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sports News R R s _@he Fa eI 'WITH SUNDAY MORKING EDITION o Staf. i Features and Cla WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1929. ssified PAGE 27 Young Mentors Get Earful at Grid Council : Tech Shows Court Worth Tomorrow VETERAN. COACHES BARNG MYSTERES Meeting in New York Today Gives Chance to Learn Trade’s Five Points. BY H. C. BYRD. EW YORK CITY, December 30. | —If the young coaches attend- P ing the annual meeting of the American Foot Ball Coaches’ Association here today fail to learn mors about the great gridiron sport, fail to benefit professionally, it will not be the fault of the older coaches who are directing affairs of the association. Virtually every phase of gridiron coaching is to be discussed by at least one coach who not only stands at the top of his profession but gen- erally is recognized as an exceptional specialist in his subject. For instance, the ability of those in charge of Notre Dame teams to keep their men in good physical condition notwithstanding the vast amount of traveling they do is one of the mysteries of foot ball, and Tom Lieb, one of the Notre Dame coaches, is to talk on the subject of foot ball training. To put it a little different, the young coaches are in the position | ol being able to say, “Come on, Tom, tell us how you do it. Zuppke Discussing Offense. ‘The discussion about offensive foot ball is under the direction of Bob| Zuppke of Illinois. Zuppke himself is to talk on running plays, and there is no coach better quelified to speak on that subject. Zuppke will pick such men as he pleases to talk on other sub- jects of offense, such as backward pass plays, forward passing, punting, place kicking, and quarierback strategy. To hear Zuppke talk on anything is worth a trip to New York, and to hear him taik on foot ball, especially with coaches of some of his school’s opponents pres- ent, is worth a trip anywhere, It is not th> fact that Znppke has the best run- ning backs in the ccuntry that makes h's teams great in their running at- iack, but rather th1i Zuppke is a mas- ter of that type of foot ball and he and his systom makes the backs. Clarence Spears, more familiarly known' as “Doc” Snesrs, coach at th2 University of Minnesota, is to speak on defensive foot bail. He and other out- standing cor~hes he will salert are to talk specifice’ly on_ dzfensive line play. | defensive pilay of b~ styles of de- fense ard defensive stra Session To Be K Any ccach who ati is sure to g7 throwgh some interesting sessions, evon if I knov ready all hat he hears. And for the youns chap juzt boginning a careor, either in col- jese or high s-hool, on’ opportunity to Jis.en to such as usually are featured ia th- iinas, copazially as they rciate to the tochmiceal side of the | teresting. ds the meetings c_direct: was sont to Mexi: duce foci ball to the 3 ico. H» is to tell al! about his expe! ences there and the possibilities for de- velopment of the gamo. There is no gencral feeling among coaches in regard fo the Carnegie re- port. Nearly every one seems to have a different way of expressing himself about it, but all unpite in being inter- ested 1n having uniform playing con- ditions, and having these conditions as nearly free from criticism as possible. Opinions of coaches vary from one who feels that the whole report was greatly exaggerated and does not present a true picture to another who thinks it was a fine thing becauss it brought everything out in the open. And, it might be said, of still another, Zuppke, in whose opinion the whole thing bolls down to where it is a question of “which institutions have students on their teams and which ones have foot ball players.” e DISTRICT NET TEAM LEADS IN BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, December 30.—Wash- ington's team today is heading the race in the Baltimore Winter Indoor Tennis League as the result of defeating Rac- quet Club netmen, 9 to 0, here yes- terday. Washington, with 17 wins against 1 defeat, is two games ahead of the sec- nnd-rhee Clifton combination, defend- ing league champion. These teams will meet January 12. Yesterday's summaries: Singles—Mitchell (W.) defeated Rudy, 6—3, 6—2; Shore (W.) defeated Grove, 6—3. 7—9, 2; Considine (W.) defeated Brockman, 6-2; Stam (W.) defeated Duvall, 64, 6—2 Yeomans (W.) defeated Bowen. 4—6. €—2' 6-3; Buchanan (W.) defeated Saizman, Doubles—Mitchell and Buchanan defeated Rudy and Salaman, 7—8. 7—5: Shore and Constdine defeated Grovés and kman. Brocl 2 : Yeomans and Haney defeated Duvall and Bowen, 6—1, 6—3. = last yo Univi . Chicago Loyola Quint Seeks 27th Win in Row CHICAGO, December 30 (#).