Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1928, Page 14

4 SP ORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 19%8. SPORTS. Coast Grid Games Revive Arguments : Bill Wrigley Rides an Expensive Hobby INDEPENDENT BASKETERS HAVE FEW GAMES LISTED EAST-WEST BATILE WILL TEST TALENT California U.-Georgia Tech Clash to Have Bearing on National Title. BY ALAN J. GOULD. Associated Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, December 24.~—The foot bail season winds up with a few ap- propriate flourishes on the Pacific Coast within the next fortnight. The East- West fray, assuming something of the proportions of an all-America cor tion, will revive this Saturday argument that Stanford and Oregon State started in New York The New Year day classic at Pasa- dena between Geor fornia will have considerable to do with the final ranking of major teams for 192: e all-star game at San Franeisco, for the benefit of the Shriners’ al for crippled children, is of han usual interest as a test be- the talent of t and West, who h head-on in spite of all that Kipling had to say about it. East Has High Hopes. Howard Harpster of Carnegie, the East's greatest quarterback, will direct the Eastern attack, which not only hopes to offset the sting of several well known defects this year, but turn the tables on the West for the first time in this all-star event. The East has been marshaling its forces at the Golden Gate for the past three vears without a vigtory to show for its efforts. Harpster has a formidable array to manipulate, with Getto, Haycraft, Thompson, McMullen, Gibson, Nowsck, Raskowski, Weston and Howell among his playmates. It may be regretted that the Carnegle ace himself will not have the rivalry of at least one of the West's outstanding three quarterbacks—Dutch Clark of Colorado College, all-America field general, Don Willlams of Southern California, or Howard Maple of Oregon State. This would likeiy furnish a tactical and passing exhibition of spec- tacular order, but the two Texas boys, Walker and Cowan, may carry on where Joel Hunt and Gerald Mann left off last vear to furnish the East a holiday surprise package. Hunt and the rest of the Texas talent had a lot to do with handing the Eastern All-Stars their third straight setback last Winter. If a few outstanding precedents are worth anything, Georgia Tech will not need to worry about the “Flu” and in- Jjuries that have hit the Yellow Jackat gridiron squad. The crippled and wornout New York ‘Yankees leaped upon the unsuspecting Cardinals with all the robust energy of able bodied men when the world series came along. The memory is even fresa- er of the “flu-stricken” Oregon State foot ball team that came across coun- try to upset New York University as well as the dope. California, therefore, may as well re- gard as exaggerated the reports of Tech troubles. even with such stars as Frank Speer, Warner Mizell and Stumpy ‘Thomason on the hospital list, The two games on the Pacific Coast ‘will close foot ball's most profitable sea- son. The gridiron games and another boom year that stands out conspicuous- 1y, because its two main rivals in gate receipts, base ball and boxing, expe- rienced something of a relapse in 1928. ‘The biggest “gate” was collected for the Navy-Notre Dame game at Soldier Field, where the receipts probably to- talled in excess of $500,000 from a crowd of 120,000. Yale, Pennsylvania, Army and Navy led the list of money-makers in the East, as they played before the biggest crowds of them all consistently. Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame probably topped the Middle Western field in gate Teceipts over the skason’s stretch, while Stanford, California and Southern Cali- fornia played to big “houses” on the Pacific Coast. Boxing failed to even muster up a $1,000,000 spectacle for the year, as the ‘Tunney-Heeney -bout fell short of Tex Rickard's" expectations. Base ball at- tendance fell off a trifie here and there, and the Yankse sweep cut short a pos- sible “world’s series hervest, but the biggest crowd of all time packed the Yankee Stadium for a September dou- | ble-header between the champions and | Athletics, BIG TEN BASKETERS ARE TAKING RESPITE By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, December 24 —The Big Ten's preliminary basket ball campaign | lapses into comparative dullness this week' with only three