Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1930, Page 31

- " Sports News I @hfi WASHINGTO y bering Star. 'WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDTTION Comics and Classified D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930. £ PAGE C—1 Butler Plan Thought Not Practicable : Much Power in Washington State Line ALUMNI FUND ONLY NOT SPORTS BOOST Athletics Need More Than President of Columbia Suggests. By the Associated Press. N!.’W YORK, December 23.— Dr. Nicholas Murray But- ler’s suggestion that all in- tercollegiate athletics be endowed by alumni to end the| “importance of gate receipts” has brought forth a flood of comment, favorable and otherwise, from the | country’s college administrators and athletic officials. The consensus seemed to be that the Columbia president’s proposals might be sound enough theory, but that they were not practicable, at least at this time. It was pointed out in some quarters that endowments for academic purposes are hard enough to get now. Dr. Butler's further suggestion «that an “Athletic League of Nations” might be needed to solve current athletic problems met with the rather general Teply that the present athletic confer- ences, with their special rules and regu- lations, already fill any needs along that line. Dr. Butler himself disclaimed any in- tention of inaugurating any specific campaign to put his proposais into ef- fect. He le it clear he merely had set forth his own opinions on the sub- Summary of Comments. A summary of a few of the com: ments on Dr. Butler's proposals follow: Fielding H. Yost, director of ath- letics, University of Michigan, saw “no possible value in the proposal.” Alonzo Stagg, director of athletics, University of Chicago, believes “ath- letics should be removed entirely from the influence of alumni bodies and ad- ministered as a regular department of the_ university. | George Huff, athletic director, Uni- versity of Illinois, called the proposal “ridiculous.’s President Walter Dill Scott, North- western, in facetious vein, thought Dr. | Butler's idea good, but wanted to know “how to get the money from the alumni.” Maj. John L. Griffiths, Big Ten ath- letic commissioner, thought each sec- tional group had enough rules already and could sze no merit .n the “League of | Nations” idea. Dr. Frank Metzger, dean of men, Rutgers, ccmmended Dr. Butler's stand | and thought colleges “cannot move too rapidly in correcting the evils now pre- vailing in their athletic activities.” Not Proper Method. mout, hought the PIopERR] Worth sonc uf proposal worth con- lldentlan.%t doubted that alumni endowment was the proper remedy to overemphasis. Prof. Wil B. Owens, Stanford, president of the Pacific Coast Confer- ence, “would not limit such endowment to alumni, but would accept it from all available scurces.” Thomas Putuam, dean of men, Uni- versity of Cailfornia, deubts “if the e: dowment plan would meet with the approval of the alumni and cannot see wher: it would solve the problem any- 8. (Pop) Warner, Stanford said “a lot of funny " are sug. gested. “I don't think Dr. Butler's sug- gestion merits any comment.” . . Forrest C. Allen and H. D. Gish, athletic directors at the Universities of [at New York, when it bowed to the quint Columbia Club pro is the master of the the sand. HOW TO EXECUTE THAT DIFFICULT BUNKER CUT SHOT Here Freddie McLeod, the little wizard of the traps, is shown ready to put the punch in the bunker cut shot. All the professionals admit that. in his chain of tricks. Note the position of his hands and the way he toes the club out until it lies almost fiat with His swing is full and he picks up only enough sand between the bottom of the ball and the blade of the bunkers. mashie-niblick to make an abrasive surface that imparts tremendous backspin. as outlined above, sit down fast and sometimes come back in a curving arc. It must be struck at the bottom and be struck hard and clean. The His cut shot is the strongest link If played properly, the ball will travel . G. U. Will Send EPRESENTING Georgetown Uni- versity in the annual indoor track meet of the Brooklyn, N. Y. Knights of Columbus | January 3 at Brooklyn will be six ath- letes. They are Capt. Victor Burke, John Downing, Jack Mara, Jimmy St. Lawrence, Paul Connelly and Artle Briggs. In announcing the list, Coach John D. O'Reilly of the Hoyas said that the six all live around New York -and would be at their homes for the holi- days at the time of the meet. The| meet is the first on the G. U. schedule. Burke, Connelly and Briggs are card- ed to run in a special 500-yard race, while Downing, -Mara and St. Law- rence are entered in the 1,000 yards, another special event. 