The Washington times., 1937-01-27
TRACK BOUNCES BACK INTO COLLEGE SPORTS
Old Liners S
Map Plans
For Games

Track. very much in the back
ground of the intercollegiate pic
ture of late, today came very much
to the forefront with the an.
nouncements that University OF
Maryland will combine with the
Fifth Regiment (Baltimore) IN
staging an indoor meet on March
6. and that Georgetown's mile re-
lay team will be composed OF jim
McPoland, Leroy Green, Vincent
Healy and George Began.
Other topics of conversation TO
day among followers OF intercoi'
legiate contests are: Cd the George
Washington-Army basketball game,
to be played tonight, at West
Point: (2) Catholic University's re-
naarkable 55-25 basketball victory
of last night, scored over Virginia
Techs quint; (3) c. us forthcom-
ing ring meet with Army, at West
Point, and a. the reported reSlg'
nation of Walter Young as dlrec.
tor of athletics and head coach OF
all major sports at American Uni
versity.
Numerous Events
Under present plans, the Mary
land,Fifth Regiment indoor track
meet will include events Tor
schools, colleges and A. A. u
athletes. The big number on the
program is the governors one-mlIe
run, q collegiate feature.
For the schoolboy athletes there
will be a 70.yard dash, an $50, q
high Jump and relays for high and
prep school teams, one OF which
will be for the Maryland Inter
scholastic Association champion
ship.
On the collegiate card are the
7O-yard dash, 7O-yard hurdles, 440,
the mile, pole vault and various
classified relays.
On the A. A. o. invitation list
are the 70-yard dash handicap, 70
yard hurdles, $50 Oriole Special
$50 handicap, 1000 yards, two-mIe
miss-and-out, high jump, shot and
various classified relays.
The Fifth Regiment Armory
scene Of many stirring meets, Will
be used for the meet.
HOya Relay COmpetes
Geor, owns mile relay team
yill CO. etc in the Knights Of Co
lunbuS Iaeet In Boston on Satur-
day night. Began was the last
member Of the team to be selected.
The last position was a matter to
be settled between Began and
Doug Hanks, q regular member OF
last years relay team. Began out
footed Hanks in the trial yeSter'
day run before Coach Jimmy Null
ligan.
G. WIS basketball team, with
only a single defeat to mar its rec
ord for this season, and that a
loss to Long Island u, left Wash
ington last night for West Point.
The Army team is said to be very
strong, but the Colonials were con-
fident they would defeat the
Cadets.
C. us basketers reached top
form last night as they literally
showed V. P. I. under. Hermle
Schmarr, rampant scorer among
college players, managed to add
25 points to his seasons total. He
rang up II field goals, one more
than the whole V. P. I. team was
able to score. C. U. was on top at
the half, 1853.
In a preliminary to the c. u
v. P. I. game, C. us FToSh tr1-
umphed over st. Johns Prep,
1917.
Coach Eddie La Fond is worried
about his c. U. ringmen. Grippe,
flu and various minor ailments
bid fair to take away several OF
his best men thus weakening c..
us boxing team for the Army
meet Of Saturday night.
Fred Rogers, ace light heavy
weight, is back in training, but
"Tex" Guinan, featherweight, is
Ill, and Fred Mix, while not act
ually in bed, is ailing. Even La
Fond, himself, is not feeling any
too we'll as he RECEIVERS from an
attack of the flu.
Walter Young is out as main
guy Of athletics at American Uni
versity.
Young, 1t is said, will be sue.
ceeded by Walter B. Woodson, at
present director Of athletics at
Arkansas Conway State Teach
ers College, who conferred with
Chancellor Joseph M. Gray and
other members of the athletic
board last Saturday.