Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1926, Page 23

NOT “PUGILISTIC TIMBER” DURING HIS SCHOOL DAYS Strangest and Finest Character to Hold Highest Honors of Prize Ring Was Brought Up in Highly Religious Atmosphere. h the life and champion of the world unyey in the rvarious stages man, the soldier, the pugilist, This is the 4rst of a serics of sir ar Bring a study tie new hearvneeioht The articles in turn acill deal awith Gene of his life and will describe the hoy, the the ohallenger and the champion draling of BY ED VANEVERY. September An athlete of Christ.” was the new fistic king described by Greenwich Village parochial schoel, from Tunney was graduated in his fourteenth year, is period of his days 1 Veronica's School, were fmportant ones, had much to do with the molding of his character. and from what there molded there has risen on the pedestal of pugilism the strange<t and fincst character that has yet worn the high mantie of box- ing eminence Here, under EW YORK, Thus hittle Joseph < havhood the pastor of the which lames ot h since they was who referred to Gene as Brother Osborne and . sincerity and piety the guidance of Father Drain, ath'ete of Christ” Brother Andersot others neuicated neiples of humi that must he a part of Tunney s character all the da Faith. as much physical, —— = inherftance. had to do with the win ning of the title from Jack Dwmpsey It was this faith, backed by the in spiration the spiritual teachings | of these days of vouth, cemented by the ve friendship of those who have iived with and known Gene as bhoy hoand man, o in the pravers that ware All last week in the school had his i 2tion tha Tunnes the ring with a Jast Th night |MANY WII.D RUMORS £ o fine sine 1 evpreseed 4 for him where he sent o By the Associated Press NE® Tunney was submerged today where among 6,000,000 veople of | metropo | Ile vas resting somewhere afte his strenuous night in the Ses With the boys who plaved | "ing and the triumphant homecoming the sidewalks of New |l0 New York. Toik in the Greenwioh WVillage | Reports that he was ill, had heen tion. where he was 1 on M | killed in an automobile accident, had 1892, and.the it to school | died at home and finally had drop- With him. and many of those bovs ! ped dead have filled the city and are now very successful and influ- | brought hundreds of telephone calis ential men today, it would seemn that [to the newspapers since the title Gene wasn't mmuch different from any | holder failed to appear at a benefit others in the earls stages of pusiility. [for the Florida relief fund Saturday He liked to swim off the dock at|night. Tunney explained that the foot of Wesi Tenth street. play |thought the performance was sched hase ball on the “farm.” as the wide «emented stretch approaching the | White Star line was incongruously | known, and also race and scuffle along the line of stables which Greenwich Villagers for some none too apparent | reason had dubbed “Pig alley.” And for no other reasons, so far as can be | Aiscovered. except that mavhe he could run a little faster and was a little stronger than the rest of the gang. he was something of a leader. Somewhere around his 12th or 13th i harum-scarum auality was somethir came over tha tall hoy that marked him with that. whiie unobtrusive, vet marked him OVe Mo of his friend it was the germ Aevouty A the re Hgions teachi mother, or the influence of some teacher of the (o} t Rrothers. Gene, a nickname fastened on him when little more than A toddler. and which has clung to him avey hecame more than nsually earncat and thoughtful for a hoy Deep Religious Strain. into &1 Just a Natural Boy. Talking with Gene on s who w Calls to the Tunney home in River- dale recelved answers from members {of his family that Gene was not sick jor injured and had just gone away to get rest and qulez. BOWLING T0 GET START IN NORTHEAST LEAGUE H. R. King Co. quint and Hilltops, formerly Montellos, will meet tonight at Temple allevs in the opening match of the Northeast Bowling league. Other matches scheduled this week are: Tuesday, Artie Bells vs | All-Stars: Wednesday, Roamers vs. Olive Cafe: Thursday. Vagabonds vs | Princess Theater: Friday, Lexington vs. Lmpire Market Ofticers of the league are: W. ] Neitzey, president: A. A Rell, first vice president. . H. Fraley, second vice president, and