1t is not expected that the Hoya rep- resentatives will show at their best, as they have had only two weeks of train- ing on the board track at the ‘Hilltop. District college basket ball teams have no more games until after Christ- mas. Catholic University played the| Jost matcn beioze the Yuletide last night | of Columbus Council, Knights of Colum- bus, in a 28-27 thriller. In the final| | seconds of play Ambrose of C. U. had | a chance to tie the score and send the | game into overtime by shooting a foul, | he missed. | m;t ewn a stirring battle from the To K. of C. Meet in Brooklyn ARE NOT WORRYING | other long boys. | captain, playing his third season on the Six Athletes opening whistle. At the half the score was tied at 17 points. Sheary of C. U. and Garvey of the K. C. team were the big shots on of- fense, the former chalking up 15 points and the latter 14. Georgetown's game with the Brook- lyn, N. Y., Knights of Columbus at Brooklyn Friday night is the next for | a District college quint. Last night's line-ups: C. Counctl (28) Catholic U._(7). G.F F. G soomws® Sarvey, f..... Androwski. 1. McDonnell Keating. het Smith, g. Ambrose, Totals Totals Three of the five letter men on the Georgia Tech basket ball team, which will engage Benjamin Franklin Uni- versity Saturday night in the Tech High School gymnasium, stand more than six feet., Bill Perkins, forward, who is 6 feet 4, is the rangiest. Bill Tate, for- ward, and Ted Raines, center, are the @l vonona! Bl wanbhac® 8| mommmo . H Henry “Ginny” Wages, guard and varsity, and leading scorer of the team last Winter, and Jim Brooks, guard, are | other letter men on tie Southerners’ squad. Against Ben Franklin the Yel- low Jackets will be opening their cam- paign. They will play five other games on_their northern foray. The game will mark the first compe- tition in this city in which a Georgia Tech athletic team has participated. Kansas and Nebraska, respectively, both thought there dllready was enough or- ganization in the Big Six Conference and that Dr. Butler's “League of Na- tions” would be one ruling hody t-- many Chancellor Frederick M. Hunter, De. ver, could “see no hope for Dr. But- !:.r": plan as a practical thing, at this Unfair to Alumni. ‘Walter B. Pranklin, graduate man- | ager of athletics, University of Colo- rado, thought it would be “eminently %lh’ to ask the alumni to finance ath- financially would have to give up ath- lJetics altogether.” Prof. C. L. Hare, Alabama Polytech- mic, president of the Southern Confer- ence. pointed out that the school with the largest endowment would be in the same position as the school with the| most money now. Chancellor Charles M. Snelling, Geor- , thought the “greatest menace lies the subsidizing of athletes” and that the problem of gate receipts is “sec- ondary.” ‘W. A. Alexander, Georgia Tech coach, said Georgia Tech would have to aban- don all sports noy if it had to depend upon alumni. | Chancellor James H. Kirkland, busi- ness manager of athletics, Southern| Methodist, said a “comparatively new school like ours and others in this sec- tion wouldn't have a chance of rais- ing” an endowment large enough to carry out the athletic program. President Thomas 8. Gates, nnsyl- vania, sald his school would “be glad to join in a thorough discussion of the IOWA AFTER FIRST WIN will Green Hawkeye Basketers Face Creighton Tonight. CHICAGO, December 23 (#).—Iowa will seek its first victory of the early basket ball season tonight, meeting Creighton University at Omaha, Nebr. The inexperienced Hawkeyes have made two starts this season, losing to St. Louis University and Bradley Col- by close scores. Tllinois and Wisconsin each made an- other successful conquest last night. The Illini romped over Wabash, 28 to 13, while the Badgers slammed Mis- couri, last year’s Big Six conference champion, 37 to 9. Wabash made three field goals against Illinols, while Wis- consin held Missouri to a pair. Loyola University plays Butler Col- Jege at Indianapolis tonight. WESTERN FAVORS DRAFT All Six Clubs Voting Willing to Follow Mayor Plan. TOPEKA, Kans., December 23 (#).