Evening star., 1933-03-10
THOMSON HOPEFUL
FOR CLEAN SLATE
Decisive Victory Over Army
Craved-Depression Off
for Penn Relays.
BY H. C. BYRD.

= ONE Of the greatest successes
It has ever achieved is what
~ Earl Thomson, Navy track
coach, predicts for the Navy
track team this Spring. To say
that his team will 60 through un-
defeated is most unusual for
coach of any sport, yet that Is
Thomson's opinion of his squad
now In training for the opening
meet April is with North Carolina
We have several good men this
year, and I feel we should 60 through
tbs season undefeated. To say the
least, have hopes that we shall do
that. We have been in training prac-
tcally all Winter on the board track
and Monday we get outdoors for our
frst workouts on the cinders.
Especially am I looking forward to
the meet with Army at West Point.
The first year I came to Navy, West
Point gave us good trimming. We
have whipped the. Army since that time,
but nothing we have done Is quite SO
satisfactory as to be able to go up to
the Point this year and bring back the
bacon by a comfortable margin. We
may not do that but. anyway, I am
looking forward to it."
NAVY opens its schedule April Is
~ with North Carolina The Tar
heels have been strong in track
the last several years. but hardly are
going to be good enough this Spring to
take Navy into camp. Following the
North Carolina meet comes the one
with Maryland. and most of the interest
In that will attach to the meetings OF
Waybright Nays star sprinter, with
Widmyer Marylander, who generally Is
credited with being among the first six
sprinters in the country.
On the last Friday and Saturday in
April Navy plans to send sizable
squad to the Penn relays. Not only
will 1t have at least two relay teams IN
competition, but it also will send up
several men to take part In the events
for individuals. William and Mary is
to be met May 6. but on May IS the
SQUAD makes a trip to Charlottesville.
Navy was in q dual meet with Virginia
at Charlottesville back in 1928 and lost
by a small margin. 1t believes 1t should
reverse that this year. Virginia has
not won from Navy since the 1928 VIC
tory. No meet is scheduled May 20, as
that Is deliberately listed as an open
date before the meet with Army
May n.
A MISTAKE was made in this
n column yesterday in stating that
the Georgetown Carnegie Tech
basket ball game was scheduled for
tonight. The game Is to be played to-
morrow night at $50 in the Tech
High gymnasium. The Blue and Gray
winds up its season with this contest,
and despite q defeat earlier this year
at the hands Of the Plaid. believes 1t
has q good chance to win. In fact.
1t feels 1t will take the measure Of the
visitors and thereby finish in tie
with them for third place in the league
Of which both are members.
George Washington plans to start
Spring foot ball next week. The squad
will be under the direction Of Len
Walsh, general assistant to Head Coach
Pixlee. It is the intention to put the
squad through about five weeks Of as
rough practice as it usually gets in
the early Fall. Some 40-odd men are
expected to report.
THE list of schools that have sent in
i preliminary entries to the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania relay games
does not indicate there is much in the
way Of depression as far as track ath-
letics is concerned So far, 231 colleges
and schools have signified their inten-
tion to take part in the annual meet,
which ranks among the greatest OF Its
kind in the world. OF course, 1t is prob
able that the majority of these are from
within a reasonable distance of Phila-
delphia, and it is true also that most Of
the entries were sent in before the
present banking situation developed.
MARYLAND'S prospects for boxing
4'1 team next year are about the best
it has ever had. OF the eight
men who fought regularly in the va
rious classes, only one is to graduate,
while two or three of the best are only
sophomores. The Old Liners probably
Will list number Of more difficult
meets next year than they have had so
far. Also they may run through
longer season.
Incidentally. Maryland may depart
somewhat from its custom of the last
few years in scheduling virtually none
other than Southern universities. 1t Is
understood that strong sentiment ex-
lists among the Cid Liners to cres te
alliances with two or three good North
ern and one or two Middle Western
schools, but, Of course. not to break
down in the least the fine relationships
they now enjoy with other Southern
institutions