Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04

best plant for athletics in the
South and one of the best in the
United States. For beauty and
convenience, no athletic field any
where can measure up to what
Virginia's completed plant will be
for efficiency, practicability of
layout and for extent of accom-
modations of both spectators and
players. No other in the South
is likely to come anywhere near
equaling it.
Virginia already has an exceptionally
good gymnasium, the biggest in the
South, and architecturally the most
beautiful. 1t already has Lambeth
Field, used for many years for all
sports, but totally inadequate. Lambeth
Field will continue in use, though,
largely as a base ball field and for track
meets and as a practice field for foot
bali However, it is in the new con-
struction projects now under way that
Virginia finds so much in which 1t may
take pride.
Stadium Is beautlful.
In the first place a stadium to seat
10000 persons is about half completed,
and when finished will be a structure
so far about the average stadium in
architectural appearance as to be al
most a dream come true. Which actu-
ally is about what 1t is. In natural
setting, surrounded on two sides by
heavy woods it has the fine natural
setting of the North Carolina Stadium,
but at the same time is to have arch1-
tectural features that North Carolina
does not have. For one thing, when
completed, it will have a wide covered
promenade around the entire horse
shoe. supported by white columns. This
colorado effect carries out the general
plan of architecture at Virginia.
In addition to the stadium, many
acres of ground have been drained,
leveled and are being turned into ten
mis- courts and fields for general recre-
alton of all students and to supply the
varsity and freshman teams sufhcient
space for practice.
The layout is rather remarkable. in
that Lambeth Field and the new
stadium form its two ends, with other
facilities lying almost in continuous
straight line between, with the gym
nasium just about at the middle OF
the line.
Adjacent to and on each side of the
gymnasium are the tennis courts, and
there seem to be enough of them to
supply the whole State of Virginia in
stead of the State University with OPP
portunities to enjoy the benefits of the
court game.
Beginning with the old Lambeth
Field, Immediately across the railroad
tracks are being constructed the new
practice fields Between the practice
fields and gymnasium Is tennis court
after tennis court, and on the other
side of the gymnasium are still more
and more tennis courts. and just be-
yond them the new stadium.
Jimmy Driver Is EIated.
And undoubtedly the proudest man
in the State of Virginia is Jimmie
Driver, athletic director at the univer-
sity. Last week the writer stood with
Driver and a member of the Board of
Visitors of the university looking over
the stadium, and 1t seemed that the
whole project typified bigger and
broader aspect for the whole univer-
sity, dropping Of the provincialism
with which the university has some
times been content to clothe itself in
a feeling Of self-sufiiciency somewhat
justified by its fine old traditions.
"A great foot ball team" remarked
Driver, soon is forgotten, but this
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good of all. had rather have some
small part in the construction Of this
plant and see it completed than to be
responsible for some Of the greatest
teams In the world. And my greatest
pride, possibly strange to say. lies in that
part of this development which will af-
feet all the students and give them
the fine opportunities to benefit from
athletic competition that men on in
tercollegiate teams have. We will have
a fine plant next FAN, unquestionably
the best In the South, and that we shall
take great pride in it goes without say
ing"
1t would be foolish to attempt to
give Driver entire credit for the new
development at Virginia, but he deserves
no inconsiderable share. The develop
ments did not begin until after he went
10 Virginia and began to work on plans
for them. and there is not the least
doubt that he played a big part in
turning what previously had been
dreams into workable plans. He also
aroused interest where previously there
had been only lukewarm interest. And
1t is rather a remarkable coincidence.
and a tribute to Drivers ability, that
he first went to William and Mary and
got things under way there that started
that school on the upgrade, then he
went to South Carolina and in five
years there accomplished more than
had previously been done in the whole
history of the school, building a field
house and a new athletic field and new
practice fields, and now the same thing
has happened at Virginia. But. how
ever. that may be. Virginia is building
great plant in which 1t may well take
great pride.
st. Johns College has a tackle of
the name of job, who, TO say the least,
some times is able to recognize some
OF his own failingS. 1t seems that dur
ing the game st. Johns played with
Western Maryland job was not easy
for the Terrors to get out of the way,
and two of the opposing players re-
marked that Joh was the hardest man
TO move that they had ever met. Some
: body told job about that and he rather
dryly remarked in reply: We'll, I don't
know but what that is so, as I'm SO slow
that often have hard tim moving
myself"
Georgetown, with layoff of two days
has started to get ready for its game
with Boston College. The Blue and
Gray is thinking in terms OF victory
ana firmly believes 1t viii take the
measure of the Northern eleven, despite
the strength shown by it. AS matter
OF fact, Georgetown probably should be
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the fine work shown against Michigan
state.
Maryland did virtually nothing yes
terday, its players being given much
needed rest The men who did not
play against Virginia Saturday took txc
turns around the track, but that wa
Just about the sum total Ct the days