Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1928, Page 33

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, “D. C., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 20 1928 Maryland Begins Work: fo OTHERS ALSLODK TO PLAY SATURDAY Georgetown Away to Battle Fordham—Bridgewater to Visit Gallaudet. NIVERSITY of Maryland T ball team. which mects W ington and Lee in Clark C fith Stadium Saturday noon in one of the of the gridiron season here. got down to brisk work today at College Park in preparation for the battle Georgetown's eleven, which engages Fordham at New York Saturday. also started intensive work today for its clash with t . and Gallaudet began poin g ly for its tilt with Bridgewater at Kendall G foot reen in | the only other game Saturday involving | group. o ° Wash- ington will idle Sa getting in licks for their annual Thanksgiving day battle in the Stadium. American cason. Bec. of the bruising untered in_ seven_hard consecu! , Coach Curley Byrd probably will require the and squad to ge in scrimma in prepping fi hington and Lee. The OIld Liners who came out of their winning battle with Virginia Saturday in good condi- tion, probebly will devote their activities to practicing new plays and polishing their teamwork general Maryland is particularl back the Generals this Lexington gridders have Old Liners the past four years in ugh' battles. Uni sity has closed not keen to turn | ason, a< tl\A defeat: and Lee game are on sale at Spalding’ Sport Store, 1338 G street. As the result of New York University in New York Georgetwon has gained prestige in the big town and the battle botween the Hoyas and Fordham is expected to draw a large crowd. Tickets for the game were placed on sale at the Georgetown athletic office today. | Foilowing a day of rest yesterday for the Biue ard Gray regulars the entire squad was to get down to Stiff work today. Two or three freshmen com- binations using Fordham plays were to be sent against the regulars. George- | town is not viewing the clash with Fordham too optimistically despite that the Maroon has bcen beaten several times this Fall. The G. U.-Fordham | game will be the only one of note in collegiate circles in New York Saturday. | Though Gallaudet has been taking it on the chin in most of its games this Fall, Coach Teddy Hughes' proteges are a fighting bunch and he has several players of real ability. American Uni- versity beat Bridgewater. 13 to 6, and the latter team is not expected to offer | the Kendall Greeners more than a fair- Iv good scrap when the elevens come to grips. Coach Hughes planned to hustle 'hfl' Gallaudet gridders through a vigorous | drill this afternoon. Tickets for the Catholic University- | George Washington turkey day clash | in_the Catholic U. Stadium g0 on | sale tomorrow morning at Spalding’s, 1338 G street, the G. W. gymnasium at 2010 H street and at the G. W. cashier’s office at Twenty-first and G streets. Sixteen hundred tickets will be reserved on the 50-yard line, 800 on the Catholic | U. side and as many on the G. W. side Catholic University is .ne favori over the Colonials this Fall on the bas of its more impressive showing. The Cardinals were victorious, season. Jack Malevich, C. U. star fullback, who has been out of the game some | time because of an injured ankle, will | take the field agrinst the Colonials. | Healy will replace Malevich if the for- | mer is unable to play the whol: game. Coach Maud Crum of the Colonials, who_admittedly has_encountered many tough breaks this Fall, may have to enter the C. U. battle without Jimm: Carey, regular center and star of the G. W. eleven. Should Carev. who has | been called to his home in West Vir- | ginia by the death of his younger brother, not return for the game, Rocko | Clements, one of the six backs on the | G. W. squad, will have to be placed in the line. its recent defea CAVALIERS, TARHEELS LOOK TO THEIR FRAY CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., November 20 ().