Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1928, Page 45

Part 4—4 Pages The Sunday Star. A WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NUARY 1, 1928, California Defeats Penn Eleven, 27 to 13 : Athletic World Has a Banner Year . LASTHALF RALLY BY BEARS DECIDFS Trail, 7-13, at Intermission, but Later Take Command of the Situation. Br the Associated Press. EMORIAL STADIUM, Berke- | ley, Calif., December 31.—In the finest display of indi- vidual playing seen here this year, “Bric Ma , Cali- | fornia’s fieet-footed, be-spectacled half- | back, closed his foot hall career today | by almost single-handedly enabling California’s Bears to_defeat the Penn- sylvania Quakter to 13, | Coming into the game near the end of the third period th the two elevens tied 13-13, th haired flash instilled new life in a somewhat weary | California squad, and with brilliant runs and great pass snaggipg exhibi- ions, crossed the Penn line twice in the following quarter to mount up a winning total. On the second play the speedy ball lugger, whose impaired vision necessi- tates his wearing specially constructed glasses, broke through the line to travel 53 yards to touchdown. Thirty thousand spectators who had braved the showers and threatening weather cheered to a_turn as Marcus made the spectacular run that put Cali-! forria in a lead that was never re- linquished. Marcus Scores Agal California’s final touchdown fol- Jowed a drive down the field to Penn's one-yard line. A 15-yard penalty for holding set the Bears back to the 16- vard line. Here Marcus starred again. In four attempts he shot over the line. Penn's best ghowing came in the wmecond period, when it drove Cali- fornia back relentlessly to count two touchdowns. Aside from that the Bears outfought and outplayed their rivals almost steadily. Pennsylvania’s vaunted aerial at- tack was virtually smothered from the start, while California opened up with a spectacular passing game that startled even its staunchest adherents. The Quakers tried the air 12 times. completing 3 for a total gain of 50 yards, while the Bears tossed 7 out of 18 attempts for a total advance of yadrds. Yards gained from scrimmage tell a decisive story. California ripped off 273 yards net. Penn's best efforts WYielded 66 yards. Murphy, halfback, and Shober, quar- terback, turned in outstanding games for the Eastern team, while Wascolonis, fullback, was not far be- hind. Paul Scull, Penn’s triple-threat halfback, was watched too closely by the California defense and he failed to get started most of the time. His punting. however, surpassed that of the California kickers, averaginz 40 yards on 8 bootx, against 39 yards for the Bears, 6 punts. ° Case' of Repeating. It was the nd time in three years California eleven has trigmphed over Pennsylvania. On.the first day of January, 1925, another Quaker team returned home on the short end of a 14-10-0 score. The game today was the occasion for paying tribute to Andrew Laihan Smith, famous California coach from 1916 to 1925, whose teams were un- defeated for five and one-half years. “Andy” also was an all-America full- back etar at Penn in 1904 and later ecoached his alma mater. Plavers, alumni and officials of both univer- sities took part in unveiling and dedi- cating a players’ becch to the great leader, whose ashes are seattered over Memorial Stadium in conformance with his dying wish. 013 0 013 LEADERS AND RECORD BREAKERS IN PRO SPORTS DURING YEAR JUST ENDED - "GEN ’ £ TUNNEY- PETERL DE PaoLo - DocToR /. ALEXANDER /AL'EKHINE,- 7 0 814 van o Tourhdowns—, Murphy point_after Louchdown Calfornia seoring: Touhdowns— | won (subetitute for Evans): | (subwtitote for Newmah ) ste after touchdowa—Evans, Cockburn Eeteree—W. 6. Crowel] (Swarthmore) | Vmpre—Ralph McCord (Minoisr. Field udse—Charies Eckles (W. and J), ineeman—J B Kiawans (Chicago). —— PITF AND STANFORD HOLD SECRET DRILLS Br the Associzted Press. PABADENA, Calif., December 31— University of Pittsburgh’s foot ball #squad arrived today for jis game Mon- Gay with Banford University as a part of the Tournament of Roses cele- Heaa cption_rommitiee in- cluded Dr. Frederick Whodes, prexi- dent of (he Bout California it burgh Alumni Assoclution, Tour ment of Veores officials and members the Pasadena Moard of City Di- yectors, Githert half hark, of the been wuffering from throst irouble en route west, appeared 1o have com- pletely recovered and will start the me Monday, Coach Butherlund an need, e Pittsburgh conch declined 1o Sonecurt the yesult, Butherland stood with Conchi “Pop” Warne ford ax the Pitishurgh 1 tne welcome of the Wes An slumnl Yanguet an n wrvanged for Monday bonor of the visitors teams went through a secret « wexpion this sfternoon in the sl America #ived rners dance has night in Blan- | SPENCER- Kevsvone The tentative line ups Poritinn it end [ Tott vuard #anford ot L Richt e Qunrierivk Vot dusi sk Hivig Hawan | Tiamst b H el haifhak oA Cyani W D. 