Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1927, Page 33

DIXIE ELEVENS QUALIFIED TO PLAY IN ANY COMPANY Georgia Tech Now Rated As Best of Southern Group AJ and Georgia Second—Atlanta Team Likely to Trouble Notre Dame Next Season. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. TLANTA, Ga., December 5.— One clear impression of South- ern foot ball gained by visitors from the North, who were here in_goodly number the past week end for, the Georgia-Georgia Tech game, was that in all depart- ments of play Dixie has come to a parity with foot ball elevens of what- ever section. Watching the contest at Grant Fleld were critical observers from al- most every section of the countr; save the regions bevond the Missis sippi, and the consensus of opinion ‘was that if this spirited battle in the mud between the Bulldogs and the Yellowjackets were a fair sample of | the Southern game, then the South- land has every reason to stand with head held high in whatever company. Alabama already has demonstrat this in California, but ’'Bama wi looked upon as rather an exceptional representative of the country below the Mason and Dixon line. Now it is quite clear that Alabama does not permitted to see Vanderbilt or Ten- nessee or other Southeastern teams in action, they would have been im- pressed in degree equally great as in Atlanta. This Georgia Tech team is going to make trouble for all oppongnts next Fall—notably Notre Dame. Every vear in_which the two elevens have plaved Coach Alexander and his men have admittedly played the game not with any great idea of victory, but of seeking what they could learn. Next year they are going out for the Irish- ! men's scalps, and they will make a valiant and worthy effort. Tech wants to come North to play Princeton, and since the Tigers ha displayed an open mind to such a vances as‘have been made, it looks very much as though Tech and Old Nassau would hook up for a contest i|in 1929. The Southerh elevens, if rated fairly on the basis of opposition and not so much on percentages of defeat and victory, would stand in the following order: Georgia Tech, Georgla, Vander- stand alone. As a matter of fact, had the visitors from other sections been bilt and Tennessee. (Copyright. 1927.) INGRAM’S GRID COACHIN PLEASES NAVAL ACADEMY Special Dispatch to The Star. NNAPOLIS, December 5.—Gen- eral satisfaction was given here, and throughout the Navy, by the statement that ‘William A. Ingram would con- tinue as foot ball coach next season and that he,would have the same staff of assistants as far as practi- cable. . Though the Naval Academy lost to Notre Dame, Michigan and the Mili- tary Academy during the season just past, it is felt that Ingram and his assistants did fine work with the ma- terial they had and made the very best from their resources. ‘The present season was a hard one, as an unusual amount of foot ball material was lost by the graduation of the class in June, while the class ‘which took its place was a very small one, and had a corresponding small amount fo athletic material. line player. dut one had graduated, while such players as Ham- ilton, Shapley, Goudge and Caldwell were lost from the backfield. Under such conditions most coaches and most teams would have expected de- feat in' all of their major, and some of their minor, games. ‘This was not the case at the Naval Academy, however. Pennsylvania and all the smaller opponents of the Navy ‘were defeated, and the team improved steadily, playing its best game in the contest against the Military Academy: It also scored in every game it played. It is felt here that under the con- ditions the work done with the team WASHINGTON WINNER (AT INDOOR TENNIS BALTIMORE, December 5.—Defeat- ing the Baltimore American Legion team, 6 to 2, Washington's entry in the Winter Indoor Tennis League got to a fine start here last night. It the first time the Capital City as a unit had played on indoor courts. In the feature match, Bob Consi- . Washington’s No. 1, overcame EA Le Fleur, Baltimore's ace. The score was 3—6, 7—5, 6—2. Yeomans and Kranauer, Washing- ton, gave.good exhibitions to win their engagements. Baum of the Capital City team lost to Billy Jacobs, na- tional boys' champion, in a fast two- set_battle. ‘Washington will meet the Racquet Club of Baltimore here next Sunday, at 2 p.m. Yesterday’s summaries: defeated La ted Do Witt, 6—8_ 60, 6—1: (W3 Geleatea_Hollis, 63 3 (W.) defeated Tall, 6-—1. 6—1. LES—Jacobs _and ated Considine and Baum. 6—3. 6—] ‘eomans and Skrentry (W.) defeated Robin. and Tall. 6—1. 3—8. 