Evening star., 1934-01-23
EIGHT CONTEST|NG
IN VARIED SPORTS
Series Arranged in Boxing,
VoIIey Ball, Basket Ball,
Swimming, Ping Pong.
BY H. c. BYRD.

T been advanced that the
i best kind of an intercolle-
giate athletic system would
be one based on teams selected
from the best players on intra-
mural organizations to meet like
teams from other colleges. In
such a system there would be
round robin of games between
organizations on each campus
and then at the end of the sea-
son picked teams from the sew
eral colleges would get together
In tournament play.
This year this system is getting a
tryout here. Eight colleges, George
town, Catholic University, Gallaudet,
Maryland, Baltimore University, st.
Johns of Annapolis, American Uni
versity and Southeastern University, now
are going through series OF competl-
tionS on their own campuSeS, and IN
February teams composed of their all
star players will get together in what
they are pleased to term eXtramural
competition, which is nothing more nor
less than teams from one Of these COL
ieges competing against teams from
another, with such teams selected from
the intramural squads in physical edu-
cation.
The competitions in which the teams
will engage are volley ball. ping pong,
swimming, basket ball and boxing. OF
these sports it might be thought that
folley ball and ping pong are something
akin to what the late Knute Rockne
was sometimes wont to term Knitting
circle" but those who so think just do
not understand the dexterity and
science necessary to be really Sklllful In
them.
The competition is divided among the
schools, although all the swimming is
to BE held in the Catholic University
tank. The preliminaries and semi-fnals
of the basket ball and boxing also take
place at the Brookland school, but the
6nals are scheduled at Maryland.
It is expected that this type OF inter-
collegiate competition will do much to
create and maintain greater interest In
the play programs that now are the
backbone of most worthwhile systems
OF physical education in this country.
n VIRGINIA MILITARY INsTI-
~ TUTES boxing team made an
t' Unexpectedly good showing against
virginia last week. The Cadets lost the
meet 8 to 5, but stood up well against
the Cavaliers, who the previous week
easily conquered Harvard.
The feature of the v. M. 1.-Virginla
meet was the knockout by Oatley OF
y. M. I. of the Virginia heavyweight,
who the week before knocked out Har-
wards star heavy in As seconds.
VirginiaS basket ball team this VIM
Der is not doing as well as usual. The
Cavaliers have dropped five straight
games and seem unable to get going at
the gait that for the last three years
has made them a dangerous opponent.
However. the boxing team is making
up for what the basket ball team is not
doing and seems to be sufficiently IN
the lead now to warrant the prediction
that 1t should have the best chance |
again for the Southern Conference |
title when the annual tournament IS |
held at Charlottesville February 23
and a..
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S
IN" Club is to hold its annual
~ Midwinter reunion and dinner |
February 81 at $50, just before the |
basket ball game it has scheduled that |
night at College Park with Johns Hop
kins. Members of the "M' Club and
other alumni who attend the dinner
are to be guests Of the university at |
The basket ball game.
Among members of the ''M' Club |
Who are to attend are Senator Millard
e. Tydings, Representative Bill Cole,
Representative Steve Gambrill, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue j. Enos
Ray, Chairman of the Board Of Com
missioners Of the District of Columbia
Melvin Hazen and others prominent In
public life.
Commissioner Hazen has the unusual
distinction in Maryland athletic his
tory of having played on the base ball
team that went to Annapolis back in
1888 and whipped st. Johns in the
morning and Navy in the afternoon.
Maj. L. Med. Sylvester is president |
o6 tbs IN" Club and already has sent |
out word that there will be no speeches. |
txcept brief one by Maj. Ralph Sassce, |
former Army coach, but plenty OF en-
tertainment.
II press reports mean anything, SEN
tfment at Yale seems to be veering to
q point where. unless decided change
takes place, Tad Jones may soon be
named head foot ball coach. Under
Jones, Yale turned out some great
teams, especially the one Of 1923. al
though while he was in charge there
was some loud grumbling at times over
none too noteworthy success. Jones,
however Is a good coach, and person.
ally one Of the finest fellows the game
has known.
It seems more difficult for Yale to
break away from the tradition Of a
Yale man at the head of Yale foot ball
than for Princeton. And, incidentally, |
the further Yale gets away from last
season, the easier it is for those in
charge at New Haven to put across
whatever scheme they have in mind |
for the rehabilitation of their gridiron
fortunes.
ST. RITA'S A. c. MEETS.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 23.--