—Virginia is making preparations | for the Thanksglving game with North Carolina here with conservative prac- | tices to prevent further injuries to the squad. Many of the squad members went home for the week end and some had not returned yesterds Coach Earle Ni is allowing hi charges a breathing spell after a hard serias of battles with no rest since the first Saturday in October. ymington, Harris and Daniel are on the permanent injured list, but there is a chence that Capt. Luke, Flippin and Close, all letter men wi out of the game against Maryland last week, may be in condition to play against Carolina CHAPEL HILL, N. C.. N (®) —North Carolina after trouncing David: Coach Collins will intensive grind their Thanksgiv h Virginia. | The Tarhecls suffered only minor bruises in the Davidson game after hav- ing had a number of injuries in recent contests and it is believed that every rezular will be able to present his full | rength against the Cavaliers Harden, Gresham, Schneider and Fen- nar, who have heen on the hospital list all are expected to be back in harness this week CASEY HELD IN LINE to vember 20 s men on an re them for FOR HORWEEN'S JOB i i v the Associated Press BOSTON, November hecon: Harvard 20, head team satur- conch of foot ball, for the last time at Yale next day Although no official action has brvrn taken, the Post says 3 Eddie Casey. all-An erican 1919 and for the last thr coach of as many remark, freshman teams, will suce Harvard freshmen under @ met but one reverse since h: k charge in 1926 and their victories have inciuded three straight wins over Yale. | Horween captained the Har: Varsity in 1920. In 1926 he was ask to sacrifice a part of the time given to his business in Chicago and to assume sponsibility for ball machine. The Harvard team won its first major | rdeal it h: s | FOR BATILE HERE Roserved seats for the Washington W;u Prime for‘ CIash With | missed at times. i victory to a six-point margin. 27 t0 31, Tast | 10 cuard, appears in doubt as the | training for the Old Liners starts. | capt. | grass, center, is a problem to be de- | 1876 but | hait-mile titles in 1877. i oldest active sports writer, rebuilding Harvard's | Catholic University | its Front row: WASHINGTON AND LEE’S GRID TEAM WHICH WILL PLAY I Back row, left to right: Mellon, Hostetter, Towill, Taylor, Bauer, Coach 1. P. Herron, Rainor, Assistant Coach W. W. Palmer, Smith, Crenshaw, Rosenberg, Cocke, Jones, Manager Lanier. Middle row: Madison, Tillar, Henry Groop, Martin, Barnett, Ekeshart, Thikodean, Day, Herk, Groop, Williams, Jacobs. Stemmons, Hawkins, Seligman, White, Capt. Fitzpatrick, 'Sproul, Faulkner, Snodgrass, Lott. TARYLAND AT GRIFFITH STADIUM SATURD\Y 1 | | ! strong Maryland W.&L GETSBUSY | Maryland by Polishing- Up Process Only. By the Associated Press. LEXINGTON, Va. November 20.— No scrimmage practices are scheduled | this week for the Washington and Lee foot ball squad in preparation for its game with Maryland Saturday in Clark Griffith Stadium at Washington. Coach Pat Herron gave his tired men a rest vesterday following their valiant stand last Saturday against Virginia | Tech, when they forced the Tech men, undefeated in seven Southern battles. to the limit before the winning touch- down was made by the Gobblers. The_only casualty for the Generals as Thibodeau, halfback, who hurt | leg early in the game. | Towill, end, who has been on the in- | jured list for five weeks, played through most, of the contest and showed no il effects. Starting today. three days of signal | drill and dummy scrimmage will be held in preparation for the Maryland tilt. The backfield combination of Lott at quarter, Thibodeau and Eberhardt at | halves and White at fullback, tried for | the first time against Tech, worked well | on the defense against the fleet-footed | Gobbler backs upon three definite oc- | casions, stopping runners when a touch- down nppaared certain. It also sped up the new running and passing ck which Coach Herron had perfects the * punting of Faulkner, who had been at quarter, was W b Before the game ended, Faulkner, Jacobs and Jones had seen service and aided materially in holding the Tech Only one position in the line, that at Taylor, converted back, started the | game, but was replaced by Seligman, who has been alternating with Martin at this post almost all season. Which one of thase three will work between Fitzpatrick, tackle, and Snod- | cided before Saturda) VETERAN ATHLETES GIVEN RECOGNITION | B the Associated Press NEW YORK. November 20.