The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-16
D. G. College Trdckmen
In Conference Meets
Light Schedule
Mapped Out
For Week
By CHICK KENNY

BY CHICK KENNY
Our athletically-minded collegi-
ates enter the home stretch in the
spring sports program, rapidly
drawing to a close this week. The
bill o. fare is light throughout the
greater part of the week. but
several events carded for the week
end more than takes care Of the
stingy program arranged by ath-
letic directors with an eye towards
final examinations.
Big events of the week end are
Maryland'S participation in the
Southern Conference track cham.
pionships at Durham, N. c., and
Catholic University'S undefeated
thin-clads' entrance in the Mason
Dixon Conference carnival at
IHomewood Field, Baltimore, Satur-
day afternoon. In addition,
IGeorgetown'S baseball team jour
neys to Annapolis for its tradl-
tional battle with the Middles.
Maryland and Catholic Univer-
sity will come in for a major
share of the track awards in their
respective meets, but Of the two
only the Cardinals figure strong
enough to capture team point
trophy. The TerrapinS are power
full in the distance running events
and the high jump, but the COM
bined forces of North Carolina ana
Duke are such that the best Mary
land can hope for is third or
fourth spot in the team scoring
totals. 5,
Catholic University, indicated
in competition this year, with its
opposition exclusively MaSon-Dixon,
will step out of its class Wednes-
day in a tuneup meet with Villa
nova to be staged in the Cardinal
stadium. However, the surprising
C. U. team may have sufficient
material to exc out victory to re-
main in the unbeaten class.
Georgetown will indulge in a
warmup ball game Wednesday at
home with Western Maryland, in
preparation for the Navy team.
TERPS PLAY TWICE
Maryland's baseball team will
see action in two games this week,
playing v. M. I. tomorrow at Col
lege Park and washington College
Friday afternoon. Paul Shu, OF
Alexandria, Va, generally con-
coded to be the finest all-around
athlete in the Southern Confer
ence this year, may hurl for v.
M. I. tomorrow against the Terps.
Georgetown's track team, which
is more or less an informal ar
ray, is groomed for its lone meet
of the spring season Saturday
when it Journeys to Philadelphia
to face Temple.
College tennis here finds a
heavy program with matches
slated every day. Washington
and Lee and the University of
Pittsburgh netmen invade this
territory with matches with local
teams. The Generals, following
their set today with Maryland,
face George Washington at the
Columbia Country Club courts to-
morrow. Pitt comes to town for
a match with G. w. Thursday at
Columbia and Georgetown Fri
DAY. The Hoyas are booked for
court activity against the Navy
Wednesday. while st. Johns
moves in here for a match with
American University.
John Hopkins lacrosse team is
the lone attraction for Maryland
at home Saturday.
BROKEN RECORDS
In reference to the conference
track meets involving Maryland
and Catholic u. Saturday, local
collegianS appear certain to shat
ter several marks of long standing.
Mason Chronister, miller, and Ed
Miller. high jumper, Terp stars,
are selected to carry off the win
ming points in their respective
events, while Catholic University's
Corrado Goeffridi, pole vaulter,
and John Corbett, distance runner.
appear tops" in their Specialties
in the M. S. games for the Cards.
While Duke and Carolina ara
booked to fight it out for the South
ern Conference banner, Catholic
University and Washington Col
lege figure to stage a two-team
runaway of the Baltimore meet
which is under the sponsorship OF
Johns Hopkins University. Ameri
can University also may enter the
Mason Dixon carnival, although il
is highly improbable that the
Eagles will fly very high in the
stern competition.