Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1934, Page 20

FIVE OF NEW YORK CHAMPS HONORED Chibears Place Four, Two From Detroit on Select Foot Ball Team. < Sports Events In Local Realm | TODAY. { Basket Ball. ’ Randolph - Macon, at Washingten, 8:00. Georgetown vs. Carnegie Tech, at Pittcburgh. | Cathole U. vs. St. Thomas’, Scranton. Wilton Teachers, at Bridgewater. Roorevelt Alexandria High, at Armory Hall, Alexandria, 8:00. Bowling. Meyer Davis Sweepstakes, Lucky Strike, 8:00. George at at BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Sports Writer. EW YORK, Dscember 15. T Three teams made a clcan sweap of positions on the All- Nat.onal Professional Foot Ball League eleven, announced today. The coaches who made the selec- tions picked five New York Giants, new lcague champions; four mem- bers of the former championship Chicego Boar eleven and two Detroit Lions, runners-up in the Western sec- tion of the circuit. The Giants placed Rd Badgro, end; Butch Glbson enter, and Ke Lre a’fback. Th> Bears came through with two Bronco Nagurski and 5. They also con = guard and Bill Hewitt, an_end. The two Dolvoilers nimed to the mythical c'oven ar> Earl (Dutch) and Christensen, Five Are Ropeaters. IVE of the first eleven—Hewitt, F Hein, Kopcha, Bedgro and urski—were selcc on last year’s tram and two others—Gibson &nd Strong—were on the 1933 sccond team. Nogur Lron nd Clark won 265 on Associa s all-America { durirg t college days ta, New York University and 2do College. There was a single unanimous 1 Nagurski and Beattie . Ch.cago’s recruit halfback, e given first team rankings by all but one coach. There were fow points of dlspulc‘ eamong the coaches. but onc or two of the boys mggle the first team by the skin of their teeth. Badgro held his flank post by one vote over Harry Ebdinz of Detroit, There was oniy onc tie. Ed Kawal of the Bears and Nate Barrazer of Green Bay team center, All-Star Selections. ERE are the fust and second teams: First Team. Hewitt, Chicago Bears, end. Christensen, Detroit, tackle. Gibson, New York, guard. Hein, New York, center. Kopcha, Chicago Bears, guard. Morgan, New-York, tackle. Badgro, New York, end. Clark, Detroit, quarter. Feathers. Chicago Bears, halfback. Strong. New York, halfback. Nagurski, Chicago Bears, fullback. Secend Team. Ebding, Detroit, end. Lyman, Chicago Bears, tackle. Michalske, Green Bay, guard Barrager. Green Bay, and Kawal, Chicago Bears, center. Emerson, Detroit, guard. Edwards, Boston, tackle. McKalip, Detroit, end. Newman, New York. quarter. Battles, Boston, halfback. Hanson, Philadelphia, halfback. Gutowsky, Detroit, fullback. Honorable mention: Fullbacks—Hinkle, Green Bay; Mu- kulek, Chicago Cardinals. Halfbacks—Cambell, Detroit; Heller, Pittsburgh; Bruder. Green Bay; Chris- tensen, Detroit. Quarterbacks—Brumbaugh, Chicago Bears: Presnell, Detroit. Ends—Karr, Chicago Bears; Ganten- bein, Green Bay: Becker, Brooklyn; Skladarfy, Pitisburgh; delphia: Smith, Mitchell, Detroit; Riblett, Brooklyn; Schneller, Detroit. Tackles — Musso, Carter, Chicago Bears; deadiocked for second | Phila- | Chicago Cardinals; | MORRISON IN LINE FOR J0B AT VANDY Grid Coach Post Is His if S. M. U. Man Cares to Accept Offer. By the Associated Press. 2 EW YORK, December 15.e-If | he listens to a call from his 2'ma mater, Ray Morrison will take over the foot ball coaching reins which Dan McGugin has dropped at Vanderbilt University. The job definitely has been offered to Morrison, whose Southern Metho- dist teams have become nationally famous for their tricky attack. but | whether he will accept still remains | to be seen. | Edon B. Stevenson, president of | the Vanderbilt Alumni Association, who announced at a dinner here last | night that the post is Morrison's if he wants it, said university authori- | ties expected to hear from the | Southern Methodist foot ball mentor ‘ “definitely within three or four days.” Ready to Pay High. ANDERBILT is ready, Stevenson declared, to match the salary Morrison has been receiving at the Dallas schcol, probably around $10,000 a year. Stressing the need for alumni co-operation in athletics as well as education, Stevenson said | “we feel the only thing that is hold- ing up a contract with Morrison is his feeling that the alumni