Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1926, Page 50

Southern Conference May Be More Strict : Notre Dame System Not Easy to Copy MAY TIGHTEN ITS RULES AT MEETINGS THIS WEEK| T0 TOPPLE APACHES Action Due to Make Highest Scholastic Require- ments Prevail at All Institutions—Board for Grid Officials May Be Formed. BY H. C. BYRD. Adjustments of schedules in the sev- eral sports and a tightening up of some of the regulations regarding scholastic work are expected to be the main results of the meetings of the Southern Foot Ball Coaches’ As- soclation and Southern Conference at Jacksonville Thursday, Friday and Baturday. At the gathering of the coaches Thursday night will take place dis. cussions of some of the technical problems of foot ball as well as games for next' Fall. Many changes have been proposed in the reglilations favor- ing the Southern Conferemce, but it is not likely that many of them will receive a good deal of consideration. Likely to Tighten Up. One thing for which there seems to be a united demand, especially on and have this board appoint officials for all games. Whether or not this is done, it seems certain that a maxi- mum fee for officials will be set and a rule passed that no conference school may go above that amount. reason or another, down below North Carolima there seems to be consid- erable dissatisfcation with the officiat- ing. and with the way the appoint- ments of officials are handled. For one Each year there are several appli- cations from schools for admission to the conference. Some are expected at this meeting, but it seems that gen- eral against Whether or continue is impossible to say. sentiment in the conference is taking in new members. not this sentiment will The meeting of the conference this year was scheduled to be held at the University Fla., but at the request of that uni- of Florida, Gainesville, the part of some of the State universi- | versity was transferred to Jackson- ties, is tighter stic require- | ville. University of Kentucky has put ments. In three or four institutions |in a request that the conference meet these requirements are far below what they are in some other schools and an attempt undoubtedly will be made to effect some kind of an equalization. For instance, in the great majority of institutions in the conference high school or preparatory school gradu- ation is required for entrance, while in some few schools a student may | enter with 13 or 14 credits, make up | the extra credits during the fresh- | man vear, then be eligible to play varsity foot hall in the sophomore year. Tt xeems more than probable that there may be passed a rule ha ring any student who first enters col- lege with less than the number of units required for high school gradu- ation, The meeting Thursday night will be entire s and graduate Y Practically all the head coaches and their assistants in all the schools in the conference will be present, and everything that relates to foot ball from a coaching.point of view is pretty likely to be discussed and recommendations "formulated for presentation to the conference meet- ings Friday and Saturday. Will Act as to Officials. One question to be brought up by the -coaches which is sure to'get a thorough golng over is that of of- k n th n tennis, basket ball, cros: is reported that a deflnite move will be made sponsor a boxing tournament. of the conference schools, especially in the South Atlantic boxing teams and are anxious for such a get-together of boxers from all there next vear. Will Discuss Events. In addition to the considering of changes in the regulations governing athletics and other matters of this ind, the conference will take up the annual basket ball tournament, held in Atlant: | track and field meet, the annual cham- pionship the annual championship run, the an- cross-country and other ual tennis tournament, sports. Besides the championships in track, country, it conference Many to have the section, have he conference schools. Whether or ot this will materialize depends en- tirely on the view that may be taken of boxing as a college sport by the majority of representatives of insti- tutions making up the conference. ‘Whatever may be the disposition of the many changes proposed, whatever may be accomplished in the way of arrangements for intra-mural considerable of a constructive nature will come from the conference gather- widespread that more sports, it is likely -ials. One proposal has been made to [ings. No meeting has taken place yet ‘esm\ h ;{l Cinlral board for the|that worth-while actions have not South, such as exists in the North, ' been taken. Y CORINNE RIENDS School's fair athletes have put aside their hockey sticks_and_ shin S guards , ready s, which of the r the Christ- of | te will result in school quad