Evening star., 1926-10-21

North Carolina ana Maryland nave
met for the last six years on the grid.
iron, and have split even in the mum
ber of victories. Maryland won the
first year by 13 to 0, it lost the next
by 16 to Z, and lost the next by "a to
3, then won the next two years by
IA to and 6 to 0, and was defeated
last Fall by Is to 0. And, rather a
coincidence, two of Maryland's three
Victories have been won on North
Cardinals field and two of North Car
plina's on Maryland's field. 1t is not
pften that a school wins most of it's
6ames on its opponents grounds.
Contracts Not Needed.
That certainly speaks well for the
f'square deal' that each school has
always given the other. And, in speak.
sng of that, it might be mentioned
That the relationship between the two
universities has been exceptional.
Nhis is the seventh year that they
have been meeting in two sports, foot
ball and base ball, and the fourth year
Tn basket ball, yet in all that time not
b contract for any contest has been
firawn and not a word of disagree
knent or dispute has entered into any
Df the affairs. No official has ever
peen questioned, no action on the part
of either school has been even COM
nented on unfavorably by the other.
One incident that took place in a
base ball game three years ago is an
example of the cordial relationship
that exists. North Carolina was play
ing at College Park and an agreement
had been reached whereby the game
was to be called at certain time to
permit North Carolina to catch train
TO continue a Northern trip. North
Carolina got lead in the first inning
and by virtue of a mistake of the UNI
pire, who completely missed a play at
third while watching first, Maryland
tied the count in the fourth. The tie
stood at all until the seventh, when
Maryland got three men on with no.
body down. At that moment the um-
pire called the game as the time limit
had been reached. The North Carolina
coach walked over to the Maryland
bench and said, 1T doesn't look fair
for us to stop this game now in this
situation. Well miss the train and
keep on with it," Replied the Mary
land man, mo. we'll stop as per the
agreement, and I'm glad it is a tie
because after that decision in the
fourth inning we'd rather not win the
game anyway"
Right Kind of Spirit.
That kind of feeling between uni
Versities is what makes college ath'
ietics worth while, and in any cases
where that kind of feeling. or some
thing closely approaching cannot be
developed, then it is better not to
have relationships of any sort.
The same thing is true in foot ball
as was the case in base ball. Neither
school ever has had the slightest
question about any action of the other.
Most schools argue for a week about
foot ball officials, but two years ago,
when Maryland played at Chapel HILL
1t did not know who the officials were
until it got there, and it is doubtful
If Bob Fetzer, athletic director at
Carolina, knows now who are to pe
the officials Saturday.
But that is not saying the two
schools fail to play hard foot ball In
fact. they play the hardest kind OF
foot ball. but never has there been a
semblance of unsportsmanlike play.
North Carolina will go out to College
bark tomorrow for practice and sat
,,rdav for the game with the best
wishes of the Maryland crowd. but
when the two teams take the held Tor
four 15-minute quarters, 1t Will be
Ease Of battle for all each is worth.
Both schools probably have stronger
teams than they have been given
credit for. Both have teams that
don't know what the word quit
means. and both will play more or
less of an open game. And, incident
silv. the game is a rubber AFFAIR
and each will put forth extraordinary
efforts TO get the margin.