—Former champions whose days as athletes are long since past have had their recog- | nition at the fortieth annual conven- tion of the Amateur Athletic Union. Six awards of engraved cocktail shakers were made at the annual banquet last night to the guests of honor, the win- ners of the competitions for the oldest living champions in various ficlds. The- presentations were made by Mayor Walker of New York. Recognition as the oldest living amateur athlete wi given to Frank Fullerafl of the New York A. C., who started his athletic career as a mem- ber of the Gramercy base ball club, ner of the amateur championship of New York State in 1865. Later he beceme world champion rifie shot in and won honors in rowing, tug of war and billiards T. H. Armstrong, holder of the American three and seven mile walk- ing titles in 1877-88. was judged the oldes living national champion. Ray | Ewry, Olympic broad-jump champion | in 1900, was recognized as the dean of the Olympic title holders. The title of oldest living intercollegiate champion sent to Dr. Graeme Hammond, win- er of the intercollegiate quarter and In allied forms of endeavor Mortimer | Bishop. who has been active as an of- ficial since 1879, was nam~d the oidest living_official and Abe Yeager of fhe Brookivn Eagle was recognized as the UTAH GETS GRID BID. SALT LAKE CITY, November 20 (#), University of Utah anounced receipt of an invitation o meet the University of West Virginia in a foot ball game next scason, at Morgantown. expected the invitation will be accepted d]r" Utah has about concluded nego- ons for 2 game with the University ‘ALL-AMERICAN’ TEAM TRAVELS 15, 000 MILES By the Associated Press. AWRENCE, Kans., November Doubly all-America is the foot team of Haskell Instituf 1l the players are Indians— nal Americans—and they play all over America. 'PECK QUINT STARTS | Juniors meet Wintons at | The games will be in the Peck gym. | | basket ball | Mondays and Fridays with unlimited | churchmen will meet, Fort Washington. | seasons since | ot 348, dropped to It is not | | outfield at the end of last RIPLEY TO AGAIN COACH | GEORGETOWN BASKETERS | Elmer Ripley, former pro basket ball player and coach of the George- town court team last year, will again direct the Hilltop basketers this season, Lou Little, director of athletics, has announced. Ripley signed for another season at a con- ference last night. It is probable that home games of the Georgetown basket ball team will be played in Ryan gym, Little stated. The Arcadia, former scene of Georgetown's home games, longer available for basket games, is no ball ITS SEASON TONIGHT| ECK MEMORIAL CHURCH bas- keters will open their season tonight when the senior class team engages Company I quint, | of Fort Washington, 8:30 | and in a preliminar; 7:30 o'cloc o'clock An_insect the Pack colors. Thursday night Peck Juniors will | tackle Corinthians in the Peck sym at | 8:15 o'clock and a preliminary mwnl | for Peck insects is sought. Peck | Seniors will hook up_with National Publishing Co. tossers Friday night at | 8:30 o'clock and games for the junic and insects aiso are sought for t night. Contests are being arranged for all | three Peck teams by Manager Tucke at Franklin 7685 during the day, or Potomac 4270 at night. In Boys’ Club League unlimited class court games last night, De Luxe five defeated Centennfals, 26 to 17, and | Standards bowed to Celtics,. 20 o0 39. | Money, Celtics center, with 17 polnts, | was the evening's leading scorer, class team will carry Following their success on the base | ball field, Georgetown A. C. will or- ganize an unlimited class basket ball team. Candidates are to gather at the clubhouse, 1227 Wisconsin avenue, to- night at 8 o'clock. Games with George- town may be arranged by calling Mana- | ger Dick Hughes at the club. | Led by T. Peck and Buscher Wash- | ington Grays, formerly the Wood- lothians, last night defeated Hoffman Clothiers of Alexandria, 26 to 11, in a game in Central High gymnasium, Petworth M. E. Church five which | downed Calvary Reds, 35 to 30, last night in Petworth gym, are after games class teams. This Friday the Petworth Manager Stackhouse of the Petworth quint may be called at Main 9032 or Columbia~ 8513, Games with quints in the 135-140- | pound class are sought by the newly organized War College