Andy Allen, secre- ry-treasurer, Giiice Initial mateh of the Athietic Bowl ing League tonight at % o'clock at Convention Hall will bring together Union Printers and Orrison Coal Co. Thigh Riley Co. and Georgetown A €. ave latest quints to join the loop FILIPINO TENNIS FINAL sreat interest in the various sehnol activities and was usually one of the committee of arrangement in Sthe entortain and exercises ‘Thera was undoubtedly a these early came Bim Te tao} when tie whe esthood. and a b ade hini don alifi One of his sisters is a nun it is said, is about | ito give her life to the church. There | Vis 4 strain from Jthe materna N \ther tof Giens. who died aboul three vears tago who worked on the docks ¢ his home. enjoved the [ Paived in the doubl of hix Greenwich Vil-! Flores took the doubles title E. J. Silva and . A, Carballo, 0 most of those who have 63, 4—6, 63 and 6, after aspired o pugilistic | hattling nd in view of the ease | vs wuestion was Thle a to her he ned fo ssimce ations. *and another sister After losing the first F rallied and took the next three. 6--3, 6—34 and T—5, from terday and won the Filipino Club tourney. herve el the Flores ves ih respect from put coessfully nminence. AS GENE TAKES REST| he | { uled for Sundayx and so did not attend. | Junior | IS ANNEXED BY ZAMORA“ Tennis | Zamora_and | THY FVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. “BEST KENILWORTH | FIGHT” IS PROMISED “Honey Boy" Finnegan. local fa vorite, and Joe Jawson. Milwaukee contender for the lightieight title, were to get in their final workouts this afternoon in preparation for thelr | bout that will headline the Kenilworth | avena card tomorrow night. | Finnegan who has won 200 fights of the 204. Jawson who has an im pressive record after meeting some of the best in the husiness. are expected to provide a fight that will Just about overshadow anything that has been presented this season at Kenilworth. Preliminaries tomorrow night will | sring together Jack Cafoni and Johnny and Billy Strickler and Buddy n six rounders: Johnny Gauzza oldier Ted Mulligan, Johnny J nd Lucas Radam, and | Johnny Black and Manuelo Carrazo, all in scheduled 4-round tilts Charler Short will referee and judges will he selected from among Robert Morris, Frank Schuyler and | Pete Macaluso D. C. CANOEISTS TIE IN BALTIMORE MEET/ Boat and Washington | were tied in canoe events | points each in the first annual | regatta of the Maryland Yacht Club in Baltimore Saturdav. Maryland Swimming Club of Baltimore with 4 | points was third Distance for all events was three- eirhih Summaries: One-man_single hada—Y€on by Potomae Motorboat Club: gecond, Potomae Boat Chib: third. Marciand Swimming Chib. - Time S mirutes 38 seconds Tandem single hiade—Won by Washinston Canne second. Potomac Boat Cinh: third Maryland Swimming Club. Time, 2 Titen 4% saconds Foure sirgle hlade—Won hy Canca Chib: socamd. Potomae el Swimming One'man_dontin Wade. Won hy tan Canne € cond Potomac f Ciub! Time. = Tandem double h'ade—Waon by Fours dotible hade— Won by Washinztan Cance Cinh: second. Potomac Boat Club ton Canon Cinh: second, Potomac | tiird, Maryland Swimming Club Potomae Canoce Clubs with 2 mile. Was! Roat Cluh n Ciub: Time! Wasting e ninutes hird, 1 Washing Boat Club: third. Potomac Roat Ciuh MANGAN BEATS CHAREST | FOR DUMBARTON TITLE Overcoming Clarence M who fought doggedly all the way. Mangan yesterday won the fifth and | deciding set for the Dumbarton Ten nis Club title, ¥—6. The Arst four sets | were plaved Saturday. | T'atterson andl Stone were to engage | Charest and Purinton this afternoon at 4 o'clock with resumption of doub- | les play. The victors will face How- | enstein and Baum in 4 match to deter mine the opponent tomorrow of Bur well and Gore in the final Charest, | Tom | EX-G. U. ATHLETE WINS. Running from seratch, Johnny | Holden, former Georgetown Univer- ¥ half-miler, won the §00-vard han- | | dicap race in the New York A, | games Naturday. His time was 1:13 1-5. | | “Another erstwhile Hilltopper. Jimmy | Connolly. won the mile handicap from seratch in fast time. | f HEGARTY STARS FOR PROS. NEW YORK, September 27.