— Dale Gear, president of the Western | League, has announced a poll of mem- ers showed six clubs voting in favor of “the draft proposal of th St. Joseph, a St Louls Car- mdflfl "Il'fl!" dhlchmt)ur said undoubted- ly would favor 'Skinker Eagles Open Sunday Against Det KINKER EAGLES, for several years the class of the independent basket ball fleld here, are hard at work in preparation for their opening game of the season against the Detroit Clowns Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Silver Spring, Md., Armory, which will be the scene of all their home games. The visitors, re- puted to be formidable, will put on! comedy stuff before the game and be- tween the halves. Bernie Peacock, who again is manag- | ing the Eagles, plans to bring a flock | of strong and colorful teams to the Silver Spring floor during the cam- paign. The same bunch which has represented the Eagles for the past few seasons_again will hold forth, with| Julie «Radice, former University of Maryland athlete, also on the roster. entering the Old Line school. Hyattsville Southern Methodists are after a game with an unlimited team having a gymnasium for Friday night. Call Hyattsville 18-J between 5 and| 7 pm. Mercurys and Pontiacs will face at | 8 o'clock and Eastern Whirlwinds and | Monroes will clash an hour later on the Eastern High School court in Community Center League games to- night. Mount Vernons conquered Tremonts, 125 to 23, and Drakes squeezed out a | {26-25 triumph over De Molays in| league matches, Optimists downed Noel House, 33 to | 17, and Spengler Post took Blue Streakers to camp, 37 to 15, in 130- pound loop games as play in the Boys | Club League opened. Olmstead Grill and Fort Myer quints 20 Years Ago In The Star Georgetown University with Mul- ligan, Ulymen, Brenner, Sprowels and Costello at hand appears to have a fine chance of licking its old rival, Virginia, in their annual relay race this season. Virginia has lost three stalwarts of Jts last sea- son's combination, Wiltshire, win and Staunton. Manager Jim McAleer of the | Washington base ball team expects much of Pitcher Dixie Walker next season, according to J. Ed Grillo, The Star's sports editor. Grilo also ex- resses the belief that Red Killifer, infielder, soon will be returned to the minors by Washington, because of his failure to hit. John A. Heydler, secretary of the National Base Ball League, is in , one of the five that of the Association in accepting the Washington for the holf S. In Reubert the Radice played with the Birds before‘c 'BASKET DOUBLE BILL roit Clown Five | will face tonight on the Fort Myer court | at 8 o'clock. Olmstead players are to report at 7:30 o'clock. Columbia and McLean quints will face tonight at McLean, Va, at 9:15 o'clock. Games with 100 and 110 pound quints are wanted by Y. M. C. A. Hawks, who have the Y gymnasium. Call Man- ager Maurice Degast at National 8250. Noel House 85-pounders want a game for Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Noel House. Noel House 100 pounders are after a tilt for Satur- day night at 8 o'clock. James Mat- thews is listing at Lincoln 2901. Fairlawn quint wants an unlimited opponent for tonight, having a floor. Manager Jack Davis is listing at At- lantic 3670 between 5 and 6 p.m. Some scores last night follow: Immaculate Conception, 29; K. of 26. Peoples Hardware, 20; Atonement, 14. Eldbrooke, 45; Pullman, 8. Northwesterns, 86; “Y" Flashes, 25. Headquarters Company, 72; Mont- rose, 35. ON ALEXANDRIA CARD Alpha Delta Omega to Entertain. Saks in Feature—Railroaders in Preliminary. ALEXANDRIA, Va., December 23.— Two basket ball games will be played at the Armory tonight with Alpha Delta Omega and Richmond, Freder- icksburg & Potomac Rallroad Co. quints meeting Washington opponents. Alpha Delta Omega is to entertain the Saks Clothiers, while the Railroaders will play some Washington club in a preliminary. Episcopal and Alexandria high schools have ceased basket ball operations until after the holidays. Del Ray A. C. has scheduled a game with the Quantico Marines for Sunday at the post gymnasium. The 150-pound Northern Virginia championship game Sunday between the Iroquois A. C. and the Alcova Motor Co. will be staged ‘at Baggett's Park at 2:30 o'clock. Mercury A. C. will play Richmond, Predericksburg & Potomac Co. quint here New Year night at 8:30 in Armory Holl. Robert le Bruce Chapter, De M!cl_ll will oppose Alpha Delta Omega at 7:30. Old Dominion Boat Club has ar- rangsd three holiday dances to help UNDERDOG COUGARS Coach Says They Have Both| Offense and Defense to Offer Alabama. By the Associated Press. ASADENA, Calif., December 23.