Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1930, Page 45

Hollingberry Sees Vi ¥ . SAYS COUGAR LINE WITHOUT SUPERIOR Points Out That No Foe Has Scored This Season " on Running Play. BY H. C. BYRD. ASHINGTON State Col- s ;\ ; lege respects thestrength of Alabama, but still is of the opinion it ‘has better than an even chance to win the Tournament of Roses game New Year day, according to “Babe” Hollingberry, coach of the eleven that this season has surprised the Pacific Coast with its performances. \ Was| ton State's ‘team, ac- companied by several officials of + the college and by the coaches, stopped in Washington two days ‘this. week on a sight-seeing trip and while here Hollingberry talked freely of the chances of his team against the Southern title holder and also about Pacific Ly v Iiefl'y,e "butwbc‘eueve we have at leutnuxn better, perhaps. able, but we haven't had a touchdown made against us this year on a running play. Three touchdowns have been scored against us and all three have been forward passes from outside the #. 20-yard line. Southern California made one touchdown against us, but it .was on & long forward pass, and barring that the jans did not get insids our 30-yard line all day. Unafraid of Manpower. Pieledy I H ern . California goes & ,.::”ntn. but not so well when ! e Admire Their Coach. . Hollingberry was willing to talk about anything and everything but himself. , Some of the other people with Bquad were not so reticent, as far as was concerned, and his praises were without lfl&l; . “We believe t ‘Babe’ is the best oach in the world,” said one of them, “and every man on the squad feels a personal friendship toward him. It is Temarkable, too, when one considers that ‘Babe’ is not a college man, never , ¥ent to any college in his life. In 1925, when we were looking for a foot ball coach, several of our alumni in ?&fnfi Aentl word mbeun of a chap name of Hollingberry, who was coaching the Olympic Club of San | . Acting on this advice we in touch with Hollingberry and he with us from the start. He -soodcmch. but is & fine liked by everybody.” 'TYONS are going on mer- the big charity game Sat- between the Marines and ers. Without any consideration for the good that will be done with the re- ceipts, the game itself should be well worth_the t. cost. It is doubtful if any foqt ball game ever was played here at whith so man: prominent in public life signi- The Z heni: - WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o= Shat. WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930. For Midshipmen NNAPOLIS, December 4.—The full regiment of midshipmen, 2,000 shflm‘,nwfll accompany the th the Penn game less, a record for the Naval Academy as_to both. The team has played Notre Dame at South Bend, Princeton at Prince- ton and Ohio_State and Southern Methodist in Baltimore. The ment accompanied the team on all its trips but that to South Bend. 'KIRN HOPE OF NAVY FOR TWO BIG TLTS Looks to Fine Back to Go Well Against Penn and Army Teams. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, December 4.—About a year ago this time Coach Bill Ingram at Navy and his as- sistants began to perk up and take notice of the foot ball doings of & slippery youngster named Lou Kirn. ‘Today this same young man, not pack- ing as much heft as he might, but still & teeth-rattling line plunger and an all-round fine ball carrier, is the big hope of the midshipmen against Penn- sylvania and later the Army. The duel of a Pennsylvania team that was crushed by Notre Dame and beaten by Cornell and a Navy squad that has won only two major contests is still attractive enough to promise a gathering of 60,000 in Pranklin Field. Much of the experts’ focus will rest on Kirn and an injury to the fleet Navy ace on a frozen field would all but doom the midshipmen for the charity battle with Army in the Yankee Stadium here December 13. Laiest Game for Penn. Pennsylvania, an. old rival of the Navy'’s, is breaking tradition Saturday. It is the first time in the history of the Red and Blue that a Penn team has not closed the season with the Thanksgiving game, now staged an- nually with Cornell. Penn has won 9 out of 14 games with the Navy over a stretch of 42 years with 4 defeats and 1 tle. ‘The Penn-Navy conflict heads a