Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1926, Page 23

EXPENDITURE FOR SPORTS RELATIVELY VERY SMALL Only $40,000,000 Spent While Billions Go for Tobacco and Movies and 100 Million for Chewing Gum. By the Associsted Press. ONMOUTH, Ill, December 11.—College athletics have not kept pace with the i crease in wealth and leis- ure of the American people, Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten ath- letic commiesioner, declared last night at the Monmouth College foot ball banquet. The amount spent for athletic equipment annually, he sald, pales into insignificance beside the huge sums spent for tobacco, chewing gum, cosmetics and movies. “‘Some people,” he said, ‘reading about the large crowds witnessing some of the big games, become ap- palled at the size of the sport and find themselves wondering whether a college game has not become big business. SUNDAY SCHOOL QUINTS IN THREE TILTS TONIGHT Calvary M. E. Basketers, leading the Sunday School League, with four victories, meets the North Carolina Avenue churchmen tonight in the first of three games scheduled for the Y. M. C. A. court. Calvary Baptist meets the Covenant team in the sec- ond contest and Columbia Heights will engage the Clarendon Baptist ag- gregation an hour later. ® e e With two of the leading contests out of the way as the result of vie- tories scored by the r A. C. and Boys’ Club Celtics last night, team en- trants in the Washington Basket Ball League straightened out for the series of battles that will mark the final 10 days before the holiday season checks their activities. Clover's green-clad athletes chucked over a surprise vic- tory on the Auths, winning, 32 to 21. Boys’' Club Celtics trimmed the Co- lumbias, 26 to 16. . Mount Vernon Seniors trimmed the Olympic five. when Taylor rang up two baskets in the closing moments of play, 31 to 27. Basketers of the Washington Ter- minal Y. M. C. A. beat the Pullman Preps last night, 27 to 6. ‘Woodlothian basketers started their season auspiciously, defeating the Junior High five at Wilson Normal 8chool gym, 25 to 8. Epiphany Chapel youngsters con- tinued their winning lll‘:l‘k at the expense of the Mardell five in a g-t;u game at the Naval Reserve urt. Terminal cagemen fell before tI Elliott A. C. in the Terminal l’!l’l‘l‘. 15 to 27. Elliotts led at half time by 11 to 9. 3 Calvary Reds trimmed the Wood- ley A. C. basketers, 31 to 19. Nativity basket ball team defeated the General Tire Co. five, 22 to 20, in a nip and tuck game. ‘Washington Barracks o‘:flmowunlhd Y.-M. C. A, Juniors of the boy's de- partment of the Y opened the season with a 24-t0-16 victory over the Hol. brooks. & Midgets dro Shield tn-er: — the Pirates engaged Sta afternoon in the K. C. mn i By Standard basketers are looking f games with lvo-pound.oullltfi? ki Peck Memorial five wants with senior teams. Telephon. “M?;‘ ager Tucker at Franklin 7685, Comet tossers will encounter th, Phantom five at 9 o'cl t : o . tynmo lock tonight at Americin _Rallway wants a game limited five. Howard University floormen defeat. i the Athenians of Baltimore by 31 1o 24 L more at CHICAGO PRO QUINT TO VISIT TOMORROW —_— ‘Washington’s Palace Club, entry i 3 n the American protessional buke(ry ball loop, will strive to regain the fast pace it set over the first two weeks of the :;::‘?nwwmhen it engages the Chicago orrow and M S ey g nd Monday night at Gliven a setback at the hands of the Celtics in New York early this week the local basketers will attempt to :V‘Vzlg"b:;:‘k Inlta their winning stride e outfit ey managed by Garry Reserved seats will be sold to hold- :::m}‘)’err ;?lle‘r;kana school athletic ship ticket, lh; o “am.‘L ets for 50 cents for he game tomorrow night will be the first contest in a Washington uniform for Smythe, ti v iy ythe, the new Palace FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. By the Associated Press. WATERBURY, Conn.—Jack De- laney, Bridgeport, Conn., light heavy. weight champion, knocked out Jamaica Kid, New York (3). Tony vers, New Haven, and Fred Bre- §9;|‘nell. VFran;e. drew (8). Sammy el, New York and Chicky C! Holycke, Mass, drew (%), Cr% BOSTON — Benny Bas Phila- delphia, beat Johnny 4 R phit Aty ohnny Sheppard, Mo- TAMPA, Fla.—Arturo Scheckl Belgium, outpointed George I-;cel: Portland, Oreg. (10). Enrique Ponce de Leon. Havana. beat Tut Seymore. v Orleans (10). NORRISTOWN, Pa.—Benclo Villa- more, Philippine Islands, knocked out George Nellan, Norristown (5). OTTUMWA, Iowa—Pinkey George, Des Moines, won on foul from Harry Goller, Kansas City (5). GRAND RADPIDS, Mich.