— | & Washington State'’s Cougars set | K about sharpening their foot ball | 0: fangs today with another prac- | S tice session as their Crimson Tide op- |7, ponents from Alabama swept westward for the sixteenth annual Tournament of Roses clach here New Year day. The rangy lads from the Northwest yesterday mdved into Southern Call- fornia, greeted by crisp weather, mdls immediately repaired to Tflul’nnment;%ry n, Park for a workout. Coach Orin “Babe” Hollingbery was not downcast by the fact Alabama is| favored. He pointed out his team went through the season without a defeat. | “Sure, we have a great defensive team,” he said, “but what I can't understand is why every one seems to think we are a total loss on offense.” “Our offense has been good enough to win, hasn't it? We averaged about 25 points a ocontest this season. We can , and I don't think any one will outkick Carl Ellingsen.” Just to demonstrate, he set Elling- sen to punting, 50, 55, 60 yards. They had lots of altitude, two, those boots. Then the coach sorted out his passers and pass receivers and gave them some aerial practice to make his arguments more_convincing. |® Alabama’s special train is due here | Mors late today after a 24-hour trip from the Grand Canyon. there’ yesterday for a brief sight-seeing tour. No workout will be held today. The Crimson Tide will set up train- ing quarters at Patterson Field, Occi- dental College, tomorrow. ROCKNE AND SAVOLDI ARE TO FLY TO GAME Expect to Join Notre Dame Men in Los Angeles Friday—Full Field of Gridmen. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, December 23.—The gridiron struggle billed for next Satur- day between Notre Dame stars and a West-South eleven was given added touch of color today in the announce- ment that airplanes would be pressed into service to bring to Los Angeles Knute Rockne and “Jumping Joe” Savoldi, to aild the Notre Dame aggre- gation. Rockne announced last night at the hfi:yo brothers clinic in Rochester, nn., transportation to bring him to the scene of the clash, although he will be mak- ing his first flight. He will arrive Pri- day night, he indicated. Savoldi, who after making a last- minute decision to enter the fray de- parted from Chicago last night by train, will change to airplane at Kansas City in an effort to speed up his arrival. The remainder of the Notre Dame past and present stars, already on the scene, are going through stiff drills on coliseum turf. ‘Their opponents, under the guidance of Jimmie Phelan, Univer- sity of Washington coach, practiced yes- terday on the same field, while the Irish gridders went through their paces a short distance away. On the same spacious field a third foot ball machine, the North Dakota Flickertails scurried through intricate formations in preparation for their Christmas day battle with the Los Angeles firemen, a strong eleven. Add to tl aggregations either in Los Angeles or its environs or soon to arrive are the Washington State Cougars and Alabama’s Crimson Tide, the pair of pigskin juggernauts that will tangle on New Year day at the Rose wl. In the absence of Coach Rockne the Irish machine is being directed in its warming up motions by “Hunk” Ander- son, able assistant of the famed Notre Dame head man. ~ Sl EPIPHANY GIRLS WIN. With Misses Beall and Jordan ex- finance the sports laid out for the celebration of its golden jubilee. this The firct will be held Christmas idays. land Aggies believe they have -mm for next season'’s ball club. . year. night, with th: others on December 29 and New Year aight. hibiting a stubborn defense that held ‘The team stopped | Delisic that he would rely on serial | op) forwards to three 3 ngshlny 1s last night swamj the A.Lkgmllng..h.p.gm ball game. L3 C MEN WILL HOLD YULETIDE MEETING Have Big Program Tonight. Eastern and Central Win on Court. RADUATES of Central High School and guests will gather tonight at the Racquet Club, | 1135 Sixteenth street, for the | annual Christmas meeting and smoker of the C Club, starting at 8 o'clock. Officers will be elected and other busi- ness transacted, following which there will be an entertainment program, a feature of which will be boxing. freshments will be served. Bob Newby heads the arrangements committee. ASTERN'S basket ball superiority over Emerson persists. The Light Blue walloped Coach Harley San- born’s crew, 44 to 26, last night in their first meeting of the campaign on the Eastern court, before a crowd assem- bled for the annual alumni reunion at the Lincoln Park school. Last sea- son the teams clashed three times and three times