Evening star., 1932-04-08

IVA base ball begins tomor-
row, with Washington
College, Washington and Lee and
North Carolina as its opponents.
The track meet begins at I o'clock
base ball at and lacrosse at 3.
Probably greater interest CEN
ters in what the lacrosse twelve
may do than in either of the two
other teams. This is the first time
the stickmen have been in regular
competition, and, especially as this
is an Olympic year and good
many college lacrosse players will
take part in the projected trip to
the West Coast, students and
alumni alike are anxious to get
an idea Of what may be expected.
Four men were lost from the 1881
team by graduation, probably the best
of whom was Joe Derkman, who won
place as a defense man in the all
America selections. The greatest loss on
attack was Colosimo, who weighed hard
ly enough to give gravity chance to
hold him to earth. but who could WELD
a lacrosse stick with astonishing dex-
terity.
Ronkin, one of the best attack men
on the squad, who had his leg broken
last year before Hopkins or Navy was
played is back in good shape, and 1t
seems that Poppleman, who earned
nothing better than a substitutes berth
In mis- first effort at the game, Is coming
along so well that he bids fair to be one
of the best attack men the university
ever has turned out. 1t may be that
30 far as attack is concerned the team
will be just as good as year ago. How
ever, so far no player has shown suf-
ficient ability to indicate he may be as
valuable as Deckman was.
Washington College has played two
games It lost by a 13-to-1 score to st.
Johns of Annapolis last Saturday. but
went to Easton, Pa, on Wednesday OF
this week and took the measure OF La
fayette by to 0.
These two games should make the
team better against Maryland than it
was at Annapolis week ago. George
Ekairis. former Western Maryland ath-
lete, is coaching the Eastern Shoremen.
COACH EPPLEY gave his track men
~ almost q complete rest yesterday.
He thinks that he has about an
even chance against Washington and
Lee. although he has several untried
men slated to toe the starting line In
the various events. Eppley expects the
track team to show improvement over
last year. irrespective of the result OF
tomorrow's meet. This will be Wash
ington and Lees first formal effort OF
- DC fa u nd
Generals won from the Old Liners last
season at Lexington.
The base ball team goes out for It's
fourth attempt of the year to play North
Carolina. This is the second time. the
two schools have met this Spring and in
the game at Chapel Hill North Carolina
was victor, to 0. Maryland also lost
the other two games it has played, Duke
and Virginia being victors. However,
the Old Liners have better ball team
than they have so far shown and if
they get under way as they expect to
will prove tough combination to beat.
CEORGETOWN opens its season this
~ afternoon with La Fayette at $3.50
on the diamond adjacent to the
new Medical School Building. The Blue
and Gray does not know much about
the team, as the opportunities for prac-
has not had the work necessary to get
In good enough shape to give the coach
a good line on its real worth. Coach
Sheedy says that he is not pessimistic
because he believes that the men will
come along as soon as they can get in
sufficient practice to enable him to teach
them the kind of base ball they should
play.
Only three men from previous George
fOJrT1 will SIC ~
They are Frank Orifice behind the bat,
King at shortStop and Evers in center
held. King played third last season,
while Oriflce was substitute catcher two
years ago. Actually King and Evers are
the only two men in the lineup from
the 1881 nine. Tom Carolan will be at
nrst base, Leoni at second, Rapp at
third, with Dolan in left field and Trod- |
zen In right. Lindquist, left handler
from the 1881 Freshman team, is to do
the pitching. Or at least, Coach Sheedy
Intends to start him.
NHAT may develop into rather an
w unfortunate mess in amateur
circles Is the rumpus being raised
IN the Scandinavian countries over the
amateur status of Paavo Nurmi. Fin
lands great distance runner 1t seems
the question has been raised as to
the Olympics, because of alleged pro-
fessionallSm. At least one Finland
newspaper has come out with the bald
statement that If Nurmi is a profess
slonal, then so are most of the other
international stars.
II the amateur organizations begin
TO f1out one another, begin to sling mud.
then amateur sports may come in for
some rather unsavory charges. There
hot 1F
great amateur athletes have received
considerable help of one kind or an
other for some of their competitive ex-
hibttions, but in most cases it has been
almost impossible TO prove anything
wrong
However, If some of the amateur or
ganizations begin to fight among them
selves. then some of them, in charges
and counter charges, may tell a good
deal II is not InIikeIy tb.t y,oapy ~