—Mike McTigue, New York, knocked out Boldler King, Grand Rapids (4). —— PRO COURT LEAGUE. ; .Wtkn. Lz‘l. “P it { Express quint tonight with any un- No games scheduled. TONIGHT'S GAMES, BRBZTRA R heveling. TOMORROW'S GAME, .. Ghisage a4 Washiosten. | Annually for Equipment, “Our per capita wealth has more than doubled in the last 25 years, Wwe now have an automobile to each 6 persons in this country, 500,000 miles of surfaced roads and 15 to 20 more hours per week for recreation than our fathers had in 1900. “Our annual expenditures for athletic equipment is only _approxi- mately $40,000,000 a year. We spend $1,740,000,000 for cigars, cigarettes and tobacco and another billion for movie tickets and nearly a hundred million a year for chewing gum. “When these figures are compre- hended, the small sum spent for athletic goods make one wonder if the man who laments the fact that we have gone into athletics too much realizes that, athletically speaking, we have just started.” Basket Ball Tips BY SOL METZGER. THE EVENING STADR W.ASIL Y EDDIE COLLINS SLATED FOR YANKEES, IS RUMOR NEW YORK, December 11 (®). —Base ball row heard today that Eddie Collins, deposed White Sox manager, might wear a_Yankbe uniform next season. ¥ Although negotiations for his services were said to be in prog- ress, Business Manager Ed Bar row stoutly denied the story. G. U. IS COMPLETING ITS FOOT BALL LIST Georgetown was expected to decide today whether it would meet Carnegie Tech, conqueror of Notre Dame this Yyear, on the gridiron November 19, 1927. 1If such a game is not arranged the date may go to Fordham. although it is likely the New Yorkers will be met November 26, if at all. Closing of an engagement yesterday with Davis-Elkins College of Elkin. W. Va., for this city on October 8 left November 19 and 26 the only un- ne(tdled dates on the Blue and Gray card. American University basketers will strive to ring up their third_ victory in as many starts on thelr Virginia invasion. when they face Medical Col- lege of Virginia tonight at Richmond. The Methodists were 45-10-26 winners | over Shenandoah College last night | at Davton. Va. As in their tiit with | Bridgewater College, the first of the trip, American unleashed an attack in the late stages last night that swept them to a decisive victory. Georgetown for a game at the Hill- top. April 19, and Maryland for a tilt at College Park, April 20, appear on the 1927 Pennsylvania base ball schedule. Coleman and Sapp, backs, and Alls- house and Athey, linemen, are men being mentioned in connection with the captaincy of the 1927 George Washington foot ball team. The pllot will be chosen at a difiner to be given the Colonlal gridders and their coaches Thursday night by the alumni assoclation at the La Fayette Hotel. A manager also will be named. s e MARINES WILL LOSE ¢ Playing the rebound or follow-up shot successfully is a point evel coach stresses. Most basket ball SOME STAR GRIDMEN Lieuts. T. J. McQuade of this, city, C. T. Bailey of Bladensburg, Md., and J. C. Burger of Cherrydale, Va., all former University of Maryland gridiron stars who have scintiliated the last three seasons with the Quantico Masine eleven, are among the 13 who will not play for the fives get their big scoring oppor- tunities in this way. They have various methods for players com- ing in. One Western Conference championship was won by having small player do most of the shooting from the floor with two taller ones rushing in on either side to take the rebound. A favorite method of Columbia, ‘ last season's Eastern intercollegi- ate champlonship five (see dia: gram), was to have Laub, forward, come in for the rebound. In a Princeton game a year ago Laub handled a nasty rebound by lean- ing far backward for it (Fig. 1). Then he proceeded to make a per- fect chest shot by a fine bit of bal- ancing on his recovery before leap- ing. Laub went up in the air for | the basket and lobbed the ball just over the rim for a counter (Fig. 2). ‘The great trouble with most play- ers who rush in for the rebound is that they jump too soon for the ball. - Invariably they leap for it Jjust as it strikes the rim or back The result is they catch fter returning to the floor and have little chance for a try against an alert defensive five. Practice will soon teach the player perfect timing on the shot. He must wait to go up after the ball. (Conyright. 1026,k HIGH SCHOOL FIVES DO WELL IN TESTS Eastern and Tech High School court combinations in their first games of the season yesterday ap- peared to advantage. - Although East- ern, that last Winter fought Central to a tle for the public high school title, lost to St. John's, 156 to 23, it is not thought especial significance can be attached to the result, as Coach Guyon used 19 boys during the tilt. The principal idea of the Eastern mentor. apparently, was to give all his hopefuls a chance to show their mettle under fire. Cappelli, McAllis- ter, Bushong, Hogarth and Doerr made up a tentative first-string East- ern team that was leading St. John's, 8 to 0, when relieved in the first period. but that did not show so well against the scrappy Cadets when again put in during the late stages. Tech, the other public high cor bination to get first competition y *erday, drubbed Woodward School, 16 to 10. Both teams played tight Jefensive games. Coach Lowrey of Tech gave a number of aspirants a chanee. Western now is the only public high team yet to show its wares. Centra®s quint is to engage the Maryland _School for the Deaf to- night at Frederick, in the only game of the day involving a local school- hoy five. Business’ engagement with Swavely Prep this afternoon at Manas- sas, Va., was postponed. GENEVA TEAM TO PLAY GAME IN LOS ANGELES By the Assoclated Press. LOS 'ANGELES, December 11.