small but select schedule this Saturday. Of the four games on the list, two will bring the collegians out into the frost and cold of an early Winter to battle in the name of charity. Big Game in New York. The meeting of New York University .land Colgate in the Yankee Stadium here furnishes the charity preliminary to the Army-Navy match of the follow- ing week. It will also give the die- hards among_the foot ball faithful a chance for a final glimpse of Len Maca- , Colgate's fullback gnd a leading point scorer of the Nation, as well as two potent lines and a flock of lesser ball carriers. ‘Washington and Jefferson plays off a match for charity at Pittsburgh with the Tartans of Carnegie Tech, a game postponed from last Saturday because of weather conditions. Maryland and Western Maryland provide the only other attraction of the day, at Balti- more. Irish Don’t i)raw As in 29 Season OUTH BEND, Ind, December 4 (#)—Notre Dame’s all-conquer- ing foot ball team of 1930 will fall short by about 25,000 in its n.b:léty]' to nunctth as compared wit last 's eleven. Although the “Fighting Irish” will have helped pack five stadiums, in- cluding that at the University of Southern California next Saturday, they haven't attracted very lai crowds at their new home stadium. Counting Saturday’s promised crowd of approximately 90,000 fans, this year's team will have attracted about 525,000. Last year's “road” team played before 545,000. 'll‘-atfl*vllm-'ll of Southern California, which the undefeated Notre Dame eleven will tackle at Los Angeles Saturday. illiamson, Shaw, Hall and Wilcox. Rear: Pinckert, Apsit, Musick and Duffield. Front, left to right: Arbelbide, —P. & A. TRDIANSGET BACK WILCOX, STAR END Joy Tempered by Failure of Regulars to Keep Scrubs From Crossing Goal. By the Associated Press. OS ANGELES, December 4.— Gloom and joy continued their battle today as the University of Southern California Trojans went into the final stage of their prepara- tion for Saturday’s game with Notre Dame. Joy, however, had an advantage, though possibly it wlil be fleeting, for the Trojans star left end, Ralph “Dutch” Wilcox, was out in foot ball togs and will start in the all-important fray. Gloom still was on the side lines, in spite of that, for two ex-Trojans, using Notre Dame plays, scored three touchdowns on the regulars during yes- terday’s practice. ‘The return of Wilcox, out for three weeks with slight concussion of the brain received in scrimmage with the Hawail team, was the largest single factor in swaying local odds slightly in favor of the Trojans. Figures Show Power. Sticklers for statistics dug out facts which seemed to show S. C. was not only a powerful offensive team’this sea- but -equally nine games, 39 tion. Of the opposition’s 39, 13 points Denver were made i PR NEBRASKA RETRENCHES IN SPORTS DEPARTMENT Increased Expenses This Year and Falling Off of Grid Gates Causes Economy. LINCOLN, Nebr., December 4 (#).— Like its neighbor in Iowa, the Univer- sity of Nebraska plans to retrench its athletic department finances because of decreased gate rece! in foot ball. Expenses in¢ $25,000 this year, Herbert Gish, director of athletics, said. A canvas cover for the foot ball fleld, water-p) the stadium and doubled payments on the fleld house made up the sum. No._minor sports will be but allowances to all sports duced. Traveling squads will equipment purchases smaller portation by whenever possible. Notre Dame, Alabama, persons fied their intentions to be present and bought tickets. Among those in Maryland foot ball rprise of its life BY LAWRENCE PERRY. EW YORK, December 4—Of all the major and important minor college elevens in the country, | the undefeated and untied téams may be counted upon the Ang of one hand, thumb excluded. Here is the honor list: Midwest—Notre Dame. South—Alabama. Rocky Mountains—Utah. Far West—Washington State. Of these outfits, all have games yet | . On attack Tests for Unbeaten Elevens Utah, Washington State Have Biggest Games of Season Ahead. impression _of le defensive s% The team is not only pon- derous, but fast in all its defensive ma- neuvers. Those two tackles, Edwards and especially Ahlskog, were gines of destructior in_the backfield, and the backfield was very alert, deft and discerning. there was no attempt at deception, and while the writer has not e t. 0 outhts coached by Wallace Wade to picture the eleven very accurately. It will be a team against which to score, and :flu shows more de- she Rockne, Worried, Training Subs To Take Injured Mullins’ Place By the Assoclated Press. \UCSON, Ariz, December 4.