—Jack | | Hegax former (eorgetawn star, |pl.4\m| @ strong game for the New ork Giants as they defeated the Hartford Blues, 21 to 0, yesterday in! | the opening zame of ‘the National | League professional foot ball season. D. C. SPEEDBOAT THIRD. | BALTIMORE. Md., September I. G. Beard's Miss Washington yester lday ‘was third in the 151 class hydro- | !,.mu» races. a feature of Marvland ‘ ht Club’s two-day regalta on the apsco. *with which *in the neighi Uttle experie They sav abnut the hoy that he was or trifled with ordinarily wel 4 scvap could be picked rhood, Gene had hut ce in strect fighting was something always | that impressed the fact | ot one 1o be inposed on He was more than 1t though his zave little ind as powerfully vear or two recall,” said Bill Shea, who treated iy for the oot TOW By the Assaciated Press RDMORE, Pa., September, 27. pions to defend titles. Glenn. stern o ment at the Merion Goli Club Far irom perturbed by the | Bill Tilden and Jack Dempsey. Miss Walter Hagen repeated Saturday. M Veterans, clever near the pin. and youngsters with long drives were mong the 130 plavers seeking to he among the 32 lowest scorers in 1%- hole medal play today.” These 32 will engage in 18-hole match play tomor- vow. The final round Saturday will be 36 holes The tournament was given an in- ternational atmosphere by the entry of the Canadian champion, Ada Mac- kenzie of Toronto. whose 82 was the Lest score of the practice rounds. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Philadelphia, and Edith Cummings, former lolders of the national title. are competing, as well as Mrs. Caleb FFox of Philadelphia. a grandmother Youngsters in the filed include the <iv named by Miss Collett slender, rangy frame filling ou e wion of the ovs Der that Gene and same ever had to do Even the bovs from te tough neighborhood gangs t to steer clear of pick his friends Not Trouble S that mucl some o nade it ing on « as a eeker. but when alwayvs Foster toves on wonnd wis always 1 trouhle for it was apt d the looked for cortainly ready his way. e h his mites, as ¢ fy. for Gene enough W tire house. | Uit of sparring and a bit w for us. He ndiest kid with his metnbers of the Perry to which most of the hoys of our helonged. And vet. 1 don’t 18 then picture a professional boxer.” wt, running. ratk n boxin, < 1o have been his favorite forn tics as @ high school lad. For tollowing his graduation from St Veranica's School, and 1t De La auite ni still 1t will te ofie ady too good was certainly n that e | he any of seer Aurir A his idemy sy for has quite possession | went in marathon ru a few med as souvenirs of f the o aroused hy the victory of little Johnny Hayes never-to.be-forgotter Olvn n was the at and in his <hort i such a_boy iendship of his ney as a boy as would enjoy playma the the neighbors who watched Wi vouth, the respect and? nterest of his mentors and the hope and pride his parents. His boy hood save promise of the good « rather than any hint of the g Former star at Notre Dame, HE famous reverse play used b still is one of my favorites. the boys will like it fan athlete i the ;u-»tm of the right guard and noving out one position. etfort to draw the opposing tackle w he right half splits opening ibetween the end an tackle about one vard behind the line of scrimmage The quarter is behind the right tackle. The fullhack is four vards behind the | zunrds. The left half is five vards di Copvright. 199 VON ELM AND GUILFORD HOLD PRO STARS EVEN NEW YORK. September 27 () Georze Von onal wmateur champion. ar wilford. Roston | rectly behind center amateur, fir 6-hole exhibition| The ball is passed to the left mateh vesterdas even with [who goes in front of the right Saraze: Hagen. m { passing the ball backwards to slonal over the Winged |right half. He then fakes Foot course a aroneck itoward the end as though he had the The matcl plaved for | ball. ‘The quarter comes around be- benefit « children of {hind his own line to take out the York | opposing secondary defense ma The amateu end of the nine through Von Eim's end the first 18 1 down geles star event the thirty-sixth green in with an 18-foot putt for a wi Von I had the best nine-hole card, | lef: a 33 for the iirst nine Sarazen and | The Hagen shot a 10 on the first round. | tackle. The amateurs had 71, but came home | Try n the second in 69 tn 71 for the pro- |tackie plavs have been used. You will Aessional stars. get best results then. th he half half the Gene chan vas ppled the New, were down at the hut braced | The righ guard and right tackle pull sterling play to | out of the line and come around to the The Los An- | left taking out the end. match on the| In the line the right end iakes out the afternoon {the opposing tackle. The left guard takes out the guard. The center and tackle take out the other guard left end drives in the opposing f GLENNA COLLETT HOPING N FOR THIRD TIME| position this week in the woman's national golf tourna- | defeat two ! 