Evening star., 1923-08-19

In addition to having an attractive
field on which to cavort. the athletes
also Will be provided with up-to-date
dressing rooms aud lockers. These
are being built beneath the stands:
where therr is plenty of space for
showers and rooms for the visiting
players as well as for the home talent.
All viii be cared for in pleasing fash
ION a ladies' retiring and resting room
also will be provided.
Field Is Spacious
There is nothing skinny about the
field, it covering more than seven
acres. 1t is surrounded by an eight
foot fence of heavy wire. Inside of
this fence Will be planted hedge Of
sturdy variety SO that when il
reaches its growth il viii prevent the
watching OF contests from points out
side the enclosure All varsity games
Will be played in the new field which
now contains a 4in-yard circular
track and 4 2@0-yard straight away.
aud on which there viii be Il gridfron
and two diamonds.
Entrauc" t. the field is in the center
Of the stadium. the runway being iuSf
: few feet off The Baltimore Wash
iIgton boulevard 4 ticket office. is
usinE built just to the right Of the
entrance, which is plenty wide enough
- prevent C0ngtS tiOn.
VI hl!c no name has been definitely
selected for the new plant, il is prar-
fiCaliy certain that il will hc
Christened Byrd Field in honor of H.
6. CurltyD Byrd, tn" athletic Girec-
Ior OF the institution. who has been
Responsible for placing Maryland
firmly on the sport map This Is tn,
wish of the students and alumni both
bodies having gone on record 10 this
erect at recent MEETINGS. Byrd not
only has developed NM, teams at
AlaTNlan1 h. iS
late IN the fail OF 1"l2, but he has
enGcndcred a sportSmauShip among
the players that has earned them and
MN appreciation from many sources
scheduleS for the various teams
To BE Dedicated October -.
While Maryland Will play Randolph
Macon on September - in the stadium
and will meet Richmond College there
l"o Weeks later the new plant will
not be dedicated until October 31
When the University OF North Caro-
lima. one ot the College ParkerS'
dearest rivals. will he met. This date
mas been designated aS "Eome-com-
ing day" and Il large oE.pouring of
th" alumni is expected NaryIand
VIII Tla!-' the Charlotte Han eleven
II a prt iImlnarE game on this date,
and there viii he other features.
rour or th" ten varsity games and
HStsd are slated to be decided on the
new field. Only three Of the varsity
contests will be played at points
distant from College Park. as Viz
EInla Poly and Catholic University
will be engaged in Washington. and
the annual Thanksgiving battle with
JohnS Hopkins, as usual. Will be played
on Homewood Field, in Baltimore.
Schedule for Varsity.
September 29-RandoIph- Macon
at College Park.
October CT University of Penn
syIN;nia at philadelphia.
OCtGEVr 1:t-I niycrSity of Rich
mend at College Park.
CL,oher 29-Nirginia PoIytechnic
destitute at Washington.
October 27-I University of North
Carolina at College Park.
November :HSt. Johns College
of ANNAPOLIS at College Park.
November i0-lrie at New Haven!
November If North Carolina
State at Raleigh.
November 2f-CathOlic Iniyer-
sity at Washington.
November % Thanksgiving day)
Johns Hopkins at baltimore.
Games for Freshmen.
October R-BaItimorc Polytechnic
Institute .st College Park.
OCtGber 20-Cathoiic I University
freshmen 1T Washington IprcIim-
mary IN '. l.. l.-Mary land var
sity Gameb.
October :T-CharIntte Hall at
College Park.
November 81 University of North
Carolina freshmen at Chapel HILL
November W-Army and NAVY
preps at College Park.
November IL University of
PENNSYLVANIA freshmen at College
Park.
November 2f-Tech High at
Washington preliminary to Cath
Ollie niycrsi; Mary land varsity
g;meb.
November 27-Ccntral High mt
t-nIIrns barI.