Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-19

BY II. c. BYRD.
TQ relieve the drudgery of
Spring foot ball practice, if
/ drudgery it may be called,
Dutch" Bergman of Catho-
lie University has worked out a
series of competitive tests for his
squad.
These tests will be among men,
bers of the squad trying for differ
ent positions, the Spring races, for
instance, being arranged in two
classes, one for linemen and the
other for backs.
other tests are designed to
stimulate effort for improvement
In fundamentals, blocking, for
ward passing, forward pass catch
ing. place kicking and so on.
It IS Bergman's intention to conduct
three meets at about equal intervals
during Spring practice. The results OF
the first meet are to be compared With
the results of the last and in this way
Bergman hopes to show players just
how much improvement they have
made. The whole scheme of COMPETE
tons viii be son the point system and
victors in each class are to get medals.
BY thus stimulating competitive inter-
est Bergman believes he should be able
to get much better results in teaching
his men the elements of foot ball which
comprise that part of the game that
most players do not like to take the
time to learn.
ONE of the tests is to be in punting
~ and the whole squad is to take partgI
Ten points VIII be awarded for each
yard over 80 in the average distance
of kicks. Thirty points are to be
awarded for accuracy in the 8 kicks and
80 for technique, including speed and
form in getting the kick of.
The place-kicking and drop-kick!ng
competitions are to be from six differ
ent stations, the first series of 3 sta
tons is yards away from the goal lines
and the second series of 3, 80 yards
away Two kicks each will be given
from, the first three stations and one |
each from the second three. Points
varying according to the accomplish |
ment will be given for kicks from each |
station.
OTHER ccmpecit ons to be held are
~ in kicking OF, forward passing |
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backs, tackling, blocking by linemen, |
and the 50-yard dash for b-th linemen |
and backs. In the 50-yard dash for |
backs each back must carry foot ball |
under his arm The accuracy tests for |
forward passing will be carried by |
throwing the ball diagonally across the |
field to an end or back running at full |
speed The tackling is to be done
against backs carrying the ball with |
starts S, 10 and Is yards distant from |
the tackler. Five types of blocking, in |
volving the shoulder block, step-over |
block, cross-step block, step with a re-
verse body, block, and rolling block, are
to be considered.
In short, Bergman has worked cut |
system Of competitions which involve |
virtually all the fundamentals CT foot :
ball. He expects to drill his men in |
them and through the stimulus of COM
petitive tests keep up the morale Of his |
squad during the tedious hours Of prac-
tice and attain far greater advancement |
in becoming proficient in the funda- |
mentals than otherwise.
A T a meeting in Lynchburg early this |
IA week between representatives Of the |
colleges and universities in the |
South Atlantic section of the Southern |
Conference, sentiment for continuing or |
disbanding the base ball league they |
have fostered the last three years was |
about evenly divided. Virginia and |
Maryland were decidedly against the |
league, Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
and Washington and Lee just as de- |
cidedly for it. North Carolina and Vir- |
GINA Military Institute faV-red a league |
with fewer games, and Duke and North |
Carolina State seemed to care little one |
way or another. After considerable dis |
cussion it was decided not to disband |
the league, but to discontinue it for one |
year, after which the question would be |
reopened.
With the question of the base ball |
league out Of the way, the most i'm |
portant business of the meeting was |
got under way, with the result that |
base ball, track, basket ball and boxing |
schedules among the aforementioned |
schools are practically complete Near
~ all the schools agreed to meet one
another in some sport, and most of
them have at least one game with most
OF the others in every sport. Maryland |
was particularly fortunate in getting
home games in basket ball. as all the
seven schools are slated to come here,
with the exception of North Carolina
State, and it is TO send up its boxing |
team.
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Y what undoubtedly is the best ath- |
letic plant in the universities of |
the South. Adjoining one another al |
most are a beautiful concrete stadium /
for foot ball, to seat $4,000; big GYM |
nasium for basket ball and indoor |
sports, 20 new tennis courts, two new |
practice fields and Lambeth Field, the |
old stadium, which henceforth is to |
be used only for track and base ball.
Not only does this give Virginia eX-
cellent facilities for intercollegiate /
sports, but also for intramural compe- |
titions, especially in tennis, which now
adays almost all college students play |
more or less.
University Of Alabama is another
Southern university due to take up |
Lacrosse Announcement that it will !
have twelve this year for the first |
time will be hailed with delight by
both Georgia and Georgia Tech. which |
have been somewhat alone in that sec
ton of the South.
The only gamer that Georgia and
Georgia Tech hay. had besides the
games between them have been with
Virginia, Maryland and Navy.
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