1tis a The play starts from an unbalanced line, The right end moves out two positions in an this after several straight off | ‘The last of a series of national cham- a Collett of Providence. R. L. faces b | of Helen Wills, Bobby Jones, | Collett took heart in the fact that iss Collett has won the title twice, months ago as the most promising irl golfers in the country. They are Marion Turpie of New Orleans, 17-year-old Southern champlon; Vir- ginta Wilson and Virginia " Wie Chicago: Maureen Orcutt, Engle- wood, J.. Metropolitan champion Pesgy Wattles, Buffalo. and Kath- | | erine Sewart, Providence, . | ! Miss Dorothy Page, woman's | Western champion, did not enter, Nor | did Mrs. Alexa Stirling Fraser, fo ( national champion, whom' Mi llett defeated in the final round at | e haihime ot MaiEi Browne did | not appear on the official entry list, | | although, after her recent decision to | enter the professional tennis ranks, \ she expressed the hope that she could | play golf as an amatem The Evening Star BOYS CLUB | BY STANLEY COFALL, now coaching Loyola Colloge of Raltimore y the champion 1916 Pittshurgh tean good ground gainer, and 1 th i the left guard taking the right guard and the right tackle | ith him. | i | i | | | | | | on out| | I The | full goes out for the opposing left end | | Next—How to play center by n-.«xi Drew of BRirmingham, Southern Col- lege. (Copvrizht RODL ADE _A\D D | NEW TATORS P \'ToN -\ "0 l LT WITHTALFS R & b WKS. | 319 13th N.W. 1423 P. REAR. | uated | the group which usually ! classes, C. Gridiron Leaders of 1926 Interesting Facts ‘About Foot Ball Coaches and Captains of Big College Elevens for This Season | . 28—American i’niversir_y CAPTAIN % IM BIRTHRIGHT. a Washingtonian, heads the American University foot ball team, which has seven games this season, deter- and a mination to hegin building an athletic record for this colege which is now name for himself at Central High ever developed at that institution. of 1922, prior io g Spring, is in its second year of undergraduate activities | legiate sports Capt. Birthright is well known in local foot ball circles, ha chool as one of the best triple-thr He played on the Central t aduation in the Spri Georgetown College. displayed th as & member of the Georgetown fr The captain, who w a_sophomore, and most versatile man on the team. and s and intercol made a | men am in the Fall | and when he entered | same kind of prowess | man team. | s elected by the squad this | 20 years of He is the der who will vin, ng of 1923 Ie undoubtedly inspire the young college squad to best ef forts. far Jim has a onds; he pass. ington. (CoAcH ¢ experience can punt JIM BIRTHRIGHT, Captain American U. player. B t jumped into intel Springston fir ‘With all the team from last ) number of new students with high s perience, Capt. Birthright has the leadership of more promising than that of 1925, mean straight knees when running, and ha The captain play ieorge Baillie Springston has a in both Western and the reputation .of having been a flashy rachol; | | | ar returned, and a 1001 foot ball ex ‘ an outfit | | arm, he picks up made 100 yards in 10 sec- | t and far. and is £0od at the forward halfback. His home is in Wash- | COACH. mbination of | Kastern foot ball | and and heady | tic athletics In Peoria, T, | where he played for four yvears on high school teams, in foot ball, basket ball and base ball At the University of Illinois, he won hi: letter and sweater a member of the freshman eleven, and in 1919 was a member of the saus when llinois was champion of the Big Ten. Ifback on the Capital, Springston played b Washington team in 1920, and in 1921 w Coming to the George s elected captain. That year he played quarterback in a way that won him laurels. Having tutored under the Western style of foot ball. under Coach Bob Zuppk: nois, and under Coach Bill Quigley of the Univers charge ing to see what kind of a