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The nrowwm will he o teature PARIN, Decontior 31 UPf, O Lo a smoken, calt'n Ao VI today wan e 40, BOXERS IN MEET TUESDAY | [ ot G om0 frane PeIx de Cralx Maviie ! of the Washinglon And | Eanin ol REaliat al opsonent o At Vincennes with Gueeanlt up, i e f i ‘o Aue | DO ahnounced, hovwe pAId D150 for 10 to win nwl e Noung Mew's ehraw A& | P 00000 a1 chares of 2T b 6 place, - Voltgues ST was g *ne Wil clash Tueaday nlEht |y At the “Jewish Community Center My aveond dnd Uim thivd, the community centen | PRICES AT '28 OLYMPICS| Proctor, Keavywelght protes Keopers Hiheve | Novera | Aston By the Associated Press, campaign of 1927 on the fields of sport, passing” in review, scintillates with the greatest array of Individual perform- ances since athletics began their “boom” era five years ago. It been a season of astonishing spectacles, of record-smashing crowds in boxing and foot ball, of revelution. ary upsets and sensational team tri- umphs, but the achievements which chiefly attract the eye are those of Bustin’ Bahe Ruth in base ball, of robot-like Rene Lacoste and poker- faced Helen Wills in tennis, of the wizard Bobby Jones in golf, the dash- ing Tommy Hitcheock in polo, the re. gentleman of the ring, Gene ale, Sabin Carr. new pole-vauiting king. Nurm@ stirred the world of sports with their fleet and elusive footwork has there been any set of individual feats to match the output of this 1 ®gal- axy of performers, record-breakers and champions. Among them it would be difficult to single out any one or two achievements that topped or outshone the rest. They were all great. Ruth’s Greatest Year. Ruth, for Instance, came along to turn in probably his greatest year, shattering his six-year-old home run record as he outsiugzed his teammate. Lou Gehrig. and leading the Yankee attack that crushed all American League opposition besides overwhelm- ing the Pirates in the world series. The tennis-stroking master, Lacos was the centrat fizure in France's great tennis thrust that ended Ameri ca’s seven-year hold on the Davis Cup. besides lifting the singles crown of the United States for the second straight vear. Equally spectacular was come-back of America’s own. in women’s tennis ranks and scaied the Accustomed as the goM world has been to the shot-making genius of Bobby Jones. it thrilled to gee him rise to fresh heights by winning the Brit- ish open championship for the second straight year and then mow down all ivals in a march to the national ama- leur championship for the third time in four years. . . Record Boxing Crowd. Boxing's greatest crowd. around 145.000. who also paid $2.630.000 to make up a record-breaking “gate. saw Gene Tunney save his heavy weight crown only after a close call in any arena, for Tunney, to beat back sev. It took a sensational rally. one. "] of the greatest come-back®of the vear in any arena for Tunoey to beat back the scowling Dempsey after being floored in the seventh round for the EW*YORK, December 31.—The | ot gsince Red Grange and Paave | heights vacated by Suzanne Lenglen. | N HISTORY FOR SPORTS hiné Spectacles, Record-Smashing Crowds and Revolutionary Upsets Mark Twelve Months. Ruth, Lacgpste, Jones and Tunney Stand Out. historic “long count,” an episade that 50 added a lo heated eontro- | versy 1o the season’s fist It will be hefore polo ing, da cock, ‘Tohiana, Four” te victory the colorful Iniernational C at Meadow Brook, or before and field wogld forgets the astonishing figure of he Dubuque, Sabin € son of Yale vault records believable height | intercolle | These wer | the main saga { formances the greates paigns. ! French Netmen Supreme. | The sweep of France's Davis Cup | team. -1 ng its main objective in | the dra overthrow of the veteran American combination, Tilden and | Jobnston, and the mishty march of l'h? rk Yankees in b 2 real of Tommy is piebald of ] were sung., embellished one of all competitive cam- |the outstanding | ments of the vear. | From the-spectacular viewpoint, the | second Dempsey-Tunney scrap and the Southern California-Notre Dame Toot IMI] fracas. both on the same battle | ground, Chicago's Soidier Field, topped i«n\lhmx else. B were recerd- | breakers. The big fich* fatled to draw jits anticipated $3,000.600, but it was { well bevond anything previous in the | history other sport. { vietory over ¥ witng | occasions well in excess of 106,000, . vear produced no such cataclys- mic series of upsets as those of 1936, | when Nurmi. Tilden, Johnston, Jomes |and Dempsey were toppled at one time | or another. but there were enoush res versals to ma it interesting. Bobby Jones himself was knocked off the { American open throne, although he { came back in a biaze of titular glory, { Foot ball