6-—3: French E‘i"w 15:) Geféated De With and Hotlis. NAVY PLEBE GAINED 25 POUNDS IN' GRID PLAY The foot ball team of the plebe or beginning class at the Ndval Academy ti Fall had a player who gained 25 Eflnds during his two months of playing. Robert M. Bowstrom of Grand Rapids, Mich., an end, started the season weigh- ing 168 pounds and finished it weighing 193, game constantly improved and he will be a candidate for the varsity next year. this year was even more notable than the production of last year's team, which was accorded the highest place among the colleges. Though it was Ingram's first year at the Naval Academy, he had a squad of able and experienced players. There is no doubt that the Ingrams and their helpers have laid a founda- tion which makes it likely that the Naval Academy will have fine teams for the next two years and, indeed, placed foot ball upon a sound basis at Annapolis. THE EVENING ONLY 6 POINTS SCORED ON TECH BY DIXIE TEAM ATLANTA, December 5. (#)— Georgia Tech had the best defensive record of any Southern Conference foot ball team for the 1927 season, only one conference foe scoring on the Golden Tornado. Tulane was the only team within the organization to cross the yellow Jacket goal line, Billy Banker, half- back, turning the tric Only 6 points were scored on the Tornado by a conference team. HUFF SEES ATHLETIC UPHEAVAL IN OFFING By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 5.—An up- heaval in college athletics is in the offing, George Huff, athletic director at the University of 1llinois, has con- fided to Western Conference coaches here. The upheaval will come, he said, with the announcement of the findings of the Carnegie Foundation, now in- vestigating conditions under which athletic departments of various big schools operate. Huff's ning, voiced at a meeting of coaches, was supported by Presi- dent David Kinley of the University of Tllinois, who detailed the evils to which college athletes, especially foot ball, are susceptible. Commercialism, high salaries to coaches and overex- citement, in his opinion, are overem- phasized, but drinking before, after and during games was termed unfortu- nate, and he urged that alumni of all schools undertake the abolition of the practice. Dr. Kinley said he understands the Carnegie_investigation will furnish a list of the alleged evils of athletics without furnishing names of offend- ers. P, “I favor naming of all dates, places and concealing nothing. If there is anything wrong at Illinois we surely want to clean house,” Dr. Kinley said. Director Huff said the question of purity in Western Conference athletics was discussed at last week’s meeting of coaches and directors and an agree- ment was reached to exchange infor- mation and determine facts on any rumors. ROCKNE AND ZUPPKE There is also satisfaction over the fact that Rip Miller and Johnny Beckett, the capable line coaches of the best two seasons, will return next year. Johnny Wilson, who is highly thought of here, is likely to return to the varsity staff after a successful season as head coach of the plebes. Comdr. Jonas H. Ingram, @irector of athletics, who is also director of foot ball, spoke highly of the services of the six young officers, members of the Naval Academy team last year, who have been acting as assistant coaches this year. They are Hamil- ton, Caldwell, Goudge, Born, Cross and Hoerner, It is hoped that as many of these as practicable can be secured again next year as assistant coaches, but Comdr. Ingram has in mind Capt. Hannegan and Ransford, backs on this season’s team, to fill possible va- e outlook 1a £ part| outlool or a icularl; brilliant backfield next season, WRK Lioyd, Clifton, Spring and Fox as the outstanding candidates, and for a bet- ter and more experienced line than this season. PADDY PROVES FIELD GOALS ARE POSSIBLE By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 5.—It is not so much the location of the goal .posts, Wwhether they be on the goal line or 10 yards farther back, as it is the skill of the toe, as Paddy Driscoll of the Chicago Bears professional foot ball team still is proving. A dozen years ago, before most of the present crop of pro foot ball stars were out of high school, Driscoll was kicking them over the crossbar for Northwestern. Sunday he kicked one 46 yards neatly across the goal posts, | helping to defeat Frankford. Only half a dozen field goals were | tried in the Western Conference all year, and but one of those went over, Reinhart of Indiana booting one from the 24-yard line agdinst Kentucky. PROVIDENCE, R. I, December 5 (#).—Wildcat Wilson plunged his way to two touchdowns and passed to Jimmie Conzelman for the other as the Providence Steamroller ended its season by defeating the Pottsville Maroons in a National League foot ball game here yesterday, 20 to 0. NEW YORK, December 5 (#).—The New York Giants toppled Red Grange's New York Yankees by 14 to 0 yester- day at the Polo Grounds, thereby strengthening the Giants’ hold on first place in the National League foot ball race. In spite of a hail and snow storm prevailing throughout the day, a crowd of 10,000 watched the contest. The Jeague standing, including all games to date: reenbay Chicago_ Be: Cleveland . Providence New York Yan Frankford (Phi ville 2 Sommommsmmt 3] P SRR NIRRT BRI PLAYING THE GAME BY FIELDING H. YOST For the Associated Press. ANN ARBOR, Mich., December 5.