Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-24
SYRACUSE IS FIRST
OF DIFFICULT FOES
Hoyas and GaIIaudet to In
wade PhiIIy-W. & L. Nine
Visits Terps.
BY II. C. BYRD.

T UNIVERSITY OF MARY
LANDS lacrosse team
~ meets its first big oppo-
nent of the year tomorrow
at Syracuse. The Old Line twelve
leaves this evening for the West
ern New York town, where it is to
test its strength against Syracuse
University, for many years at or
near the top of the heap in the
Indian game. The Marylanders
are due to return to College Park
Sunday morning.
Tomorrow's game is the first of a
two-year contract which brings SYRIA
clIse here next year to play one OF the
big roles in the annual Spring field day
at Maryland. The game next Spring
will be the first in which Syracuse has
ever appeared here in lacrosse.
Coach Jack Faber said this morning
that he expected the Syracuse game to
be one of the toughest of the season.
It was his opinion that a good deal OF
the success of his team for the remain
ing games would depend considerably
on the result. Faber feels that If the
team can get away with the long end
of the score tomorrow, 1t will gain
thereby sufficient confidence to stand
about an even chance in its other con-
tests.
AS a matter Of fact, Maryland begins
tomorrow about as difficult series OF
lacrosse contests as any school has ever
tackled. Syracuse is pretty sure to
prove a worthy antagonist, for at least
it always has in previous years; but,
following Syracuse, Maryland meets
consecutively Penn State, st. Johns,
Rutgers, Johns Hopkins and Navy, and
this list Just about comprises the cream
Of lacrosse teams in the whole country
Faber'S team has played three games
30 far and won all with considerable
ease. However, even he is not quite
sure whether these results were due as
much TO his own teams strength as to
the opponents weaknesses, which Is just
why he is looking forward with con-
siderable concern to his first big con-
test,
The squad is in pretty good physical
condition. although several OF the posi-
tons on the regular twelve are filled by
green players.
TEoRGETowN will figure promi-
" nently In the Penn relays today
and tomorrow. The Blue and Gray
is entered in five team events. In ad-
dition to the races in which Georgetown
varsity is to take part. the Blue and Gray
freshman four is to run IN the freshman
championship event.
Gallaudet also has a team entered.
The Kendall Greeners are slated
to run against La Sale Institute, Nor
gan College, Lincoln University, st.
Josephs, Villanova, North Carolina A.
& T. and Howard.
Catholic University, which had en-
tered two events, decided not to be
represented after holding time trials.
TOACH o'RELLY Of Georgetown
~ ra!d early in the week that he
feels his men have a chance to
win in the quarter mile, half mile and
sprint medley races. He said that he
would send teams into the mile and
Emile events in all probability, but
that they would have only slender
chances. It was OReillys opinion that
Boston College has the best chance of
all the teams TO win the 2-rnile event.
Coach Grifith has little to say about
his teams chances, although he feels
that he has fair opportunity to cap
ture something in the mile race and. an
outside chance to place In the sprint
medley.
Washington and Lees base ball team
q due here today to meet Maryland.
The Generals are said to have one OF
the best college mines in the South and
they undoubtedly feel that Maryland
was somewhat lucky to beat them at
Lexington early In the Spring. Mary
lands team seems TO be going along at
q good gait and the game ought to be
interesting.