Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1926, Page 34

SPORTS COLONIALS WILL ENGAGE: | DELAWARE I This Game and Visit of Bridgewater for Pair of Con-| tests Offer Only College Clashes Until After Holidays. WAST will make oW tomorrow have ts in the G str the University of Delaware EORGE ke combina who bave been driil v for the past few vecks under direction of Coachgs Maud Cdum and Jimmy Lemon, are xpected to start an experienced team neluding Car i Bland, forwnrds; Viethmey . and Wallace and Sapp, Allshouse, foot ball un. centel forwards, 'd Banton, gua .re other tossers who have shown vell in practice and may get nee | to show their mettle under fire. i Delaware always is represénted by a strong court team and is apt to | provide their hosts plenty of trouble. | Aside from the G. W.-Delaware tilf | Wo more gnmes are listed for week in the local college group. can Unive will entertain B water Coll Wednesday night he Methodists will be strivi thelr sixth win in as many season and the following ni laudet will play host to Bric on the Kendall Green floor. 1ards. | ans, Priming for the sagement, Coach will send his Bridgewater en- Baillie Springston American passers hrough a snappy scrimmage tonight it 8 o'clock with Epiphany Roses in the university’s new gym. Although he Metho trimmed 'Bridgewater, 35 to 35, on the latter’s floor in Amer- can’s opening game recently, the Vir- ginians, according to reports, will pre sent a stronger line-up here. Springs- | C. U. gym. N INAUGURAL ures that the sturdy Epiphany | one of the ranking senior teams of the eity, will just about pui team on the edge for the visitors. t, which opened its season 1y Saturday night with a 5 triumph over Arnold College the Florida avenue gym, is pected to offer Bridgewater ument Thursday night. 11l Greeners showed a smooth K, led by Cosgrove, Dyer nson, and a cohesive defens turning back the New England legians. This game will be the la Christmas for local colleges action following Claus’ will be Catholic Unive sity and Gallaudet. who are down for | an engagement January at Brook- | land. Catholic University showed | ere: ton and Lee, 45 to 23, in the Cardinals’ opening game Saturday night at the University of Mary'and tossers will resume practice Monday for an inva- om of the Midwest. Leaving Janu- 2, the Old Liners will meet Michi- @an at Ann Arbor on Januawy 4, Michigan State at Lansing the follow- | ing night and Kentucky at Lexington | on January 8. A game also may be added for the 7th, allaudet and George Washington ar ay their first game foilowing the holidays when they face, Januar 8, on the Colonials’ floor. ~Janus 11 George Washington to meet | American University in the Method- ists’ first game of the new year in | the G. W. gym. Georgetown is car ed to open its season January 1 when Lynchburg College visits. O’CONNELL’S KICK PAVES WAY TO MOHAWK’S WIN Mohawk gridmen today are sitting on top of the local sandlot foot ball world. Monarchs of all they survey, the gridiron warriors of tha bi cast club have closed their season vith only one defeat chalked against them. And they wiped out that beat- ing yesterday in trouncing the heavy Waverly club at Clark Griffith Sta- dium, 9 to 0, aided by the accurate toe of Shorty O'Connell, who came to the zame as a spectator nursing in- uries received in another contest, and remained as a player to win the fray. While the Mohawks were fighting their way to the top of the local un- Jimited sandlot class five other games were played on fields in different parts of the city. The Winstons beat the Clarendon Lyons at Union League Park, 13 to 3, while Stanton A. C. took the long end of a 13-to-0 count at Washington Barracks from the Northerns. Northern Juniors, however, brought some consolation when they trimmed the Hanover A. C. team in the 115- pound class. The Juniors will meet the Mohawk Pieps next Sunday for the flyweight title. The Preps yes- terday drew a step nearer the cham- plonship by trouncing the Eagle Juniors, 12 to 0. Friendship A. C.'s eleven annexed 1he 125-pound championship, defeating the Mercury Juniors, 2 to 0, in a game | at Union League Park. The Mohawk victory cleared up the atmosphere surrounding local sandlot foot ball and left the big Hawk team undisputed champion in the unlimit- ed class. ‘With both teams unable to score on the snow-covered gridiron, Coach Jack Hegarty of the Hawks saw Shorty O’Connell of the educated toe watch- ing the game in street clothes. He ordered him into uniform, and later in the third quarter the Hawks, led by De Gassis and Abbatichio, started a drive that brought them