Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1930, Page 15

SPORTS SPO TS Marines to Send Rugby Team to England : Dawson in “No Man’s Land” i WILL PLAY GAMES INBRITAIN IN 1931 * Team Now Being Assembled. Maryland Nine Scores. Catholic U. Beaten. BY H. C. BYRD. \HE Marine Corps is organiz- ing a rugby foot ball team, getting it together in Phila- delphia at League Island Navy Yard, with the objective of playing through a schedule next Fall and Spring and scheduling in 1931 games with the English Royal Marines and the Scotts Guards, and possibly several other English and Scotch teams. However, the main objective will be the series of games abroad with the British military organi- zations, especially the Royal Ma- rines, a very friendly relationship already existing between them and the American Marines. The Marine team is to be made up largely of officers and men returning to America from the brigade in China. ‘These men began playing the English game in China under Harry Liver- sedge, who learned it at the University of California, and have since just about cleaned up all the other teams of any note in the Far East. Maj. Dave Brewster, who is in charge of Marine Corps athletics, is responsible for the rugby project. It is his feeling that the already growing friendliness between England and America can be enhanced by such competitive sports between the military services, and he is adopting the very sportsmanlike atti- tude of organizing a team to meet the English at their own game. English rugby is just as popular in England as American foot ball is on this side of the Atlantic, drawing to some games more than a hundred thousand. “We are getting our men lined up for the rugby team now,” says Maj. Brewster, “and by Fall we should have about the pick of the Marine Corps. ‘This means that many members of the all-star team developed in China will be in the line-up, and the team is to be coached by Harry Liversedge. He is Just as capable, possibly more so, in handling the English style of game as he is the American. You remember he was a star at California in both. Our idea is to meet Yale and possibly Har- vard this Fall, probably the New York Rugby Club and several of the Cana- dian clubs, in order to put our team in shape for the invasion of England and Scotland. “We are now getting in touch with the various organizations in England and Scotland. ~ Capt. Halla, who is abroad at the Arms Conference is look- ing after most of this for us. It is my ultimate object to go even a little further then the games with the Eng- lish and Scottish teams. You know the 1932 Olympics are to be held in . the United States, and we want to send a team into the Olympics reg;esenung the Marine Corps. It would a great thing if we could develop in the corps 2 team strong enough to give the United States a victory in a sport in which it is rather poorly repesented.” Maj. Brewster is working out plans for a sports program in the Marine Corps that goes far beyond anything the corps has known. He wants the corps itself to be represented by teams in as many branches of sport as pos- sible, and also wants rr¥‘ that down to each post so um rough strong teams and a general sports pro- gram the men in the corps will not only get fine opportunities for recreation and play but also have teams that will help maintain the fine morale for which the corps always has been noted. Incidentally, it might be men- tioned that nobody in the corps ap- preciates the value of such a program more than Gen. Neville, who is lend- ing it his active support. ‘What Harvard did to Catholic Uni- versity yesterday in base ball is not found in the books. From a Harvard point of view columns could well be written about the game, but from the way C. U. looks at it the less sald the better. ‘The Crimson started right out to pummel the Brookland outfit to the Tullest extent and 1t made good, the final count being 21 to 4. It was a complete rout of a hitherto undefeated ?{ogflnnd nine. Harvard got a total of ABH.OA. ABHOA. 