Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
MATERIAL HOGGED
BY GRID COACHES
Other Sports Are Forced to
Sacrifice at Altar Of
Foot Ball God.
BY H. C. BYRD.

IMMY DRIVER of the -Univer-
sity of Virginia Is one ath-
letic director unalterably OPP
posed to putting so much
emphasis on foot ball as to hold
Winter and Spring practice with
out regard for other sports. It is
Drivers opinion that Spring prac-
tice in foot ball ought not to be
allowed to interfere with the regu-
lar varsity teams, but he frankly
says that, If his school and other
schools are to keep up with those
schools coached in the Notre
Dame system, foot ball practice in
the Spring must be carried on to
greater extent than he believes
is right.
Frankly, there is just one of two
things to do In Spring foot ball, If
We are going to compete successfully
Dame system. Coaches who come from
Notre Dame, in my opinion, do not
worry much about what happens to
other sports. 1t is their policy to lay
all the emphasis on foot ball, and build
up successful foot ball teams without
much consideration for other sports.
At least. that is what I understand
from my own observations / believe 1t
is correct. If. we are going to COM
pete with that kind of system, that
Is what we. shall have to do. Per-
sonally, should hate to see that kind
of thing develop at Virginia. but If
1t is going to continue at other places
we may have to come to it. Either
that or frankly admit that we do not
expect to compete successfully with any
school that does carry out that kind OF
. policy.
Wants Equal Footing.
'aThe ideal way to handle Spring foot
ball is to send out for varsity Spring
sports all foot ball men who have ability
in any of them, then take out the other
men, who would not be out for any
other sport, with the freshmen and
give them the Spring workouts. That
would injure no other team and would
do the men a lot of good. as 1t would
keep them working out and build them
both mentally and physically. How.
ever, this way of running Spring loot
hall will not operate with any degree
of success when thrown in competition
with the system which subordinates
everything TO the development of q
rritiron team. I, for one. believe the
Southern Conference ought to take
some action about it, so that in one
WAY or announcer VIC An Nc pAdCSu
on an even footing"
A New Green Terror.
It is a far cry to foot ball next Fall,
in the sense that some long hot weeks
must necessarily intervene, but 1t is not
so far as to make amiss mention Of a
halfback at Western Maryland College.
It Is claimed that Brubaker, 180-pound
halfback who played on the freshman
faana Rf Fall ie nf the OFNa test
ground gamers that have been in this
section in many years.
A Western Maryland alumnus re-
marked yesterday that The Is a better |
ground gaining back than Greasy |
Neal ever thought Of being" which
means a lot to those who have watched |
that back in his slippery, lodging runs.
Dick Harlow. coach at Western Mary |
land. when asked about Brubaker, re- |
piled. We'll, he Is q right good ground |
gamer, at that" Incidentally, Harlow |
has Just finished up about two and q !
half months of Spring practice, the !
longest he has ever held since he has |
been coaching.
Season Nears Close.
Schedules in Spring sports for local
colleges are on the wane, despite the.
varied card this week. Just little |
while now and all that Is left will be |
memories and anticipation for next Fall. |
Georgetown's ball team has almost I'm
ished its list of contests and so have
the other mines. Track teams, with the |
exception of entries Georgetown Is to
make in the intercollegiate. are about
at the end of their rope and the same
thing Is true Of other sports. Maryland
carries Its lacrosse team through until
May 81, when it meets Navy at An
napolis, but at that has left only three
games.
All the local schools have had some
setbacks, but, all things considered, they
are going through seasons much more
successful than usual Georgetown's
ball team has been doing wonderfully
well, Maryland's Is much better than
usual and its lacrosse twelve Is strong,
Catholic University's nine has had some
high spots and in other sports the local
schools have little to regret. If the re-
mainder of the season is as successful as
the part that Is gone, then the year as
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