Evening star., 1933-04-21
MAJOR STRUGGLE
ON TAP TOMORROW
Middies Favored in Track
Meet-0Id Line Nine Is
Having Rough Trip.
BY III. C. BYRD.

N At anu NAL yldIlu IltcI w.
N morrow in what probably
1 will be the most important
lacrosse game played so
far this year. It will be the first
game for Maryland, but Navy
already has been under fire sue
cessfully.. However, the Old Line
team has been in two practice
contests, both against experienced
players.
The game should be something Of
a body blow to the loser. This Is the
first time in years that the Navy
Maryland contest has come so early
in the season, and it will not set very
well for either of the two to face the
remainder of its schedule with a loss
to a major foe as virtually its starting
point.
Maryland has been exceptionally sue
cessful against Navy. in lacrosse re-
Gently, having won the last three con-
tests. For that reason the Sailors are
looking forward to the contest in the
hope that they may see a turnabout.
To defeat Maryland in lacrosse prob
ably wuold set better with Navy right
now than a victory over any other
opponent in a Spring sport, Army
excepted.
1t is difficult to foresee the result of
such game as the Navy Maryland
lacrosse meeting. In the first place,
entirely new conditions govern the
play. Only 10 men make up a team,
against IL a year ago. Then again,
the field is only 80 yards long, 20 yards
shorter than it was. Because Of these
changed conditions, the result of the
contest will depend in no little meas
ure on the ability of the coaches to
size up new conditions and meet them.
The game will be played on Worden
Field, located in the central portion Of
the Naval Academy grounds, the en-
trance to which is just opposite the
st. Johns College campus. Play will
start at o'clock.
NAVY and Maryland meet tomorrow
~ en- a double bill. the two track
squads being due for dual meet,
besides the lacrosse game. Navy ought
to win, as it has a much better bal
anced squad. Maryland is very strong
in some events, but weak in others. In
some Of the field competitions and in
two or three Of the running races, the
distances, the Marylanders seem out
classed. On the contrary, in the
sprints, Maryland seems to have the
advantage. The quarter-mile ought
to be a great race, as, according to
times in recent meets, there Is not
more than a tenth of a second diff
ference between Nays best man and
Maryland's. Last week Navy man
won the event against North Carolina
against Richmond In 50.8.
NFARYLANDS ball team on its
1v1 journey South has been rained
cut the last two days. Wednesday
its contest with Virginia was prevent
ed by a downpour and yesterday the
drizzle and a wet field caused the one
with Richmond to be called of.
The Old Liners did not have much
success on their trip into North Caro-
lima Duke took two games from
them and North Carolina one. and al
we're won by the Carolina teams by
very comfortable margins. The team
winds up its trip today with game
at Williamsburg with William and
Mary.
The Maryland-Navy dual meet to-
morrow will be featured by relay race,
an event unusual for dual games. Incl"
dentally, it should be fine race, as
Maryland will throw into the event a
much faster four than it is thought to
have.
VIIRGINIA'S base ball team plays
" Navy Saturday. The Cavaliers gave
the Sailors a warm trouncing last
season, the score being about Is to 2.
Maybe memory serves well enough to
say that was the exact score, but
whether or not it was, in such game
run or two either way does not mat
ter much.
Bob Fetzer, North Carolina track
coach on being congratulated over the
fine victory his team won in the meet
with Navy last week, expressed the opin-
ion that his team, while good in dual
meet. is not near good enough to win
the Southern Conference championship.
1t is his opinion that Duke stands the
best chance to walk away with the
laurels in that meet, although both
North Carolina and Virginia are strong.
Fetzer says that two or three real
stars count for so much more In
championship set of games than q well
balanced group of men for dual meet