— A. B. Santweir, sports promoter, an- nounced today that he has signed the foot ball teams of Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa., And Loyola Col- lege of Los Angeles for a game here Christmas day. The Geneva team, coached by “Bo" | McMillan, former Centre College star, won_recognition this season by con- quering Harvard. BLADES OF CARDINALS TO BE OPERATED UPON 8T. LOUIS, Mo., December 11 (#). —Ray Blades, regular left fielder of | the world champion St. Louis Car dinals, has decided to undergo an operation on his knee to correct the ailment which kept him out of the | game the latter part of last season and out of the world series. Whether there 1s a chance. of Blades to play again depends on the outcome of the operation. MAINFORT WINS ON MAT. Bobby Mainfort returned to the mat last night after an absence of three weeks, and defeated Al Bakhsh in straight falls at the Mutual Theater. Gyrenes next season. Others who will be lost after playing the alloted three campaigns are Lieut. R. G. Hunt, Rolla, Mo., Gunnery Sergt. W. L. Ryckman of Wapaco, Wash.; Sergts. J. Wigmore of Alston, Mass.: R. Stock of Bar- berton, Ohio, and R. Duncan of Nor- folk, Va.; Corps. D. A. Shumway. Stevens Point, Wis.; A. K. Spauld- ing, Natick, Miss.: J. H. Willlams of Tuscaloosa, Ala, and privates, first class, 1. H. Smith of Dorches- ter, Mass, and W. L. Dybing of Buffalo, N. Y. All these received French suede Jackets with blue trimmings, instead of knitted sweaters as are usually awarded Marine warrfors at the close of a season. Gen. Lejeune made the awards. Others of the 31 who received sweaters were: Lieuts. J. R. Lani- gan, Washington; E. L. Pugh of Chevy Chage,~ Md.; J. F. Hough, Mount Rafnies F. K. Clements, Pittsburgh; W. Thompson, Fargo, N. Dek.; E. B. Ryan, Elk Point, S. Dak.: C. H. Arnold of Fargo, N. Dak., and A. Zuber, Elizabeth, N. J.; Sergts. H. P. Crowe, Chicago; L. W. Brunelle, Abraham, Mass.; Corps. J. Levy, Pittsburgh; T. R. McClain, Fort Smith, Ark.; C. F. Brougher, Hous- ton, Tex.; J. H. Williams, Tusca- loosa, and J. K. Bukowy of Detroit, and Pvts. H. E. Dahlgren, Vallejo, Calif.; E. A. Ross, Banderia, Tex.; J. K. Whitfield, Manhattan, Kans., and W. P. Phillips, Easton, Pa. GAMBLING IS CALLED GREATEST GRID EVIL SYRACUSE, N. Y., December ‘11 () .—The greatest danger to college foot ball is gambling, in the opinion of Chancellor C. W. Flint of Syra- cuse University. At a banquet to the team last night he said gambling destroys sportsmanship, and without sports- manship college foot ball cannot survive, g Friendly wagers are just as harm- ful to the game as those laid by professional operators, he said, and he requested members of the cham- ber of commerce to lend their assist- ance to wiping out the gambling in- stinct by not making any such wagers themselves and by discouraging their friends from doing so. The chamber was the team's host. WIDE WILL COMPETE IN U. S. THIS WINTER By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 11.—Al- though the Amateur Athletic Union recently announced its opposition 1o international track compqtition until after the 1928 Olympic meet, Edwin ‘Wide, the famous Swedish runner and conqueror of Paavo Nurmi, will he permitted to race here this Winten An exception to the rule has been made in the case of Wide, Secretary F. W. Rubien announces, because the European star is not visiting Amer- ica primarily to exhibit his athletic prowess. His purpose is to make an educational tour at the expense of his_own country. Wide, a schoolmaster, is due to arrive in New York next month. STOLEN LAPS RECORD SET IN SIX-DAY GRIND NEW YORK, December 11 (#).— The long grind of the six-day bike marathoners will end tonight at 11 o'clock, with a new record for stolen laps. This morning the riders had pushed the total to 294 plifers in a series of sensational jams. Goosens, Belgian, and Linari, part- ner of “Iron n" McNamara, were Injured in spill: e s MORE PLAYERS INVITED. PITTSBURGH, Pa., December 11 . —Two more Carnegie Tech stars, Bill Manby, center, and Bill Dono- hoe, play with the Bastern collegiate team against Western stars at San Fran- halfback, have been invited to| ‘When the Princeton squad of play- ers assembled on September 15 for the first day's work of 1928 it looked to all of us of the coaching staff as if we had the making of a great champion- ship team which might sweep all op- position off its feet. We had