Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1926, Page 45

SPORT Grange to Desert Professional Foot Ball : S. RED AND PYLE LOST COIN | ON CAMPAIGN, IT IS SAID| . Paid Game Generally Had Bad Year—Former College Star to Devote Time to Movies, to Which He Is Declared Well Adapted. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. ROM Chicago comes word that Red Grange will be out of pro- fessional foot ball next year. The league of which his team is a member took something of a financial beating this season and there are repc:ts that both Grange _ and his impressario, C. C. Pyle, have less money mow than when the sea- son began. Grange's remarkable success as a movie actor was due more to the fact that he revealed an undoubted screen personality than to his foot ball repu- tation. His first film made money both for him and Pyle and there is not the slightest doubt that two more foot ball films in which he is to ap- pear will be equally successful. But aside from foot ball Grange has impressed motion picture mag- nates with his ability as an actor, as well as by his possession of that elusive quality of projecting the vari- ous facets of a likeable personality. Seems Sure of Success. His future thus seems to be clearly defined and the talk out West is that from now on he will cohcentrate upon the project of establishing himself among the galaxy of topline film stars. As for professional foot ball gen- erally this is the first season in which the promoters spread themselves; they gambled for big stakes, de- termined once and for all to put the game over as a popular sport. The result has been a disastrous failure. In the East there was rain Sunday after Sunday, which kept the attendance down to paltry figures, and when it was clear the bulk of the spectators fell within the 50-cent general admission class. There were high salaries to meet. It was estimated that the average professional foot ball club had to earn at least $8,000 a week to pay expenses. Most if not all of them have fallen far short of doing this. Some of the losses to promoters are said to run between thirty and eighty thousand dollars. Some teams dis- banded in midseason and players were stranded far from their homes with- out money. ‘The writer never ' held a brief against pro foot ball as-a game. There are many places in the country where lovers of football are unable to see contests among college elevens and in such centers the mercenary cause was bulwarked by a strong argument. Waste of Valuable Time. But the practice of enlisting grad- uate foot ball players was and is downright pernicious inasmuch as it tempts young men to dally with the game, wasting months and years which should be devoted to the prob- lem of getting a reak start in life. Perhaps, in view of what has hap- med this season, it will be more dif- lcult to lure college players into the game than it was last For the great temptation for co ns lay in the lucrative salaries offered them and it seems certain that no promo- ter in his right mind is going to be extravagant with his salary budget mext season—assuming that any -of them are minded to take another plunge into big time foot ball. Foster Sanford’s contention is that the | not had the mate: way of it | volved in his cally. Needs College Backing. ‘But even so, the question would stil neral 1] of the hand, there is a strange spark that has developed out the half century of college foot ball, a subtle essence which gives the gams a unique hold upon college folk or those interested in one way or an- n. It cannot be explained, but it does most clearly explain why professional foot ball has so signally failed to com- pete against the intercollegiate game. New College Loop Likely, In the fact that the Oklahoma Ag- gles won the championship of the Mis- souri Valley conference on the basis of games won and lost lies a situation which may result in a realignment of this organization. Or it may be that & new circuit will be formed, made up of the stronger elevens of the valley. The Oklahoma Aggies played only four conference games and it is us- serted that but one of these contests was against a strong eleven. Okla- homa University, which played the Aggies to a 1414 tle, In the other games outside the con- ference the team fared so badly as to affect the prestige of the organization; at least this was the opinion at Ne braska, Kansas State and Missouri. The Aggles lost to such colleges as | Tulsa, Arkansas and Texas Christian , by large scores and Michigan swamped | them in an early season game. But