Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

and never were resumed. Sever
ceived the idea of holding anothe
of local schools. His idea so far
in all probability the gymnasium
capacity to accommodate those Iii
The list of competitors comprises
the great majority Of the best athletes
IN this immediate section and virtually
all the colleges, except Georgetown, high
schools and prep schools. Most Of the
club athletes also will be in competition,
although as far as Washington is con-
cerned there probably are not as many
clubs supporting track athletes as there
were 20 years ago.
I'VE plan to make this meet an an
nual affair" says McAuliffe, IF 1t
goes over anything like as big as it gives
every indication of doing. 1t seems too
bad that there are not more meets
around here during the Winter in which
local athletes may take part We de-
ctded to hold the meet in the flrSt
place more as an effort to help local
schools in their Winter track work and
to give them an objective, and it seems
like bread cast upon the waters that
indications are so bright for its sue
cess in every particular. 1t seems very
much as If we shall haze a good meet
and big meet, and VIC are very much
pleased with the prospects"
Georgetown viii b. the first of local
college ball teams 20 play this Spring.
having three games listed early this
month on trip through the CarolinaS
for q game the following day with
Davidson College. On March 81 the
team jumps over to Wake Forest and
the next day makes a trip to Guilford.
After that it comes back here for three
more games in March, having Franklin
Marshall, Dartmouth and Drexel sched-
uled March 90, 80 and 81.
Georgetown is about the only school
that has had its squad out for any
sary for the Hilltoppers to get an
early start If they expected to be in
any kind Of shape for their first
contests.
If good weather favors the colleges
tomorrow, it is likely that every one of
them will have its diamond squad On
the field. They all play games within
couple of weeks from next Saturday,
and two or three weeks Is none too long
to get men in shape to swing at curve
balls. Usually the pitchers have some
little advantage over the batters in
early games, as they have opportunities
to work out indoors and get further adj
vanced in their conditioning
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stands at the plate can get his eye on
curves and speed sufficiently to lay his
bat against them successfully Is by
hitting against that kind of pitching.
Usually the average college batter does
not have many opportunities to swing
at that kind Of pitching until he begins
tn face 1t in regular games.
1t used to be that the big Northern
colleges that sent their mines down here
the last OF March or early In April to
face local schools were at q great dis
: advantage On account of better weather
conditions here, but now that is
changed. The big Northern schools
have great field houses with full size
diamonds laid OF in them, so that
actually they get real fielding and bat
ting practice long before schools in this
section. Base ball in the Northern col
1eges begins in February in q big heated
building on real diamond, while the
only work that pitchers, or any other
players, can get around here is in gym
nasiurns on board floors, which work
practically is worthless. Yale, when 1t
comes here for games in early April,
will have had far more practice, and
better opportunities for practice, than
any Of the teams 1t is to play, notwith-
standing that the early March days
have been far better than usual.
Some six weeks ago Jimmy Driver,
athletic director at the University OF
Virginia, CHANGED a more or less JOSH
ing remark to Gus Teben, foot ball,
basket bail and base ball coach at
North Carolina State for the last six
years, somewhat along the line Of, Say,
Gus, you ought to be here at Virginia,
ball material to work with" That was
Just after Tebell's team barely had
beaten Virginia by one point, notwith-
standing that Virginia generally was
conceded to have better material than
the Raleigh school. To this remark
Tebell replied, I'D not only like to be
here, but II you'll make me reason
able offer, I'll come"
It does not take much to make
Jimmy Driver see a great light, ano
the next day he started pulling the
wires that ended in the announcement
yesterday that Tebell would be at Vir-
Rinia next Fall in an all-year job.
Tebell is popular among coaches and
generally is regarded as mighty flne
chap. Virginia is fortunate to get him
personally and also to procure his serv-
Ices professionally. North Carolina State
Is a loser to just the corresponding de-
gree that Virginia profits. =,
Tebell will assist Abel in foot bal
and will coach basket ball and bas'
ball. He will turn out great court
teams at Virginia, as he Is one OF the
two or three best basket ball coaches
in the South. In fact, 1t Is doubtful Il
there is any other basket ball coach tr
the South as good, other than ShipleJ
of Maryland. And in mentioning Ship
ley of Maryland in speaking Of Tebelli
ability as a basket ball coach, 1t is no
amiss to mention that Teben Learned
his basket ball at Wisconsin under DR.
Walter Meanwell, a Maryland graduate
Virginias coaching stan for its matoI
sports will be effective, and have JUS
about as good O personnel as an
school in the South. Earl Abel vii
remain as head coach Of foot ball, witt
Tebell coaching the backs and acting
as general assistant. Tebell Is to coacl
basket ball and base ball and Archie
Hahn, who went to Virginia from
Princeton, will continue with track
These men are good coaches and ais
personally are of the highest type. The!
will turn out good teams, because Vir
ginia In the last few years has had IA
better material generally than tn
showing Of its teams has indicated