— It America’s foot ball players are to be classified as all-American each boy playing the game has a right to jus- tice in his classification. The principle of all-America selec- tipns was a fine conception in the early days of a great game. The far- flung border lines of foot ball today make the carrying out of that eminent conception a matter of extreme diffi- culty if each boy is to receive his right ~—a just rating. Forty years ago, when Walter Camp, father of American foot ball, thought of his first all-America team, selection was comparatively easy. A glance at his first 15 teams shows no player picked from West of the Alle- heny Mountains. Foot ball talent and ability was confined to a small sector of the United States. From Ocean to Ocean. Today the personnel from which all-America teams are picked extends from ocean to ocean. Hundreds play Toot ball where one played it when Camip was young. It is not now a matter of the New England States with the game edging over into the South Atlantic division. There are a ot of rugged men west of the Missis- sippl River—men with a fine knowl- e of foot ball. The basin between the Mississippi and the Ohio River is full of great players. The South also cannot be left out of the picture. In track and field athletics, where there i8 a known standard of achieve-) ment, it is shown by the records that there are good athletes in every part and field also extends to foot ball, and that there is not a section but has its great foot ball players—players en- titled to justice if a classification is to be made. It would be possible to select the best men in the Western Conference, an organization that now has more good foot ball players than-were in exist- ence when Camp made his first selec- tions. Several men see all players of the Big Ten every season and are capable of making comparisons. But the Big Ten is one of 40 such confer- ences, and outside these larger organj- zations are many teams with high- class men. T The Principal Difficulty. The difficulty is to compare the dif- ferent men—an impossibility when players are found from Brunswick, Me., to Dallas, Tex.; from Grand Forks, N, D, where the rivers flow north, to Baton Rouge, near the tropi- cal Gulf; from Chapel Hill, N. C,, and its magnolia blooms to the pine trees of Walla Walla, Wash. Under the conditions, a hundred have the right to the classification one now gains—the hundred have the right to be justly rated. Under such conditions, who can se- lect a team with the feeling of cer: tainty that he has the right eleven? ‘What system can be formulated giv- ing justice to the youth playing in the unknown locality? With the whole United States teeming with foot ball teams, what man can say toa player: Thou are the one? Who can place the cloak of an all-America on the shoulders of any plaver and in his of the Union. It is safe to suspect that the sthletic abllity disclosed in track heart of hearts feel that justice has been given to ali? wiid A EXCHANGE BOUQUETS By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December §.—Knute Rockne of Notre Dame believes Bob Zuppke of Illinols is a great coach and Zuppke belleves Rockne is a genius. Both admitted this at a ban- quet which ended the Western Con- ference coach and athletic directors’ meeting here. Rockne declined to say what his team would have done to the Big Ten champions this season had they met, pleading modesty. “But,” he declared, “Zuppke is a great coach. ‘When he has good material he wins championships, and when his ma- terial is poor he lays back and then smacks down a giant. “Zuppke is the sort who thinks a kick in the shins is something good, and sometimes the kind word is better. But I have never heard the kind word.” As for Rockne, Zuppke said he was forced to admit he was the star speaker of the banquet, “and I'm go- ing to let him remain star speaker. Rockne is a genius, and I am only a coach.” Zuppke said the only: blot on Il nois’ record this season, a 12-12 tle with Towa State, was the result of covering up the real strength of Illi- nois for the Northwestern game. “I didn’t have to cover up for. Michigan, because I knew we could beat them. That’s not diplomatie, I know, and Yost can hand it back to me when- ever he's ready. However, Michigan plays thec leanest foot ball of any team Illinois meets—and that's tact.” Watch for Drain Patting on Sand BY SOL METZGER. Sand greens on the better kept courses are unusually true. But putting on them rent matter than on grass xreens. Invariably they are much faster, and either a wind or a slight slope will affect your ball as much as the downhill of the largest rolls on grass greens. Unless espe- elally prepared they are mext to Impos- wible to hold on pitch shots, but more of that again. One Winter in the Carolinas the sand greens had my goat. Putts that would n the cup. So it seemed that I was’ gullty of all sorts of faults that led me no- where in finding & cure. Fi ver gave me an ink- happening. “It’s the id. “We allow you drain at the edge of the green. When it rains runs off. It gradually causes the green to slope slightly toward the point it works off. And the putts will take that roll. Sure enough. that was the rub. Since then I have looked over the border of every sand green, as I ha olfers have long Another point about sand greens. Be eareful about heavy putters and about soling the club on them. The sand is so soft that » club even with slight pres- sure will sink in them a bit. Result. when you stroke through you strike this sharp ridge and stub the putt. Next we will take up the golt swing and go Into first prineiples axain. (Covyright, 1927.) NO BALTIMORE GAME. . BALTIMORE, Degember 5.