Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-15
DIXIE CONFERENCE
Support IS ASKED
City Willing to Take Care Of
-" Finances for Game in
Srr 80.
Handsome Style.
BY ii. C. BYRD.
.HE Southern Conference, at

ITO dIlllud1 ALCCJIIIS 1lCAO
Fall, may sanction a post
= season foot ball game, to be
developed somewhat on the basis
of the one played on New Year
day during the tournament Of
roses at Pasadena. The city of
New Orleans is making determ-
ined bid to crystalize sentiment in
the conference for such q contest,
and has definitely made a pro-
posal to take care Of the finances
of the contest so effectively that,
If the conference is willing to ap-
prove post-Season play, it is diff
ficult to see how 1t can be turned
down.
Right now the whole conference Is
being canvaSSed in an organized way,
on one side by the conference omcials
to ascertain what Is the private Senti-
ment of the % institutions making up
the organization and on the other by
officials of the city Of New Orleans to
build up sentiment for such game.
The two proposals that have been ON
cially placed before the conference by
New Orleans is to pick one team from
the conference each Fall to play a
Northern team on New Year day, or to
pick the two best teams in conference
ranks, one from the Gulf States and
one from the Carolina Virginia Mary
land-Kentucky section, and have them
meet for the conference championship
Sentiment in the conference so far
has been Just about evenly divided over
proposals for post-season games. The
game played at Atlanta last New Year
day was approved by margin Of only
two votes, and it is unlikely that such
a game will be approved again. How
ever, the New Orleans proposition has
some features that may swing the
margin in favor Of a game such as Is
now proposed. For instance, one part
of the proposal states that the game, II
allowed by the conference, shall be
managed by conference officials and be
played under such conditions as they
lay down. This In itself may be Sufn-
Gent to swing the small doubtful mar
gin necessary to get affirmative action.
Georgetown and Bucknen play the
only college base ball game scheduled
here today The contest, as are all
Georgetowns other home games, is to
take place on the Washington Bar
racks grounds. The Blue and Gray has
won nine straight games and chief in
terest in todays lies In whether or not
it can continue It's string Of victories.
The only blot that so far rests on the
Blue and Gray banner is that received
from Davidson in the opening game. In
that Georgetown probably ought to have
won, holding big lead until about the
sixth inning. when 1t got some bad
count.
Athletes from the high and prep
schools of this section will have some
real marks to shoot at when they go
out to College Park on May to take
part in the University of Maryland in
terscholastic track and field meet. In
the IL meets that have been held IN
the interim since 1912 some marks
have been registered that would STAND
in almost any meet. college or School.
Take "Untz" Brewers time OF 40 sec
onds for the 100-yard dash, made BACK
In 1915, for instance, that marx seldom
Is eoualed even in college ranks. NO
scholastic sprinter since that, however,
has done better than 10 lis seconds.
None Of the other events, although hav-
ing marks exceptionally good for scho-
lastic athletes. has a record as almost
unapproachable as Brewers.
Here is the list of events in the meet
and the records that hold IN eacn:
Open InterschOIastic Events.
1oo-yard dash-o:O9 AS; Brewer (st.
Toward high hurdles-o:162 Us; Mil
stead Charlotte. N. C., High School
1927; T. Reid Charlotte, N. G. Hlgh)'
22o-yard dash-O:22 Us; Brewer Est.
Adams, 1915.
Mile runA:44 Is; Neyius episcopal
High, Alexandria, Va.), 1928.
44O-yard dash-0:51 3-5; EDWARDS
(Tech High, Washington, 1928.
22O-yard low hurdles-0:26 2-5: Mil
stead (Charlotte, N. c., High, 1927.
S8O-yard run-2:o3 AS; Kelly (Devitt),
12-pound shotput-4S feet 7 inches;
williams (Oxford, N. c., High, 1928.
High Jumps feet; Steele Western
High, Washington, 1928.
Brown Greensboro N. c., High), 1928.
JAvelin throw--164 feet 8 inches; Mot
ley (Woodberry Forrest), 1927.
Pole vault-11 feet; Mcdonald Czech
High Washington), 1927.
Broad Jumps feet; Sullivan (Bal-
timore Poly), 1916.
County High Schools Of Maryland.
1oo-yard dash-o:10 3-S: Barrall
(Towsonl,. 1915; Whisinston HyattS-
sso-yard run-2:os; Renisburg Cdid-
dletown), 1925.
(Frederick), 1928.
l2-pound shotput-42 feet inches;
Krajcovic (sparrows Pointl, 1928.
Broad jump-20 feet inches; Sum-
mers Frederick). 1928.
The seriousness with which Spring
foot ball practice is being taken Is
shown by the scrimmages being held
between squads that represent different
institutions. The Navy, for instance,
has had Temple University's squad down
from Philadelphia for two days OF real
scrimmage under game conditions.
Pennsylvania has been playing practice
and it Is understood that Rutgers and
Princeton work out together.
Such workouts are Of great value in
the development Of gridiron squads, and
have the advantage Of giving the team
having them two seasons Of development
in a year against one for the team that
does not enjoy such benefits. The old
cry that Spring practice places too
much emphasis on foot ball seems not
to be heard any more, except In pri-
Vate conversations in which some
coaches of Spring sports are involved.
When Spring foot ball takes out OF
Spring sports some good athlete who Il
needed to bolster up teams In base ball
or track or some other sport, there
naturally Is some 1eeIlng on the part
of the coach of that sport who wants
to turn out a good team just as much
as does the foot ball coach.
However, at many schools arrange
ments are made to have the men able
to make varsity teams in other sports
60 out for those sports and not spend
time practicing foot ball. That has
done away for the most part with OBJ
jections to Spring practice. AS far az
the foot ball men themselves are con-
cerned, the workouts undoubtedly do