Evening star., 1928-05-04
OLD LINERS ENGAGE NAVY
AT LACROSSE IN FEATURE
Unbeaten Stick-wielding Twelves Are to Battle Fol
lowing Track Cames-TerrapinA Athletes to
Meet George Washington.

WO Of the leaders in the battle
for national lacrosse honorS anC
the right TO represent the United
s. Il States at the Olympic games al
Amsterdam will clash tomorrow
afternoon when the University OF Mary
lana and Navy twelveS come together
at College Park at 4 o'clock in the final
event Of the anual field day program at
the Old Line school,
The struggle between these two un-
beaten teams will follow the running
of the annual South Atlantic cham
plonShip interscholaStic track meet. q
dual affair between George Washing
ton and Maryland teams to be staged
concurrently with the big meet and a
tennis match between the Old Liners
and their ancient foe, Johns Hopkins.
Navy Is Powerful.
In engaging Navy. Maryland lacrosse
men viii be encountering by far the
strongest twelve they have faced thus
far this season. The MiddieS have
swept through all the five teams they
have met in decisive style. To achieve
its unbeaten record. Maryland has taken
the measure of all six of the collegiate
teams it has faced and also has tri-
umphed over the LEirondeile Club of
Baltimore in practice game.
Navy will enter the battle with the
advantage Of having larger number
of reserves. but otherwise the teams
will start on a fairly even footing
Coaches of both twelveS have done well.
considering that each started the sea-
son with inexperienced squads How
ever. Navy had around 900 from which
70 pick its team. while Maryland had
TO develop a combination from about
IS candidates,
Coach Jack Faber, a member of last
Springs Maryland twelve, who is serv-
ing his first year as head coach of the
Old Liners. has. however. done splen-
did work, and in the Old Line twelve
Navy viii be stacking UP against a
band Of nardy. intelligent Stickmen
possessing plenty Of fight.
It is felt by Coach Faber that Mary
lands hard-winning game with St,
Johns Wednesday was just about the
prescription required to put the Old
Liners on edge for the struggle with
the MiddieS. Though they got the short
end of the 10 score St Johns was de-
ci6edlv in the running all the way. The
Johnnies presented the best defense
which Faber's proteges have faced this
season and in Pool as clever an attack
man as the Old Liners expect TO have
TO deal with. It was only the superior
weight Of the MARYLAND team that en-
abled it to vanquiSh the weil-tutored
machine from Annapolis.
80 Schools in Meet.
Thirty schools have entered virtually
800 athletes including many of the
outstanding Schoolboy performers Of the
District Of Columbia. Maryland. Vir-
giuia and North Carolina in the South
Atlantic track meet TINS will be Jae
first event of the field day program arc
VIII get under way at 1:30 o'clock.
Thirteen events are carded for the
South Atlantics and in addition there
will be five tests closed 70 students of
Maryland public high schools Many
clever athletes also are entered in the
latter set of events, which promise
much brisk competition.
George Washington, which win be
opening its season in the dual meet
with Maryland, has groomed a clever
squad for the battle with the Old