Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1923, Page 27

SPORTS. 'SPORTS. Lots of Foot Ball Tomorrow : School Head Asked to Clarify Eligibility Rules FEW GAMES, HOWEVER, . PRESAGE REAL STRUGGLES) Furman-Virginia Contest Is Likely to Be Hardest Fought in This Section—Two Clashes Are Booked for Local Gridirons. BY H. C. BYRD. ESIDES games scheduled tomorrow for three local universities, con- tests are booked generally for institutions in the South Atlantic : section. Every big school in the section is to swing into action with more or less formidable opponents. Unless it be true that some of the smaller schdols are stronger than usual, it is not probable that more ! than one or two contests will develop anything beyond what ordinarily might be expected in opening contests. | Two games are to be played here, one the usual setto between | Georgetown and George Washington, the other between University of | Maryland and Rando!ph-Macon, The contests mark the formal opening | of the gridiron season for the National Capital, and the former is to be Khy'ed on Georgetown Field and the latter at College Park. Both games egin at 3 o’clock. Unloss George Washington or Ran- dolph-Macon than ordinaril should win without ch trouble, | Army entertains the Univ v Tennessee, and with it m show greater strength in ‘all probab | period prior to the ; DISTRICT BOYS ON PENN STATE VARSITY GRID SQUAD l M. U. HAS HEFTY FOE IN RANDOLPH MACON ASHLAND, Va., September 28.— Randolph Macon College will send a sturdy team against the University of Maryland at College Park, Md. tomorrow afternoon. Gus Welch, former Carlisle star, who took up his dutles as coach this season, has been drilling the players for some time and they dre in good physical Hedvier men than usual are on hand and It is belleved that the eleven this fall will be the best that the college has turned out in years. Randolph Maton will average more. than 180 pounds from tackle to tackle, and then ends and backfield man are not pygmies by any means, the reg- ular wingmen tipping the scales at 170 and the quartet behind the line averaging close to 160. Most of the varsity men are vet- erans, six of the linemen and ‘three of the backs being players of ex- perience. Among them are Hales, | Trolinger, Blackwell, Bell, Eason and Capt. Smoot. Leading backfield play; ers are Marks, Rash and Crouse, the last named being a triple threat man. There is enough material on hand | for four’ teams, but attention has the | trim. | lsted In th at Charlotte: sty of Vi sity of Gr tion is based on team of anproxi strength that it ha ing the last three s. man s as strong as probably will find opening game than it desired. V.M. L Gets a Rexpite, atter a_hard nut to crack Virginla Military Institute, which | last week won a grueling game from | Marines, is due to make up for i hard play at that time by having rather easy time of it;against Lynch- rg_ Colloge. shihgton and Le Western Maryland is strong as its supporters claim it, will not have such 5 Lexington. Western sald to possess the the hea most experienced foot ball the state. Virginia Polytechnic tertains Hampier ney burg and_ will pleases. V. Hampden-Sidr find an anala Jack Demp with Benny L. North Carolin, University of their schédules, the former Roanoke College and the latt Wake Forest. The Raleig counts on having a much bett than Jast ile North lina Universit hard by of several re; will test merits of men it counts on the places of luminaries c by their absence. Last sp Fetzer made the statement had a back in Merritt who shine t¥e famed aml schools that are to be of the Chapel Hill eleven to see just what that aocomplish in his opening game. Farther south the most important contest that d between Clemson College and Alabama I technic Institute at Clemson really is in the nature of a engagement. Georgla Tech play Oglethorpe. Naval Academy pla with Willlam the southern cult than it probab not very well of game th play D Tenngy burg in P and Furman Univer- nville This predi ed for the hould be able to ! 