Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1928, Page 49

PORTS NTNG STAR. WASHINGTON, D, €, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1928 SPORTS: 19 THE Gridiron Pastime Is Simplified by Changes in Rules, Coach Roper Declares SEES BIG IMPROVEMENT IN BACKW ARD PASS PLAY Princeton Mentor Says Penalty Now Is Provided for Band Handling of Ball and Premiums Put on Hard. F: st Charging of Defense. R\' W.wW Rf\l"lR | The screen pass has caused more o and | trouble than any play I know. It is a misnomer. This rule has been broken ot ball | Azain and agein. Under the old rule: its recent | it was mighty hard to cnforce. beca view Golf | oppone; have for cfensive men crossing the line of | f before the actual passing of | s had the right to cut down e Finger Tip BOWLERS HITTING WELL et | NSO RAGKETERS | WOMEN IN SPORT] 0 e e cwprpsrakEs ! e S [ O local basket ball teams saw ac- | have entered the Washington free- * ; BY SOL METZGER. W||.|- SEEK IRUPHY; tion yesterday, but two major | throw tournament being conducted un- SR e e R | games are scheduled for tomor- | der the auspices of the Washington SWLING in the Agriculture In-| Last week’s match be In reading of great golf matches | ) 1 you will note that Sarazen or Mac | row, and six games—the heavi- | Post in conection with the world free- bureau League sweepstakes is!reau and Blister Ru e | B Smith or Cooper or Cruickshank had est d this week—are listed | throw tourney. Ruth Perry, instructor going along in fine style. The ImlL"l for_this afternoon and evening. at the Frederick school, reports that 1pplied a fr “Ferrall of Pl putting touch.” What is meant by | : for_ N hr utting tonch, it retors to the | Mustering Strong Team for| Tomorrow aficrnoon Friends School |she expects to encourage all members of | S ie Dates finds ,',,.,r e e i i e M il oot delicacy with which these winners and Fairmont Seminary teams are ex- | the squads to participate not only for [ with totals over the 1100 mark. Lind- ! ficpelona ror pected to meet in the Epiphany gym- | the competition offered, but as a means | sirom is in the lead with 1137, closely ; ; stroke the ball into the cup. In the Cup Play and Appear to preceding article reference was made jum at 3:30. In the ecvening, West |of improving their accuracy from the | e by g 127, Dixon shington and Fifth Baptist Church | white line. i{;gf";‘;‘geman(fio%lfx‘xk“g:}n;'x oo it Eleven entries were received yester | There are nine men with totals of 1,068 { Memorial gym floor, opening the Baptist | day, according to Dorothy Greene, |or bettor, an unusually good showing o PSS Young People’s Union schedule. chairman_ of the local committee, in-|for a closed league event. | American Unive y was to face Gal- | cluding those from a number of ind2- | Lindstrom, who happens to have been to the tact that the l!ll“ differed W 4 from all other golf shots in that the Be Real Threat. teams will face each other on the Pec AHE LENSE OF By the Associated Press, P ‘clocl = TOUCH- 1Nl: % = Gt laudet at 3 o'cloc s afternoon at|pendent club squads, Gypsies, South- | the high averace man for the Aggic FINGER i _NEWI‘ORK February 15.—The Nor- | A U, and Western tigh School second | crns, Basketeers, Jowish Community Teague i %S fish year heek in 1985 dics, sole possessors of the Davis Cup | teams carded to play a triple-header, Cenfer, First Baptist, Second Baptist,|is one of the best natural bowlers i i |P5 until the Latins, represented by the bril- | .tarting at the same hour, Fifth Baptist, Bethany and West Wa: liant youngsters of France, captured it| Tonight University «f Mary ington Church teams and the Columbia | tention to the game to get the m from America last year, are amassing feds will play a double-k | Athletic Club. of his ability. | the District, but devotes too little at out HENCE Section 3. paragraph A, of rule 16 is | now (‘h‘\nmd to read: “If the side in possession of the ball makes a forward pass. no 7§ has ¢ d the line of scrimmage shall, either before or after the pass has been e, in any manner interfere with an o onent until the ball has been touched. except in an actual attempt to | or bat the ball himself.” 