Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-31
By II. c. BYRD.

Nj three games that mark the
4 beginning of the lacrosse
season. This afternoon its
first contest takes place at Annapolis
with St. Johns College. tomorrow II
comes over here to meet University
of MARYLAND at College Park and
SATURDAY. goes back to Annapolis for
a game with Naval Academy.
The contest i'm which local people
are most interested is that at Mary
land. The New Workers. started last
year TO develop lacrosse and went
through a fairly successful season.
This Spring it is said that they have
an exceptionally good team. Mary
land has crippled twelve to throw
into the game, its regular goal
keeper. Street, being out with a
broken shoulder and its second
string goalkeeper Bowyer, also
being on the injured list. One or
two Of the other players are in poor
shape. The game will begin at
o'clock.
Jack Faber, Washington boy, who
is handling Maryland's squad, is SUB
shutting in that position for Prof.
r. V. Truitt, who is Ill in Florida.
and probably would have played had
it not been that the team was
thrown on his hands by virtue of
available. Faber is a graduate
student.
Maryland starts tomorrow on the
hardest schedule ever undertaken by
a college lacrosse team. No other
twelve i'm the country Is to play
anywhere near so difficult list of
contests. With New York University,
at College Park tomorrow, the Mary
landers face consecutively Army,
Navy, Harvard, Virginia, Syracuse,
Colgate. Princeton. Stevens and Hop
kins. This just about represents all
the really strong lacrosse teams in the
country-that is, among the colleges.
Few college teams compare with
either the Mount Washington Club
of Baltimore or the Crescent Athletic
Club of New York.
Catholic University got off to 4-run
lead in the opening inning OF its game
with Gallaudet yesterday and won by
the decisive score of IL to S. Such a
margin as that i'm the opening period
usually is enough to decide contest,
but the Brooklanders kept on adding
to their total. Gallaudet also scored
enough. runs to make a good show
ing, but could hardly hope to over
come such big lead.
Coach Charley Moran of Catholic
University used three pitchers, and
OF the trio Ii seemed that Ryan was
the steadiest. Not only did he appear
to have stuff on the ball, but he had
control. which is nearly all a pitcher
needs to win college games.
Both teams played fairly good ball
for their opening contest against a
college opponent. Catholic University
was the more experienced and
steadier Coach Teddy Hughes nine.
though, has nothing of which to fell
ashamed as result of its efforts.
The Southern Conference is prepar-
ing its own list of foot ball officials
and has passed a resolution binding
on its members that no official. other
than those named in the list or who
are members of the central board or
other conference boards be allowed to
ofiiciate in any game between con-
ference teams. This resolution. though,
has provision which makes it ineffec-
tive until 1928. There is no partic.
ular difficulty in getting on this list
Of officials, practically everybody hav-
Ing been booked so far whose name
has been sent in by one of the mem
Der institutions.
TIVE years ago the Southern Con.
ference passed rule to the effect that
NV hA0h Who hao PtO5C0 vi OiLISAdICN
or coached i'm professional foot ball
would be allowed TO hold any coach
ing position in any conference institu-
ton. The first application of the rule
was made at a meeting of the execu-
tive committee the latter part of Feb
ruary, when two coaches applied to
the conference for a waiver of the
ruling SO that they might accept
positions that were open in confer
ence institutions. The committee
turned thumbs down on the prop.
osition and the institutions affected
will have TO look further for men TO
I'LL their jobs.
Springfield College base ballers, who
battled Navy to 3-3 tie yesterday al
Annapolis, this afternoon was to APP.
pear against Georgetown at the Hill
top. II was to be the second game OF
the campaign for the Blue and Gray
that dropped an S-5 decision to Temple
University in its debut last Monday.
Springfield has been playing in this
section for more than week and
although falling before Maryland in a
close game. has defeated among others
Virginia apd Washington and Lee.
The Massachusetts coilegians have a
smart club that probably will offer the
Hllltoppers an interesting afternoon
Gillespie was expected to start on
the mound for the Blue and Gray. In
brush yesterday with the freshmen
which Georgetown's regulars won, s
TO Z, the latter showed decided i'm.
provenent in their fielding. Ii was
their weak defense. together with
Bnrch's ineffective pitching, that was
largely responsible for their defeat by
Temple.
American University, that had one
OF the best basket ball teams of the
section last Winter, also is to be
represented In base ball track and
tennis, and candidates for all three
were TO begin work today Coach G..
bailhe Springston will tutor all three
SQUADS, giving most of his attention
10 the diamond athletes. There ap-
pears 10 be material for Il clever nine.
II will be the first time the Metho.
dists ever have been represented on
the diamond and Ii is planned TO card
only about 10 engagements, including
TWO with both Gallaudet and George
washington, couple possibly with
catholic University and others with
Stfayer's Business College. Emerson
institute and st. Johns College OF
Annapolis
Aspirants include Seeiey Gray and
Courtney Hayward. pitchers: Tom
sawyer, catcher: Kessier. Schloss
Christie. Sullivan and McClay. infield
ers, and Reynolds, Bittner and others
outfielders.
If the team enjoys reasonable sue
hoo Aal IL.