Evening star., 1939-10-29
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.
Washington's most popular and
interesting figure in feminine pre-
paratory school and college athletic
circles this past week was Miss Betty
Lee-Evans of England, who IS here
under the suspices of the Washing
ton Field Hockey Association. This
association is having her coach
hockey teams at the Cathedral
School for Girls, Friends, Holton
Arms, Georgetown Visitation Con-
vent, st. Agnes School for Girls, AL
exandria; two of our public high
school groups, the University of
Maryland and American and George
Washington Universities.
Seeing her give expert coaching
to the girls hockey teams of the
George Washington University on
the panel of the Lincoln Memorial
rejecting pool was like looking on
while a golden-haired, streamlined
comet turned its energies toward
producing hockey players worthy of
the sport which had its inception in
her native country.
Lightning Making Goal"
The antithesis of the proverbial
slow-moving. deliberately minded
Briton, she was here, there and
everywhere over the play field, "like
lightning turned loose making goal, u
as one of the George Washington
University co-eds afterward put it.
From the newest rookie on G w,
US scrub team to the most eXperi-
enced player on the first and Sec
ond ones, the girls reveled in the
clipped British accents of this skilled
sportswoman who was their guest
coach, and strove to follow her in
structions.
While Miss Ruth Atwell, professor
of physical education at G. w. u,
and director of its physical education
program for girls. stood by with her
assistant professor, Miss Jenny
Turnbull, who ordinarily motivates
hockey procedure on similar occa-
sions, Miss Lee-Evans made rum
ming fire of coaching comments to
the accompaniment of quick, en-
phatic gestures.
Make your feet move quickly
she said, "but think ahead of them
Remember, there are just three
things to think of as far as the ball
is concerned - possession, control
pass. What are YOU after? The goal
of course. There is no use lamming
the ball out there. Go after it
Make for your goal Open up your
playing. Don't go into that sort of
a huddle. There is no use scything
your ball as if you were moving
Make your feet work as fast as your
brain tells you to. Righto That S
splendid. Now you are using your
heels and your head together. That's
the way to do it,
Many Stop to Watch.
Meanwhile taxis and cars with the
auto tags of half a dozen States were
blocking the nearby driveways,
while their passengers were grinding
their cameras to carry away the pic
ture of this handsome as we'll as
energetic English visitor in her yel-
low wool sweater and blue serge
shorts and of the G. w. U. players
in their green gym suits and white
pullovers.
Miss Lee-Evans came to the United
States at the instance of Miss Con-
stance Appleby, former British
subject, who is known as the mother
of hockey in this country, as she
wOs responsible for first introducing
the game here. Her hockey camp
at Mount Pocono is now one of
Americas most famous sports in
stitutions for the training of hockey
players and instructors.
Interviewed Immediately after the
game, Miss Lee-Evans said, MY pas
sage is booked for my return to Eng
land on November 3, as am on call
for war duty, but it would be quite
wonderful to be able to remain over
for a Thanksgiving football game,
followed by turkey and pumpkin pie. p"
Difficult Assignments.
A member of the driving unit OF
the Womens British Auxiliary
Territorial Service organized by
Lady Reading, she says, This is not
primarily Red Cross work, as you in
America might think, although we
are trained in emergency first aid
measures and gas rescue work. Our
job is rather to drive ambulances
and other vehicles on required mis-
sions in the pitch dark, wearing gas
masks. We must receive specific
and exact training in map reading"
First and foremost among her
many enthusiasms regarding Amer
lea is that regarding "the genuine
ness and warmth of American hos
pitality."
Equally enthusiastic is she about
American girls OF high school and
college age, with whom she has
chiefly been thrown. In contrasting
the more varied interests and the
crowded social intercourse of their
week ends with British custom, she
isn't quite certain about their wis
dom from the fatigue standpoint. Her
only query in regard the rather
universal weekend dating" on the
part of college co-eds is, Isn't it a
bit difficult to concentrate after
ward? On the other hand. though -
she added, there is probably great
deal to be said for the easy, friendly
social amenities between American
college girls and boys. No doubt it
helps with the real adjustment to
life which must come later"
Various members of her family
"are doing their bit" in England.
Two sisters with biggish houses"
in the country have opened them to
groups Of children evacuated from
London, Asked where thev were