wonder- ful, experienced, fast backs; good ends; an excellent line and material aplenty for any gaps which might de- velop during practice or early season games, Alas and alack, one never is able to figure all the possibilities. Hard luck began to hit us before our first game and for a time it looked mighty gloomy. We lost Jake Slagle, the i best man on the ! team, after Octo- ber 2: Stinson, one of our ends, was lost early: Witt. mer, a fire center, «wffered a broken leg; Johr. Davis, aptain and vet- eran guard, was tnocked out and sariovs other Jlayers suffered ‘rom injuries and hurts which put them on the side- lines. - BILL ROPER 1 spent many ROEAR restless nights and worrfed through many days, but Al Wittmer, Stan Keck, Jack Winn, Net Poe and Keene Fitzpatrick of our coaching and training staff, kept plug- ging along bringing out new players and patching up older ones until when the Swarthmore game was played it scemed as it we would have almost our natural strength for the final game with Harvard and Yale. Of course, it was for these two games that we really worked all the season. ‘We continued to develop two good centers and got our tackles and guards in shape, but we had a time with our ends. Just before the Swarthmore game we discovered the possibilities of Lawler, a sophomore, as an end. On Thursday night before that game we gave him the signals and worked him Friday. He went in green and admittedly scared, but played a crack- BY PARKE H. DAVIS. Foot Ball's National Recorder. ONG runs with blocked kicks have been scarce this Fall, so well have the kicking elevens 4 protected their kickers. The longest scoring run with a ball recovered after a blocked kick was a dash of 45 yards by Paul Hill of Bowdoin through New Hampshire. This performante is further worthy to head the list of these runs because it won the game {n which it occurred. Biddison of Johns Hapkins made a touchdown against Penn after a run ,'(hf ‘8‘5 yards with a recovered blocked ick. Black of Bates In this manner ‘cored upon Brown, and Lohr of ‘Wabash similarly crossed the goal line of Minnesota. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—With the second session of the Stove League, called to meet here next week, the hase ball moguls are en route to con- tinue their trading talk and settle a number of major propositions. First of these is the renewal of the contract of Commissioner K. M. Landis, regarded as almost certain through his indorsement by the minors at Asheville and the recent statement of President Heydler of the National League. Managership of the Cleveland In- dians is yet to be arranged and an- nounced, and Eddle Collins’ decision likewise awaits further conferences here. Collins says he has two offers and promises to appear in the Amer- fcan League as usual next season, but whether with Cleveland, Phila- delphia, or some other club, he is not BOY Teams, that throw fear out of the line-up win games. Forget about the great record of your opponent. Forget that you ever heard of that team, or that individual and play ball just as it the opposing team had come from nowhere. Now at the start of a basket ball ‘A* RRCOVERS 8aLL AND PASSES TO y "A" RECEWES BALL- SHOOTS BASKET r'y; v seasop let’s get that point in mind and keep it there. Michigan went East this year to play Navy. The two teams were pretty much the same as the teams of 1926 and Michigan won, 54 to 0, in 1925. But Navy's coaches made the Middies forget about 1925. The only year on the calendar was 1926. The Middies did forget how good Michigan was and the game re- sulted in a 10-to-0 victory for the Navy. Years ago Bob Groves, a young southpaw pitcher, faced Babe Ruth in an exhibition game. Groves didn't spend much time worrying about the other fellows. He didn't worry about |Ruth. So he went out there and fanned Ruth three times straight. Gene Tunney didn't worry about |how good Jack Dempsey was and he beat the champion. Gertrude Ederle didn't fear the ferocious English Chan- nel and she swam across it. And when you get real good your- selves don’t ever think another team can touch you. For no team f{s unbeatable. Basket Ball Practice. Start off the practice season with half-hour workouts. Make them Harry Nixon also scored a straight- fall victory over George Kioto in the preliminary, & cisco New Year day. Capt. Lloyd Yoder already has accepted an invi- tation to playe snappy and brief. The captain should send his whole squad in a_slow, jog- ciroular formatlon abeut s”’ Basis My 25 Years on the Gridiron BY WILLIAM A. ROPER, HEAD COACH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY XIV—How Princeton Came Back in 1926. ing good game. So this find put us in shape for Harvard, providing we could get Slagle ready. I might say Lawler played magnificently in both big games and I am counting on him. as a star end next season. Cripples Finally Recover. Dan Caulkins, one of the best quar- terbacks I