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SPORTS THE EVENING STAR, - WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1928. SPORT S +{Ntle Aspirations to- Be Shattered. in. Conlests to Be Played ‘»Saturd-._c—z‘;c: : SOME OF LEADERS SLATED TO CLASH Either Georgetown or N. Y. U to Be Eliminated inOne % of Battles. BY ALAN J. GOULD, Associated Press Sports Ecitor. EW. YORK, November 1.—Foot ball cahmpionship. aspirations, sectional or national, that have 1 taken bud. in October face ‘the 2 prospect of a_killing frost. if not_a few . destructive blizzards, from opposition terzitory in Nbvember. The array of college ‘elevens having title hopes of Nation-wide concern as they enter thée final’ month of gridiron campalgning headed for ' the storm areas has s;;ind.led tu“- select - dozen or_sb of ha) aggregations. ‘They can’t all sw_';ather the big blasts of November, but”amopg the foremost are ‘West ‘Point, New York. University, Georgetown and Carnegis in the East: Tennessee, . Vehderbjlt' and * Georgia Tech in -the South:'.Nebradka, Iowa, Ohio State and. Mlinois in the Middle West; Utah'in the rugged Rocky Moun- tain area and Stanford on the Pacific Coast. As it happens, there are any number of low-pressure areas ahead of most if not all :thise “olithits. - - well ‘known that the unbeaten Army eleven 1aces a suceessipiy of blustery aft- ernoons_against such teams as' Notfe Dame, Nebraska and, Stanford. before the final returns are tebulated on the Caget championship claims. Stanford Has Hard Road. All that; Stanford has to do in order to come East for the Army battle with a clean college slate is to trim South- ern ‘California this Saturday and then mob up Sante : Clara, Washington.and Californin: - If there are, any “soft spots” there, Pop Warner’s men would like to know ‘abdut it. S The hopes of New York University-or cmmm{f‘ ‘should: be Ty “settled this‘week. These two seoring’ hurricanes swirl into ‘each other, and -the shock should be" felts for - some distance, be- yond the confines of the Yankee Sta- dium. No matter which wins, however, it will bave additional storm signals ahead. N. Y. U's semaining list of .opoonents includes Missouri, unbedteri Catnegle and the Oregon Aggies. Georgetown plays Carnegic next week, then West Virginia, Fordham and Detroit. all strong teams. Carnegie plays Notre . Dame in between these engagements with Georgetown and N. Y. U. There will be no dispute about it if Ohio State finishes with a clean slate and wins the “Big, Ten” title. The Buckeyes, after batd ’Pig.nsm this week, play Jowa q# resgnt thek'or:nly two remain] con?erence teams neither beaten nor tied. ‘Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech’s Golden *Tornado, two of the outstanding South- ern conference contenders with un- blemished records, settle their private argument next weg{ Atlanta. 4 ‘The University-4f, iIndians have stalked unbeaten through a good share of their difficult schedule. On succes- sive Saturdays they have disposed of two outstanding rivals for Rocky Moun~ tain conference jofs | anid | they « op- pose a third, Colorado College, this Saturday, in what may be the deciding game of the series. It will take a lot of master-minding of, 1S Hanes Collarettes are cut 10 size. A 40 suit has a 40 collarette. Won’t roll or gap open. HanNes Cuffs won’t pull off. They snug the wrist. Reinforced on the end to prevent raveling. 2 Hanes Elastic Shoulders give with every move. ment, because they’re made with a service doubling lap seam. Com- fortable. Strong. 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ALEXANDRIA ELEVEN LOSES, REGAINS MEN ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 1.