Eastern was victorious. In a preliminary Eastern's colors also were hoisted when the lightweight quint of the Capitol Hill institution defelaglcd Central's little fellows, 25 to 19. Central drubbed Woodward, 52 to 13, on the Central floor, in another match among_scholastic quints. Except for the first 5 minutes or so, during which neither team scored, East- ern was ahead in last night's game. The result was cheering to those who are backing Eastern in the title series opening January 9. After Shapiro of Emerson finally scored a goal from scrimmage, follow- ing the failure of both teams to get the range the first few minutes. East- ern gained the lead, which it held the remainder of the way. Coach Guyon inserted second-stringers at the start| of the third quarter. Against them | Emerson showed to better advantage and finally the Eastern regulars again | took the floor and promptly quelled | the foe. Bill Noonan, center, was the stand- out in the Eastern attack with 18 points. Shapiro, a guard, a former Eastern athlete, came through with 14 points for Emerson. Bayliss and Hale for Eastern and Hawkins for Central were leading scor- ers in the battle of the “lights.” Line-ups: Eastern (44). GF Emerson (26). G.F.Pts Albert, £. Lewis,' f. 3 Soawe! s PTO coirmons 8o ? 2| owoao! ®l H] annosuwan? ol wocorrmmnol | owmomooms: e aowacd Totals. Totals..... 8 319 ENTRAL outclassed Woodward by a wide margin all the way. Alter- nating with regulars and subs Cen- tral ran up a 20-4 lead at the half after holding a 12-0 margin at the end of the first quarter. Woodward, however, was without the services of a couple of its mainstays. oroadbent and Burke for the winners and Groff for the losers were most con- sistent on attack. Line-ups: Central ( Broadbent, f. Mason, f. L A Woodward (13). G.F.P! . coooonooomy | wmoomawanald | smoomneasSui? Central and Tech quints were to see action today, the former against Hyatts- ville, Md., High at Hyattsville, and the latter against St. John's on the McKin- ley court. ST T e, NAVY ANNOUNCES DATES Rifle and Fencing Events Complete ‘Winter Schedule. ANNAPOLIS, December 23.—The list of athletic events for the Winter season at the Naval Academy was com- pleted when the schedules for fencing and rifle were announced by the athletic officer. The sharpshooters will _compete against eight opponents, while the bladesmen will cross swords with six teams. Besides the regular schedule the fencing team will enter the intercol- legiate matches, which will be held at Princeton March 7. The schedules are as follows: RIFLE. January 24—Georgetown. January 31—Penn State. February 7—N. C. M. 1. February 12—Ohio State. February 28—Maryland. March 7—George Washington. March 14—Carnegie Tech. March 21—West Virginia Wesleyan, FENCING. January 24—New York Fencing Club, January 31—Penn A. C. February 7—Philadelphia Sword Club, February 13—Penn. FPebruary 21—Harvard. February 28—Hamilton. lerch 7—Intercollegiates, at Prince- n. SWIM AT SHOREHAM Aquatic Stars on Bill as Venetian Pool Opens Tonight. A group of swimming luminaries, headed by Gertrude Ederle, conqueror of the English Channel, will stage an exhibition that will mark the formal opening of the Venetian pool tonight at the Shoreham Hotel at 8 o'clock. Stubby Kruger, comedy diver; Dave Russell, Walter Spence and Herman Rt:.he_r are g".:cn :h);o b:m puu% ite. inner ice staged o side of the pool. e - BASKET BALL RESULTS Cclumbus Council, K. of C.,, 28; Cath- olli‘:lnlvenlcy, 27. n, 26. 25; Central 53; Woodward, 13. Univerdity of Detest. 21; St. John's (Toledo), 16. otans 2 Tilinols, 38; Wabash, 13. Are Likely to course. The club last night authorized a loan of $50,000, offered by the owner of the property, to be added to the trusts already existing, which will be spent in an elaborate program of club house and course improvement. Ap- proximately $37,500 is to be spent on the golf course, while the balance will be spent in rebuilding the road to the club house and on other improvements, among them tennis courts. A piece of land immediately east of the present first green is to be pur- chased to lengthen the first hole and to .make way for a new tee for the second hole, while the new second green is to be placed on the site made ready for it two years ago. For the present a committee composed of Danfel L. Hazard, W. Ray Garrett, John T. McCarthy, Dr. Thomas J. W. Brown and Earl D. Crammond is to BANNOCKBURN TO SPEND BIG AMOUNT ON COURSE Entire Plant to Be Improved and Committee Named to Study Plans—Most of Greens Is Be Changed. BY WALTER R. McCALLUM. 