Evening star., 1932-05-16

MILL AAoSAAN "A "A ~ VA se~AA
and field championships to-
morrow night in the Uni
versity of Maryland Sta
dunn have as their objective the
twofold purpose Of determining
championships and raising the
financial quota of the District to
defray expenses Of the United
States Olympic team at Los An
geles.
The meet not only has entered in its
various events the local men who ordi-
narily would compete, but also several
of the outstanding stars Of other Sec
tions. The first event is to be run of at
pm. in the first night affair OF the
kind ever held here.
Among the stars who are to come
here from other sections are JACK Ed
wards. former Tech High runner, who
now is a member of the University OF
Pennsylvania record holding relay team;
George Lermond, one of the country S
distance stars; Bill Agee, probably the
best distance man in the country, and
several Others not the least OF whom IS
a chap of the name of Gleason, a
sprinter from Villanova College, and
Leigh williams, former Southern Con-
ference quarter-mile champion.
THE meet actually is two meets. The
l. District of Columbia championships
will be run off. and interspersed
with these are the special competitions,
to be staged as George Washington BIZ
centennial events. 1t is in these invita-
ton events that the stars of other sec
tions are entered. The invitation 5000
meters. for instance. should be one of
the best events of the kind ever run on
a local track. TWO of the best men in
this event are Lieut.. George Lermond,
former West Point star, and Ensign F.
E. Highley, who used to do the 2-mile
race for the Naval Academy. Bill Agee
also is in this competition.
But aside from its features Of good
competition, the meet deserves public
support because it is one of the Efforts
being made by the local branch of the
National Amateur Athletic Union to
raise its quota of the funds necessary
to take care of the Olympic team at
Los Angeles this Summer. Every penny
that is taken in at the gate is to go
for this purpose, and every person who
pays admission will lave the satisfac-
tion of knowing that he or she has
contributed to whatever success is at
tanned by athletes of the United States
against those of foreign countries.
THE cnly intercollegiate athletic con-
l. test here today is the base ball
game between Virginia and Mary
land The Cavaliers come here with
the best nine they have had in decade.
Saturday at Annapolis they gave the
Navy one of the worst beatings any
Navy nine ever has had to stand up
under, the score being Is to 2.
Virginia and Maryland have already
met once this season at Charlottesville.
Virginia was the victor by close score.
Maryland Is in far better shape now
than it was then, and probably Virginia
also is. The game ought to be one OF
the best exhibitions CT college base ball
hereabouts this year.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY has two
~ track meets this week, besides hav-
ing its men scheduled to take part
in the A. A. U. events tomorrow night.
The Brooklanders meet Maryland in a
dual meet Wednesday afternoon on the
Brookland track and on Saturday go
to Baltimore for a dual affair with
Johns Hopkins.
GEORGETOWN has scheduled two ball
games, both with the Quantico Ma
rines at Quantico. The Blue and Gray
probably will go down each afternoon
instead of making one trip do for both
contests. It is only about an hours
run in machines.
DOTH Johns Hopkins and Maryland
- continued their winning ways Sat-
urday in lacrosse and will meet
Saturday in what probably will be one
of the greatest games ever played both
from a standpoint Of attendance and
perfection of play. Neither twelve has
been defeated, and at stake in the game
will be the national championship. 1t
is the last contest for Hopkins, and if
it wins, it unquestionably will get the
highest honors in lacrosse. Another
high hurdle remains for Maryland, as
1t meets Navy next week; but If it
proves good enough to win from Hop
kins, it ought also to take the Navy
contest. unless it slumps from its peak.
Navy has a much better arranged
schedule for the purpose of being at its
top in this particular contest than has
MARYLAND