Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1928, Page 36

38 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C; FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, v1928. SPORTS. Stribling JACK WILL DECIDE BY WATCHING BOUT Former Champion Already Is on His Way to Florida to See Rickard. By the Associated Press. [AMI, Fla, December 28—Tex Rickard has a secret to dis- close in Miami today. It is that W. L. (Young) Stribling of Macon, Ga., will meet Jack Sharkey of Boston about February 26 at Miami Beach, and that Jack Dempsey will see the fight as a means of deciding whether he will meet the winner. Of course, the New York promoter may have the cards stacked another way, and there is the moral support of Miamians he will interview yet to be considered, but unless deuces are wild the thing is settled. En route to Miami last night Rickard choked off the Jacksonville, Fla., sport- ing fraternity with a suumem that he would disclose his secret in Miami at 3 pm. today and no sooner. How- ever, he let the scribes know that he had “signed three fighters.” This last between puffs of a huge Perfecto, which in itself was not without its choking Pproperties. So the scribes brilliantly figured it all out. Sharkey’s manager announced that the Boston gob had signed, Pa Stribling said his acrobatic son would g0 to Miami to train on January 25, and Dempsey left Salt Lake City with Jerry Luvadis, his trainer, yesterday. As for the Dempsey corner of the triangle, Rickard had this to say, some- what more definitely than his previous statements: “I don’t know Dempsey’s plans, but if he thinks he can whip the winner of the Miami fight I believe he will go in the ring again. If not, he probably will stay in retirement.” All of which gave rise to speculation as to the place Paolino Uzcudun of Spain might play later, The Stribling- Sharkey bout. is-down as-one of Rick- ard's heavyweight elimination bouts, if it actually has been arranged. If Uz- cudun also geéfs in one of these fights Rickard could put him up against either Dempsey or the winner of the Miami Beach encounter—he has several good alternatives. Rickard’s announce- ment today may really disclose a secret in so far as he already has said he has signed “three fighters.” ‘The New York sports impressario said at Jacksonville that he would ask no local backing for the fight on the Beach, but would interview Miamians as to &heir moral support. Something may t in on that point, since the Boston announcement said Sharkey had been guaranteed $100,000 with a privilege of 25 per cent of the gate receipts. This detall also conforms to Pa Stribling’s announcement at Macon, Ga., rwendyhm;t .I;.lcnrd wanted the la peach No. 2 to enter the at Miami Befich for the little endm:)‘f the purse. UNDEFEATED QUINTS LIKELY TO BE FEW By the Assoclated Press. tha openétnfl of the league season, Jan- nnd not a single one with m unspotted record. The University of Pennsylvania lost to three Western. Conference teams on & Middle Western trip. Princeton was beaten by Dickinson, Cornell by Rochester, Columbia by Army and New York University, Yale by vaidenee and Fordham, Dartmouth Thomas and Penn by Indiana, Ohlo State and Michigan. The Tuxedos of style— beautifully tailored of fine Unfinished Worsteds. Silk trimmed and Skinner’s satin faced lapels. Fields Tuxedos have all the good qualities of garments selling up to IELDS 722 14th St. Cor. New York Ave. and Sharkey to Battle, With Dempsey as Possible Foe of Winner 4yGrantland Rice Wi o Dd Ge HT HO was the greatest champion of 1928, now that most of the returns “ are in?” asks L. G. F. “Would you name Tunney, Cochet, Loughran, Farrell, Helen Wills, Glenna Collett, Bobby Jones, Mickey Walker, Percy Willlams, Nurmi, Lowe, Ruth or some one else?” A young fellow by the name of Jones comes as close to the championship top as any one else. Golf carries less consistency in the way of winning form than any other sport. The variations are greater from day to day and week to week. Jones played in only three tournaments all year. In the Walker Cup matches he slaughtered Perkins, the British champion. In the amateur championship he smeared the fleld, once he reached the 36-hole route. In the open championship he tied with Johnny Farrell and then finished with two birdies to lose by a stroke when Farrell did the same. Jones, in the open, had to face the best professionals of America and Great Britain—over 150 strong—and most of the best amateurs. With a record of eight national championships in the last five years he has shown a combination of championship qualities against brilliant competition that should stamp him as the leading star of the list. Oldtimers. This was no bad year for the oldtimers—and two of the best were Babe Ruth and Paavo Nurmi. ‘The Babe was taking his cut at