Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02


v Y day for Spring practice,
with Maryland'S lacrosse
men already on the field, and base
ball and track athletes due to take
the cinder paths almost imme-
diately if the present weather
continues, indoor athletics for the
year is just about at an end.
! Schedules on board floors viz
tually have been completed, the
competition in this final week be-
ing nothing more nor less than
the desultory and widely scattered
games that usually mark the end
of a season in sports.
Catholic University, Gallaudet and
Maryland are the only schools that
have games yet to play. The former
has its biggest and most important IN
door event of the year to hold-its an
nual indoor track meet-and also has
a boxing match with Cornell at Ithaca
Gallaudet plays one basket ball game
against a five 1t should whip easily,
while Maryland has one basket ball
game today and possibly another to-
morrow, depending on whether or not
it wins from Georgia tonight in the
Southern Conference tournament at
Atlanta.
lust what Maryland viii do against
Georgia tonight in the semi finals
of the Southern Conference tour
nament is matter of conjecture. In
all probability, as brilliant record as
Georgia has for the year, it having won
II out of IL games it has played, Mary
land is good enough TO win, largely be-
cause the system under which Georgia
plays is not SO good against the system
used by Maryland. If Maryland, after
having held North Carolina to one
point in the second half In Saturday
game, does not get a defense complex
and forget to score points, 1T should
have about an even chance against
Georgia. Once before in a Southern
Conference tournament Maryland beat
a great team. The papers the next
morning said it was a great defensive
team, and the next day against me-
diocre five it was such great defensive
combination that 1t simply forgot that
it was necessary to be something OF
an offensive team to win.
In the semi-finals Of the tournament
today Kentucky and Florida meet in
the first game at o'clock and Mary
land and Georgia at 10, Eastern stand
ard time. The winner of the Kentucky
Florida contest meets the victor OF the
Maryland Georgia game tom orr W
night in the final.
TTHE meet at Catholic University Sat
i urday night and Maryland's bas-
ket ball game are, OF course,
among the most important contests OF
the indoor schedules, perhaps the most
important. The Brooklanders have
been working all Winter on plans for
their meet and feel that they are go
ing to put on an exceptionally attrac-
basket ball championship Of the South,
and that is not a poor honor by any
means.
Dorsey Grifath, coach Of Catholic
University's track team and manager
Of the meet, said this morning that the
meet is certain to be far superior TO
any previously held by the Brookland
school In fact, Grifnth Is very en-
thusiastic about the prospects.
I'VE have two feature college relay
races, Navy against Lafayette, Mary
land against Catholic q, and some
events in which exceptionally good run
ners are entered. OF course, we ex-
pect the race in which Conger Is to
take part to be feature, and we also
think that athletes from Navy, Lafay.
cite, Hopkins, Maryland, William and
Mary, Virginia, West Virginia and Cath
ole u, should put up some good exnioi-
tions in the events for individuals.
las q matter of fact, though, 1t L
not the meet itself that is worrying me
as that is all set, but rather now we
are going to take care OF the crowd
AS arranged for track meet, our gym,
nasium will seat only 1900, as big as \
is, and that is not going to be enough
space for the people who, WIZ want 9
attend. It will simply be case o.
those that buy their tickets early vii
get admission to the gymnasium, anc
the chances are that those who wal
until Saturday night may not be anle
TO get in the gym at all, as we snal
have to close the doors after ! 500 per-
sons have been admitted"
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGTNIAS box.
ing team did itself proud Saturday
night In the finals Of the Southern
Conference tournament at Charlottes-
vile. Virginia won the team honors oy
the widest margin any school ever De-
fore attained, taking four OF the sever
anal bouts. Among the victors for Wiz.
Cinia was Bobby Goldstein, Washington
boy. who got his high school preparation
at Tech. Virginia won the tournament
with 90 points. while its nearest com
petitor finished with IL.
Published basket ball records for thu
season show the University Of Maryland
and George Washington finishing thu
season with by far the best records
George Washington won IL games anS
lost S. while in its regular schedule
MARYLAND won II and lost 4. Including
the two games it has played IN the tour
nanent at Atlanta, Maryland has cap
tIIred 16 games out Of 20 played
Georgetown and Catholic Universit.
have about their poorest records, tn
former with five victories out OF 2
games and the latter with four out o
30. Gallaudet and American Universit,
had fair records, the former not gettinI
quite an even break and the latter win
ming 9 and losing 6.
Burgess OF George washington lead
the individuals In points scored, an
Berger of Maryland is second. Mary
land, in point scoring. as In games wol
and lost, was high teams
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY is certai
~ to finish its boxing season unde
faofad Tt Uon from TEMPLE Sat