Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1927, Page 46

46 THREE BIGGEST CONTESTS TO BE PLAYED ELSEWHERE | Gallaudet Is to Entertain Delaware and George Washington Will Engage St. Vincent’s in Clashes on Local Gridirons. BY IL. C. BYRD. HE high point of the foot ball season has been reached After tomorrow’s contests. with the exception of next week’s games in the Middle nd Far West and one or two in t and South, only the annual csgiving Iries remain. Of course, these Thanksgiving con- tests encompass some of the most im- of the year in their the sun tomorrow 1927 foot s h much more will be left for The big s are to fizure tomorrow all are on for- eign soil. Georgetown is at Boston for a meeting with Boston College, 2 game which it ought to win without exceptional _difficulty. — Duke i- versity, which probably is not strong as Georgetown, beat Doston College by 25 to 6. The Biue and Gray squad is accompanied by the student band and a big group of stu- dents, % The other two contests in which Jacal schools are to meet Strong op- ponents are between Catholl - Versity and St. Xavier at Cincinnati and between Maryland and Virginia at Charlottesville. American U. also visits Bridgewater ¢ to lose tive re- sults of games played with Marines amount to anything as a criterion. St. Xavier gave Marines a real battle, fosing by 13 to 13, while Marines beat Catholic U. by a big margin. The games on local fields will bring together St. Vincents and George Washington in the Central Stadium and Gallaudet and Delaware at Ken- aall Green. George Washington ought to get the long end of the score, but Gallaudet is likely to have its diffi- squad leaves here to- ¢ morning on a special train for Charlottesville. The student hand of 50 pieces and about a thousand students, alumni and faculty will ac- company the team, either on the spe- cial train or in automobiles. The greatest crowd that ever followed a Maryland eleven anywhere will be in the stands at Virginia. Several of the Maryland officials, in- eluding Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland, are to he entertained at luncheon by the “V” Club, and after the game the team is to be given a dinner by the Virginia squad, and a SIX GRIDIRON GAMES FOR SCHOOLS TODAY Topping the schoolboy Armistice day gridiron card hereabout was the public high title game between Busi- ness and Tech at Central Stadium at 8:15 o'clock. Tech was the favorite to win and had to trlumph to escape virtual elimination from the scramble for the crown. Business already was out of it. In other matches St. John's and Eastern were to mix in the Eastern Stadium, Gonzaga was to take on Catholic University freshmen at the stadium in Brookiand, Emerson was to engage Alexandria High at Alex- andria, St. Alban’s was to travel to Baltimore for a clash with Boys' Latin School, and Georgetown Prep was to mix with its alumni at Garrett Park. Devitt’s foot ball team is.the lone sleven among local scholastics to see tion tomorrow, being down for a go with Shenandoah at Dayton, Va. John Sherman will lead St. John's basket ball team this Winter. He has just been elected captain of the Ver- mont Avenue School squad, which plans to start practice about Novem- ber 21, under direction of Coach Zube Sullivan. Dick Kennedy and Frank Bastable are the only letter-winners from last Winter's Devitt basket ball team who will be at hand when practice gets un- der way soon under Coach Herb Kopf. Darby, MclIntire, Vincent, Maxwell and Blanchard are other leading candi- | It has not been decided where dates. Games arranged Devitt will practice. S By enkon, o, T e 5. : o \;'o-"g. Ond B8 Sharyland Frivhmen st Coliers Park. DUNDEE TO COME EAST. LOS ANGELES, November 11 (#).— Joe Dundee, welterweight boxing champion, and his manager, Max Waxman, have been given permission by City Prosecutor E. J. Lickley to return East at once, despite of false advertising ins them in connection the cham- pion's failure to appear for his title bout with Ace Hudkins. SPORTS. nor | 1 | the club, came yesterday in recogni- tion of the fine work done by Espey THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, " All of Local Colleges in Grid Games Tomorrow, LTHOUGH the foot ball s A today of dates for the which Washington is a_member, and Rochester, comprising the Chicago and Fort W As in the past, Ic improved_facilit hope of George P. a brand of entertainme provided for Capital addict The Washington club, preliminary