Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-26
miller SAYS TERM
! IS NEVER DEFINED
Gives EnIightening Talk at
Old Liners Fete-Terp
Nine to Travel.
BY H. G. BYRD.

lege people a lot of good to
have heard some of the re-
marks made by rip" Miller,
head foot ball coach at the Naval
Academy, as the guest of honor
and principal speaker last night
at the dinner of the Old Line Club,
local organization of the Univer-
sity Of Maryland alumni.
Miller spoke from his own experiences
In college at Notre Dame, and also from
observations as a coach at Indiana and
Navy and some of his remarks about
the value of participation In athletics
were really worth while.
I'VE hear a good deal about over
emphasis in college athletics" said Mil
Ter, yet I have heard no man define
Just what is meant by overemphasis.
Certainly do not know what is covered
BY the term. But what I do know is
that, from my own experiences in coll
1ege, got from taking part in athletics
and brought away with me after grad
uation something that Is almost indie
Unable, yet nevertheless exists, which
has stuck with me and always will.
LESSOllS IklhJ i OIL IklC 1OOb
ball field are lessons put into practice
in my daily life in general affairs as
well as in coaching. These lessons every
athlete learns and they are valuable to
him IS a lawyer, as a doctor or in any
of the professions I speak Of material
values, too; and yet we all know that
the greatest values are those of a
spiritual nature, those thrills that come
to us as heart throbS of interest, that
provide for us the really important and
big moments Of life"
INCIDENTALLY Miller spoke Of the
/ Nayy-Maryland game, to be played
here October 10, and said that he
expected it to be a great contest and
that in Spring practice right now the
Navy Is building for that game because
we Navy people want to win that game
just as much as you fellows do!'
The dinner was the occasion of the
y annual meeting of the Old Line Club
and was given in honor of the basket
ball team of the university. Coach
Shipley spoke for several minutes about
experiences Of the team at Atlanta and
Jack Faber, assistant coach, and each
player that made the trip was called on
for brief remarks.
Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, president
Of the university, spoke briefly about
the values of accomplishment in ath-
letics. DR.. A. W. Valentine secretary
Of the Washington branch Of the Mary
land Medical Alumni group; DR.. T. B.
Symons, general alumni secretary, and
NJ T. Riggs, athletic director at st.
Johns, were among other speakers.
r: M: Watkins was POSTMASTER.
Wellstood White, '04, was elected presi-
dent Of the club for the next year.
AHARYLAND'S base ball team is due
W to start on a long trip either Fri
day or Sunday The first game Of
the journey, which opens the Old
Liners season, is scheduled with Vir-
burg Saturday afternoon, but word
from Blacksburg indicates that the
game may be called of because until
yesterday the ground was covered with
snow.
In the event the game with v. p I
Is cancelled, which seems likely. the
team Will leave here Sunday and play
the opening contest with Virginia Mill
tary Institute.
Plans have been made for the squad
to leave here tomorrow, but these plans
provide for change at a moments no.
tice to leave Sunday instead. A letter
from G. p. Miles, director Of athletics
at V. p. T., states that "the ground
here has been covered with snow and
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to play Saturday, especially as our
team has not yet been out for practice"
Conditions In that section, though,
are said to be getting better rapidly
and are expected to be good enough
for the v. NJ. I. game Monday. After
the meeting with the Cadets, the
Maryland nine remains over in Lex
. 1ngton to play Washington and Lee on
. Tuesday. That night the team makes
"a Htfc 10 IN 30, -
train for Athens, Ga, where 1t Is to
, play two games with University of
Georgia. On the way back, April 8
and 4. North Carolina and North Caro-
lima State are to be met.
A total Of seven games, all against
Southern Conference schools, are
scheduled on the trip. These are part
Of the regular schedule Of the Tri-
State intercollegiate League.
A trip Of this kind, with six games
in row. II the v. P. I. game Is not
played. and then another on the first
day the team gets back home, is plenty
dor Coach Shipley to think about. His
men have not had any too much time
10 get In shape, especially the pitchers,
and he win have to manipulate his
staff exceptionally well and with good
deal Of foresight to pull through in
the shape he hopes to.
Coach Shipley has not yet definitely
decided on the permanent lineup of
his team, but from the way he has been
using the men in practice there does
not seem to be much doubt about the
way he win at least start the opening
game. Apparently he is committed to
an fnfield made up Of Berger at third,
Chalmers at short, Derr at second and
Garman at first. The outfield he has
been using rather consistently Is COM
posed of cronin, Wilson and Cramer or
Maxwell. Sterling is doing most OF
the catching, and Batson, Milburn.
Halves and Hess are the hurlers. Bat
sson was the main reliance on the slab
last season.
Derr bade fair to be regular last
season until he broke an ankle. Chal-
mers, Cronin and Berger we're regulars
q year ago. while Sterling also played
most Of the games, though in the out
field
Cramer was ineligible year ago. while
German and Maxwell came up from the
1880 freshman nine.
Buck Moller who was on the squad
part Of the time year ago, now is the
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