031 421 000 530 220 L8313 120 505 1232 530 060 300 000 403 100 437 014 522 180 .10 0 0 11 000 000 103 000 000 010 210 010 000 000 %3 000 Totals....34 627 8 Totals....471827 6 2Batted for Hurley in the sixth. ‘tRan for Batchelder in the seventh. .411008654¢ 021 191001 Runs—Mays (2), Carver. Nunn'. m. Davis, McGrath (3), Wood, Tichnor (3), Des Reches, Luplen, Batchelder "(2). Bassett, Devens (3), Oliver, Dunn (2), Marucct. Er- rors—Lupien, Batchelder, Fincke, De Mello (), Frankovic, Blasi, Hurley, Mufphy. Two- hits—Tichnor, Nugent. 'Three-base hits h Stolen “base—Batchelder. innings, o l’i‘zt’ 'b ‘Pluhed b=u By %mh 2{'1"?:1:‘13‘:'? ¥ s (Dunn alls—Batchelder ). helder [N lnmccl (Lostns & ‘pitcher—Hurley, = U pire—Mr. t ‘What plbchlnz “means to college ball eauld not be better demonstrated than by the walloping University of Mary- land gave North cu.roun at College Park yesterday, 14 to 1 Down at Chapel Hill éarly this week the Tarheels got the pitching and won 7 to 2. Yeste: M‘ryllnd t the ‘p%chmz and won, 14 to a The difference in the results of the | 55 wo {-mel represents nothing more nor than the difference in the quality of tg; slab work. tlz’lold Liners touctied up all the men who went on the mound for the Tar- hcell. Milburn yesterday . A, . A. N. Caro. AB. Sher, ol O oooronsRERaed 2] coorBurucunccd orococscnerac? Loneest. Totals..41 19 2713 Totals.. $Eatted for Hetael in 8fth. rolin; 000-~1 H«'a’”?xu—u uns—ronin, (), Berser (), Chaimers, lor Wunn‘ Sterling, rrnn—cn-lmus, .Yu hits—Radl "I RS 2] nonoocorommmo! is expecting a hard battle with West- ern Maryland College this afternoon at College Park. at 3:30. Western Mary- lahd is said to have & much better team than last season, although it is unpol- sible to e({i‘eurmlnu that, it having not et lly a game. 7 p season Maryland whlpped the Green and Gold outfit, by 7 to 2. The Old Line twelve will line up at the beginning of the game about as it did last week. The announcement that University of Virginia is to build a new stadium comes officially after a story printed in this column ten days ago about the ;;luemlve improvements contemplated ere. A gift of $300,000 will enable the Cavalier institution to erect a stadium comparable to what other Southern schools have and other funds have been made available whereby new practice flelds for varsity teams and new facil- itles for recreational purposes are to be constructed. Virginia men and the public generally will be very much pleased to hear of the developments, which were contem- plated ten days ago and which now have been made certain. VIRGINIA STADIUM T0 BE HANDSOME Plant, Gift of Richmond Man, May Be Used for One Game Next Fall. NIVERSITY, Va., April 12.—The l , gift of $300,000 by Frederic Willlam Scott of Richmond, Va, to the University of Vir- ginia for a new stadium means that future Cavalier foot ball teams will have one of the most commodious and beautiful settings in the South for their home games. Plans have been prepared for a concrete structure to t about 23,000 spectators. An effort will be made to complete this before the Thanksgiving day game next Fall, which Virginia en- terlains North Carolina. The site selected is a little valley at the foot of Mount Jefferson. It is just beyond the site used during the war for an Army truck school, and this former drill ground can be used for parking hundreds of automobiles where they can get in and out with ease. . ‘The new stadium will be about 100 yards further from the Memorial Gym- nasium than is Lambeth Field, but in & different direction. Dressing rooms for the opposing teams will be provided for under the two ends of the new stands. The State nurseries of the Virginia Forest Service will be just above one end of the new fleld, and the present plantations of forest trees will com- blne to add to the beauty of the set- wm: Mount_ Jefferson rising just above it, the Ragged Mountain away to the west and Carters Mountain on the southeast, the new stadium will have a charm of location that cnnnot be surpassed in the entire South, 4f in the whole Nation. Much