Evening star., 1930-12-10
ALL ARE STRIVING
TO IMPROVE LISTS
Georgetown and Catholic U.
Dissatisfied-MaryIand
to Revamp Card.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Most of the changes viii have to
be effected gradually, but they
will be effected nevertheless
Some indications of what may
ultimately be done are likely to
appear next Fall, and after that
1t is almost a certainty that many
new teams viii be among those
opposing Georgetown, George
Washington, Catholic University
and Maryland. It also Is true that
Gallaudet and American Univer-
gity, the latter specially, are seek
ing new alignments.
Il Is not q secret that Georgetown
and Catholic University are very much
dissatisfied with their schedules. Both
feel that they should play more repre-
sentative schools. As things now stand,
Catholic University and Georgetown are
meeting opponents that as far as foot
ball Is concerned are just about as
tough as any to be found, but at the
same time some of these opponents IN
some other ways do not measure up 70
the standards Of some other universities.
Both Mills and Bergman, IN charge
Of athletics, respectively, at Georgetown
and G. o., have recently come from in
stitutions which have been meeting
representative schools, where schedule
problems were not very difficult, and
about the only fundamental factors with
which they are more or less dissatisfied
In their local berths Is the schedule
situation.
George washington Is In pretty much
the same dificulty. Athletic Director
John PixIee Is working hard to create
some new relationships for the Buff and
Blue, the kind the university ought to
have, but Is running into difficulties. In
fact, 1t Is getting to be the case that
: foot ball changes must be worked Tor
two or three years In advance.
Terps Are Facing Problem.
University of Maryland desires some
changes In its schedule, but it Is un-
likely that It win be able to effect much
change until after 1892. Present COM
mitments carry the Old Liners through
that year. The 1891 schedule has been
complete for some time and viii enbody
the same list of teams met this year, :
with the exception that the University
Of Kentucky takes the place Of st.
Johns
Maryland probably win be In q POSI-
don 70 MAKE one. or two changes for
1882, but for 1888 is planning an almost
complete overhauling Of its list Of
games.
FOR one thing, If Maryland Is COM
nitted to the Southern Conference, as it
Il. it cannot continue to play so many
schools In Maryland. This year. the
Old Liners met Western Maryland,
Johns Hopkins, st. Johns and Wash
fngton College, besides the Navy. It is
not planned 70 eliminate any of the
schools from the schedule but to work
out some plan OF rotation that win not
involve playing them all every year. The
game with Hopkins, Of course, Is fix
ta1re, being one of those affairs that
have continued so long that It has
come to be one of those things that Just
are. The Navy game without much
question already has become the biggest
game in this section and both Navy and
Maryland now are very desirous of con-
tfnuing 1t. This leaves the situation so
that It Is very likely that games may be
rotated among Western Maryland,
Washington College and st. Johns. For
instance; st. Johns Is not being played
i VIII be back on the Maryland list
for 1882.
GaIIaudet II Ambitious.
Gallaudet plans to take on some
stronger teams, II 1t continues to de-
velop elevens as good as the one Of this
season. The Kendall GreenerS already
8AE 4bOAAAA8 aPy % NA4Cy AAANC A4oJCQ WCob~
ern Maryland for next FAN. American
University apparently is trying to ar
range q schedule in keeping with its
strength, so that 1t may meet opponents
in its class Incidentally, that Is about
the most sensible thing that Walter
Young. director Of athletics, could do.
Local schools are trying to bring to
Washington some better games, despite
the fact that Washington generally is
nC Gov
foot bah, especially as regards attend
ance. However, It is more than pos
sible that Washington has not supported
games well because 1t has not had big
enough games 10 draw big crowds.
There Is possibility that the Navy
Maryland game, which drew more than
$4,000 persons at Annapolis this year
and for which there were about 6Oy0O0
applications for tickets, may be played
. test. Also Maryland has Vanderbilt
scheduled to play here on November
IN 1882.
Tomorrow az Durham, N. c., the
Southern Foot Ball Coaches Associa-
ton Is TO hold its annual meeting. This
as the time Of the discussions relative
to new alignments in foot ball and it Is
more than possible that some new games
may come out Of this gathering. It is
known that q movement Is on foot IN
the South which viii, If effected, bring
together some Of the most representative
universities Of different sections of Dixie.
One or two Of these alignments already
have been effected and more are In
the making. The Vanderbilt-N
Carolina game Is one Of them, and an
other would have been worked out for
next year between Georgia and Mary
1m1~ "a
schedule difficulties encountered because
Of previous commitments.
A Maryland-Tulane game and a
Vanderbilt Tulane game are in the
making and North Carolina Florida
game Is listed for next Fall
One subject likely to come in for q
good deal Of discussion among the
coaches Is the situation in regard to
ofncialS. The Southern Conference,
through an assessment on each member,
virtually Is supporting the Southern
board of offlclals, but many Of the
coaches are not satisfied with the way
the oficials are appointed. It is more
than possible that some Of the coaches
may advocate that the conference
with q secretary, and give that secre-
tary the responsibility for appointing
ofitcials for al games without any con-
alteration Of the desires Of the teams
involved.
Following the coaches meeting at
Durham, the Southern Conference VIII
hold It's two-day session at Chapel Hill
Friday and Saturday. The meeting Of
the conference Is likely to be harmoni-
olk, although there ere one or two spots
rom which nrs may fiy = they ere