shortly > mas holidays, prior to the opening the rscholastie schedule. Workouts are being held week on their home floor, and e Monday afternoon at Epiphany g} nasium, where most of their games will be played. \'n~gnfx’¢ Brown, former star of the Swarthmore team and the outstand- ing plaver at Friends School during her prep school days, will coach the 1 streot. team this year, assisting Hilda Molesworth, physical director. lda Ciagget has been elected cap- tain of the basket ball group, and elen Ang Selecman, manager. HA poin. system similar to that used at Eastman School has been adopted | ~ at Friends this year to determine the | g general athietic efficiency of the stu- dent body. The entire school has been divided into two teams, the Reds and the Grays, with an effort to have an equal amount of talent in the ranks of each team. Ida Clagget is cap- tain of the Reds, and Louise Hoover of the Grays. For every t i which & member or a group from either team participates that team ix number ich has done | Y twice a [ w I id th presentative work is de- er. 1 y is keen be ictions, and it is ex- (he finish will be a close totaled an the clared the wir tween the two pected that one. on F 3 s S is planning slum for the purpose o for its sport program the itmfted space only the school will attend ance. In a spectacular finale Esther elman captured the Tech High 8 Friday afternoon of this week hool Athletic Association a cabaret in the gymba ¢ raising funds Because of students of the perform- o tennis crown for the second successive seasor aphing over ace P \ree sev e Points wera close and ralles long and 1 contested. Miss Moomaw stood within two poinis of match afrer she had eaptured the opener and had the advantage on the second set —6. But Miss clman evened count and annexed the two succeeding games to tie the set score. & confidence in the third, she o ced her upponent for a vic: tory. 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FRAZIER other countries, according to their defi. ince their organization .two years ago they have won 43 games and lost i, their opponents’ 8. averaging 35 points per game to It is rumored that tentative nego- were made by the Arcadia :am of Washington for a contest with the Cleveland tossers, but the cham- ions’ estimate of their expenses for the trip seemed a bit steep for amatur competition, so the idea died a sudden ieath. PECK SENIORS SEEK COURT OPPONENTS Peck Memorial Seniors want games with fast Telephone Manager H. . Tucker at Franklin 7685 between am. and 4 pm. Games with 115-pound fives are wanted by the newly.organized Times- Herald five. 361 Call Gaye Hager, Main after 6 o'clock. Harfords are looking for games ith 120-pound basketers. Call Lin- iin 6035, Members of the Corinthian Tnsects isket ball team are to ry Practice will be held at 7:30 o'clock »night by the Boys' Club ranger five. a reserve pitcher for the last Summer, has been Bill Piercy ‘hicago Cubs released to the L.os Angeles club in the Pacific Coast League. because Sun-cured is the sweetest tobacco grown. Its best substance has been brought out as nature intended. That means smoother better burn, better tast quality. From its rich brown wrapper—to * its choice filler, El Verso is made 100% from specially selected sun-cured leaf—fally matured and expertly blended. That is why . El Verso is the sweet and mellow cigar. Don* miss smoking one today. Choose Your Favorite Size Puritano 10c; - Ambassador 15¢ Perfecto Extra 2 for 25¢ MOHAWKS FAVORED Pointing toward the sandlot foot ball classic of the year next Sunday afternoon at American League Parl Mohawks and Apaches, perennial pig skin rivals for the past four seasons, have inaugurated night practice. The Apaches, oftshoots of the older Mohawk aggregation, . are looking forward this year to a victory over the older and heavier southeast team, even though the pre-game Dbetting odds, prevailing against them at 3 to 2, show the wise sandlot money to be leaning toward the oider team. That the Hawks take their former juventle team seriously is shown by the way they are training for the combat. Coach Lionel Levvy had his Apathe squad working far into the night last night under arc lights at Union League Park, while at Clark Grifiith Stadium Coach Jack Hegarty pushed his Mohawk charges through a fast workout under the powerful arc lights on the upper stand. Joe Sweeney has brought added pep and ginger to the Apache outfit and Matt Twomey has proven a power- ful line plunger and backfield man with all-around ability. The Apaches point to their powerful forward pass- ing .game as an index of their ex- pected victory, while the Mohawks counter with the line crashing of De Gassis and Tony Abbott. Although Waverly Hcked the Mo- hawks earlier in the season, the Hawks have steadily