— Loyola University tonight will seek its twenty-seventh consecutive basket ball victory, with Montana State, one of the outstanding fives of the country, as its opponent. The Loyola aggregation has not dropped a game since 1928, while the Bobcats from the West won 35 out of 37 engagements last season. PITT HAS TWO DAYS 10 PREPTOR GAME Stiff Workouts Set Today and Tomorrow for Trojans’ Foemen. By the Associated Press. OS ANGELES, December 30.— powerful Panthers, undefeated and rated one of the outstand- ing foot ball machines of 1929, will come to the end of their westward journey today and immediately will launch a two-day campaign to become acclimated for their New Year day game in the Pasadena Rose Bowl with the Trojans from the University of Southern California. A stiff practice on Pasadena turf is in store for the Pitt boys today and to- morrow, according to plans announced by Coach Jock Sutherland. The Pitt mentor put his men through signal drill, dummy scrimmage and work on Trojan formations during a train stop at Tucson, Ariz., yesterday, and reports indicate that the hat Arizona .sun had no effect cn Panther speed. Coach Sutherland said the Tucson practice was the most satisfactory en route, as inclement weather hampered attempts further East. Trojans in Fettle. Coach Howard Jones will put his Trojans tihrough a workout on their own field today, and plans to send the boys into a final practice in the Pasa- dena bowl tomorrow. Jones says his team is in excellent shape for its first appecrance in a tournament of roses game. All seats in the bowl were sold out shortly after tickets were placed on sale, and more than 70,000 fans are scheduled to witness the New Year day event. It will be the first Rose Bowl classic played before a packed stadium. On Water Front CARROL KLOTZBACK. APT. CARL JUSTICE of the yalw Explorer tells one about an old darky that care- fully inspected his craft while she lay at Chrisfield. The old fellow looked her all over, finally walk- ing aft and peering long and wisely at the stern, whereupon the ship’s name and port were painted. After a long look he exclaimed: “Exploder,” and walked away shaking his head. Skipper Carl built his craft at Chris- field and tells us that he had all the free’ advice that the Chesapeake could produce at his disposal, the “experts” gathering in the morning and stay- ing ’til after the last nail had been driven at night. January 17 will mark the beginning of the motor boat show in New York, the show running through the 25th. Now, a week is insufficient to look over one boat let alone four floors of them, but if anyone wants to see the show by proxy he may have my services— just send the fare and tickets care of this column. A pleasing custom found round at the Washington Club is that of calling every one captain. Of course, the com- modore and his aides retain their right- ful titles. Captain is much more pleasing and nautical than the usual “brother” application and not nearly so0 offensive. This is an overdone ten- dency since the war to use “brother” and “buddy”—a habit largely confined fortunately ot self-styled war vets and victims “mooching” matches and cig- arettes and peddling magazines, etc. Some organizations have this practice, fortunately the sport of boating has a better substitute. 1t is observed that Marie Duggan of the Teachers College of Columbia Uni- versity is all over the editorial pages in her attempt to revise the universally accepted books and tales for children. This may be construed a sa direct thrust at boating interests and should be fought tooth and nail, for do “""‘i these tales include Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in-a-tub and The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea? Looks to us | the nautical instinct. Alexandria Sports Notes LEXANDRIA, Va, December 30.—The belated banquet of the St. Mary’s Celtics base ball team Will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in Hurshy's Salon, at 400 King street, when the players who won the ' Alezandria and Washington diamond chansplonship will celebrate. Many distinguished guests have been | invited, including Walter Johnson and Joe Judge, the Griffmen. Local entertainers will be presented in an interesting program, among them Fred Pettit, “blues” singer. Arthur Wingfield, former St. Mary's Celtic and Hoffman Clothiers basket ball star, has been signed by the Del Ray A. C., which is making a strong bid for the unlimited championship of Northern Virginia. Wingfield will prove a valuable ad- dition to what already is regarded as