the fact remained that in four conference games the Aggies was not defeated and their champlonship claims have seemed to be indestruct- able. Her] <h, director of athletics at Ne has stated that he will work for a conference comprising Ne- HAWKINS CO. P MOTOR Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-3714tb St. Main 51801 braska, Missourl, Kansas, Kansas State, Towa State and posibly Drake. If stories of Minnesota's dissatisfac- tion with the Big Ten are true, the Gophers might also be invited to join in this projected association. Opinion in the Missouri Valley as it comes to the writer is that confer- ences of 8 or 10 colleges are too large to ‘permit the winning of cham- pionships, and at the recent Valley Conference meeting at Des Moines more than one coach and director grumbled over the Oklahoma Aggies’ stand in the champlonghlp situation. There was talk then otfreorganization, but nothing was done at the time. In the meantime Valley teams are reaching out for games with the Big Ten. The feeling is that the stronger teams here compare very favorably in strength and general methods with the Western Conference leaders and there is a general inclination toward the arrangement of as many tests between teams of the two associations as possible. The interconference schedules for next Fall is regarded as highly satis- factory. In all, seven contests will be played, as follow Missour{-Northwestern, Drake-Min- nesota, Wisconsin-Kansas, Grinnell- Wisconsin, Oklahoma-Chicago, Iowa State-Illinols and Oklahoma Aggles- Minnesota. Nebraska and Kansas State do not appear on this list. Both would like to tackle Big Ten elevens, but they insist upon home and home arrange- ments, Prefer Eastern Teams. The Cornhuskers far prefer Eastern foes to any Western Conference games they would be able to get without reciprocity of visits. Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin would play Nebraska on their own flelds, but not at Lincoln. But at the same time the Big Ten athletic directors must appreciate and respect the attitude of the Cornhusk- ers and Kansas State since many of them hold this attitude with respect to_Eastern games. Most coaches will stick with Mis- RED. GRANGE. ’ sourl Valley teams, excépt possibly Burt Ingwersen at Iowa. Burt has ial at Towa. City for half a team, but when the games of thumbs down begins a coach much’ leeway in the consideration of all factors in- BY ROBERT BURGITT, Coach of the llmxxosflm-u. Iowa, High ‘We will begin where we left off yes- terday on the short pass. Practice this short pass by placing eight men (or six) a few feet apart in two straight lines facing each other. When catchipg the ball standing still keep feet well apart as you pass, NO.10 STARTS BaLL_BAC bring the right or the left foot for- ward according to the direction of the pass. After a few days of this sort of practice you can move back from each other and execute the pass by running back and forth. In the diagram 1 passes to 2, 2 meets the pass and gives it to 3, who also comes across to meet 2 and gives it to 4, who passes it to 5 near the center, etc. After number 8 receives THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, CRICKET GREGORY Australia's great bowler IN CRICKET ThE BALL 15 "BOWLED'™ NOT THROWN - THE ARM 1S SWuNG STRAIGHT OVER WITHOUT RENDING THE ELBOW SIT FOR HOURS WITHOUT A SOUND How the English can stand or sit and watch this thing called cricket all day long is one of the world’s mysteries. But they do— and they fight for the opportunity to do so. Patience and patrictism are the two necessary virtues. Patriotism to play it, and patience to watch it. For England wiil be the last country on earth to zdopt base ball. When McGraw ' and others went over with teams of ball players the English very courteously sent out their King and Queen and politely looked on for friendship sake and then they go home and forget it. But as WICKETS MUSY Be CHEAR To FINISH.IN s 4 SHOULD LAST AWEEK OR ONLY 3PAYS © for playing the game themselves— never. Cricket it will always be! “It is slow,” they admit—“but it's cricket, dontcha know!” Old W. G. Grace, the Cobb of cricke once batted steadily for nearly 14 hours! Imagine that! The batter does not have to hit at the ball unless he choses to, and when he does he does not have to run un- less he wants to. As a result he stands there for hours and wards off the ball when it comes near him, while the fielders, who, by the way are terrible—any smail boy can catch a ball as well— D. ©, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926. —By