under the shadow of the Waverly goal posts The quarter ended without a score and a fumbled pass was recovered by a Mohawk player. Smashes at the Waverly line fafled and end runs were of no avail. In went Shorty O'Connell, broken shoulder and all, with a perfectly good pair of feet and legs. Shorty dropped back to the 25-yard line and booted a perfect goal from a difficult angle squarely between the posts. After this score the defense of the Waverlys appeared to crumble, for an attack, with Bottle Cox and Abba- tichio as the spearheads of the drive, carried the Hawks down the field to a touchdown, De Gassis aiding in the drive with crashing line bucks. Ab batichio scored, but failed to kick the added point. SERVICE GAME POLITICS DEPLORED BY NAVY MEN ANNAPOLIS, December 20.—Naval officers as a rule are reacting most unfavorably toward the move to mass political influence for the pur- pose of securing the playing of the “ foot ball game between the service schools in the Midle West every two 1s the attitude of Navy people toward the enforced selection.of the playing grounds, though the game in Chicago was regarded as a great suc- cess and many favor another game there after a number of years. It i felt. however, that the selec- tfon of the playing grounds should be left to the officers of the two scrvices, and, in particular, those connected with the service schools. These are quite willing to consider the claims of different places, but it is felt that they understand all the conditions bet- ter than any one else. i If is felt that the game in a spe- sense belongs to the students and HARVARD, IN CRITIC, SHOWS OLD SPIRIT BY LAWRENCE PERRY. ARVARD was never so much all that Harvard means tra- ditionally than in the atti- tude of the editor of the alumni organ at Cambridge, the Bulletin, toward a peculiarly cut- ting paragraph which recently ap- peared in the Middle West concerning the break between Harvard and Princeton. The paragraph in question set forth that the now historic break In the Big Three meant nothing in that particular neck of the woods inhabited by the editor. Any effort to ascertain underlying causes would be wasted ffort, if only because of lack of in- erest. He goes on: “All this seems a trifle bizarre to 18 in the great hinterland, where there seems to be less fumbl'ng this Fall of root balls and feclings. The game for the game's sake is finding its truest xpression in these Midland States, where such natural rivals as Michigan ind 1li'nois are able an entire game without a For blood ind mavhem, wrecked goal posts and <mashed derbies. hard language and oft teams one must journey back to the older back to Princeton ind to Cambridge, where the East be- zins and ends.” Harvard’s comment is quite in the Ad_Bostonian manner it tates; the Harvard selves us others see -times happens, scarcely visible at all. The Harvard-Princeton incident does not com as large in the region of Great kes and the Mississippi Valley as it es or the Atlantic seaboard. Indeed, are reliably informed that in the at hinterland where the Western Conference makes history the con- 1ests between (sic) members of the Big T'hree are sometimes recorded without when, graduates of the two schools, and that the interests of these is better served by playing the game at a point not too far distant from An- napolis and West Point. ‘The interests of the people of other sections are considered, and there probably would be no difficulty in securing the game in Chicago in about three years or so. In fact, officers of both services probably would favor this. Those interested in having the game played in the Middle West may, however, injure their cause by at- tempting to obtaln it through political methods, by giving rise to a deter- mined fight by members of the service: who feel that there should be no dictation on this score. Officers here go so far as to say that it would be better to abolish th game altogether than to have it the subject of political pulling and haul ing each year. ANSWERING United States or a globe of the earth and were compelled each day with : magnifying glass to locate the little place where he lives.” Could anything be more lovely than this? Were Harvard always thus, either Princeton and Harvard would never have broken, or in breaking the Crimson would have stood serene while the 0ld Nassau would have bee: hanging her collective head as be- comes one who, kindly and gently and tactfully, albelt with the greatest firm- ness, has been shown her place. NORTHWESTERN COACH IS SOUGHT BY TEXAS AUSTIN, Tex., December 20 (A).