or four games programmed. Saturday night, Lombard plays at ‘Wisconsin, Chicago at Depauw and Cornell College of Iowa at Minnesota. ‘The Pittsburgh-Iowa game, canceled | recently because of the influenza wave, may be played Saturday night as scheduled, Big.Ten games showed better form last | week, winning seven out of nine pre- | liminary games against some of the| fastest aggregations in the Middle West. Only Purdue, which lost to But- | ler, and Ohio State, which was trounced ' by Pittsburgh, failed to come through. JIowa's victories over Washington Uni~ versity and Marquette last week stamped the Hawkeyes as a big threat in the conference race starting Jan- uary 5. ALEXANDRIA STARS ON: PICKED ELEVEN| CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., December 24 —Three members of the champion- ship Alexandria High School foot ball team have been placed on the first All- Vi s B High School Eleven, selected by vote of the coaches. They are Travers, who has been picked as a_halfback and also as cap- tain of the eleven; Sisk, tackle, and Wil- liams, end. Goodwin _of Washington-Lee High School of Clarendon was picked as & halfback on the second team. The sclections follow: First Team. End—Purvis of Charlottesville, Tackle—Miller of Bristol. Guard—Hoffman of Culpeper. X Seals of Big Stone Gap. ry of South Boston. k of Alexandria. End—Williams of Alexandria. Quarter—Kern of Clifton Forge. Halfhack—Travers of Alexandria, captain. Halfback—Penick of South Boston. Fullback—Feathers of Bristol. Second Team. End—Harris of Clifton Forge. Tackle—Watkins of South Boston. Guard—Marshall of Charlottesville. Center—Ney of Harrisonburg. Guard—Stone of Fredericksburg. Tackle—Baily of Covington. End—Vance of Harrisonburg. Quarter—Mitchell of Christiansburg, captain. Halfback—Gillenwater of Saltville, Halfback—Goodwin of Clarenglon. Fulback—Smoke of Staunton, GRIDDERS ON SCENE FOR PASADENA GAME By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif,, December 24—/ This foothill city, in which each sea- son the last pulse of foot ball bea today was host to the two aggregation: that on New Year day will clash in the | Rose Bowl classic. ‘The arrival last night of Georgia| Tech’s Golden Tornado completed the | mobilization of the gridiron forces here for the game. California’'s Bears have been on the scene for several days. “We have stood the trip in splendid shape,” declared Coach Bill Alexander on arrival. “We enjoyed every min- ute of it, and if we lose we will not use the long journy as an alibi. The players, contrary to some reports, are all in good shape, and we will start work for every man is ready to do his{w part.” | “We know very little about our op-| ponents,” he continued, “I know they | are a good foot ball team, but we hope | to be able to carry on where Alabama | left off.” Workouts were scheduled for both teams today. Plans called for one Tech workout & day at the Rose Bowl. The Bears were to undergo a more rigorous day, the program calling for morning and afternoon sessions for the Cali- fornia players at Tournament Park. PALACE WIN EVENS TITLE GRID SERIES Palace Athletic Club and Northern Preps are carded to meet next Sunday at Union Park in a geme to determine the championship of the Capital City League, 135-pound class foot ball league. Palace today is tied with Northern as the result of its 6-2 win over the latter yesterday at Union Park. Yes- terday’s game was staged after the contest played the previous Sunday was ordered replayed because of dis- agreement among officials as to the result. Manager Joe Perron and - Gheen starred for the winners yesterday. Perron flung himself on a punt fum- bled by Hackensmith, Northern quar- terback, on the latter team’s 18-yard line to put the ball .in position for the Palace touchdown, which came shortly afterward on a long pass over the goal line from Feary to Gheen. Tonker's try for the extra point failed. Northernss cored their points when Gheen dropped back behind his own goal line and touched the ball to the ground for a safety. At the time Northerns were threatening to score. This was the loser’s only serious threat and Palace was never menacing except when 1t scored its touchdown. Southern A. C. and Mercury Prep clevens fought to a 6-6 tie in another game yesterday at Union Park. South- crns scored in the first period and Mer- curys came back to tis the count in