a sirong combination of youthful cage stars. Del Ray has booked games with the Pierce A. C. in the Hyattsville High School gymnasium at Hyattsville, Md., Saturday night and the Washington Union Printers in the Langley Junior ‘High School gymnasium at Washing- ton January 7. Other games with | 2 mior and unlimited clubs are sought. Pt.ape Manager Ted Miller at Alexan- dria 726. ‘The annual meeting and election ot officers will be held by the Del Ray club Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the club house, in Potomac. ! *The ronual Al-senduia Gazette-Health €mmizr Tiwing Alley sweepstakes will b} take place Thursday and Friday on the Health Center alleys. Manager Earl Robey of the Health Center and Jack Tulloch, sports editor of the Gazette, completed arrangements for the event yesterday. ‘Whitestcne's Store quint will go to ‘Warrenton, Va., Wednesday night for a game with the Warrenton A. C. and will play the Fort Washington post team at Fort Washington, Md, on Sunday. Contests have also been arranged with the National Press Building Cardi- nals for January 26 in the Central High School gymnasium at Washington and in the Armory Hall here on February 5. Manager Owen Creegan has & num- ber of open dates at home, including January 7, that he would like to fill with speedy senfor and unlimited class teams. For games phone Creegan at Alexandria 857. Canceling their game with the Jew- ish Community Center in Washington last night, Knight's Store five elected to idle over the week end after trim- ming Central High Saturday night. Jewish Community Center and Knigit's will meet later in the season, however. MIDDLETOWN, Conn., December 30. —Bill Wood, foot ball coach at Wesleyan for the past three years, has handed in his resignation to take effect in June, when he will receive a degree at the Yale Divinity School. —_— A number of Norwegian and Swadish hammer throwers have gone into train- for the 1932 Olympics in Los An- 4 ‘The University of Pittsburgh's | like a deliberate attempt to suppress |\ COLLINS DECLINES HOYA GRID BERTH North Carolina U. Coach Decides to Remain With Tarheel College. By the Associated Press. HAPEL HILL, N. C, December 30.— Chuck Collins, head foot ball coach, will be back at the University of North Carolina next year, he and Chales T. Woolen, graduate manager of athletics, said yes- terday. Both declined to discuss the salary matter. Collins was said to have been offered the job of foot ball coach at Georgetown University, the reports being that the offer carried with it an increase in salary. ‘The University of North Carolina athletic council met with Coach Collins and at the conclusion of the session nothing was given out except that Col- lins would continue to direct the Tar- eels. “I will be back at Carolina next year,” Coach Collins said. “There was nothing to all of that stuff anyway. A lot of this about my going to Georgetown could have been left unsaid.” “Coach Collins will be back at Caro- lina next year,” Graduate Manager Woollen also said. “What did you do about raising the pay?” he was asked. “There are still details to be worked out,” he replied, “and we are not saying anything about pay or any other details yet—just that he will be back.” FOOT BALL PLAYERS SHINE AS FIREMEN By the Associated Press. SAN JOSE, Calif, Dacember 30.— Two foot ball stars, Jack Cannon of Notre Dame and Tony Holm of Ala- bama, engaged in an unexpected work- out in evening clothes here last night. The two players, here for the East- West game in San Prancisco on New Year day. were guests at a dinner party at the Mountain View home of Paul H. Fretz, former commandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard. Just as the dinner started the guests were aroused by the crackling of flames, and saw the garage and servants’ quarters adjoining the Fretz mansion were ablaze. Cannon and Holm took charge of the situation, and with emergency fire- fighting equipment kept the flames from spreading to the main building. Shortly afterward the Mountain View Fire Department arrived and attaching & pumper to the swimming pool, drain- ed the pool dry and extinguished the blaze. Loss was estimated at -about $10,000. g_-e" SRS Eleven foot ball players were killed in the United States during the 1920 season. The highest number of fatali- ties occurred in 1925 when 20 playcrs met their death; the lowest was In ere WELTERWEIGHT CROW! AN OW that Jimmy (formerly Baby Face) McLarnin, has made amends to New York fight fans for his terrible, though winning, fight with Ray Miller, by polishing off the slightly tarnished Jewel of the Ghetto, Ruby Goldstein, he is looked upon as a sure shot to take Jackie 1ds’ welterweight crown away from him, if they should ever meet while the Chicago (and Los Angeles) Jewish boy is still champion. “That spalpeen and broth of a bye” that Pop Foster saw in a street fight in Vancouver about six years 1913 when only 5 contestants killed. ago and induced to turn professional under his guidance is no nearer to ez OUTSHINING THE CHAMPION. —BY FEG MURRAY - CHAMPION JPCHiE FIELDS, .