—Baltl- more’s sandlot title foot ball game between Lansdowne and Homestead elevens was postponed yesterday be- cause of the snow. It will probably be played next Sunday, with the win- ner meeting Apaches, Washingtor title holders, December 18. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN'S, 7th & F STAR, WASHINGTO / D. €., MO STOVE LEAGUE STUFF By GEORGE | Fates Finally Kind to Metzler. MORIARTY Last Spring a “Canned” Rookie—Now a Valued Ac- Manager of the Detroif ETZLER, centerfielder of the ‘White Sox, has joined that small percentage of ball play- ers who have waited for a Base Ball Club twist of the fates to furnish an opportunity. A year ago his praises were unsung, but today there isn’t a major league club that wouldn't offer high stakes for his services. Little had been thought of Metzler’s | ability to make good in the big show. In 1926 he was a member of the Wichita Falls Club, Texas League, and probably a score of ivory hunters pasted the N. G. label on his wares. 1 have been told Metzler had a very difficult time trying to win a regular berth in the Texas League. Connle Mack finally accepted him on an optional agreement and last Spring he reported at the Athletics’ training camp. But Ty Cobb and Zack Wheat had been added to Mack's outfield scheme for 1927, and conse- quently Metzler was lightly consid- ered, and continued his role of bench warmer. Along came April, “ax time” for surplus major league material. Metazler, II| :I'::t'nsdenaded mm:i which grips “canned” rookie, was headed back to Wichita Falls, 1t so happened that I played a part in Metzler's rise to the big show. At that time the Tigers were at Wichita Falls, playing an exhibition game with the local club. Alvin Gardner, mag- nate of that club, asked me if there was a possibility of placing Metzler with a major league team. Knowing of Mostil's inability to play, I sug: gested that he get in touch with the White Sox. He telegraphed and found them a willing buyer. The South Siders had been trying desperately all Spring to fill Mostil's shoes, and bought Metzler as a last |, resort. Ray Schalk didn't expect him to take Mostil's place, as Mostil was considered the best go-getter center- fielder in the major leagues. I think it was Ty Cobb who called Moatil lhfi “traffic cop of the American League, tor in the Big Show. implying that he handled everything in sight. And here the tale ends. Metzler’s skill is no longer doubted. 1If he is not a luminary, he is so close to being one that little luster is needed. Metzler won the plaudits of the crowds on numerous occasions by spectacular fly-catching and sturdy batting. His consistent work was mainly instrumental in keeping the White Sox in the race during the early part of the 1927 campaign. Metzler impresses one as being more of a plugger than a genius. He is not graceful, but he digs and proves that style is not essential in base ball. And 8o what brings woe to one manager may bring joy to another. .Connie Mack feels the pang of regret, while Ray Schalk rejoices. (Copyrigh ARMISTEAD’S. 66 POINTS HIGH ON SOUTHERN GRID ATLANTA, December 5 (#).—Jim- my Armistead, Vanderbilt fullback, who scored 138 points during the sea- son in all games played by the Com- modores, also set the pace in the Southern Conference with 66 points in play within the ranks, Dodson, Tennessee fullback, with 61 points, was second and McCrary, fullback of Georgia, was next with 60, - The first 12 scorers, listed accord- ing to points scored in conference games, follow: pe Armistead, Vanderbilt it ol Dodson, Tennessee cCrary, Geo omas, Georsia Portwood, Kentucky. ... | White, Wash'ton and ‘Lee Peake, Virginia Poly, In §pears. Vanderbilt. . 11, . Defrberry: " Fenesses. s S e The ,United States Bureau of Fish- eries has distributed 117,000,000 game fish to interior waters this year. N AY, DECEMBER 5. 1927 SPORTS., Other Sections of Country ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS COMPLICATED BY UPSETS MILLER LONE REGULAR ' 'LEFT AT NOTRE DAME NOEEE DAME, Ind., December 5.