1 tl.'lk this change in wording will | the officials to detect illegal in- | by the passing side. Under cat centrated on the passer. s lawful to take out a man there were lots of times n lmt‘h r( of the pass or a trifle after. will be much easier for the ls to watch and detect those at- | the case of a short forward pass. n addition to the changes I have ed above. the committee made re- ons in phr1~ ology which will help | toward a clear u nderstanding of the ican News- BETTER R SALARIES, S, LOWER RICHMOND. Va., February 15 (#).— Lower admis Virginia League this season. Richmiond, Norfolk, Portsmouth and P(‘tcrsbhrg will be in the loop. bor d W. G. Bramham of Durham, N. C., is the president. the Oflicmls had to be sure | ce occurred just at the | pting illegally to screen or mlcrlcrc‘ GATE IN VIRGINIA LOOP| n prices and a hig)u‘ri salary limit will feature the reorganized | Plax wil start April 18 and close La- | ! | their strongest forces in this year's cru- lond in_their interclass March 2 has been set for the date of ~ Hank Conklin 15 a bowling cham- | sade for the international tennis trophy. | College Park gymnasium. tryouts for first, second and third place | eleon. If the bunch is shooting around The enthusiasm of the United States | ~ At 7 o'clock, Sccurity K winners in the Washington event. Win- {97, that is Hank's speed, too. When | as indicated in differences of opinfon | letic Clubs will be opposed in‘an inter- | ners of all individual tourneys must b | they boost the kitty to 115, there he 1s ing | mediate division Washington Recrea- | announced to the committee not later |among the leaders. In other word PUTTERS USE. THIS /07 OVERLAPPING GRIPS , / ‘ TRAVERS W'"E‘y 1P OF RIGHT PUA15~ THUMB ON THUM@S LHAFT whether America’s best chances are in | tion League tilt at Cent hool: | than February 29. | he never seems to be going anywhere, ! the European or American zone. isIW shington Field Hocl Records of all individual and class | but he is always there at the finish. | echocd in the antipodes, where Aus-|lets will play at Business at 8 winners will be sent to the world com- | The third member of the zroup | tralia, after a year's absence from the |Capitol A. C. will face the Com any F | mittee for comparison with scores made | Harry Dixon, of the Di: | international lists, is having some trou- [sexict at Hyattsville Armory at 8| by girls in the 20 countries participat- | trict’ record for i ble in selecting its team. |oclock. Buth of these latter games are | jng, ‘The fourth man | lin the Recreation League 'series. According to present indications, at | Donaldson brothers' bowling corpora- | Australia’s contingent which will play in the European zone probably will least 80 tournaments will be conducted | tion. and Frank gives every indication of developing into the best of the b i be composed equally of veterans and Hood College ths l)'l\kd ball (("Im~ in lll" District. | DOWN SHAFS | | newcomers to foreign courts. Gerald = in_that famous brother set i ALEXA SNIRLING | Patterson, he of the cannon ball service, | The second block included a contest | FQASER and John B. Hawks, now considered the Al BURN P IVE IS PICKED | between Jack Ferrall and Harry Dixo Duirs wWifH greatest singles player below the Equ for the best five-game total, the \ ) FORBFINGER tor, are the veterans. Besides their sin- winning by a margin of 379 to 573. ; oEIRIcaT gles ability, they are famous as a dou- | though Harry insists that he blew a S RIS &SN 10 TAKE DIXIE TOURNEY Sl s i ( OF PRSI £ L humiliating the old-timer. . Gy el b —_- | Hecht team of the Business Men's essiit sian: | v r | Hopman, a_sensational Sydney vouth, | LANTA. Ga. February 15— mia, 3 . Lot gress at Baltimore nest mo | What then supplies the momentu? | probably will round out the team. A Southern Conference ~ basket | State, Washington and Lee, Mary the delicate touch is imparted by the | in any of the matches with the stron | Ritchie and Nalls. CHICAGO, February ting ready for th: Inunnnwm 7 and Ouimet, devotees of the inter- | Brookes and Wilding. who kept the nation y to begin the experts the University of Mississippi | i - The youngsters, Jack Crawford, 10- | League will bowl in the championship | e Somain L™ onen bne puts: |ear-old junlor champion, and 3 ©.| Stisppt U Missesippt Asegs. Geor. |01 the Natiorat Duckpn Bowins core| OF FICES OF A. L. MOVED: rists s and, | team entered for the title tourney in A [ ;:r:n-bimfuir:; a‘.'a‘fim‘ZJ“sn; :}::kxirx;ge While Hopman is not likely to engaz ball teams are playing their | North Carolina_ State, South Carolina, | cludes Kettler. Bennett, Rosenberz, NOW ABOVE SKYLI! IE 2 : final games this week and get- | Florida, V. M. I. and Virginia. | teams in the European zone, Crawford | u rs and thumbs. o filfé&e‘:fl(‘&:uw the tip of one ;Iu\dnub((‘dl\ will be given a chance to|grind which begins here on Friday, or more fingers and a thumb or two | display his prowess at the net ebruary 24. "l I d E B ] 1‘1 % Stroke their putts. Even Sarazen | Crawford's daring is reminiscent of | As the day approaches for the el [l cl.eod to kknter bahama eet | Jocking grip. change it for putting. |Davis Cup in Australasia through six | fans are picking Auburn to win the . | an gogdgpxfitors use the meflapmngg | campnigns, When Patterson was last in | event. To date, the Tiger five has been | /4 T t 1er lllier o Vent; grip or a variation of it. Ouimet | the United States, he made a prediction | defeated once. that last Friday night, S | gets both thumbs down the shaft. |that young Crawford was destined to whe d out the squad from the Plains 42-41 score. RAWN by the lure of warm,Creek Park has virtually deci dcd Travers and George Duncan touch 'be one of the world's outstanding | the grip with the tip of the right | players b Crawford's brilliance in the last two | Auburn has S n the ranks of the s of last ' ship. dodge | | thumb. Alexa Fraser places the i an experienced five, cach weather and bulky purses, | undertake a scheme for replac first finger of her right hand down | vears has more than justificd Patter- member of the varsity having served Fred MeLeod. diminutive Co- | the putting greens by digging Lp md CZECH HEAVY TO TRY | the back of ‘éW!Sh“f( with its tip i‘"n 5 ’(‘ln‘c’“(; "x;ht’h‘flm‘lh"‘"r nlmrmmh- on the squad. Outstanding are iumbia mentor and holder of | replanting somet And the reason is to get |1y outclassed all the junior players of ames twins, Ebb a “ob, whose Marylan I touching. e s ge i v J P the James twins, Ebb and Fob, whose the Maryland open cham; H'S LUCK IN A'I,'[ER'(‘_‘ the island commonwealth and has | playing was one of the featu shown superb form in the senior events. | year's conference, won by Vanderbilt | An indication of his strength and ~ vandy. in the opinion of b: south to t the ®) Acrurd'r: to Al Farr. mat | the sense of “touch” in putting. It | is a delicate operation, the putt. close attack’ 1 passing at- BY GEORGE MORIARTY Manazer of the Detroit Base Ball Club). HEN the exit of Tris Speaker | can- is made from the major leagues, it will mark the passing of the greatest out- fielder the game ever pro- 5 whose palmy days have | been over for several years, is selected as the greatest gardener not because he covered more ground than the Y. others, but chiefly bec:mq- his judg. vve ment in pa\m: v balls and Ln drives was about infallible. t the crack of the bat, Speaker id tear from his moorings