- WHO,CLAIMS MCLARNINS MANAGER, 15 5IDE5TEFPING‘ » A MATCH WITH "5A6y FACE". } ¢ WHOSE SENSATIONAL- KNOCKOUT OF RuBy GOLDSTEIN MAKES HIM 7 THE OUTSTANDING CONTENDER FOR FIEL.DS ‘5‘.('}7 % MeLARNIN a N 1 Metropolitan Newspaper Service a match with Champion Jackie, however, than he was before he KO'd Goldstein. “Flelds is side- stepping us,” says Pop. The trouble seems to be, however, that McLar- nin feels that he would be the draw- ing card in a Fields-McLarnin match, and wants as much for his end of the purse as the champion would get, which doesn’t suit Jackie a-tall! But look what this Jimmy McLar- nin has done to Jewish boys in the past. Back in 1925 he knocked out Jackie Fields, then in his first year as & pro, in two rounds, breaking Fields’ jaw, if I remember correctly. In 1926 he knocked out Joey Sangar KNOCHED OUT FIELDS THE SECOND ROUND W 925.55"\105 THenN J| ey T BEEN POISON 10 JeWISH MMy HAS IGHTERS. in three beats. The following year he took eight rounds to dispose of Kid Kaplan. Last year he put away Sid Terris in less than one round, and in 1929 he applied the sleep-pro- ducing punch to Joe Glick and Ruby Goldstein in two cantos each. He also beat Ray Miller in that dull return go, and shellacked Sergt. Sammy Baker, so that makes eight little Jewish boys that he must have had a peeve against. Quite a fighter, this smiling Irish kid with the right fist that strikes like a rattlesnake. A championship fight between him and Jackie Fields would be worth going miles to see. ‘| Northwestern will -try for its second Italian Boxer So Big Special Bed Is Built NEW YORK, December 30 (#)—A special bed, eight feet long, was built by the Cunard Line on its steamship Berengaria for the ac- commodation of Primo Carnera, glant Venetian heavyweight, who will arrive in this country tomor- row for several bouts. Carnera is 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 285 pounds. FIVES START WELL IN WESTERN LOOP Four Big Nine Teams Win, Week End Games—Pur- due Has Full Slate. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 30.—Western Conference basket ball teams this week will go into the stretch of an unusually successful pre-championship schedule. Four Big Nine teams added triumphs Saturday night, bringing the group standing against non-conference oppo- nents to 20 victories and 6 defeats. Ohio State established a claim to consideration by defeating Notre Dame at Columbus. The Buckeyes were be- hind at half time, but came up with a strong finish and defeated the Irish, 29 to 22. Chicago showed improvement in defeating Carleton College’s team of six-footers, 25 to 20. The Maroons also were forced to come from behind, as was Minnesota in winning over the University of Montana, 27 to 24, for its fourth straight. Wisconsin failed to show as much offensive power as usual, but had no trouble in defeating Lombard College, 1929 champion of the Little 19 Con- ference, 22 to 11. Wisconsin and Northwestern, which tangle in the first game of the con- ference championship season at Evans- ton Saturday night, will encounter rugged opponents tomorrow night. victory of the season, and its fifth straight during the last three seasons, over Notre Dame. The Wildcats nipped Notre Dame at South Bend by 30 to 28 in an overtime affair two weeks ago. The Badgers will entertain Iowa State College at Madison and will be out for their fourth straight victory of the campaign. Purdue will be in action tonight against Vanderbilt. The Boilermakers face the busiest week of any team in the league, with Indiana State and Montana State following Vanderbilt into Lafayette, Tuesday and Wednes- day nights, respectively. Illinols_ will meet Butler Thursday night at Indianapolis, and Chicago will tackle the Bulldogs at Indianapolis on Saturday night. Butler handed Purdue its only reverse of the season. GUARDSMEN VICTORS. LAUREL, Md., December 30.—Head- quarters Company, National Guard, basketers squeezed through to a 25-to- 24 victory yesterday over the De Molay quint of Washington on the Armory floor hers. It was a close battle, with the soldiers in front by a small margin from the outset. YATTSVILLE, Md., December 30.