'HE Bannockburn Club is to continue as a going and growing golf organization and is to have an almost completely new Beginning within 90 days a sum totaling between $35,000 and $40,000 is to be spent on the course, by way of reconstruction of putting greens, renovation of fairways and complete rehabiliation of the course, which it is hoped will make Bannockburn one of the leading golf courses about Washington next season. investigate all the proposals for im- proving the course, and on the report of this committee will depend the scope of the improvements to be made. It is certain, however, that most of the put- ting greens will be changed and mod- ernized, A drive for new members is to start in the Spring and on July 1 the initiation fee is to be raised from $50 to $100. The members ratified their wish expressed a few weeks ago to raise the dues from $80 to $100 and also agreed tohmlse t.hoi dues tl}?r “h;)ruse" members, who do not use the course, froj ‘ZSA 't‘;l uoi. = e rthur L. Erb, the acting president of the club, has been very ’M:l:lve over the past few weeks in preparing the way for the rehabilitation of Bannockburn and has been foremost in the ranks of those who have acted for the club in the matter of obtaining the loan. Golfers Keep On In Spite of Cold UST to show that golf and golfers are not stopped by a little cold weather, D'Arcy Banagan, as- sistant pro at Columbia, who keeps careful count of the number of players who use the course, says that 103 golfers teed off at Colum- bia on_Sunday. At Washington about the same number used the course, and at Con- gressional about half that number teed off. ‘The snow of last week has gone from fairways and putting greens and the courses, on the whole, are quite playable, except for the frozen spots on the greens. NAVY 1S RETICENT OF COACHING PLAN Refuses te -Discuss Rumor That Ingram May Not Return Next Fall. NNAPOLIS December 23.—Ath- letic authorities at the Naval Academy refuse to discuss the rumor that Bill Ingram, foot ball coach, would not return next sea- son. Ingram is reported as being on the West Coast, dickering for the posi- tion as head coach at California, where Nibs Price resigned after an unsuccess- ful season. Ingram signed a one-year contract covering the campaign of 1930 and is | reported to have asked for a three-year | term upon its expiration. The Navy | authorities are said to have offered a | two-year document instead. The coach is not at Caryel Hall, his residence in Annapolis, but left his home town, Jeffersonville, Ind., as the only forwarding address, and also noti- fied the hotel that he would return after his trip West, a regular holiday custom. Ingram’s most successful season was that of 1926, when the Navy was un- defeated and tied the Army in Chicago in the final game. This year the return of Army to the Navy schedule in a charity game after a lapse since 1927 resulted in a 6-to-0 triumph for the Cadets, looked upon as a commendable performance by the Navy team, admittedly inferior. Since they would not discuss the pos- sibilities of Ingram’s terminating his connection with the Navy eleven, the athletic authorities naturally had noth- ing to say concerning a probable suc- cessor. IGNORANT AS TO INGRAM California Knows Nothing of His Possibility of Coaching There. BERKELEY, Calif., December 23 (#). —University of California officials had no information tonight concerning re- ports Navy Bill Ingram of the United States Naval Academy was a candidate to succeed C. M. “Nibs" Price as head foot ball coach here. It was pointed out Graduate Man- ager W. W. Monohan of California was the only person authorized to nego- tiate for a new coach, and he was in the East on this mission. BALTIMORE, December 23 (#).—The Evening Sun said yesterday that Navy Bill Ingram, who has completed a five- year contract as head foot ball coach at the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, may succeed “Nibs” Price as coach at the University of California. End Zone of 20 Yards Is Urged ILWAUKEE, December 23 (#).