training sprouts at gym under the direction of Ray be given a final week of drilling the scason’s curtain raiser at the night. y Just at present i reception is to be held by the Vir- | sinia Alumni Club in honor of the visitin a snator T a trophy in the nature of a huge silver | foot ball to be awarded annually to {the winner of the Virginia-Maryland game. This is not a trophy which zoes back and forth hetween the two | universities, but adifferent one each { vear, 8o that each unive when it | wins has a silver foot ball to place in_its trophy case. 2 teams secm to be evenly Imatched. A month ago Maryland would have been picked to beat the avaliers, but now the situation seems to have veered, and the weather vane of opinion secms to have switched somewhat to Whatever the result of th though, it is likely that, barring rain or snow. one |of the greatest and most colorful |crowds that ever watched a contest on Lambeth Field will be present. Marshall, owne nt better which determined and the extent to w team work can be developed ren The club was depending heav in brass for hase ball during the traces to perform for the Albany the big-time circuit. In Rusty & | ley and Gaza Chizmadia, A light signal drill was the program for Coac Maud Crum’s stalwart George Washington squad which en- tertains St. Vincent's College of Beat- ty, Pa. in adium. The i in good shape Bacsman, who last s ball circles through his performa bulks around 200 pounds for hi need only experience to develop ir Fans who have followed RN little doubt that he will extract t are | 5 of vietim their 5 25 Dame cay- Notr tain, coaches Vincent's. Their morale stiffcned by their first | victory of the season, scored over Blue Ridge it wee Gallaudet will enter its game with University of Delaware at Kendall Green determined to give the Blue Hen State team a battle, Mon- aghan and Merklin, clevér players, vill start at the' ends for the Kendall Greeners, Miller likely will play full- back in place of Capt. Bvouk, whose severely injured shoulder is apt to keep him out for the remainder of the season. : degree in addition to being a pr energy and hard cash for several up professional basket ball in tI return. All admirers of initiative rebuffs will wish him succ Colonial-Hilltop season_game for the George: has been given scrious considerat Catholie University has just lost Raymond Dufour, regular tackle. He has suffered a_broken jaw. Dufour's loss is especially disheartening to the Cardinals with the annual George Washington Thanksgiving day battle just around the corner. American University’s eleven will present a crippled front against Bridgewater College in the Virginia town. Shloss, who has béen playing a steady game at half, is sickin bed. Latavre has an injurd arm, Walowitz a sprained back and Fields, who has been starring in the backfield is out withs injured leg: LEADING NORTHERNS WILL PLAY FIREMEN Northerns-Seat Pleasant Firémen clash will featurs this Sunday’s card in 150-pound Capital City League ranks. Northerns are leading the race with an undefeated récord, while the Firemen have split even in two games, showing marked improvement in their second engagement. Friendship A, C. is booked to battle Mercury Preps in the main event of 135-pound Capital City League teams’ schedule. Friendship s undefeated in three starts, while ¢! t just behind them in the’ ,with an even break to date. Schedules and standings: 150-Pound Division. paign battle between the Blue an college championship of the Eas in regard to this that the attentio It was gathered from the men disposed of tomorrow—and all Hi will be—the question of a conte: scheduled may be taken under a possibility may bhe found in the explanatory: And 'Tis Said “Sports Editor, Star: “How about encouragil town and George Washington? and it is something the local fans "According to comparative game. Penn St over Lafayette. Hilltoppers 25 points over Lafaye ing State 3 points over Syracuse a big hand!” 33 NAVY GRID PLAYERS - TO MAKE MICHIGAN TRIP BALTIMORE, November 11 (#).—A squad of 33 Navy players will depart at 2:45 p.m. today for Ann Arbor, where they meet Michigan tomorrow. The players will be accompanied by officers and coaches on a special train, which will_arrive at Detroit at 8:35 am. Saturday. The squad will ar- j| rive at Ann Arbor at 9:50 a.m. A light workout in passing’ and handling punts ended preparation for the gam: e £ Hamon. i Stepnen's, Fairiawn, 3 Referee e T Ml felity Vg Souitiern Mt Rain- fer, 3 o'clock. erec—ir. 3. Mitchell. W._L. Northerns. % U 1. 