Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-02
LACROSSE BATTLE
HIGH LIGHT OF CARD
.Terrapins, st. Johns Strive
for National HonorS-400
in Scholastic Games.
BY H. C. BYRD.

LANDS annual Sprin g
field day competitions at
College Park are the only
intercollegiate events on a local
field tomorrow. The Old Liners
have three of their varsity teams
in contests with Catholic Univer-
sity, Virginia and st. Johns, and
also hold their annual inter-
scholastic track and field meet.
Georgetown is to engage in two sports,
the base ball team being scheduled to
meet Seton Hall College at South
Orange, N. j., and the track squad New
York University at New York.
From a general view throughout the
country, the lacrosse game between the
Old Liners and St. Johns takes on
greater importance than the other con-
tests. Baltimore papers and those IA
miliar with the strength Of various la
crosse twelves seem to be Of the opinion
that the game should Just about decide
the national championship. It st.
Johns is good enough to beat Mary
land, it will have only Hopkins standing
in its way, and If it can beat Maryland
it generally is thought it will be good
enough to beat Hopkins Maryland, if
it wins, is likely to have harder row
to hoe, as it must meet both Hopkins
and Navy, and the latter, particularly
on its own field, is one of the hardest
teams in the country to whip.
400 Schoolboys Compete.
However, from viewpoint of the uni
versity and the high schools, the inter-
scholastic meet is most important of
the days events Nearly 400 young ath-
letes, representing 80 schools, are due
to compete in the 10 track and field
events open to any school and in the
closed to the county high schools Of
Maryland. Eastern, Central and Tech,
all represented by big squads, are the
local schools that are to make bids Tor
honors Peddie Institute Of New Jersey
and Allentown Prep from Pennsylvania
probably are the strongest of schools
entered from other sections. Each has
entered a squad of 90 men.
Catholic University's ball team Is to
oppose the Old Liners in the first game
PLAYED between the two universities on
the diamond in several years. The con-
test seems from this distance as If 1t
ought to be pretty much Of an even
break one way or the other. Both
teams have been playing some good ball
and both at times have played bad
ball A good day for both should re-
suit in brilliant contest.
Virginia's track and field squad should
not have much difficulty winning from
Maryland, unless the latter shows a re-
versal beyond ANYTHING that ordinarily
might be expected. The Cavaliers have
been doing so much better in their dual
meets than the Old Line squad that
there is little reason to believe they
should not continue their winning
course.
Century Race Starter.
The track and field events are to be-
gin at 1880 pm, with the 100-yard dash
being scheduled to start on the stroke
OF the minute. The dual meet between
Virginia and Maryland VIII be run on
concurrently with the fnterscholastic
meet. So many events are listed and so
many athletes are to take part that the
events will be run on time schedule,
and it is expected that contestants VIII
hold themselves in line with this. In
the dual meet and the fnterscholasttc
meet, there viii be In competition ap-
proximately 440 athletes, and this num-
Der makes it imperative that no time be
lost, as it Is the intention to have the
meet finished, so that the lacrosse game
may be started at 4 o'clock. This gives
only two and one-haR minute inter-
val between events.
The base ball game Is to begin at
o'clock. Its progress win have no ef-
feet on the other events, as it has its
own separate field and stands. The
lacrosse game, though, which is to be-
gin at 4, Is to be played on the same
oval where the track meet is to be held,
neceSsitating the finishing of all track
events before it begins.
Entries of several schools were re-
turned because they were not sent in
until after the closing hour. The Mary
land authorities have made it an abso-
lutte rule since the meet first was held
not to accept entries that were not sent
in on time and that consequently could
not appear in the program. Including
the contests between the college teams,
approximately 525 athletes win be In
competition.
Hoyas Should win.
Georgtown's ball team that goes TO
meet Seton Hall ought TO chalk up an
other win unless Seton Hall Is far bet
ter than the average small college ought
TO be. Its track and .field squad also
should stand better than an even
chance to take the measure of New
York University, as 1t has several all
round performers who ought to score
points in several events.
Catholic University yesterday played
It's postponed ball game with the Ma
rines at Quantico and lost, to /. The
star finger, choosing to keep him At
for the game with Maryland tomor-
row. At that. Devin pitched fine ball
in 1-to-1 game until the seventh,
when the Marines smashed out four
runs The sea soldiers got their other
four in the eighth. 1t was a brilliant
contest until the Brooklanders broke
in that seventh frame. The box score:
Marines. >, ABHHo.A; cssthOlisU. AB.Ho.A