combination Springston will work eut for his team when he was in it will be interes Pennsylvania, Washington team merican University. The American U, October 2—Imerson at Institute at and Coach Ralph Jones af ity of of the George schedule follows: Alban's Field. October 9—Blue Ridge College at New Winds October 1 October October 30— November 6 13 nd Freshmen. wember -Bridgewater BY CORINNE FRAZIER ) sports for the fair sex at Western High School this Fall will be confined to basket ball and rifle. with the possibility door swimming. according to Belle Mevers, physical dircctor. | which the Hilltop <tudents have Ior the past decade, probably will have to be omitted from the program RGANIZE of Hockey, at the sport as no field is available Fencing may be resumed durinz the W ionths, with indoor base ball, tennis and track and field meet: planned for the Spring. : Miss Meyers and Rosalie Sanderli will have charge of the interclass basket ball series which will be the feature event on the sport calendar | during the nest three months. Formal practice will begin about October according to Miss Sanderlin. While many of the str players grad Jast June, a skillful group of tossers remain to form the of the new senior squad, sets the pace for the school, among them. Marte O'Daniel, Elizabeth Conway. Dorothy Cooke, Lillian Lindquist. Tndia Bell Corea’ and Cassle Davidson. Althea Lawton, stellar sophomore plaver vear, will go out for the junior squad next’ month. although her class work would permit her to affiliate with the seniors, as she ix an irregular student expecting to graduate in June. dtle practice will be conducted as usual under the diretcion of J. W Crocket, official high scheol cgach, and Mrs. Bertha Yoder Werthner faculty adviser for the \Vestern squad. The opening of the girls’ new range will make the possibilities for a successful season much greater were last vear, when the irls had to do most of thelr practic- ing in classrooms and on borrowed ranges Swimming will not be considered | one ef the major sports at Western due to the fact that the school does not have a pool, but M given the girls permission to form a swimming club if they desire to do so. in which event made with some indoor pool in the city for a_regular scheduled perfod weekly. “W Club members held their first meeting last week and it was decided to assign certain members to assist in the direction of the new lunchroom: “W Club girls always take a promi nent part in all activities of the school, whether they be social, athletic or a part of the regular school routine. junior hackbone Girace Keefe, who has acted as chair- man of the local workshop group of the Natfonal Ameteur Athletic Fed- {eration since its organization, resign- ed her post at a meeting of the execu- tive committee vesterday because she is leaving town permanently within a few days. lilsie Sanders, physical training director of Central High School, was appointed to fill her posi- tion. Miss Keefe is going to New York for a graduate course at Teachers College. She has been an_ardent worker for the highest standards in woman's athletics in the District for several vears, and her absence will be felt by all those who have been | g working with her for ment of physteal and women According to plans outlined at ves- terday’s meeting, the N. A. A. F. group will obtain a gymnasium for one night each week during the Winter and will organize an inter- esting program of activities to be open to any who may wish to par- tichate. Members of the group will lave charge of all activities, which will include regular gymnasium dancing, basket ball and other games Negotiations the advance- training for girls are under way obtain Henry Ford's Old-Fashioned Dancers and the Old-Fashioned Orchestra, directed by Mr. William Lovett of New York, for one of the earlier meetings, Mario Meigs was named chairman of the membership committee. and will make a report at the next com- mittee meeting, to be held in two weeks. Hazel Sayver, chafrman of the committee on the examination of officials, has not returned to the eity, but will call her committee together {0 arrange for the systematic classi- ' fication of ket ball lojc———[o/——=/o] LOST Police dog—female puppy, [E] 6 months old; collar, silver. Lost from vicinity No. 12 Raymond St., Chevy Chase, Md., some time after 