grading and filling will have to be done and it may not be possible to complete the stands during the seven months that remain before Thanksgiv- ing. But if it is possible, the Virginia team hopes to dedicate the new field when North Carolina is played here, November 27. JUNIORS AT CENTRAL ANNEX TRACK MEET Juniors today are boasting first hon- ors in the Central High School inter- class track championship track meet held yesterday at the school. Juniors scored 57 points, against 42 for the second-place senlors. Freshmen were third with 14 points and the Sopho- mores last with 13. Frank Kocsis, Freshmen, with 13 comoooouoccoooom! ball for Maryland, while | p, Sal 5’.};.‘5‘ ?.'x‘.'{.’t“:‘. (r't 3 he points was high point scorer in the meet, which was sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association, the “C” Club and the Alumni Association. The summaries: rd dash—_Won by W. Croes (senior): tle between Pinckney (junior) and amnh 45%9homore) 0] dasn—Won by Smith more)] " secosds Bihcknes’ (Cumian; iR Cross (senior).| Time. 24" seconds. 440-yard dash—Won by C. Cross (Junfor); Cuniory; thira, ” Hickey s seconds. 7 Coftman (senfor): ; third, Walther unTime 2, minutes e e onde: Mile Tun—Won by Black (senfor): second, Trey. (senion third, Drake (unio. Time, 5 minutes 20° seconds, -Won by Bouche 120-yard high hurdles Seconid, Calian (union; third, Rice 5. (junior) (seato ime, 18% second: Giinton; Reammy by d, (sunlor), tnlra. ompson _(senior). Time, 2! "8 yard. novice— Won by Zalesak (Jdfilor): ond, Waliace (sophomore); third, Hen- ning (reshman). “Time, 8% seconds. Dut-Won by Mitman - (unior): second. Rocats' (ireshmany; (hird, Finekacs Gunior). Distance, 42 feet 1% inches. Discus—Won by Coleman (senior); second, Mirman (union’ third, Zimmisch (senior)! Distance, 102 inches. Ble Vault-—wWon by oleila_(unior): sec- ond, “Thompson (junior); third, Leverton (seritor). Height. D feet 1 inch. d Ko ‘(freshman): Cr entor); third, Boucher amion. Dmnnu, A et 8 Javelin throw—won an); ond, Mavhew (unlnr). xhlrd‘ ‘Cuseata (unior). Distance. 144 Y sumpen by “Sanivan " {sentor): second, ‘Howard (junior): third. Cassasss (senior). Height, feet 6 inches. 4|TECH LOSES MEET TO EPISCOPAL HIGH RIA, Va., April 12-—!11- peri in the fleld events gave ' copal High's track team tory over McKinley Technical Hif School of Wuhlnmn here y 3 nm? ll . Time, l'l’h ‘secon Won by Quinn o i hird, Hatos Oneimtle run—won by econd (Eplsc: {Teeh), Time, 5 minutes 13 second §40-yard dash—Won by Mitcheli (Episco- al): sécond, Maver (Tech); third, White (Tech). Time. nds. 220-yard low _hurdles—Won Jones (Rech); second, Pigeott (Tecn) W. Cazy (Episcopal), Time, 213 seco 880-yard run—on by White opal): cond, Dudley (Episcopal); third, Moore- Bead Creeh), ‘Time, 3 minufes 12 123’ seconds. sscond, Hatos (Tech): “Rhird, viehsa ., Time. 24 secon 0 ‘_n on by Teoh (Oehe fllll nnfl orne). 5- S I mlnum :m seconds. Diser —gon by cou- (Episcopal) second, Stocker (Epis itehell FE ,..2'_,.%" eofi: ’na copaD; ic- gnd, Stocker Episcapal; t‘mm. Lyon (Epls- ) uRigiance, 41 feet 4 ol A houn, (ERlscopal) third, Gole (Epls- ot Distance, 16 ) et 11 inches. New D Pishburne (flfl el meotd between uf Senior (Quinn, MacCa Time, (mn» (‘"’ h, uuc ‘l-::hu el Ui e ; | B 's'""') M,umn)um. mxnwmoxlwr, PHILADELPHIA, Avfll 2 (B— Richard Bhlhlthlv' ; In 43 minutes - AMERICAN SHARE IN GAMBRIDGE WIN Steers Shell “That Defeats Oxford After Trailing Most of the Way. e Assoclated Pr P UTNEY-ON-THAMIS England, April 12.