Evening star., 1934-01-08
CRACK RELAY FOUR,
W|DMYER TO RACE
Arrangements Are Made for
Return of Old Liners to
Winter Tracks.
BY H. c. BYRD.
UNIVERSITY OF MARY
LAND for the first time

UNIVERSITY OF MARY
LAND, for the first time
~ in several years, plans to
send relay team to
Northern indoor track meets this
Winter. Arrangements have al
ready been made to compete in
the MillroSe and New York Ath-
letic Club games, and it is prob
able that one or two others will
be entered. Besides the relay
team, Earl Widmyer is to be sent
to the invitation dash events
against the country's best sprint
ers.
Coach Geary Eppley this morning ex-
pressed the opinion that he should
have one of the best relay quartets that
has ever worn the university's colors,
and 1t ought to be given an opportunity
to show what it can do against big
Northern fours. Eppley, in fact, is very
optimistic about his relay prospects, and
feels that his four f,ay be good enough
to lower the Maryland record.
Right now the men leading for places
on the team are Bob Sonen, Bob Archer,
Corny Cronin and Warren Evans. Evans
and Archer are expected to go below so
seconds. with Cronin and Sonen also
close TO that mark. Ed Quinn Is the
next best auarter-miler and stands a
chance of winning a regular job.
Widmyer took part in indoor meets in
the North last year and ran well. The
relay team at that time was not good
enough to send into that kind of COM
petition. In 1927 and 1928 the Old
Line four went north and performed
brilliantly. In one of those seasons
1t scored victories over Yale. Prince
ton, Harvard, Columbia, Pennsylvania,
Brown, Penn State and several other
lesser known schools.
IN" Club Donates Track.
n HARYLAND recently received from
NI its M club big boost for in
door track athletics in the ma
ture Of a donation of funds to construct
an outdoor board running track. 1t is
not possible that the track can be got
ready in time to be OF much value Tor
the current season. but in future years
will be almost invaluable in the develop
inent OF track sports. The track is to
be three laps to the quarter and Will be
constructed permanently. .,
Maj. Lindsey Sylvester, now stationed
here by the War Department in super
visory work for the National Guard, is
president of the m" club. He for
r1erly played fullback on the Maryland
eleven Knocky Thomas. who ran
third on the relay team that got so
many victories a few years ago, took
an active part in having funds for
new track donated, as he feels that
such a track will go a long way toward
putting the relay teams where they can
compete in Winter meats indoors with
out laboring under the handicap of not
having proper training facilities.
Maryland Well Equipped.
MYTH modern outdoor ooaro
=" running track added to its
equipment, Maryland has little
n worry about as far as facilities for
training its intercollegiate teams and
for physical education is concerned. "A
few years from now it may construct
larre stadium for foot ball and other
outdoor gatherings. and before long it
probably will build golf course. but,
aside from these things, it has about
completed its program for athletic
facilities.
It has an indoor sports building, with
q seating capacity Of more than 5000
for boxing and more than 1000 for
basket ball; one of the best outdoor
running tracks in the country, good
though small stadium. base ball plant
that compares favorably with some
minor leagues 20 tennis courts and
several practice fields. 1t also has
almost perfect facilities in the way OF
dressing rooms. showers and so on to
care for its own and visiting teams.