Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1926, Page 28

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, ) MARCH 10, 1926. SPORTS. 1926 Will Have More Intersectional Foot Ball Struggles Than Ever Before 54 SUCH GAMES ALREADY “ - CARDED FOR NEXT SEASON . Some of Teams Will Do Much Traveling—Maryland Is Prominent Figure in Contests, Having Clashes With Yale and Chicago. Intersectional g on conflict, reflecting the EW YORK. March 10 widespread growth in this spectacular college sport, will he waged | Fiftv-four contests. bringing together rivals of the North and South, East and \West, already heen scheduled by representative institu- | tions. This 1z as many as the entire 1923 campaign witnessed. and lhe‘ prospects are that the total will be substantially increased when schedules | are completed Most of the intersectional play of the last few seasons has been con- fined to the Eastern and Midd'e Western schools, but this year finds a wider range. For instance. the University of Missouri, which has held the Missouri Vallev title two succecssive vears, has booked games with | West Virginia, Tulane and Southern Methodist | Notre Dame. a consistent traveler, York [". vs. ‘Pulane: Philadelphia. | has the East. Soutn and Far West on | Penn -vs. Chicago: Cambridge, Har fts slate. with games against the |vard vs. Williams and Mary; Columbia, Army, Penn State, Georgia Tech and | Missonvi ve. Southern Methodist: Dal- Southern California las, Texas U Vanderbilt: College The University of Chicago and New Station. Texas Aggies vs. New Mexico York University, representing the U.: Itha Michigan State. eountry’'s gre two centers of pop. October - T.onis vs. ulation. will branch out in intersec- | Roston Collegy York, Columbia tional fray to a much greater extent.|ve, Duke: Des Drake vs. Mis- Chicago, on successive October Sat- ' sissippi urdays, opposes Florida. Maryland October and Pennsylvania, while later meet- Dame v ng Lovola of New Orleans Loyola The Naval Academy will tackle twe vy outstanding foes in Drake and Michi- | Illinois vs. Pennsylvania; Hamilton, an, the latter in the Baltimore Sta-| Colgate vs. Michigan State; Boston, tum, Boston College vs.-West Virginia Wes. This yvear's intersectional slate for |leyan: Morgantown, West Virginia vs. the Army includes Detroit. Davis- Missouri: Worcester, Holy Cross vs. kins and Notre Dame Dayton 17.: Lawren Haskell Indi- The list of intersectional games so |ans vs. Bucknell far scheduled follows: November 6—New September 25—Providence. R vs. William and Mar Providence College vs. Quantico Yale vs. Maryland, October 2—West Point. Army November 1 University of Detroit: Chicago, Chi-| Notre Dame: New York, New York U. | University of Florida: New | vs. Davis-Elkins: Boston. Boston Col- Loyola vs. Baylor: Annapo- | lege vs. Haskell Indians; Parkersburg, vs. Purdue. West Virginia vs. Center; Los Ange. October 9—Srracuse les. Occidental vs. Tulsa 1. Bloom William and Mary ington, Indiana vs. Mississippi A. and Penn State vs. Marietta: West Poin “avetteville, Arkansas vs. Texas Army vs. Davis-Elkins: Annapo stian: Birmingham. Auburn vs. Navy vs. Drake University: New | Marquette (W i York, New York Universitv ve. West | November 20- Lincoln. New York | Virginia Weslevan: New Haven. Yale s. Nebraska: New Orleans, Lovola vs. Georgia University; Bloomington Chicago. Indiana vs. Kentucky: Chicago, Chi | November cago vs. University of Maryland: Han- | vs. Washington over, Dartmouth vs. Virginia Poly:|of Washington v Princeton. Princeton vs. Washington | kee. Marquette ve and Lee: Dallas, Texa Se | December 4--Los Angeles, Southern | wanee. California vs. Notre Dame. October | January 1—Pasedena, Tournament Tulane. of Roses (opponent’s named at cen- | October 16—New York, Columbia | clusion of regular season.: Los Ange. | vs. Ohio State; South Bend. Notre | les, lowa State vs. U. of California, By the Associated Precs on a greater scale than evcr hefore in 1926, have Moines, 30- Geol s v Sontn Bend. Notre a Tech: New Orleans, tholic Baltimore, of Michigan: Urbana, Vs v York, Columbia 1 New Haven, | Vs, ew York, Army vs. | Syracuse vs State College Tacksonville, Florida | nd Lee: Seattle— 1. | Nebraska: Milwau- Oregon Aggies. es Vs, 12—Columbia, Missouri vs, Dame vs. Penn State; New York | southern branch (date not decided). BY CORINNE FRAZIER WHF\ we recall the remark with which Mamma Lenglen greeted the which she was pressed to the limit to gain her decision. we seem to sce a “great light” where the French star is concerned. 