ever coached, had a lot of trouble during the season and missed much of the play, but he rounded into excellent trim by the time for the Swarthmore game, as did Joe Pren- dergast. Accordingly, when we went to Harvard we felt that we would be able to win even if we were unable to play Slagle, as Baruch had developed into a good kicker and passer, though not eo strong carrying the ball. We were in a quandary about Sla- gle to the very start of the Harvard game. He had been to Johns Hopkins Hospital for 10 days and after that had been worked over by Keene Fitz- patrick until almost starting time. So we finally decided to put him in, fig- uring we might get an early lead and ull him out if he showed much suf. ering or if his leg gave way on him. All our other cripples were in shape, and with a new end in Lawler per- forming creditably we were on the fleld. The game is history. Slagle lasted through all but five minutes and gave the most wonderful performance I have ever seen under the conditions. Lawler played magnificently and our line, under the urge of John Davis, outdid itself. The victory was hard earned and proved costly, in that Slagle received other injuries which kept him out of the Yale game. Roper Voices Gratitude. It was the fine spirit of the squad; the earnest, almost never-ending work of the coaching and training staff which made the end of the sea- son so glorious, and I want to make public my gratitude to the fellows. It was the hardest season I ever have had at Princeton. We had more severe injuries than any year of my career, but by continuous plugging and work- ing on the material we managed to come through with flying colors. 1 hope I never have so much trouble again. (Copyrieht. 1928.) FEW LONG RUNS RESULT FROM BLOCKING OF KICKS The majority, far and away, of scores with blocked kicks occur near the victim's goal line. This is be. cause teams here really try to block. Hence the autumn list of touchdowns scored after runs of less than five yards are numerous. Among the most conspicuous are Sturhahn's score for Yale against Harvard, Gormley's touchdown for Georgetown against Fordham; Towle of Brown against Norwich. In this manner Ferrell of New Hampshire, scored upon Colby; Barn- hill of Tennessee, upon Lousiana State; Brown of Illinois, upon Coe; Collins of Canisius, upon Niagara; Schmldt of Colgate, upon Syracuse; Clemons of Florida, upon Southern, ‘lndd Mallonee of Hopkins, upon Mary- land. MAJOR LEAGUE MOGULS TO GATHER NEXT WEEK ready to say. If Rogers Hornsby's new contract is not yet arranged, it, too, may be decided here, so the trad- ing operations can get under way. The American Assoclation meeting opens the week's program here on Monday, though President Hickey was re-elected at an increase in salary at_Asheville. On the 14th and 15th, the American Leaguers hold their business sess'ons, and on the 16th, the Natlo Leaguers come from New York after their own conference for the joint meeting, presided over by the com- missioner. ‘The two Chicago clubs, at least, are openly in the trading market, both seeking inflelders. The lack of im- portant deals at Asheville Indicates that the signing point has not yet been ;‘uc:ied by several other major league unter: The Chening Star et goal. The man approaching the goal (to the goal's left—running from right to left) shooting for the basket, the next man taking the ball, etc. Take 10 minutes of this. Shoot foul goals for 5 minutes. Pass up and down the floor for 10 minutes. Then jog around the court 6 minutes to improve the wind. (Copyright. 1926.) o APACHES AND HAWKS REST BEFORE CLASH In fine fettle for thelr game at Clark Grifith Stadlum tomorrow, Apaches and Mohawks rested today from the strenuous practice of the last two weeks that they may be fresh when they enter the fray which will decide the District unlimited class sandlot foot ball title. The game tomorrow will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Though the Hawks have taken a drubbing this year from the Waver- lys, whom they will meet a week from tomorrow, & later victory over the same team is held to have wiped out the sting of the early season defeat. The Apaches have not lost a game this year. CONNAUGHTON CHOSEN AS LEADING GRID STAR PHILADELPHIA, December 11 (®).