Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
G. W. u, MARYLAND PLAN
0SPORTS REORGANIZATION
Construction of Ne,U athletic Field Big
gest Project at GeorgetO'Cn-Intra-
mural Activities Booming.

they began to play good foot ball, which
they continued for the remainder Of the
season. Their best performances of the
year were the Is to IS tie with Yale
and the decisive beating they gave
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Catholic University, from a stand
point of games won and lost, does not
have an impressive record, but its team
was one Of the best ever turned out at
Brookland. It put up some brilliant
games that were lest, and especially did
its efforts at Boston College and Villa
nova reflect great credit on the person.
mel and the coaching.
Gallaudet came through with bril-
liant eleven, considering the size of its
student body. The Kendall GreenerS
played some fine games and won on
every occasion in which they were
against school that was not over
whelmingly larger. Gallaudet actually
deserves more credit for the team 1t de-
veloped than the other local schools
deserve for theirs.
American University also developed
a good team from small student body.
1t went through very creditable sea-
son, and for the first time defeated
George Washington in its biggest game.
George Washington. going through q
process Of reorganization did not expect
to accomplish much and did not ex-
coed its expectations. The Bun and
Blue simply did not have the material
out OF which to build a good foot ball
team but its freshman eleven gave indi-
cations of much better things to come.
Georgetown had by far the best of
the basket ball teams. In fact, the
Blue and Gray really had q great team.
One coach who watched the Hilltoppers
two or three times said, Georgetown
has the greatest basket ball team in the
East, well coached and made up Of ex-
ceptional players" Probably the big
gest triumph of the year was the vic
tory over Navy at Annapolis. It is not
often that o local school journeys to
Annapolis and brings back o scalp, and
when one does 1t is worth mentioning.
Elmer Ripley, now coach at Yale,
coached the Blue and Gray five and
did exceptionally well.
C. U. Quint Under Par.
Next to Georgetown. Maryland prob
ably was best in basket ball aAs q mat
ter Of fact, the Old Liners also defeated
Navy, but their general record was not
near so good as that Of the Blue and
Gray. Maryland, in comparison with
some Of the Quints It has had in the
last few years, was only fair, notwith-
standing 1t did just as well as 1t ex-
pected. Catholic University had about
the worst record it has had since Fred
Rice began coaching there, almost en-
tirely because the material was way be-
low what it was in former years. Amer
lean University, George Washington
and Gallaudet played good basket ball
at times, but, with the exception of
Georgetown, none Of the local schools
came anywhere near having the peak
teams that represented them in 1928.
All the base ball teams were below
par. Georgetown, which nearly always
attains a high standard on the dia-
mond. for one reason or another fell
below par. Maryland and Catholic
University had only fair seasons, while
American University and George WASH
ington were not represented on the dia-
mond.
Georgetown did not have as good a
record In track as in the previous year,
and neither did Maryland. The Blue
and Gray made q wonderful showing
in the indoor intercollegiate, but did
not do so well outdoors. Maryland lost
its track stars of the previous three
years and expected very little. Catholic
University, George Washington and
Gallaudet did some track work but did
not enter into 1t very extensively They,
especially Catholic University, did be-
gin to build what they hope will be
good foundation for future seasons.
Terps Good In Lacrosse.
Maryland was the only local college
to be represented in lacrosse and it had
q good year, though it lost the cham
pionship Of the intercollegiate Lacrosse
Association in the final game with
Navy. Probably the best games Mary
land played all year were In its victories
over Army at West Point and over Hop
kins at Baltimore.
Georgetown has dropped boxing as
an intercollegiate sport, which prob
ably will not cost Georgetown anything.
From q standpoint of attendance and
general interest, both Georgetown and
Catholic University found that boxing
might be developed to take more than
a minor place in the sports curriculum.
Whether Georgetown will resume box
ing Is not known.
All things considered, local schools
have. done about as well during the
year as schools Of their size might be
expected to do. In competition with
some Of the biggest colleges in tie
country they have achieved some notable
things and generally may glance back
with the feeling that they have had
year Of progress.