may not be behind him.” McGugin, one of the country's most famous teachers of the game, retired at the Nashville University this year after completing 30 years as head coach. Morrison has been head coach at Southern Methodist since 1922 and has turned out a number of notable teams. Defeat G. U. Prep, Poolesville, 24 to 15 and 16 to 9. High School cagers were returned victorious in Montgomery County'’s two sch-olboy court offer.ngs yester- day afterncon. The former invaded Georgetown Preparatory School and scored its first triumph over the Little Hoyas in sev- eral years, 26 to 15. ‘Takoma-Silver Spring trimmed Poolesville High by 16 to 9 with Wolfe, all-county choice last Winter, leading the attack with 8 points. - Summaries: Rockville (24) GF.Pts G.U. Prep (15 s GF. E Ochen’ter.f# 0 ( Higgins.f.. . 1 J. Ochen'terf 1 0 0 O'Sraug'y.f Wateon.f.. 2 1 5 Cummings.f 0 Rice.c i | 0 Spaldings. ¢ Powellg.... 0 4 Scotorchio. Parks.e.... ) Pty Totals.. 11 221 Totals.. 315 Powell (G. U. Prep) scored goal for Rockville, Takoma 8.8 (16) G.F.P MacMurdo, Philadelphia; Fields, Chi- | W cago Cardinals: Johnson. Detroit. Guards—Jones, New York; Carlson, Chicago Bears; Hickman, Brooklyn; Jones, Green Bay; Tipton, Chicago Cardinals. Centers—Oehler, Pittsburgh; Bausch, Boston: Randolph, Detroit; Miller, Chicago Bears. COURT RESULTS Local Teams. Georgetown, 26; Bucknell, 15. La Salle, 29; Catholic University, 24. Hampden-8ydney, 30, American University, 28. ‘Tech High, 33; Catholic U. Frosh, 25. Baltimore City College, 23; Western, 22. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 28; St. John's, 23. Alexandria High, 42; Mount Rainier, 20. Rockville High, 26 Prep, 15. Hyattsville Hall, 10. Takoma-Silver Spring High, Poolesville, 9. Georgetown High, 23; Charlotte 16; East, Ruquesne, 43; Waynesburg, 22. Midwest. Illinois, 30; Wabash, 27. Northwestern, 42; Pittsburgh, 28. Towa Wesleyan, 44; Kirksville Osteo- paths, 35. Penn College, 36: Central, 30. Gustavus Adolphus, 31; Mankato Teachers, 17. Maryville Teachers, 26; Nebraska Wesleyan, 18. Indiana State Teachers, Normal, 30. Illinois Wesleyan, 33; Illinols Uni- versity “B”, 32. Winona Teachers, 33; Rochester Junior, 23. Kansas State, 39; Kansas, 35 (ex- hibition). Drake, 27; Simpson, 23, Iowa State, 32; Grinnell, 26. North Dakota State, 60; St. Cloud ‘Teachers, 39. Gallagher, 35; St. Joseph, 32. Far West. Wyoming, 26; Nebraska, 23. ——— RANGERS BUY GOALIE. NEW YORK, December 15 (#).— New York Rangers of the National Hockey League have purchased Dave Kerr, spare goalkeeper of the Montreal AMaroons. 38; State Dietl | Reynolds.c. .. | Scavillece.. . | J. Pitze’'d.g.. Linkins.g | Fincram.: . | Johnson &.. Totals.... 8 016 «y” SWIMMERS TRAVEL Seeking their fourth victory in as many meets, the Central Y. M. C. swimming team tonight will engage | the Baltimore ¥ natators in the Mary- land city. For the second time this season the | washington Y team scored over George | Washington in & 47-to-21 meet last night in the Shoreham pool. Ernie Boggs of the Y was a standout, conquering Beverly Carter, crack Co- lonial performer, in the 220" and 440 yaid free style events. randis™. Bottaan, Ralt” and Murfaey): TS ard free style—Won by Boggs (¥): 290-yard free style— 3 second Carter (G WY third, Surony (¥). “Time. 2:36 arshall 4Y,). ing (Y ; ey (G. W)i backy ‘stroke—Won 7 by Mar- inlon seco Moynello (¥): third. Hajn (G. W.). e. 1:57" ime. 1:57's. 50-yard free style—Won by Randle (Y): second. Vartie (G, W.); third. Vander- bruegge ( . Time, 0:27. 440-yar style—Won by Boggs (Y): second, Carter (G W.); third, Catchinss (@, . Time. 5:464. -yard breast stroke—Won by Ghorm« G, W.); second. q,ny (Y); third, Wil- le_Won by Mullady 0)?'si%na. H. Dorman (¥): third, K. | Dorman (G. W.). Time, Basket Briefs Totals .. ncy diving—Won _by :\l.i'n- Points: second. " Ghorm hird, G. W.) d tree NTRIES for the Police Department Boys' Club basket ball ‘tourna- ment now are being received at Precinct No. 5. Morris Fox and John P. Meshkoff are handling the entries, which should be accompanied by a fee of $1. The tournament, which will open December 22 in the George Washing- ton gymnasium, will be divided into six classes, according to weight. ‘Thomas Market tossers are seeking ui“numlud opposition, Call