—The Naval Academy foot ball team was chosen as the championship gridiron eleven of the East and Harry Connaughton of Georgetown was se- lected as the most valuable player on an: Eastern téeam by the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia at a meeting of the directors. o o COLLEGE BASKET BALL. American University, 45; Shenan- doah College, 26. Ohio' State, 32; Ohlo W, : e fnbiamn, th Degoum, B0 % o GIANT OFFICIAL DENIES NEGLECTING JENNINGS By the Associated Prees. NEW YORK, December 11— Hughie Jennings was treated with the “utmost consideration” by the New York Giants, in the estimation of Charles A. Stoneham, president of the club. Replying to assertions of his for- mer assistant manager that the Giant officers, except Manager John McGrow, had “deserted” him and cut him off the payroll after he had been forced out of the game by il health, Stoneham issued a statement indicating that Jennings was offered his old post as late as October 26 of this year. “McGraw, who represents our club in their relations with the players and coaches, has kept in close touch with Jennings and has endeav to express our great sollcitations as to his welfare,” said the club president. “If he feels he was neglected, we asstire him that such neglect was not intentional. We can say no more than that we are very sorry."” MEHLHORN LEADING IN BIG GOLF EVENT| DEL MONTE, Calif., December 11 (#).—Headed by Bill Mehthorn, Chi- cago professional, whose smashing 72 yesterday put him in the lead for the first round of play, more than 100 amateurs and professionals took up the trall again today in the sec- ond leg of the 72-hole $5,000 Monte- rey Peninsula open golf champlon- ship—initial event of the Winter tournaments, Mehlhorn, however, held his lead by the barest of margins, as tread- ing at his heels were Al Espinosa, Chicago. and Hutt Martin, Los An- geles, with scores of 73, one over par for the Pebble Beach course. The fleld, numbering some of the greatest performers in the country, found an unexpected hazard in a high wind that crossed the course from the Northeast. It proved a hindrance to George von Elm, Los Angeles, national amateur champion and favored contestant, who played his round in 76. DAGGER PROVES BETTER THAN EPEE IN A “DUEL” NEW YORK, December 11 (#).—A 12-inch dagger has been unsheathed in New York to reclaim some of its anclent fame as a potent duelling ‘weapon. Wielded by Prof. Marcel Cabijos, instructor at Vassar, in one of the most unusual exhibitions ever staged here, its superiority over a 35.inch epee was convincingly demons ] 51y trated Cabljos’ opponent in an exciting contest was Leo Nunes of the New New York Commission By the Ascociated Press. W YORK, December 11.—The vadded knuckles of more than a score of recognized contenders were rapping out challenge music today at East and Far West training camps in a wide spread title drive against the cham. plons of six fistie divisions In the wake of a string of dethrone ments which marked the passing of | seven titleholders this three | class lenders found themsel diately threatened, while the names of at least 18 candldates were lined up in four elimination series. Heavywelght. middleweight, welterweight, "feather- weight, bantam weight and flywelght titles all are involved in the scramble. Series for Welterweight. The general round-up for the miss- and-out campaign was extended yes- terday when the New York State Athletie Commission placed fts offi- cial stamp of approval on a welter- weight sorfes. Joe Dundee of Balti- more and W Harmon of New York, representing thé Last, were paired off against Mushy Callahan and Eddie Roberts of the Far West. Pete Latzo, present incumbent of the 147-pound throne, has canceled his scheduled fight Sergt. Sammy aker in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., next week due to a gash over the right eye he re- celved in his bout with Joe Simonich at Newark last Wednesday. However two other champion fights are to be waged here with Fidel La Barba risk- ing his flyweight crown against Elky Clarke of England and Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, bantam titleholder, oppos- ing Bushey Graham of Utica, N. Y. Tex Rickard manifested no dis- couragement in his middlewelght series plans despite an announcement MANY FIGHTERS SEEKING CHANCES TO GAIN TITLES Logical Contenders Appear in Nearly Every Class as Places Approval on a Welterweight Series. § that Manager Jack Kearns will de. mand a $200,000 purse for the next “outstanding con‘ender” to take a ck at Mickey W-1 newly ac- quired erown. In his fir¢t ellmination battle next Monday. Tex will toss K O. Phil Kaplan into the ring against Maxie Rosenbloom. with hopes that Tiger Flowe deposed king, will con- sent to meet the victor. Rosenbloom has decisions over Dave ade and Flowers. 3 Fills December 22 Card. Rickard also has filled in all the blank spaces on h's next heavyweight elimination card for a show December ! 