Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
MARYLAND BOOKED
FOR FOUR EVENTS.
Base Ball Interest Grows as
Hoyas, TerrapinS and
Cardinals Win.
BY H. C. BYRD.

Maryland, and include a ball
game, a lacrosse contest, track
meet, and a tennis match. Three
are at Georgetown and the other
at Catholic University. While
Maryland has the greatest num-
Der of events numerically, it is
likely that the ball game George
town Is to play with PennySl-
vania may be considered the big
gest single contest.
Tomorrow the Maryland and George
Washington netmen meet at Edgemoor
and on Tuesday the Bucknel nine
comes to play Georgetown. wednesday
10 the day of the Georgetown-Penn dia-
mond clash and continued interest is
likely in the performances OF the for
mer. which so far has won nine straight
games.
Penn usually has strong teams in
every sport and the meeting with the
Blue and Gray is pretty sure to be the
biggest clash of any kind during the
week.
Bucknell plays here again Thursday,
having a game scheduled at Catholic
University. The Importance Of this
contest will depend in no small meas
ure on the showing Bucknen makes
against GEORGETOWN. If the PennSyl-
Varians win from Georgetown Tuesday
then the game at c. U. should assume
considerable importance.
Friday and Saturday the Maryland
teams get in action in the only contests
during the week end. Virginia Poly
technic Institute is at College Park in
base ball on Friday. Saturday three
more varsity contests are listed, the Old
Line lacrosse twelve meeting Georgia
the nine playing Virginia Military In
stitute and the track team engaging in
q dual meet with Virginia Military
Institute.
Georgetown's nine also will get action
Wednesday, being down for a trip to
PHILADELPHIA to meet DreXel.
Comment seems to be very general
t.bout the increased interest in college
base ball. Reports have it that larger
crowds are watching all games and
that among students there seems to be
much more attention given the sport.
This comment seems to be occaSioned
by the thought that there is something
inherently more interesting and attrac-
tive in base ball this year. AS mat
ter OF fact. the situation is very easily
explained in the kind of ball the teams
are playing. Students and people gen.
orally take the greatest interest in teams
that are winning, and it is simply a
phase Of student and public psychology
that losing teams are not supported.
Big league ball clubs and professional
clubs of any kind fill their Golfers al
most In direct ratio to the percentage Of
games they win.
And what is happening this year. in
nothing that greater interest is evident
in college ball. is that GEORGETOWN,
Catholic University and Maryland have
much stronger teams. In fact Mary.
land has about the best one that has
worn its colors in years.
Last Winter q year ago, the Mary
land basket ball team won only about
half its games and there was little in
terest shown by either the public or
by all the students. except at one or two
games where special rivalries were in
volved. During the past Winter,
though, Maryland won nearly all its
games and at some, spectators were
turned away, and at nearly all, the
gymnasium was filled.
Catholic Universitys ball team this
I Spring has been causing much COM
Ment and interest, but let 1t take an
other walloping or two such as it got
from Harvard and it will be different
story.
II Notre Dame were not consistent
victor in foot ball, its elevens would
not draw enough money to pay railroad
fares for the long trips 1t takes.
One of virginia's great drawbacks in
recent years Is about to be eliminated.
BY next year it is to have more practice
fields for its varsity teams, stadium In
which to play its games, and broadened
facilities for recreation among students
generally. The gift Of 100000 by
Frederic William Scott. a Richmond
member of the Board Of Visitors. Just
about gives the University, in addition
81 de alraodU haze enough m0neV
to take care of its whole project at
once.
The stadium to be constructed Is de-
signed to seat $4,000 persons:
For years Virginia has not been able
10 take care of spectators at It's 1901
ball games, especially the game with
North Carolina. Several games played
one with Virginia Military Institute,
found many spectators not able to get
aeats. This year the Cavaliers were
faced with the proposition OF playing
North Carolina again without 1acl!lLleS
to seat more than q third OF tnose
desiring to attend Rectifylns OF TINS
condition from q public point OF view
r,yohahly is the most gratifying OF all,
But down at the university, more prac-
tire fields for the varsity ana tresn"
roen team. and more recreAtional 1acn-
tiles for students, generally, are just
rs important. ,o,,
last Summer when it became known
h that Jimmy Driver would go 70 W.
~4iAiH VI take charge OF its AtnletIcS
n was predicted by the writer that IL
would not be long before things began
tn huna around Charlottesville. Recent
SeveIonnents indicate that Driver Is
f1ssinninR 10 get under way, and many
other factors in university organlza-
fion which seldom are worth stories
but which are; nevertheless, lmportant
IA the general scheme OF Things, mol
cate that he is making real headWay.
Virginia is in for a period OF de-
velonment in its athletics that Is ike.
" to astound even its best 1rlenos ana
optimistic supporters.
one spirit that Driver will develop
and insist on among coaches VINO
handle Virginias teams is that OF CO.
oneration and interest in one anotnerS
Wiork At many schools the foot ball
coach cares nothing about other sports
and sometimes works against tnem
a lacrosse coach may sometimes Try
"a influence men against other sports,
4 base ball coach may try TO build
ilu his team to the detriment OF others,
but any coach who fails to appreciate
the value Of other teams, as well as
l1i0 own, will not last long under
That kind Of spirit, or attitude, or
whatever one cares to call it, makes
for successful athletics. The other
Kind breaks down the whole fabric
and eventually causes deterioration IN
all teams.
University Of Maryland plans to open
its new base ball field Saturday, April
&c. when it plays Army at College Park
in both base ball and lacrosse. Work
On tine stands Is well along and the