—Steered by a little American, Robert E. Swartwout of New York, Cambridge today swept to a two-length victory over Ox= ford in the eighty-second rowing of their historic boat race on the Thames. It was the first time that an American had ever steered a shell in the famous event and also was the first time that an American had earned a place in the Cam®ridge boat. By today's victory Cambridge became one up on Oxford, breaking the tie of 40 victorles each and one deadlock, which had been entered on the rowing books ever since 1829, when the great event first was held. Tt was a proud moment for the light blue of Cambridge as their shell swept ahead at the three-guarter mark after Oxford had been leading most of the way and then finished strongly in 19 minutes 9 seconds. The record for the race is 18 miutes 29 seconds, made by Oxford in 1911, ‘The historic event was witnessed by the usual huge throng lining both banks of the river and on craft along the race course, their spirits undampened by a light rain which came up before the race started. It was raining hard as the race progressed and the riverside was black with umbrellas. The thousands along the route waited in the rain until the result was known and then down the river cheers rang out steadily as news of Cambridge's victory was relayed along the course. It was one of the hardest fought races that these ancient rivals have ever rowed. Oxford had an advantage of the Surrey Station on the course giving a shorter distance to row and slight protection from the wind, of which it took full advantage from the start. At the 3-mile mark it had in- creased slightly its quarter-length lead, despite repeated spurts by the Light Blue crew. Nearing Barnes Bridge, about 3815 miles from the start, Cambridge made its supreme effort and gradually over hauled the Dark Blue, putting the nose of its boat three-quarters of a length ahead of its rivals as it went under the bridge. ‘Thereafter it was com- paratively easy going for Cambridge and despite a game struggle on the part :é w:flemoé(}{orfdl c‘srglvtv‘ meeLxght Blues e fin] two 1 ahead of their rlvn).: e s NEW YORK, April 12 ()—A dimin- utive American youth with a powerful bass voice steered the Cambridge. shell to victory over Oxford today in the eighty-second renewal of the English crew classic on the Thames. The youth, Robert Edgerton Swart- wout, is 24 years old, \welghs 105 pounds and is one of the lightest coxswains In the 101-year .history of the Oxford- Cambridge regatta, as well as one of the few Americans ever to land a berth in a Cambridge shell. His father, Edgerton Swartwout, a New York architect, remarked before the race that his son's powerful bass voice had a great deal to do with the youth's success in landing a place in the Clmbrldxe crew. “This, of course,” he said, “is a big advantage for a coxswain, especially over there where the codies do not use megaphones.” Young Swartwout went to Cambridge six years mgo directly from Middlesex School, Concord, Mass., and is doing research work in English literature, His father, a Yale graduate of 1891, was a classmate of the father of “Ox” Kingsbury, the former Yale oarsman who rowed for Oxford in 1927, CENTARL AND TECH NINES OPEN TODAY Central and Tech base ball teams were carded to open their seasons this afternoon. The Blue was to entertain Gettysburg High in the Central Stadium and Tech was to face Catholic Uni- versity freshmen at Brookland. Emerson’s nine also was to play to- day, having an engagement wlth Episcopal at Alexandria. . | St. Albai I.AIHOL Geo. Eastern followers who were worried over the fact that the Light Blue team was able to reach Ray Davidson, Emer- son pitcher, for just one bingle when the P streeters downed the Lincoln Parkers the other day are now much more optimistic. Eastern followed up its 22-0 rout of Georgetown Prep Thurs- day with a 6-3 win yesterday over Wi n-Lee High and what is more to the point showed a real batting punch in both games. A lusty homer by Toby Taylor with two on and two gone in the eighth gave Eastern its victory over Washington-Lee. Taylor'’s clout capped a four-run Eastern rally which saw the Light Blue come from behind to win. ‘Coach CIiff Moofe is hard at work today figuring how he is going to make the Western nine more formidable. The Red yesterday dropped its second game in the last two days, falling before George Mason High at Alexandria, 9 to 10. It was a tough game, though, for Western to lose as the Red put on a great rally in the ninth which fell !uatonemnlhyofcylnlthemre Park High School Maryland opened their season yesterday, eat- ing Gonzaga, 3 to 1, at East Potomac. It was opening match of the cam- paign for both teams. gt ST. ALBANS NINE WINS FOR ITS THIRD STRAIGHT ‘Three victories in_as many This is the record of the St. Albln's base ball team, which yesterday added Georgetown Prep to lf‘ list, 6 to 2. 