—Play in the first-half series of the Prince Georges County Basket Ball League en- ters its final week tonight, when two games are scheduled on the National Guard Armory floor here. Hyattsville Southern Methodists and Dixie Pig A. C., last season's title holder, whose showing has been disappointing so far, will meet in the opening con- test at 7:30 o'clock, with Company F and Berwyn A. C. clashing in the night- cap. Interest lies principally in the Berwyn- Company F game. The Soldiers now are in second place, one game behind the league-leading Brentwood Hawks. Ber- wyn, though in fourth place, with two wins and two defeats, has shown marked improvement lately, having won its last two games, and there are not a few who believe that Company F will be given the stoutest sort of a fight by Berwyn. Southern Methodists and Dixie Pig A. C. are tled for fifth place, each with two wins against three losses. Brentwood Hawks have won six games | in as many starts to lead the league, League Team Sfandin. Brentwood Hawks ompan~ P ists ount Rainier A. C Maryland Collegians | Company F, National /Guard, and | Hyattsville High School alumni teams were victorious in interesting basket ball games on the armory floor herc | yesterday afternoon. The Guardsmen | defeated Montrose A. C., of Washing- ton, 24 to 22, and the alumni quint the school's undergraduate team, 28 to 21. Consistent work on the part of the | Company F_first-stringers was largely | responsible for th: Soldiers’ win over Montrose. After Montrose had run up a good lead in the first quarter against Company F Reserves, Coach Jimmy Vincent inserted his regulars and they managed to whittle the visitors' lead to 14-13 at the half. Then the regulars went ahead and at the end of the third quarter had a 22-14 lead. Starting the final quarter the second-stringers again took the floor and Montrose again spurted, but the Company F regulars once more were rushed in to hold the enemy at bay in the final few moments. Bobby Shanklin was high scorer for Company F, counting 10 points, with Rufus Vincent and John Costinett, each getting six points. Tommy David, former Western High basketer, reg- istered seven points and Sheele scored six_to head the losers' attack. ‘400 | 67 | 000 | amwwsmolt school undergraduate team gave the alumni a rousing battle, the half end- ing with the grads ahead, 16 to 15. In the final half, however, the alumni team stepped out to gain a substantial lead and victory. Frenchy Cohan and Bob Venemann with 10 and 6 points, respectively, pointed the way for the alumni, while Marvin Lewis and Woodrow Hurd, also with 10 and 6 points, respectively, were high scorers for the school team. Company F, National Guard, basket- ers have scheduled a game for next Sunday afternoon on the National Guard Armory floor here with the Union Printer quint of Washington, |for January For the first 20 minutes the high | pool. Prince Georges Basket League First Half Series in Final Week McClay, company athletic officer, is handling challenges at Hyattsville 378 .after 7 p.m. ‘Washington Subruban Sanitary Com- mission Office will entertain Central Armature Works bowlers of Washington on the Arcade alleys here tonight at 8 o'clock in the first five-game block of a home-and-home bowling series. Both teams hold league leads, the Sanitary outfit being in front in sec- tion 2 of the Prince Georges County Duckpin Association and the Armature Works being first in the Electrical League of Washington. Joyce, Beaumont, Heillman, James :end Jester will make up the Sanitary am. Hyattsville All-Stars will go to Clar- endon, Va,, tonight to meet the Claren- don All-Stars in the opening five-game block of a home-and-home bowling en- gagement. The Virginians will come here Priday night for the final games, Hyattsville’s line-up will include Francis Halloran, Bill Kessler, Wolfe, Hugh Waldrop and Oscar Hiser. Clar- endon Wwill be represented by Manley, Swain, Smith, Tibby and Hopkins. As the result of a switch in the sched- ule of section 1 of the Prince Georges County Duckpin Association Company P 3 | F and Sioux No. 1 teams will meet to- night on the Arcade alleys at 8 o'clock. This match was originally scheduled 10, but was advanced through mutual agreement. ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT Y NEW YEAR DAY Wrestling, swimming and a variety of other indoor athletic exhibitions will feature open house in the Y. M. C. A. physical department New Year day, according to an announcement by C. Edward Beckett, physical director of the v, The program, which also includes gymnastic tumbling, volley ball games and a league basket ball contest, will continue most of the afternoon of Wednesday and will be open to all visitors, women as well as men. Volley ball games between picked Y. M. C. A. teams in the gymnasium will start the New Year day schedule of activities, at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, At 3 o'clock Commodore Wilbur E. Longfellow of the American Red Cross, and his son, Dean J. Longfellow, will give a swimming exhibition illustrating the evolution of swimming in the ¥ . W. G. Crabbe, aquatic expert, Wwill demonstrate the buoyancy of the human body in water. At the same hour there will be a boys' swimming meet in the boys' pool in_the adjoining boys' building. Tumbling feats will be presented at 3:30 o'clock in gymnasium by Spotty Harvey, Arthur Bracy, Gordon Patterson and L. C. Everard. e basket ball contest, beginning at 4 oclock, will be between the Y. C. A. regulars and the Calvary M. E. Church team, " The wrestling matches at 5 o'cloc! ill climax the gym program, In thess matches Siim Smith will go to the mat with Al Bakshs and Jimmy Bohrer will meet George Kiatta, §. H. Kirchman, former Olympic wrestiing champion, | A game for Thursday night here is {ccught for Company F. Lieut. Hugh will referee. ». ALL-STAR ELEVENS PRIMING AT DALLAS By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Texas, December 30.—With a seat sellout expected and™ balmy weather in- prospect, the all-star teams of the Southwest and Midwest began a tapering-off process today in prepara- tion for their charity game here New Year day. A two-a-day drill program will be cut to single workouts today and tomorrow. They spent yesterday in golfing and other mild diversions and today were reported in excellent shape by Bay Morrison of Southern Methodist Uni- versity, in charge of the Southerners, and Jimmy Phelan, former Purdue mentor, who is coaching the Midwestern players. Both expected to supplement the single workout with skull practice today. Morrison had not decided on his start- ing lineup but indicated he would run his men in relays, keeping intact two sets of backs and two forward walls. One of these walls possesses a wealth of tonnage that will compare favorably ing line-up, but indicated he would run other set of linemen is lighter but speedier. Neither backfield has a great amount of weight. Phelan probably will adopt the single substitution plan on his team, instead of using two com- plete squads. AUTOS FOR UMPIRES. SPRINGFIELD, Mo, December 30 (®)—Western League umpires may travel from city to city in automobiles next season. President Dale Gear will ask club owners to purchase automo- biles for officials’ use in an attempt to cut down league expenses. NE outstanding District basket ball team looks not so good today and another looks plenty good following games yester- day. Skinker Eagles, formerly the Ana- costia Eagles, who have long occupied a high pinnacle in court circles here- about, lost the opening game of their | home campaign, howing o the ast Ar- lington quint of Baltimore, 27 to 28, while Jewish Community Center, an- other top-notcher here for several sea- sons, drubbed Woodlawn A. C., 51 to 36, for its third straight win. A sizeable early lead enabled the Bal- timore quint to conquer the Eagles. At the half, the Birds were trailing, 8 to 14, The Eagles rallied briskly in the second half, but 'could not quite over- come their opponents. Gracie led the visitors in scoring with 11 points, but Jack Faber was high for both teams with 12, Irving Abramson and Lester Sing- man led the savage J. C. C. attack against Woodlawns. Abramson found the cords for a total of 22 points, while Singman registered 15. Ryan and Faro did the bulk of the losers' scoring. Stewart Photographers and French quints, whose game yesterday was broken np as the result of a dispute over a decision of the referee are ex- pected to get together again in the sea- son and when they do probably will draw quite a gellery. The teams put on a sizzling battle in the preliminary to the Eagle-East Arlington game at Silver Spring. It was a point-by-point struggle from the starting whistle. With ROD AND STREAM BY PERRY MILLER. HILE the 1929 fishing season was a disappointment to many anglers, the crab sea- son, which closed November 1 in Maryland, is reported to have been the most satisfactory in point of supply and money for a Aumber of years. The Maryland department of conservation says that at the start of the season on May 1 the bottoms were well supplied with crabs which had hibernated in Maryland waters during the previous Winter. Early in the season soft crabs became plentiful