Evening star., 1922-01-24

Last year Virginia had relay four
which broke the south Atlantic record
Tor mile, and every member of the
quartet is in school and making ready
Tor the meets this winter. II also is
well fortified in other events. George
towns mainstays, of course. will he
LeGendre and Connolly. and the Blue
and Gray will not have to deveIop
men to score many more points than
these two men Will get to make it 4
factor in any meet in which it takes
part.
Virginia is said to be better forti-
fed in the field events and sprints
than usual. while Hopkins is spe-
ciaily strong in the middle distances
ana dasheS. In Baron. Edwards. Booth
and Thompson. Hopkins has some
brilliant performers in the quarter,
mile and half mile
Maryland Has Good Trio.
University If Maryland is taking up
track and field sports in earnest this
year for the first tirae since 1917. The
College Park school has about twen-
ty-fVe men in training. few of whom
have had experience. "Untz" Brew
er is captain Of the squad and his
ability as sprinter is too well known
10 need comment. but besides him only
Beers and Robinson have had sJffici-
ent experience to make it fairly GER
tain that they may be point producers
IN any meet in which they start from
scratch. Several others have had
some high school experience but in
comparison to the kind of men on
whom Virginia. Georgetown and Hop
klns viii rely. are greenhorns.
Catholic University and George
washington will put men in the in
door meets. but both are iaboring un-
der the handicap of having done Drac-
ticaliy nothing in track since before
III" war North Carolina University.
North taroiii.a State and Virginia
Military Institute viii not have men
In the indoor meets. but are preUar-
ing TO put into the outdoor competi-
tions IS strong squads AS haze ever
represented them
With the exception of Virginia.
Washington ana Lee and Georgia
Tech probably will be the only south
e-n schools to send teams 70 indoor
meets here and in Baltimore Accord
ing to word from Atlanta G.nrgia
1ech VIII have in the Baltimore
games only four nr five men, while
Washington and Lee plans TO send
only its best athletes.
Absence Of Catholic Eniyersity's in
q, OF meet. after TWO years of sue
cess1ui operation. seems unfortunate
because Il ilau come to fill a real piac.
~ t.!e sra+h!e % winter athletic ac-
c.uoS Z. L. was building UP almost
o!stin2tly local meet. which was not
only becoming popular, but a financial
success. 1t is difficult to understand
why any real reason should exist for
.he abandonment OF the project.
G"snell. playing forward on George
haShlngton'S W basket ball team is one
of tue most accu ate shooters i'm the
section. Gosneil'S accuracy is 80 We'll
Known that special attention is paid
10 Him by all opposite auin,s. The
EounSster is Il former Tech High star
Few universities are able 10 present
On the basket bail floor five better
appearing athletes than those max
ing up the GnorGatpH team. All are
big, strong and fast. AID incident
ally. III the games in which the Blue
and Gray m-n have appeared ther.
has been a noticeable lack of rough
work Tie HilItopp"rs appear to b.
~ Tor successful season under tin.
the tut"iage OF Jim Collitiomcr.
University "f Maryland next year
WI lose both It's quart =rbarks sem
l"F and Groves e2.h has another wear
cf fc,; bail. but both viii go out afiar
rsai. Unless ti,c Marylandors 6eveIor
'aI ible quarterback on their fresh
nan eleven they may find themselves
ia bad way IN 1923 as tac AS thar
position is concerned