Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-06
.CO|N CRISIS COMES
LUCKILY At LULU
Cessation of Athletics at
Some Schools Seen Unless
Money LoOSens.
BY H. C. BYRD.


/ banking situation, and
i what may develop from it,
will affect college athletics
for the remainder of the Scho-
lastic year is something to which
those interested in Spring sports
are giving no little thought.
In some localities it is possible that
complete suspension Of activities may
result. In others, severely curtailed
schedules may be necessary, while it is
possible that in some instances normal
conditions will prevail.
The whole difficulty, as far as the coll
legeS are concerned, is that the schedule
OF each college depends in large measurs
on what colleges in other localities do.
One may be well able to 60 through q
normal program, but those with which
1t has engagements may find such a
program impossible, so that even those
colleges that are able to carry on nor.
mally may find such course impossible.
WHAT the banks do depends on the
w adjustments that are worked out
both in law and among them
selves. In Maryland, for instance, q
law designed to stabilize the situation
has passed the Legislature and been
signed by the Governor, but the banks
so far have been unable to reach an
agreement among themselves and with
the State banking commissioner as to
the percentage Of deposits that are to
be paid out to each depositor each
month. Until this Is known, it is not
possible to make plans, because one can
FOL yTtct
be available for use in the Spring
month";. Much of the doubtfulness OF
the situation lies in, as far as Mary
land is concerned, anyway, the extent
10 which the strong banks adjust their
payments to the level that the weak
banks can pay.
FORTUNATELY for the colleges, the
banking situation has devel-
oped at time when athletics
virtually are at standstill except for
the training various squads are getting.
therefore there is no acute need for
any immediate action. Unless the situ-
alton is worked out within the next two
or three weeks, sufficiently to enable
Withdrawals OF enough money on which
70 operate, then it is a pretty sure thing
that the colleges will have to take some
pretty drastic action as far as this years
activities are concerned. Most of the
schools are in bad enough shape any
way, and it will not take much in the
way OF additional setbacks to cause
serious difficulties.
COME Of the universities under prA
- vate control are going to have many
problems on their hands between
now and Fall. entirely outside of
athletlcs. For instance, the president of
one college says that he has not vet
mad the salary checks for his profess
sors drawn for last month because all
the college funds are impounded in
bank and cannot be drawn on. He
further says that If his college is allowed
70 draw out only small percentage of
It's deposits, then he does not see how
MS faculty can be paid.
Inls probably is the first experience
OF this kind that colleges in this sec
ton have had since the Civil War. bus
ooWn In Mississippi members of the
faculty OF the State university, State
colIeGe, and State college for women
went for about Is months without
getting their salaries. However in one
way or another they got by, and thai
should indicate to all college men
In this section who may be somewhat
Inconvenience temporarily that the
world Is not going to end Immediately
because pay check is delayed or be-
cause there is no cash in the house.
NAVY climaxed its basket ball season
~ with a smashing victory over
Army, an end that it much de-
sired. No better results have been at
tanned by Navy on a basket ball court
in many years, and its fine team is
tribute to the ability of the men whs
composed it and to the excellent coach,
ing of Johnny Wilson. The futuu
sailors ran up some of the biggel
scores against good teams that they
have ever !na1s
Earl Wilmyer's SO seconds for tts
60 yards in the Southern Conferen.
indoor championships Saturday niptt
at North Carolina University is tbs
fastest time ever made in the South
on an indoor board track. 1t created
new conference record, the former
mark having been ga seconds. Lauck
OF virginia set a new mark for the
mile. lowering the former record by
about five seconds by running the dis
lance in fraction over 4.24.
University Of Nirginia's record In
boxing is so much better than that of
any other school in the section that
lIeie Is HdToly any comparison. It has
Won four Southern Conference cham.
pionships, and seldom has met de.
feat in recent years. 1t is the only
school that has been able to take
Nays measure IN a dual meet at
Annapolis in 10 years. Incidentally.
young F1shburne, member of the team.
VINO won his way to the Southern
Conference welterweight champions
snip this year, is son of Representa-
tive Fshburne