Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27
Colleges

Wholesale shake-ups In sports di-
recting personnel, dictated by entries
into the armed forces in most in
stances, highlighted the Districts
1912 collegiate campaigns, with
Maryland importation of the famed
Clark Shaughnessy from Stanford to
head its athletic program featuring
the changes,
ShaughneSSy assumed command
of Maryland football squad that
had won only three games in l94l
and, installing the tricky T-forma-
ton, steered the Old Liners to seven
victories in nine games. George
town won five games, tied one and
lost three, while George Washington
won three and lost six.
Assisting Shaughnessv as back
field coach was Jack Manders, for
merly with the Chicago Bears. Wal
ter Halas, brother of the former
Bears coach, was brought in to
handle the freshman team. Shaugh-
messy later streamlined Maryland's
sports program, eliminating for the
aura ton such sports as golf, tennis,
baseball. etc, and concentrating on
body contact sports.
Jack Faber. head of a triumvirate
of coaches who previously handled
Marvlands football team, entered
the Army Sanitary Corps.
Bill Reinhart, George Washing
ton athletic director, football and
basket ball coach, entered the Navy
as a lieutenant commander. Johnny
Busick was named athletic director
and Johnny Baker, former G. w.
grid star, who later enjoyed tremen-
dous success as coach at Wash
ington-Lee High, was appointed
football coach Arthur zahn, former
freshman basket ball coach, took
over Remnants court duties.
Zuzu Stewart and Don Bomba,
other former G. w. football stars,
were named varsity line coach and
freshman coach, respectively Ed
Morris resigned as baseball coach
and that position was handled by
Vince De Angels, who turned the
Job over to Al Harrington when he
entered the service.
Georgetown also had its altera-
tions. Rome Schwagel, graduate
manager of athletics, left to become
a lieutenant q. g. in the Navy and
joey Gardner, former Georgetown
athlete who later coached at
Georgetown Prep. succeeded him.
Jack Hagerty, who coached
Cieorgetown's football teams through
a string of % consecutive games un-
defeated and into the 194l Orange
Bowl game, resigned to enter the
Navy as lieutenant. with the assur-
ance his Hilltop job would be wait
ing for him when he returned.
staff Cassell, American Univer-
sity's athletic director, resigned to
accept similar post at Morning
side Iowa) College and was replaced
by Al Kalijervi. Shorty Hughes sue
ceeded Forrest (Fod Cotton as
Catholic University's basket ball
coach.
The distinction of being the Dis
trict's outstanding college athlete
went to huge Al Blozis of George
town. The Hoya giant established
an American citizens indoor shot
put record of 81 feet 3. inch in the
National AAU championships at
Madison Square Garden, then set
outdoor marks with 8 and IL pound
shots. He tossed the heavier weight
g. feet 41a inches and the lighter
70 feet inches.
Blozis' indoor attempt with the
16-pound shot at the National AAU
meet missed by u Of an inch the
accepted world outdoor record which
Jack Torrance of L. S. U. set in
1887. Two weeks later, IN New
Yorks Knights of Columbus games,
he fired the l6-pound ball 81 feet
90 inches-an effort that would
have wiped out every known record
had 1t been made in competition.
On that occasion he merely was
tossing for the benefit of a pho
tographer. He smashed numerous
other sectional marks.
Georgetown's mile relay team OF
Fish, Williams, James and Short