major league pitching as far back as 1913. Nurmi was matching strides at Olympic distances eight years ago. He was king of the 1924 Olympics and almost as good this last Summer. The Babe again left the home run field so far behind there was no competition. In spite of a system full of aches and knots there was practically no dust in his batting eye between April and October. Nerve and Concentration. Dear Sir: From time to time my attention has been called to articles in your column wherein you refer to the iron nerve and extreme concentration required to secure top standing in some sports such as golf and billiards. The writer never has played either of these to any extent, but has devoted the last 45 years to the sport of a long-range "uilitary rifle shooting, and firmly belleves | like that compared thereto any other sport is child’s play from a standpoint of nerve control and co-ordination. For example, a perfect score of 100 is not at all uncommon at 1,000 yards, yet a muzzle divergence of only one one-hundredth of an inch will throw the bullet 10 inches off the line of aim, and the target only 18 inches across from the center to the outside edge of the bull's eye. In addition thereto, there are the extra hazards of wind and light to combat, both of which are of extreme importance, and unless very carefully observed will cause a complete miss no matter how perfect the aim and the let-off. May I cite an experience of my own at the National Matches in 1927? The writer scored a 99 at 600 yards, and found himself in the 263d place. Imagine, if you can, the mental processes of the rifleman on the firing line, who knows the caliber of men he must compete against, and that one poor shot puts him out of the running. He must steel himself against any tendency toward nervousness and also keenly observe any.change in the velocity and direction of the wind over the entire distance between himself and the target. Remember, too, there is no interval of rest and relaxation between shots, such as there is in golf, but that shot must follow shot, all within a very short time limit. Also bear in mind that there is & nice healthy wallop to be taken up when that trigger is pulled, and after a while the toughest of jaws and shoulders get sore. There must be no flinching, however, else all will have been in vain. Consider these elements and then give rifle shooting and its followers the credit they deserve. And remember, too, that.the matches which the Government conducts often have 2,000 entries, all the pick of the land, and no demarcation between the amateur and the professional, the soldier and the civilian. Come to one of our big shoots some time and meet the men who can do all these things, aind, best of all, just visit around and listen. GEORGE 8. BERGMAN. Intersectional Arguments. All that is needed now to start a flurry of austere, not to say briny, feeling among the correspondents is to start any comparison wherein the Far West is concerned against the Midwest or the East. Due to a number of dispatches placed in this column after the Oregon State and the Stanford display along the Atlantic, most of the letter writers have charged the author with being violently pro-Pacific Coast, giving the Far West much more credit than it deserved. After the All-American outline appeared, the outcry from the Pacific Coast, charging pro-Eastern inclinations, was equally vehement. In both instances we are willing to acknowledge any number of tangled judgments, but the pro and con allegations were incorrect, there being no particular sentiment or prejudice either way. I thought the two Pagific Coast teams put on a much more varled and interesting brand of foot balj than the Midwest or the East had shown. Stanford and Oregon deserted every bouquet:thrown in either direction. In the case of the All-American complaint, which probably was justified, there was such a diversity of opinion among coaches themselves that the job of focusing on outstanding stars was- impossible. And in the case of Carroll of Washington, very little information came in until after the team had been picked. Carroll's November play was on a par with any back in the game. Many believed that Hoffman and Don Williams should have been named. Most of the Far ‘Western coaches voted differently. And there you are. . The rivalry between the Far West and the East probably will get even keener—but the East will have to lift its average to keep the final result in some- what greater doubt than it is just now. (Copyright, 1928.) NEW REFEREE IS NAMED | SHORE WINS AT TENNIS. FOR COAST GRID CLASH | 1.gciay acaon: on o0 eron ing Clay Delauney, 6—2, 6—0, Frank PASADENA, Calif., December 28 ().