Evening star., 1940-03-14
Cold Weather Gives
Diamond Mentors
Dark Moments
Terropins Facing Task
In Getting Ready for
Lacrosse Opener
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

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The precincts little colony Of die
tators are in no mood for love SON.
nets or kind words with opening
games and matches a scant week
of and no end of problems to be
unraveled before they can put teams
on the field. It's enough to make a
guy ask for raise.
At Maryland, for example, Jack
Faber is working up a foamy lather
over the opening lacrosse match
with Mount Washington next week
and Burt Shipley is ready to rend
his scalp with visions Of North Caro-
lima, Duke and Virginia haunting
him nights. They're studiously
working on the available material,
trying to whip it into a presentable
team, but no dice yet.
Ed Morris and Joe Judge, George
Washington and Georgetown base
ball coaches, respectively. are NUT
tering in their beers and quietly
condemning the weatherman to a
nice warm place for keeping their
men indoors. When, oh when, they
chorus, are we going to get outdoors?
Bill Reinhart, the Colonials' grid
tutor, is wreathed in smiles-con-
trary to approved coaching conduct,
because the temperature is ideal for
pigskin practice. But what is one
man against the mob?
Meade Coaches Stickmen.
Jim Meade, all-America second
attack last season, is putting Mary
lands stickmen through their PAGES
in the absence of Messrs. Faber and
AL Heagy, both of whom are devot-
ing their time to football. The
Mueller cousins, Jack and Leo, the
lacrosse teams regular points, also
are in football gear, but will be ex-
cused Monday to get IN five days
work before the curtain raiser.
Meade has had Markland Kelly
at goal, Milt MULTI, first defense;
Bill Graham, second defense; Bill
Cole, center; Jim He'll and Oscar
Nevares, outside attacks, and Jordon
Sexton and Bill Bond. homes, work.
ing in those positions this week.
This group, together with the Muel-
lers, probably will comprise the
starting ten against Mount WASH
ington. All are lettermen with the
exception of Kelly, a sophomore.
George Lawrence, good, tough
gentleman who will play a lot Of
lacrosse before he calls it quits this
season: Chick Allen, Ashton Thumm,
Barton Hewitt and AL Slesinger are
others trying for regular berths who
merit consideration.
The inf1eld problem, which worried
Shipley no end, is beginning to
straighten out with the appear
ance of Pop" Wharton on the
scene A center in football, Whar-
ton has announced himself as a
candidate for shortstop. and al
though he will not begin active CAM
paigning until Monday, when he
draws his release from the grid
squad. he is rated good chance of
making the grade. If Wharton
makes the team, and the boys who
know say he will, one of Shipley's
knottiest problems will be solved.
McHale Fills Bill.
Shortstop and first base were the
coach's biggest headaches. He was
pondering over third until Sopho-
more Dick McHale took his post at
the far corner. If anybody uproots
this youngster Maryland will have
its best third sacker in long time,
because McHale has a lot of talent.
Newton Cox can have the first-base
job if his eyes don't trip him. A
smooth fielder and good hitter in the
clutch" Cox Is handicapped by
weak glimmers. Ashton Garrett and
Art Rudy also are trying to edge
into the position.
Joe Judge has suspicious that
Georgetown will be stronger than
last year but the former Washing
ton first baseman can't tell much
about the boys until he sees them
under fire. Even with George Pajak
on the bench because of his injured
arm the Hoyas figure to have q po-
tent infield with Lou Ghecas moved
over to third and Henry Mylnarski
filling in at short. A freshman last
season, Mylnarski appeared to have
the necessary qualifications to step
right into the varsity lineup and
with Pajak out he'll get his chance
the first crack of the bat.
Judge could use a stronger brand
of pitching and with Dick Dieckle-
man the only chucker of outstanding
promise coming up probably will de-
vote extra time to the mound corps.
Dieckleman. a southpaw, and Capt.
Johnny Smith will bear the brunt
of the pitching duties unless Judge
unearths somebody better.
Morris, at George Washington,
knows pretty well where he stands
with last years nine virtually in
tact. The rotund Colonial mentor
has few upper classmen out for the
squad who couldn't compete last
year because it was strictly a fresh
man sport. Morris is confident the
downtown sluggers will be up with
the pacemakers.