— Glenn Thistlethwaite, foot ball coac of Northwestern University, in Chi? cago, is belng considered as coach at | Texas University here. Thistle- thwaite was here and conferred with the athletic council. CHICAGO, December 20 (#).—Re- Ports of a move to get Glenn Thistle- ‘hwaite, Northwestern ‘University foot ball coach, as gridiron mentor at Texas University, were recelved with surprise by Kenneth L. (“Tug") Wilson, director of athletics at Northwestern, f Thistlethwaite's contract at North- | estern expires this ear, but we | ave laid many plans for next Fall ind 1 feel sure he will stay here,’ Wilson said. D. C. MEN ENTER RUN. Three "Washingtonians are entered in the 10-mile street run to be held in Baltimore New Year day under the auspices of the Emor: d Athletic Club. Mike Lynch, veteran Aloysius Club athlete, and Horace Domigan | omment among the scores of ‘other sames’. Tt would be a good thing if very mun kept handy a map of the nd Sherman Johnson of _George Washington University are the ¢ ital entrante. | tried to cure | discourage mas | were | vl»lrml King, Walter THE EVENING STAR, Believes It or AN ALASKAN MOTORIST WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER —BY RIPLEY| BOUGHT A 7,000 AUTOMOBILE | To RIDE OVER HIS PRIVATE ROAD WHICH | GEORGE DuUNCAN - the Black Scol PLAYED JbHoLES L] A HiINDU URDHABAHL HELD HiS ARMS ABOVE HIS HEAD ForR 20 YEARS' Rie* e Benores, India 15 ONLY 200 FEET LONG, | | I8 sTRokES Axenjels 193 i ‘ My 25 Years on the Gridiron BY WILLIAM A. ROPER, HEAD COACH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY XXIII—How Princeton Met Rule Changes At the end of the 1905 foot ball sea- | son an insistent demand came from | all parts of the country for a change | in the foot ball rules. It generally | was conceded the present game was too dangerous. A meeting of representatives of | many of the leading universities and | colleges was held in New York tol consider foot ball and what ‘should be done to it. This meeting resulted | in the formation of the National Col legiate Athletic Assoclation. Gen. Palmer E. Pierce, then captain in the United States Army and representa- tive from West Point, was elected president. It generally was felt that the foot ball rules committee was too sectional and not representative enough. The National Collegiate Association went on record as in favor of the continu- ance of the game, but only on condi tion of a change in the rules. The association selected its own rules com- | mittee. Fortunately, this committee | and the old rules committee consoli-| dated. As a vesult of this action : most representative body essayed to change the foot ball rules. Of course, there were many differ- | ent shades of opinion on this commit. tee, which was composed of the lowing members: L. M. Denni Cornell, chairman; W Reid, ji Harvard, secretary; James A. Babbitt of Haverford, John C. Bell of Penn- sylvania, Walter Camp of Yale, F. Homer Curtiss of Texas, representing | the South; Charles D. Daly of West Point, Paul J. Dashiell of Annapolis, J. B. Fine of Princeton, 1. K. Hall of Dartmouth, James T. Lees of Ne- braska, C. W. ge of Oberli A. Stagg of -Chicago and Dr. M. Williams of Minnesota. Rules Changes Made. | As a result of the deliberations of | the committee the following changes | vere made: 1. The number of yards to be ‘alned was increased from 5 to 10 nd one additional down was added, 2. The rules were amended to pro- ide for the forward pass and on- fde kick with the qualifications as o the pass that it must cross the scrimmage line at a point 5 yards ‘rom the center. A kicked ball was on side as soon as it crossed the scrimmage line. The committee did not perform a major operation on the patient, but | him by homeopathic treatment. The main vice in the rules had been the “push and pull” play. This rule was not touched. It} was contended that the forward pass nd on-side kick would open up the pe, while the yards to gain would play and invite open L. attack. As a matter of fact, the forward pass rule and the on-side kick pulled | back the defensive backs and made | 10 yards as easy to gain through the line as 5 had been formerly. As the rules committee was composed of all shades of opinion, the changes which were adopted were the best that could be had. The members -of the committee deserve a great deal of credit for the manner in_ which they got together on a very difficult Job, ! I was hard at work at the Univer sity of Virginia trying to make up { the ground 1 uad lost in the Fall and bhad difficulty in getting a complete report of the changes in the rules. The committes had held a great many | meetings and