8t. Alban's scored five runs m‘\:t,:: seventh to come from behind and i s % ] ) > Weedon. 40 '8'1'6 41:0 4 10 i1id 441 c-og? $9% 8 $031 u‘ro§ it i i 10 3000 Sterrett, . 00 R Totals ...35 O 2361 8t Abau's s Biever, 8 "mc' Errors gt ”““"‘gx& "}“mfi?&#&‘,’:&agi. BOWIE RACES April 1st to April 12th Special trains on W. B. A. leave White House Station 12:30, 12:55, 1:15, 1.36 p.m. Direct to Grandstand. First Race, 2:30 P.M. Events Carded Today For Collcgu, Schools College. Misyiand 3t Oohets park, a 3 Track—Catholic (;n‘lnnlty s, ‘Wake Forrest at Brookland Stadium. ‘Track—Maryland Freshmen vs. Baltimore Poly at College Park. Track—Qallaudet interclass at_Kendall Green. Base ball—Gallaudet vs. Humphreys Engineers at xemuu Green. School Base Ball. Gettysburg High vs. Central at "Tech vs. Catholic University Fresh- men at Brookland. l:memn vs. Episcopal at Alex- TROJANS ARE PICKED TO BEAT CARDINALS ANGELES, April 12 (#).—Two of me Nation's ltrangm intercollegiate track combinations—Stanford Southern California—lined up here today for a dual clash whlch was destined to be more gesture toward the National I. A. A. championship in Boston M and June 1. For the past five years the I. C. A. A A. A. title has been about be- tween the two Pacific t instituticns The last three years Stanford has won the honors. The Trojans collected the two previous. In that same period of time, Coach Richard “Dink” Temple- ton’s Cardinals have won all dual meets between the schools. But today Coach Dean Cromwell and his cinder crusaders were primed to reverse the proceedings, witl boasting seven senior and junior A. A. U. champions in its ranks and an arra; of other almost equally sparkling talent. T Great OUT AS AMATEUR, SHUNS PRO RANKS Fairness of U. S. G. A. Ruling on Chicago Linksman Is Challenged. .BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. HICAGO, April 12 (CP.A.)) — The rule of the United States Golf Association, which causes an amateur working for a sporting goods concern to forfeit his standing— under which John Dawson of Chi- cago was barred from the 1929 national amateur and more re- cently from the North and South and |20 Pinehurst—is likely to be challenged. Usually the U. 8. G. A. has been sensible in its formulation and applica- tion of laws and has seldom come in for any reproach. But the rule prohib- iting a player from working for any manufacturer of golf equipment—based on the rlremlae that such a person is capitalizing upon his skill as a Elnyer— does not seem inclusive enoug! thoroughly fair. Writers Capitalize Game. ‘Technically, amateurs who write in- structive articles upon golf are capital- izing their skill, quite as much as the man who sells golf balls. It requires no strain upon the imagination to real- ize that unless the author were a gocd golfer any writings he might undertake n Golf would be worthless on the ma! The spirit of the -ml nlln also mmun ly has been violated by players tions with brokerage thelr ability to break par. of course, has no wny of Drovlng_ th-t. bond sajesmen | U, are hired for the: 1f skill, but it is pre"y well convinced that such is Ihe truf many instances. So the rul lnlnl to « player cmmmu upofn skill seems narrow its present wording. In the case of Dawson, it appears that the young man had used his position to build a corking fine golf game rather than his game to secure employment. When a home-town friend took him out of a piano factory and gave him a position with his present employers, Dawson could not break 80 with a sledgehammer. He developed his golf as he worked his way up to the pro- motional department of the firm and morally cannot be accused of capitaliz- ing his game, Although filling the same pocltlon he now holds, Dawson was unchallenged in the 1927 amateur at