RIPLEY N 2 THE FIELOERS STAND ARDUND WITH THEIR HANDS ON THEIR HIPS AND LOOK BORED THE FIELDING 1S TERRIBLE UNDERNAND AND THE BALL MAY BE DRIVEN 1| R ANY DIRECTION There ave-no foul lines stand about with their hands on their hips and look bored. Once every three or four hours the crowd breaks forth in applause— very decorus and dignified—noth- ing unduly vulgar or boisterous— static and stereqfyped—very prop- er, indeed! The players throw the ball un- derhand, like a girl—all except the “bowler,” who throws it overhand with a stiffarm motion, it being against the rule to whip it. Yet the English—including the King and Queen—will sit all day watching this monotonous mon- strosity of sport. I’'can't explain it. NORTHWESTERN STAR |CENTRAL FIVE NOSED OUT BY STRAYER’S BASKETERS JOINS INGRAM TEAM By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, December 16. -~ Bob Johnson, tackle at Northwestern Uni- versity for three years and plared on many All-American teams this year, has accepted the offer of “Navy Bill” Ingram, Annapolis Coach, to play with the ~all-star Eastern team against the all-star Westerners at S8an Franeisco in a charity game on New Year’s day. Johnson is the first “Big Ten" star to_join the Eastern squad. : He has finished his conference foot ball career, and so the post-season rule in-the conference has no effect upon his athletic standing. it from 7 he starts it back down the line. ‘The long pass is executed by bring- ing the ball back of the shouliler on the palm of the hand; as it is thrown forward the ball rolls off the 4nd of the fingers. This prevents it from curving. H The long pass may also be made from over the right shoulder withi both hands o the ball. This pretvents curving, but requires a little' more time than the one-hand pass. ‘The bounce pass is useful at certain times. This pass is used to wolk the ball through a five-man defenke. It is executed when the receiver 3s not too far away, by bouncing it near the defensive man's feet and unddr his arms. There are other passes you will learn of later, but you have got. quite a job ahead to master these now. Next—Play of the Back Guard, by Coach Clarence Abrams of Withrow High School, Cincinnati (Covyright. 1926.) o YALE SWIMMERS WIN - NEW HAVEN, Conn. Decimber 16.—Yale defeated ‘theh;hnav?:a’nwin- tercollegiate championship swiniming team, ed of McGill and To- ronto University men, last night, 47 to 16. Last-Minute Specials for Xmas We carry a most complete line of bicycles, speed- bikes, scooter-bikes, etc., at very moderate prices. Come in and see our wonderful display. Bicycles . . ... $27.50 Speed Bikes . . $13.50 Tricycles . ... $6.75 Sole agents for Iver-Johnson and De Luxe Bicycles and Fairy Velocipedes. Mt. Vernon 1011 9th St. N.W. Bicycle Co. Franklin 2735 Open Evenings Until 10 P.M. Central High basketer: thelr first game of the campaign ves terday to Strayer's Business College, 19 to 20, will go to Baltimore tomor- {ow to engage Baltimore City Col- ege. Although bowing to Strayer’s, the Blue and White at least matched Sanborn’s up-and-coming combination in all' departments except shootin, l;utsln: of Coggins’ men was excel- ent. Only one five of the local schoolboy group was slated for action today, Gonzaga being down for a go with Baltimore Poly at Carlin’s in the Maryland - city. Tomorrow Coach Dan _Ahearn’s ‘Western High tossers will get their first test entertaining Woodward School dribblers in the Western gym. The only other tilt carded for tomor- row for teams of the scholastic circle besides the Central-Baltimore encoun. ter is that bringing together Eastern and St. John's on the Johnnies’ court.. Guyon's prot:ges yesterday pointed the way to Clover A. C., 27 to 25. Saturda; ment between St. John' ville the Maryland town ing the lone tiit listed. In its first game Hyattsviile proved easy prey to Coach Jerry Parker's Woodward School boys in a 49-to-19 engagement. Coach C. W. Wannan will be hard put to develop a formidable Friends School flve with Capt. Lynn Ander- son, guard, and Walter Peters, for- ward and manager, the only regulars at hand from last Winter. However, “Nannan has a group of stalwart new aspirants drilling, including Arm- strong, Fairbanks, Harden, Phillips, Carpenter and Caldwell, and may be able to evolve a sturdy team by the time Friends begins its schedule in the prep school loop. Wannan's boys will get their first competition dur- ing the holidays against a combina- tion of alumni of the school. Indications are that Devitt Prep athletes again