Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06

tons much larger Than last year,
Catholic UniverSity's indoor track
meet tomorrow night is ready for
the starters gun, which goes of
for the first event, the 45-yard
hurdles, at 8 o'clock.
Some time ago everything indicated
that the Brookland school would have
one Of the biggest indoor meets ever
held in Washington, from viewpoint
of number of entries, and later facts
have proved that indications were not
in the least of. Nine colleges, o high
schools and II other organizations have
entered total of 2S6 representatives.
And among these are the best track
athletes in the section.
Heading the squad Of college athletes
will be the group from the Naval
Academy. Coach Thompson is bringing
TO Washington virtually the whole
strength Of his team, without, of course,
the field men, as there are no field
events scheduled. He expects to carry
back to Annapolis the team trophy, and
right now it seems that his expectations
will be realized because there Is no
other college squad entered that seems
strong enough to come anywhere near
beating Navy, unless the points are
split up q good deal more than Is
probable.
Ray Conger, generally regarded as
the best distance runner In America, is
almost enough Of q feature to draw a
big crowd. He viii have against him
several good runners, hand-picked by
Coach Dorsey Grifith of Catholic Uni.
versity in order to provide real race,
but even at that should win without a
whole lot of trouble. Conger Is one of
the great runners of the world, and
probably there are not more than two
or three men his equal.
With only 1900 seats, which means
that only l,500 persons can attend the
meet, there being no standing room, it
seems that the one big question con-
fronting the G. U. authorities is to take
care OF the people who desire to attend.
In all probability some people who wait
until tomorrow night TO get their tick
cts at the door may flnd themselves in
the unfortunate position of not being
able to gain admission. Dorsey Grifhth,
who has been managing the affair, says
that to handle the spectators is about
the only worry he has left, as far as
the success of the meet is concerned.
A Worthy Cause.
The @. U. meet deserves public sup
port. 1t is the only set Of indoor games
now being held in this vicinity, and
consequently affords the only opportuni-
ty for local schools to compete. Espe-
cially is this true Of high school and
club organizations that do not have
sufficient money to make trips to Phil
adelphia and the northern cities. Lack
OF indoor meets has caused indoor track
work to sink to q low water mark IN
this section. Some years back Johns
Hopkins held q big meet in Baltimore,
George Washington and GEORGETOWN
each held one In Washington, and Uni
verStty Of Richmond foStered another
in Richmond. These meets have all
gone by the boards, and Catholic US
effort to provide something In their
place Is worthy of all the help that
can be given.
TOACH BURTON SHIPLEY and the
~ Maryland basket ball team were
the recipients Of congratulatory
messages that came yesterday from
Florida to New England, but it is doubt
ful II any of them was more appreci-
ated or paid higher compliment than
that from Dutch" Bergman of Cath
Olic University.
Bergman was present at the Southern
Conference tournament, and his i'm
preston as expressed In his message Of
yesterday follows:
Let me offer you my sincerest and
neartiest congratulations on Maryland
winning the Southern Conference bas-
ket ball championship. The final game
with kentucky was real victory.
had an opportunity to witness all the
games played Friday and Saturday and
N my opinion Maryland is well deserve
ing OF the title. At Atlanta, heard
many fine comments about the Maryland
team In the matter Of defense and ball
handling ability they were outstanding,
and might add that both Berger and
Ronkin match ability with many of the
pest basket ball players ! have had the
pleasure OF seeing play in the Western
conference over q period of three
years."
a ND, incidentally, generally no player
\ in any Of the IL tournaments that
nave been held by the Southern
conference has had showered ON him 40
much praise as Berger, the MARYLAND
suard. Ed Danforth in the Atlanta
Journal comes near covering everything
n Few words he wrote in summarizing
ne game between Maryland and KEN
ucky. He said:
When he reached the estate of n
IarSlty player at Maryland he was a
'reStlolgltator who could palm the
lasket ball with all the skill of
oehnert or Lapschick, star PLAYERS of
ne Celtics of New York. All through
MS tournament Berger,s skill In hand
vac
That baby has played somewhere
'e1ore,' said a rather noisily dressed
Dung man sitting near the door, nv
money goes on him.
But Berger had what he never could
ave picked up by Stimulating the tech
nque OF the great professionals.
Louis Berger was born with blood Of
ce ana nerves OF steel and the old heart
M brain that could keep flnctionine
then others around him were twitterinS
nth diSmay.
so, with 40 seconds to play. he
'ould take that ball game on his
houlderS and rally his men as an
nicer checks his faltering troops. He
cored those baskets when no other
nan Of the 10 on the floor could have
ut the blackboard. Let's put him down
9 the one colossal figure of IL years
4 brilliant tournament play
To be picked as the one OUTSTANDING
,guTe OF II years OF play, in which
and colleges Of the South
ave taken part Is q real Compliment.
UGH a compliment that Berger, If he
lad less intelligence, less innate
nodesty, or less actual self confidence,
night have his head turned.
SALLAUDET'S basket ball team goes
y to Shepherd College this afternoon
for its last basket ball game Of the
ear and the last one for local schools.
ne Kendall Green I'VE needs victory