and. with his back to the flying pellet, dash 0| the precise s take a fleeting glance over his ulder, and. like a human draw in the descending ball Of late vears the famous veteran has been called the “Gray Eagle” in defer- ence to the color of his hair. But the Al can League batters thought of agle mainly because of the wm on prospective base hits. aker easily transcended Cobb in ding. He made a diligent study batemen. and was often able to the outfield which he had art- rted. In throwing accuratel t ew Tiger. and Bob Meusel of the ankees, although they have stronger arms than 7Tris possessed Donie Bush, manager of the Pirates. used Speaker of robbing him ugh hits to keep him out of the 00 class. Bush used to line his drives field, and Speaker play- er for him, realizing whale it over his head. poke” compared favor- Keeler in “looking drew a base on he deciding pitchers were v over the corners, The count or 3 and 3 didn't bother the average batter. who stead of cwing. Al bat. Speaker ack of placing the burden id the umpire. < was 1o run out easy rs. On all easy he ran to first st batsmen conside: ‘nergy. The entire Cleve- Cub followed Speaker's example g out easy taps, and many won on wild and hurried s a result iad a copyrighted play up d to pull it 't" for an “infield Under ter nofsted or second 1 - was U con- - umpire thal it wa: 1 out- ¢ complete & double play Most Astonishing Golf Occurrences BY MacDONALD SM The mot extrac a yod muny years at Troon during the Briv sptonship of 1925, A gale wa riers across the course. Lole at Troon is . 1o the way It s + @4 tough hole st any bme Y 1o one, incliding rd go for the green, Al rough st the tight, and i hope putt and iy Englishmun, knew tront of bim, and were erowding him coulin’t watle any shots ame tme he ok s st U ke saie mhot dnb thist er pose bigher than Do b e greon 1t ok 10, foreed 10 upwird b P of amotioniess 1o an sppreciable { ; Janally 1 dropped o the Jeft edge of . e b grecs missiig @ ATAp by scarcely ' Jsacktiu Ve ' w couple of feet, and rolled 0 [ pack W within four feet of tie cup. 18 10 e badl had found U d. At it o 3l biave gotien 1o hette Lan a1 J 3 « 1 would Lave st tie champlonship K Uis e one of Whe most wsbon i bsenings 1 ¥now in golf, for it 1 o a ol W fuely crxecuwd woshot under s ‘ | ammasigly diieutt conditions as 1 ever Ul eard of 10 pequived e upmost dar was rewarded with the Britsh L championthip [ i v Ao s i‘lOI‘lal‘tV SaVS Speakel‘ Best French players T Outfielder Game Ever Knew g cunied s i o i i iave won very |the _duty "ot gettng the C: | first tagging the runner and then | Australia and France. line hits from a standing po- | eve he came closest to Harry Rice, | r | steamship inspection services, are place on the board of trustees. There | thought to be the only sporting organ- | will be a dance at the clubhouse Feb- izations devoting themselves solely to |ruary 25 and a smoker March 10. The | | the educational side of boating and re- | next regular meeting will be March 1 " | the sccretary of any of the local yacht | WEBER LEADS AT GOLF. .| February 27—~Handling of blasts, | versatility was reflected during the | pajl public and those supposed to know | fescional by s recent invasion of Australia by the . hardly will be in- |1 in a tourney for a purse .o\ah g Lp« i ct 16 teams to be |ward of $10.000. ited here for the tournament. The| McLeod is extending his Souther: i in mediocre trip this year because he no longer h: of ng the Columbia ap- In the Australian singles champion- | iy | ships held at Sydney early this month, Commodores have pla on and have won very | the dut dizging The plan may pomntment as teenkeeper was term ago with selection of O. 1nm1' cnurxe | before the Frenchman could win. Then | 2 The conference tournal last week, in the team play between - COF TG (U Crawford de- | oirgia Tech, will meet in At day afternoon