Evening star., 1934-04-25
MORE EFFICIENCY,
LESS COST IS AIM
Collegiate Sports, Physical
Education May Be Placed
Under One Head.
BY H. C. BYRD.

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" the way of an athletic
~ system is contemplated at
\ the University of Vir-
ginia, it was learned today from
a prominent Washington alum
nus of that institution. This
new Set-up involves a reorgan-
ization of the work in physical
education, as well as intercol-
legiate athletics, and probably
the inclusion of both In one big
department under one head, it
is said.
You may say without much dan
ger of being l per cent wrong that
Virginia in the Fall of 1885 will open
with completely reorganized system
OF athletics and physical education" :"
was the statement made. "And, fur
ther than that, you will not be much
amiss If you say that the university
will take over full financial respon-
sib1lity for intercollegiate athletics as
well as physical education, and pro-
vide type of organization that will
be pretty sure to throw alumni in
fluence in the background and elimi-
nate anything that savors of alumni
control"
1t Is known that a committee of the
Board of Visitors of the university
has for some time been working on a
plan for the reorganization of ath-
letics and physical education, and for
the unifieation of these two depart
ments, but the statement by the Vir-
ginia alumnus is the first intimation
that sufficient progress has been made
to warrant the conclusion expressed.
University Responsibility.
Turing the past Winter President
IL Newcomb stated emphatically
that in the last analysis he
regarded intercollegiate athletics as a
responsibility the university and
responsibility the university should
accept. He recognized that RESPONSE
bility to such an extent that he took
a hand in a situation that developed
some time ago in connection with
athletics at Charlottesville, and, ac-
cording to the alumnus above quoted,
he is going to keep his hand on the
tA4AOOtlC u11tA SdIlS11co O1ldb tASu1l
will have as sound a program as any
other university in the country.
The reorganization is expected to
develop along lines that should be
beneficial in more ways than one. It
is felt sure, for instance, that the
coaching staff for the various sports
will be less expensive, that q co-ordi-
nation of the physical education and
intercollegiate athletic departments
should provide less expensive ad-
ministrative setup, and it seems
certain, at least in the minds Of Vir-
ginia people, that more unified
control and direction will give to the
university greater efficiency in that
particular field.
In other words, what Virginia Is
seeking is to effect, and it seems in a
fair way to achieve its end, an or
ganization Of greater efficiency at less
cost, and which should eliminate
many OF the petty difficulties with
which Virginia athletics have been
beset. If Virginia accomplishes this,
1t will be the greatest forward step
Virginia athletics have ever taken.
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND,
~ rained out yesterday of its
second game with Georgetown,
Is at Maryland today. Probably
Lefty Sanders, undoubtedly one of
the best pitchers college base ball has
known in years, with one days rest
from blanking Georgetown Monday,
will be back on the slab.
If he is, Maryland will be lucky to
pull through. If he is not, it should
stand better than an even chance.
Maryland itself has three of four
hurlers far better than the average.
Wake Forest is to be Georgetown's
guest on the Hilltop this afternoon for
a tennis match, if the courts are not
too wet for match play.
Georgetown plays at home tomor-
row in base ball, with Temple Uni
versity, while George Washington
trips it down to Ashland, Va, to meet
Randolph Macon. According to re-
ports from Philadelphia, Temple has a
whale of good team, but Randolph
Macon is not considered as strong as
the Cardinals.
Wake Forest, after meeting George
town today at tennis, remains over to
play George Washington tomorrow.
Spring foot ball is not rosy pros
pect as far as George Washington is
concerned, according to Coach Jim
Pixlee. Considerable difficulty is be-
ing experienced getting the G. w.
men out for workouts. Many Of the
players hold some kind of job and
they find it anything but easy to put
in time for foot ball. It Is not likely