basket ball team. Manager Holcomb is receiving challen- ges at Main 8775, Branch 104. He pre- fers games Monday, Wednesday and Friday. War College defeated National | Publishing Co., 40 to 15, last night in the barracks gym. | Peerless A. C. tossers are after games | | with unlimited and senior class fives. Call Lincnln 6838 br(wr‘v‘n 4 and 6 p.m. COAST GARDEN STAR i IS BOUGHT BY TRIBE | By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November Earl Averiil, crack outfielder of rhe bm Francisco Scals, has been sold to the Cleveland Americans for an unan- nounced price, but believed to be around | $50,000 and two players. Billy Evans, general manager of the | Indians, and Charley Graham, vice, president of the Seals, completed the | deai here. Averill. right-handed left-handed batter, has had three great he' joined the Pacific Coast League club in 1926, He was | picked up in 1925 in Seattle and played | thrower and | in the San Francisco Winter League, a | semi-pro organization that Winter. | The first year he hit for an average | in 1927 and | last se In nddlnon this year he wa 5 home-run race cult in runs scored with 180. His home is in Snohomish, Wash, The sale of Averill marks the de- parture of the second member of the cals’ outfield, which was chosen intast ar Coast Leag on. Roy Jonnson, lefi fielder, was sold a few weeks ago to the Detroit Americans » a reported figure of $75.000 cash or tw players and a smaller amount of mone: In the case of Johnson the Seal offi- clals also are taing the players, and ! are assured of two outfielders to take the place of those going up. Smead | Jolley l"h\ fielder, who led the league | in both batting and runs scored this | year, is the remaining member of the Seal outer-garden trio. ! ! DET;OTEES OF SOCCER. Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Army, | the mythical all- Fifty warriors from 21 tribes make up this squad of scalp hunt- ers of the gridiron. The Indians have at home a fine stadium, vet 8 of the 10 scheduled games this year are away from home, and the team will travel 15- 000 miles hefore the season ‘ends. The game with Tulsa Universil December 8, will really be a home- coming event for the team, for more n haif the members of the squad victory under Horween this season when ! are from the Oklahoma reservations. it defeated Dartmouth, day it was held to a scoreless Holy Cror The te: of Horween's contract have never been made public, but last Satur- | tie by | pposedly a weaker squad. | The roster of the Indian team is conspicuous because of the absence of Indian names such as White- Feather, Sitting-Bull and Chases- the-Bear. I ~ Navy, Lehigh, Penn and Cornell arc | playing soccer. i kes the Finish Last Longer | Ma N N 2225 222%2%% |Feels It Can Save Much “Out, | not been defeated, though tied twice. {and should NAVY SEES CHANCE FOR A GOOD RATING! ANDLOT foot ball fans will have to wait two more weeks before the Mohawk and Apache elevens meet in the Fall, amateur grid classic. Arrangements have | been completed for the title-holder to of Wreck” If It Beats Tigers Saturday. 9 in American League Park. Little Indians have come to the front the past few weeks and on perform- | ances for the present season now rate ANNAPOLIS, November 20.—Navy people feel that the outcome of the game in Philadelphia Saturday between the Midshipmen and Princeton will| determine whether or not _the Annapolis _team can be said to have had a creditable season. The Navy has the memory of three | defeats in carly season, somewhat | eased by the victory over Pennsylvania. Nothing else in its record for the sea- son has gained any particular honor for_it. The tie game with Michigan was by | no means creditable. Michigan is not | regarded as having a strong team this | recent starts. Northerns stopped every- vear, and the gencral feeling was that | thing the Hawks attempted Sunday a good eleven should have defeated it.