10 AM. Sunday. Reward. Raphael Semmes, 613 G St. N.W. Main 6660. referees as ol———lol———[o iRy Meyers has | arrangements will be | to ! —George Washington at St. ~Shenandoah College at udet at Gallaudet. College at St. | | defoated Milton Alban's Dayton, Va (Place undecided). giillie SPRINGSTON, Coaeh American U, Alban's Field. (tentative) excelled | <oon as she returns., The committee cxpects to suppy a0 list of qualitied referees and coaches before the Fall wchiedules get under way DISTRICT GOLF TOURNEY LIST CLOSE IME twoscore golfers from m bia Association will compete 1 event of the scason—the local at the Burning Tree Club. The tition for the title now held by George Entrics close tomorrow nig District Golf Association. at N street. The fee of $2. to members of membe less. play the Howard Nordlinger will oppose Nathan B. Frank in championship of the Town and Connt to the semi-final bracket by victoric Summaries follow First Howard Nordh M. B 6 and E. 3 a 2 R s A. L. Sizmond. | Cteated A: F cated | D Kanima defeated Sidnes Kaufman _defeatrd and - Henry Baer defeated 7 and 6: Maunce Eisman Stemnem, 1 up: Willard Goldh atedt | Gilbert Hahn y_default. Nathan B. Frank defeated Manry ! Sevond round def 5 and 4 Goldsmith and 2 Baer holes! Frank smith ney THich Defeating a brace of Boston stavs, . Clarke Corkran of the Huntingdon Valley Club of Philadelphia won the ! invitation tourney of the Sub- urban Club of Ealtimore County on urday. He won the final from Fred J. Wright of Albemarle on the | nineteenth hole. Corkran defeated | Jesse Guilford the Boston “Siege! gun,” in the semi-final round. i Argyle Country Club golfers scored a declsive team match victory over the Manor Club vesterday, winning by 14 points to 4. J. C. Shorey, win- ner of the Bannockburn tourney Sat- urday, won the feature match from Henry D. Nicholson of Manor, 3 «nd 2. Summaries: W. P. Di Este. Arzyle. Aleei. Manor. defeated 1. Beat' hall o | defeated Earl Me- Manor, Sa 4 and 3 2 and de D. Houghton. Manor. Gist. Arexie, 3 and 1: J. € defeated H. D Nicholoson 2. Best ball—ali evew. Forrest Thompson Thomson, Mauor, Ated D, R, Speel 2.~ Richardson, ——won by Argyle, W. Spicer, Argyle. defeated M. Morean, Manor, 471 H. Heitmuller, deteaied A, F dvoikt, Manor 4 and '3 Best ball—all even Harry Peacock. -~ Argvle defeated ay. Manor, 3 and 2. L. P. Di Este defeated Dr.’ Connor. Manor, 2 and ball—won by Argyle. 2 and Mon Argyle.” defeated Dr Manor. And, Jack. defeated J. E. Pattison Best ball-—won by Argyie ir Arizsie Ariyle | 1. Be ¥.oM Dudley Manor 6 and 4. Y Miirra reyle. and 6. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, :I.OW-GOAL POLO PLAY |ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL 1926. GOLFERS ARE PAIRED FOR POTOMAC EVENT\ golf tournament will Sarit tol morrow morning. pairir Daving | been made by the committee, of which Le Roy Corbin ix chairman 25| Prizes have been donated by Hecht Co.. George Emmons. Spalding’s. Pearson & Crane, Nport Mart. and | Park Amusement o Contestants Amv; requested to call the committee imme. diately if the time t for them |r>‘ Mateh play the play is not convel The pairing FIRST SINTEEN Gingell vs. I R. M v ook v R D, Hetkofer & 43 D 8. Howand va 7 A Cox: 10, Ra'nh R SR Rothin - 1015 Robert Dotrean W Salield 1030 Charies Mol nt sy Burn Hartshorn v« Danton 10 a0, ¢ « 1045 B. Rob hY Paim ) JH. Wa THIRD 10 Walter Haizht Bob Coitman vs Duiiloy o Carte Willi Downes SINTEEN R, el 950 Mo Ar D’ TEEN Felton ve Knott Ed MeLewix 10750 12 1105, A, J. Hendiey ve T SINTEEN, " Snelling ve. A Donald M. Neale V=R N D. Guerrier ve Mackie ve. ) 810 i Whitaker on. 10 10 Ernert Pors: 10335, 4. F an vs. Larty Goodmian IS LISTED FOR TODAY | goal of the prog ress in Potomac PPark, 3d Cavalr, and 18th Field Artillery were to fa this afternoo 2 o'clock Giro Corps Avea el 1 oo'clock Mary! Clu b Artillery Hoyle # Maj | goal Lieut fron did In low War tournament Polo Club the Depar in for Palo #th Fiel who won. 14 Duvall counted they having at Reed play Wil ent and proved of I wonl handicap. onz game vinners, as AR veste S Adut Anderson and bacl ured tor iYLE ELEVEN WINS. A4 season win over A Zel sames, and in the osct o D A feld, s vies. S TOMORROW bs of the District of Colum aund Friday in the big | amatear championship. to be playe e cvent is 72-hole medal pliay compe- . Voigt of