Evening star., 1923-12-23

the eastern college championship.
Maryland and Catholic University had
fair teams, splitting even in their
two games, and Gallaudet also had
base ball were: Sheedy, MalIey, Flor
enceL and Jenkins ofA Georgetown:
Schrider, Pollock and Besley OF
, versity, and Lain and Boatwright Of
Gallaudet OF these men Florence
of Georgetown was said to be the
best college catcher in the east, and
he has signed contract with the
New York Giants. Sheedy also was
| a stellar light around first base.
Georgetown Strong ON Track.
AS in base ball. so did Georgetown
take nearly all the honors in track
and field athletics. In fact, the Blue
and Gray was strong enough to give
almost any squad at least an even
1t captured relay race after relay
race, and won several open and
closed meets Down at Richmond 1t
took the south Atlantic champion
| track athletics for Georgetown last
year was just one success after an
other. due to excellent material ana
| to careful and intelligent handiing
of the squad by Coach John OReiliy'
Catholic University. George Wash
| ington and Gallaudet did very little
| in track athletics and Maryland not
much more. The last mentioned tried
to get the sport under way again
and made some headway.
| The basket ball season developed
some good competition. Georgetown
did not play a schedule commensurate
with the strength of its team and
| went through its season without much
real opposition. Catholic University
started with what was said TO De
| ~tol nd
some of the strongest of college hves.
1t developed rapidly and wound up
| its season after series or victories
\ which received unstinted praise. Gal
| laudet and George Washington did
not have the success on the court that
attended Georgetown and Cathollc
University, but both played some ex-
J cellent games. Neither had as good
material as the other colleges.
Minor Branches Not Neglected.
! The foregoing Is a brief statement
of what was done in the major sports
| but in other branches of athletics
some of the schools accomplished I'd
noteworthy results. University OF
Maryland turned out a lacrosse twelve
that was rated among the best in the
east and. It also had a cross country
squad which during the past fal! won
the South Atlantic Amateur Athletic
Union championship and captured the
Thanksgiving day. George Wash
ington and Gallaudet were represent
ed by girls basket ball teams, which
were notably strong.
OF special note are the efforts made
by several Of the schools to get bet
ter athletic facilities. Georgetown
plans a new athletic field, Catholic
| University has started work on a
stadium that ultimately is intended
to seat 100000 persons. Maryland
opened a new gymnasium and a new
| athletic field, and George Washing
ton is seeking a field which 1t may
claim as it's own.
Another thing deserving Of special
mention Is the effort on the part OF
Georgetown to revamp its whole ath-
letic system. The changing Of the
personnel of its athletic board, rear
| ranRement Of its schedules and the
building up Of closer relationships
| with institutions that are its close
neighbors from a part Of the program
which the Blue and Gray has begun
to put into effect
No concluding paragraph would
adequately sum up the results OF the
year in college athletics. Therefore
suffice it to say that all the five in
lstitutions which compete on loca
fields have achieved some thing OF
things during the year in which they
imay well take pride, that all are tax
ling a broad outlook and are trying tc
: huild we'll for the future.