8t Pleasant 3 1 .66 Wintons... 11 135-Pound Division. | Friendship vs. Mercury, Fairlawn, 1 o'clock. _ Referee—Mr. Hart. | Fairlawn, 3 o'clock. _Refer Tomworths va: National Prers. Mt. Ratnie 3 Ration : Mt, Rainier, 3 G'clock. " Reteree—Mr. Bgn'grum 5 Pt 33 W.L. Pot. w.L. Mohawk P. 4 01.000 Rrooklands 3 01000 Nat. Pr 333 arions. & 2000 PRO BASKETERS START SALE OF TICKETS HERE John K. Espey, who has been made business manager of the Washington Pro basket ball team, has announced that sale of tickets for the team'’s opening series here with Rochester on November 20 and 21 has started at the Arcadia, along with those for the series with the New York Celtics on December 4 and 5. Reservations also will be taken. Espey's promotion to business man- ager by George P. Marshall, owner of s publicity director and in other apacities for the club, which he joined only last Winter. PALACE GRIDMEN EAGER TO ENCOUNTER APACHES An opportunity awaited since the|the Tidal Basin fleld, will meet at 1 early weeks of the season will present itself to Palace A. C. gridmen on Sun- day. The chance to get into the thick will be theirs when Apache A. C. huskies will be faced at 3 o'clock at Union League Park, A victory must be scored over the Little Indians before the opportunity to meet the champion Mohawks pre- sents itself. Palace followers will hold a pep meeting tonight at the clubhouse, at which time Joe Parrone will exhibit his boxers. Manager Cole is very anxious to{Capt. Edward Mille players at 7 play- grounds to prepare for their game have all his Friendship A. C. report for practice tonight o'clock on Virginia avenue with Mercury Preps. Final preparations for their game will Joseph A. C. Sunday with St. ians tonight be made by Coll o east, Columbias, 120-pound a team in their ¢ game, especially on kegiving da Call Manager Risler at Atlantic 22 Anacostia_Eagles, 120-pounde arill at Nichols avenue and U moutheast tonight, want ®unday. Call Lincoln 6:30 o'clock. Northern Prep players, who meet Senatora on Sunday 0 o'cloc TROUSERS To Match Your Odd ‘Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F: 4 | of the unlimited championship fight | Z at 7 clock at Sixth and A streets north- contenders, want to play a preliminary game with to some big game for 5515-W after | c'elock on Park playgrounds. A 115-pound foe is sought by Ken- nedy A. C. for Sunday. Call Colum- bia 427 between 6:30 and 7:30 o'clock. Alexandria Firemen Preps would like | to book with a 135-pound foe for Sun- day. Call Alexandria 1774 betweer 6 |and 7 o'clock. Lafayette gridmen will drill anlgh! on Virginia avenue playgrounds at 7 | o'clock. Kanawha Juniors are seeking a 110- pound opponent for Sunday. Call 5848, Adams Games with lcading teams in the 115-pound class are sought by Pen- nant A. C. Call Columbia 9127, Collegians were forced to cancel the game hooked with Chevy Chase | Midgets for Sunday, due to a mix-up “in their schedule, Brookland Boys’ Club eleven would |like to play tomorrow and Sunday. Teams wishing to schedule for these dates call North 3676-W, FOOTBALL TICKETS for PRESIDENT’'S CUP GAME CATHOLIC Onsalea Spi 1338GSt. N.W. | GENE TUNNEY Heavy-weight Champion of the World | will be present . 'GENE TUNNEY PV e T Rty o Washington Auditorium On November 19 at 9 P.M. for tha Benefit of the Rellean Wand Memorial Astaciation 4 Cariton Tiekels on Sale at Hotels Wiliard, Mayflower & equally strenuous sport o and a reminder of that fact vne for the | games will be staged at the Arcadia, where s for spectators have be Club Has High-! ton has the nucleus for a high- Baesman and Austin Weiss, rookies, who are highly regarded. son created quite a stir in Ohio basket made a particularly favorable impression in practice at center. six feet of height, and is deemed to terial available, and Owner Marsh and respect of all sports enthusiasts. by Francis M. Tompkins in true troubador fashion. ate beat Lafayette, 40 to Georgetown defeated Lafayette, 2 Georgetown by reason of a 19-to-6 victory. points by the Hatchetites, which shows that mathematically, at least, the Colonials are the equals of Georgetown. Let's give the local boys cason has not passed its peak, the § basket ball is just in the offing is found in the announcement American Professional League, of along with Philadelphia, New York stern sector, and Cleveland, Detroit, Western frontie en