Evening star., 1938-03-22
TERPS' LACROSSE
PROMISING
Chance for National Crown
Seen in Princeton Tilt to
Be Played in May.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

Ss~SS
announced that Maryland would play
at Princeton on May 7, but, to those
who know, that game might well
decide the national intercollegiate
champion for 1898.
For the sake Of those unfamiliar
with recent background, let it be stated
that the Terps and the Tigers were
recognized as co-holders of the ma
tional title last year, being undefeated
In collegiate competition. The only.
two defeats Maryland suffered were
at the hands of two athletic club
teams Of the State of Maryland
Mount Washington and Baltimore
A. C.
Therefore 1t was a natural when
this years game was arranged, chiefly
due to the fact that the Old Liners
coach, Jack Faber, is a good friend of
Princeton's mentor. It will be the
first time in 10 years that the two
schools have crossed sticks. Princeton
will return Maryland's visit next year.
With only Meade, Lindsay, Hewitt
ana watson remaining from last years
winning ten, it might be supposed that
F'aber was up against it in building
team to uphold that prestige.
Faber Has Good New Talent.
Not so, according to the coach. who
was quite a lacrosse star In under.
graduate days himself.
In Wolfe, Graham, Deeley and Cole
Faber thinks he has four who will
step into all but two of the va
cancies left by graduation. Wolfe.
the Old Liners great football guard.
was a lacrosse sub last year, and the
other three are rated as pretty good"
stlckmen. When Frank Dobson fin
lsheS with last years freshmen foot
ball players who will be varsity ma
terial for the first time next fall. some
OF them are expected to join Faber's
squad
Jack Is not expecting anyone to fill
Charley Ellinger'S shoes, however. In
Faber's opinion. Ellinger was the best
lacrosse player in the country last
year.
incidentally, Dobson does not allow
any but prospective sophomores to
turn out for spring football at College
Park. He figures the gridmen who
have had even one years varsity ex-
perlence know enough of what it is
all about not to make their presence
required in the drills which. after all,
are little more than intensive school,
ing in fundamentals.
Flaws in College Boxing.
American University's football ban
quet Saturday night provided a rather
fall-like atmosphere. which probably
was the reason why the subject Of
college boxing arose 50 easily at one
table where coaches and athletic di-
rectors OF four universities were sit
ting. From the lips Of two whose
schools produce boxing teams, came
conflicting opinions as to the advisa-
bility Of sponsoring boxing.
Both agreed that, properly spon-
sored, boxing could be conducted on
as high a plane as any other sport.
But one kept insisting that there could
be no assurance that any high-minded
team would receive an even break
from an opposing team. but instead
might suffer from its principle Of fair
play.
This was Illustrated by the fact
that one schools heavyweight might
be forced to meet man so pounds
heavier, there being no weight limit
in the top division. The same speaker
also referred to the evils of a system
in which boy might train down to
point 20 pounds below his normal
weight in order to fight q particular
match in lower class than that in
which he normally fought. Such re-
ducing, within specified time WAS
bound to result in physical harm in
later life, it was said.
Cards Ring Conduct Praised.
But lest it be thought that the two
speakers ended their word joust in a
feeling of animosity, let it be said
that Frank Dobson, one of the dis
puters, told Dutch Bergman, the other,
that he CDobson) had heard recently
from one of the countrys outstanding
college coaches that there were three
colleges whose conduct of boxing was
not only fawless, but well nigh per-
fection.
Catholic University was one of
them.
George Marshalls chiding of Gus
WEIGH for attempting to use kick
ing coed in football games last fall
produced the best crack Of the A. U.
banquet.
Women do enough kicking all over
the country without your starting
another one, Gus" said George.