their deliberations were | not fully reported. Strove to Open Up Play. 1 saw Mr. Fine, our representative, during the Easter holidays and got a complete report from him. We went over the new rules very care fully and felt we must make a real effort to open up the game. Person- all I was delighted with the changes. We never had mastered the art of mass | - at Pringeton and 1 had an instinctive feeling that the new gam~ would be more fun to watch and more fun to play. We a bit undecided as to how to proceed and what changes to make in our general style of attack. We finally decided’ to call a smal) meeting of old Princeton foot ball players to go over the rules and con sider what offensive possibilities they offered. We tried to include all whe { more popular |canse of the omside kick. Bert Wheeler and Garrett Cochran. Unfortunately Hildebrand was in the far West and unavailable. Phil King had successfully coached the University of Wisconsin while Walter Booth, center on the '99 team had been coaching at the University of Nebraska. We were most anxiou to get ideas on western foot ball an felt ourselves very fortunate in hav ing King .and Booth to call upon Biffy Lea had been head coach a Princeton for a number of years anc had coached at the University ot Michigan in 1900. Eddie Holt had played guard at Harvard and had then entered Princeton, playing tackle on the 1897 team. Mike Bergen had for many years made a close study of backfield pla; Bert Wheeler had been a splendid punter in his playing days. We felt that kicking would be then ever before be- Garret Cochran had developed Princeton’ end play and had coached in addition vy and the University of I doubt if a more repre- gathering of Princeton foot ball talent could have been gotten to- | {HAMILTON IS IN LINE gether. Try Out Ideas On Field. Most of those invited accepted. The meeting was held at Princeton Pre- paratory School of which Mr. Fine w head master. It was an ideal place. The school foot ball fleld ad. joined Mr. Fine’s home so we were | able to try ground. It was the unanimous opinion of the meeting to use the pass and on- side kick as much as possible, We tried different ways of forward pass. ing and finally came to the conclusion that the end-over-end pass was the best. No one suggested the spiral pass. Phil King urged the end-over- end pags, citing an instance in the Yale-Princeton game of 1893 where Loggle Trenchard had made a long end-over-end backward pass across the fleld to King himself on what is known as the “shoe string” play. He stated that Trenchard’s pass had been thrown with speed and accuracy. We also came to the conclusion that the forward pass would not be suc.- cessful unless it was played with de ception. This s as true of the pass today as it was then. Few, if any successful passes are made unless masked 80 as to give the appearance of a running play. Bert Wheeler made a valuable con- tribution to the meeting by suggest- ing the running kick and when we doubted its feasibility he went out on the fleld and showed us how it could be done. This play fitted perfectly with the on-side kick rule. Wheeler had Booth pass him the ball. He started as if to run around right end and then made a long diagonal kick into the left-hand corner of the field. He argued very properly that the de- fense would come up, seeing the man with the ball start to the right, and ;Ir:;te the left e.;g and tackle would a very good chance to recov the ball. This play was our most val. uable ground gainer as long as the onside kick was retained, The meeting continued for three days and before we adjourned we had mapped out a complete set of plays under the new rules. I left, feeling out our ideas on the play- ;myself very fortunate in havipg had the advice and counsel of such a rep- resentative body of Princeton foot ball players. (Copyright, 1926.) —— i Twenty-four points after touchdown 'gmz:r mesc was the accomplishment of merson Carey, jr., captain and tackl f_the Cornell’ eleven this Fah. e e NF! h IEPAI'KHI. wlfiifij‘i‘g”a & FLWKS, 1423 P REAR Hudaon-Euex Owners! ! Please Note Our New Service Station Capacity 90 Cars In Rear 1121 19th St. N.W. Pot. 860 had been identified with the game in recent vears and sent invitations to Booth, Martin V. Lea, Eddie Holt, Bergen, Langdon HOLLAND MOTOR CO. Showroom 1636 Conn. Ave. LEADERS AT HOCKEY TO CLASH THIS WEEK NEW YORK, December 20 (#).