Evening star., 1938-03-23
COACHING BOXING
LA FOND S|DEL|NE
Eddie's Main Task at c. U.
Is Handling Attractive
lntramuraI Program.
By BILL DISMER Jr.

ny DILL DISMEh, Jr.
You think of Eddie La Fond as being
Catholic University's boxing coach
more than anything else Yet each
year Eddie directs the athletic life of
20 times as many boys as he has
coached In an entire decade as ring
mentor and spring Is his busiest season
Of the year.
Eddie, you see. is c. us director
of intramural athletics As such, he
is responsible for the physical activi-
ties OF four out Of every five students
enrolled at the Brookland school. For,
with the exception of track, c. U.
sponsors no major spring sport, but
If Eddie's well-rounded program of
baseball. softball. volley ball, golf,
horseshoes and tennis doesn't provide
at least one outlet for any Brookland
student then he must be nothing more
than a bookworn.
Eddie has been doing this Job for
exactly 10 years-longer than ony one
man has supervised similar work in
any local college. 1t is no wonder then
that c. US intramural athletic pro-
gram is as fine as that of any found
in the District and that its percentage
Of students engaged in intra-school
sports is higher than that of any COL
lege In the neighborhood.
Starts Work in 1928.
He started it in 1928, the year after
he graduated from c. U. and under
the direction of Jack McAuliffe, Dutch
Bergman's predecessor as director of
athletics. It is under Bergmans
sponsorship, however. that La Fond's
work has reached its greatest heights.
Were you to walk into c. US gym
today, you probably would find Eddie
drawing up schedules for his intra-
mural baseball series or arranging
draws for his tennis and horseshoe
tournaments. That is, if he wasn't
chasing off to dormitory, reminding
some undergrad that he was due at
baseball practice or should be taking
turn or two around the track in prep
aration for the intramural meet.
For Eddie has no hesitation In say
ing that reminding the enrollees in
lntramural sports of where and when
they are supposed to be is one of his
toughest jobs.
Must Keep on Move.
And, despite the fact that c. US
intramural athletes are pretty we'll
scattered-with some in the big Brook
land bowl, some on Killian Field be-
yond and some on the lot on the other
side OF Michigan avenue-Eddie keeps
tab on his charges. And considering
the fact that he expects from 8 to 10
baseball teams to start his round
robin series and about 300 others to
sign up for his other sports, that's a
pretty big order.
Spring may be Eddie's busiest sea-
son, intramurally speaking, but his
yeear-round job is one of the most i'm
portant at the Catholic institution.
In the fall he sponsors touch football,
basket ball and handball. During the
winter it's basket ball, swimming,
wrestling, volley ball and boxing.
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also acts as football scout for Berg
man during the grid season and that
he starts training c. us varsity box
ing team about the first of December,
it's small wonder that Eddie's pretty
bride OF three months already has
learned the meaning of an athletic
widow. His hours? Oh, about from
8 to 8-not including week end scout
ing trips.
With only his batting order of
squadful OF regulars previously in
doubt, Coach Burton Shipley removed
that question today when he an
nounced the way his Maryland team
would come to the plate in the open
ing game against Vermont next Mon
day. Only the starting battery and
right fielder remain uncertain.
Otherwise the boys will bat in this
order: Shorty Chumbris, shortstop;
George Knepley, first; Waverly Wheel
er. third; Bill Bryant, center; Mike
Surgent. left; Eddie johnson, second:
Lefty Chumbris or Hugh Keller, right;
Bob Burns or Joe Chrisa:ul, catcher,
and the pitcher. Charley Weidinger,
Bill Silverman and George Wood may
share mound duties for the opener.
Georgetowns athletic &c" banquet
will come later this year than usual.
Ordinarily held in March or April, H.
Gabriel Murphy, graduate manager of
athletics, said today that the annual
fete Of honoring the Hilltop's letter.
winners will b held In May.