will cut quite a swath in track. Formidable members of the Georgetown hoolboys’ squad in- clude Eddie Hoctor, a quarter-miler; Mickey Harris, whose forte is the hurdles, but who also is a sturdy 440- yard man; Dick Garrett, former Tech luminary; Dick Kennedy, high jump- “Pat’” Moyna, gridiron dependable. Charles Gogswell, miler; John Carney, -miler; Bob Shotter, who runs the 440; Charles Fager, sprinter, and John McGraw, pole vaulter. Eddle Hoctor “will compete in_the Stuyvesant High meet In New York SPORTS. AMERICAN U. WILL OPEN NEW GYMNASIUM TONIGHT Home Tossers to Entertain Maryland in Contest That Should Be Fine Battle—Washington and Lee Quint Invades D. C. Tomorrow. OACH BURTON SHIPLEY'S University of Maryland bas- keters will make their sea- son’s debut tonight, appear- ing agalnst the stalwart American University combination in the latter’'s handsome new $100,000 gym in an encounter that will mark dedication: of the structure. The en- gagement, starting at 8 o'clock, will be preceded by a match beginning at 7 between Epiphany Roses, South At- .{Inmlc 145-pound champions and also olders of the city senior and junior titles, and American University’s Junior team. The Old ‘Liners, who last Winter had a great season on the court, are coming to town expecting a hot argu- ment from Coach Baillle Springton’s men. The Methodists, after triumph- ing four times in as many starts, are in the “best possible shape,” accord- ing to Springston. Maryland, in addi- tion to not being well advanced in preparation, will be without the serv- ices of Ham Adams, first-string cen- ter, who has not recovered. from juries received in the Hopkins foot ball game. Both the Old Liners and American will present line-ups em- bracing a number of tossers who for- merly sparkled in local scholastic or independent circles. Capt. Artie Boyd and Walker Hale, forwards, and Thurston Dean, Jack Faber and Gilbert Zahn, guards, are among the local products holding forth with Maryland. “Blackie” Banta, guard; Leon Shloss, forward; Jim Birthright, center, and Bruce Kessler, guard, arg the erstwhile Washington boys who with Capt. “Tom” Sawyer make up the Metho- dist five. Kessler will be playing against some of his old teammates, as he was a member of the Old Line freshman squad last season on which Dean, Hale and Zahn also performed. ‘While American will not play again until next week, when the Methodists engage George Washington, Maryland will "get action again tomorrow night, entertaining the sturdy tossers of Washington and Lee in Ritchie Gymnasium at College Park. The Generals will remain for a tilt with Catholic nUlversity at Brook- land Saturday night that will open the Cardinals’ season. This engage- ment, along with a contest, also Sat- urday night, between Gallaudet and Arnold College of New Haven, Conn., on the Kendall Green floor, will com- plete the program of the local colle- glate fives for the week. Gallaude also will be making its season’s bow. Election of a 1927 foot ball captain will be among the interesting features of the banquet to be tendered the George Washington University grid- iron squad and coaches tomght by the alumni at the La Fayette Hotel. University Freshman dribblers are drilling energetically, al- though they will not play their first game ‘until January 11, when Ameri- can University Freshmen will be en- countered, in the first of 14 games that have been arranged by Manager Charles Burns. Coach Bill Doudack's City Christmas night in the first ap-|. pearance of the campaign for a Devitt athlete. NETMEN REWARDED FOR GAINING TITLE Prizes were presented to members of the Treasury tennis team, Depart- mental League champlons, at a din- ner last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard E. Buell, 1439 New- ton street. Sflver cups and gold watch fobs were presented to- members of the team by W. A. Maldens, secretary- treasurer of the Washington Tennis Association. The following received prizes: C. M. Clark, Ed- P. Coe, p by of the team to Willard E. Buell, presi- dent of the Treasury Tennis Assocla- -— FOOTWARMERS FOR GRID FANS WILL BE PROVIDED CTHICAGO, December 18 (A).— The South board, host to the Soldier Army-Navy game in the Fileld ol A the spectators at a Professional League foot ball game next Sun- lor'l Christmas charity hm:.. from 8_below to 10 sbove. |- m.le:'ons; FENDERS WIS TR R e 1 310 13th N.W. 1423 P. REAR. Dress Oxfords-- Patent and dull kid, THEeminendycorrectshog for wear with the Tuxedo or Full Dress. It'has the new most formidable charges inélude John Dunn and Harold Meenam, forwards; Dutton, center, Metzmer and McCarthy, forwards, and Wells Harmon, Gilllan, Hickman and Fer- guson. Besides the American yearling en- gagement, these games have been booked for the Georgetown cubs: son (ienaiTvers T G U, Breps. home . 