Evening star., 1928-01-20

in charge OF American uaCh
and field preparations for tne
i Oympic games at Amsterdam
next Summer that the SoU;n Is
going 10 figure in the point winning 10
an extent that may prove signlncaiN.
Enthusiasm for track developed sioW .
II III Dixie. but since the last OiHHis'i"u y
the sport has progressed III a HahlleA
which Will be apparent when the OWN
c:r trials are held. The steadily m
c-esslnc importance Of Southern Con-
ference track and field games has Been
res00nsihle for this advance and more
fhan one collegian hailing from below
the Mason and Dixon line is gong 10
be heard from this Spring;
C0IlecianS. Of course. have brought
II the United States her present inter-
national supremacy in track ana fleld.
In the last Olympic games, l95 OF the
grand total Of ESQ points were won Tor
this country by college athletes.
The sectional distribution is inter-
est!nc Niaety-three points were won
hv college stars of the Middle Western
States: 56 BY Eastern college specialists
and as by performers from the ROCKY
Mountains and other sections OF the
far West. The South did not figure,
but il is herewith predicted that this
year il viii be represented in the point
Column
Helen Wills PLAYED her first lawn
tennis match of the year in California
the other day and impressed observers
-Calforuialls know tennis form when
they see it-that she will come East
this Summer qualified to shine as never
before. Her speed of foot had in
creased and the power and versatility
OF her strokes were amazing.
She played singles, by the way. with
Gerald Stratforc, the former California
State champion, and as showing the
line that divides male from female eX-
ce.lence in the game it may be stated
that Stratford won Ga. Two young
ste-s who. it seems, are certain 10 be
heard from in international play par
ticipated in the tourney-Bob Sellers,
who pushed Johnny Doeg to the limit
IN three sets. taking one. 6-2. and los
ing the other two, 6-S each: and Edith
Cross. who viii make her Eastern debut
this year.
The rough going encountered by the
University Of Michigan basket ball five
IN the season thus far shows that
Drawn and stature alone do not sufice
to win basket ball games. If they did.
the wolverines would be unbeatable.
When they take the court the floor
trembles under their mighty footballs
and they pick the flying bali. as one
may say, out OF the clouds. The small
est member OF the quintet Is Little
Benny Oosterbaan. Benny being only
Sax feet. one inch in height when he
stands in his bare feet.
Lou Young, the PENNSYLVANIA foot
osl coach, IN the light of experience
gained n the recent transcontinen;al
Journey 10 California, saws that when
the Quakers go TO the coast again a
training period on the coast of ONLY five
Gays VIII. be planned. Then 10 DAYS of
training spent N California last De-
cemoer. ne has decided. were altogether
Calitornias faculty shows signs of
changing Its mind about Pernfistins. the
1ea!s 10 come East for fOot bah game
a-o II Nouio not be at all surprising
= me Berkeley IL appeared at Franklin
Field in 1929 The team probably woIld
come next Fall were there the nossf-
oiliiy 0! both Penn and the Go,ddieeers
arranging their November Schedules N
.hls END But this is out OF the cues
ton
Nniie on the subject OF California 1t
Elgni De said that Southern collesians
~no PLAYED there last month were woe
lQily oiSilusioned by movie actresses
.ney met and with whom they danced
me sc!ntLiating personalities and ire
sistiole charms which they had ex-
Iecteo 70 find were not apparent. A
Georgia member OF the Dixie foot BAN
outfit opinec that the gals had been
30 accustomed 70 being told wha: TO
c. II pictures that with their directors
shsent they did not know what i, was
a. about