1f Fur- Virginip gl o4 to be i le. is to play Bucknell t ; sylvania | in Frank a @ klin Marsh little difficulty beating Lebanon Val ley. Syracuse has a and it is not likel Cornell, is ever goi very hard team for Consequently, unle is much stronger than peet it to I there, w over at Ithaca, If Bethany College is been at time give Johnn | “set-up” in Hobart, as that Dobie, for c at is st and quad in t e a ing game. venture | Cornell | | | | i Institute en- at Blacks- Gl il e anx- | as T %] Fairmont. | | i nes in, the West. middle west and mes formally into its st. are: -1 | in the to play ate, Chll Aggies, University Towa State College, Oklahor M., th Dakota, Oregon turs College and Vi Oregon. Conspicuous by their play their opening games 29, generally looked upon are F | iree being | ir seasons on | Caro- losses the | gan gricul- | ¢ of| | hat h ould out- ‘”l Johnson failure ads went the three | morrow getting | atholic University and G also had their men on| the field for a lengthy period, but did | not do anything real strenuous. Played| THE QUESTION. How many. plays do teams have? An through which have long squs cany opening and s _its game and Mary, | [ { | | By SOL METZGER: HAT is a difficult question to T answer, Nearly all good elevens have three forma- tions, one of which is for kicking, but all manner of plays are run from it. Dobie has three forma- ‘=~~~ tions. Warner uses four some seasons. used but two at Harvard, with slight variations, plays to a formation, and as these ten plays ma opposite side of the line, there are some twenty p| Pennsylvania has announced that ) — . the eleven this year would have but B T few plays. Haughton believes in | 1 ‘ANNUAL TITLE SHOOT few. He spends hours wo tion 'in” foot ball everywhere is to | AT GUN CLUB TRAPS one piay to perfect i ‘The perfect a team in a few plays rather Yale has three. Thete are about ten | usually be run to the i | Haughton has | | ¥s to a formation. | than to have a great many. Over a decade ago the Army whip- ped the v badly on one play, a reverse forward pass that had been practiced all summer by the two men who executed it—the passer and receiver. Some teams ha plays, and leadin use a hundred in molding one pla experience prove: tered. On ap ave teams have " betw thirty plays for u; The modern tendency using these plays in the first game so they will be perfected for the | s big games, rather than to hold some- | - thing back to catch the other fellow off guard. Such plays rarely suc- ceed, because they have not been tested in competition, (Copyright, 1923.) (Sol Metzger, our foot ball capert and_one of the forcmost foot b ooaches in the country, will ansy any questions about playing foot ball sent him, care of our sport depart- ment, if @ return, stamped envelope 4s inclosed.) Washington Gun Club will conduct its annual club championship six-| teen-yard trapshoot tomorrow after- noon on the shooting field near the cast end of the Benning bridge. The competition will get under way at 1:30 o'clock. our classes, based upon this club meet averages, laurels. There will e four events of twenty-five targets each, with A. governing. Dr. A. V. § rge A; Emmons and C. C. ctt are in charge of the tour- nament. Other events on the fall of W, | ntial to se es prob: oW years' into. ‘another vear's will strive for Lig games, is to. start schedule ington Gun Club are the an- club distance handicap cham- | | pionship, club doubles championship, club all‘round championship at 16, | 118, 20 and yards and a team shoot with Oriole Gun Club of Baltimore. | HOWARD ELEVEN.TO PLAY | | FIRST GAME OCTOBER 6| Howard University's foot ' ball | EARLY START IS MADE : . BY INDEPENDENT QUINT |00l N et neimat whe Ari- Hopping off to an early start the In- |culture and Technical College of dependent Athletic Club basket ball | Greensboro, N. C team held its initial practice last night. e i Meetings will be held by the Independ- | Among the promising material in ents every Tuesday night at 7 o'clock | the squad this year are Capt. Doneghy, at the old Eastern High School, begin~ | Bing Miller and Melton, Thomas An- \ | derson, Ray Contee, E. A. Long, Wil- ning next week. - Terelin is coaching the team, .while liams, Doakes, Kelly, Blackman, Web- Charles Abernethy is acting as man- | ster, Bacchus and Priestley. ager. Watson i For one day only we offer you an ex- Drivers, Brassies, Mid- French Special Golf Bag with ball pocket; leather Leather-trimmed Bag, (Come in and Gef a Free Rule Book.) ceptional opportunity to supply your golf irons, Putters, Mashies $249 with ball pocket, hood s FRENC needs at unheard-of low prices. and Niblicks. Very special 1 _ 3-ribbed, staved Bag, trimmed i asking BuckLEY - Halfback GRIDIRON CONTESTS CARDED TGMORROW/| LOCAL. Georgetown ‘v on, at Georgetown, 3 o’clock. Maryland vs. Randolph-Macon, College Park, 3 o'clock. