
fall should attract to it more grad
yates of the local high and prep
schools than heretofore have entered
there. Two athletes who are slated
to become students at the downtown
institution and who will be members
of the foot ball squad are Harry
Harris, former Business High grad
uate, who starred one year at West
Virginia, and Jakey Roberts. brilliant
end and quarterback at Tech