— Horne and Spear, substitute centers, and Ale, substitute tackle, were lost to Alexandria High School yesterday be- cause of scholastic deficiencies. Phart, & center; Parks, an’end, and Ayres, a back, became eligible, however. Coach Edmund is hopeful that Capt. Sisk, tackle, will be able to play against the Washington-Lee eleven here to- motrow, but.does not expect Bell, full- back, who has a .charley horse, to be available. Alexandria Fire Department Preps have listed the Marine . Aviators of Brown Flying Field, Quantico, for a gnnfi Sunday at 3 o'clock on Haydon Fie e " Scrivener s, Joe Hamilton and “Sho! will coach the Virginia Ji Virginia A, C. is practicing in hopes of avel a defeat received last sea- son’at the hands of the Northerns of ‘Washington when the teams meet Sun- day at 2;30 on Shipyard Field. Edward ‘A. Sweecley has presented a silver loving cup to the Fruit Growers’ Express Bowling League, which opened last night. - A strong team has been organized by the George Mason High School Alumni for the game tomorrow with the George Mason_ varsity on .Edward = Duncan Field at 3:30 p. m. Play in the finals’of the Belle Haven Country Club's fournament for the of- ficer’s trophy, donated' by Fort Hum- phreys officers, was tied between T. E. Sebrell; §r., 'and Col. Pigue at the for- tieth hole.’ ¢ play-off will continue Saturday. Teams wishing to enter the bowlin; league belnfikeuanlzed by commercial firms are asked to send representatives to the meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in the Health Center. St. Mary’s Celtics, Hoffman Clothelers and Old Dominion Boat Club basket ball teams each have been alloted the use kof the Armory Hall for one game a week, TEAMS W MONTGOMERY BEGIN TITLE SOCCER PLAY Boys’ soccer teams of Rockville and Poolesville High Schools were to begin a best two-out-of-three series this after- noon .at Poolesville, to determine the Mdntgomery Goynty; Md. champion- ship. The negt game will be played at Rockville next Tuesday afternoon, tgd Q.L::ed third ge-‘;‘,ch.wlt negury, ‘will st on rgetown - School field at Garrett Park. ' °- 2 5 Rockville has' won the Southern zone title in the county series and Pooles- ville the Northern zone crown. To win its title Bockvlllegdolézufl Bethesda, 6 to 0, on goals by Dawson, Jenkins and Earp. z 5 ey The im,wa, lans 0. polish up his row night w‘&: View ll;?:;ndun:s l: { grepangon for Suttday’ g“ C., at_Alexandria. aré 1o 1t at 7:39 o'clock. i drawers.. - AH guaranteed— every thread, stitch and but- ton. Seams flat-locked — doubly strong, but smooth as lather:- From extra-heavy, to light-weight in all sizes. Only 81 for boys’, age 2 to 16, and Merrichild Waist Suits, age 2 to 12. Short eleeve, knee length garments If your store hasn’t HANES, write to P. H. HANES KNIT- TING COMPANY, .+ Winston-Salem, 23] North Carolina, e e s, | MOHAWKS APACHES LOOK 70 BlG GAME Each Has Scouted Other in All of Struggles This Season. C District . unlimited champion- ship, believe in thoroughness Although these teams are not scheduled to meet until early next month, each has had a scout watching the other since the first game of the season. Both Craig Wilton, Mohawk coa and Bill &fi)plee. Apache mentor, are now as familiar with their rival's plays as they are with their own., Their respective scouts will be busy Sunday when the Hawks meet 8t. Mary’s Celtics at American League Park and the Little Indians engage Reina Mercedes at Union League Park. Both teams are expected to reveal their full repertoire of tricks. OACHES of the Mohawk and Apache foot ball teams, out- standing contenders for the Mohawk Preps can just about clinch the 150-pound Capital City League title Sunday by defeating Peerless A. Janney A. C. must defeat St. Stephen’s A. C. to remain in the chase. National Preps and Yankees are to battle in the only other contest listed. Palace and Northern Prep teams will meet in the feature 135-pound game Sunday. < Neither team has tasted des feat although Palace engaged in a scoreless tie game last week. Sunday’s league games, place, time and officials follow: 150-POUND CLASS. National Preps vs. Yankees (George- town Field), 3. o’clock—Sullivan, Mohawk vs. Peérless (West Potomac No, 3), 1 o'clock—J. Mitchell. Janney A. C. vs. St. Stephen’s (Friend- ship Field), 3 o'clock—Henderson. 135-POUND CLASS, Palace vs. Northerns '(West Potomac No. 3), 3 o’clock—Stevens. Petworth vs. Columblas (West Poto- mac No. 2), 1 o’clock==Stevens. Mardfeldts vs. Marions (West Poto- mac No. 2), 3 o'clock—Axt. Carli vs. Brookland (Anacostia Field . 