Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-22
LACR0SSE,D|AMOND
TEAMS FACE TASKS
StiCkerS Meet Great Hopkins
TWeIVe-BaSe Ball Duel
Due With Navy.
BY II. G.. BYRD.

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l ' i napolis and to Baltimore
tomorrow for two of their
most important games of the year
those with Navy and Hopkins.
The Old Line ball players have
had as their seasons objective the
contest with Navy, and with the
exception of the Middle struggle
next week, the lacrosse twelve
looks upon the setto with Hopkins
as the one it would prefer to win
above all others.
Records of the mines would cause it
to seem that Maryland has at least an
even chance to win from Navy OF
course, records in college ball do not
amount to much, as far as being me-
diuInS through which to predict defeat
or victory, but indications are that
there Is little difference between the
Navy and Maryland and that the con-
test ought to be just about as good as
usually is seen on college diamonds.
Maryland has won from Hopkins in
lacrosse the last two years, last years
contest having resulted in 6 to 0
Bnutout in one of the most perfect ex-
hibitionS of the sport ever given any
where. 1t was the only time in the
history of Hopkins that one Of its
lacrosse teams failed to score. And
this Spring the Baltimoreans are more
than anxious to even up, If they pos
sibly can. Maryland has been through
q good season, but Hopkins will put on
the field what is said to be the best
twelve that has ever worn its colors.
The base ball trip to Annapolis will
be something of double jaunt fer the
Old Liners, as their freshman nine
meets the Plebes. The Freshman
Plebe contest is to begin at 1870 and
the varsity at $3.50.
t'VITnLE HESTON not only was the
w greatest halfback that ever
played foot ball in the old days,
but he would be even greater were he
4 playing now under the modern brand
of foot ball." says Fielding H. Yost,
Michigan coach, in speaking Of the for
mer Wolverine star "Hestcn could cut
quicker than any other man ever saw
on foot ball field, and, as for catching
passes, if he were playing today it
would simply be impossible to stop him.
I could take him today and score five
touchdowns against the greatest foot
ball team in the country. No team
could stop him.
Let me tell you something about
HeSton. When he played for Michigan,
during his four years Michigan nsver
lost q game. And during that four
years of play Heston himself scored
more than 900 points. That averages
$50 points for a season and about IS
points per game. Just tell me the name
Of any other foot ball player with a
record like that. Heston was never
stopped by any team and were he play
ing now would be even more effective
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the greatest foot ball player that ever
trod field"
Many times controversies have taken
place about the respective merits of
foot ball players and the abilities of one
player have often been set of against
all the others. Many persons think that
Jim Thorpe was the greatest Of all
grloiron stars. Others may say that
De Witt, Heffelfnger, Mahan, Eckersau,
q Grange or some other equally prominent
q star in his day should have the palm
that goes to the greatest in any line of
endeavor, but, to Yost, there is no ques-
ton In his opinion, and also in the
opinion Of others, there never has been
The equal Of Heston'S brilliant achieve
mentS.
VUHY is It that you adhere almost
w entirely to punt formation In
your ohense, is q question that
was asked Yost on the occasion of his
visit here this week Yost answered
without the least hesitation, Because I
have always found the kick formation
the hardest type of attack against
which to build a defense. and If It Is
that way for me then figure it must be
just as hard for the other fellow: so I
give the other fellow Just as hard an at
tack to solve as / can"
Yost, in talking freely Of his foot bah
system, made the statement that Michi-
gan in 10 years. despite the fact that
1t throws more passes than any other
team, has never had one Of its passes
caught by an opponent and run back
against 1t for a touchdown. That Is re-
narkable. and it is doubtful II any other
eleven in the country can point back to
q record to equal that