— Leading sectional rivals for national hockey league supremacy will face this week in tests of strength expect- ‘d to have an important bearing on one of the keenest struggles in puck- chasing histor: Interest will focus on the first clash of the campaign between the powerful Ottawa Senators of the International livision, who have lost only one game, wnd the New York Rangers, who lead the American section in games wor ind lost. They will meet at Ottawa “hursday night, with a return game icheduled here five days later. Of only slightly less importance wil! » @ battle Wednesday night betweer Chicago, an outstanding Americar ction team, and the fast Canadians who occupy second place in the riv division. The Midwest metropolis wil: be_the scene of the skirmish. The Rangers, who last night played the Detroit Cougars a 11 tie, will he confronted by keen opposition on their home rink before and after the Northern {nvasion. Tomorrow night the New York puckmen will receive a visit from Pittsburgh, while upon their return here from Ottawa they | will have as foes their metropolitan | rivals, the New York Americans. The latter match is down for decision next | Sunday night. | the hall over Park Savings Bank, { cers will be elected at the short busi- { which the United | powerful candidates. 20, 1926. PRO GRID STANDING. By the Associated Press. _COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 20.— Final official standing of the National Foot Ball League follow: Club. Won. Tied. Lest. Erankford (Phila.) cago Bears. ‘ardinals; Providence Detroit ... Hartford " Brookiyn aukee Columbts Canton ouisvilll ammond 100 000 000 | CENTRAL HIGH CLUB TO MEET THURSDAY The annual Christmas meeting of the “C" Club of Central High School will be held Thursday night in Fourteenth and Kenyon streets. Offi- ness session that will be followed by an entertainment and a buffet sup- per. The guest of honor will be Capt. Lawrence (BIff) Jones, head foot ball | coach at West Point, a former Cen- | tral star. Three attractive tilts were carded for local schoolboy fives today: Cen- tral will strive for a second win in as many starts this season over St John's on the latter's court; Busin will meet Gonzaga in the I Stree | gym, and Strayer's Business College | tossers are (o engage Alexandria | High at Armory Hall in the Virgini city tonight at 8:30 o'clock. tomorrow afterncon, bringing gether the regulars and reserve Central and Woodward school Mount Pleasant school, and a contest Wednesday night between Char Guyon’'s Eastern boys and St. Mar. Celtics at Armory Hall, Alexandr will conclude court actlvities for the scholastic tossers so far as is concerned. gl 0XFORD CREW SQUAD CONTAINS YANK TRIO By the Associated Press. OXFORD, En d, D Three Americans are eligible th on for the Oxford varsity c States ha: represented since Keith Harvard rowed against several years ago. They are J. L. Merrill, Rhodes scholar from California; H. T. King: bury, captain of last year's undefeat- ed eight at Yale, and Charles F. Darlington, for two years member of the Harvard varsity. Merrill and Kingsbury were four and six, respectively, in the winning | shell in the recent trial eight-oared | races, in which crew defeated crew “A” by a scant length. At no time did open water show between the two shells, and it was only by a mag- nificent sprint in the last q*xrtl} mile that the “B's” gained thei nning margin. Darlington rowed at No. 4 for the “A's.” Merrill is the veteran of the Ameri- can trlo, as he s now in his third vear at Oxford, and has already rowed on the Christ Church College crew, which won its place at thé head of | the river in the intercollege races last year. Although lighter than the other two, his blade work is good and his swing easy and powerful. Darlington and Kingsbury are the two heaviest men on the squad, Kingsbury weighing 193 pounds and Darlington 182. Both are in their first vear, and are under the disadvantage of having to forget the American stroke and master the new English stroke. However, in view of their size and weight, both are regarded a imes 1ber not been Kane of | Cambridge s | 1 FOR SWORD AT NAVY | Tom Hamilton, quarterback of the | foot ball team, captain and center of the basket ball five and hard-hitting | catcher of the nine, appears as almost | certain winner this year of the sword which the Navy Athletic Association awards annually to the best athlete. However, the work done by other Navy athletes during the coming Win- ter and Spring may affect the disposal | of the sword. { Tom Eddy, who played a slashing | tackle on the eleven and who has| stroked the crew for two seasons, is | Hamilton's most dangerous opponent, and may add boxing honors to those won at foot ball and rowing, as he has | determined to join that squad and try for the heavywelght class. | Eddy