Columbia 6443. Scores last night: Olmstead Gi 22; Spring A. C,, 21. “Dchwm & Hudson, 53; Atonement, ‘Takoma-Silver ROCKVILLE, TAKSILS WIN | Rockville and Takoma-Silver Spring | ~aocaseeR @he Foening Stad Sporls WASHINGTON, D. C, Three Elevens Sweep All-Pro Posts: Calls Alabama Tough As Th .4 SITUATION WANTED. STOP HIS GA [ AFTER A DOZER VEARS OF BRUISN FOOTBALL HSTORY wanTS A . COACHING JOB . quiet of a coach’s life. mind, directors! | have similar regulations, considerably. offers are bound to rate. gridirons. the contra: of the game. wherefores. ( THE MOST ADUERTISED oLaYER IV COLLE GATE FOIBAL DOZEN years of bruising foot ball have slowed the “Galloping Ghost” down to a walk. Grange is about ready to hang up his uniform .and settle down to the comparative ease and Now that he has made up his step right up with your offers, The Ghost would like to find a coaching connec- tion in the Western Conference, but the Big Ten has a rule which prohibits former professional players from teaching the game to its members. Other conferences That narrows the field down As the most widely advertised player in the history of callegiate foot ball, Grange is certain to attract many offers to coach, some bona fide proposals, but many out-and-out bids for the bit of publicity such He packed a lot of great foot ball into the three years of varsity play as well as the nine spent on pro If experience alone makes a successful coach, his success is assured. Unfortunately, this is not the case. And it does not necessarily follow that a great ath- lete will make a go of teaching others the sport. , most great athletes are not real students They do the right thing instinctively without making any lengthy study of the whys and It’s the chap with but a fair share of natu- ral ability and physical equipment who has to make a thorough study of the fleld in order to make the | grade: he's your best bet for the coaching job. Take Grange's own tutor, the man who drilled thé team and figured out the plays which sent him galloping Do “Red” of his career. a lot of practical most of it. His you' athletic From his spot on there. to make a great He may be able the squad. the miraculous. Regulations On | ing foot ball for case today. Stanford. It would be coaching duties, the game while the stars were carrying the ball. groundwork for Grange's spectacular dashes was laid He’'ll be on the spot, though! pected of him, for the very name of Grange suggests v FAMOUS RED HEADS CAREER As Al AfE PLAYER IS AT AN ENO i THE CorcH ‘ ; WHO MADE GRANBES FEA POSSIBLE -NEVER, 607 BEYOND THE SCRUB TEAM IN el ~— HIS PLAYING DaYs S8 " A Rigb Reserved by The Associated Pross down the field—Robert C. Zuppke. at Wisconsin “Zup” never even came close to making the varsity. Those were the days of beef and brawn, and he was too light to get beyond the “scrubs.” No glory or publicity soothed the aches and bruises But there was the opportunity to absorb sl | In his playing days foot ball knowledge, and he made the love of the game made him centinue when the cards were against him. He had to use his brains if ever he hoped to compete with the giants. the bench he had ample time to study The For all I know, “Red” may have everything it takes coach, just as he was a great player. to teach and handle men. A capable leader in 1924, he was an inspiration to his teammates and had the complete co-operation of every man on Miracles will be ex- designed to bar former pro players from coaching seems a bit outdated. Perhaps there was a time when some sort of stigma was attached to play- compensation, but that is hardly the “Tiny” Thornhill and his assistant, Ernie Nevers, played the pro game before their coaching venture at Lou Little of Columbia, Jack Hegarty of Georgetown, Benny Friedman and a host of other coaches played professionaliy after their college days. my guess that their pro experience | aided rather than hindered them in carrying out their O8 ANGELES, December 15— They have their own games— but apparently they all play golf. And there always is an | argument as to who is the best golfer among the ball players, the fighters, the actors, the writers, the fdot ball labor or play. In San Francisco, they are willing to back Lefty O'Doul against any other ball player