Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-22

d&spite the victory the New Workers
campaign.
Georgetown's quint left last night
for New York, where it is to open a
three game trip with the Crescent
Athletic Club five.
Fordham is to he the Blue and
Gray's opponent Tuesday night. and
Pennsylvania Military College at
Chester, Pa. Wednesday evening
Genrg clown and Maryland plan to
begin Spring foot ball practice just
as soon as the ground is dry enough
to give good footing. which probably
Will hes hortlv after the LIST of March.
1t may he that the Blue and Gray
and Old Line squads will he the only
ones to get out. as neither Catholic
University nor George Washington
has reached any definite conclusions.
Farther South schools IRE not call.
ing II Spring foot hall practice any
more, but are announcing their Win
ter and Spring practice. Georgia,
Georgia Tech. and other schools in
that section have been at it for good
while. and probably will continue well
on toward the first of April.
Schools in this section have had
their foot ball PLAYERS out as mem
hers of other teams. especially as
members Of wrestling squads. AT
Washington and Lee it is claimed that
wrestling really is the best sport tor
development of foot hall men. es-
pecially linemen.
No coach likes Spring foot hall prac-
tire. hut it SENS to he case of The
others are all doing it and | guess I've
got to-" Members Of squads are not
particularly thrilled with the idea Of
Spring workouts either. although as
whole he morale Of players in
Spring practice is surprisingly good.
The lack of incentive that comes from
the playing of a regular schedule.
though. is hard to overcome.
Spring practice seems to he just
question of carrying into foot ball
that attainment of highest possible
proficiency that seems to pervade all
American life. The American people
like to do everything they do Just
about as we'll as 1t can he done. and
foot ball seems to have its share of
attention.
Recently at a Princeton alumni
dinner in New York. Robert G. Bench
ley. a Harvard graduate. was one of
the speakers. Benchley's speech,
while all in humorous vein. should
10 down as one of the best arguments
ever made in favor of foot ball: and
his sarcastic fling at his own school
was one of the best parts of it. His
reference to the foot ball game be
tween Harvard and Princeton is es
recially worth while. in view of the
comments in the Harvard student
paper that too much time was being
given to foot hall.
Benchley said in part:
ITO take them UP in the reverse
order. The problem of predominance
Of foot hall in college life Is a serious
one. There is no doubt in my mind
that Princeton pays too much atten-
ton to foot ball. and all the other
Harvard men that | know feel the
same way. There IS a student com
mittee being formed at Harvard to
see what can he done about cutting
down on the time devoted to foot ball
. at Princeton. 1t seems to us Harvard
men that il would be enough If the
Princeton team got together for the
first time on the Friday before the
Harvard game: just got together in
their street clothes and ran through
a few elementary plays. but spent
most of the time rehearsing the band
I'll tell you-why don't you Princeton
boys see if next year YOU just can't
make the Harvard Band look silly?
Just put in all your time in perfecting
the hand and relegate foot hall to its
proper place. ! saw the Princeton
Harvard game. and certainly one
days preliminary practice would have
been enough for the Princeton team
to win that gam me. That Harvard team
was All right. They lust realized that
foot hall isn't everything in life. and
the sooner Princeton realizes 1t the
better 1t will he--for Harvard"
Eeems to unite being real star Is
Foley of Catholic University. He is
good in every game and the hest Of It
is that he has two more years to plav
for the Brooklanders. IF 1t were pos
sihie for a coach to have Dodderer and
Cobb of North Carolina. Tyler Of Eir-
Cinia and Foley Of Catholic Irniver-
sFy. il would not matter much who
the fifth man might he. These four
men in themselves would constitute
great ba sket ball team.
One player who gets very lit tie
credit for what he does. and vet Is or
great value to his team. is Lee Card
we'll. guard on the MARYLAND five.
Press reports on all games have
boosted every other man of the squad
time and time gain. hut no ma n has
been of greater value game in and
game ont than Cardwell He is the
brains Of Maryla nd's defense and Is
a real leader.
IT Is rather unusual. but Washing
ton probably possesses four of the
best basket hall coaches in the coun-
try, two In active service and two not
coaching this season. They are Fred
Eice of Catholic University, Burton
Shirley of University of Maryland,
Jim Collihower and Joe DeerinG.
The writer has always felt that
Fred Rice IS one of the really great
offensive coaches of basket hall He
laws special accent on that phase Of
the game and cares little that oppos
ing teams get points, just so his team
gets more. Deering is much the same
kind of coach. Shiplev and Collitlow-
ar are more of the opposite type. be-
lieving that the primary thing Is To
keap the other fellow from scoring to
any extent and depending on keeping
the opposing score down to mini
Ahm. Both systems are good and
here they have been worked out to
very successful degree.
Fred Rice has had a long and bril-
liant career at Catholic University
His teams always have been good
and, while at times he has had some
Of the best players the South has
known. he also has done some excel
lent work in turning out teams conf
posed of green material
ghipley has been successful at Del
aware and at Maryland. Since coming
to Maryland three years ago Shipley
has had a good team and in all prob
ability will continue to turn out qlIintS