stroked the crew of 1925 to | victory and set the stroke for last year's eight, which finished 5 feet be- hind Washington. Should Eddy stroke another winning crew during the com- ing season and win honors as a heavywelght boxer he would be a dan- gerous rival of Hamilton. ) Another three-letter athlete in the !class {8 Alan Shapley, who plays in {the backfield ‘of the eleven and at guard on the basket ball five, and has won numerous points as a hurdler. . MORE FIGHTERS TO VISIT. Fistic champlons of Spain, Sweden and Germany, who have been in the| heavywelght spotlight of late, must move over to make room for two more invading title holders. Phil Scott, Brit- ish heavyweight champion, and Van Der Veer, champion of Holland, are coming over in January under the management of Tom O'Rourke, vet- eran New York promoter. e A new country club has opened near London that puts 45 as the age limit on_membe TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F HAWKINS D NASH H o MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 COLLEGE COURT LOOP | OPENS NEW YEAR DAY NEW YORK, December 20 (P). —| College basket ball quintets of the | East will move into action on New | Year day in quest of the inter- | colleglate league championship won | t season by Columbla. The open- ng game will bring together Yale and Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. Three other contenders, including the title holders of the 1925-26 race, will make their bow one week later. with Columbla opposing Princeton and Yale tackling Dartmouth, ) Cornell, sixth member of the cir- | cuit, will play its opening game against Columbia here January 15. The season will extend to March 12. , TAGGERT IS PILOT. R. C..“Tom"” Taggart, former out. fielder of the Syracuse Club, Interna- tional League, has signed to pilot the Augusta Tigers of the South Atlantic League. | to keep in | | doors. | nish. SPECIAL | NOTICE Orders Placed Including Dec. 27 Will Be Delivered Dec. 31 SUIT OR OVERCOAT —Made as you want it by our own tailors. 275 to *50 Were $40 to $65 Values Full Dress Suits T? Order, Silk- $ 45 Mertz & Mertz Co. SPORTS. George Washingion Quint Opens Season Tomorrow Night: Tilden Shows Old Skill EX-CHAMPION BRILLIANT IN WINNING OVER ALONSO Rises to Great Heights in Beating Spanish Davis Cap Player in Straight Sets as Loser Also Per- forms in Very Best Style. HILADELPHIA, December 20 P).—William T. Tilden Is showing sizns of a great come- back. If he continues to play the sort of tennis that he flashed yesterday, masters of the Old World and the, New are in for some hard battles in 1927. Playing against Manuel Alonso, Spanish Davis Cup ace, Tilden rose to superb heights to win the final match of the Penn Athletic Club indoor tournament, 6—1, 6—3, 6—d. t since 1925 has the dethroned six- times monarch of the courts displayed the dazzling tennis that he developed against the Spaniard. Afonso, a fiery performer, w t the top of his game, but “Big Bill" won about as he pleased. When he needed a point he got it. With Alon- so leading at four games to none in the last set, Tilden swept his oppo- nent off his feet to win six stralght games for the set and match. In those six games Tilden went to the net only once. He relied nimost |entirely on his back-court play, dart ing to corners to return what ord! narily would have been placements | He put a tremendous strain on his | knee that was injured last Summer but the knee apparently did not trouble him in the slightest degree His confidence was superb, his sever ity devastating and his accuracy a! most. uncanny. Tilden plans to sail for Europe late {in January to play in Winter events | on the Rivie Later he will go after the world champlonshipy at Wimble don and the lesser titles abroad, and return here for the supreme effort— {to recapture the mnational singles championship. WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER: HE last call to Washington Recreation League team lead. | ers has been sounded by ise Sullivan, general man- who states that all af- ted clubs must turn in to her the umes of their gymnasiums and the ular practice sc before De ember 26, in order that she may ar- range the court schedule, which is to open early in January. In addition to the data mentioned above, Miss Sullivan has advised the teams that each member will be re- quired to pass a physical examination before competing in the series, given either by their own physician, the club physiclan or by Miss Margaret Craig of the Health Department. Miss Craig can be reached for ap- pointments at Main 992. She urges all players to get in touch with her