Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
TRIP Of c. j. NINE
TO Be THE FINALE
Diamond PaStime at Low
Ebb Here This Spring-Hoya
Golfers to Travel.

r. kept for an extended north
l. ern trip by Georgetown, wash
inEton colleges will finish their
IL base ball schedules this week.
1t has been an inGlorious sea-
son. Only little Galiaudet has man.
aged to win more than half its games.
The Kendall Greeners have played
mostly MINOR institutions.
The tide of college base ball reached
its lowest ebb this Spring. 1t is ma
tional condition, but the decline prob
ably was more pronounced here than
elsewhere In other days the public
was not averse to watching the COL
leRians battle. Today not even ma
iority of the students are interested
enough to walk a few hundred yards
to the game.
It is not unusual at Maryland Tor
students to pass up a varsity ball game
to watch lacrosse scrimmage. Golf has
broken base balls grip at Georgetown:
The poorest season in the history CT
Catholic University has killed of prac-
tically all base ball interest at Brook
land.
George Washington has played
catch-as-catch-can schedule. Maryland
has losing percentage in the Southern
Conference. Georgetown is striving
desperately for an even break.
Has Hard Games on Trip.
The Hilltoppers must show consid-
erably more stuff than heretofore II
they are to come out ahead on the
Northern trip. A game with Provi-
dence May "a will open the drive. Holy
Cross. Boston College, Harvard, Army.
Yale and New York University will be
encountered in order.
Georgetown will be interested this
t. cfa % MI
meet Dartmouth, Brown, Williams and
Yale. all on foreign links. The Hill
toppers vision themselves as intercol-
legiate champions. They have been
beaten only by Princeton, which won
the title last year, and that by sSimpy
margin.
Dick Wilson and Chick Berger, both
sterling golfers, were beaten by Tigers
when q victory for either would have
given Georgetown team triumph.
but both youths were direly handi-
canned. Earlier in the day George
town had battled Penn and it was late
when Wilson and Berger finished. With
out time for luncheon they rushed IS
miles to another course to keep the
Princeton engagement. That sort OF
stun Is far from conducive to effective
stroking. i
meet, interest in track Is keen.
Catholic University. George Washington
and Gallaudet will be guests OF JOINS
Hopkins wednesday in a quadrangular
meet.
Rebuilding Track Team.
Maryland hasn't enough track
strength to make a worthwhile showing
in the Southern Conference champion
ships Friday and Saturday, and there
fore isn't likely to be entered. Bill
Kinnamon, hurdler. and John Mac
Donald, shot and discuss thrower. have
been the Terrapins' most consistent
point-getters. cinnamon scored SO
points in his first five meets, and Mac
Donald was only one behind him. AL
Plunnley in the half have done well.
None Of these, however, could expect to
do better than place in Conference |
carnival. cinnamon surprised track
dopesterS by beating Whitley Lloyd, the
Navy captain, in the 22o-yard low
hurdles o week ago.
The Terrapin track team is being
rebuilt. The loss by graduation OF
Thomas, Pugh, Zulick, Fahey and
Matthews was Gripping. Last year
these i've averaged 40 points a meet.
Lacrosse Is Popular.
Lacrosse rapidly is becoming good
gate attraction at Maryland, Cnougn
the game hasn't been promoted for that
reason. The students demand it. The
Maryland-St. Johns clash crossed more
than all the ball games played at Col
lege Park in the last five years. ST.
Johns passed up base ball this Spring
to throw its full strength into the old
Indian sport.
The erect on varsity sports at
George Washington of President Mar
wins compulsory physical education
order already is noticeable. Many of
the students have chosen swimming
for their principal exercise. and a siz-
able squad has been working out under
the direction of Bill Thompson with
view to forming varsity team next
season.
The arrival soon of Jim Pixlee,
newly appointed athletic director, is ex-
pected to spur the Colonials' interest in
all sports. Perhaps too much will be
expected of Pixlee. His praises have
been sung in chorus by many of the
coaches and other leaders with whom
he dealt before the George Washington
job came his way. He may have to dig
earnestly for material.