Evening star., 1933-01-23
MAY Be NECESSARY
TO SAVE BASE BALL
Formal Competition Also in
Basket Game Seen
on the Way.
BY H. C. BYRD.
NORMAL basket ball and base
r. ball leagues may be the out

NORMAL basket ball and base
r. ball leagues may be the out
i growth of competition in
these sports in the Southern
Conference. A strong sentiment
for league play was shown at the
recent conference meeting at
Richmond, and there is posi-
bility that, beginning with base
ball in 1884, leagues may be in
augurated.
Two or three universities were rather
strongly against the proposition, but If
the matter had been put to vote it
probably would have carried. However,
it was felt by those schools that want
to begin such formal play that it would
not be practicable to put through
proposition of this kind until senti-
ment for it has become practically
unanimous.
A S step in this direction, though,
IA Jimmie Driver of Virginia. presid-
ing over a meeting of athletic di-
rectors, appointed a committee to con-
slider every phase of the matter and
bring in full report at the next an
nual meeting. This report may go SO
far as to draw up tentative schedules.
= Dick Smith. graduate manager of
athletics at Washington and Lee, is
the strongest backer of the project, and
the majority of coaches seem to favor
it. 1t is Smiths belief that leagues will
promote much greater interest in both
basket ball and base ball, and base
ball, especially, he feels, needs some
thing to help it over the rough spots.
AS a matter of fact, Smith goes so
far as to say that something of the
kind will have to be done to stimulate
interest in base ball or the sport in
evitably is due to be dropped from the
college program.
THE story from New York about the
i effort of President Marvin of
George Washington University to
question the domination of matters that
he holds are peculiarly within the prov
1nce of the individual universities and
colleges by commission of Is men
undoubtedly represented the feeling
among many who expressed themselves
after the meeting of the Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools of the
Middle Atlantic States held in New
York Saturday. What took place at
the meeting was not expected to be-
come subject matter for the press, but
apparently somebody got hold of this
angle of the meeting and gave it a
spread. The meeting, according to the
story, was called to discuss the ques-
tion of athletic scholarships and vari-
Gus other matters that might be con-
sidered under that head. The writer
was present at the meeting and for
that reason is not at liberty to COM
ment freely on what took place. eX-
cept as to what, through other chan
nels, has become public. However at
another time and in another way a good
deal may be said in this column in
reference to the New York meeting
and the subject matter of its discus
sion.
MIDYEAR examinations are cutting
lV1 down the list of basket ball
games. and other competitions for
the next two weeks for local schools.
The one game listed between two of
the larger schools, though, should be
one CT the features of the year, Catho-
lie University VS.. Maryland at Brook
land Wednesday night. Maryland, in
truth, has two big contests this week,
the one with C. U. and the other with
Navy at Annapolis Saturday The Navy
game is regarded as about the most
important on the whole schedule, be-
cause the Navy has one of its best
teams and is cunning for the Old Line
hve. The other two contests in which
local schools take part are both between
Gallaudet and American University,
tomorrow and Saturday.
CT. JOHNS of Brooklyn lived up to
~ its reputation by carrying off
Georgetown and George Washing
ton scalps. The feat of beating George
Washington in its own gymnasium is
one that deserves more than ordinary
consideration. Opinions expressed by
those who watched the ST. Johns five
unite in giving that team credit for
being the best that has been here this
season.
Maryland came through against Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute in it's double
bill without as much difficulty as it ex-
pected. Particularly pleasing to the
Old Liners was the victory in boxing,
as it represented the first over a major
opponent. Coach Harmony has done a
remarkable job in building up a good
team out of a squad that had very
little experience
Navy lost to Pennsylvania in basket
ball by three points Saturday in the
game it probably wanted to win above
any other, except of course the one
with Army. Penn was one of three
teams that won from Navy last season
and Navy wanted to even up that score.