Evening star., 1924-04-11

NO doubt the game tomorrow viii
ne one OF the best exhibitions of
lacrosse play and keen competition
mat ever have been seen south of the
'Anadian line. Both teams are strong
ana Maryland will be actuated to put
LoFth ITS greatest effort by the desire
Tor the honor Of breaking the Navy's
iShg winning record. Navy, in turn
mas no desire to lose to Maryland
ana wants to continue its brilliant
successes of past seasons.
Grid Stars VIII Play.
Both teams have in their line ups
athteteS who have been stars in other
sports. Burger. Branner. McQuade
ana Hough are numbered among
Alarylands best foot ball players
while Cullen, captain of the Navy
twelve. has been brilliant on Navy
gridirons. 1t was Cullen's brilliant
play. and especially his kicking. which
practically won the game Navy took
from Penn State here little more
inan year ago.
Last year Maryland went TO An
napolS and lost TO Navy in q fine
game by ? to 4. That game was
mayed in a rainstorm on a muddy
field. and tomorrow on a dry field the
contest should be Correspondingly bet
ter
Navy has in Billings one of the
greatest lacrosse players in the coun-
Try. He was pick led last year on the
y
not have any many on the field as apa-
hIe as Billings, but as a twelve man
tor man. the Marylanders probably
are just about as good q the MtdShip
men. And il the case of Billings, not
Nvithstanding that he was the highest
scorer in the country in 1923. he was
not able TO score against the College
ParkerS
Many of the highest officials and
officers in the Navy Department will
be present as guests of Admiral Will
son. superintendent of the Naval
academy. Secretary of Navy VIII
bur may be present, while Assistant
Secretary of Navy Roosevelt, Ad-
Infrals Long and Eberle and others
have announced their intention of
seeing the contest. President Woods
of the University of Maryland also
VIII attend with several guests.
Meet should BE CIose.
And the track and field meet be-
tween Mar land and V. NJ. 1. also is
likely 10 develop keen competition.
For one reason or another. despite the
fact that IL has done very little on
the track IN the last two seasons, and
despite the good teams Y. NJ. /. has
turned out. Maryland seems to feel
that il has an even chance to beat
the Lexngt0nianS Maryland figures
that it will put on the field the best
squad that ever has represented IT,
aud that unless V NJ. T. IS much
stronger tha n il was q year ago. that
II stands more than an even chance.
The V. NJ l. track squad is due
here this afternoon, while the Navy
lacrosse team will arrive tomorrow
about O'Clock.
Two local colleges are due to eh-
gage in base ball games tomorrow.
Catholic University goes TO Phlla-
delphia for "a tilt with University of
Pennsylvania and Gallaudet enter
tains the nine from St. Johns College
OF Annapolis. The Gallaudet-St.
Johns game is to be played at @:i5
o'clock.
Georgetown was decidedly unlucky
in the. drawings for the pole in the
relay events in which it is to run
In the Pennsylvania games two
weeks from TOMORROW. 1t drew third
positions from the pole in the quar-
Ier-mile race, fifth in the half mile,
seventh in the mile, fifth in the two
mile nineteenth in the sprint med
Icy. twelfth in the distant medley
and fourth in the freshman. Mary
land. George Washington and Cal
Iaudtt were not more fortunate.