the second quarter, F. De Chard went over for Southerns’ touchdown to culminate a short drive, which began when Kel- liher recovered Wiltshire’s fumble on the 18-yard line. Kilroy, quarterback, intercepted a pass and ran 35 yards to score Mercury’s touchdown. Gass’ kick for the extra point failed. SOCCER TEAMS TIED FOR LEAD IN LEAGUE Washington Soccer League is in. the midst of its hottest flag race. Rosedale and Clan MacLennan . are tied for f¥st place and British United and Concord are deadlocked for run- ner-up. Clan MacLennan went into a tie with Rosedale by battling Cincord to a 3-3 draw. The one point awarded the Clan as the result was sufficient to create the tie, as Rosedale did not play. Brit- {ish United Scored over Marlboro, 4 to 1. The former and Concords ate tied for second each, with 7 points, just one less than the two leaders. i Rockville added to its lead in Capital 'CXLY League, defeating Fort Myer, 3 to 0. Arcadians gained secopd place by trimming Marlboro Juniors, former occupants of the runner-up post, 2 to 1. Army Medico-Silver Spring and Gaithersburg-Germania matches were postponed. {NORTHERN PREP SQUAD I WILL PRACTICE TODAY Coach Charlie Fenwick of Northern Preps foot ball team has asked his charges to report not later than 2:30 o'clock tomorrow at the Park View play- ground from where the party will go to nearby Virgina for a secret practice session. Northerns are determined to leave nothing undone to get ready for their fray next Sunday with Palace, the out- come of which will decide the 135- pound class Capital City League title. OAKLAND GETS CARLYLE. OAKLAND, Calif., December 24 (), —Roy Carlyle, an outfiider, has been purchased by the Oakland club from Joyce Wethered’s Idea On Putting BY SOL METZGER. ON FAST GREENS® Mib% WEAHERED ADVIGES PUTTING 40 BALL WILL DIE. AT cup AND JUST FALL IN P . ,»° WHEN GREENS ARE NORMAL Purt FOR BACK OF CUP =t ey The golfer who has a definite plan in mind when playing a putt gets better results than the onet who just strokes the ball without planning the shot in advance. There are two theories regarding the putting of a ball. One school holds that you should stroke it for the back of the cup. Another, that it should be played just hard enough to reach the cup and that will cause it to fall in, 1 like Joyce Wethered's ideas about putting very much. She has gained excellent results by practic- ing her theories, - One has to do with the speed of the green. It is said that Walter Hagen is a better judge of a green's fastness than any 'living player. He senses in advance just how hard he must stroke a putt to get it dead to the cup. Miss Wethered's scheme is to play a putt on a fast green so it will die at the cup, and trickle in. When greens are not fast a firmer stroke is needed. Then she goes for the back of the cup. That's a good .. TRAPSHOOT IS HELD AT CONGRESSIONAL ‘Trapshooting at Congressional Coun- try Club was started yesterday when 35 faced the new traps at the club, Good scores were turned in by mem- bers of the club at 50 targets, President Koons leading his fellow members with 20 hits out of 25, in his first attempt at firing at the clays. Col. E. A. Anderson of Congressional was the winner of the second event, a handicap affair at 10 targets. The vic- tor broke 9 of the 10 birds. Washington Gun Club shots helped the Congresional members to open the traps by turning out in full force for the shoot, F. P, Willlams and Robert Welsh, ‘Washington Gun Club, led the field in ithe first event, open to members of both clubs. Each broke 24 out of 25 and won a turkey.. Dr. Taylor of Con- gressional Club was third, shooting 23 to ‘finish ahead of three opponents, In the second event Bill Blundon, Washington Gun Club, was the runner- up. He also got a turkey. Dr. Howard F. Strine is chairman of the trapshooting committee of ‘Con- gressional Club, T S— MIDDLETON WILL COACH PENNSYLVANIA STICKMEN PHILADELPHIA, December 24—S. A. Middleton of Ruxton, Md., will coach Penn’s lacrosse team next Spring. His appointment was ratified by the Council on Athletics at its regular monthly meeting yesterday. Middle- ton succceds Archie Macfarlane, who resigned. Middleton at present is assistant principal and athletic director of the Marston School, an institution for boys near Baltimore. He will assume the reins as Penn's lacrosse coach after the new year begins, A graduate of