—The task of filling PFullback Larry Mullins’ shoes added to Coach Knute Rockne’s worries today as he marshaled out his Notre Dame rough riders for their final workouts for the invasion of the University of Southern California. Rockne yesterday revealed that Mul- lins would not be able to play against the Trojans because his knee, badly wrenched in the Army game last week, had not responded to treatment. The loss of Mullins, who replaced “Gallop- ing Joe” Savoldi when the latter was dismissed from school for his venture into matrimony, was a sad blow to Notre Dame’s hopes of victory. Dan Hanley, who jumped into a cer- tain amount of fame during the Drake game, and Al Howard, a memBer of the “shock ” squad, were drilled to replace Mullins. Both substitutes have considerable latent ability, but with the big game only three days away, Rockne was worried. “It makes the outlook darker than I had feared,” Rockne said. ‘“Mullins was a great defensive player in addi- tion to his great ability carry the ball and we'll miss him.” Any and everybody were afforded a welcome to watch the Rough Riders go through their first drill on the Uni- versity of Arizona field yesterday, but today's practices were secret. A light | serimmage was on the program and i spirits were high despite the loss of Mullins. ! Rockne has been harried by requests ! to appear at banquets and to give speeches along the route. Last night | he said he would gladly speak at every | station if only the enthusiastic fans | permitted his players to rest. After today's workouts, one in the morning and another in the afternoon, the Notre Dame squad planned to hop s 7 journey les, | Priday. The “Pighting Irish” planned |a short workout on the Trojan fleld to ' limber up. THE SPORTLIGHT BY GRANTLAND RICE: Boosting Another Bard. Blow—blow—thou Winter's wind, As Shakespeare spoke to thee; and_snow That hides both green and tee; Blow out the morbid slice and hook, Blow storms across the sky; Blow out the heel print in the sand, | And blow the alibi. s | Blow—blow—thou Winter’s wind, . w%"m Amnla;l’ BRSEDE s 'm of toppi assie s ‘Where Jinmu ;&: are e deep; . | Drive me indoors from biting gales With sleet and hail and storm, For thou are never so unkind As uncorrected form. For the Open Spot. EADING g6lf pros are now all set to battle for the vacant spot Bobby Jones has left, which means fame and fortune. The first real action starts shortly in Cali- fornia. It might even date back to the Oregon open of last week, which Leo Diegel finally captured from Gene Sarazen with a 69 in the play-off. The winter campaign picks up speed through December and reaches one of its climaxes in the Los Angeles $10,000 open, where Mac Smith, Tommy Armour, Diegel, Sarazen and the best of the lot all take aim. Mac Smith, for one, is going to shoot the works to land elther the British open or the United States open, or both, in 1931, where in each case he finished just back of Jones in 1930. And he won't be so far away, the fact that he tied for first ted State flock of yesterda) carry out more assignments up to the higher standards. At least two of the leading nomina- tions must be Fesler of Ohio State and ld of Tennessee. Fesler was an end and a defensive fullback, backing up the line; he was a signal caller, a fine forward passer and a Kkicker. ried on at least four or five jobs and he handled each one ably. The same is true of Dodd of Tennessee. Dodd might be listed as a quarterback, a half- back and a fullback. He ran the team, he did most o the blocking, all the HM and all the kicking. He was best forward passer in Dan McGugin on a par wil of Michigan days. He was one kicker who could match Carideo. He comes He car- [, country, | win more than has | (Gopyright, 1030, and the rest of it come in for con- sideration. ‘Brill of Notre Dame was another'fine all-around back untul a hip injury in the Drake game cut him down and les- sened his effectiveness against North- western