1t may be only a WOMEN IN SPORT exhausted Suzanne after her recent match with Helen Wills, in mirage. but it has all the earmarks of at least partial substance. “How will you ever explain all those games you lost to the American. | ma petite,” exclaimed Mme. Lenglen, in apparent distress, according to re- liable press reports. And Suzanne's weary answer, | “There will be more games lost—and |a great extent for the large attend more matches lost—than these before [ance at her matches; that I am through, mama.” popularity depends upon her ability Coupling Mme. Lenglen's aquery|to win: that the gate receipts, there- with the fact that Papa Lenglen, di ‘I(:x'e. depend upon her continued sue- rector of several of the clubs along fcess and that Papa Lenglen depends | Conatruction Suzanne’s popularity I responsible to | RAILWAY BOWLERS STAGING TIGHT RACE Rallway Clerks’ Le: | staging a tight race for the co pennant, Construction being on front with a two-game lead. |in sixth place. is but four games he hind. A mique sitvation i= that Opera | tion. holding down fourth place. leads | in game averages and total pins, | Following are the averages: Souther | Standing of Teams. Teams v | Construe Disburaine. Purchasing | Oneration Freight Auditors | Traffic | Law | Enmineering Teams Operation a3 a3 63 a3 3 Engineering Freight Aud're Disbursing . ... Purchasing Trafie Taw. ERTreTeesd 23253 Surgny Orme ; Hutehinson'. . Hummer Hill Folger Loving 43 A0 Glrason Allen . Harrison Poston . . Liston Rran Tones Doraay Alderton Rall Roper McCulian Rameey Streiter Blaisdell el Fitzgeraid Sole Fegan Campbell 1 3 1 54 5 It 1 ar X AUDITORS 374 6706 e FR McKay MeDonald Howder Tolson | Paimer | Sheridan McMahon Watta Weleh Gardar Austin Ratser Reefer Terrs Gladding | Hases | Dondera Tait Stultz Stauh Rivercomh McDonald Spencer. T Duncan Harrie Thrall Otto Spence. K.. JAPAN, CUBA AND MEXICO ENTER DAVIS CUP TENNIS NEW YORK. March 10 (). JJapan Mexico and Cuba have added 1o the list of 1926 challengers for the Davis Cup, the Unitel States Lawn Tennis Association annonnced. All three will compete in the Ameri can Zone preliminaries. Japan's team. captained by Zenzo himizu., reached the semi-final last vear hetore heinz eliminated by Australia. Cuba and Mexico hoth out of the competition by | . were Spain. put the Riviera in the events of which |upon the gate receipts for at least a his daughter fizures, and that he re- | part of his income. ceives a portion of the gate receipf & from these events, is it not possible | et OLYMPIC HONORS FOR COL. THOMPSON | M. Thompson, president of the Ameri- that here we may have at least one an committee, may hecome perman- reason for the voung wizards tem-| caused by a fear of defeat? | | | | ent American delegate to the 1mor~| i | | Here are the facts: Suzanne heralded as the unconquerable. She| undoubtedly swells the gate receipts tremendou: in any event in which| she appears as lonz as she upholds | her reputation. All of this means| money in M. Lenglen's pocket. But | what 1t she fails? The voluable. emo- tional French are quick to acclaim champion, but equally quick to ig-| nore a failure. Carpentier can testify to that. onlv ton well! Should Su zanne fail her fall would mean not only the loss of a title—it wonld mea great financlal loss 1n her papa no longer would she he the sensatior of the moment. Is it not possible that papa expects —nperhaps demands—szo much of his rodigy that the fear of losinz hanzs | ke a millstone about her neck? Is ia mot possible that she has been in-| structed to win or withdraw in order to retain her reputation, and continy to swell the family income? PARIE, March 10 (#).—Col. Robert peramental _ outbursts. apparently | national Olympic Committee, despite the fact the United States already | has three members on the inter. ational bedy. When the International Olvmpie Committee meets here March 19 the proposal will be made that “in view of the great work done hy Col Thompson for the success of the Olympic games since 1908, he he authorized to sit at all meetings of the committee and participate in all deliberations. | It is understood the motion will be | presented by Brig. Gen John Kentish of Great Britain, sup- ported by France. Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgium. president of | the International Olympic Committee, also favors the proposal. Although Gen. Kentish declined to confirm the report officially, he asked: Don’t you think that would be the right thing to do?” Col. Thompson's official title will pro- bably be “permanent honorary dele- gate from the United States.” WINS HOCKEY HONORS. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. March 10 Perhaps this is purely a flight of | (P).--Minneapolis clinched first place | fancy. But it undoubtedly furnishes in the Central Amateur ank».\', | | Accountable to “Papa.” Would tkis not account fact that the French girl convincing ~ evidence of real sports. manship in many tryving situations. yet obviously, does not dare to lose” Would this not seem reasonable when we consider that her mother's re marks clear ndicate that she is ac countable to “papa” even for the games she is forced to conecde 10 her epponents? for the has given food for thought. hased as it is upon League by defeating the Duluth Hor weveral undeniable facts namely: That nets, 2 1o 1. Will Not Wilt, Shrink or Turn Yellow~ Easily Laundered CMade by the Makers of ARROW COLLARS RIEL’ Mu Reginald | {Tuesday} It was at Palm Beach that we were first introduced. He was a banker, and a friend presented me as we ' were sunning on the beach. When he first looked at me, I read a chal- lenge in his eyes. It were as though he had said: “You're too demure for me.” For, in cigars, he had long been partial to the rich brunettes from Cuba, and I am somewhat different. But after he had in my choice Havana, ating and sym finest lighter tognccos “This is a wonderful cigar,” he told my “I know we’ll hit it off famously, friend. for it’s just the happ, been looking for.” So the banker was Florida sands. The Cigar That's Just Right -Club Perfecto 10c Traffic. Leaves from put a match to me, I had him won! For he found the zest he craved athetic mildness that only With the Bowlers EL said the Kid, “I see we are on our way to that 500-duck- pin set. Howard Gilbert spilled 450 in three games at the Recreation the other day; that's five pins better than the o'd record.” ‘It's no record. officially,” explained the Old, Timer. “The set was {not rolled ik a regularly scheduled and handled match. Dixon's 445 was. His set_was put over in a scheduled game between his team, the Bureau |of Agricultural Ecouomics five, and the Interbureaus of the Agriculture | Interburean League, on October 22, 1925, his games being 145. 123 and 177, [ the last game including strikes in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth boxes. “There is no douht ahout the official angle of the set. as the official scorer of the league. George B. Holmes, hap pens to be captain of the Interbureau team, so that Dixon certainly was not getting any edgze on the official scor- ing, especially since his shooting re- sulfed in a sweep of the three games Sconomics.” But, why shouldn't a ‘pot’ game, or v kind of practice game, count as a rd”" asked the Kid. “Because there musi be some fixed | standard for comparison. In a regu- larly scheduled league match there is an assurance that all the rules of the games are being enforced. that the pins are carefully spotted. etc. There i no such assurance in practice matches. where little attention is paid to the rules and even the scoring may be carelessly done. ‘The pin hovs, too, may he a trifle less careful than in league matches, and an improperly spotted bunch of pins makes a whale | of a lot of difference, for or against, a | bowler Is In addition to Dixon, who averaged 110 or hetter all season, the Agricul- ture Interbureau League is showing two bowlers of great promise in Stork, captain,of the leading Accounts five, who Is averaging 107, and De Glantz, brilliant lead-off bowler for the Property team. averaging 106. Stork's work, including a 382 set, has heen a prominent feature of his team’s shotting all season. De Glantz is conspicuous by his knack of putting over games around 150 every now and then. \When going right, he is a team in himself. Incidentally, the Accounts and Property teams, running one-two in the league, are practically even on averages. Pvoperiv has averaged 522 for hest line-up Accounts, 521, Inside Golf By Chester Horton—_| [ its 50 the best that has ever heen | done here”” inquired the Kid. | “T doubt i1 sald the Old Timer. | 1'm almost positive that I saw Wol stenholme roll a 464 set one holiday at the old National Capital alley | high game of 186. And Brewe! man who handled the scoreboard so efficiently at the recent Miah Murray matches, and who had the greatest “hook " ball T ever saw, must have put over severa! practice sets better than 150." In mos! hands zoes the forward swing pronounced effort just at the through the there is a felt in the elubhead hits and ball. Unless this distinct hitting ef- fort is felt the swing is a stiff- arm