1), 3 o'clock—Edwards. Mercedes vs. Notre Dame (Anacostia Field No. 1), 1 o’clock—0. Mitchell, Clarendon Lyons, who will meet Quantico Marne Post 135-pounders Sunday on Lyon Village Field at 3 o'clock, will drill tomorrow night at 7 o'clock and Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Orrell Mitchell, encouraged by the re- turn of his big ta 8 and | McAndrews, will send his Southern A. C. squad through a hard drill tonight at 6 o'clock on the Sixth and B streets gridiron. Southerns meet Seat Pleas- ant Firemen Sunday at Seat Pleasant. Wintons are scheduled to drill to- night onzvlr&l:em Avenye Playgrounds. Manager Goidberg has scheduled a gamné with rt Leonard Wood huskies for Armistice day, but has been unable to secure & foe for Sunday. Call Columbia 9446 for arrangements. Miller and Carker shone in West- E‘ offensive yawrdal}; nws ?; /en Was. 3 3 Preps in the m to come & 12-to-68 lead the had amaseed in the first semi. c.|ROCKNE SOON DEPRIVED HARBIS WANTS McBRIDE _ i AS. DETROIT ASSISTANT 4 “Bucky Hatris next year' will have as an n the business assistant in the busi of the Detroit Tigers the vet- eran, McBride, in addition : Ray Schalk, if no hitch develops the he has made. hm lons for the acqyuisition of Sel manager of the White Sox until ‘near the close of last season, o peppery backston Is o nigh-priced e peppery backstop is a -p i man, and McBride already is signed, according to reports from Detroit. At his home here today Harris ad- mitted he was after McBride to act as a Bengal lieutenant, but as yet has receivéd no word officially that the former shortstop and manageér of the Griffmen, who last season aided Walter * Johnson in piloting the Newark Bears, already has affited his signature to a Detroit contract. PRESIDENT AUTOGRAPHS BALL FOR GRID MATCH President Coolidge has, upon the re- quest of Secretary of War Davis, au- tographed the foot ball which will be used in the game between elevens rep- resenting the Ninth Corps Area of the Army and the Navy on the Pacific coast, November 10, in Kezar Stadium, San PFrancisco. ROBBLERS, CENTER RETURNS T0 GAME A Brown Is Ready to Play in Maryland Contest—S. A. Squads Are Busy. By the Assoclated Press. BLACKSBURG, ‘Va., November 1.— ‘While 1t ‘has not been definitely decided that he will play against Maryland.at Norfolk Saturday, V. P. 1’s hopes were boosted yesterday when Brown, Gobbler g:gl:hr center, appeared on the practice eld. Coach Gustafsen will later an- nounce- whether Brown will hold the pivot position or whether Price, reserve center, who has given a good account of himself in the three games he has played this season, will be used. The Gobblers are getting some of the hardest workouts of the season in prep- aration for the Maryland battle. ) Freshmen teams. are being used as oppol:mon and they are amply provid-, ‘The President also autographed balls | ing for this game in 1926 and 1927. OF HIS NEW FULLBACK BSOUTH BEND, Ind., November 1 (#). —More gloom for Knute Rockne. Just when the Notre Dame coach: was satisfied he had found & crashing full- back in Larry “Moon” Mullins, it was discovered the latter had injured his leg so severely ‘In the Drake game that he would be of little or no use against Penn State Saturday. Mullins will not be taken to the game. Shay, a lightweight fullback, has been placed . in. the driving position. PUTTING EVENTS START AT INDOOR GOLF SCHOOL A ringer-putting tournament- will be started tonight at the Miller-Walker Golf School, at 1719 Pennsylvania ave- nue, which has just opened fq- the Winter months, ‘These events will be held weekly with a golf ball as the prize. Last Winter they created a lot of interest. Fights Last Night By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO.—Young Jack Thompson, California, stopped Danny Gordon, Philadelphia (2). K. O. White, New Orjeans, and Owen Phelps, Phoenix, Ariz., drew «(8). * 3 s SAN -FRANCISCO. — Frankie Mur- ray, Philadelphia, outpointed Alfredo Imperial, Philippines (10). CINCINNATI, Ohio.—Maxie 'Strub, Erie, Pa., outpointed Irish Steve O'Malley, Detroit (10); Marty O'Hara, Detroit, outpoinied Bobbie McGowan, Dayton,; Ohio, (6); }::;;y Harris, Miche | , outpointed Fenton, Cincin- nati (6); Mattle Cords, Detroit, out- pointed Calvin Baker, Terre Haute, Ind. (6); Eddie Meyers, Cincinnati, ?\GI)IPO\XIM Jeff Haynes, Dayton;; Qhio BELLINGHAM, Wash.