champions of 1926 were {strewn all over the gridison. | Rowinz dvnasties totiered when { Harvard beat Yale for the first time in seven vears | classic. after wh mbia’s young- sters outstroked the best the East and West had to offer in winning the | intercoilegiate varsity four-mil {at Poushkeepsie. Tb i of the entire year. ARMY STILL HOPEFUL OF PEACE WITH NAVY By the Associated Press. Interest in the Wast Point-An- napolis deadiock over the three-year eligibility rule simmered under the surface in both the War and Navy Departioents at the close of the year, almost to the exclusion of other topics of servich gossip. ‘The general opinion of officers ap- peared to be that a solution would be found, although possibly not ia'time to save the 1928 game. The departments are hojding aloot from the controversy, whi ter for the superintenden academies to deal with, no little concern to the two secre- taries. In Army circles, the feeling that an adjustment can be reached seems Yo be based on the assertion thatit Wwas not the merits of the, eligibiiity discus Ision that produced strained foot balt relations between the acaderies, but Navy methods of negotiation that pro- duced the resentment which admitted Iy exists, So far as any proposal looking to equalization of foot ball conditions at West Point and Annapelis which would be entirely fAir to both may be concerned, these officers insist that West Point now is and always has been ready to mwet Annapolis fepre sentatives in friendly negutiations te that end. Evidence that West ;HIN still hope for a settlement seen fn the fact that the 182% date for the Army-Navy game is being held open by the Military Academy despite feelers alteady received from severa) collexes Which desite to take Navy's place on the Army schedule, Puint author |CAPITAL MAY LAND MOTOR BOAT EVENT - NEW YORK, December 3t he historic Thames River ¢ New London, Conn., where for erations oarsmen of Harvard Yale have matched hlades, wmaw ve flect the roaring exhausts of xold cup contestants {or the mator boat speet championships wext Summer. B Chapman, chalvoan of the commizsion of the American Power Roat Association, announced oy that efforts were belne made 10 stage the annual power hoat eon tests there during the week en either preveding or fallowing July The commission Will meet here he- tween January 20 and 3N to settle definitely an & site and date for the apoed clasale, e wyent was won wich, Coan Greenwich Follv dian Harbor JUID o Greenwich (o staxe the vae thin year as defending trophy holder has heought the cup ek o the O b Vaeht Club wf New Yok Invitations have been pecctved to stage the event at Newpart, R L Rostow, Washington, D more, - Chapman sabl, with 5 o ot son and for thewe oitios this Summer probaity | LWill e wevanged at the coming weet: | e o allow altermation of nmnn‘ botween Newpart and Hostan en sue Cesaive years In the New W 1 the Chespeake Bay seotion, Nowpart amt Washington will gtage Ahe preliminary ok cUp tests b l wmara, athletio divevtor of distriets this Sumaner oh dates as yeot wnanRouRced, i .~ | o ina I | nston's hivthday 1@ )| R Bugbad | tle Ahearp, will appear in the {district and Washington andt NRI ' BARNARD SAYSA.L." _ INFINE CONDITION i » > ’F! the Associated Preda cLi XD, December 3i.—The iAmerican League elosed the year in A “healthy condition™ and fages 1828 “with the knowledge that all is well in the organimtion.” savs a state ment issued here tonight by E. & | Barnard, president of the lague. | “The Americatr League is confident {of a greatly improved competition {ameng its members during 1928, Mr. rnard declared. “An unusual number of player ex- |changes have taken place since the |close of last season and all the clubs involved scem ta have beem bemes fitted. “The acquisition o Cleveland | club b§ 3 group of prominent citizens | tnaugw & new era in the progres sive history of the American League which has alvays deen, nroud of the character of the owmership of its re- speetive elubs, “While the comprehensive plans of the new Cleveland owners will not be comple ) - influence of e n he ) i g the | men that thed {mary inter was to duild { Financial v a miner considerajion. |14 OF MAJOR CLUBS | WILL TRAIN IN DIXIE Ry e Avmmiatad Press. ATLANTA, Ga Fourteen wajor train in Dixte thase will condd Fovida, twa n G Deey nrertain e shavgh g N he New Yok ad of Sapesota, Fiy the Giants phan men ropart &t Hog S TRARY 13, While the pitehers and gatels s of Washiv Fediary fwen wre due at % The Red Sox hucier M be at Beadenton, aml receivers Fh, on Washe setting W @ enthie Red Sox squad wilk At Bradenton, Pewwaey 3% WhAR the (it Wil bogin areiying AR wha k) FAusista the next day Wanbing: Major hogue clubs iy (e South & W he Wy follaws tan Bl San at Beadoeiom 3 A Al Clgaew st Vo, IR TN \ Raves @ S Mt A AR LGS S S8 Lot Canna A4 W New Oedeas. Nivaabs M N