Evening star., 1933-04-12
FINE TEAMS SEEN
f. FOR c. j. AND c. ".
G. u. Not So Well Fixed and
Maryland Must Depend
on Green Squad.
BY HI. c. BYRD.

~ this year. Georgetown ano
:, Maryland have laid away
their uniforms. Catholic Univer-
ssity finished yesterday, and George
Washington plans to wind up its
workouts this week. American
University is about through, while
Gallaudet has not given very
much serious attention to it at
any time.
f, c. U. is the only one of the local
schools that may get out squad again
after the holidays. Coach Dutch Berg
man said after winding up his practice
session that he might call out his men
4or a few days following the Easter
.oliday period, but if SO would be for
only a short while.
All the coaches seem to be well
pleased with the progress of their
squads and all seem strong for Spring
practice as means of putting their
leans in shape to begin work in Sep
Uember for the regular season. Catholic
U. probably has been more serious in its
Spring efforts than the other schools
Coach Bergman is very much of the
opinion that it is the one way by which
really fine teams can be developed.
ssCPRING practice makes good foot
- ball teams in the Fall" says
Bergman, land if you expect to
have team capable Of stacking up
with the schools that go through Spring
workouts there is only one thing for
you to do have Spring practice also,
and have it seriously. In the Spring
It is possible to develop the mechanical
details of plays far better than in the
Fall because there is more time for it.
Then again the coach does not have to
worry about testing out his men ct
the beginning Of Fall practice, which
always Is waste of time, if he has
learned what to expect of them during
Spring workouts. I'm strong for Spring
practice and I don't believe it is pos
s.ble to develop really great foot
ball team in the Fall without it."
incidentally, it may as well be told
now as later, that c. U. is going to have
a great eleven next season. The Brook
'anders should turn out the best of To-
cal teams, and, according to the way
the situation now sizes up, George
Washington probably will be second
best, with Georgetown and Maryland
not far apart. The Brooklanders will
have a far better line next fall than
they had last, but will not have in their
Sackfield as flashy player as Whelan.
However, the backfield as a whole may
be better, as in two positions. at least.
It seems considerably superior to what
1t was last season.
Georgetown will have a fairly good
team, but does not have anywhere near
es good material as C. u. Jack Hegarty
is making good as coach, though, and
will whip together the men he has into
nbout as formidable combination as
any one has reason to expect. George
towns material at present. though, In
no way measures up to the standards
set by the material out of which Exen-
dine and Lou Little build some of their
elevens
George Washington has lot of good
material available, and apparently is
in way to have just about as
strong an eleven as wore its colors last
season, but it may miss one or two men
Q lot more than 1t now expects. Fealon.
for instance, was the trigger of the 1882
eleven, and it is doubtful If anybody
will be available to take his place as
. passer, ball carrier and general all
around back.
Maryland sized up a lot of green
freshman material during the six weeks
It kept its squad out and has one of
its good teams in the making. It may
not do so well next year, but again in
1884 and 1885, it will turn out elevens
capable of holding their own in almost
any competition. From last Falls
freshman squad have come to the var
sity some young fellows, comparatively
inexperienced. but who eventually
should develop into as good men in
their respective positions as the Old
Liners have ever had.
THE brightest spots in Maryland's
i track performances in the dual
meets it lost Saturday and Mon
day to ". M. l. and Washington and
Lee were Cronin's running in the $50
and work in the pole vault, and Wild
myers sprinting. In both meets, Wild
myer did the century in less than 1C
seconds, 90, and actually was better
than that, as he ran each day against
the wind.
Coach Epply was especially pleased
with the performances of Cronin and
Widmyer and believes that in Evans
he has the making OF fine quarter
miller.
II
~ land lacrosse team says that sc
far he has seen very little diff
ference in the type of play of the pres.
ent team of 10 men and last years
team of II men. Faber even goes SO fai
as to say that under ordinary circum.
stances he does not believe there viii
be much difference. 1t is his opinion
that the shortening of the field com.
penSateS FOR the two men taken from
the team.
If there is going to be any differenc,
IN the game this year from last" say
Faber, ''it probably will show up il
teams striking more often at each 9th
ers goal. There will be some quicl
breaking and long filings that transfe
the ball from one end of the field t.
the other in iiffy and thus cause mucl
more rapid changes in the aspects o
the game. On the new field it will b
much more difficult for one team t,
keep striking continually at its oppo
ncnt'S goal
There Is not much doubt that in on
sense greater burdens will be placed Oh
the defense, but in another sense tn
burdens will not have to be sustainet
so continuously. The defense will b
under a constant threat, will have +
meet a greater number of attacks. bu
l do not see how it will be possible TO
the attacking periods to last so Ions
1t should be much easier to clear tn
ball out because one well placed thro,
may turn a team from being a dan
gerous att3cker to being sorely presse
on defense. There may be more scorin
with less maneuvering. although tn
games so far played have not show
that"
A.