Evening star., 1928-05-07
CUMMING SHOULD LEAD
CAVALIERES TO VICTORY
Sprinter Heads Well Balanced Team-Maryland 10
Send Three Men to Games-Navy Lacross Men
Are Praised by Old Liners.

day morning four teams were In that
class. but Navy and Rutgers. the other
two. were beaten by Maryland and
Syracuse. And In this connection II
might be mentioned that good deal
has been said about the elimination 60
ing on to determine the best team 70
send to the Olympics for an exhibition
game. lacrosse not being one OF the
Olympic sports, but in the last analy-
sis II is likely TO be found that the best
lacrosse team in the country Is Mount
Washington of Baltimore
Some college twelve might. under ex-
ceptional conditions. beat that club, but
the conditions would have to be excep-
tional. because no college has such a
galaxy OF brilliant players. Mount wash
ington has gathered group OF former
college stars. some of them the best
men from Hopkins and Maryland teams
of past wears. and they are being held
together by two coaches, an unusual
situation for a club.
Psychologists could find In the unusual
success of the Maryland lacrosse team
food for many discourSeS The team Is
made up for the most part of mex
perienced players. and its success Is due
primarily to Just one factor--lack of
thought of individual glory and a SUBJ
mergcnce of self for the benefit of the
group In other words the Old Line
lacrosse team is fighting unit, and as
fighting unit is successful. If it were
anything else. or If 1t loses Its eQuilib-
rum before the end of the year. 1t would
not hold the high place II now has In
the lacrosse world.
Only one base ball game is scheduled
here today, Temple University being at
Georgetown. Not much is known of the
capabilities Of the Philadelphia outfit,
but 1t will have TO be strong II 1t is to
do much against a team with the
strength of the Blue and Gray.
Coach Jack Faber and the Maryland
lacrosse players are loud in the praise
Of the fine sportSmanship shown by the
Navy players in the game at College
Park last Saturday. The Old Liners
said they never played against finer
or cleaner bunch.
While the entire Navy team played
with fine spirit, there were two particu-
lar cases that came 10 light. Fred Link
Gus. scoring ace of the Maryland team
and the vital spark In the Old Liners
victory. said that Kiernan. the Middies
cover point who played him. was the
CfNHAtFNA SdAIhANdAl AtC AtcA ENCA RAAyNd
against and that the Navy man did
not foul him once during the whole
contest When 1t Is taken into con-
sideration that Linkous was the man
Navy really had TO stop TO avert defeat.
it is q high tribute to Kiernan'S sports
manship.
Then there was Shag Ransford. the
Navy captain, one of the cleverest at
tack men In the country. who though
consistently baked and often spilled
by Dodson. Maryland.s point, always
came up smiling and never once became
rliffied And II was Ransford on whom
Navy placed a great deal OF its hopes
to beat the Old Liners. Late in the
game when It seemed Maryland, hold
ing one-point margin, was almost
certain to win. RanSford did not even
lose MS sense of humor He and Dod-
son came together and the latter was
forced to take time out. and while the
MARYLAND man was reclining on the
ground Ransford came over and jok-
ingly said
"Just think . big fellow like you
playing little fellow like me and you
have to take time out"