Evening star., 1940-04-17
Terropins' Powerful Shockey
Hailed as Rival for BIozis;
Judqe Sweet on Ghecus

ing several of Maryland's 1910 op-
ponents coughed nervously and
announced they were thinking of
giving up football, temporarily, or
until their contract with the school
was null and void.
1t got so bad Maryland passed
around mimeograph sheets to
distraught opponents proclaiming
Shockey really wasn't as good as
painted and had to be given printed
instructions every time he carried
the ball. The evil gossip persisted.
Touted as Rival for Blozis.
More about that next autumn.
Currently Shockey is being touted
as worthy opponent for AL Blozis,
Georgetown's shotputting star. Sc
cret agents hidden under old boards
and behind boulders report he
heaves the iron pellet farther than
a civil war cannon, and every time
he winds up they blow a warning
blast on the volunteer fire depart
ment siren. Sort of an air raid
signal, because Shockey's aim and
control is worse than that of St.
Louis rookie.
Well, there is the situation. Old
Line officials on one side trying to
laugh of reports Of Don's strength
and our own private Ogpu writing
book reports on his prowess. Pop
pycock. Just another student
reports exaggerated stuff and
more stuff" cry the officials. Great
est athlete in Maryland's history
:. all-America fullback make
Blozi's arm seem broken when he
puts the shot," yell o. o. P. o.
Tracking down stray rumors and
otherwise. we approached Pete
Pfeiffer, an alumnus who voluntarily
helps coach the field men.
rs it true" We asked, "Shockey
throws the ball 55 feet?'
Nav" he frowned, "that's Just
talk, it's only so feet"
No Hoya-G. w. Twin Bills.
My mistake: Georgetown doesn't
figure in twin bills with G. w. at
Riverside next winter as reported
yesterday But the Colonial quintet
will play Observation-Disclosures
State, Ohio State, Oklahoma A. and
NJ, and maybe Kentucky. The ath-
letic department is silent on its
plans.
George Pajak's damaged elbow ap-
peared to be okay in batting practice
yesterday and the Hoya third base
man Is expected back In uniform
next week. Then the squad is un-
dergoing more changes than miladys
last years coat.
Lou Ghecas gets the palm as
Georgetown's most enthusiastic and
determined ball player. Joe Judge
wouldn't give you fiat beer for his
chances as a third baseman-he
fights the ball too much-but thinks
Lou will be corking outflelder. His
batting and throwing is hokay.
Harry Stuhldreher, famed quar-
terback of Notre Danes -Four
Horsemen," told Dutch" Bergman
at the Notre Dame banquet he ex-
poets Wisconsin to hit its stride at
long last next season. The Badgers
have had plenty of beef, but no
speed. With Harry drilling the boys
In the Notre Dame system it was
akin to loading a truck body on q
whippet frame. This year the weight
Is down and the speed up.
Loom as Lacrosse Stars.
They say Bruce Campbell and Milt
Vandenberg, freshmen lacrosse stars
at Maryland, are sure to crash the
varsity lineup next season. Vanden-
berg is veteran of club competition
having played with Mount Wash
ington, national champion, several
years while out of school.
. Winnie Powers will do more and
better chucking for Georgetown
when he forgets his own version OF
the Leonard knuckle ball. And we
hear Benny Bulvin quit baseball to
obtain a divorce from a balky ap-
pendix.
Skipper Ed Morris Of George
Washington's diamond team, has
been casting longing eyes at the Po-
tomac and heaving nostalgia sigha
for the bounding main. The skipper
has been a water bug since he was
large enough to paddle a homemade
raft and had trim craft on the
river until couple Of years ago. He
disposed Of 1t, but now Is thinking
OF launching another. Sail, no
Avast, you lubbers.