affair that sometimes hits a good ball, but nev- er a springy, sol- idly hit one. - The hands work in the forward swing, and this working is # pronounced effort — one the player is keen- Iv conseious of There should he an agerness in the hands 10 strike the ball. You can press with the hands all von want to-the more the better. Be veful to keep hand pressing apart from hody pressing. because the lat ter adds nothing.. When you begin to work this way with the hands a con ception of tite correct golf swing will hegin to dawn on von and von will hegin to understand how the hands do it _instead of the hody. A fied rule shonld be: Your golf swing is as strong as your hands and not a bit stronger. Therefore, find out just how far your hands will go—just how much pressure they will withstand— and thus have determined definitely the measure of your own swing tCopyright. 1926 1 stopping the King Pin Last_night in the District League. Bill Wood's representatives hooked up with their nearest rivals in the pennant race. the Stanford Paper anint. and when the dust had | settled. two games were chalked np to ilhml credit, This increased their lead hy two full’ games and 142 pins. The | King Pins shot a total of 648 in the [first zame found 558 was Jarge lenough to grab the second and then | succumbed to the papermen in the third, when the latter got 630 against ack Whalen Stanford fur nished whe high sef qf 398, and Perce Slett of the same team had the hest | | game of 148 HAND WORKS AGAINST LEFT. of Holy Rosary Band proved superior in | the special match last night with the Holy Rosary Dramatic Club five. The band lost the first zame, but took the | next two, going over the 500 mark in !the second and gzetting 499 in the | third Robert Pinson did some prolonged {and excellent bowling on the Arcade drives, when he shot continuously from 3 o'clock in the afternoon unti! 4 at night. toppling the maples for | a total of 5326, in 54 games. Thix | gave him an average of 9%.6. Rena levy's reign as Queen of the Washington Ladies League was short-lived Loraine Gulli shot a set of 385 last night and went intn the lead by 40 pins. The Colum hians swept the boards. 'aking three zames from the Daughters of Tsahells the Beeques did the same thing to the Commereials. but the Hilltoppers, not withstanding Gulli's gond howling. conld garner only two out of three from the Climbers. The Delhis howled consistently and grahbed three from the Intersiate Commerce girls. | ns S IARY prominent New York and with it an ingrati- can give. y medium smoke I've won . . . on the Neither too heavy . . . nor too mild. .. the perfect medium blend Other Sizes, 2 for 25¢, 15¢, 3 for 50c Daniel Loughran Co., Inc Washington Distributofs Dist. of Columbia that | BUTLER IS LOOKING FOR GRIDIRON TUTOR NEW YORK, March 10—Rutler 1Ini- versity is loking for an A-1 foot ball coach of reputation to succeed Pat Page. When the right man I picked. Butler will not ask him to come there upon anvthing that suggests ® charity basis either. He would, of course, be athletic director as well. There is an opportunity here for some good man. The university. which two thousand, moves to a new 246 acre campus in September, 1927. Here there will be avaiiable a new concrete stadium seating 25.000 spec tators at the outset and 65.000 later. There is an indoor gymnasium with basket ball court seating 7.000. seems best qualified for the position were able to coach track. but this is not essential. Already on the coaching | staff is an able basket ball and hase | ball_coach. Hinkle of the University | of Chicago. and there is an excellent freshman foot ball coach. | Games with Tllinois and Minnesota |are high spois on next Fall's gridiron | schedule, and. while it will not be de manded that the new man deliver vic torfes. a creditable <ho: wonld be expected | Pat Page built well at Rutler. His | rreshman foot hall team repeatedly drubhed the varsity last Fall. So there | should he a wealth of promising ma | terial for the 1926 eleven. | . i |WORLD MARK LOWERED FOR RELAY SWIMMING CHICAGO, March 10 world record for the 200-yard relay swim was broken when the Chicago A. A. feam made the distance in 1:35 and 3.10 seconds The quintet included Dick Howell, tormer Northwestern University star. Howell swam an exhibition 100 | yards in 0:36 and 1-5. | INDIANA GAINS TIE. RLOOMINGTON, ind. March 10 | (®).