— | Shore of Washington yesterdsy won his A change in the list of officials for the first junior round singles match in the New Year day foot ball clash at the B A e national junior and boys’ indoor tennis of California and Georgla Tech has| (oomPlonship fournament being. held been announced. at the 5th Regiment, Armory. H. A. Badenoch, coach of Inglewood (Calif.) High School and well known Pacific Coast official, will substitute for Frank Birch as referee in the game. Birch wired he would be unable to officiate. This ’ls Surely Good News Think of it! I can in- vest $1.00 and forget Tire troubles for a year. m going to hop into the old boat and beat it to a Royal Tire Store right away. All T need is my auto regis- tration card to get new Tires on the spot. The little it takes each week to own them won’t hurt the bank-roll a bit, T YT $40—Compare! 508 9th St. Opposite Gayety Theater DE VOS 13 PICKED 0 BEAT HUDKINS Belgian 8-to-5 Choice Over American Wildcat for Bout Tonight. By the Associated Pregs. NEW YORK, December 28.—Glisten- ing shirt fronts at the ringside and fast flying gloves in the ring are expected to provide a proper setting for the windup of the 1928 ring campaign in ison Garden tonight. Ace Hu of Nebraska and Rene De Vos of Belgium will battle while the 600 mill " and friends of “Tony” Biddle, wealthy backer of the Belgian boxer, watch. The fight is a ten-round affair and the winner is due to get a shot at Micke; { Walker's world middle- weight champlonship, if Walker can be induced to risk the title. ‘Whether or not the bout produces a title for the winner, it should give tha f:ru lenty to watch. The two fighters, both willing to hke l e ot blows to give a few, wr,7 fectly matched and there is :fl dmlbt that both are ready to fight the way. Hudkins has won something of & reputation for sheer willingness that produces results with a string of knock- out and slashing victories. De Vos k¢ has shown plenty of courage u sunch in battling his way to the top flight of middleweights. ‘The “Nebraska Wildcat” rose from the floor to knock out Ruby Goldstein ‘when Ruby was at his best and followed with two victories over Sammy in three attempts. His one meeting with Walker brought a victory for the i~ it ;ome ringsiders were in- At the end of the preparations De Vos was an 8-to-8 favorite, principally be- cause of a six-pound weight advantage :: d the bo: well as knowledge he combines th his sl but speculators were timid because of reports on the Bel- glan’s weight. He has been ha some trouble making the 160-poun 1limit. ‘Hudkins tij pounds after final workout. 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Plerce, as presi- dent, was expected to be recommended today by the nomina committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- tion. “m wlmd}‘ vtvhlc’:h?mmad ”t.o .hx:lca utive session last nl planned 2 public meeting today, when the re- port of the nominating committee will be received. Dr. Plerce had been at the helm of the national body the last 20 years. The meeting of the association is auxiliary to the annual convention of the National Foot Ball Coaches’ Asso- ciation, and a large number of the Na- tion's leading foot ball fAigures were in attendance. ‘The coaches will meet tomorrow to recommend new rules and regulations for the gridiron in 1929, and among the proposals d.luulud tod: ln lport cir- cles was a ?umo by Coach Fielding H. Yofi of Michigan, to make recovery of a fumble “dead at the point *f Siher Flans expected to be sugges er plans expec to be s ted tomorrow are for the elimination of the point after touchdown provision and w Baker | put the ball into play :t the of the third quarter at the point wlwre the second quarter ended and in pos- session of the same offensive team., ‘The new regulations will be recom- mended to the rules committee, which meets later in New York. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. was to be expected the report of thz foot ball rules committee, sub- mitted to the National coumnu Ath- letic Association convention New ans _today, is a m.ml-pn docu- ment. Experience of the past season Hi-test TYDOL at no extra charge. On Sale Now . , . Stop at any TYDOL pump , , . Get this pure, distilled gasoline that delivers three high-priced advantages at no extra cost. , . and GO on the GREEN—-TYDOL! . , o MADE BY THE TAYLOR-KORMAN OIL COMPANY has shown, according to E. K. president, neither the necessif desirability of any material changes in the rules. “There are perhaps a few contin- genclea that are not yet fully covered by the rules,” all, “and pos- sibly some that can be made clum—bum ; the game itself seems to be No doubt it is, if the statement that the past season, clally the latter part, saw an increasing number of fleld !?ou and s larger utilization of the icking game than last year. On second thought such increase, if it really ex- isted, means. little or nothing—means merely the mmnl mutation