22, in the feature match of which Jim Maloney of Boston will tangle with Harry ~Persson, Swedish chal- lenger. The supporting fights - will match Monte Munn, Nebraska grid- iron product, agains nute Hansen, ‘Wisconsin Dane, d Otto von Porat of Norway, former Olympic champion against Martin Burke of New Orlean: Jack Dempsey, Jack Sharkey, Pa lino. Jack Delaney and Paul Berl bach will be waiting around the cor- ner with both hands cocked for the main bout winner. Upsets have thrown the feather welght elimination machinery slightly out of gear. Babe Herman, whose title hopes have been revived by victories over Tod Morgan and Benny Bass, gets a new chance to re-establish him- self firmly in the front rank when he meets Eddie Anderson of Wyoming Monday night. The bout will precede the Kaplan-Rosenbloom clash. Base, Red Chapman and Honey Boy Finne- gan of Boston have been given offi- cial places in the elimination parade. with Basg and Chapman scheduled to lock shortly. SIX SOCCER GAMES ON SUNDAY PROGRAM Six soccer games are echeduled on fields in and mear Washington to- morrow, with practically all the boot- ers who have fizured prominently in other Sabbath day contests getting into action. Rosedale will meet the strong Marl- boro combination on the Rosedale playground at 2:30 o'clock. Army Medical Center will play Rockville at the Walter Reed field in'a game which should be a real battle, and Concord will oppose the veteran Clan McLen- nan eleven. . German-Americans and Fort Myer booters will clash at the Washington Barracks, with the soldlers favored York A. C., natlonal epee and saber champion. Nunes was beaten, 10 touches to 7. WOMEN IN SPORTS to win. Monroe will meet the British United Club and Walford will play the German-American Reserves. TITLE GOLF TOURNEY | SOUGHT BY SEATTLE ' By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 11.—The Pa- cific Coast delegates to the annual meeting of the Western Golf Associa- tion today are here in force with their invitation to hold the western amateur meet at Seattle next Summer. The gssoclation has virtually prom- ised them the amateur tournament, and bids are expected for the open event from a Chicago club and the White Bear Club of St. Paul, which was host to the amateur golfers last Summer. With the excention of James D). Standish, jr.. of Detroit, all the visit- ing delegates were here todav. Stand igh wired President Hobart P. Younsg of Chicago that his mother’s {llness kept him nt home. More than 500 clubs, from Pittsburgh to Hawaii, will be represented Most of the officers are without op- position for re-election. - The visitors wil' be shown a golf BY CORINNE FRAZIER ITH prospects of the largest aggregation ever brought together under a single independent basket ball league in the District, the Washington Recreation League laid plans for a tri-schedule program this season at the meeting of team rep- resentatives held yesterday afternoon at the Young Women's Christian | Association. According to the plan adopted, three loops will probably be or- #anized—senior, intermediate and Junior—with six or seven teams competing in each loop. Fifteen teams already have entered the league and with prospects of five more, officlals agreed that in order to run off the schedules with the maximum dispatch, the three di- visions would be necessary. Not only the number of squads competing led to this decision. The groups range from beginmers' teams to experienced passers and, in order to make competition interesting, it was thought advisable to classify the groups. The teams will be expected to as- sess their players $1 each. Irom this fund, $6 will be paid into the league treasury by junior and interr‘ediate squads and $8 by senior groups The league will bear all expenses ot offi- clals instead of the competing squads as_in the past. Louise Sulllvan, vice president of the circuit, will act as general basket ball manager. She will have com- plete charge of the schedule, officials, protests and any other matters con- nected with the administration of schedule, The champlonship team In each series probably will be tendered a banquet by the other teams at the close of the season, according to DELANEY SPEEDILY STOPS JAMAICA KID WATERBURY, Conn,, Dec. 11 (#). —Jack Delaney of Bridgeport is.“fit as a fiddle” for a strenuous indoor campaign this Winter “in defense of his light heavyweight title and a vigorous offense amfong the heavy- welghts, which he hopes will lead him to a battle with Gene Tunney for the latter's crown next Summer. After” an absence of nearly six months from the ring, Delaney had little trouble here last night in_ dis- posing of Jamaica Kid, negro lght heavyweight of New York City. The Kia was knocked out in the third round of a 15-round title bout, De- laney being the aggressor through- out. The champion dropped his op- ponent six times in the third before the Kid took the county. Delany had no chance to land a solid blow dur- ing the first round because of the Kid's bouncing efforts to keep away from an ever-threatening right. The champion caught the nekro with sev- eral stiff punches in the second and in the third started finishing touches almost from the bell. Delaney had little trouble making the class weight, despite the fact that he had built himself up during the Fall lay-off from actual ring lc‘on‘mat to several pounds over the mit. Delaney weighed in at 172% and the challenger at 175. e e BELLEFONTE GRID TEAM WILL PLAY ON COAST LOS ANGELES, December 11 (#)— Foot ball teams of Tuscaloosa, Ala., high school