Evening star., 1938-12-08
Ability as Acting
Head Gains Him
Promotion
Max Succeeds PixIee,
Forced to Lighter
Post by Illness
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Because his work as acting direc-
tor of athletics has been OF. high
order and because i'll health prevents
Jim PiXlee's return either to active
coaching or directing the athletic
program. Max Harrington will be-
come the director of athletics at
George Washington University on
February l. 1899.
PiXlee, retaining his academic rank
of professor, will return from Sab
batical leave the same day on which
Harrington assumes complete control
of the athletic department. His work
henceforth will be in assisting G.. WIS
president, Cloyd Heck Marvin, in the
development of alumni activities and
planning of the university's field
house called for in the building pro-
gram of the university.
Thirty-ive years old next month
and tWo-sports star at Westminster
College under Pixlee, harrington
rises to the head of the athletic de-
partment as figure who already has
shown marked executive ability and
who has done as much to create good
will for G. w. through personal con-
facts as any one in the history of
the school,
G. W. Schedules Frightened.
It is significant that resumption
of athletic relations between G. w.
and Georgetown and G. w. and
Maryland have been arranged dur
ing the past few months when Far
rington has been the Colonials'
guiding hand in schedule making
The Colonials and the Terps are
scheduled to meet each other in
basket ball on February % and G.
w. and G. U. will meet in football
next October. Grid relations be-
tween G. w. and Maryland and court
games between George Washington
and Georgetown are expected to
follow as soon as dates can be worked
out.
incidentally, DR.. Marvin's an
nouncement of the new set-up at
George Washington includes the in
formation that long-term relation
ships with nearby Eastern and
Southern institutions. such as
Georgetown and Maryland, will be
encouraged in lieu of one and two
year agreements with intersectional
rivals. In the past G.. WIS schedules
sometimes have been marked by as
many as five or six intersecti0nal
games year.
1ntersectional games will not be
abolished altogether as the cosmo-
pOlltan nature of the university's
student body and location of alumni
in every State offer logical reasons
for games with distant foes. But in
the future relationships with insti-
tutions in more remote sections of
the country will be limited to one or
two a year.
Intramural Sports Aided.
Not only has harrington earned
many friends for G. w. in all parts
of the land, but, associate professor
OF physical education for men, he
has elevated intramural sports at
G. w. to a new high. Never has
there been the interest in such minor
sports as badminton, tennis, volley
ball and intramural baseball such as
exists at G. w. today and to Far
rington is due most of the credit. He
has completely renovated the uni
versity gym on H street to accom-
modate every non-varsity man of the
student body and there are few male
students today who do not take part
in at least one form of sport
1t might be mentioned that Far
rlngton's new duties include those
OF executive officer of the depart
ment of physical education for men,
job which, like that of acting di-
rector of athletics, he has filled
capably during the past year.
DR.. Marin's announcement of
Farrington's appointment included
the notation that the G.. w. admin
istration has expressed confidence in
the work of William j. Reinhart,
head football and basket ball coach.
Reinhart has just completed his first
season as head grid mentor, his team
turning in record of five victories
in nine games.