The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-21

1t may survive another year puL
certainly within two years 1t will
/ he only q recollection and memory.
/ Brick ana mortar and steel Will
occupy the. ground where once fly
i ing feet. thrown and batted base
balls and footballs doomed across
Z the sWaFd as Georgetown athletes
played their games or prepared
Tor them.
4 Many famous athletes have trod
the turf Enclosed by the quarter
I n1ila running track. It's passing
Z viii mark the second step in the
building program planned by the
Georgetown authorities, the new
medical and dental building already
/ being under construction on Conduit
Road. within five years the en-
tire school viii be on ground con-
tiguous to the Hilltop itself, 1t has
! been announced.
what buildings will occupy
the historic ground is rs yet
undecided. It il known, how
ever. that the school authorities
] pRan to have the law and for.
elem service schools on, or near
the Hilltop, and also that some
new residence halls also are
planned. THUS 1t may be used
tor anys or even for all, Of
these.
J Among the athletes who have
yArotted about on the present field
are Bernie Weferss 81, who for.I
YEARS held the iOO-yard dash record
and Arthur Duffy, one, il not the
second recognized holder of the 100.
ward dash. Dean Cromwell, track
coach at Southern California, con-
aiders Duffy the greatest sprinfer |
of all time. Wefers' time in the
220 was I'll as and this mark stood
for years.
The cinder path also was the
training ground for Georgetown
great tWo-mile relay team which
broke the world record in 1925 in the
Penn relays. Their names are writ
ten in red letters In Georgetown's
athletic history. The team was COM
posed Of Johnny Holden, Eddie
Brooks, Eddie Swinburne, Willie
sullivan and George Marsters. The
one-naile relay team OF that year also
was speedy and was composed OF
Ewinburne, Vernon Red" Ascher,
Paul Hurlihy, George Kennally and
&inFnie Burgess.
TONY Plansky, Bob ,LeGendre and
Jimmy Connolly are other well.
known track stars who trained OH
the present field for their record.
breaking achievements.
Arthur Devlin, doc" White.
Charles Moran. Artie Reyn0igls.
Sam Hymer. Tom CantWell, Billy
Martin. Paul Florence. Clayton
sheedy, Billy Alberts, Don
Brennan and host Of ether
baseball stars who made their
marks i'm either the majors or
leagues Just O step behind, first .
cayOrted about on the present
lot.
Countless football stars drilled
and played on the lot that will be
the future home Of the new build
ings. Raymond Abbaticchto, Michael
Thompson. DIR. Edward Larkin. DIR.
leon .Martell, Rev. Eugene Kennedy.
William Sitterding. James B. Cohen,
Francis .. Roach Frederick J. Rice,
n. C. "Curly" Byrd, Harry Costello,
Johnny Gilroy, Jack Hagerty. Tony
Plansky, Jack MeGrath. Carl Waite,
Claude Grigsby, and Harry Con-
naughton are just few of the bet
ter.known gridiron stars whose
names flash across the memory
When the old grads return, there
witt be many a word exchanged
over the fun the field provided and
OF the men who have trained and
played on the field that soon will
be occupied with the new buildings.
The passing OF landmark always
brings fond "reminiscences to mind.
1t is understood that the new
athletic field win be situated to the
south and west of the main building
quadrangle In the natural bowl.like
gully laying below the hill. Whether
q stadium. will be erected there is
vet undetermined. The ground is
admirably suited for 1t.