Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

cross country swimming and other teams sAaa
are minor sports in most colleges, and whose
schedules conflict with the more important
sports.
One prominent Eastern university has aboI.
ished several of its lesser sports in order that
its students may come out in increasing NUNS
bers for foot ball and other major sports. Ale
though the inexperienced man may cry that he
doesn't get chance to participate in q college
sport or win his numerals or letter, 1t Is better
that he turn out for some major sport, II he
has had previous training, and do the best he
can, rather than go in for some minor activity.
There are always interclass, interfraternity and
intercollege basket ball, bowling, base ball and
other sports to attract those who are not good
enough to play on the major teams and who
wish to play for the fun and physical benefits
of the game rather than the honor.
RUT the greatest handicap that the visiting
team has had to face in the annual East
West intersectional clashes Is that Of radical
change in climate No team can come from
the mountains of the East or from the Northern
seacoast cities, In the cold weather Of Decem-
Der that may be down to freezing. to the warm
and sunny chimes Of the seacoast towns Of
fash that is up to its standard Nor can team
that Is accustomed to play in relatively high
altitude readily adapt itself to playing IN o
warm, muggy seacoast atmosphere.
There have been many reports during tho
past few years of the effect Of weather and
climatic conditions, particularly that Of heat
rather than cold or rain, on teams engaged I'm
intersectional clashes. Nal Stevens Yale Bull.
dogs who had a much better season last year
than in 1928, winning from Princeton, Vermont.
Brown, Army and Dartmouth, tying Maryland
and losing to Harvard, 10 to 6, went down TO
defeat on october IL at Athens Ca, before the
onslaught of the University Of Georgia eleven.
The Georgians auspiciously opened their new
stadium on this occasion with 1910 victory
over the Northern invaders And one Of the
reasons why the Southerners, who had lot 10
little Oglethorpe the week previous, - % 2,
were able to conquer Yale Is that they were
accustomed to the balmy atmosphere, which
was bit more torrid than the foot ball weather
that prevailed at New Haven, 1900 or so miles
north.
Western teams likewise have been affected by
the radical change IN climate on their trips to
the East and South But it Is much easier for
q team to display its worth In q cooler climate
than in a warmer one. The chilling air, q
fall Of snow perhaps, and temperature that is
around freezing Is much more conducive to ag-
greSsive foot ball playing than sweltering sun
which shoots down on the players burdened
with shoulder pads, knee pads, headgear, etc.
A MOTHER example Of the drastic change In
climate and temperature was when the
University OF Oregon eleven from the mouns
tainS around Eugene tourneyed to Miami last
December for a game with the University Of
Florida on Christmas Day. The balmy Florida
temperatures so bothered the Westerners In the
last half Of the game that most Of them played
minus their jerseys. Toward the late part Of
the afternoon q cooling breeze came in from
the ocean and made it possible for the Web
foots to push over touchdown and stave of
q shutout. The game ended 20 to 6. Tha
Oregon team was tied with California, Southern
California, and Stanford for the Pacific Coast
title last year, and there Is every reason to be.
LAeve that 1t would have made q much better
match for the Gators If 1t had been playing
under climatic conditions similar to those ON
Its own field. Florida had a pretty fair team
every one admits, but it fell before Harvard IL
to 0, at Cambridge well along in the season. and
the Crimson did not have to extend itself
either. Possibly the same handicap that both.
cred Oregon in Miami was somewhat of q bug
Dear Tor the Gators on their Northern invasion
In the New Year Day game in California
the Eastern or Northern university also has the
handicap Of having to keep in training for q
whole month after the close Of the season.
under adverse weather conditions. On his
snow, requiring indoor practice, or it may be SO
cold that q players fingers get numb from
trying to hang onto the ball. After three or
four weeks let-up in practice to travel to a
place where the thermometer Is likely to reg
fSter 30 degrees |iOiaap f~ q errook G,o Mt