The Washington times., 1930-03-10
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This week sees the close Of
the indoor sports season for the
local college athletes with two
outstanding events-the Catholic
U. indoor track meet in the
Brookland gym Wednesday night
and the boxing match Saturday
night at Georgetown between
Bucknell and the Hoya ring team.
Tomorrow night the swimming
teams Of Catholic U. and George
Washington meet in the formers
tank, while return meet viii be
staged in the Ambassador Hotel
pool March 10.
With its opening game little
more than a week off, coacn
Red Smith is rushing his George
town baseball team along faster
than any of the other teams in
this locality. Maryland and Gal
laudet mines also are getting In
stiff practice licks, while Coach
Chick Gagnoni is expected IN
town to take over the reins at
C. u. tomorrow or Wednesday.
Besides baseball. track, lacrosse
and spring football also are COM
ing in for large share OF atten-
tion. Georgetown's track men
have several indoor meets lett.
The mile and two mile relay
teams, Leo Sexton and Erik Kjell-
strom. are scheduled to appear
in the Knights of Columbus
games wednesday. The national
senior championships March ID
will see Leo Sexton competing in
the shot put and high jump,
Artie Briggs in the 300-yard dash
and Jim Kelly in the l,O0O-yard
run.
George washington is to
start spring football practice
tomorrow at Potomac Park.
A SQUAD Of so men, the larg.
est ever assembled for a Co
loniaI grid team, Is expected
to report to Coach Pixlee and
his two assistants, Max Far
ringtOn and Jean Sexton.
The indoor track meet at G. u.
promises to bring out some worth
while competition in practically
each of the % events. At least
$50 athletes will be seen in COM
petition and some sparkling per
formances are anticipated.
Maryland is rated strong
favorite to capture the team
championship. The Old Liners
have the largest entry in the
division and also seem to have
the best balanced club. Whereas
the Old Liners rate on top in the
collegiate division there is little
to choose between the contenders
in the prep and high school
teams, although Eastern is con-
sidered the best chance Of cop
ping the high school team
trophy.
In the Southern Conference
meet Maryland scored Is points
with John Mcdonald winning the
shot put with toss of AZ feet
101a inches; Urban Linzey won
the half mile in minutes 2 sec
onds and Bob RernSburg was sec
ond in the quarter mile. All are
favorites to win their favorite
events Wednesday night.
One Of the best boxing
matches of the entire season
is looked for Saturday night
at the Hilltop. Bucknell has
a powerful and welI-baIanced
team which has not lost .
match this winter.
Where the Bisons are strongest
so too, is Georgetown. and at least
four of the seven bouts should
develop sparkling action. They
are: the featherweight scrap be-
tween Mike Tardugno and Mickey
Boerner; the lightweight match
between Lou Marchesano and
Henry Murphy; the welter scrap
between Captain Charley Fish and
Frank Lepore and the light.heavy
battle between Leroy Boreau and
Captain Lon Mutzelm undefeated
in six years of prep school and
college competition.
With the basketball season
closed. Del Cosgroye again has
romped off with the individual
high scoring honorS for the second
straight year GalIaudet's ace reg
istered 213 points for his 16 games
to win going away. Captain Joie
Walsh, Of Catholic u, finished in
the runner-up position with a 179
total. Bob Gaylor, Of Maryland.
with 154; Johnny Ringle, of Gal
laudet, with 149, and Bozie Berger
of Maryland, with 143, finished
third, fourth and fifth.
Others to hit above the century
mark are: Freddy MeSmer, George
town, 142: Maurice McCarthv
Georgetown, 139; Don Dutton
Georgetown, 1913; Irving Pine
George washington, 1874; George
Chalmers, Maryland, 109: Paul Dill
Ion, Georgetown, los, and George
Olsen, American u, 104.