Bannockburt Dr. W. C. Barr Tree Club, o v all entrics 1s~ociation with ol hursda 1d ast the 3050 < open 12 or ccretary of at hi I'he tourney haome Henry Bacer will end for the won their way | Is vesterday. | oldsmith and ound n T st week y Club ELEVENS TO BE BUSY ALENANDRIA, Vi, Neptem . Four ghmes ave to be played hy the local hizh school foot ball teams this week with the opening of the Epis- copal High schedule on Wednesday. Episcopal and George Mason hoth in two games, something unusual for a high <hool tonm this early in the sea- con, while Aloxandria High make a trip on Saturday CGeorge Mason on Wednes Field at 3:30. d Eniscopal meet 1noon on Hoxton George Mason follows with a contest in Washington Friday afternoon, playving St. John's College. Episcopal encounters the Devitt Pre- paratory School of Washington on the home gridiron Saturday at 4 o'clock while Alexandrin goes to Front Royal, Va., where the Randolph Macon Mili. tary Academy will be met. St. Mary’s Celtics will meet here to. morrow night in the Lyceum Hail at 7 o'clock and the following, including Director Charles Corbett, are requested | Sidney to attend: Larry Brenner, Johnny Plerpoint, Lawrence Kersey, Earle Cronin, Jack Allen, Buddy Zimmer- man and Bddie Gorman, Fire Department’s foot will open its season here pla LEAVES PENN STATE. STATE COLLEGE, Pa., September 27 (). After two years’ service as coach of soccer, wrestling and la G. W. Beavers won the flag tourn: ment played at Beaver Dam veste day, placing his ball in the cup on| the nineteenth green. with a handicap of 20 strokes.'A. (.| Kesfor put his last stroke in the cup)| on the sixteenth green to win second | place. Mrs. W. C. McPherson - won the women's event by plaving her last shot to within three feet of the pin on the eleventh hole. | Donald C. Jones holed an ace on! the eighth hole, a 165-yard shot. | John C. Shorey and L. D). Sasscer have won their way to the final round | for the championship of the Argvic Club. Shorey beat W. P. Di Fate.| last year's champion, on the twentieth ||| hole, by running down a lengthy putt. | Sasscer defeated Elliott W. Spicer in the other semi-final. 2 and HAWKINS NASH 2 MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 14th St. Main 5780 Beavers nmml S erosse at Penn State, Ralph G. Leon- ard has resigned to become head of education work at the ate_College. Your OLD FELT MADE NEW Again anine. Blockins Kemodeling by l?xn:r"lI: Vienna Hat Co. 435 1ith Street ——— FOOTBALL VIRGINIA GEORGIA Charlottesville, Va. Saturday, October 2nd Reduced fares via 'SOUTHERN RAlLWAY s 4 90 Rond Trip From Washington Consult Ticket Agents SPORTS. JOLTED SOUTHERN TEAMS ARE CERTAIN TO RECOVER Georgia ']ech and North Carolina Beaten and Vir- ginia Tied in Openers Have Real G. U trength. and Maryland Not Tested. BY H. C. BYRD. OUR big Southern elevens ran into real snags in their epening foot ball games Saturday. and thice of the four were compelled to apen their schedules with deieats at the hands of supposediy weaker teams. Virginia was not strong enough to beat littie Hampden- and finished with a 0-to-0 result: Georgia Tech went down before Oglethorpe in a 6-to-7 game: North Carolina fell before \Wake Farest for the third consecutive year, this time by 13 to 0; Clemson took a 14-to-0 beating at the hands of Presbyterian College y Perhaps the greatest surprise oi the day was the defeat of Georgia Fech. Last year Oglethorpe gave Tech a battle. but lost by 0 to 13. This Fall it was felt that the game again would prove harder for Georgia Tech than opening contests usually are, but the unusual result hardly was looked for. It probably is the first time in 20 vears that Georgia Tech has lost an opening contest. F | 1t was pointed out last week that | North Carolina probably would_hava another hard time against Wake Forest, especially as it had lost for the two previous vears and did not seem to be quite so strong this sea | son. However, again a vietorv for { Wake Forest by as wide a margin as two touchdowns was not expected. Last season Clemson did not have A very strong team, but it was thought it would comé through with A better combination when practica began three weeks Rut its open fng game with Preshyterlan College, a st nstitution located at ¢lin ton und it on the short end of a 14100 score Two or three weeks o man from Virginia