Evening star., 1933-05-03
WAKE FOREST NINE
TO INVADE TONIGHT.
anne With Unbeaten Team
Will Follow Carnival for
SandIotters.
BY H. C. BYRD.

- EORGE WASHINGTON, be-
1 y ginning tonight, plays
~ three base ball games in
as many days. Wake For
est is its first opponent, while
West Virginia sends its nine here
Tor the second and third contests
yomorrow and Friday. All games
cegin at pm.
Preceding the games, and opening
TT 7 o'clock, are the extra "doings"
4, hat feature the entire Colonial
chedule. Besides the Wake Forest ball
,ame this evening, there is listed a
case ball carnival, to take in compe-
ition in throwing. base running and
eating. for all amateur players in the
District who care to take part
In conjunction with the first game
with West Virginia, a contest for boys
bands of the District is to be held,
and before the third the George WASH
ulgton Glee Club will stage a concert.
Wake Forest is likely to present the
stronger ball team of the two op-
ponents. The Baptists have yet to bow
Ibis season and apparently have an
exceptional combination. Unless George
Washington takes big brace over
what 1t has shown it is unlikely that
it can lower the visitors colors. West
Virginia always has capable teams in
I'll sports and in several seasons it has
turned out brilliant diamond outfits.
Wake Forest, coached by the veteran
John Caddell includes on its list of
victims such strong mines as Michigan
State, North Carolina State, Duke,
Delaware and North Carolina u. the
last named the leading team of the
Southern Conference, with no defeats
in six starts to date.
The combination affairs now being
staged really are offered by and for
the civic fund of the city, and all
proceeds accrue to its benefit.
THE first combination shows staged
i last week, in which George Wash
ington met Delaware University in
ball games, resulted in about as large
crowds as have attended college ball
games in this city at any time. 1t was
estimated that $500 persons saw the
opening and that more than 1000 were
present at the second contest
In only one college ball game in
recent years hereabouts, Maryland
against Army three years ago, has a
crowd as large as either of these been
present. And probably the only reason
as big crowd attended the Army game
at Maryland was because it was staged
in conjunction with a track meet, la
crosse game and other contests
Attendance at college ball games in
recent years, as far as Washington Is
concerned, has been slim indeed. Hardly
more than 10 to Is per cent OF the
student bodies watch games. In some
CT the smaller towns, such as Charlottes-
vile and Athens, where there is no
competition with professional ball. larger
crowds have seen the diamcnderS, but
even at Charlottesville the biggest
crowd at game in 10 years was out this
Spring to watch the Navy play Vir-
ginia. And for that game the total
present was less in number than Vir-
ginia's student body.
1t does begin to seem that college
men and college women, too, are less
and less interested in any sports ccm-
petition that does not have in it the
elements of hard physical contact.
has added University of
W Indiana to its basket ball schedule
for next year, the game to be played
December 80 here. This makes two
Western Conference fives en- the Old
Line list for next season, with a posi-
bility that Wisconsin may be played
again The season Is to be opened with
Michigan December 18.
1t is understood that these games in
volve trip 1or Maryland to the Mid
die West in 1885.
WHILE about as many schools have
w entered the Maryland Interscho-
laStics. to be held this week, as took
part in 1882 the results Of financial
of the last few weeks show
in the size of the squads. Some schools
that in previous years have sent from
twenty to thirty men have cut their
squads to eight or ten. picking only
those men they feel fairly certain have
a chance to score points.
As far as the competition is con-
cerned, this. probably will be beneficial
as it Is certain to eliminate a good
many who would stand no chance of
finishing in the points and leave a
clearer track to the real competitors.
CPEAKING Of track athletics, it might
- be mentioned that Maryland next
year Is likely to have about the best
array Of runners that has ever worn its
colors. With the varsity men due to
return, and those coming up from the
freshman squad, the Old Liners ought
to stand out as far as track events are
If they can develop some few men
capable of doing good work in the field
events, which seems more than prob
able when the present freshman ma
terial is considered. the Old Liners
should have their best year on the track
in 1884.