Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
GU. AND MARYLAND.
SHINE GENERALLY.
Catholic U. and American Do
Well in Foot BalI-G. w.
Focuses on Freshmen.
BY H. C. BYRD.

the schedules made for their sew
eral teams with varying success.
AS a whole, though, the record is
satisfactory. Some teams have
not done well, some have gone no
higher than mediocrity, but others
have completed their assignments
with great credit to themselves
AMI the schools they represented.
Some of the best foot ball ever played
by local schools was seen last Fall. In
fact, not one eleven made poor show
ing, except George Washington. The
Colonials had little with which to start,
and they went through a disastrous
series Of games. Georgetown and Mary
land stood out in most OF the sports
Both had good years in everything,
with the exception Of track, in which
both failed signally.
Does Well on Grid.
Georgetown started its foot ball sea-
son without much hope of having a
team anywhere near as good as that OF
the previous year. However, 1t de-
veloped rapidly once it got under way,
and during November probably played
Just as good foot ball as any school IN
the East. Its basket ball team was more
or less in and out, but had some signal
accomplishments to its credit, for in
stance the decisive victory over the
Loyola five of Chicago, which came
here with a wonderful record back OF 1t.
The Blue and Gray base ball team
stood out among all Eastern mines. It
made a brilliant record, and undoubt-
eddy was as good as any other college
organization. In track Georgetown fell
far below what it has been doing in re-
cent years. In dual meets with New
York University and Navy 1t was COM
pletely outclassed, and it entered only
four men in the intercollegiate, not one
Of whom scored a point.
Maryland, while it has taken some
bumps, as a whole finished the best year
1t has ever had. In foot ball it got a
bad start, but came through in Novenl-
Der with a tie at Yale and decisive
defeat Of v. P. I. Its basket ball five
went through fine season and the ball
team was the best in years. In lacrosse.
to one familiar with the circumstances,
there is not much doubt that it had the
most versatile and best twelve in the
country. In track Maryland did not
win dual meet, but, at that, had a
group Of men who probably measured
up better than any that has previously
represented the school.
Catholic University played some fine
foot ball, had a mediocre basket ball
team, started out in base ball as If it
were going to be world beaten, but
siumped, and in track made a start
which should give it something to work
on next Spring. George Washington
centered its activities in Freshman foot
ball and basket ball. 1t did well IN
both. It virtually had no Spring pro-
gram. American University had re-
markably good foot ball team and an
excellent record in basket ball. Like
George Washington, it did little dur
ing the Spring except in foot ball prac-
tice and a short tennis schedule. Gal
laudet turned out one of its strongest
elevens, played good basket ball and
had fair nine.
Boxing Status Uncertain.
Nothing has been mentioned about
b.aEing in the foregoing paragraph.
Whether or not that sport has at
tanned a permanent place in college
athletics is not known. A good deal
of sentiment exists against it, even. in
those centers where it Is most popular.
However, all the local schools enjoyed
some success in 1t, while Georgetown
had remarkably good team.
Georgetown and George Washington
had the best tennis teams, as each gave
a good deal of consideration to the
sport. In the match between them,
probably the best ever played between
local colleges, Georgetown won by suca
o close margin that the last set decided
the issue.
College sports for the 1929-30 year
are of the past. Consideration of those
In charge of athletics in the local
schools from now on will be matter
of making plans for the opening Of
foot ball next Fall more than a retro
spect Of what has happened. In col
lege athletics it is pretty much the
aYaToSSQ6 in the words
OF well known Maryland politician,
There amt no past tense in politics;
it's what can you do tomorrow"
NEITHER the Western Conference
IN championships nor the intercol-
legiates, which brought together
brilliant Sprinters, was productive OF a
new record in either of the dashes. It
was expected that possibly the mark
for the century might be lowered, but
neither Simpson nor Wyckoff, who won
the event in the two meets, was able
to travel the distance in less than 81
seconds.
a ND talking about sprinters, how
n about this chap Randall Herman,
only Is years old, who won the
hundred in a scholastic meet at Chi
cago in SO seconds. That youngster
presents an interesting problem. II his
parents were to use good judgment, they
would forbid him putting on a track
suit again until he Is l8. Any boy Is
years Of age has not the maturity
necessary for the requisite training for
such bursts of speed. Continued train
ing, such as is necessary to keep in
shape for performances Of this kind,
probably will burn out Herman before
he reaches the age when he ought to
begin. That boy must have great nat
ural ability to run fast, and that ability
should be conserved until he reaches
an age where real training would not
be likely to injure him. Properly car
ried along, which means leaving him
to his own devices and his own natural
instincts for play, Herman has in him
the potential qualifications OF a world
record breaker.
NHARYLAND's lacrosse team wor
vi from Navy Saturday in the
greatest test for both schools. It wcr
because it plaved far better lacrosse
than Navy. 1t outgeneraled, outmaneu-
vered and outfought the Midshipmer
from start to finish.
And. incidentally, 1t would be hard
TO convince anybody who saw Maryland
annihilate Hopkins and Navy that any
other lacrosse team in the country Is
as good. Hopkins and Navy were Mary
lands focal points from the beginning
of the season and the way it came
through left nothing to be desired by
Old Line adherents. Early in MAY
Maryland lost to st. Johns, in fact, wal
badly beaten by st. Johns, but Mary
land. as it played against Hopkins anc
Navy was far superior TO the team U
which it lost earlier in the year. I
was the. worst defeat ever suffered b!
either Hopkins or Navy in lacrosse ant
the first time that any college tenn hai
ever whipped in the Navy on the Nav!
field, in a period Of 20 years of play.