Evening star., 1935-02-28

- ITHER this Spring or early
- next Fall, Dutch Bergman OF
Catholic University, who is
representative of the third
district of the American Foot Ball
Coaches Association, plans to call a
meeting of all coaches in the District
for a general discussion Of policies
and plans for the 1885 season.
Bergman also expects to schedule
as a part of his program a technical
discussion Of the various phases OF
play, which should be of special in
terest to high school coaches.
Last FALL" said Bergman, Il at
tended a meeting Of the coaches
located in the second district and
found the meeting profitable from
many points of view. made valu-
able contacts, and, Notwithstanding
my long years of coaching, picked up
quite q few pointers from the lectures
given by outstanding coaches. Such
q gathering, in my opinion, would be
extremely valuable in the matter OF
technical information to be gained
therefrom and also because it would
enable us to interpret rules with gen.
eral uniformity.
"I have not yet decided just when
shall call the meeting, and probably
will not until I have had an oppor-
tunity to discuss it with others. In
some respects, it might be a good
idea to have it this Spring as wind
up for Spring practice and, in some
other respects, 1t might be better to
hold it next Fall"
The third district of the coaches
association, of which Bergman is rep
resentative, comprises the entire South
from Maryland to Louisiana, the old
Southern Conference territory.
Aid to Younger Coaches.
THE younger coaches always are
glad of opportunities to attend
such meetings as Bergman pro-
poses to call because they actually get
q lot of profit from contacts with
more experienced men and because
they do pick valuable points about
offenSe and defense. And sometimes
the older coaches are interested spec
tators. For instance. at the meeting
in Philadelphia last Fall. when Bernie
Bierman of Minnesota spoke, the most
interested of all those listening
seemed to be Glen Warner, the Oldest
coach in the East.
Meetings similar to the one to be
called by Bergman are held each Fall
by the Southern and Southeastern
Conferences combined, but Bergman
does not intend that his shall either
duplicate or interfere in the least with
that. He expects to call the meeting
at a different time and to take up
different subjects.
Not Hot for Journeys.
r1NLESS the Southern Conference
boxing tournament Is moved
back at least a week, there is
q strong probability that the Univer-
sity of Maryland will not send its
team there next year. For school
the tournament it simply is foolish
to take all the chances attendant
upon tournament boxing.
The grind of the fighting at Char
lottesville was such that many boxers
were out Of commission and some of
them. 1t Is said, who did fight were
not fit to enter the ring.
Maryland is not enthusiastic about
the tournaments, anyway, and usually
has entered only because its basket
ball and boxing teams look upon the
tournaments as climaXes in which
they like to take part and because of
the desire of the university'S athletic
authorities to help promote what the
majority DEGREES.
NOMETHING of the hazards of tour
y nament boxing are we'll shown by
what happened in the 155-pound
class in the finals at Charlottesville
last week. Actually neither fighter
was able to enter the ring. This
bout was to have been between Mann
of Duke and McAboy Of Maryland.
Mann had a severe cut over his eye
and intended to forfeit, as his coach
did not deem him fit to take chance
Of possible permanent injury. Nc
Aboy had a broken hand and simply
could not fight.
However, Mann, when It was
learned that McAboy had a broken
hand and could not fight, got dressed,
presented himself at the ring, and
was awarded the bout by forfeit, not
withstanding he never had any inten-
ton Of fighting, and would not have
fought had McAboy been ready.
College boxers simply are not suf-
ficiently conditioned to 60 through
with three or four bouts in two days.
A slight bruise or small cut re-
ceived in the first bout becomes a
rather serious bruise or cut when
subjected to the pounding of a Sec
ond or third fight the same day or
the day following.