Evening star., 1940-03-17
Stickmen Play Mount
Washington as Nine
Travels 10 Dixie
Both Underdoss Saturday.;
Diomonders PIoy Four
Contests on Juunt

As idle as q tobacco store Indian
since their winter sports budget was
exhausted, college athletes crowd
back into the spotlight this week
with q couple of Maryland squads
leading the way. The Terp lacrosse
men entertain Mount Washingtons
potent delegation at College Park,
while the baseball squad tricks south
ward for . four-day holiday jaunt In
Carolina and Virginia.
Neither Jack Faber, lacrosse mem
tor, nor Burt Shipley, baseball coach,
Is greeting the new campaign with
an optimistic smile. Both fear the
worst in their inaugurals for bad
weather has hampered both squads.
Maryland handed Mount Wash
ington an ILL setback last year, re-
cording one Of the greatest upsets
in lacross history and the Baltimore
clubmen haven't forgotten. They
have an unusually powerful club and
are out to atone for that defeat-the
worst in the clubs history.
Duke Has Powerhouse.
Maryland's first baseball stop is
at North Carolina. where single
game is scheduled Saturday. Mon
day the boys move over to Durham
for a double-header with Duke and
Tuesday they'll stop of at Virginia
en- route home. Carolina, with no
experienced catcher and George
Radman the only seasoned twirler,
will be more in .Maryland's class
than Duke for the Blue Devils are
loaded with dynamite. But even the
Tarheels are far ahead Of the Terps
In practice and will have few
practice games under their belts.
Duke has them four deep at every
position, plus bountiful supply OF
pitchers. Most of Coach Earl
Coombs' boys bat from the right
side Of the plate, however. and Ship
ley has couple of good southpaws
to throw at them.
Except for the infield, particularly
at short, the Terp nine appears
certain to pack enough strength to
make a good record. The Job at
short, though, absolutely is untitled
and has narrowed to Leib Nc
Donald and Jim Wharton, two green
rockies, with the latter deserting
spring grid drills for the first time
yesterday.
Adam Bengoechea, at second, Is
the lone veteran inf1elder, but Dick
McEale, a Central High product,
has made q great impression at
third. Newt Cox, Art Rudy and
Frank Dwyer, all leftovers, are first
base aspirants, with the first two
named slated to split the toll at
the outset. The position, however,
Is wide open.
Lefty Earl Springer, who won Z of
8 games last spring, and Perish Mon
doff, who copped of 7, lead pitch
ing stan that is the teams most
formidable front. Lefty Leon Van
nais, Max Hunt and Art Woodward,
three promising sophs, and Charley
Woodward, 1899 reserve, complete
the array.
All-around punch should come
from the outfield with Hugh Keller,
leading bitter last year; Burton Cul-
yer, Fritz Maisel and Bill England,
all letter men, battling for jobs.
England has been the Babe Ruth"
Of the early workouts.
Bob Burns, regular last year; John
Boyda, back after a years layoff,
and Mearle Du Vail, a soph, offer
ample backstopping power.
Like Wharton, Hunt and Du Vail
are just coming over from the spring
grid drills.
Lacrosse Team Not Tuned.
With Jack Faber and AL Keagy,
the regular coaches, handling spring
grid drills the lacrosse team, ma
turally will not be highly tuned for
the powerful club team that Mary
land, keenly on edge for the game,
upset last year II to 1. This year
Mount Washington, all set for the
occasion, figures to reverse things.
Leo Mueller and Jack Mueller, two
regulars, and Fred Widener, a third
defense man, have just gone over
to the stickmen after three weeks
on the football field. 50 the lacrosse
team really has only four days in
which to perfect team play for the
clash.
The Terps' hopes lie in the fact
that Its starting team is veteran ex-
cept for Markland Kelly, soph
goalie. Others are: l.. Mueller and
Bill Graham, points: Miltin Mulitz,
first defense; j. Mueller, second de-
tense: Bill Cole. center; Jim He'll
second attack; Oscar Nevares, fls&
attack; Jordan Sexton, out ho1he,
and Bill Bond, in home.
Jack Grier, goalie; George Law
renee, attack or defense, and Chick
Allen, attack, letter men. Ind sophs
Barton Hewitt, defense. and Al Sies-