The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-03-02
COOPER RUNS
IN SMILE
EVENT
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Maryland University will make
a determined bid to again capture
the team trophy in the Catholic
University track games Saturday
night in the C. U. gym. The Mary
landers scored the most points in
last years meet and received a
trophy for their feat.
Geary Eppley track coach at
Maryland, is sending complete
team and will be represented in
practically every open and cole
giate event on the program.
Herman in Spirits
One of those who will carry the
Black and Gold colorS of Mary
land is Pete Cooper, who will face
the starter in the three-mile jaunt.
Cooper led the field home in the
two-mile race last year.
Chester Ward, High" Havel
and Paul Herman will repre-
sent Maryland in the dasheS.
Herman is the former Central
High Splinter.
In the quarter-mile, Maryland
will have Havell, Paul Fellows,
Herman and Sam McGlathery,
while Ronald Brown, Ralph
Shure, Charles Riechel and
John Duncan will start in the
half,mile.
Shure has been named for the
onemile while Fellows and Nc
Glathery will compete in the hur-
dies. Jess Krajcovlc, star guard
of the Maryland football team,
and Charles Fouts will take part
in the high jump.
Opponents for COnger
Four of the runners invited to
face Ray Conger, Illinois A. G.
miller, in the Ryan 1000 yards
have accepted. They are Jim
Kennedy, former Georgetown Uni
versity trackster now competing
for the Newark A. c.; Lloyd
Johnson, of William and Mary
Richard Gwinn of the Baltimore
police, and Alfred Christensen,
of Lafayette College.
Dorsey Griffith, Catholic U.
track coach, expects to hear
today from Sam Martin, who
was also invited to race against
COnger in the c. Z. games.
Martin is the former Western
High and Dartmouth runner,
but now wears the emblem of
the Boston A. A.
johnson is the chap who paid
his own way to the Meadow
brook games and finished second
in the "Meadowbrook l,OOO
yards" On the return rail trip
from Philadelphia, Griffith spot,
ted him in the day coach and
the c. U. coach, graciouSly gave
his Pullman berth to the Will
liam and Mary collegian and
slept himself in the coach.
GWinn is the former Johns
Hopkins University trackman who
cracked numerous middle-diStance
records in his college days. He
still holds several South Atlantic
marks.
Freshmen Also Entered
Other varsity trackmen en-
tered by Maryland are Charles
Mothershead, Edgar Blanch, Jim
BuSick, Theodore DeMoll, Har.
old Greenfield, Donald Shaffer
and Bogdanow.
Maryland freshman who will
compete are Edward Aud, John
Gleichman, Ed Quinn, Stewart
Burbage. Alfred LOizeaux, Cor
neliuS CrOnin. Allan Colds
bOrugh, Douglas DevendOrf,
Willard PiggOtt, Everett Jones
and Donald Kent. Points
scored by the freshmen will
not count for the team trophy.
Practically the entire Mary
land University student body will
stay awake tonight for returns of
the Semifinal game betWee
Maryland and Georgia in the
Southern Conference basketball
championship at Atlanta, Ga
The contest follows the other
Semifinal between Kentucky and
Florida, which starts at 8 o'clock
A victory for the Old Liners
will merit them the right to
tackle the winner of the Ken
tucky-Florida game for the cham.
pionShip tomorrow night. Mary
land has never before reached
the Southern Conference semi
finals and its supporters are
hoping that Berger, Chalmers
Norris, Ronkin, May, Wilson, etc.
will play the greatest basketball