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Navy vs. Willlam and Mary, at An- napolis. Virginia vs, Furman, at Charlottes- at vs. Hampden-Sidney, V. M. L vs. Lynchburg, at Lexing- ton. vs. Western Maryland, at North Carolina’ vs. Wake Forest, at Chapel Hill. v North Carolina State vs. Ronnoke, at Raleigh. NORTH. Army vx. Tennexsee, at West Point. Brown vs. Haverford, at Providence. Pennxylvania v~ Franklin and M; shail. at Philadelphia. Cornell vs.. St. Donaventure, Ithaea. Syracuxe vs, Hobart. at Syracuse. Rutgers vs. Penn. Military College, New Brunswick. Columbia vx. Urxinus, nt New York, Penn Sta: ate College. Pittsburgh vs, Bucknell, burzh. W. & J. vm. ton, Pa, West Virginin vs. West Virginla Wesleyan, at Fairmont, Lafayette +vs. Muhlenbers, ~ton. Mass. at at at St at Pitts- Bethany, at Amgies vs. Amberst. Rennselaner Poly, Holy Cross vs. New London Sub, at | Worcester. Dartmouth vs. Norwich, at Hanover. New Hampshire State vs. Middle- bury, at Durham. Rochester va, Niagarn, at Rochester. Williams vs, Hamilton, at Williams- town. Colgate vs. Clarkson, at Hamilton. Delaware vs. St. Joseph's, at New- ark. Amberst vs. Bowdoin, at Amherst. MIDWEST AND WEST. Chicago vs. Michigan Aggies, Chicago. Arkansax vs. Arkanxas Normal, at Fayetteville. Brigham Young vs. Montana State, at {at Prov California vs, St. Mary's, at Berke- ley. Cincinnati vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Ciucinnati. Colorado Agricultutal College vs. Wyoming. at Fort Collinx. Dakota Wesleyan vs. Macalester, at Mitchell. Detroit vs. Alma, at Detroit. Towa vs, Oklahoma Aggics, at Towa Cits. lowa State vs. Simpson, at Ames. James Milliken vs. hage, at De- catur, orth Dakota Moorhead, Grand Forks. Notre Dame vx. South Rend. N South Dakota vs. Aberdeen, at Ver- million. at va. at Kalamazeo, at SOUTH. Alabama vs. Union, at Ts Clemson vs. Auburn, at Georgla Tech vs. Oglethorpe, at At 1anta. Kentucky vs. Marshall, at Lexing- ton, SHOCKER SUES FOR RELEASE. ST. LOUIS, September 28.—A peti- tion charging breach of contract and that Urban Shocker, star pitcher of the St. Louls Americans, be declared a free agent, has been serveil upon Bill Friel, business man- corge Washing- | at | vs. Lebanon Valley, at | i at Washing- | BILL HOUSE Guard and Center Halfback . Buckley was a star at Central, while House and Shanks shone as members of the Tech eleven. All three are epected to play for Nittany Lions in the game with Lebanon Valley tomorrow. EMBLEM RESERVES PLAN MBLEM RESERVES were nosed out of the midget base ball cham- TO GRAB GRIDIRON TITLE E fident of copping the title in the 110-115-pound class. The squad has been rounding into fine shape, but Coach Harry Sturgess is in search ;o( more backfield material. There are few weak spots in the line. New i candidates are expected to report at a meeting tonight at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Frank Bauman, 30th and Ash streets northeast. The “mblems will hold practice every Sunday until they open the season. Coach Sturgess plans to send his o'clock on the Monument grounds. D. through a tough practice | Rogers and Robertson are asked to at 11 o'clock on the Mount | report. Special attention will |be given to the backfield candidate {Don Bellman, who is manager of t 1 | Candidates out for the Athletic Club foot ball e urged to report for practi morning at 10 o'clock on the Monu- ment grounds. A. T. Robinson, 1010 S street, {s arranging games for the Pledmont team. MILLION MAY VIEW BIG TEN GRID GAMES Piedmont ven are | Emblems, is casting about for games. Sunday {He can be reached at Hyattsville 1379-R at 6:30 o'clock. Here are some of the boys in the B. Bauman, F. Bauman, D.! Bellman D. Green, McMahon, E mith, W. Smith, W. Pryor, Bob Shanklin, J. Middleton, W. Middle- ton, J. Deck, Geety, G. Mosedale and Dick Kenned; { squad: Winton Athletic Club will hold a | jbrisk scrimmage Sunday morning at the fleld at 17th and D streets south- east. Games with the Wintons can be arranged by calling Manager Michael Codella, Lincoln 5304. The intons average 115 pounds. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 28.—More than 1,000,000 spectators are expected to witness the fifty-eight foot ball games comprising the “big ten” sea- Ison, Maj. John L. Griffith, commis- sioner of athletics in the Western Conference, sald today, commenting on the opening of the 1923 campaign tomorrow. Chicago and Towa will be the only conference teams to swing intd ac- tion tomorrow. A week later will find the turf heing torn up on all ten gridirons in the conference. Chi- cago will clash with the Michigan Aggles, while the Iowa will take on the Oklahoma A. and M. eleven in the opening batties. The “big ten” schedule 1s for twenty-five games in which conference teams will com- bat rival elevens and thirty-three games in which “big ten” teams will play elevens outside the conference. Ghio, with the biggest stadium in the conference, is figuring on_ ca- pacity crowds of 72,000 for at least three games. Illinois will dedicate its new memorial stadium November 3, with the assurance of a capacity crowd of 55,000, Chicago will op- pose the Illini on that day. Towa, a foot ball hotbed, had add- ed more steel stands to its field to care for increased attendance and ‘Wisgconsin has completed a concrete horseshoe at Randall Field. Chicago and Michigan have seating accommo- dations for 30,000 and 40,000, re- spectively. The interest in Chicago is so intense that every seat for the thres major games already has been sold. TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va., Sep- tember 28.—The Potomac river was muddy and the Shenandoah clear this mornin . i Conch McCarthy of the Knicker-| bockers was pleased at the result of the work-out last night. Practice lasted an hour and a half. Chevy Chase Imdians are seeking games with teams averaging 115 pounds. Get in tofich with Manager Bowling, Cleveland 609. Twenty-five candidates are expect- ed to report for first practice of the Park Athletic Club to be held Sunday.| morning at 10:30 o'clock on diamond No. 9 of the Monument grounds. Teams in the 135-pound class can ar- range games with the Parks by call- |ing the manager at Franklin 2736 after 6 o'clock. Park View eleven will open its sea- | son against the Quincy Athletic Club October 7. Capt. Gass of the Park View outfit wants all candidates to report for practice tomorrow at 1 o'clock on the Park View play- grounds. . Stephen’s jumior foot ball team as joined the hunt for the junior gridiron title of the District. "Chal- lenges to the eleven are being re- ceived by the manager at Franklin 6733. Columbus Athletic Club has pros- pects for a formidable eleven in the 130-pound cl: For games call Co- lumbia 7566. Members_of the Apache Athletic Club will hold a benefit foot ball dance tonight at Congress Helghts auditorium. Navajo eleven will open the season against the Argyle Preps Sunday. A Stiff practice will be held by Navajos tomorrow at 2 o'clock on the field at 5th and L streets, according to coach Frank Free. Jack Mattingly i | | been focuged on the varsity, which will bend every effort to give Mary- land a real batle. The squad will leave here early | tomorrow morning, arriving in Wash- ington before noo SYRACUSE STAR HURT. SYRACUSE, Y., September 28.— Syracuse University will start Its foot ball season arainst Hobart tomorrow minus the services of its star half- back and punter, Gifford Zimmerman. He injured a tendon of his right shoulder in practice, bringing back an a;fznlrllun from which he suffered in 1921. oot Ball Fact INTERFERENCE A SHIFTY RUNNER STAYS BACK1TO2 YDS. 7y P A RUNNER LESS SHIFTY STAYS UP CLOSE How close should a runner follow his interference? Is there ome rule on this point for all difierent plays, or does it vary considerably with differ- ent situations? Answered by GILMOUR DOBIE Coach of foot ball, Cornell Univer- sity., His teams undefeated for past two years. Coach, University of Washington, 1905-1916, during which nine years his teams were never de- feated. Coach of Navy, 1917-19. * kX % How far a runner should be be- hind his interference depends to a great extent upon the characteris- tics of the runner. If he is a shifty runner, he had better be just far enough back so that he may dart into the openings made by his in- terference. This distance will vary some with the runners. Runners who are big and rugged, but less given to shiiting, should stay close to the interference and depend more upon breaking through just as the interference hits, rather than stay farther back and look for an opening or soft spot in the defense. (Copyright, 1928.) VOLUNTEERS ON WAY. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., September 28. —University of Tennessee's foot bali team is on its way to West Point, where the Army will be tackled tomorrow. Twenty men besides coaches and man- agers made the trip. They will arrive in West Point tonight. COACHES AIM TO AVOID - PROTESTS IN FOOT BALL Dr. Ballou Requested to Decide Several Matters That Puzzle—Standing of Transfer Student Is One of Leading Issues. BY ARGYLE FINNEY. ! R. FRANK W. BALLOU, superintendent of public schools, has been i asked by the interhigh school athletic committee to give an ex- act interpretation of the'eligibility rules governing those young- sters who will compete in high school foot ball this fall. Several cases | have arisen in some of the high schools where the gridiron coaches are | doubtful about their disposition. The athletic committee wants to deter- Imine the exact status of these cases in order that the interscholastic foot ball series can be played with no protests. Three of the main questions which the committee wants answered are as follows: YOU-PROBABLY COULD SEE| THIS MATCH “FOR A SONG” | NEW YORK, September 28—A tennis struggle with Mary Garden and W. T. Tilden matched against 1. Can an athlete who was in- eligible at the close of the school year make up hix deficient mark during suminer school and be able to participate in foot ball the next yeart 2. €an an athlete entering one high school for a year change to John McCormack and Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory has been prom- ined woon by the opera star. “Some day soon Billy Tilden and I are going to play tennix with John McCormack and Mrw, Jory,” whe said. “Billy is a dear— and we're going to win that match.” \GEORGETOWN PLANS TO SEAT BIG CROWD Georgetown University has made arrangements to accommodate 5,000, when it plays its annual foot ball combat with George Washington at the Hilltop tomorrow afternoon. The bleachers used at American League Park. have been transported to the Hilltop for the contest. to be played at the university, ar- rangements having been made to play all others at the Clark Grifiith stadium. No space will be reserved and the entire stands will be thrown open to holders of general admission tickets. All players will be numbered and plans have been made to provide each spectator with a card containing the number and name of each man on elther squad. Coach Maloney of Georgetows, has announced his starting line-up. It comprises Capt. Florence and Pugh, at ends; Thompson and Butler, tackles; Sheehan and Jawish, guards: Gene Golsen, center; Adams, quarterback; Hagarly and Byrne, halfbacks, and Plansky, fullback. ‘This outfit includes three local bovs, Pugh of Tech, Jawish of Columb! prep and Byrne of Gonzaga. thing, the line will be beiter than that of 1922, while the backfield, if short on experience, possesses enough individual brilliancy to leave room for some optimism. George Washington will have Miller and Ptak as ends, Loeb and Hottel, tackles; Goldman and B. Miller, guards; Clements, center; Lamar, quarterback, and Pryor, Henderson and Kenouske in the backfield. Lamar, Qlements and B. Miller are local boys. Lamer and Miller came from Western, while Clements got his training at Central. W. M. Apple. Michigan, will referee; E. C. Hoban, Dartmouth, will umpire, and M. F. Peake, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, will be head linesman MARINE CORPS SHOTS GAIN NATIONAL TITLE —_— CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 28.