Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-23
HOYAS WON'T HOLD
USUAL DUAL MEETS
Two Relay Teams Will Take
Part in Intercollegiate
and Penn Games.
BY ii. C. BYRD.
ACK Of an outdoor track is
proving such a handicap to

proving such a handicap to
L. Georgetown that it is ex-
tremely doubtful if it will
make any attempt to arrange a
schedule for its track and field
squad this Spring. About the only
events in which Georgetown now
expects to take part are the Penn
relays and the Intercollegiate,
and Coach John O'Reilly is Won
dering how he will ever be able
to keep his men in shape for these.
No dual meet is to be listed.
Such curtaiied program is unusual
for George toWn. The Blue and Gray
for many years has been exceptionally
strong on the cinderS, and 1Iom the
time that Arthur Duffy and Bernie
Welers were making records athletes
wearing its colors have proved formid-
able antagonists for other schools in
many sections of the United States.
However sprinters cannot be developed
without place to sprint and jumpers
and vaulters and hurlers cannot be
trained without take-of boards, jump
ing pits and a track. And none Of
IEeSe QO6S (6OTR6UOWn nave.
A new tdormitory now graCes the spot
where the old track was, the place
where great runners trained for 40
years. And SO tar, while a site has
been established for a new field, little
progress is noticeable toward getting
it in disable shape. And There is vir-
tuaIly no hope that a track could be
built in time for use this year, even if
the authorities of the university were
willing to make that part of their
Spring program.
TOACH OREILLY plans to send his
~ relay teams to Philadelphia for the
Penn games. figuring that having
got them in good shape on the board
track during the Winter he may keep
them in fairly good condition through
exercises, Jogging runs and use Of tracks
elsewhere for practice. He will send
the two relay teams to the Penn and
five of his best individuals to the in
tercolleg.ates. O'Reiliy, of course, re-
Allies he is greatly Handicapped, but is
accepting the situation philosophically.
However, he would much rather have a
good track and big squad to train on
it for full dual meet schedule than to
so through a makeshift year. If that it
may be called, such as he plans.
And in speaking Of track work at
Georgetown. 1t is not anisS to mention
here that OReilly is fairly well salts
fed with the way his men have per-
formed indoors. All Winter O'Reilly
hes been ticking mile and two-mi'e
relay teams to the various meets, but
actually he has onlv six men to run.
In every meet, two of the runners, after
running the half or quarter, whichever
came first. have rested awhile and then
gone out to run the second event. In
mi cd 1or Of Haf l. I'D 80
duty, it is rather remarkable that
Georgetown has done as well as it has.
Notre Dame and Holy Cross were de-
'feated in the Meadowbrook meet, Not1e
Dame was beaten in another, and in
several events the Blue and Gray
finished second, with two other SCHOOLS
trailing behind it. although, as O,Reilly
puts it, seconds don't count this year"
Burke, Mara ard Kelly are the runners
who have at various times tak1n turns
at doubling up, two of them competing
in both the ons-mile End twoyn1ile relay
events. Bonniwell In the high Jump
and Jimmy Kelly IN the spirits also
have done well.
"All in ALL" says O'Re4ly, I'VE have
nothing to be ashamed Of as a result of
our competition this Winter, some
things OF which we should be proud,
and because the boys have done the
best they could, under the circum-
stances. I'm satisfied"
loot ball coaches out at Northwest
4 ern University recently turned the
tables on the administrative au-
thor!ties and faculty. Il seems that for
long time there has been an insistent
osnand on the part Of faculty mem
b7rs OF that institution tina. the coaches
should get no more money. than the
best paid members of the faculty. But
recently things changed It seems that
northwestern vas left an exec dinghy
1arge sum of money, so that now a scale
1-r the faculty has been established
which will give some members as high
as $4,000 per year. And the foot ball
coaches now are saying to the uni
versity authorities and the faculty,
you have been for years wanting to
see the coaches paid on the same scale
Is the faculty; now, If you have been
sincere. make good what you have been
preaching
Catholic University tonight at
O'Clock stages the first of what it ex-
poets to develop into exceptionally at
tractive exhibitions Of Winter activities
at the university. The program begins
with songs by a quartet from the Glee
Club, and it continues with something of
almost everything that is done at the
Brookland institution. Boxing, wres-
ting, sack races, songs, dances, dra-
matte skits, boxing with the boxers
standing IN barrels. boxing between
blindfold boxers and all kinds Of seri-
GUS and amusing attractions are carded.
Those in charge expect the e"ents to
b. the most attractive Of the indoor
season.
The events at Catholic University are
the only thing in the way OF intercol-
legiate competition scheduled here to-
night.
Taking part in an indoor track and
field meet is unusual for Gallaudet, but
1t expects to send several athletes over
70 Brookland to compete in the Catholic
u. games next week. DobSon in the
hllf mile, Ringle in the field events,
Rayhiil in the quarter and O'Brien in
tie distances are expected 10 show best
for the Kendall Green squad.
TlLDEN DOES 1T AGAIN