Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-11
4assIe Kills Indoor Track Season for Gu
Terps Stick
To Schedule
AT Moment
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer
Georgetown University, long
an Eastern track power, has
withdrawn its track squad from
participation on the Eastern
indoor circuit this season as a
result of the hassle between
the AAU and the NCAA.
Jack Hagerty, Georgetown's
athletic director, said today
that the schools athletic board
has decided to bypass tonight's
Chesterfield Jaycee Invitational
meet in Richmond and also
would send no entrants to the
Knights of Columbus meet in
Boston tomorrow night.
We've decided to sit tight"
Hagerty said, until both fac
tons reach some sort of an
understanding and agreement.
Right now, we're not going any,
where this season."
Terps Going Ahead
While Georgetown, a men,
Der of the Eastern . College
Athletic Conference, decided to
support that groups boycott of
Aforementioned meets, Mary
land Track Coach Jim Kehoe
said there is no change Of plans
for his Terps-"at the mo-
ment."
Kehoe said John Belitza, the
schools 15-foot pole vaulter, is
entered in the Boston event to-
morrow and will compete.
Maryland's Rod Lambert, a
Splinter, and Dick Smith, a
middle-distance runner, also
entered on an unattached basis.
Kehoe also said he would send
a stable delegation to tonight's
Richmond meet, where the
Terps are unofficial defending
champions. They are heavily
favored to repeat.
Kehoe said he had conferred
briefly last night with Bill
Cooley, the TerpS' athletic di-
rectory who had just returned
from the NCAA convention in
Los Angeles. Kehoe also said
that the Atlantic Coast Confer
.ence had issued a directive re-
Gently and that neither sug-
gested a change in plans.
Reappraisal Possible
I'VE made the commitments
in good faith and we've par
ticipated in good faith for many
years in these meets" Kehoe
said and as of the moment
we'll go ahead. The final de-
cision, of course, will rest with
our athletic director and ath-
letic council. They may re-
appraise the situation later to-
day"
Maryland is not a member of
the ECAC, which strongly rec
commended the boycott of the
Aforementioned meets earlier
this week.
Kehoe seemed distressed that
the hassle was working a par
ticular hardship on many
athletes, some of whom are
threatened with the loss of
eligibility.
Good judgment and reason
doesn't seem to exist" Kehoe
said. Both organizations seem
to be using the boys as the
levers to resolve their dispute,
and that's too bad. Only the
boys are being hurt"
Two Olympic Bidders
At least two of the area
trackmen are considered top
Olympic and Pan American pos
Sibilities - Georgetown's John
Reilly, a middle distance ace,
and Belitza. They need COM
petition on the Eastern circuit
to solidify their bids. Reilly
will be unable to participate
because of the Hoyas' ban.
BE it right or wrong" Kehoe
continued, "the AAU is still
the group recognized by the In
ternational Federation as far
as the Olympics and Pan Amer
lean Games are concerned"
While most of the attention
has conferred on the AAU -NCAA
hassle, the athletes will get
some chance to shift the spot
light to themselves in Rich
Invitation meet. The
Terps smashed four records
last year and are still the team
TO beat. The l3-eVent program
at the Arena begins at 1880 pm.
Besides Maryland, ACC teams
entered are North Carolina,
Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson
and Virginia. Southern Con-
ference entrants are William a.
Mary, VMI. Furman, Richmond
and Virginia Tech. Three mill
tary bases, nine Virginia high
schools and some non-affiliated
colleges, including American
University, also are in the
lineup.
Best record possibilities are
North Cardinals Carl Sandal
in the high Jump. Maryland's
Ramsey Thomas in the $50 and
the Terps' John Garten and
Tom Kruger. in the 2-mile.
All have surpassed the existing
The top event is likely to be
the 50-yard dash. Although
Lambert, the defending cham
plon and record-holder. will
miss the event TO participate
In Boston. the field is strong
with Clemson's Yves King, |
Dukes Bob OKennon and
John Zwerner and two Of