— The United States Marine Corps won the team match, the feature event of the National Rifle Association tourna- ment, with a score of 2,836, sixty-three points better than that made by the United States cavalry. The match was fired over five stages and brought the tournament to an end. The United_States infantry was_third with 2,766. Fourth went to the Navy, which outranked the coast artillery. Sixty-nine teams of ten men each com- peted: X Assistant Secrctary of War Dwight F. Davis presented the winners with the on_their excellent work. The Oregon National Guard team won the Hilton trophy. Maj. Gen. Charles F. Farnsworth made the presentation speech. The bronze soldier of Marathon, which went to highest of the civil teams, was won by California. A silver trophy was presented to the 28th In- fantry for its work in the operation of the pits. This is the only game of the season | national trophy and complimented them | another locdl high xchool the fol- lowing year and be eligible to compete in athleties? If an athlete attends one high wchool for a year, then transfers to another for a year and on the following year aguin registers at #he former school, is he eligible to play. scholastic foot ball? Dr. Ballou, alghough he has not acted | officially as’ yet, declared yesterday | that the practice of students chang- ing from one high school to another is frowned upon. He said he under- stood that an athlete transferring from one high school to another would be ineligible until he receives an advisory mark in the school he fs attending. The enforcement of this ruling will be left to the principals of the schools, he said. He intimated that an agreement could be reached between the principals whereby this ruling_could be avoided. Western High School at one time was permit- ted to overlook this ruling, he said, because of the small number of stu- dents enrolled there. i % | i { | | | Gives His Opinion, The superintendent also declared that he was of the opinion that those students who make up their deficient marks during the summer school course are eligible to participate in athletic: Central probably will feel the eli- giblility rules more so than any other school.” Copperman and Al Chase will be igible during the first six weeks. The former attended Business High, while the latter was a student at Hyattsville High. Titus, a student of Liesburg High, also will be unable to play until he receives an advisory mark One or two y Western's foot ball team p: be ineligible. F. McGahey, former Central High student, will be ineli- gible until his first’ six weeks at Western have ended. Another matter that the inter-high school committee has under consider- ation is the selection of officials for the foot ball contests. Announcement of the names of the officials probably | will be méide next week. According to one member of the committee, the list has been made, but all of the offi- cials have not yet accepted. Rules That Apoly. The necessary qualifications for stu- dents to participate in high school athletics are as follows: 1. Have been cnrolled in that school within the first twenty %chool days of (either) wemester. 2. Have reecived vne advisory or semester report in that xchool. 3. Have received a passing grade in subjects aggregating four se- mester credits for the preceding advisory. period. These are the disqualifications 1. Reaching his birthaa 2. Graduntion from year high school. 3. Participation in athletic con- tests for elght semesters. 4. Receiving compensation for athletic services or accepting a cash prize in any athletic contest. 5. Participating in any athletic context under an wssumed name. 6. Receiving a mon-passing grade of P or D or “no mark,” which. dix- qualification xhall continue in ef- fect for a full sdvisory period. 7. Reprexenting any other insti- tution or club in the sume sport during that school year. | ungsters out for pbably will any four- WOMAN’S TEN-MILE SWIM IN POOL BELIEVED RECORD READING, September 28.— Kathleen V. Bach made what is be= lieved to be a world indoor swim- ming record for women when she swam 10 hours and 5 minutes con- tinously. She completed 532 lengths of the pool, or more than ten miles. She finished apparently as strong as when she started and smiled on leav- ing the water. The breast stroke fwas the only one used | Duggan, attorney for the pitcher. of the Navajos is booking games. He can be reached at Lincoln 9556. 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