and the markets well stocked, with prices reasonable. During the month of July soft crabs became very scarce, while hard crabs were plentifui. The Maryland department was interest- ed in knowing why the quantity of soft crabs had diminished, and reports that 1t is believed this was due to the scarcity of grass which is usually found in large quantities around the shores which the soft crab and shedder crab frequent. Further reports from a number of dis- tricts of Maryland indicate that the grass died off during the early Summer, and acres of it were to be seen floating out with the tide. This caused the peeler crabs to seek deep water for shed- ding, and here they were protected irom the scrapes of the crabber, which ac- M. | counted for the abundance of hard crabs and the scarcity of soft ones. To Crisfield goes the honor of ship- ping the largest number of soft crabs, 60,000,000. The crab crop this year was a godsend to Marylanders, as they had a most_unsatisfactory oyster season in 1928: The supply of small crabs on the bottom within the waters of Marylan at the close of the season promises goodly number for next year, and is proof that the legislation passed in Vir- ginia in 1926 to protect the female crab bearing the egg sponge has done ef- fective work to bring back a supply of crabs in the upper bay. Not only has the crab supply been adequate for the packers and sea-food dealers, but thou- sands of tourists have enjoyed the sport of crabbing from bridges, wharves and boats, taking away with them many bushels of crabs for home “crab feasts.” Edward C. Kemper, chairman bass Drotection committee of the District of Columbia Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, has sent the fol- lowing letter to M. D. Hart, executive sccretary of the Commission on Game and Inland Fisheries of Virginia: “Dear Mr. Hart: It is my understand- ing that all fyke nets and other kind of trap nets in the tributary tidewater branches of the Potomac River in Vir- ginia must have licenses issued each J. C. C. Basketers Show Worth In Victory Over Woodlawns 25 seconds to go and the scored tied at 20-all, a technical fowl was called on the French team and the game broke up as the result of the ensuing dispute. Prince Georges County, Md. basket ball teams which have been competing in the District A. A. U. basket ball championships in past years must se- cure their release from the South At- lantic body and join the recently or- | ganized District A. A. U. Association to compete in the tournament here which begins next month. This has been announced by Ernest J. Spitzer, secretary of the District or- ganization, who has suggested that all Prince Georges County teams wishing to compete in the District tournament immediately petition, as a group or in- dividually, the South Atlantic body to withdraw from that organization’s juris- diction. The petitions should be sent to Joseph T. England, Equitable Build- ing, Baltimore, who is president of the South Atlantic Association, and a copy to Daniel J. Ferris, Woolworth Build- ing, New York City, secretary-treasurer of the National A. A. U. If successful in obtaining the reicase from the South Atlantic body, the pe- tition must be favorably acted upon by the redistricting commiitee and the new territory officially accepted by the Dis- trict organization. Under _present conditions Prince Georges County teams seeking A. A. U. championships would have to enter the South Atlantic tournament in Balti- more. Scoring over the post team at Fort Humphreys, Va., 29 to 17, De Luxe bas- keters won their sixth straight. Hook led the winners' scoring. St. Martin's quint will engage the Peerless team in a game tonight in the former’s gym on North Capitol street. French Arcadians were 37-20 victors over St. Stephen’s in & court tilt in FIRST FIVE MEETS ALUMINI BASKETERS Test for Team Before Going Into High School Title Series Tilts. BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr. ECH HIGH'S basket ball team, public high school champion, will play its second game of the campaign and its last before it meets Business, January 7, in one of the opening games of the title series, in the Tech High gym tomorrow when it will take the floor against an alumni combination. More than usual interest attaches to this game as fans are keen to get & line on the real strength of the Tech team. In its only contest to date the McKinley quint defeated Hyautsville High, but it did so largely through the use of reserve players. It is thought that Coach Artie Boyd will have to present just about his strongest team to take the measure of the grads. Gonzaga