installed, and it is the r of the Washington franchise, that even than that of the past will be s of the speedy indoor pastime. at present is being put through its New York in the Manhattan College ; Kennedy, holdover manager, will here before it meets Rochester in Arcadia a week from next Sunday tis difficult to forecast how strong a club Wash- ington will have this scason, as its complexion has not finally heen hich the all-import clement of pains to be scen, Scoring Nucleus. ily on Harry Riconda, who doubles Summer, but who has jumped the pro outfit, which is not included in unders, Chick Passon, Elmer Rip- as well as Pilot Kennedy himself, Washing- scoring combination, and in Jude nces with the Columbus team, has He 1to a star, nedy’s career as leader here have he utmost in results from the ma- I, who is an all-round fan of high omoter, has earncd the confidence He has devoted plenty of time, years past to the object of building he Capital without any adequate and courage in the face of repeated He deserves it. Game Proposed. THLETIC authorities at the Hilltop may decide against any post- town cleven if, indeed, the subject ion, but if none materializes it will not be through lack of suggestions. Several days ago was broached the subject of an after-the-cam- d Gray and Villanova, to be _played at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, on November 26, for the Catholic t. Coach Lou Little has asserted n of everybody at Georgetown just now is focused on the contest Saturday at the Hub against Boston College, to the exclusion of everything else. tor's remarks that if the Eagles are illtop adherents are confident they st additional to the list originally dvisement. If this be so, another following communication, written It is self- Figures Never Lie. ng a post-season game bhetwcen George- This would really be a good game, would flock to. scores, this would be an even-up 6, giving State 34 points to 2, giving the tte. State has a net advantage of 9 points over Georgetown, reasoning as above. “In the same manner, Penn State defeated Syracuse, 9 to 6, giv- , and Syracuse has 13 points over State was held to 13 HUMBERT OF ILLINOIS IS LEADING BALL TOTER CHICAGO, November 11 (#).—Fritz Humbert, Illinois sophomore fullback, is the “filve yards” demon of the ‘Western Conference ball carriers this Fall. He has averaged that amount in 47 tries against Blg Ten opponents to lead all the regulars. Humbert's total yardage for three conference ) 2 San Felice Invincible, foil wrapped—2 for 15¢ Distributes P. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11, But Only Two Will Play Here 1927. SPORTS. \VIRGINIA IS READY TO FACE MARYLAND v, Va., November 11.— s varsily is all set for the final home game of the season with Maryland tomorrow afternoon A light arill tod concluded a week of strenuous workouts and the Cavalier squad is now wait the | opening whistle at 2:30 o'clock to- | morrow, While the Virginians have won every game with teams inside the O1d | Dominion, not a victory has | taken from elevens outside the State. Consequently the charges of Coach Barle Nealé have more than the usual rensons for wanting to win the Maryland contest. A special train I8 bringing almost the entire Maryland student body. The crowd from College Park is ex- | pected to reach Charlottesville a lit- | tle before noon, and will march be- | hina its band to Lambeth Field. Senator Tydings of Mar has presented the silver trophy, wi'l he the guest of honor at the “\" Club luncheon tomorrow. Jixcept that Quintus Hutter, 1 tullback, will be missin nia probably will start Maryland almost the same team that went into action last week against { Washington and Lee. Maryland will be able to put its | hest foot forward with Thomas, | Snvder, Linkous and Kessler playing torether in the backfield behind the | powerful line. Virginia's varsity squad has had a cradual decrease in size until now | there remains only 26 men in uniform. Seldom have coaches faced a more diflicult problem than that which has nronted Coach Neale and hi nts, John Kellison and CI Kk this season, but they have ed in turning out a team that has been the firet to defeat all rivals within the Old Dominion since 1904. The team that has started each game this season has heen different he one in action the wrek be- It has been necessary for the to husband their meagre re- | sources, and at the same time to meet a member of the Southern Conference on each