been gaining strength and are today & better foot ball team than in any of the earlier sames. CLARENDON ELEVEN TO TACKLE WINTONS Clarendon Lyons and Wintons will battle for the 150-pound foot ball championship of northern Virginia and the District of Columbia next Sunday at Union League Park. With the Wintons already champions of the _Capital City League, and the Lyons having shown well again: strong opposition, the battle is ex: pected to be keenly fought from whistle to whistle. The Wintons will hold a practice sesslon at Virginia Avenue playgrounds tonight at 7:30 o'clock. All players are requested to be present. Mercury Preps and National Preps will clash Sunday in a game at Wash- ington Barracks, billed for the 125- pound foot ball championship. The Friendship eleven claims it should be included in the title dispute. Mercury believes that the Friendships should first meet Renrocs, a team which was beaten by Mercury last Sunday. Friendship and National Preps played a scoreless tie last Sunday. Gridmen of the Randle A. C. swamped the St. Paul eleven yester- 7 to 0, chalking up their eighth ght victory. The winners are seeking games with 115-pound teams. Write to Manager Willlams at 227 H street northeast. . A dance will be held by the Marine Barracks foot ball eleven Sdturday night at®9 o’'clock at the Marine Bar- racks. Music will be furnished by the Marine Band. Waverley’s foot ball team will prac- tice at Seventh and O streets Friday night at 7:30 o'clock. Waverley play- ers are expected to phone Manager Kersey at Franklin 8126 today. WILL PLAY SERIES FOR SOCCER TITLE Booters of E. V. Brown School, Georgetown Division champions, and Park View School, Columbia Heights Division’s best, were to clash this afternoon at 3:30 in the first round of the play-off for the city championship in the municipal playgrounds’ ele- mentary soccer series. The victor will engage Langdon, Rloomingdale Division winner, for the Western section title. Peabody and Pierce combinations, Pla and Rosedale sector title hold- ers, respectively, will come to grips tomorrow and the victor will go against the survivor of the Wallach- Lenox match for the Eastern title. Cups will be awarded the Eastern and Western champions by Walford Bros., sporting goods store. Permanent possession of the cups will go to the, teams winning three consecutive year: its better cure, better Geo. W. Cochran & Co. Distributor CONDITIONS AGAINST IT IN MAJORITY OF CASES Few Possess Material or Time to Develop It as at Hoosier Institution or Have Rockne’s Ability to Teach Rhythm That Is Essential. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. HROUGHOUT_ the country graduate players of Notre Dame have been the Rockne system of attack— and usually to the harm of the teams to which it is applied. Georgia tried it without success in her Thanksgiving game against Alabama. The coaches who have played under Rockne may have the Rockne formula, but they have not this great coach's abllity to apply to thelr men the rhythm, the cohesiveness, that slither- ing ghostltke character of movement which are so egsential to the success of the shift idea as Notre Dame elevens play it. Successfully to apply what Rockne applies so beautifully is dependent first upon the right sort of material, then upon conditions relating to hours of practice and finally upon the ability of the coach to transmit to the men that rhythm before referred to and all the exactness and elusiveness of maneuver. Teams_all over the country are playing Notre Dame stuff and most of them are playing it very badly. It would be better if most of them spent their time upon the fundamen- tals of attack which are more easily acquired and which in most cases— in Georgla’s, for example—would be certain to bring better results. When Ransford—a mighty fine little back, by the way—missed that punt in the Army-Navy game, and Harbold, spreading | | | | | | the Army end, accidentally kicked it as he ran to pick it up, sending it at least 10 yards ahead of him, John chommer, the field judge, who was nearest to the play, was seen to mark the spot of the foul. Men in the press stands who were supposed to flash the scores waited until they saw what would happen. Nothing did_happen, so it is to be assumed that If the fleld judge reported the foul it was decided not to enforce it. The play is covered by rule 20, section 2, which sa “A loose ball in possession of nelther side may not be kicked nor kicked at.” The pen- alty is loss of ball to opponents at the spot where the foul occurred. The rule says nothing about intent. In fact, it could not well do so, since no official would be able to tell wheth- er or mot a ball was intentionally kicked. A similar play occurred a few years ago in a Harvard-Princeton game, in which Owen of Harvard