Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-14

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it's whole system of inter-
collegiate athletics. It is
understood that everything at the
Raleigh institution has not oeen
going along as well as might De,
and there is a decided sentiment
trending toward getting a man to
put in charge of all sports and
give him an opportunity to build
up a cloSe-knit organization.
Apparently divided authority Is not
working so we'll, and nothing like con-
sistent success has graced Carohna
State teams in several years.
It seems that successful athietlcs Is
just about as dependent on treatms
them as a department Of the unlVer-
sitv as any other work is treated. No
college or university would think OF set
ting I'D a department OF chemistry or
history or economics with two heaos
and the consequent divided authorlty
and lack of responsibility that would
bring about, yet good many OF Them
do lust that in athletics Now 1t seems
that a good many people at North Car
DINA State are beginning to feel WnaC
they need Is a capable strong man, 10
whom shall be given complete author
ity, to head up its organized sports.
Nearly all successful athletic systems
are built up by some man who has the
personality and ability to head de-
partment and organize into co-opera-
tive unit all the factors that have 10
do with sports in the modern sense.
Out at the University OF Illinois, Tor
instance, one hears GOOD deal OF BOD
Zuppke, foot ball coach, but actually
the fine system of athletics at that uni
yersity is due almost entirely to the
genius and organizing ability OF one
Tnan-George Huff. That is one side
of the picture, and. in contrast, 1t might
be mentioned that the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA would be almost unbeat-
able in general college athletics II It
had one guiding hand to manage lts
affairs.
The growing sentiment at North Car
DINA State crystallizeS sufficiently TO
cause the authorities to comb the coun-
try for one capable man, hire that
man and give him the authority to or
ganize the athletic department as ne
pleases; then North Carolina State Will
make the start which will give it the
kind of teams it is entitled to and OBJ
tain for it the type OF schedules IL
desires.
Georgia Tech seems to be building
up a set of relay races and general
track and field meet in Atlanta that
is likely soon to take its place among
the big meets of the country. Larger
and larger crowds are attending every
year and better and better perform
ances are being seen. In the games OF
last week Farmer ran the 100-yard dash
in CAS- seconds to make a new record
for the meet, while many of the other
marks in individual competition were
nearly as good Hamm of Georgia
Tech broad jumped "a feet 91a inches
and McGinn of North Carolina ran the
half in less than 2 minutes.
When North Carolina meets Virginia
in a dual meet later this Spring it is
likely that the two fastest Sprinters IN
the South will face. Farmer, OF course,
will be the North Carolina representa-
tive. while Whisnant is Virginlas run
ner. In a dual meet with Virginia Poly
technic Institute Saturday Whlsnant
covered the 100-yard dash in 10 SECONDS
fat and then ran the 220-yard dash IN
2l.5 seconds.
I. team also trotted out man OF ex-
ceptional ability In the Shotput and
discus Swart made excellent marks by
putting the 16-pound shot "A teet 112
inches and throwing the discus 1873 rect
~ inches. which will come pretty close
to winning these two events In any
meet in the South.
Virginia's decision to build a new
stadium calls to mind that there are
not so very many up-to-date structures
of this kind in the South. AS matter
of fact, there are just eight. Georgia
Tech, Georgia. Florida, Tulane, Ken
lucky Vanderbilt, Duke and North
Carolina have exceptional plants, all
seating around $4,000 persons, although
one or two go beyond that. Georgia
Techs Is the largest, as it takes care OF
about $4,000 Several other schools
have good foot ball fields and good
stands, but do not have plants such as
have been erected by those mentioned.
Maryland found the Western Mary
land lacrosse twelve easier than 1t ex-
pected Saturday at College Park. The
Old Liners we're against heavier and
faster aggregation, but knew more Ia
crosse than their opponents. The VIC
tory of last week almost makes certain
that the College Park school will go into
its biggest home game of the year, with
Army on April &c, without defeat.
Georgia is to come up for contest this
week, but it is unlikely that it should
furnish very strenuous opposition. Its
team simply has not had enough expert
ence to warrant much thought that 1t
will prove serious contender.
Johns Hopkins, which has been ex-
pecting to have one of its greatest Ia
crosse teams, took whipping last week
from Mount Washington. The victory
Of the club was somewhat unexpected by
the university men, although the former
was made up of much more experienced
players. Former Hopkins and Maryland
players furnished the bulk of the
strength of the Mount Washington
twelve.
It is doubtful if any dual track and
field meet ever drew together more real
stars than the one held at Los Angeles
last week between Southern California
and Stanford. A glance at the marks
made in the various and several events
is sufficient to indicate the kind of COM
petition and the ability of the competi-
tors. The 100 yards was done in 935
seconds, the quarter in a fraction over
over minutes SIS seconds, the half in a
little over / minute 81 seconds four
men in the broad jump leaped farther
than "a feet, the iavelin was thrown
more than 200 feet, the 220-yard low
hurdles was done In 24Hs seconds, two
men in the shotput cleared over 81 feet,
the discus was thrown 156 feet and four
men tied in the pole vault at Is feet 8
inches. The high Jump was won with q
leap of little over 6 feet S inches. and
the mile relay in minutes 1875 Sec
onds. Southern California won the meet
by a decisive margin, but the Stanford
reIav team was victor In time that set a
new world record for the distance.
The intercollegiate track and field
championship is likely to go to one OF
these teams, probably Southern Cali
fornia.
The only intercollegiate contest sched-
Uled here today Is tennis match be-