to m ed a few we P. Fitts as pe visor. Usually | touching second base. | feated Borotra, 61, 6 | Speaxer gained an enviable reputa-| Patterson and kes are reported | | Not Pinehurst tou | tion as manager of the Indians. In | in great form and with the aid of this 22 member teams Hl take in all the 1220 he led the club to a pennant, and | drilliant youth they view the forth- /0 0 0 TP T e 2 guppVemen(L\d this with a world cham- | coming clashes in Europe with more | SO0/ERERTE BR A8 (8 S onship against the Brooklyn Dodgers. | optimism than they have had since EECORCY Ehe EIL el . s ke” proved his resourcefulness in | Tiiden and Johnston defeated Brookes 1956, when he spurred his players to a | and Fatterson in five straizht matches last-ditch fight which scared the pow- | in the 1920 challenge round at Auck- | erful Yankees out of their wits in the | land, New Zealand | dash down lh(-)‘ home stre(cg dvrn-‘ doubtedly, Tris has set a standard for | utfielding, and the highest tribute that | LINDSTROM OF GIANTS WEDS. can be paid to a modern rookie is to| CHICAGO, February 15 (#) reddie Bannockburn is to reju : in which Tony Sy traveling 1 e C.\m.xr < preside as profession: shortly after April 1 ster has n("\l prufe»\m als are ard road to rgia Tech, | Auburn will have anta’s entry, n great improv conciuded B hen. of cou mo Universi will be on hand what the; will do over the new course u miles up the James River from the capi- According to E. E. of \«-r"l Carolir you can n(‘\rr hli‘ml of Virgin say he is “another Speaker.” | Lindstrom, New York Giants third base- | M 4 WHL £0s FLLLAS ne of the backers of the | rcovs 1078, tw North American News. | MAD, and Miss Trene Kaedisch of Chica- | been striding along c chliiednngis g0 were married yesterday cause trouble before being its in_the - - !from the tournament. if eliminated at g all Piloting Classes to Be Held S Each M"“"“Y for Eight Weeks O I Regular Spring piloting classes of March 12 ids to mavigation, | Potomac River Power Squadron, local| Such as buoys, Government naviga- SPE CI ! L tion lights, etc. TODAY . TR | branch of the United States Power | v Squadron will be held as usual in the | n,‘;',‘",‘;,':, I eioler budt Sanipinent, | George Washington University Medical | yachting etiquette, Government pub- School each Monday for eight weeks| jications, * beginning February 27 | March 26—The compass. One of the most attractive features April 2—How to use the compass, of this year's series of lessons is the | errors of the compass. how to deter- special instruction classes to be held at | mine” ahq correct. errors. the clubhouse of the Corinthian Yacht | Apgil 9—Charts and navigating Club March 23. April 20 and April 23,| equipment. 4 at 7:30 pm., at which a large staff of April 16—Practical navigating instructors will be present 10 assist tu- | how o determine and plot course, dents In reviewing and clearing any| piloting the vessel. : e ?qb\?:ér:éx;l 1:»2f;’{f,‘;,,g:j;‘[‘;:;n'edl Supplementary topics will be includ- TOMORROW | | s e b teban Ofar oot oo | e In the class work so far as time will | establish a high standard of kil in the | PErmit. as follows: Ropes. knots and . and the il LR handling and navigation of boats” ex- | *DUCiE. ground tackle anchor and SENIOR J o ; W\ JUNIOR J tends a cordial invitation to all inter- : i IOUGY) Shie Hhe DATatL e NEXT DAY N\ , st-ald. restoring nearly drowned sersons, fire hazards and fire extinguish- ers on «m.\ll boats and tides and tidal ested in boating to attend this series of free lectures, and wants to emphasize that attendance at lectures carries no obligations to join the organization So far as is known the squadrons which for the most part are situated | At the last reghlar meeting of Corin- at various points along the Atlantic | thian Yacht Club Lewin W. 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