kicked the ball while chasing it. .In that case the officials decided that it was not their function to analyze Owen’s mo- tives, but to enforce the rule as it stood in the books. With regard to the play in the Yale- Harvard game, in which the Crimson was compelled to punt over again be- cause a Yale sub had run out upon the fleld, it will be recalled that the second time Harvard kicked the punt was blocked and Yale scored a touch- down. . W. Sawyer of New York, an official of credited standing, writes as follows conoerning this play: “In this case there may be no ques tion that Yale let herself in fer & §- vard penalty. This, of course, would have been refused by Harvard, leav- ing Yale in possession of the ball far down in her own territory. It is in- conceivable to me that all concerned should have been so lenient in their interpretation of the point involved and I have no doubt it had a great deal to do with the final resuit.” The writer agrees with Sawyer. g g L A dislocated shoulder will keep Friendship line-up when' that eleven tackles Mercury combination Sunday for the 126-pound title. Casey Bailey, star back, out of the|its coach, Willlam A. (Navy Bill) In- INGRAM SAYS NAVY WON ON “CHARACTER, COURAGE” By the Associated Press. FEW YORK, December, 1.— “Character, courage and a never-say-die spirit” carried the 1926 Naval Academy foot ball team undefeated through one of the stiffest schedules of any team in the country, in the opinion of gram. “They're just a bunch of. fine, clean boys, playing the game of their lives," Samoset basketers took the meas- ure of the Hine Junior High School quint, in a’ 32-to-18 match. Wood shot 10 baskets for the victors, while Feindt made 3 goals for the junior high boys. Tucker scored 30 of the 38 points amassed by the Peck Memorial quint last night in its 38-t0-29 victory over the Mount Rainfer five. Field goals were shot for the winners by N. Saul, Jewell, Athey and Corcoran. Fisher and_Bellam netted 4 baskets each for Mount Rainier. Elliotts opened their basket ball season with a 16-to-9 victory over the Live Wires, in the new Eastern High School gymnasium. Epiphany Chapel tossers trimmed the Red Shield quint on Epiphany's home floor, taking the visitors into camp by a score of 30 to 22 Montrose floormen annexed a game from the Nativity Big Five, 33 to 21. Gwynn King was the outstanding The record tells its own story — Lioasrr & Mrzas Topacco Co. 'SAMOSET QUINTET DOWNS HINE JUNIOR BASKETERS ‘line-up from the following: P. Ciango, player for the victors, caging 6 mark- ers from the floor and adding an extra point from the foul line. Alexandria’s Old Dominion Boat Club opened its basket ball season with a 40-to-13 victory over the Wood- side M. E. five. Orel Mitchell, Lyons and Noonan led the scoring for the winners. Stewart and Wilson wera the aces of the Woodside quint, scor- ing 10 points between them. The Old Dominions have a scheduled game with the Arrows tonight. Tremont Seniors will open the sea- son of the newlyworganized Petworth Basket Ball League tonight, meeting the Cardinals in the Wilson Normal gym, at 8 o'clock. Ducky Ciango, former Tech High star, is captain of the Tremonts, and will select his Clark, N. Galotta, D. Galotta, Brown, Fisher, Baker, McQueeney and Will- ner. Games with the Tremonts may be arranged by calling Columbia 9214-W between 6 and 7 o'clock. tobacco taste! he sald, “Dut they're the best eutfit I ever coached and the greatest Navy team I ever saw.” Ingram was looking his “boys" over as he said this. He singled out one youth, grinning cheerfully in spite of & badly bruised noss, emblem of the grim 21-21 battle with the Army the day before. ““That fellow’s typioal of our whole team,” continued the coach. “He nevs had any real foot ball experience be- fore this year and he graduates next June. Most of the others are ef the same sort. We had only four real foot ball playera—by that I mean seasoned, natural performers—the others are Just good, strong youngsters, who de- serve all the credit in the werld for what they did. “‘Put togethier, however/they had the courage, the spirit and character to win every game against the toughest kind of opposition except that with the Army. But for a break we would have won that, too. “It took a real fighting heart to pull such games out of the fire as those with Georgetown, Colgate and Purdue. They put up their greatest defensive exhibition in defeating Michigan, but their attack against the Army was one of the greatest and gamest I have ever witnessed. “Take all this into consideration, the spirit as well as the ability of these boys, and I don't think you can rank them anywhere but at the top—maybe ot alone—but certdinly not below any other team in the country. 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