Johns Hopkins Uni- versity in the class of 1923, he was a regular member of the Baltimore lacrosse team during two seasons when the Oriole City team won intercollegiate championships. MSIE DEMPSEY RACE MAGNATE. SAN DIEGO, Calif,, December 24 (#), —Jack Dempsey now is a race track magnate, having bought an interest in the Tia Juana Jockey Club. Dempsey thus becomes a partner of James W. Coffroth, president of the club; Baron Long and Gene Normille, who was the former champion’s ex-manager. TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats Birmingham of the Southern Associa- tion, EISEMAN'S, 7th & F IT WAS AN ALL-DAY JOB FOR SCHEDULE COMMITTEE TO ASSIGN DATES FOR THE MORE THAN 1,000 ENTRANTS IN THE STAR DUCKPIN TOURNEY HAGEN WANTS MANY PROS TO GO ABROAD By the Associated Press. AVALON, SANTA CATALINA, Calif., December 24.—Walter Hagen, captain of the American Ryder Cup team, today invited professional golfers frofa all over the country to accompany the team abroad in a wholesale invasion of Scot- land, Great Britain, Germany and France. Professionals who are planning to play in the British open championship at Muirfleld, Scotland, may travel with the Ryder team, and then continue on to Germany for the German open tournament, which will be played at the Berlin Golf Club the third week in May. A match has been arranged with a French team in Paris after the Ger- man event, Robert Harlow, Hagen's manager is mnklng arrangements for the invasion, he said. Harlow, who will precede the Ryder Cup team to Scotland, plans to secure houses in Leeds and North Berwick in order to insure proper living conditions and food. ‘The Ryder matches are scheduled to be played at Leeds April 256 and 26. D. . NETMEN BEATEN SMITH BEATS HAGEN BY A SINGLE STROKE By the Associated Press. AVALON, Santa Catalina Island, Calif,, December 24—The army of Winter golfers headed back to the Cali- fornia mainland today in search of other battlegrounds with Horton Smith, onc of its younger members, holding major honors in “the $2,500 Santa Catalina Island open golf tourna- ment which closed yesterday. Smith, young Joplin, Mo., profes- sional, blazed as noteworthy a golfing trail as Southern California ever has seen to win first honors. ‘With golf that was faultless the 21- year-old Missourian clubbed his way to victory over Walter Hagen by one stroke and other nationally known amateurs and professionals by 11. He toured the short but difficult, nine-hole layout in the par-smashing aggregate of 245 strokes, 11 under the par figures for the 72 holes. His card, 63, 58, 61, 63, gave him $500 as the victor’s prize The leading 10: Morton Smith, Joplin, 63, 58, 61, 63—245. Walter Hagen, Detroit, 63, 67, 60, 67—246. P Coleman. Califorrita €. C., 65, 63, 61, Dan Williams, Shacksmaxon, N. Y. 65, 65, 60, 6625 4T, Slevens, California C. C., 88, 68, o1/ 'l:lefixy Cuicl, Bridgeport, Conn., 62, 62, IN LEAGUE CONTEST |z7=e” BALTIMORE, December 24.—Wash- ington’s indoor tennis team suffered another defeat yesterday in the Balti- more Winter Indoor Tennis League when it bowed to Druid Hill netmen in a four-to-two encounter in the 5th Regiment Armory. The result was somewhat of an upset. However, the District combination is still very much in the running for the league flag, being within a few points of the league- leading Clifton racketers. The title will be decided next Sunday, when these teams face. Dooly Mitchell, District star, tri- umphed over Billy Jacobs, national boy champion, 2—8, 6—2, 6—4, in the fea- ture match, which provided a deal of brisk battling. Defeat of Bob Considine, captain of the Washington team, by Alec Keiles was a surprise. . Summaries: ore, 28, fested O'Nelll ed Yeoma g = i chanan (W.) defested Goldbers, 63, T—5. COLLEGES TO ASK MORE ON OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CHICAGO, December 24 (#).—Colleges will seek more places on the American Olympic committee at the annual con- vention of the National Collegiate Amateur Athletic Union at New Orleans Friday and Saturday, Maj. John L. Griffith, athletic commissioner of the Western Conference, reports. Griffith, who leaves for the conference tomorrow night, sald the colleges were not adequately represented, and that he hoped an adjustment would be obtained. Coaches and athletic directors from universities and colleges in all sections of the country will attend. HORWEEN IS UNDECIDED ABOUT COACHING BERTH CHICAGO, December 24 (#).