|and are likely to do the same thing Should the Navy lose to Princeton, | this Sunday when the same teams bat- thore will be nothing to show that the | tle in Griffith Stadium. victory over Pennsylvania was not be- | Having canceled the game scheduled cause the Navy caught Penn either | with Reina Mercedes for Sunday, Sey- | below form or overconfident. mour Hall, Apache manager, is. atfemp For these reasons, the game with| ing to book Fort Leonard Wood grid- Princeton 45 of interest because it |men for a week end engagement. If | last Fall. They have not permitted an alien ball carrier to cross their goal line to date. Their defense has been superb from the start, but their of- fense did not assume powerful pro- portions until two weeks ago, when they ran rough-shod over the Palace |A. C. team and came back Sunday to | trample St. Mary's Celtics, A team that | had given Patsy Donovan's Hawks a | stubborn battle. An offense thai appeared good enough to carry the Hawks through the early season games has not been effective in brings teams together which have had | arrangements are made, local fans will | a number of good games in past years. | see the Apaches battling one of the best but because its result will be the real | teams in this section. Bill Supplee, ndex of the scason to the Navy eleven. | Apache coach, would have an opportu- On the other hand, Princeton has nlt}l' to give his Little Indian warriors a real test. it lose to the Navy, its| record for the season will be marred. The whole regiment of Midshipmen will be present at the game, as well as a large contingent of _Princeton | <tud!‘nL¢ and every effert will. be made | by the Navy people to give the game all of those special features which has made the service school games of such interest. 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Longfello, 10c After Dinner,2 for 25¢ Last two foil-wrapped Rlpc Topaccol ;Mohawk-Apache Game Slated To Be Played on December 9 |is thought that both will play Friday meet the form=r champs on December | as faverites to retain the title they won' to arill hard this week perfecting new | Thursday and Friday nights. Hawks | hold their first drill tonight, starting at | 7 o'clock. All players are asked to re- port. All National Press Building Cardinal plavers are asked to report on George- | town Prep field tonight at 7 o'clock for signal drill. Pennants are listed for Sunday on No. 1 Monumen: Field at 3 o'clock. Manager Johnson is trying to | book Brookland Athletic Club for Thanksgiving day. Games can be se- cured at Cleveland 4831. Cards have cored 106 points to date without being scored upon. Orrell Mitchell will send his South- erns against Seat Pleasant Firemen Sunday at Seat Pleasant. This looms | as one of the hardest fought games of | the independent campaign. Both teams \ have improved as the season progressed | and both appear to be at top form now. Firemen are to drill tonight at 8 o'clock. . All Yankee A. C. players are asked to_report. wn\ght at 311 Thirteen-and- a-half street =5 7:30 o'clock. Important | matters will be di: ed. St. Mary's Celtics and other unlimited teams are challenged by Seamen Gun- | ners, who have an open date Sunday. | Arrangements may be made at Lincoln | 1360, branch 224. MAY TAX PRO SPORTS. CHICAGO, November 20 (®).—All | fonal sports in Chicago may be ed fo a 3 per cent city tax. | Alderman Willlam Rowman is sponsor ['of the measure, which, if adopted, may increase the price of admissions at | such sports events, Mild enough for anybody- . - .and yet they Satisfy™ T is easy to tell you what Chesterfield is not. It is not strong, nor irritating, nor over-sweetened —nor is it flat or tasteless or TICKETS FOR GRID GAME SATURDAY ARE ON SALE Tickets for the foot ball game be- tween Washington and Lee and Marvland have been placed on sale at Spalding’s Sporting Goods Store, 1338 G street. They also may be obtained at the ball park. It is the only contest of note here- about this week end. |ST. MARY’S CELTICS ARE SEEKING GAME ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 20.