Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-05
NATIONAL 15-M|LE
CROWN AT STAKE
De Mars Entry Is Assured
for A. A. U. Contest.
College Notes.
BY H. C. BYRD.

Union championship or the Unltec
States, scheduled Saturday, June
z. The run is to take place under
the auspices of the District of Co
lumbia Association of the ANA
teur Athletic Union in co-opera-
ton with the Welfare and Recrea-
tional Association of Public Build
ings and Grounds.
The meet is sanctioned directly by
the Amateur Athletic Union Of the
United States as a national champion
ship event.
It is expected that the greatest dis
lance runners in the country will come
here for the race. Word already has
been received that Clarence De Mar,
generally regarded as the greatest
marathoner in America, intends to en-
ter. And. in addition to De Mar, it
is likely that the gathering will COM
prise the best group of distance men
got together in years. according to Win
free johnson, 1046 New Navy Building,
who is in charge of the entry list.
Course Is Outlined.
The course of the run is outlined
as starting at the zero milestone at the
White House, through Potomac Park
past the Monument and the Lincoln
Memorial, along the river from the
Lincoln Memorial and thence around
the Speedway back to the starting point.
Probably no more attractive course
could be found anywhere. Without
any hint of humor, it Is almost neces-
sary to mention that it is hardly pos
isible anywhere else to combine mara
thon run and sightseeing trip.
National A. A U. medals are to be
given for first, second and third
places, gold, silver and bronze, respec-
lively. District of Columbia Associa-
ton of the A. A. U. bronze medals will
be awarded to all those who finish
within two hours. DR.. o. U. Singer is
giving trophy to the victor, to be
won three times for permanent posses
sion. A silver cup is to be the reward
to the first District of Columbia runner
to finish. A team trophy for teams of
three men also is one of the prizes.
The local committee managing the
event is DR.. o. U. Singer, chairman;
Winifree johnson, Kip Edward, Edward
c. Beckett, John O'Reilly, M. G. Rae
ciopi and j. Dewey. The National A.
A. u. long-distance running committee
is final authority for the event, which
committee is made up of representatives
of all A. A. u. districts H. Obertub-
bessing of New York Is chairman OF
that committee.
The run is open to all amateur ath-
letes registered in the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States and to for
eign athletes whose entries are approved
by the foreign relationship committee
of their country.
Georgetown Plays Temple.
Georgetown's ball team came back to
Washington yesterday after easily de-
feating Seton Hall College, to play again
on its home field this afternoon. The
Blue and Gray entertains Temple Uni
versity, which stops here on three-day
trip, the next two games being with the
Marines at Quantico. Today's game Is
to be played on the War College
grounds.
Maryland's ball team left last night
for BlackSburg, Va, where it opens
three-day trip this afternoon by playing
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Mary
land beat v. p. l., 2 to /, in game here
two weeks ago. The Old Line team
meets Washington and Lee tomorrow
and Virginia Military Institute Wednes-
day in the other two contests before 1t
returns.
The Georgetown-George Washington
tennis match this afternoon ought to
develop some of the best intercollegiate
tennis OF the year. The two net squads
have shown themselves when all their
players are In action about the best in
the section and among the strongest in
the country. Against each other they,
ought to put up competition such as is
seldom seen on local college courts.
Three contests are scheduled for local
colleges tomorrow, but only one on q
local field. Catholic University plays
Mount st. Mary's at Brookland, the
game marking the second visit of the
Mountaineers to Washington The
other fUn nnntacfc for orxy1o
teams, the nine being at Washington
and Lee and the tennis team at VIII
liam and Mary.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
Virginia Military Institute engaged in q
ball game at Blacksburg Saturday such
as Is seldom seen on college diamond,
the game stretching out to 16 innings
and winding up l to 0 in favor of
v. P. I. Lefty Williams, v. M. rs
heretofore undefeated hurler, and Reg
gle" Mapp, v. p. rs slab ace, engaged
In duel that would stand out as a
remarkable performance even had it
occurred in the big leagues Mapp al
lowed V. M. I. only six hits, and Will
liams held down the v. P. I. batters to
seven. That would have been good
pitching for nine-inning game. VIII
liams struck out IA and Mapp 10. That
was the most remarkable college ball
game that has ever come to the atten-
ton of sports writer's in this part of
the world. Nothing more extraordinary
Is remembered in the whole history of
college ball.
Just what pitching means to a COL
lege ball team could not better be ex-
emplif1ed than by Catholic University's
poor showing at Maryland Saturday.
The Cardinal pitchers could not get the
he OF rxrit vSvHrr
II, and when Maryland batterS did not
walk they lambasted hits all over the
lot.
And be it said that perhaps c.. q.
owes something of It's poor showing to
the fact that its players were not in
condition to do their best. Social ac-
Nv1ties In the nature of big dance
the night before according to rumor
hardly was conducive to accuracy and
eIertneSS nor to improvement Of batting
ayes.
Those who said the Oxford Cam
bridge lacrosse team was weak when 1t
gas defeated here early in the year In
She opening game of its invasion by st.
Johns simply failed to take into &C
count that what seemed to be Oxford
Cambridge weakness was in reality st.
Johns strength. Any possibility OF
doubt about that was removed yester-
day at College Park. Maryland has a
strong lacrosse team, but st. Johns
simply outclassed it yesterday with
what has every appearance OF being
one of the best college lacrosse teams
ever developed. st. Johns has fine
dividuals than those who wore Mary
land colors, and they were so well
coached that they played with CO.
hesiOn that as far as almost any COL