—Arnold Horween is undecided whether to re- turn to Harvard as foot ball coach or to devote all his time to business, his father, Isadore Horween, has revealed. The elder Horween is president and his son treasurer of a Chicago tanning company, and the later may decide to quit coaching for that business, the elder Horween said. Coach Horween is on a honeymoon trip in Jamaica. [US. TIRES oV CREDIT No Red Tape No Embarrassment Bring Your Car Registration Card Get Your Tires On the Spot 1234 14th St. N.W. 2250 Sherman Ave. 634 Pa. Ave. 8. L, Ohatles Guest, Detroit, 63, 61, 68, 65— “"John Rodgers, Denver, 66, 61, 63, 69—258. Johnny Jones, Seattle, 85, 65, 5259, HERE will be virtually no action among independent basket ball teams hereabout tomorrow and little formal action was sched- uled today though a few games are on the books for tonight. Clark Griffith Insects will seek their fourteenth straight victory _tonight against St. John's Eagles in the Ham- | line Church gymnasium at 7 o'clock. Games are being booked by the Grif- fiths through Manager Mendelson at Columbia 1458 between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Skinker Bros. Eagles drubbed Harri- man & Co.’s quint, 30 to 0, in Congress Heights Auditorium. The Brokers were expected to offer the Birds a stout bat- tle, but were never in the running. Lefty Crouch, former Central High star, sca=d the only goal from the floor reg- istered by the losers. After January 1 the Eagles plan to play Wednesday ' nights in Congress Heights Auditorium in addition to showing their wares each Sunday. Leading teams of nearby cities are to be brought here. In the preliminary to the Eagles- Harriman game yesterday Potomac Boat Club took the measure of W. H. West Co.’s_quint, 21 to _12. At the end of the first half the Boatmen were ahead by only 12 to 8, but Potomac stepped out to gain a commanding lead in the final session. Phoenix A. C. basketers scored two wins yesterday in Noel House gym, downing Pierce A. C. of Hyattsviile, 31 to 23, and Red Shields, 43 to 18. Northern senior class basketers, who triumphed over Peerless A. C., 28 to 26, in their last start, face three games this week. Wednesday they meet Mc- Lean A, C, and all players are to meet at 3230 Warder street at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Winton A. C. will be engaged and Saturday Peck Memorial five will be tackled. Oakley A. C. of Baltimore is gunning for a game here tomorrow with a team having a Ii’lm. An englpmenc for the day or night is sought. Call Manager Theodore Marks at Forest 7222, or ad- dress him at 2864 Oakley avenue, Balti- more, Two victories were hunr up last night by Jewish Community Center Flashes, 130-pound class basketers, who downed Senators, 62 to 21, and Raven A. C, 39 to 23. The Flashes, who now have won seven straight, were to meet Aztecs this afternoon at the center and are booking more games at Cleveland 3732 after 6 p.m. In another game last night in the center gym Jewish Community Center Whirlwinds drubbed De Luxe five, 45 to 21, It was the sixth straight for the winners, who last season chalked up 34 straight victories. Aztecs, who won two games last night, scoring over a Fort Myer combination, 26 to 17, and the Hornets, 36 to 14, have the use of a gym and are after matches with 115-pound class quints, Call Main 1085. Routing Young Friends tossers, 81 to 19, yest.erdnl‘;, Stanley A. C. quint made it six straight. Unlimited class opponents are sought ;:13"‘ r:rfiuum Pharmacists. Call Frank- Quantico Marines, who downed St, Martin's A. C. five yesterday at Quan- tico, 34 to 15, are after games with other unlimited class teams of the Dis- trict group. Capt. Pfeiffer is handling challenges at the Quantico post. Zmmanuel Eagles of Anacostia dre casting about for games with 135-140 pound class quints. Call Lincoln 7685 after 6 p.m. Remsen bagketers of Takoma Park, who took the measure of St. Martin's tossers, 30 to 17, in the latter’s gym. are booking more games at Georgia 4330. NORTH CAROLINA STATE LISTS 1929 GRID DATES | RALEIGH, N. C., December 24 (#).