—Indiana went into a tie for first | place with Michigan and Purdue in |the Western Conference basket ball |championship race hy defeating Wis- | consin 1o 20, last night. GAINS COURT TITLE. | Community Athletic Club hasker | ballers took the Twelfth Street Y. M *. A. championship last night by de. feating the Shiloh five. 21 1o 20. The winners registered percantaze of | 885 for the leazue series. | G.P. 0. FIVE SEEKS FOE. Government Printing Office hasket ers have the use of Kastern High School um tomorrow night and wish to book the Comets, Easles. Wonders or anv other fast unlimited | auint. Call Joe Sura Lincoln 1908 a 0 now has an enrollment of more than | Butler would like it if the man who | ving certainly | (#).—The | | BASKET BALL SECRETS By Sol Metzger. When Passing Overhead. Fraquently in a scrimmage the sole |way for a player to pass to a team- | mate 1s for him to leap high and pass |the ball over the opponent’s head. |Such a pass may be accurately made |10 a teammate who ia either near or {far away, if the plaver making the }pus will nse both hands and whip |the ball in an arc. The proper method is pictured on the left. | Never under any circumstances |make a pass of this kind with one nd as pictured at the right. It fis rarely accurate and actually takes | longer 10 execute. | . 'BURWELL IS VICTOR | IN TENNIS TOURNEY | | _BALTIMORE. Md Burwell of Washington advanced to the third round of the first Maryland indeer tennis champlonship tourney { vesterday by defeating Ted Ross of Baltimore. 6 14—12. Capt. A.J | ment Armory, defaulted to George March 10.—Bob | San Francisco. re. the District's other | | entry in the title matches at 5th Regi- SOCCERISTS WOULD ~ JOIN NATIONAL BODY Plans for affiliation with the United Ktates Foot Ball Association and the proposed match with a visiting all-star German team late next month are the chief topics to he discussed tonight at |the weekly mesting of the Washing- 2 ton Soccer League in room 2, District Buflding. Officials of the local ecircuit have great hopes of their league becom ing a chapter of the national body governing the game of soccer and in tend to make application for member ship at the annual meeting of the as sociation to be held in Philadelphia within the next few months. While the District loop is small when compared to the Baltimore | branch of the natlonal organization. officer= of the league believe that their proposition will receive favorable con- sideration if teams in nearby Virginia can be brought into the local organize tion. The German club that is to plav here against a picked team of Wash ington League stars during the last week of April, arrives in New York on April 16. GRAVES ELIMINATED IN FLORIDA TENNIS PALM BEACH. Fla.. March 10 (@) All seeded plavers sailed through the second and third round matches of the Florida State men’s singles tan nis championship with the exception of Robert Kinsey. whn defaulted when called unexpectedly to his home in Alfred H. Chapin lv. Springfield. Mass.. who ranked N&. 13 last vear. was given a stiff battle by €. 0. Gale. . N. Y.. before the latter lost 6—4. 5T, T—5. Other results follow vincent Richards. Yonkers | teated John Temple Graves 6—2. 61 X Y. do Washington Ehrhardt in the second round after drawing a bye in the first. urwell meets Robert Shaw of Baiti- more in today's matches. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. Ry tha Associated Prees | URBANA. 1L--Jimmy | Chicago, heat Dick Smith %) e Mahoney. Danville, LOUIS k. defeated Jimmy Raptds. Mich.. (10, " VERNON. Calif.- Bud Tayvlor. Ter Hante, Ind.. defeated Johnny Brown, hantamweight champion of nd o Lew Perfett Rus New Grand American Basket Ball League. Chicage Brookisn 1 500 Detroit Tanight's Game. Fort Wavne 4 Francie T. Hunter won from Draxel A | Biddie. Jr.. Philadelphia. 6—2. 6 | " “Takeiichi Harada. Japanese Davis Cup | star. in the ‘third round. defeated George | PAgnst. New York, 1. 60, after sitm inatng John Dekers. iacksonville 60 ) < Howard Voshell. Kew Gardens. N Y New Tork. & 4 heai Duncan Dunscombe. DIAMOND FOES SOUGHT. | HYATTSVILLE. Md. March 10 | An active and sucressful diamond aes |son is expected by both junier and midget Comets teams. tn he sponser ed by the Hvattsville Bovs' Club | Eight of the men who composed the roster of the teams last vear have signed again. according 10 Manager {Joseph Vincenzo. who new desires 1o schedule games with hoth junior and midget teams in and around \Wash- ington. BASKET BALL GAMES. At Grove City: University of Pittsburgh, 25; Grove City, 22, At 'flfltlmill:'"rh Ind.: [Indiana, 35; Wiseinsin, 20, ~ Real delicacy of aroma, but without loss of natural tobacco taste and character—that’s the whole story! Chestetfie Chcslgvtlgld: are made by the Li