— Coach Frank J. Murray of Marquette’s undefeated 1930 foot ball team would make more dif- ficult those famous “shadow of the goal posts” defensive stands. Murray believes the end zone—the 10-yard depth back of the goal line— should be raised to 20 yards to aid the offensive team. He points out that the present end zone is com- paratively easy for defensive backs to cover against forward passes when the offensive team is within the 5-yard line. Adding another 10 yards, he says, will give the offensive team more opportunity to use the plays, especially passes, which enabled it to work its way to the 5-yard line. Only seven points were scored against Marquette last season, so the idea was not generated by any un- fortunate experiences of his own, but Murray says such a change would help coaches avoid the reputation of 600D PUTTS HELP THOMSON'S PURSE Washington Pro Shines in Indoor Game, So Will Go to Scotland. D fessional at Washington Golf and Country Club, is going home to Scotland for a few weeks. Dave is to sail from New York Satur- day for his home in Montrose, from where so many fine golfers have come, and plans to return to Washington late in February. Dave has not been home in eight years and is looking forward to a visit to the folks. “There probably won’t be many of the old faces left,” Dave says. “Busi- ness is not so good in Montrose and many of the boys I used to know have turped golf professicnal and now are in the United States. But it will be good to visit with the home folks once again.” And here is something that is by way of being almost a secret. From time to time, as Dave has busied him- self around the golf shop, repairing clubs and what-not, various individuals have coaxed him into trying his hand at putting on the one-hole putting course he has made in the shop for the pleasure of the members of the ‘Washington club. Well, for a time, Davie regarded it as just so much recreation, but when it began to get expensive, Dave began to practice. And ncw, when one of the boys in the shop is asked who is the best putter on this practice course, he replies without hesitation, ‘“Mr. }’Iihomson is much better than any one So it may well be that part of Davie's trip to Scotland has been paid for by the dividends accruing from this little practice course. It mx;)y‘ v‘?g‘ and then it may not be. But has more than held his own in these little indoor golf tilts. AVE THOMSON, the popular and fine-playing little pro- Mrs. Frank R. Keefer, president of the Women’s District Golf Association, is looking forward to a golfiing trip to Italy during the Winter and early Spring. She has made reservations on the Leviathan, sailing from New York on January 13, and plans to golf in Italy and France. Mrs. Keefer will miss the annual meeting of the Wom- en’s District Golf Association, but says that if she is re-elected she will accept the post. She will be back in Wash- ington in April Miss Elizabeth Brawner, who has been secretary of the women's associa- tion for the past year, is to tender her resignation, and Miss Elizabeth Harris, chairman of the Women’s Gelf Com- mittee at Bannockburn, probably will be chosen secretary. SRR COMMITTEES NAMED BY DISTRICT A. A. U. Eight Selected for Coming Year by John O'Reilly, President of Association. Appointment of eight committees of the District A. A. U. Association for the ensuing year has been announced by President John D. O'Reilly. Com- mittees on Women's Athletics, Rec- ords, Wrestling, Finance and Volley Ball are yet to be named. Committee chairmen named for the sé&ond successive year include Willlam E.} Russell, Registration Committee; Edward Rosenblum, Boxing Committee; Dr. O. U. Singer, Lo ice Run- ning Committee. The complete personnel of the com- mittees follow: Registration—Willlam E. Russell, chairman; Lillian Hoffman, A. Earle Weeks, Ernest L. Miller and J. Kip Ed- wards. Edwards, ‘Winfree Track and fleld—J. Kij man; Edward Rosenbloom, Robert Acorn and A. Earle Weeks. Boxing—Edward Rosenblum, chair- man; James A. Sullivan, Norman Lan- dreau and A. Earle Weeks. Swimming—A. Earle Weeks, chair- man: Lillian Hoffman, Carl Ahlenfeld and Maj. R. B. Lawrence. Long-distance Running—Dr. O. U. Singer, chnlmhln' Mike Lynch, Winfree L1, Tt, Johnson Hand Beckett, chair- man; es McNamara agd Winfree Jol : p. chair- being poor offensive teachers, because their teams happened to be in scoring ‘mnm. man; Ernest L. Millar, Wi n sell, zummm and We . % ‘Beskei. Ball—Wintree John RH; TACKLES, CENTER MAY ANNDY ‘BAMA Cougar Forwards Regarded Best in West—Wingmen Are Clever. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. AN FRANCISCO, Calif.,, De- cember 23.