Minikahda, and it was not until after he had won two matches and dragged Phil Perkins, the British champion, to the thirty-fourth green at Brae Burn that the U, 8. G. A. looked askance at his employment. He withdrew when questioned at Pebble Beach, but later played in an amateur event in Texas. All of which might make some critical persons believe there was & difference between Dawson the ;:cophwe and Dawson the skilled per- ormer. Rule Is Plain. The U. 8. G. A. cannot seriously be be | blamed for barring Dawson from ama- teur competition. The rule is plainly worded, and governing bodies only can enforce it when a violation is called to their attention. But the rule might be changed to be more far reaching and include everything that is a viola- tion of the spirit of amateurism or be more liberally interpreted. Dawson, one of the ten best ama- teurs in the world, now stands in no man'’s land of golf. He is not an ama- teur and has no nn:ellu to - fessional. , gentlemanly fel- owwnhtonu background, he is in no position tlve up the excellent roliflon to which he has climbed, but ittle can be done for him unless the U. 8. G. A. changes its ruling or makes an exception In his case. A similar case was that of Francis Ouimet, who was barred by the U. 8. G. A. in 1916, when he was a partner in a Boston sports goods shop. Ouimet at that time was the amateur idol of the country, and the Western Golf As- soclation permitted him fous‘h in its amateur championship, whi Kn ‘won. The U. 8. o. A. later reinstated Ouimet, who soon after went into another line of business. SEVEN AT TECH HIGH GET COURT LETTERS written by his wife HYATTSVILLE HIGH’S NINE WINS ANOTHER HYATTSVILLE, April 12— Hyattsville High lb':hml'l base ball team ington on the R.lmdl!u diamond. It was the fifth triumph in as many starts this season for the Hyattsville nine. Hyattsville held the uvgn hand all the way yesterday, thoi Peffer, the T, WaS nfld from the E itches e ‘when Wood- ward scored four runs, to cut Hyatts- ville's lead to 9-7. Perdle French, however, Peffer’s successor, was in fine fettle and held the. visitors runless the remainder of the game. Heflin, visiting shortstop, with a dou- ble and two singles, led !he batters of Though Carl MacCartee, captain of W‘hfl"‘mm the champlonship Tech basket ball o o VU o team of the past season, was not per- | § 1'e4 TN mitted to play with the quint in the | Pefr 102 BRI Penn tournament because of having | Fr 253 114 performed with an outside team after 132 S e s the series, he was awarded a circle “T” 143 5220 when letters L esented members | B 183 213 of the squad yesterday. 2 ; 1 ; i 1 Others gemng the circle “T” were: 03¢ Malcolm Johns, George Lassise, George 718 brsty Talburtt, John' Olverson, Everétt Rus- Wood: 0 2 sell, who has been appointed captain of 2 next season’s quint, and Manager Ben- Glasgo nie Spigel. Neade, Bherilr Anderson. (. Minor “T's” went to Jimmy Reed, | \food¥ard. Moore, W, Morris, W George Beach, Tom Wilson, George o the s (3), ghfll}ey.{w T val oore, Reichardt and Wilford Nevius. Tie R l ————— Btolen h;m—!g( sgow, Bartoo. Pefle; MEDILL, LOAYZA MATCHED. mm'; h-leAn :.'._‘;%«...é: CHICAGO, April 12 (#).—Joey Medill, nym to sn-r /8. W, Morris o :l_d;r 't‘ow m': Chicago lightweight, and Stanislaus | vall. Left on bases“Hyattsville 8; Wood. Loayza, Tugged Chilean, have been | ¥irk, T, \Sirgek ougsy pefeh F b signed by Matchmaker Nate Lewis for | _om P ffer, 3; off W. l:lm- is, 3. Hits—Off the 10-round semi-final to the Tuffy | Pefler, 7 in's innings; off French, § in 4 in- Griffiths-Jack Gagnon encounter in the nuefi-r—hmr i viers. ¥ Ghas Chicago stadium, April 30. and Richare e Ao P S e e THE TRUTH ABOUT RUDOLPH VALENTINO - NATACHA RAMBOVA OMORROW in THE STAR begins the first authentic story of this great lover and attist of the screen. His wife, Natacha Rambova, has pictured him as he really was—in a story that is stranger and more interesting than all the fiction that has been pubhshed about him. Begins Tomarfow, Stmday, April 13th, in Newspaper Ihe %tm‘ Nation’s