Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-28

ing out their ball squads in
short games the last week
In an effort to decide on their
regular lineup. Both schools
open their schedules next week,
the former with Dartmouth on
Tuesday and the latter with Cor
nell Saturday, and are anxious to
get the best men set in the regu-
lar jobs so that they may get as
much practice as possible work.
ing together; in short, to develop
team play.
The batteries Of both schools, Of
course, will change with different
games, but the remainder of the teams
are likely to remain compact for the
year, once they finally are picked. The
Brooklanders have lined up most fire.
quently with Gioffre at first base, Blast
at second, Gollordao at third, Walsh
at shortstop, with Dunn, Pfeiffer and
Murphy in the outf1eld.
Maryland still has one position about
which there is some doubt, third base.
However, Gaylor, who held down the
job last year a Dig part of the time,
seems again to be winning his way
through to regular berth. The other
positions seem to be about settled.
Julie Radice. shifted from second base
20 first, seems perfectly at home, and
bids fair to be a real f1rst-sacker. Ber-
ger is holding down the job at second,
Chalmers at short, with the outfield
made up of Cronin, May and Hetzel.
Both Catholic University and Mary
land are expecting much better teams
than represented them last year.
Georgetown opens its home base ball
season today on the Washington
Barracks grounds, with Franklin g.
Marshall as its opponent, at $3.50. The
Blue and Gray will have in competi-
ton about the same lineup that start
ed the season so well In games last
week in North Carolina. Tomorrow
afternoon Dartmouth will be George
towns opponent on the same field.
Foot ball still Is in the hands of
college men, still is a college game, and
always will be-" said Tom Mills, honor
guest last night at the dinner of the
Old Line Club, University of Maryland
alumni organization in Washington.
"You hear lot about foot ball having
got out of the hands Of colleges, that
It belongs to the public and now is only
q public spectacle, but if anybody really
believes that just let him try to get a
couple Of tickets to some big college
game. Not only is the game still dis
tinctly q college game, belonging ex-
cluSively to the colleges, but the spec
tators virtually belong in the same
category. Only Harvard and Yale
alumni can get tickets to the game be-
tween their alma matters, and ] under
stand that not all of them are able to
get what they want. Go to any college
foot ball game and you will find college
men all around, with the stands made
up almost completely of people who
learned as college students what foot
ball Is"
Mills, IN his address, also brought
out q very interesting fact when he
stated that Notre Danes great foot ball
system Is myth. 'Notre Dame has no
system of foot bah all its own" said
Mills, "and most of what you hear
about the great Notre Dame system is a
myth. The real strength of Notre
Danes remarkable teams lies in the
wonderful esprit de corps that has been
built up in its student body, and I say
that with all respect to my friend
Knute Rockne. In fact, Notre Dame
has q spirit among its students the
like OF which have seen on no other
campus, and that may be best summed
UP by saying that they believe in them
selves and have confidence in their abil-
1ty to do what they start out to do.
You know" continued Mills, "you
hear many criticisms Of foot ball. Some
Of our educational experts who think 1t
Is all wrong seem to forget that they are
dealing with flesh and blood Just as
much as they are dealing with minds.
And when college deans and presidents
alike fail to take that into consideration
they are storing up for themselves a
lot of trouble"
Mills in talking to the Maryland
alumni group not only talked we'll, but
produced an impression of sincerity and
honesty that made him instantly well
liked. It is doubtful If any man in
athletics ever made more friends in an
hours time than Mills made last night.
American University Is to hold its
annual combination foot ball and bas-
ket ball dinner tonight In the univer-
sity dining hall Athletes are to get
their letters, and the event generally Is
TO celebrate the success of the teams
last Fall and Winter.