before January 3 Team leaders wishing to communi- cate with Miss Sullivan may reach her at Potomac & The Washnigton Polo Club plans actice this Winter by a club matches staged in- The first of these is listed for Wednesday morning, at which time the Blue and Red teams will clash at the Washington Riding and Hunt Club, Twenty-first and P streets north- west. Lady Forbes-Robertson, tennis and golf enthusiast, horsewoman and all- around sport lover as well as one of the most charming American beauties who ever graced an English home, has come to the defense of the modern athletic girl, accused in her hearing of sing both’ feminine graces and the desire to charm in her pursuit of out- door sports. A member of the Blackburn educa. tion committee,. near London, made the statement that “the girl whose series of intr ure is devoted to healthy, outdoor | sports has neither the time nor the 1d to powder her nose or wonder it is sufficiently attractive to men! at” exclaimed Lady Forbes Robertson, tilting her ~ correctly ered nose. “No powder, no inter- est in being charming, no time for flirting?” The best part of this bit of news {s the fact that it isn't true! “The modern English or American girl is the most athletic mirl in world,” continued her ladyship. “She is also the best dressed, and as for neglecting the powder puff, she may n to use it conservatively, but she rarely without it. She may the so-called ‘mannish sport c the ‘boyish bob’ and all the rest of it. but her nose is never a matter of fact, she isn’t usually man- No matter how athletic she may be, the modern girl, even in her sport clothes, is -distinctly feminine. Her clothes may have a mannish cut to make them more suitable for tennis or riding, but they have a decidedly feminine air, as you would see if you tried to make a man wear the same things, “In should fact, from iy ‘obse the never more careful of her appearance than the modern athletié young woman. She is smartly dressed, whether g« ing in for a game of tennis or a turn around the ballroom floor. The gir: of today is very independent, but she hiny, and, as | | never mes the attitude of indiffer ence toward the opinions of the oppo site sex. She is just as desirous o {attention and just' as popular as her |sisters of the b and trailing skirts, who thought it quite a ventur: to roll hoops or ride a ‘bleyele buil | for two.* “It is a great mistake to think that athletics make' a girl masculine, Lady Forbes-Robertson concluded. “Ir Ality they make her more feminine an ever, hecause they give a suppl g which too_ms girls would ordinarily lack. Haven't you noticed the almost complete disappearance ot the awkward e in girls? Athleties have taught them how to stand, walk and get about without knocking over the furniture, “Unfeminine, dowdy? Uninterested in ho making? Quite the contrary The fine thing about the modern giri is that she can and does take as vivid an interest in her home when she gets it as she does in her golf scol \‘Iilhn t neglecting either | ther | | TOWN WILL BANQUET ' JOESTING, GRID STAR By t Associated Press. OWATONNA, Minn., December 20 —Herb Joesting has done for Owaton na what Red Grange lately did for Wheaton, Ill, and the town will show its appreciation the first time Minnesota’s American fullback comes home from school giving him the feed of his life. ‘hen Herb made the all-American | foot ball team of 1926 residents of Owatonna started signing the town's name in capital letters on alien hotel registers, and the Lions Club made the Owatonna pile driver an honorary member. A banquet will be held in his honoy when Herb scts the date, probably during the holiday season, for the Gopher ace is working in a bank to help pay for his schooling and doesn't get Home muck F. H. Joesting, the proud parent, says his son is “just a natural foot bail player.” Potsy Clark, assistant Minnesota | coach, says the boy is the best full- back he ever saw and that next year |his passing and kicking will help | make him one of the greatest triple threats of all time. by MILLER IS REAPPOINTED. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., 20.—Francis C. Grant, y the Intercollegiate Boxing Associa tion, has announced the reappoint ment of Heinie Miller of Washingto as referee for intercollegiate bout " the coming year. TAMPA TRACK SOLD. Leo Dandurand, acting for & Mo treal, Canada, syndicate which ir cludes Joe Cattorauich and Louis Le tournau, has purchased the Tamp: Downs, Fla., race track for $110,000 Meyer Davis Announces the Grand BILLIARD Washington’s Largest. . . .. 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