that the Cavaliers had better wateh themselves when it met Hampden Sidney, because the latter was going to have an exceptionally strong team. That 0-t0-0 game Saturday is suf ficient evidence that that man knew whereof he spoke. | Al four of these rolfna, Clemson. Georgia inia- have some nneasy lahead of them. Carolina and tain to recove Clemson is in Tast y Wike Forest |came throush thereafter. Two ago Deat Hampden Sidney d and had & good year Pittshurgh barely 3 \nd some real food for hope town. The Blue and Grs will take heart from that result and figure it has an even chance for vie |tory. And a victory for it in a game | with Pitt would be about as much de. sired as any that could happen in a | foot ball way. VISUAL FOOT BALL By WALLACE WADE and SOL METZGER the writer told North h and moments Virginia. North orgia Tech are eor. . but it appears that for a rough season North arolin lost in its first mtest. and nat the the the a hack skirts end, plaver following him out tackle should keep a vard or so to 1). This prevents the r ner cutting le and back of him Then he ean put on a burst of speed 48 the 1er goes to get around him and dive across his path, throwing his chest in front of opponent’s thighs i grasping him around the knees the runners (ries to cut back when h neur enough to tackle, the player drive straight ahead into him (i, 2). meet him with full foree, zrasp the opponent around his knees. them together (Fig. 3) and it to the ground. Thaver. Penn's All-A n this Fall. frequentl forward passes against Thanksgiving Tie inside the tac comi | him. On every occasion | threw Thaver because he did not come | across too far to enable Thayer to | cut in (dodge) hack of hirm. ; the to make rear (Rig un ta but heaten Virzinia but re. wis vears did not heating therein lfes for Georgé ¢ undoubtedly can squeese erican cap- caught long Cornell last tried to ¢ acros L One rather unusual thing about the this tackle opening games last week for TR, town and Maryland was the fact that neither of the teams to whics thev were opposed made a first down. ther Drexel nor Washingidfi Col leze could drive the ball for 10 yards in_any four of ‘its attempts, and neither was able to get away with a successful forward pass. This probably was due as much to the weakness of the offense of these schools as to anv exceptional exhibi | tion of defensive play on the part #f the local elevens. As a matter of fac, | both Georgetown and Maryland would | rather have had er elevens in front of them. as hetter opportunities | would have been given to test offen- sives as well as defensive measures that are expected to gain ground against and hold against the power- A tip for players—The only way to learn Lo time Your run So an oppos- ing back ecannot cut inside of vou on such a play is to practice this form of tackling on the field. (Copyright. 1 CENTURY ROAD CLUB WINS BICYCI.E MEET coring 71 poin ntury Road Club Association evelists of New York easily took first honors in the bieyle | 4 meet held vesterday in Potomac Park | 111 combinations that are to be met with Century Road Club Association | Xter in the year of this i as host Mar, nd Bike | Club of Baltimore was second with 22 | points. and Century Road Club of this city was third with 20, I Heil of New York, who won both | the mile and 3-mile open events. taok | individual _honors. Ile also was a | member of the team which won the Australian pursuit cace, other mem- bers being L. Maltese and J. Merkle. Tagliamonte of New York won ace for riders 30 years of age or h s 10 he met by Maryland st weel itseff & game from at showed | when its op Eirskine 41 to 0. Incidentalld, South Carolina plans a big time this week end, as it is using the Maryland |game In a formal dedication for its new athletic field. Branch Bocock, for- mer Georgetown quarterback, I8 coaching South Carolina and .Jimmy Driver, former Virginia halfback, is athletic director. NATIONAL CIRCLES LOSE. power the more Other winners were Pete Grace of New York, I-mile novice: A, Wilkins., Maryland Bike Club, one-third-mile junjor, and €. Atwood, Century Road T q A "o S T Willani Claik, on_the mound for Club Washington, 2-mile ~ junior | M\ DI aE N ongl . ¢ Trotet b i esterday, and the Marylanders turned = | " ack the visitors, 8 to 6. 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