Evening star., 1926-12-12
RY VI. c. BYRD.
EF'ORE she end Of this week


fourth has q contest scheduled. The
advent Of the Christmas holidays will
find four colleges with their court
schedules under way.
American University is to play the
first game this week. and. with Uni
versitv ot Maryland, will take part in
the second II is to meet Gettysburg
College or the lattcr's floor Tuesday
night, bu, main interest surrounds its
home opening Thursday night with
Maryland tho game having been
scheduled with the Old Liners as
special event for the dedication Of its
new rymraSium. The American Uni
versitv authorities have just com
pleted the structure at cost or ap'
proxlmately n hundred thousand dol
lars.
Generals to Visit.
The next three games scheduled for
loca; schools arc concerned with
trip Washington and Lee Is making
here. The Generals play Maryland
at College Park Friday night. Catho-
lie University Saturday night ana
George Washington Monday
Washington and Lee is said To have
much better five than represented
IL last year, and All three of the games
In which II takes part are likely to be
exceptionally we'll played.
All the local schools are looking tor-
rd to teams WnlcD SHOulu bS dbAC
to take care of themselves in any and
all circumstances. American IniNer-
+ s.ty has several former local scholastic
stars who ought to give a good ac-
count of themselves. Cathol1c Uni
versity has its fine team of last season
practically intact. which almost III
sures it of a good season george
Washington, Georgetown, Galiauuet
and MARYLAND also are expecting
teams OF more than average strength, |
aIthouch the Old Liners are going TO |
have a difficult time replacing some OF
the stars il lost from its great .hNe
of a year ago.
Basket ball L. the last rev years
has been comma along rapidly as
wsio+er snor, and one of the best |
Years in the history of 1t is expected |
On local courts. Last year hig crowds
ottended most of the contests. ana
thts Winter even more interest Is IKE
IL 10 be shown.
Az the recent meeting of the South.
err Conference a ruling was passed
which made Jack Faber of the Mary
land basket ball team eligible Tor an.
other season of play II Is hot
definitely known yet whether or not
Faber will be used by the Old Liners
DESPITE the fact that he is eIglple
under conference rules. Faoer was
aXnHHrG0
and it is a question of whether or
not he would be more valuable as
coach of the vearlings or as varsity
plarer Faber is the type OF man |.
who can handle freshman teams with
success and not any 100 oLleh ls
his tvne found in athletics. Ana IN
cidentallv. il is doubtful II there were
sny better ail-ro,fnd basket bali play
nrc in the South last year than taneF,el
and he ought to be better this winter.
THE question of whether or not ne
will he a varsity player this WINTER
doubtless will be left up to him 10
decide for himself.
When records of college foot ball
teams are given consideration II is
not amiss 10 mention Western Mary
land which has some 500 students,
of whom only $50 are men. DICK mar
low. former Penn State and Colgate
coach, took charge OF the eleven
there last Fall, and unquestionaoiy |
ton that has worn the Green ana
Gold in Is years. The team was
strong in every department and well
coached. 1t had in it's backheld one |
of the best backs in the East, a man
who would have made any backneld |
in the country. That player was no
other than Greasy" Neal, who was |
a
two years ago. Western Marylaho
deserves credit for it's team. and Har-
low deserves even more credit for the
fine work he did in handling H.
Both Georgetown and Maryland Will
meet foot hall teams next Fan that
have not been faced in recent years
The Blue and Gray has games with
LAFAYETTE and Boston College. with
the former for the first time in hVe
wears and the latter for the first time
in three seasons. Maryland has a
game with Virginia Military Institute
for the first time it has faced that
school since 1918. and game WIN
Vanderbilt for the first time. These
are the only new schools of special
note. TO be met next year by the
local teams.
North Carolina State expects to
have a mucn better basket ball team
!, than has represented it in recent
wears. Last season the quint came
strong toward the end OF the year
and in one of the final contests gave
University oI North Carolina drub-
hing. Gus Tebell, who coaches both
foot ball and basket ball, is especially
good at handling the latter, ana ms
teams use 4 sound style OF pay olHi.
cult TO stop. Since practice got wen
under wav after foot ball was over,
the squad has been coming along and
should start right in after the hondays
to do good work.
"Maccy" Magoffin, local foot ball
referee probably is more in demand
TO handle games than any other of1l'
-rial in the south. lie already mas re-
ceived about three requests to serve
next Fall on every date OF the sea
SON Magoiin is a former Michigan
halfback. and some of the thorough
ness he was taught under fost as
applied TO ms play has been PUT TO
uso in his work as an official. Ma
coffin is one Of the few officials. very
few. too. VINO really study the rules
and the various interpretations that
might bo placed on them. NO offlclai
goes more thoroughly into the various
1.amifications Of the rules than Ma.
coffin and il is doubtful If any officials
services are more appreciated. Ma
coffin is one official who always is ac-
couablr by everybody and every
where.
Another official who seems 10 be
acceptable to everybody at all times
is Billy Gooch. former Virginia ath-
lete Gooch calls a good many penal
ties and sometimes calls them when
they hurt, but everybody knows that
he calls 'em as he sees en- and
after all that is the main requisite
Of "A good man.
Recently an amusing letter was
shown to the writer from one coach
in a big Southern school TO an off,
cial in which exception was taken
IN some decisions of another official
This letter. after delineating the list