and the Army. He is easily the best defensive back in foot ball this year—or he was until he was hurt. is also a fine ball carrier and a good passer. A lot depends upor his physical condition in the coming Southern Cali- fornia game. Blocking Value. NUMBER of teams suddenly dis- covered the value of blocking, this season. Knute Rockne and a few others have known for years it was the most important fundamental in all foot ball. There is no other fundamental to which Rockne has given half the time and thought and instruction. A good blocker is always a fine foot ball player. A great ball carrier may be only a fair foot ball player. If he can't block, the chances are he is also a poor defensive back. Any young foot ball player who has any yearning to be a star should get to work at once on the art of block- ing. ‘There was a time when only flashy ball carriers were picked on all- star teams. Now the better blockers get first call. There are many who are both, and they make foot ball teams, There never has been a foot ball team with as many fine blockers and ball carriers as the Notre Dame backfield that included Carideo, Brill, wartz and Mullins. [ open of 1910, | tWo of Ancther foot ball fan wants to know how Fordham and Colgate compared in ‘the East. It is enough to say t both had fine foot ball teams, two of the best between South Bend, Ind, and the Atlantic Ocean. Each .ost a game to a strong rival. Their records tell the story better than a large bale of words could hope to do. Bob Grove of the Athletics took his shot at 30 victories last season but fell away by two games. days when Cy Young, Matty, Walsh, Alexander and Johnson used to win from 30 36 by paper Alliance.) s l 2 Round Trip to New for York the ARMY-NAVY FOOT BALL GAME . Saturday, December 13 Tickets good on all trains from 11:15 a.m. Friday, December 12th, to and including 7:35 am, Saturday mornin, Good from New York on all trains returning ew on e to 11:35 p.m. Saf 12 NO BATILELIRLY I B TEN SESSION Only Proposed Change in Purple-Irish Game Site May Stir Board. By the Associated Press. HICAGO, December 4..— Peace and comparative tranquility are expected when officials, athletic . directors and coaches of the Big Ten hold their annual meetings here Friday and Saturday. The Iowa case has passed into history and reliable sources indicate no protests will be made during the two-day ses- sions. Most of the schedules for 1931 have been framed already, because of the new rotating schedule system. 8 One business matter that may stir up some argument is the proposal of North- western University to move the Notre Dame-Northwestern foot ball game of London, 1931 from Notre Dame Stadium to Soldier Field, Chicago, so that North- western can fulfill its promise to give the Illinois State Unemployment Com- ‘mission $100,000 as an _advance of the The Big Ten faculty committee turned down the proposal to shift the 1930 Notre Dame-Northwest- ern game from Stadium to Sol- dier Fleld. Some of the committee He | to breaking the Big Ten rule, f forbidding a Big Ten team from playing on any but & college foot ball field. Eleven intersectional foot ball games with Eastern, Southern and Far West- ern opponents already have been sched- ‘They are: October 3, Utah at North- western and Pittsburgh at Iowa; Oc- Michigan at Princeton and George ‘Washington at Towa; November 7, Navy at Ohio Staté and Arkansas at Chicago. GRID GATE SMALL, IOWA BECOMES ECONOMICAL Ball Training Trip, Other Jaunts May Be Dropped. IOWA CITY, Iowa, December 4 (&). Base PUBLIC HIGH TITLE TEAM IS FAVORITE Purple, Though, Apt to Prove Sturdy Foe—Landon Will Honor Gridders. BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR. I H is a top-heavy favorite I to down Gonzaga tomorrow .afternoon in their foot ball game in the Central Stadi- um, but the Purple is all set for a desperate stand against the pub- lic high champions. start at 3:15 o'clock. Both attack and the game is expected to pro- vide plenty of thrills. It being the last contest of the season, each will shoot, ali it has. Tech has put in just | urda; . | enough practice to keep in condition, ‘but Gonzaga has been toiling hard. The Purple has given much attention to strengthening its forward pass defense, as it expects the Gray to make