— North Carolina State's foot ball team will play six Southern conference foot ball games next season. The schedule: October 5, Washington and Lee. October 11, Clemson at Florence, S. C. October 17 (State fair week), Wake Forest. October 26, Michigan State at Lan- sing, H‘levember 2, North Carolina at Chapel November 9, Davidson at Greensboro or Raliegh. November 16, Duke at Durham. November 23, Villa Nova at Franklin Field, Philadelphia. November 30, South Carolina. December 7, Mississippi A. & M. at Starkville, Texas Develops Long-Short Pass BY SOL METZGER. When No. 8 gets the pass made by his teammates who has secured the rebound from the backstop he has a slight lead on his his teammate No. 3 has slight lead No. 2 will dribble a few steps and, as his opponent guard nears him, shoot a pass across court and ahead to No. 3 No. 2 is then in a position to pick up top speed and gain a step or two on his trailing guard while No. 3 dribbles. No. 3 in turn passes to No. 2, No. 1 follow- ing down midcourt to receive the ] should the play go wrong. The Texas University five worked this play for splendid results last Winter in the Southwest, either No. 2 or No. 3 tfimn' an unhampered shot for basket, Naturally ability to break clear of their guards at the start, plus speed of foot and long training at dribbling and pass- ing when going at top speed, makes the play possible, The sketch on the left represents these ?ll rers working the pass back and forth, The sketch on right shows how they are set when the basket is attempted by No. 2. No. 3 is ready to follow in and bounce back the ball if it goes over the basket and No. 1 is all set for a rebound in front. HAS SIX MILLION DOLLARS INVESTED Mogul Is Sure Cubs, With Rogers Hornsby, Finally Will Win a Pennant. BY PAUL R. MICKELSON. Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, December 24 —William Wrigley, jr., is a man with a $6,000,000 hobby. Wrigley, who built on of America’s’ largest fortunes or a stick of chewing gum, has perhaps the most expensive hobby in the world. It is base ball. Six million dollars has William Wrig- ley, jr. invested in this hobby throush ownership of three base ball clubs, the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angles Pacific Coast League Club and the Reading Internationals. Yet he admits he never has banked a cent on his investment for himself. He wants just one return—a thrill. And he hopes to get his biggest thrill next season by cheering his Cubs to a National League pennant. Not since 1918 have the Cubs won a pennant, but with Rogers Hornsby in their line- up. Wrigley visions the prize all but won, % Why He Loves The Game. Postponing a business conference, Wrigley, a husky man with a perpetual overflow of enthusiasm, told the As- sociated Press of his dream for a pen- nant, why he loves base ball, why he gets such a thrill out of it and why he thinks it is the greatest sport. “I have approxmaitely $6,000,000 in- vested in base ball, but I wouldn't get out of it for $60,000,000 because I love the game and because it supplies me with thrills every time I watch a game,” he said. “While I never have received a cent for myself from base ball, I have received thrills that money cannot buy. And think of the fun millions of other people get out of that game! “My ambition, naturally, is to have the Cubs win the Natoinal League pen- nant next year. And I believe we have got the goods this time, barring in- jurles to two or three of our best players. “Let the critics condemn Hornsby if they want to. I believe he has been sinned against more than he has sinned. I think Rogers Hornsby is not only the greatest hitter in base ball -— greater even than Babe Ruth the figures will show—but also that he is one of the cleanest men and one of the greatest characters in base ball. Rogers Horns- by wants only one thing on the dia- mond. That is victory. It cost me al- most & half million dollars in money and players to get Rogers, But he is worth it, “Nothing can stop me from seeing a base ball game that I can help. Last Summer I turned down bank directors’ meetings to watch base ball games.” He Dotes on Base Hits. Wrigley likes fast games, but he would rather see a game end 4 to 3 than 1 to 0. “A pitcher’s battle is a treat for some people,” he said, “but personally I like to see them clip that apple.” As owner of the Cubs, Wrigley likes to remain in the background as much as possible. “I can see nothing but a bright fu- ture for base ball,” Wrigley concluded. “It is getting greater every year. Bet- ter base ball is being played and a better sportsmanship prevails. I'm in ime as long as I live.”