Evening star., 1933-01-01
NOTHING IS DONE;
ATTENDANCE POOR
Programs Not Sufficient to
Attract-D. c. Colleges
to Resume Action.
BY H. C. BYRD.

tion last week at New York
were chiefly noteworthy for
the lack of interest they de-
veloped. Possibly the poor at
tendance was due to inadequate
finances, but certainly some part
of it was from failure to provide
something sufficiently worth while
to warrant college men travelling
hundreds of miles.
But whatever the reason, the fact is
that only handful were in attend
ance at either the morning or after
noon sessions, and that handful drib-
bled in and out as If other matters out
side the hall were just as important
At the afternoon session an exact count
showed SO persons, and before the
session ended several of these left.
When it is considered that these
fifty or so persons left in the hall, some
Of whom were statesmen for various
types Of goods used in sports, elected
committees to control rules for all in
tercollegiate sports for all colleges,
effected officers for the current year,
and otherwise transacted business that
| purports to represent close to 500 coll
leges and universities and affiliated or
ganizations, the situation at least seems
unusual If there is any real interest in
the organization.
COME very good talks were made, but
there was not the definitenesS OF
purpose. toward the fulfillment of
desired objective, necessary to get
men together in a big interested group.
More interest was shown in the meet
ingS OF the coaches and In the gather
ing Of athletic directors than in the
N. G. A. A. And when the coaches
and athletic directors got through with
their matters, such as discussions Of
technical play, arrangement Of games,
and so on, the great majority of them
left for their homes and did not remain
for the N. G. A. A. meetings.
There was hardly an outstanding
factor in connection with the day OF
speeches and discussions. There was,
of course, the usual jockeying behind
the scenes for places on the rules COM
mittees for various sports, and in other
matters relating to the organization, but
little else. The whole disposition
seemed to be to let things ride, without
stirring up anything. which, after all,
may have been the pest thing for ath-
letics and everybody else concerned.
r OCAL colleges get under way again
- this week with their basket ball
schedules, every school having at
least one game.
George Washington will be the first
to take the floor, as it entertains North
Carolina State College in the Tech High
gymnasium Wednesday night. This is
the first day of reopening of the sew
eral schools following the vacation
period.
Other games scheduled here during
the week are between Catholic Univer-
sity and North Carolina State Thurs
day at Brookland and between Gallau-
Diet and Lynchburg at Tech High. All
other contests are away.
CEORGETOWN makes quite a trip
" the last three days of the week,
being scheduled to meet Canisius
College at Buffalo Thursday, Colgate
at Hamilton Friday and New York Uni
versity at New York Saturday.
The Blue and Gray has been getting
expects to be in a good deal better
shape than when it made the trip to
Pittsburgh the middle of December
American University trips it down
through Virginia for two games. The
nrst Is With Virginia Medical College
at Richmond on Friday and the sec
ond with Sidney at Hamp-
den-Sidney on Saturday.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND does
~ not play until Saturday night,
when it meets Virginia Polytechnic
Institute at Blacksburg. The Old
Liners practiced during the holidays
until December %, when they played
Wisconsin, and plan to come back from
vacation tomorrow, two days before
school opens, for some real workouts
before they tackle the Gobblers.
Maryland, while 1t lost to Wisconsin,
did about as well as 1t expected to, as
1t had not been able to get in the long
practice sessions that the Middle West
erners had from early October. Incl
dentally, Maryland will have, before
the season ends, q much better basket
ball team than even its own supporters
look for.
| CENTTMENT among the foot ball
- coaches generally is that Southern
California will take Pittsburgh's
measure tomorrow in the annual
Tournament of Roses game. This senti-
ment seems based on the opinion that
Southern California is on its own
stamping ground, that it has had much
better opportunities to keep in its reg