Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-07


Here are the games already set by
the Broo<la nders:
October e-Wasl1iugton College. at
October 9-Loyola Of Baltimore, at
October list. Johns, at Brookland.
October 23-Marines. at BrOotland
October 3O-Loyola of New Orleans.
AT New Orleans.
November I3-Holy Cross, at
Worcester.
Mt BroOkland.
OF these the only teams played last
Fall were Marines and George Wash
ington The Marines won from c. T..
by Is to 6. and c. L. defeated George
Washington. 20 TO 0. OF the new teams
to be played Loyola and Holy Cross
are the most important, Loyola be-
cause il gives the Brooklanders a
chanC 10 appear in new territory
and Holy Cross because that game
should give a good opportunity to test
the worth of the team against strong
Northern elevens.
Virginia Polytechnic is the only in
stitution in the South Atlantic section.
proha bly, the only one in the whole
South without foot hall coach for
Z. "
Cubha &c has served his la st sea son in
charge of the Blacksburg squad. no
man 70 succeed him has Yet been found
All the other schools. except Wash
ingtou and Lee and Duke University.
are TO retain the men who had charge
of their teams last Fall.
c. T. Miles, athletic director Of V. T.
L.. was in New York during the holt
days and attended the meeting Of the
American Foot Bail Coaches Associa
tion with the espresso purpose of
finding man to take charge next
Fall However. he was not as sue
cessful as he had hoped TO be. al
though he talked with several men.
Robinson Brown coach for many
years. being one of them. Miles feels
that if he is unable TO obtain a man
Of long experience and proved ability
he would like to get a young fellow
who has been in the game long
enough to indicate that he has posi-
hilities. but who has his real successes
ahead Of him Miles says he is not in
\ hurry TO get q man, but will take
his time in order to canvass the coun-
try TO OBTAIN the he 81 MN available
for the salary he has 70 offer.
Pat Pnrrnn. former Pittsburgh end.
succeeds Jimmie do Hart at Wash
fr-'"n ard Lee. and De Hart goes to
Duh" University. As \ matter of fact.
this rh1n"e already has been effected.
TereiI former Nntre Dame man is to
"cturo to North Carolina State.
CIar,-~on and Rafferty, are just about
fixture a. Virginia Military Insti-
tutc. <eale has just signed q con
trac' - coach TWO more years a. Nir-
GINA. Little seems settled for = stay
at Georgetown. the ietZers are al
North Carolina University for about
as Ions rs they desire To remain. Nc
tAuliffe is coming back 10 Catholic
University, Hughes TO Gallaudet.
Crum 10 George Washington, and.
with the exception Of Dick Harlow's
affiIiation with Western Maryland
College. there will be no changes in
the coaching systems among the col
leges in Maryland.
Hoff, the Norwegian athlete who is
coming TO this country shortly to COM
pete in indoor track meets and prob
ably will remain here to take part
in other meets during the Spring and
Summer. is said by man" connected
with track and field sports 10 be the
best all-round athlete in the world.
Hoff has list of accomplishments IN
track and field events thHt makes him
far more than a world record holder
in the pole vault. which he is.
Hoff'S record in the pole vault.
which is just fra ction of an inch
short Of IA feet. has given him so
much renown that his other perform
ances have somewhat been over
sha dowed. vet his other feats are little
less rema rka BILE. In the high jump.
Hoff clears the bar a feet inches:
in the broad jump he does "A feet: in
the half mile he runs the distance in
! minute "a seconds. and the quarter
mile in fraction over As seconds.
These records indicate that in other
events he would be extremely formid-
able. hut each of these may he Calcu-
lated to win in. almost any meet. and
certainly the marks taken as a whole,
made by one man. stand out as little
short of marvellous.
George Arton. for % or - years
manager of the Pennsylvan mia relay
games and now mana ging the Sesqui-
Centennial sport program at Philadel-
rhia, is authority for the above per-
formances and for the statement that
undoubtedly Hoff is the greatest track
IL Il,