—The Pacific Coast now confidently looks to Washington State College to restore some of the sector's foot ball prestige that was lost when Notre Dame slaughtered University of Southern California. The Cougars, undefeated champions of the Pacific Coast, stopped off here Sunday en route to Pasadena and in & workout against the all-West squad that is training at Berkeley for the annual Shrine Hospital charity game looked the part of fit opponents for the University of Alabama in the annual Rose Bowl game on January 1. Washington State is a team of tre- mendous physical strength, and while it relies mainly on a power attack, it also uses the aerial offense with much cleverness. The Cougars have a fine defensive line, and one gains the im- ression_ that their forward line will very hard to smh::h one of the best tackles of the season. But those who have followed the Cou- g:r; closely claim that sleegy Glenn little or anything on og, his running mate on the opposite side of the line. Ahlskog is much faster than Edwards and !s regarded as the superior on offense. Fine Men in Line. With Edwards and Ahlskog holdin; the fort at the tackle positions and Mel Hein at center, the Cougars have three men who are the equal of any in the game, and Preddie Sington, Alabama's all-America tackle, may not have things entirely his own way on the line. Maskell and Hurley, the Cougar ends, also are a pair of finished workmen. Maskell is regarded as one of the best all-around wingmen on the Pacific Coast, while Hurley is a very clever pass receiver. Hurley is one of the main cogs the success of Washington's aerial attack and will demand consider- able attention from Alal In the backfield Wi State has a great defensive man in Elmer Schwartz, the fullback. On the at- tack Schwartz is the fellow who is called upon when two yards or so are needed for first down, but it is on the defense that he is most adept, and few gr"em the carriers who can get past Lainhart is the speed merchant of the Cougar backfield, and critics out ‘The Cougars vary their offense from a punt formation to a single wingback and are capable of generating tremen- dous power. Coach Babe Hollingberry has a veteran team at his command, and the only probable weakness Coast critics fear may develop in the game with Alabama is on pass defense, al- though the were very effective in defending the air lanes all season. The present Washington State eleven rose to its &m heights when 1t de- feated Southern California, 7 to 6, early 1 capes in games with Washington and Oregon State, but showed sufficient de- fensive strength to protect small leads. Whether the Cougars could have de- feated Southern California later in the campaign is a question that still is being debated from Seattle to Los Angeles. But Pacific Coast foot ball followers are quite confident that Washington State will give Alabama a hard game and perhaps defeat the unbeaten cham- pions of Dixie, although the Crimsom Tide's great play against Washington University and Stanford in previous Bowl games has not for- this way. GRID STARS TOILING FOR SATURDAY TILT East and West Squads Get Ready for Charity Engagement in San Francisco. Rose 1 gotten out SAN FRANCISCO, December 23 (#)—Foot ball stars who will clash here next Saturday in the annual East-West charity game settled down to heavy practice today. ‘The Eastern squad, coached by Andy Kerr of Colgate, and Dick Hanley of Northwestern, went to work out at Stanford University. Head Coach Kerr was teaching the team the Warner wing-back formation. Although several backfield combina= tlons were tried, it was certain Mal- ruder of Northwe ongw o:{te the ]hau'baclu. ey estern players practiced at Berkel under Coaches Dana X. Bl!:ree eoyf Nebraska, and Percy Locey of the San Francisco Olympic Club. Several pass- ing plays were added to the list and signal drill was stressed. MEDALS FOR SOCCER Blair-Silver Spring School Team Gets Title Trophies. Members of Blair-Silver School soccer team were rzrx’lit,e'd mfi: . E. M. Douglas, principal of the , presented the xz'nedn!.u‘?‘l George Menke, Catholic University foot ball stalwart, was principal speaker. W. E. Warfleld, Coach Cressent Bride, retiri; Capt. Lloyd Fitzgerald an .~elect Johny Mygath were other speakers. Bride was presented a billfold and a cigarette case by team. the pask sesion Bad o Sorbe s ey n a soccer victory in the county series. RELAY MEET ABANDONED Not Enough Support Given Tech Event Held in Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga., December 2. o The Tech relays, annual af o m!ar from the South hugdreda of athletes and some other sections, abandoned in 1031, athietic. ofcials of have announced. public interest and Was given as the Lack of in Atlanta )