— Frank Kersey, manager of St. Mary Celtics, is endeavoring to schedule some unlimited or semi- professional team for a game here Sun- day afternoon in Dreadnaught Park at 3 o'clock. He is particularly anxious to list either the Lansdowne or Holmstead elevens of Baltimore. The Celtics will practice under arc lights in Dreadnaught Park tonight and Coach “Ox" Dagrossa requests every player to report by 7:30. Members of the St. base ball team gave a surprise party last night for Russell Kidwell, their catcher, who was married recently. Mary's Celt Alexandria Fire Department will work | out tonight at 7:30 at the City Hall | The Firemen are anxious to schedule a game Sunday with some Washington | unlimited team for Haydon Field. Phone | Manager Leo Deeton after 4 pm. at Alexandria 1774. Rosebud A. C. walloped the Arling- ton Bearcats by a 26-to-0 count Sunday. Rector Green and_Sidney Hancock. two of Alexandria High School’s best | backs, have broken noses. However, it when Clifton Forge High School is met at Clifton Forge, Va. St. Mary’s Celtic basket ball candi- dates will elect a manager tomorrow night when they gather at Armory | Hall at 8 o'clock. 01d Dominion Boat Club will hold a r Generals : Tech to Leave for Dixie Game Tomorrow TUSCALODSA GAME IS CARDED FRIDAY 2 Includmg 19 Players, to Go—Final Series Clash on Card Today ECH HIGH'S foot ball squad, which will leave here tomorrow | afternoon at 3:45 o'clock for Tuscaloosa, Ala. where the Maroon and Gray FPriday will meet the crack high school eleven representing that town, is sought as a foe by other intersectional teams Coach Hap Hardell of the McKinley team has received an offer for a game to be played here December 1. by the crack Mount Vernon. N. Y. .Hig1 School eleven and other teams ha‘e made overtures. However, the Ter) authorities have announced that ti: game with Tuscaloosa will be the la# of the campaign for the eleven. Included in the Tech party going ! Tuscaloosa will _be 19 players anc Principal Frank Daniels, Coach Hardel! and Manager Arthur Storey. The con- |tingent will be due in Tuscaloosa | Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will return to_Washington early Sunday morning. In the Tech party will be the regular team consisting of Benner and Edelblut ends; Cole and Edwards, tackles; Oyster and Capt. Oechman, guards; Lec Winston, center; Fountain and Flor- ance, halfbacks, and Goss, fullback. { Other players making the trip will be Hisey, Hoy, Stutz, Nebel, Gieger, Mayo Norwood and Spencer. Tech will be meeting in Tuscaloosa High an eleven that has not been beaten in three scasons and has scored over for- | midable opponents. The Capital eleven. however, can be depended upon to maks the best fight of which it is capable to braak this record | . As the Tech eleven will be away Pri- |day the T Club dance scheduled that night has been postponed to Novembet | 28 in the Tech High gym. basket ball practicz Thursday night in | | Armory Hall at 8 o'clock. Virginia A. C. wants to schedule a game Sunday on Shipyard Field with | an unlimited eleven. Phone Manager Pat Gorman at Alexandria 1819 after | 7 o'clock. Troquois A. C. nosed out the Fussell Young Preps by a 6-to-0 count Sunday. A drill is scheduled for tonight at 6:30 at Union Station. Virginia Juniors were defeated, 6 to 0, by the Hertz A. C. of Washington on Shipyard Field. Hoffman Clothiers will play the Cal- vary Reds in the Calvary gymnasium in Washington tonight at 8 o’clock. HAAS, COURT COACH, ASKS POST WITH SQUAD HERE Boys' or girls' basket ball teams seeking a coach are asked to get in touch with Jack Haas, well known court, tutor and official here for many | years. Haas has coached the Gallaudot Coucgp quint and many others. H> may be reached by calling Adams 1866 or nddreaslnu 4716 Fifteenth street. FOOT BALL YESTERDAY Hastings (Nebr.) College, 52; York | College, 6. " . Central and Western clevens were - meet this afternoon in Central Stadiuni in_the final match of the public hig school championship foot ball seric which was won by Tech last Frid Today’s battle was for third place, f which Central and Western were tied at one win and two defeats each. | Central High School's rifle team has scheduled a telegraphic match with the Roval Guards of Johannesburg. Sout! Africa, and an encounter with the N: Plebes is planned, along with other er | gagements. John Ludlum is manager x’ the team and Edward Radue captain. VON PORAT VS. SOLOMON. CHICAGO. November 20 (#).—Ot! Von Porat, the Norwegian heavyweigh has been matched with King Solomon, a trial horse, for a 10-round bout her November 27. ) 'TROUSERS | i To Match Your Odd Coats | EISEMAN'S, 7th & F To tell you what it 45, we just say, “Mild enough for anybody, and yet . . . they satisfy.” And not our claim, but your own faste, sup- pites the proof!