Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-22
1erps Run Saturday
In Florida Relays and
Hoyas Start April 4
By GEORGE Huber

BY george HuDer
Georgetown's track team was
the one getting most of the at
tention in this area during the
winter indoor season, but with
the boys moving outdoors on Gin
ders soon. it may be the Univer-
sity of Maryland's chance to
shine.
Both schools are getting ready
for early Southern trips to open
their outdoor campaigns. The
Terrapins will have a select few
at the Florida Relays at Gaines
vile Saturday, while Georgetown
gets going April 4 at the South
ern Relays at Birmingham, Ala.
Maryland didn't attempt much
during the indoor season and en-
tered none of the big northern
meets. It did make a splash at
the VMI Relays, winning almost
everything in sight, and it was
third-a shade lower than ex-
pected-in the Southern Confer
ence indoor championships.
Move to New Stadium.
The Terrapins hope to make
this big year. They are moving
their activities to the new Byrd
Stadium for the first time, and
they have a fine track there.
Home m eets are scheduled
against the Quantico Marines,
North Carolina and Georgetown.
Georgetown and Maryland
wait until May 5 to tangle in
their annual dual meet. The
Terps have won this for several
years and likely will be favored
to do so again, although at this
point Coach Jim Kehoe will deny
it. But Jim as usual has good
balance in all events, while
Georgetown still leans a bit
heavily on the middle distance
and distance running events.
It is that Misunderstanding po-
tential in all eventS-that makes
Maryland strong as a team with
out many individual stars. It
took the Southern Conference
outdoor title last year with only
one individual champion.
That one champion. Mort Co.
hen in the broad jump, no longer
is with the Terps, and IN fact
many of the others who scored
points also have been graduated.
Good Relay Tenn.
There's a strong mile relay
team there of Thornton Coss, !
Burke Wilson. Joe Hemler and
Phil Stroup. Stroup also can fin
ish high in most 440 races, and
he likewise does some broad
jumping.
Among the other Terp pros
poets are Dave Matthews in the
daShes. Joe Hemler in the 440,
Ken Thornton in the half-mile.
George Butler in the pole vault,
Don Goldstein in the mile and
John Tibbetts in the 2-mile. And
in every event there are two or
three more to back them with
creditable performances.
Strong in Distance Events.
At Georgetown, Coach Frank
SevIgne has a team that should
produce winners at the 12-mile,
mile and 2-mile and in distance
relay races almost every time out.
He can draw from a group in
Guiding Joe LaPierre, Carl Joyce,
Charley Capozzoli, Ed Kirk and
Vince Kelly. Kirk and Kelly also
are good 40 men. Sevigne also
has a good Splinter in Don
Stonehouse, and the same in the
hurdles with Ray Brophy.
A sophomore who may come
through with some nice perform
ances is Charles Craig. a shot
putter. He was tossing the shot
around A feet last year. and if
he can stretch that little it
should be good enough for dual
meet victories. Another field
event performer of promise is
Tom Flaherty in the pole vault.
He figures to push 13 feet, and
he also goes we'll in the broad
jump.
In Several Big Meets.
The Hoyas will get to a num-
Der of big meets this year, in
Guiding the Penn Relays which
they missed last season.
George Washington is putting
out a track team this spring for
the first time in years, with
Howard Bowers as coach.
) Bowers has been conditioning
his boys on the Western High
School track
Several players from the foot
ball team which recently ended
spring practice are among his
candidates.
Two meets have been sched-
uled so far. four-team meet
April IA with Washington and
Lee, Lynchburg and Virginia
Military at Iyncnpurg, ana a
dual meet at Richmond April %.
MARYLAND
March IS, Florida Relays at Gaines
Vile, Fla.
April 4. Quantico Marines; IL, at
West Virginia; Is, North Carolina "a
rs, at Penn Relays; %. District AAU
meet at GEORGETOWN.
May 5. GEORGETOWN: o, at Navy; 15-
16. at Southern Conference champion
ships at Chapel Hill, n; C.,
April 8, at Southern Relays at Bir-
minenanI; Il, Navy and Pittsburgh at
Navy; 17-1S. at Seton Hall Relays; "a
25, at Penn and Drake Relays; %, host
to AAU meet.
May 2 0uantico Marines and Balti-
more Olympic Club at GEORGETOWN; 5,
At Maryland; 9, LaSalle at Philadelphia;
Is. Coliseum Relays at Los Angeles
(tentativel; 10, Temple; 1920, IC-4A
at New York.