Evening star., 1940-12-29

of sporting isolation which again
wiped out such international classics
as the Davis Cup, the Ryder Cup,
Americas Cup and, above all
else, the scheduled 1910 Olympic
games in hapleSS Helsinki, 1910 pro-
vided Americans with another full
harvest of extraordinary events and
achievements which were reflected
brightly in Washington.
The Capital did not feel the pinch
of the international loss in sports
in 1910. A few professional foot
ball stars In the National League
turned to the Army and to the Gov
eminent. No national tennis mecca,
Washington did not greatly miss the
British, Australian, japanese, Ger
man or Mexican teams in Davis Cup
zone competition Baseball was fin
ished before the first drawing in the
national lottery and none of the
local college stars was drawn.
Lack of Consistency Marked.
The year was one wherein there
was little consistency in local sports
Washington's entry in the American
Baseball League was a poor team
that never was in the race and yet
it produced the top pitching rookie
of the year, Sid Hudson. The pro
football Redskins were hailed as one
of the great teams of all times while
winning their first seven games in
the National League and yet, after
winning the Eastern championship,
they were Inundated by the Western
l. winners, ChiCago's Bears, by the fan
tastic score of 73-to-0.
In ice hockey, which completed
It's first full year, Washington's
Eagles played both well and weakly,
once threatening to win the Eastern
amateur championship and then
whiting in the stretch, finishing
second and being reconstructed over
NE summer So far in the 1940-41
race the Eagles have won the
Hershey Cup, first of three series
which compose a full season, and
have shown improvement. Compel
itive swimming fell off and yet there
were two standout performers who
generally were impressed locally,
Patsy Palmer and Bill Wright. Pro-
fessional boxing was one OF the few
sports to keep a level plane and
this was sub-par. Another con-
sistent sport was hunt races and
horse shows, in which Washington
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
entrants generally excelled,
Hoyas Make First Bowl Bid.
Inconsistency also was marked in
college sports, which began to re-
turn to popularity in 1910 and
which promises to grow bigger In
1e41 due to improved indoor arenas,
fresh interest in track and field and
better football schedules and con-
nections. Rivaling the Redskins in
creating interest was Georgetown's
great football team, which started
the 1910 season with a record of no
defeats and a single tie with Syra-
cuse since 1887. Interest was at a
fever pitch in mid-November when
unbeaten Georgetown and unbeaten
Boston College clashed at Boston in
game which still is being talked
about.
DOOIOll SOlIC5CJ ONSASOAA1AAS ~
100 Georgetown lead, won by a
single-point margin, 1918, but both
teams established themselves ~
among the country's strongest and
both will participate in New Year
Day bowl games, Boston against
Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl and
Georgetown against Mississippi
Ctota II, tIa Oroppp ROWl
While Georgetown was riding the
gridiron crest, Maryland was reach
ing a new modern low. Catholic
University had one or two fine play
ers, notably Quarterback Pete
Sachon, and an otherwise weak
team. George Washington started
well and finished well, but begged
in midseason due to injuries.
G. w. Joins Southern Conference.
George Washington took an eager
stride forward recently, however,
when the Colonials we're admitted
to the Southern Conference, effec-
tive next September l. In track
Georgetown produced a national
champion in AL Blozis, shot-putter
y
cellent at rifle, saw three Penn re-
lay championships fall its way when
Jim Kehoe, Mason Chronister and
Tom Fields, running on all three
teams, brought to the Terrapins the
titles in the distance medley, 4-mile
and Emile runs. Ever a power in
lacrosse, Maryland won the national
championship.
In all, 1910 was year OF unusual
thrills and new achievements and
of course, disappointments. Il liter
ally began on a story-book note
when from the Southland WORD
came that a skinny 23-year-old
Georgian named Hudson looked the
part of a good pitcher. 1t didn't
sound reasonable, considering that
Hudson had pitched previously ir
class D ball and that his experience
In the box was limited, due to hav'
ing played first base and the out
field a good part of the time. Bu
after a poor start, In which he los
of his first IL games in the majo1
leagues, Sid wound up with IT vic
tories as against 16 defeats and thu
undisputed pitching rookie OF th'
year" title. Those II victories repre-
sented more than any other of the
Nationals hurlerS, even Ken Chase
and Dutch Leonard, was able tt
win. Recently the Baseball Writers
Association of America voted Hud'
son the No. 2 rookie OF the year
behind Clevelands star shortstop
Lou Boudreau.
Griff Puts in Lights.
The year of 1910 also was marked
by departure from Clark Griffith
original idea of how and when base
ball should be played. The 71-year'
old president of the Washington
ball club contracted to build s
$4,000 lighting system at Griffith
Stadium, which in 1941 will hous'
seven nocturnal games.
The pro Redskins built up thei