—Jock Ma- lone, St. Paul, outpointed “Battling Fllm‘t ynfl6 Beling] 6), w6 rilla, Panama, stopped Billy De Foe, Wilmington (3). LEXINGTON, Va., November 1 (#). —Washington and Lee's. Generals today enter their fourth day of intensive and concentrated practice in prepara- tion for the Virginia game Saturday. A freshmen machine, usln&uowlller plays, is being used against varsity anud the Generals are finding stiff op- posttion. All regulars, except Williams and Towill, ends, are expected to be on the field for practice today, but it is prob- able that Cabt. Fitzpatrick, QI‘OOY!, Thidobeau, Lott, Eberhart and White will be taken out after signal drills and not allowed to enter scrimmage. LEXINGTON, Va., November 1 ().— Members of the Virginia Military Insti- tute foot ball eleven, having recejved a rest Monday and Tuesday of this week, are down to hard training again, look- ing toward the Davidson College game here Saturday. Members of the firstestring ‘eleven, | 5. however, ‘were the only onhes. to Teceive’ i have been put. through A e reserves ve overtime workouts all week. CHAPEL HILL, N, C, November 1 (#).—Earnest quest for husky tackles has been launched in the North Carolina squad in an - tion of the battle with North Carol State at Raleigh Saturday. Howard and Adkins, vnnl'z tackles, who started in the Georgla mix- up, will watch the State encounter from the bench, and coaches indicated that it now seems likely that Donahue will not see service against the Wolfpack. Donahue suffered injuries in the Tech fray. ; I RALEIGH, N. C., November 1 (#).— tion for meeting eleven here Satur- tention of the North until darkness yes- terday. A bncknelE dc;in mof Adams, ‘Tum, nd McLawhorn spent two ours fi‘“c: ing the ball through the third team's line. Warren continued his_punting practice. B Defensive work will be stressed to- CLEMSON COLLEGE, 8. C., Novem- Serqay. i ignas i whle o subst- Tday. , while substi- .‘m%a fndiiged m-stgfinm sessi ‘of scrimmage with scrubs Mississippl plays. day occupied the Carolina State sq\ Every type of oil burner is provided for by these two oils. Just tell us the " name of your oil burner and we'll - “‘prescribe” the proper oil for trouble- free, uniform heating through the winter months. Ask about our form of contract which possible increase ing you the bene protectsyouagainst in price--while giv- fit of any reduction. 9% AMERICAN OIL COMPANY SOUTH WASHINGTON, VA. Main 6222 NICHOLS CAPTURES CUP IN INDIAN S G. NICHOLS is the winner of the President’s Cup at the In- dian Spring Golf Club. Aided o by ahandicap of 19 strokes per round, Nichols turned in a gross score for the 72-hole medal play event of 363, which gave him a net of 287 and enabled him to win the by & four-stroke margin over the 291 net registered by H. H. Shinnick. The cup 1s a trophy presented by C. Chester Caywood, president of the club for the past two years. - Nichols registered a fine 81 on the first round, which gave him a long lead over his cther rivals. Although he took 99 for his second round, he came back in the third round with a card of 84 and finished' with another 99. Shinnick had three rounds of 93 and one 88 for a gross total of 367. His handicap was the same as that of Nichols, H. D..Copp was third with a net score of 294, while Perry B. Hoover was fourth with 296. C. H. ‘Pardoe turned in a net score of 302. Walter R. Tuckerman, the club cham- plon, and winner of the original Siam- ese trophy, fell yesterday in the second round the current event at the will | Chevy Chase Club for the new Siamese Cup. D. D. L. McGrew, who was runner- up 'n the recent Liberty Cup tourney, defsated Tuckerman by 2 and 1. Tuck- erman gave him eight strokes for the round. This was the only second round match played during the day. In two first round matches played yesterday, Willlam L. Hillyer defeated R. H. Jackson by 5 and 4, and Gen. Charles G. Treat defeated Maj. Walter C. Qullion, 2 and 1. The balance of the second round matches are being playad today and tomorrow. Winifred Faunce, who holds The Star Cup, and is one of the leading woman golfers around Washington, won the ualifying round in the women’s cham- plonship of the Manor Club yesterday, PRING EVENT around the edge to stay out, is this: “Yes, boys, 1 have all