liberal use of aerials. Both elevens are in fine condition and cach will start its strongest team. [YSICAL condition—that's what counts. Those in charge of athletics at Landon School attribute the creditable showing that the institution’s combina- tions have made in various sports since the school was established two years ago to the fact that squads al been in the well known m Every day the boys are put through a of snappy exercises. As a result not a single Landon foot ball player has been. severely injured during the two seasons. It had to be t way, as the squads were so small that the loss of a player or two would have necessitated tinuance of play. In fact, in 1929 the team played in addition to the four champlonship games and two other tilts to be ranged. ictory Over ‘Bama : Tech, Gonzaga Elevens Primed for Game Traveling Mark | HERE’'S THE LAST AND HIGHEST HURDLE FACED BY ROCKNE’S FIGHTING IRISH l Like Pa, Like Son In Pat Page Case HICAGO, December 4 (#).—The athletic ability of Pat Page, jr., has been recognized by the University of Chicago, for which his famous father starred 20 years ago. Young Pat was awarded his nu< merals last night at a dinner honor< ing the freshman foot ball squad. He was considered one of the best His father, H. O. Page, was a great quarterback, a basket ball star and a wily pitcher for several years at Chicago. Just now he coaches foot ball at Indiana University. To further banguet in honorm:rn Play will | Tech 8ri d team to be given meet teams use a highly deceptive | arrang: by the at the National T. JOHN'S, which has just closed its x;o:r. successful grid season, will X High's basket ball team, which . will open its season olic University's freshman quint its entire schedule without making a | December the single substitution. paign just closed Landon had a squad of only 15, and of this number just 13 figured in games. In several tilts not a change was made in the starting line-up. Despite ‘all this the team won four out of seven es. It was licked de- cisively in only one game. Charlotte Hall, Episcopal High and Severn School B squad were elevens that went down before Landon. St. Albans conquered the Massachu- setts Avenue scholastics after stubborn game, but the Purple did not have such nn!eny time as the score would indi- cate. Milly Price, former Tech and Univer- sity of Maryland athlete, coached’ the Landon eleven during the campaign just ended. He succeeded who _tutored 1929-30. Both Price and Kessler received valu- ter of the school, and Edward H. Water- house, & member of the faculty, who . Mrs. Ban- real school’s team. She has 8] for a woman. the games, at home and she is not given to offe to how the teams judgment is highly respected. ANDON s looking for even better 3 ; Gordon Boucher, tackle, and Danny Kessler, former Eastern High athlete, 3 Prindle probably will enter Boucher either the Naval Academy or St. John’s College, Annapolis, and Kess- ler the University of Maryland. All three also play base ball, and Boucher and Kessler play basket ball, too. —The University of Iowa feels the| 3 el be el , n‘.rl‘v{‘ln‘m“ squads in other sports may be reduced. The duties of Charles R. Brookins, assistant track coach, who was dis- charged last month for getting married too often, will be handled by advanced students in coaching courses, Lauer said. The Hawkeyes have enjoyed greater success in track and field athletics than in any other sport re- cently. 202440 ......$5.55 MID-WASHIN > probabl it | the public h season leader next year. believe that such a captain is good for team morale, but Woodwi figures that the players are st the all-season leader plan and it is of little- moment whether a captain is picked for the whole campaign or for cach game. Though Business has not yet com- pleted its 1931 grid schedule the list 30x450 .....$6.35 302500 ...... 29450 .....$6.30 28x475.....§7.55 S1x5.35.... again will include Gonzaga and Swavely ‘Woodward, | sler, Reserves will help Landon a lot. bed —_ WASHINGTON BOOTERS SHOW AT WINCHESTER WINCHESTER, Va., December 4.— Foot ball as played under the English lation rules will be exhibited -heye - various teams in |, ‘The game will be p:;"adl.nmndhy Shdmmommbenentofthemdlq Soccer . 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