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American University is the
first scheduled for dual meet, being
down to compete with Randolph
Macon Friday at Ashland. Maryland
entertains University of Richmond
Saturday. while Catholic University
makes a trip to Wake Forest.
All three of the local universities
10 open this week expect to have good
teams, with the chances bright that
Maryland will stand out. American
University never has done much on
the cinder path, but looks forward
to considerable success. Catholic
University. largely through the energy
and fine personality of Dorsey Grif-
fifth, has achieved some excellent re-
suits under unfavorable conditions,
and its supporters are OF the opinion
that it should carry on much better
than usual. Some excellent material
is available, although the team is not
we'll balanced.
MARYLAND ought to have the strong
est team it has ever developed. Hard
ly an event is carded in which 1t Will
not be strong, and it Is not likely
to lose many dual meets. From Wild
myer in the sprints right on up
through all the running events, the
Old Liners ought to take care Of
themselves we'll, while they are better
fixed for the field competitions than
Shntnllt
seems to be the only form OF compe-
tition in which they may not meas
ure up we'll with their opponents, but
in the running events are likely to
outclass the teams they oppose by just
as big margin as they may be out
elassed in shot heaving.
Track athletics in this section has
suffered considerably in the last few
years, largely because OF inadequate
finances, and secondly because OF
Door facilities There are excellent
outdoor tracks at North Carolina and
at Duke, but about the only other
ones in the section are at Hopkins,
Navy and Maryland. Furthermore,
lack of good facilities for indoor meets
is retarding the development OF track
sports. 1t never will be possible for
colleges and high schools to create
real interest in track athletics in the
South Atlantic section until there are
larger opportunities to compete in in
door competition.
The 5th Regiment Armory OF Bal
timore, now being constructed, Will
be ready for use next year, and
some school ought to put on a big
meet.
~HE most noteworthy event OF the
week in college base ball is pretty
sure to be the visit Of Michigan
for two games at Maryland. Tne
wolverines seldom come to this sec
ton and any of their teams are
attractive and interesting to the West
ern Conference people around and in
Washington.
Michigan's basket ball team played
here last year, but this is the first
time its nine has been listed for
games.
First of the college base ball games
of this week is George Washington
and Washington College tomorrow at
the Clark Griffith Stadium. The East
ern Shoremen probably will show up
with a right nifty outfit. And they
will be we'll coached, too, because
Tom Kibler is just about as good as
they come.
Washington College, after it plays
George Washington, goes on down in
Virginia for two games, then comes
back here to meet Georgetown on
Thursday. A third game for the
Eastern Shore nine of the week with
q local team is with Maryland Satur-
day at Chestertown.
n MARYLAND, despite the fact 1t
lVl apparently has the potentiali-
ties of a great lacrosse team, is
likely to find itself up against the
toughest kind of competition Satur-
day, when it meets Mount Washing
ton, made up, as the latter Is, OF
former Johns Hopkins and Maryland
stars.
Mount Washington generally has
one of the best tens in the country
and usually is above the caliber OF
the best colleges. However, with FL
linger and Christhilf as the spearhead
of its attack, Maryland is going to
be hard team to stop.
IYUST how a world series" in base
ball will get around the provision
of several conferences that no
post-season games may be staged is
hard to understand.
There are few colleges that would
want their men to remain after the
school year is over to play in series
Of diamond contests, and many Of
them that might still be open in June
would be hampered by having to cope
with examination dates. There is
more in the way Of real world series
for college mines than appears at