Evening star., 1935-03-29
THIRD SOUTHERN
CROWN IS SENSED
Duke, Maryland, W. and l.
and Virginia May Prove
Tough Customers.
By the Associated Press.


~ ICHMOND. Va, March 29.-
- Although weakened in the
field events, North Carolina's
Tar Heels, boasting a fine
array of talent on the track, are ia
vored to extend their Southern Con-
ference domination over third con-
secutive season.
Feet that fly fast down the dash
lanes, over the hurdles and around
the longer distances that spell of the
half mile, mile ana 2'miles may kick
cinders in the faces of competitors
but the Tar Heels will long for their
ace javelin singer, Ralston Legore,
National A. A. U. champ, and other
-fieldmen, when the competition Is
the keeneSt.
If the Tar Heels falter they may
have difficulty meeting the challenge
of Dukes Blue Devils and improved
Virginia, Maryland and Washington
and Lee combinations.
All of the fine performers that car
ried North Carolina to victory in the
recent indoor meet will be available,
together with 13 sophomores and a
host of reserves. Harry Williamson
is ready to run again in the $50 and
mile: the Devils have Drake and
MONTGOMERY, both excellent quarter
milers; Ed waldrop, 2-miler; Frank
Abernathy over the high hurdles and
Tom Hawthorne over the low timbers.
All of these are stars in their own
right and certain to pile Tar Heel
points upward.
Charlie Hubbard. a fine sprlnter
and superlative broad jumper, and
Don Jackson, pole vaulter, are other
North Carolina stars.
Maryland is Strong.
~OPPED by Earl Widmyer, great
competitor who holds the Penn
Relay sprint championship,
MARYLAND has a team that "Swede"
Eppley terms the best developed in
wears, An array of veteran talent,
well distributed and bolstered by these
sophs: Coleman Headley, who is
star in either the half or mile; Bill
Guckeyson, who hurls the shot, dis
Gus and javelin, and Harley Drake.
pole vaulter, should make the Old
Liners threat in the Conference
tournament.
Coach Archie Hahn comedies that
his Virginia team should be pretty
good" but the ability of his perform
ers to win points in the dashes is a
matter that concerns him. He has
one of the best hurdlers in the South
in Grover Everett, undefeated over
the boards last year and ll0-meter
high hurdles winner at the Penn
relays.
He's depending on Sam Etheridge
for points in the middle distance runs.
on Everett and Dodson in the broad
Jump and on Bill Armstrong and
John Call, pair of classy vaulters
who scale around II feet.
Duke, although lamenting the lack
of talent in the middle distance runs,
will show such stars as Elmer Tar
rail- in the sprints, Capt. AL Reich
man in the 440. Jack Heritage,
miller; Dick Atkinson in the high
hurdles and high jump, George Stoud
and Blame Carman, pole valuters; Ed
West, a fine javelin thrower, and
Luther Williams, shot putter.
Generals Team Balanced.
VxyASHINGTON AND LEES we'll
w rounded team may cause
trouble with Capt. Bill
Schulz. an outstanding timber topper
and Southern Conference indoor
champion over the low hurdles, one
of two aces. The other is Dick Dunaj,
brilliant middle distance and distance
runner, who can run all of the races
from the half mile through the 2
miles. Adequate in all cinder events
and with fair talent in the weights
and field events, Forest Fletcher ad-
mits pretty good team.
Clemson, although well-rounded,
boasts few outstanding stars, but Bill
billiard has been tossing the shot 43
feet in practice and Bub Blackwell
has been doing well with the javelin
and in the quarter mile. The Tigers
will miss their sprint sensation, Cor
don (Mountain Goat Lynn.
Woefully weak in the weights, v.
P. l. nevertheless is expecting bet
ter season with fine representation
on the cinder track and in the field
events. Their great half miller and
miller, Ivan Mothershead, threatens
to give the best in the conference a
race for their money while the Tech
men boast a strong trio in Allison
Hartman, Alex Shafer and Joe Mot
tola, each of whom is hitting II feet
and better in the pole vault.
v. NJ. 1. Is Luckless.
WI1IH only seven lettermen on the
including Capt. Temple Ry-
land, who broke a foot, possibly un-
available, V. M. I. is reconciled to a
mediocre season. The Cadets best
best seems to be the feet Gwynne
Tayloe In the daSheS.
Without the services of their ace,
Tom Craig. who averaged 20 points
in the weights and jumps last year,
and Bryant HUT, who was good for
an average of points in the dashes,
South Carolina's Gamecocks will pin