will engage its No. 1 alumni team in another court game tomorrow. ‘These contests will be part of a week's program for the scholastic basketers which calls for a total of 13 games. A swimming and a rifle match also are listed during the week. All five teams which will engage in the cham- pionship basket ball serics plan plenty of action in this final week before the all important games. ‘Three court contests were listed today to begin the week. Western was to engage an alumni quint in the Western gym, St. John's and Mount St. Joseph's All-Stars were to try conclusions on the Cadets’ floor and Eastern and‘a gradu- ate combination of the Lincoln Park School were to have it out in the Eastern gym. Central will all but rule the roost ‘Wednesday. It will be Alumni day at the Columbia Heights school, with graduate teams engaging undergraduate combinations in basket ball, swimming and rifle. In the only contest scheduled for the day Gonzaga's basketers will take on its No. 2 alumni team. One basket ball game each is slated Thursday and Friday. Western is to face Thursday George Washington Uni- versity Freshmen, which already has scored over Central and Business, de- feating the former handily, but con- quering the Stenogs only after the toughest sort of a battle. Business will try conclusions with Emerson in Fri- day's lone offering. Four court games are scheduled Sat- urday, the most active day of the week for the schoolboys. Only one of the matches is carded for a District floor, however. Strayer and St. John's are to do battle in the lone contest here. Eastern will travel to York, Pa., to engage York High, an old sports rival; Central will travel to Philadelphia to have it out. with the Penn Freshmen, and Western will journey to Annapolis for a crack ;\t the St. John's College junior varsity ve. This Week’s Program BASKET BALL. ‘TODAY. Western vs. Alumni, at Western. St. John's vs. Mount St. Jcseph's All- Stars, at St. John's. Eastern vs. Alumni, at Eastern, TOMORROW. ‘Tech vs. Alumni, at Tech. Gonzaga vs. Alumni No. Gonzaga. WEDNESDAY. Central vs. Alumni, at Central. Gonzaga vs. Alumni No. 2, Gonzaga. THURSDAY. Western vs. George Washington Freshmen, FRIDAY. Business vs. Emerson. SATURDAY. Eastern vs. York, at York, Pa. Strayer vs. St. John’s, at St. John's. Western vs. St. John's College Junior Varsity, at Annapolis. Central vs. Penn Preshmen, Philadelphia, Pa. SWIMMING. WEDNESDAY. Central vs. Alumni, at Central. RIFLE. ‘WEDNESDAY. Central vs. Alumni, at Central, ‘Ward Oehmann, stalwart guard and captain of the 1928 Tech High foot ball team, gained the semi-finals in a recent wrestling tournament at the University of Michigan, where he is now a fresh- man., Leo Winston, another erstwhile Mc- Kinley gridironer, also is a student at Michigan. Both Oehmann and Winston will re- port for practice with the Wolverine varsity foot ball squad in the Spring. LITTLE LOOPS HAVE KICK. Minor leagues are kicking because the majors grab the college stars direct from the campus. It is estimated that in the last five years nearly $500,000 worth of star talent has been taken with no profit to the little loops. 1, at at at olfi And How Every golfer has his particular But the crack year by the State of Virginia. “There are scores of these nets being operated without licenses. Some of them are fastened to lines of stakes and others are held in place by cork floats. ‘These last: types are hard to find. “I understand that a patrol boat is now at the service of your department on the potomac River between Wash- ington and Chesapeake Bay. What can you tell 'me about the situation, or what can we do, or what can be done to make these net fishermen buy their licenses each year? “Would much appreciate your usual thorough response to this matter, be- cause it has a bearing on the exterm naticn of bass now going on in tides | water crecks of the Pof . | || this weakness, | probably you would be And in that case greatest golfers of the players. A crisp series Will MacFarlane, you will be day have o the list. IN THE Faults We May Get Rid of Them weakness, whether he be Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones or even (pardon) yourself. golfer has risen to the heights because he knows controls it, eradicates it. ‘You may have no ambition to conquer the world on the links, but glad to improve your game. interested in learning how the vercome faults common to most written for you by such players as Johnny Farrell, MacDonald Smith, Al Mehlhorn, Leo Diegel, Bobby Cruickshank—there are many others in Espinosa, Gene Sarazen, Bill Three Times a Week—Starting Tomorrow STAR