in the trade. “I'll tell you just how good Lefty is,” one of his friends said. “Give him a tough match over a tough course and he'll hand you something between 69 and 72 after a few days’ practice. He not only has a fine swing, but Lefty is also a great competitor. I've seen him break 70 more than once against fast competition. When Lefty gets back we'll fix up & game.” 0. K., if we get Lefty for a partner. Most of the major leaguers play golf, and you'd be sur- prised to know how many can break 80. A golf match between Sammy Byrd of the Yankees and O'Doul would be something to follow. Bob Jones says Byrd has the best driving swing he ever has seen. Byrd is longer from the tee than Jones or any one else, with the possible exception of such terrific hitters as Jimmy Thompson or one or two more who rate in the siege-gun class. How long is Jimmy Thompson? Well, the sixteenth hole at Wilshire in Los Angeles is 580 yards in length. The green is guarded by a 15-foot barranca, which is 30 feet wide. Thompson has reached this green in two shots, carrying the barranca on his second. Coaches and Golf. OWARD JONES of Southern California is one of the steadiest of the coaching golfers. When the strain of a foot ball season is lifted from his back, Howard sticks right around 80, with a few dips below, around 77 or 78. He has a distinct pause at the top of his backswing, where the club shaft frequently bounces off his neck, but this doesn't affect either distance or direction. Bob Zuppke recently had five 81s in a row. “I might do better,” Zuppke says, “but I'd rather concentrate on an argument than on a golf funda- mental.” This makes Zuppke a nor- mal golfer. Dick Hanley of Northwestern is those who can break 80 with Crisler coaches and other divisions of human | THE SPORTLIGHT Frisco Confident Lefty O’Doul Is Leading Golfer Among Major League Ball Players. BY GRANTLAND RICE. with nothing in sight to key up the mental or competitive side—until the bump arrived. Strange Case of Mac Smith. MONG those nqw warming up on the West Coast—getting ready for the Winter and Spring sea- son—is Macdonald Smith, the great mystery of golf. For 25 years Mac Smith has been trying to win a national open. No luck. Yet, at the age of 43 he is the most feared golfer in big money competi- tions, even in fields that include Gene Sarazan. Paul Runyan, Ky Laffoon, Craig Wood, Leo Diegel and a long list of other stars. 3 Mac Smith is a money golfer—but not a title golfer. He still is one of the greatest swingers of all time. He probably has the finest backswing in golf—and the backswing is the foun- dation of all good golf. I haven't the figures in sight, but my guess would be that Mac Smith, the veteran son of Carnoustie and St. Andrews, has won more prize money on the West Coast than any other star. 1 played two rounds with him over testing courses along the Pacific, and his scores were 66 and 65, 12 under par for 36 holes. * But the finest feature concerning Mac Smith is this—after 25 years of failure in championship play he still looks to the future. He tied for the United States open at Phila- delphia in 1910—never got that close again—and now he is facing the championships of 1935 with a new hope—and the old dream still working. “I've got a few years left,” Mac told me. “Golf is a funny game. No one can never tell just when he will come to & big open ready to go. I'm playing better golf now than I played 25 years ago. I'm not through yet.” “It gets a little harder every year, doesn’t it?” I asked. “Maybe that's the trouble” Mac said. “Did you ever stop to figure that all those who had a chance to win—who tied and then lost—have never made the grade? There was Tommy McNamara, who tied twice— Leo Diegel, who had two opens sewed up—Mike Brady, who led Hagen 5 strokes with only 18 holes to play— Bobby Cruickshank, who almost won three times—Harry Cooper, who tied Armour st Oakmont—these are only a few of those who barely missed— have never won. When you get big chance in an open and blow it— when something happens—you never forget it. It always keeps coming back.” g Yet Mac Smith, veteran of 28 years of championship play, is looking toward 1935 with cheerful eyes. He hasn't quit yet. And that, after all, is a trifie more important