Evening star., 1942-02-22
1erps Bank on Points
From Alexander in
Hurdles, Jumps
Cards Eye Open Event
LoureIs;; Summer Grid
Toll Planned at G. U.
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

tered in championship events, anc
10 from Catholic University, who
will compete in the non-conference
races, will make the trip to Chape,
Hill, N. c., next Saturday for the
annual Southern Conference indoor
track meet and If they don't re-
turn with a bagful of silver there
will be some disappointed fans in
this precinct.
Marylands hopes of coping a
couple of titles scared last week,
when it became known that Duke
Alexander, an all-around trackman
specializing in the high jump, will
be in the meet. Duke signed up
with the Marine Corps about 10
days ago and expected to get his
marching papers sometime this
week, but has been ordered to re-
port March 4, which gives him am
pie time for a weekend jaunt to
Chapel Hill.
The tall, housekeeping youngster,
who won 10 first places last year
in hanging up one of the most SEN
sational freshman records of the
decade, will enter three events, try
ing his hand-or legs-in the TO
yard low hurdles and broad Jump
as well as the high jump. He is
untested in the first two, but did
6 feet l inch in the Millrose games,
high jump for seventh place cou-
pie of weeks ago, and upped that
to 6 feet 2 inches in the Penn A. c.
games for third prize. He should
beat the conference field, although
rumors of a couple of dark horses
in the Carolinas may make him
hop even higher.
Others Ready for High Jump.
With him in the high jump will
be Bill Port and Carlos Engler, a
couple of prospective point-winners,
who will take over when Duke leaves.
Heckert Horn, who has good
chance of winning, will put the
shot in the only other field event
in which the Terps are entered.
Although 1t lost its head coach
since "Whitey" Pfeiffer was called
to the colors, Maryland has been
toiling diligently on its wooden sau-
Ger and will be ready for the test.
The mile relay comprised of Bob
Condor, Howard Gogel or Bill Stell-
horn, Randall Cronin and Bob
Montgomery, worked a fast time
trial last week and appears to have
a good chance of being up with the
leaders when they hit the bell lap.
Stirling Kehoe, in the mile, and
Stan Kim, running the miles, will
give the school good representation
in those events. Condor and Cronin
are entered in the $50, with Mont
gomery and Stellhorn in the 40
All have been going well In train
ing, although cold weather over the
week end slowed 'em up consider
ably.
c. U. Apt to Start in Relay.
The Terp dash men, competing in
q 60-yard sprint, will be Pat Carolan
and Howard Gugel, both newcomers.
Dick OBrien, another Johnny
come-lately, is the lone entry in
the 70-yard high hurdles.
Catholic us squad probably will
feature a mile relay team, but
Dorsey Griffith has yet to decide
which other events the Cards will
enter. The mile quartet finished
behind Villanova and Temple in the
Penn games, but that was to be
expected, inasmuch as both are class
B teams and the Brooklanders have
been running in class C company
and doing very well, too.
Johnny Doyle is expected to enter
the mile, and possibly $50, with
Jack Weschler in the 440. Walt
Makofske also may go in the shot,
although, as we have noted, Grif-
f1th's plans are uncertain.
The Cards will travel to Annapolis
this week for a few practice jousts
with the Midshipmen if the weather
warns up sufficiently.
More Work for HOya Gridmen.
Also thinking about midsummer
football practice, an idea first
broached by Jack Faber, is George
towns Jack Hagerty. The Hoya
mentor would limit formal practice
to two prief sessions a week, stress
ing blocking and tackling, with the
kids doing pretty much as they
pleased other days. No decision in
the matter will be made until after
spring practice, beginning April 6.
Hagerty expects to see improved
kicking and passing in college games
next season, because most schools
probably will have summer practice.
He also looks for more colorful,
varied and interesting games be-
cause of the boys inexperience.
How 1t will compare with the old
game is difficult to foreten, but he
doesn't think it will lack for thrills
or excitement.
An unnamed statistician phones
the information that North Caro-
lima took less shots at the bucket
in tripping Maryland the other
night. 1t seems the Tar Heels-beg
pardon, White Bantams-hoisted
81 tries to Maryland's 81, making
good on almost one out of four.
ID. c. Fives Miss Garden Meet.
Thirty-three teams are being con-
sldered for the invitational basket
ball tournament scheduled at Mad
lson Square Garden March II, 19,
% and 25, but no District school is
on the list. The lineup includes
Duke, Tennessee, Kentucky, Penn
State, West Virginia, Notre Dame,
Stanford, Bradley and both big
Oklahoma schools.
Joe Joers, the Tower sports ed,
writes that a little less dissension
on Catholic us court squad would
help check the losing streak. We
thought all was sweetness in Brook
land.
The war must be getting serious
when it affects G. us fencing team.
Jean Souffront, one of the Cards
ablest swordsmen, has not regis
tered for the current term because
of his impending induction. The
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