51, . home: 2. Strayers. home: 29, Navy . Annapolis, ¢ ‘ebruary—1, Gonzaga. home: 9, Ami san_ University Froshmen. ‘home: 13, figs i, e, Weatern, away: 23, St. Johin's Preferring a lawyer's career to that of a soldier, Harry (Babe) Con- naughton, Georgetown University’s big but agile guard, who was picked generally on all-America teams, has turned down overtures looking to his admission to United States Military Academy. Conaughton plans to fin- ish his law course and take the bar examination, with a view to hanging it H . (ientative) out his shingle next year in Philadel- phia, his home town. Season Disastrous for Promolers GRIDDERS TO LISTEN IN DRILLS FOR GAME Mohawk and Waverly grid war- riors, who chucked outdoor practice last night on account of the snowfall, will hold blackboard drills tonight in preparation for their clash Sunday at Clark Grifin Stadium. The game will start at 2:30 o'clock and is billed for the sandlot gridiron championship. Waverly players will meet tonight at 7:30 to listen to the admonitions of Manager Frank Kersey and Coach Paul Smith. Waverly has been advised of the Mohawk ~ formations, particularly those having to do with the ground- gaining activities of Bolic de Gassis and Tony Abbatichio. A twin foot ball bill will be offered local gridiron fans at Union League Park Sunday afternoon, with the Mer- cury Juniors meting the Friendship A. C. and the Wintons, 150-pound District champions, clashing with the Clarendon Lyons, claimants of the 150-pound title of northern Virginia. Wintons and Lyons played a score- less tie game last Sunday on the Clarendon fleld. s FIGHT BAN SUSPENDED. NEW YORK, December 16 (#).— The ban placed by the New Jersey boxing authorities a few days ago on Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, world ban- tamweight champion, has been lifted to permit him to go through with & 10-round match against Petie Mack at Jersey City next Monday night. “SANDLOT” FIVES OFFER GOOD BATTLES TONIGHT ‘While independent basketers and floormen in other loops will be play- ing tonight, teams in the Washing- ton Basket Ball League will rest, to resume combat tomorrow night on the Washington Barracks floor with a brace of games. Y. M. C. A. and Clarendon Baptist will meet tonight on the “Y" floor at 8 o'clock. The Warwick Preps will meet the St. Joseph's Seniors at the new East- ern High gym at 9 o’clock. St. Martin's basketers will be host to the Parkway Motor Co. five in St. Martin’s gym. . Columbia A. C. nosed out the Auth Seniors, 22 to 19, while Park View swamped the Elliott A. C., 53 to 28, in a brace of Washington Basket Ball League contests last night on_the barracks floor. Neither team held a decided advantage in the Columbia- Auths clash, with Ourand and Car- roll of the Columbias scoring in the last five minutes of play to gain the verdict. Park View was never extend- ed to win from Elliott. Kanawhas trimmed the Temple Alumni, 43 to 20, in the opening game last night of the Jewish Community Center Basket Ball League. Kanawha ‘won almost as it pleased. Calvary M. E. five overcame an early lead in their game with St. Mar- tn’s in the latter’s gym last night and went on to a 20-to-16 victory. Boys’ Club Celtics beat the Mount Rainier Seniors last night, 40 to 17. Tremonts defeated the Yorkes in the Petworth League last night, 24 to 22. Arrow A. C. and American Rallway Express. tossers will olash tonight in the Railroad Y. M. C. A. at 8 o'clock. Columbia Midgets trounced the Boys' Club Rangers last night, 24 to 22, Southeast Insects trimmed the Pon- tiacs last night, 14 to 10. Palace floormen will meet the Hy- attsville Guards tonight at the Hyatts- ville Armory. Woodlothians are seeking a game for tomorrow night. Call Adams 8579. GRADUATES OF BIG TEN TO HAVE GOLF COURSE CHICAGO, December 16 #).—A golf course for the Big Ten Country Club, composed of Western Confer- ence College graduates only, will be bullt next Spring on a 135-acre tract on the northwest border of the city. ‘The club will include the “400” of the Big Ten, as the membership limit is fixed at that number. "TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F To get acquainted with Lucky Strikes is to discover a new charm in cigarettes, an extra goodness. 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