Evening star., 1936-12-20
VARSITY GR|D|R0N
SEASON SPARKLES
Colonial, Hoya Teams Are
Outstanding-Terps Are
Lacrosse Champs.

N among COllege Sports CnlS year
i ~ at Washington's major inStitu-
tions, with George Washington and
Georgetown having outstanding sea-
sons, Maryland fair one and Cath
olic University alone falling below the
standard of other years.
George Washington's outstanding
grid victory was scored. l3 to 6, over
Arkansas, which went on to win the
Southwest Conference championship.
The Colonials' scoreless tie with Mis-
siSsippi, played in the rain, also was
noteworthy. In nine-game schedule
G. w. dropped only one game, this to
Rice Institute at Houston, II to 6. 1t
was the finest season, all things con-
sidered, in the history of Buff and
Blue foot ball.
Georgetown played through its first
six games without meeting defeat, with
this break of success including an upset
f-7 deadlock with New York Uni
versity. Stopped by Manhattan. Is
to 0, the Hoyas came back the follow
ing Saturday to score their sweetest
triumph of the year, with Maryland
as rs victim before record gath
ering at College Park.
Hoyas Bow to Miami.
GEoRGEToWN's $50 win from
West Virginia, later defeated, To,
by George Washington, was a high
light Of the Hilltop season, but not as
joyful as its victory over Maryland and
its tie with N. Y. U. The Blue and
Gray bowed to Manhattan and to
Miami University, 1915, in schedule
Of eight contests.
Halfback Bill Guckeyson, letter man
In foot ball, base ball and track, dom
mated the grid scene at Maryland.
The Terrapins played II games, of
which they won and lost 5. but all
of its conquerors-North Carolina,
Florida, v. M. l., Georgetown and
Western Maryland-were given the
sort Of scrap that leaves loser un-
ashamed. Major victories were scored
over v. P. l., Virginia, Syracuse, Rich
mond and w. and L.
Catholic University, in winning only
four of its eight games, struggled
through its only unsuccessful season
In half a dozen years, but three of its
triumphs were over teams whose
scalps it particularly coveted, namely,
La Sale, De Paul, which had ruined
a flawless record for the Cards the
year prior, and North Carolina State.
American U. Does Well.
A MEXICAN UNIVERSITY, an I'M
derdog in every game, accom-
plished little more than was eX-
pected, although losing five of seven
contests. In fact, the Eagles could ac-
count their season something of a sue
cess after they knocked of Johns
Hopkins in sharp upset.
Gallaudet. playing curtailed sched-
ule, defeated only Wilson Teachers.
who lost all their games except a
scoreless tie with Bridgewater.
In basket ball George Washington
had a brilliant season, winning 16
games and losing only to Ohio State,
st. Johns and Long Island. Hal
kresel, center, was the teams axis.
Statistically. Georgetown Jared
poorly, with victories and II losses,
but drew intense satisfaction from a
triumph over its old rival, New York
u, which it defeated in a sensational
upset by 1864 1t also trimmed Pitt
and West Virginia.
Catholic University, winner of II of
II games, produced a great basketer
In Bernie Lieb, center and captain,
a former Eastern High School player,
and in Hermie Schmarr, the seasons
top scorer of the District, a title won
by Schmarr also the year prior.
Maryland's dribblers, too, enjoyed
better -than-average season, with 13
victories and defeats.
Base Ball Comes Back.
COLLEGE base ball made a long
step toward regaining popularity
when George Washington, Georgetown
and Maryland produced winning
teams. Maryland won the Southern
Conference championship, George
towns nine was its best since 1920,
with IL wins and losses, and George
Washington hung up mark of IL
victories, defeats and tie. Catholic
University played base ball informally.
Charley Keller, outfielder of Mary
land, was proclaimed the star dia-
monder of the year with a batting
average Of .4s5 and high-grade work
af1eld.
Maryland alone of the metropolitan
Washington institutions went in for
lacrosse, and in a tremendous way.
The Terps captured the national
championship.
The most noteworthy track achieve
ments were Coleman Headley's VIC
tories for Maryland in the Southern
Conference mile championships and
other mile and half-mile events.
Catholic University and Maryland
had successful seasons in boxing, a
sport eschewed by the other major
schools.