the luck. All bad.” Golfers of the Washingion Kiwanis Club were again victorious over a team of Baltimore Kiwanis Club golfers in a team match at the Manor Club yester- day, the Capital players winning 10 points t 5 for the Baltimoreans. A group of Alexandria Kiwanians ar- rived too late to play in the team con- test, but competed for individual prizes. Low gross went to Howard Ford of Baltimore, with a card of 83, while Charles H. Pardoe of Washington was second with 84. First place in the kicker's tourney went to J. Randall Caton of Alexandria after a play-off, with Eugene Ruark winning second place. Charles H. Frame won the con- solation prize. Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase and Arthur B. Thorn of Town and Country are practicing assiduously in the hope of being the first local pair to take the scalps of J. Monro Hunter and George Diffenbaugh in their scheduled exhibi- tion match to be held Sunday afternoon at the Town and Country Club. The match will start at 1:30 and is open to the public without an admission fee, Hunter and Diffenbaugh have not been beaten by a local pair of profes- sionals, and Barnett and Thorn hope to be the first to turn the trick. The match is the last scheduled big exhibi- tion affair of the year. EBBETTS V8. YARBO. CHICAGO, November 1 (#).—Harry Ebbetts, hard-hitting Brooklyn middle- weight, has been matched with Wilson | Yarbo of Cleveland in the 10-round semi-windup to the Dave Shade-Rene df‘ }\,Ytos bout at the Coliseum tomorrow night. et i b TIP FOR FISHERMEN. HARPERS FERRY, W. Va,, November 1.—~The Potomac and Shenandoah VIRGINIA U. REGAINS TWO STAR GRIDDERS PSR UNIVERSITY, Va. Navember 1— Luke, * n and veteran tackle on the Virginia foot ball team, and Faul- coner, fullback, are expected to be back in the line-up against Washing- ton_and Lee when the Generals come to Lambeth Pield next Saturday. Capt. Luke, Faulconer and Close, halfback, were kept out of Virginia's game with Vanderbilt on account of injuries. Close has not been in uniform since the clash with the Cadets, and there is no certainty as to when he will be able to play. Return of Capt. Luke and Faulconer will add much strength to the Cavaliers, especlally on defense. Smith, Pinkerton. Odenheimer, Lewy’ and Weaver are all trying to win the rllght to start at halfback in place of’ Close. KELLY NOT AFTER LEIFIELD. MINNEAPOLIS, November 1 (#).— Mike Kelly, manager and principal owne er of the Minneapolis base ball club, has * denied a report from Detroit, Mich., that he would engage Albert (Lefty) Leifield, former major league %uw. as manager of the Millers in 1029. . = 1 EXCLUSIVE ' DISTRIBUTOR TIRES “Popularity is Proof of Quality” MARTIN J. BARRY 1636 Conn. Ave. Pot. 3501 Prompt Service—We Hurry Rivers were clear this morning, with & card of 83. Pairings for the first' match play round follow: t--Miss Faunce vs. Mrs. H. B. Hird vs.' Mrs. e T i e e b Sa untry Club was s P yesterday at a luncheon held at & downtown cafe. Fifty members of the club were chosen .for the membership committee, which is made up of five teams. Speakers included Ross P. An- Charles S, Baker and C. drews, A.- L. Houghton, the club E“" | and Charles P. Barrett. It was an- nounced that 9 holes of the course have already been oomgom and that work on the other 18-hole layout has ; entrance gate driveway and temporary clubhouse are to be started next week. Two hundred and 'The’ board of governors of the new club is composed of the following: Rob- ert N. Harper, E. C. Brandenburg, John Maury, h P Barnard, Merle is. ing will be held two weeks from yest h . Harry D, Cashman of Washi has quite a reputation around the Vir- gl’nh club as a fountain head of droll wit. latest. conf tion, after wa an appr m thy g o bty AP G “Here's mykeyto an honest-to-goodness i O ... and it never fails™ I KNOW this about cigars: That a good éype of tobaceo ' - is not the only requisite to-an enjoyable smoke. . Ripeness . is even more important. If a cigar contains under-ripe top leaves, its taste can readily be ruined. Such leaves are usualfy bitter. If it contains over-ripe bottom leaves, a ‘flat, insipid taste is almost sure to result. 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