Evening star., 1942-02-17
Maryland Head Claims
Emergency Demands
Use Of Freshmen
Sees Way to Bar Tramp
Athletes; Old Line Eyes
Eastern Ring Meet

A ruling permitting the use of
freshmen on all varsity teams for
the duration Of the war will be
urged by Jack Faber, acting director
of athletics at Maryland, when and
If the matter is placed before the
Executive Committee of the South
ern Conference, he said today.
At the same time it was revealed
that Maryland has received an in
vitation to the Eastern intercolle-
giate boxing title tournament and
probably will respond with an entry
of its full team. This follows closely
on word that the annual conference
tourney is unlikely to be held be-
cause of lack of suitable site.
Faber, pointing out that Maryland
and schools of similarly limited lat
itude in their selection of athletics,
will be unfairly handicapped by pre-
war restrictions on freshmen, said
he is certain a program satisfactory
to all colleges can be worked out.
Another factor to be considered is
competition outside the league with
teams playing first year men. To
hold conference teams to the exist
Ing regulations, he argues, will give
rise to embarrassing situations.
Use Could Be Regulated.
Observers believe the conference
will have no other choice than to
permit the use of freshmen during
the intensified war schedule, but
Southern loop officials have been
slow to take action on the matter,
whereas other groups throughout
the East already are on record in
okaying frosh. 1t is Faber's opinion
that arguments concerning the use
Of tramp" athletes could be over
come by adherence to a strict code
Of scholastic eligibility.
Some opposition to freshmen has
been voiced by those who fear too
many boys would take advantage of
the ruling to play one year OF varsity
sport, particularly football, with no
idea of meeting scholastic require
ments. Faber'S idea would be to
have entrance grades of all fresh
men submitted along with eligibility
blanks now required of all partici-
pants on league teams Moreover,
freshmen would be required to pass
u hours for half-years work to be
eligible for the second half. This
rule would correspond to the one
now in effect requiring "a hours
creditable work to make a student
eligible for athletics the succeeding
year.
Chance Seen for Terp Boxers.
Maryland's ringmen complete their
regular schedule Saturday at Chapel
Hill in their 9Th annual duel with
the Tar Heels. After that would
come the conference title round,
but this appears to be out. The
Citadel had ideas of sponsoring the
affair, but its armory has been
taken over completely for military
work and the Cadets will be unable
to play hosts.
The Eastern intercollegiate will
be held at Charlottesville March 6
and Z, with Virginia in the role of
host. Charlottesville is one of Mary
lands old stamping grounds and
trip there would be warmly indorsed
by older Terp supporters.
Coach Bobby Goldstein of the
boxing team, while fully aware
of the caliber of competition in
this tournament, believes Maryland
would have a good chance of
landing at least one individual
crown and possibly two. Marylands
chances for the team trophy would
be slim, but might be enhanced
considerably by the luck of the
draw or one of several other factors
prevalent in tournament fighting.