of a low grade at The real would be to ascertain just how much more successful kick- ing for points was in the seasons be- fore the goal posts were set back than it has been under the rule which placed the posts 10 yards back of the playing Hall, the nor the fleld. The comparison as a matter of | Kendall fact would be ridiculous. Intensive develflpment of the forward pass and not physical difficulties re- sulting from greater kicking distances is ascribed by Mr. Hall as the reason for the decline in kicking. As Tiny Max- well used to say “them as wont see cant.” . B L PICKED GRID TEAM TO DRILL TONIGHT A picked eleven which will meet an all-sandlot team Sunday afternoon -c 2:30 o'clock at Union Park will drill to night and tomorrow night at 7:30 o'dock at Union Park. The all-sandiot_team will practice at thnl sime place Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Meridian eleven claims the city 100~ })ound gridiron title as the result of de- eating Mercurys, 14 to 2, yesterday on the Sixteenth Street Reservoir Fleld. Frank Kocsis scored both the winners' touchdowns. MONROE WILL DIRECT WASHINGTON GUN CLUB Dr. W. D. Monroe was re-elected president of the Washington Gun Club at the annual meeting held last night. These officers also were chosen for another term: H. H. Shelton, vice pml- dent; Robert Welsh, secretary, Walter Wilson, fleld captain. W also was named treasurer, a post from which F. P. Willlams resigned. GALLAUDET QUINT PLAYS TOMORROW = To Meet Benjamin Franklin Five—Georgetown Takes Game in Brooklyn. Gallaudet basket ballers will entertain Benjamin Franklin University tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the gymnasium at Green. Benjamin Franklin will be crippled by the absence of Several players who are home for the holidays. Stimulated by their victory over Maryland Shfe Normal School last Saturday the Kendall Greeners have been drilling energetically this week and now appear in appreciably better trim than at the outset of the cam| L e, forward, now is playing at top form and Dnmewm the other forward, is coming along nicely. Cain, center, has been working hard to per- fect his shooting eye, he having shown little in m rhezgect W;ldrdemmn has ! & guard post alon with Hokanson. * Gallaudet will play host to the Flint Silents, an aggregation of former Gal- laudet stars now employed by the Pisher Co., at Flint, Mich., Mon- day night at Kendall Green. Abe Stern, a Baltimore g captains the Flint combination which is making an automobile tour of the East. The Flint Silents open their invasion hereabout tomorrow night against the Baltimore Silents in the Maryland metropolis. Geor; University’s basketers, who last night vanquished Columbus Councll Knights of Columbus, 38 to 33, Bfoeklyn, N. Y., to register their (wmxwintnummymruthhm- son, night will encounter a team the w that is apt to make H hustle for victory in Crescent A. C. to be met . Crescents gene In Columbus Council Geomwwn en- countered a tough foe, nwu;h the Blue and Gray had the edge on the home qmnt virtually all the wa; The Hoyas held the lead except at just one stage, but their margin never wide. In the late going Geory shook off two determined Columbus rallies. Capt. Mesmer, Shea and Dutton came through with baskets, then to give the Blue and Gmrly wlth 15 pol!ltl. led Geomm forward of home mm kzpped hm.h quints with 15 Columbus Feeney. ' §. O'Brien, Totals ....15_ 838 Totals .. Referee—Mr. unrru (N. Y. A€ YALE WILL INVADE CHICAGO FOR GAME CHICAGO, December 28 (#).—For the first time in history Yale’s foot ball team will invade the West in 1931, play- ing the University of Chicago eleven on Stagg Field. The date has been set for October 17. Announcement of the game was made at a Juncheon of Yale fathers and sons given by the Yale i club of Chicago. Two purposes moved the Yale Uni- versity athletic board, which verified the announcement, to schedule the game. Yale graduates are to hold a convention in Chicago on that date and the game would commemorate the fortieth anniversary as University of Chicago foot ball coach of Amos Alonzo Smn, one of Eli's greatest foot ball stars. “Our board recognizes that your sig- nificant services to the best in udfn college athletics is national rather than local in its influence and the college of which you are a graduate is especially glad to share in honoring your name and work,” George H, Nettleton of the Yale athletic board wrote Coach Stagg in accepting an invitation to schedule the game. “The exceptional circum- stances of the proposed game have thus led our board to give it consideration. which is exceptional in view of our reg- ular policy and practice.” . PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. Chicago lhnlluwh. 2; New York Americans, 0. 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