Saturday since the first game. of the season. On the team this season there are several men who started in one posi- tion only to wind up in another. Captain Cardwell was first a half- back in preparatory school and on the undefeated first-year team of 1924. le was transferred to tackle two sea- sons ago, hut this year it was neces- ¢ that he be used at end and at Q before he was put back in a le position. | " Garland Daniel, now a guard, play- ed fullback in_ prep school and as a freshman. Last year he started one game at tackle and another at end. This season he was used in the backfield at the start of the season, but when an injury to John Bencken- stein _called Captain Cardwell from guard back to tackle, Daniel was tried in the position next to the cen- ter, and with the help of the coaches he has filled the bill. Bill Byrd has played both fullback and center. Necessity and the in-| struction of the coaches, has made | an end of him. Now that Hutter has been hurt there is talk of putting | him again in the backfleld. And there are many others who have been shift- ed by the coaches again and again in their efforts to turn out a winning | t eam, The probable line-up of the teams follows: Positions. Maryland. +Dodaon . Zulick z Michigan Daniels (Georgetown ), Summers (V. M. I.) Field judge— | STAGE SOCCER BATTLE. In an extra period game Senator C. soccer team scored over Mac- land Junior High, 3 to 1, yesterda) Al | 'he winners are booking tilts with school teams at Columbia 9576 7 Z - /;4 been | |KNOX-MONMOUTH FANS | GELTICS WILL PLAY DEMAND $1 FOOT BALL ™"y ue iy aor e GALESBURG, 11l November 11 (#). | | —A “buck and a half” for a Knox- | Monmouth foot ball game Thanksgiv- ng day is just four bits more than By the Associated P Monmouth fans want to pay. A “fan| NF YORT | strike™ was one of the possibilities nal Coltics. |hinted today unless the ce is!| American Professional | trimmed ue. have shifted their home court | “Whittle the price to a buck.” Mon- Brooklyn to Madison Square | mouth fan spokesmen have told Knox as New York's contender in “and we'll promise 2,000 spectators 28 race. m Monmouth. Keep the pri hedule was made public taday , and there won't be more v Nat Hoiman, one of the fore. most professionial basket ball stars in country, the Celtics will s repeat in competition with teams rep resenting Chica Detroit, Fort Wavne, Ind.: ¢ and, Philadelphia Rochester and Washington. They | won the title last season by defeatin STAR GRIDMEN LOST ‘it a1 BY THREE ELEVENS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK ovember 11.—On the eve of fmportant college foat bail games in the East, three star plavers have been lost to their teams. Bruce Caldwell was barred {rom tha Yale squad for having played on a Brown freshman team in 1923, Yale e opposes Princeton tomorrow., Lynn Warren, star fullback at ,\m.‘c. U- FACES REAI- FOE herst, was debarred for having been a member of Lafayette's swimming | team three years ago. Amherst meets Williams_tomorrow. { Capt. Harold Cothran of Lafayette ! forfeited his berth on the squad, but | gained a bride in Washington, D. C. Hackett after the Georgetown game | last Saturday, and a whirlwind court. | lege gridders at Cincinnat ship resulted in a wedding. He was| The Musketeers ha banished for infraction of the rules, |In their two preceding games, having Lafayette faces Susquehanna tomor. | defeated Providence College and lost Fo%, to_the U. S. Marines. Sy , The Marine game was the first that the Musketeers have lost this yvea LYNCH IN LONG RUN. | Coach Mevyer's powerful forward pass att o shy ving Mikel Biyiich;\ despitel Kl a0vansine | o e e DOTC Ay Of k6 and many years of active competi- | virdiet, 5 ion in marathon races, i3 among the | The Cincinnatians have polished 1 entries in the National A. A. U. juniot | their play. during the week. in ek title cross-country run in Clifton Park. | scrimmage drills and shoulld he able Baltimore, today. He is representing ‘ to place their hest team on the field Basket P from it |of 152,000, ater numerical significanc three Cleveland on November 19 in the first gume of the season. then ai the inaugurals at Fort Wayne | vember and at Detroit, Novem 28, York Celties will <cason here November Philadelphia as an opponent. ter and Washington have their « ing tip-off on the s date in Capital. open 20 with hes me th CINCIN. be the Xavier (‘ol- this Fall D. 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