apd the Bellefonte Acad- emy of Pennsylvania, will meet here late this monthff for the national prep championship. g« tentative plans discussed at the meeting. In addition, individual awards of some sort may be pre- sented the winning players. Clubs desiring to enter teams in #ny of the three circuits are advised to get in touch with Louise Sullivan, 17 T street northeast. Her telephone is Potomac 3796-W. All applications should be in Miss Sullivan's hands be- fore December 18. Teams already affiliated with the league include Metropolitan Athletic Club, Webster Night School, Business Night High School, National Athletic Club, Basketeers, Capital Athletic Club, Princess Athletic Club, Wash- ington Athletic Club, Bureau of Mines, Business Night High School Juniors, Metropolitan Athletic Club Juniors, Mount Vernon Church, Strayer's Bus- iness School, Capital Athletic Club Juniors and the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. lwh‘enlty of Maryland racketers hav@® had to postpone thelr matches in the Fall tournament so many times because of inclement weather that it is feared the event will not be con- cluded before the holidays. Constance Church, manager, states, however, that every effort is being made to wind up the affair, but in case unfavorable weather continues, the title will be de- cided in the Spring. A hike has been planned for to- morrow afternoon by. the athletic group of the Washington Alumnae Chapter of Trinity College. According to Frances Saul, chairman, the party will gather at 3 o'clock at the drug store on thé corner of Park road and Mt. Pleasant street. The hike will take them through Rock Creek Park to the Purple Iris Tea House, where they will stop for tea. POINCARE WILL AID FRENCH ATHLETICS By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 11.—A direct ap- peal to Premier Poincare to repeal, or at least amend, the decree practically eliminating sports and athletics from the French army has met with prompt response. “I should be quite unworthy to be the head of the government if I took no interest in matters of sport,” said M. Poincare in reply to a letter from former Minister of Sports Gaston Vidal, asking that the former regime be continued in spite of the one-year military service. It has been announced by the gen- eral staff that all furloughs granted athletes under the colors to particl- pate in athletic competition will be rescinded after May 15, 1927, because of the necessity for the soldiers to devote all their time to military duties. This has been interpreted as a jgreat handicap to France in the preparation for the 1928 Olymple games at Amsterdam. ‘ “My age and occupations do not permit me to be a competing ath- lete,” said M. Poincare, “but both as President of the republic and premier, I have always sought to encourage sports, and you can rest assured that I shall continue to do all that de- pends on myself for its development.* M. Poincare has been voted “the great sportsman” by the athletie socleties. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTS. _COLUMEIA, '8. C., December 11 @) —Emmet Wingfield of Columbia has been .elected captain of the Uni- versity of South Carolina’s 1927 foot ball team. BT AT Two Brooklyn veterans, Outfielder service program of movies and cost data_compiled by leading clubs and members to assist «ma'l communities in planning development of links, to ada recruits to the army of four mil- lion followers. YOUNG .ROOKIES 1 0SING OUT, McGRAW DECLARES NEW YORK, December 11 (P).— ‘The demand for youthful recruits by major league ball clubs is passing. says John McGraw. ® “If a minor leaguer is a good | player at 30 we are willing to take a chance on him for flve years," says the Glant pilt. He has signed “Bevo" Leboureau, 80-year-old American Association batting star, and expects him to fill an outfleld gap next season. U. S. EVENT MAY STOP TILDEN’S TRIP ABROAD NEW YORK, December 11 (#).— “Big Bill” Tilden, starting his drive ick to tennis heights at the national Indoor chnm‘)lnnsmpu in New York, probably will be unable to sharpen his game at the Riviera tournaments In France, as he planned. The United States Lawn Tennis As- sociation is expected to choose Feb- ruary 13 and the week following as dates for the indoor classic, won last year by Rene Lacoste of France. The Riviera season is then at its height. —_—_— LEADS GEORGIA TECH. ATLANTA, Ga., December 11 (#).— Ed Crowley, end, has been elected cap- tain of the 1927 Georgla Tech foot ball team. PRSP ROA PICKS ITS GRID CAPTAIN. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., December 11 (®P).—John Barnhill of Savannah, Tenn., selected as a guard on many 1926 all-Southern foot ball teams, has been elected captain of the 1927 Uni- versity of Tennessce eleven. RADIATORS, FENDERS i T A“'p«;‘f’fl% WITTSTATT'S R & F. . 1423 P. REAR. 310 13th N.W. HAWKINS MOTOR CO. 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