—All of the first-string men ex- cept one will be lost through the Y‘ndmllnn process to Coach Knute . Rockne when he begins work on the 1928 edition of the Notre Dame foot ball team. Fred Miller, left tackle, is the only regular on this year's eleven who. is not a senior. Capt. John Smith, Chile Walsh, John Fredericks, George Leppig, John Poliskey, Ike ~Voedisch, Charley Riley, Christy Flanagan, Ray Dahman and Elmer Wynne played their last game for the Gold and Blue against Southern Cali- fornia. Five members of the sec- ond team will not return next sea- son. TAD JONES’ STATUS AS COACH UNDECIDED By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 5.—Specu- lation on the possibility of Tad Jones continuing as head coach of Yale foot ball gripped the interest of alumni today in view of demands from coast to coast that he be retained. At an_alumni dinner in Montclalr, N. J. Saturday night, Jones was bombarded with an avalanche of tele- grams and speeches imploring him to take back his resignation. The resignation stands as it is, he said, but he added that his feelings were such that he’ would willingly coach the eleven without thought of recompense. He also remarked he had never sald “I do not_choose to coach.” ¥ Bill Roper has signed a contract to coach Princeton for two more years. Roper-coached elevens at Prince- ton have won five out of nine con- tests with Yale. . SAN DIEGO VICTOR. SAN DIEGO, Calif.,, December 5 (#).—Tearing the Eastern team’s line to shreds, the San Diego Naval Train- ing Station’s foot ball team trounced the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta- tion eleven by a 36 to 0 score here vesterday in an intersectional service game for the naval championship of the country. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., December 5.—It will be some time before the all- American debate of 1927 cools down. In fact it just seems to be gathering headway, roaring on as the selections crop out in one sector after another. There is the case of -Shiver and Nash, the Georgia ends, for instance. Through the Bulldogs’ unbeaten march, nine victories in a row, these two wingmen stood out head and shoulders above any rivals in the South, attracting national attention as well. Close to a par in general ability, Shiver found big favor in some all- American calculations and Nash in others. Then along came the thud of- Geor- gia's doewnfall in the miud bdttle with Georgia Tech, where neither Shiver nor Nash showed to particularly good advantage. The tendency at once among the assembled experts was to turn skeptical and regard the pair as somewhat overrated, in spite of the fact that through 90 per cent of the season they had played superlatively. As a matter of fact, measuring up to standard 90 per cent of the time is about the best that any all-American candidate can expect to do, to judge from the records of previous selec- tions. Herb Joesting, Minnesota’'s great captain and fullback, has been checked on several occagions this year, but few experts suggested any more qualified candidate for his post. Red Grange, in his last season for Illinois, was stopped in his tracks by several teams, but he flashed sufficient class against Pennsylvania, Iowa and Ohio State to remove much doubt of his all- America caliber. Not a little of the all-America argu- ment this year centered about the Army’s two star tackles, Capt.-elect Sprague and Perry. Whether willing not, “Biff” Jones, West Point coach, was drawn into the debate while here to see the Georgia-Georgia Tech game. “It's difficult to choo:e between them because they are of different types,” Jones declared. “Perry is per- haps steadier and more consistent, but Sprague is more brilliant. Perry played throughout the entire season. missing little of any game, whereas Sprague was hurt and kept out of action for some time. .But Sprague played a spectacglar game against Notre Dame and: the Navy, our two main objectives. He was the man who had much to do with stopping the Navy in that great goalline stand in the first half. “I would prefer to have both on my team, but if I had to choose between the two-+ 1 probably would prefer Sprague.” Capt. Jones disclosed, incidentally, that injuries sustained while playing lacrosse last Spring nearly kept Lighthorse Harry Wilson out of foot ball this Fall, his Iast season, and one he finished in a blaze of glory by se- curing two touchdowns against the Navy. He did spend much of the time on the side lines and it took treatment by several specialists to put the Army captain back in condition for the final splurge of his seven-year varsity ca- reer. —_— CARROLL HIGH SCORER OF WEST COAST GRIDMEN SAN FRANCISCO, December 5 (). —Charles *‘Chuck” Carroll, Washing- ton halfback, wrote his name at the top of the Individual high scoring col- umn of Pacific Coast Conference play- ers for 1927 by finishing the seasom with 91 points, 15 points ahead of Morley Drury, Southern California quarterback. - ‘William “Wild Bill” Kelly, Montana Quarterback, was high scorer last year with 78 points. The 1927 standings: * Carroll, Drury South Filiott. Sout eranianiic, Williams. 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