than win- ning several championships. e 0, LI, s 'RUCKER IS RELEASED 'AS BROOKLYN SCouT |Once Star Southpaw Pitcher of National League in Game Nearly 30 Years. By the Associated Press. OSWELL, Ga., December 15— George N. (Nap) Rucker, vet- eran major league pitcher and scout, was out of the big-time base ball picture today after 27 years of campaigning. Rucker said officials of the Brook- Iyn club of the National League, for which he scouted 17 years and pitched 10, had notified him they would be unable to renew his contract. One of the National League's greatest left-handers, Nap has de- voted his time to corralling promising timber for the Dodgers along with another old timer, Larry Sutton. Between seasons he operates his flour and feed mill here, HOWARD ELEVEN HIT Howard University’s foot ball team today stands charged with the loss of four games. two of which it had won, the other two ending in ties, as the result of the Colored Inter- collegiate Athletic Association having declared Paul Perkins, Bison half- back, ineligible. Perkins played in the St. Paul and Hampton games, which Howard won and in the Morgan and Virginia State contests in which the Bisons gained deadlocks. Perkins was kept out of the Lincoln game, also won by Howard, when his ineligibility be- cause of scholastic deficiencies was discovered by Howard officials. His ineligibility came about, it was ex- plained, as the result of his trans- ferring to Washington and Jefferson after being ineligible at Howard in 1931 and returning to Howard this year. : The forfeitures did not affect the conference title, credited to Morgan. Sessions of the C. I. A. A. were to continue today at Howard University. Defeats Kansas Every By the Associated Press. AWRENCE, Kans., December 15.—Dr. F. C. Allen’s ex- perimental basket ball game, with the goals hoisted to the 12-foot level and fleld goals count- ing 3 points instead of 2, ended in 39-35 overtime victory for Kansas State College over Allen’s Big Six Champion Kansas Jayhawkers. Had the game been scored under present regulations, alloting 2 points for fleld goals, State would have won, 28-26. If the game had SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1934. 6. W. FIVE PLAY LONE GAME HERE Winning Hoyas, Beaten C. U. Continue Frays on Road—Eagles Clipped. HILE Georgetown's unde- feated Hoyas and Catholic University continue to in- vade Pennsylvania, and Wilsoh Teachers march into nearby Virginia, George Washington's basket ball band entertains Randolph-Macon tonight in the Capital’s only collegiate court attraction. The Colonials will be seeking their second straight when they face Ran- dolph-Macon, champion of the Ches- | apeake Conference, at 8 o'clock in the little H street gymnasium. In their opener, the Colonials squelched little Shenandoah. Georgetown, off to a flying start in | the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference |as a result of a 26-15 victory over ,Bucknell at Lewisburg, Pa., will in- | vade Pittsburgh tonight for a game | with Carregie Tech, ever a power in the conference. Catholic University, upset in Phila- delphia by La Salle, will oppose St. Thomas tonight in Scranton, while the Wilson Teachers will stalk into the Old Dominion for a game with Bridgewater, Eagles Barely Beaten. MERICAN UNIVERSITY, though A beaten in its debut last night by Hampder-Sydney, nevertheless 30-to-28 thriller before a near-ca- pa crowd in the Eagles' gym- | nasium. Coach Walter Young's crew, all new with the exception of Scott Cramp- ton, center, displayed a well-balanced | attack throughout, and except for a |lapse near the end, might have won handily. The Eagles took a 19-to-13 lead at | the half and, with six minutes left to | play, were out in front, 24 to 21. Here | Bill Thomas, Tiger forward, went on a rampage and led his mates on a scor- ing spree which netted 7 points, mak- ing the count 28 to 24. Staff Cascel sunk a shot for American, but Thomas dropped in another long one to nullify a basket by Edwards and “ice” the tilt. Summary: American U_(2%) Hamp -8yd_(30) P s ) 10 P 190 @ Fhe! Blackman ¢ Rice g Oweng """ Berniere. . Kincaid g 2 42 Totals . J. Mitchell (A. B.) f.tchell (A. B.). Score at (A U, Hargaden Runs Wild. S mmmomtn® 8 3| ousmaa Ump half | —o 19-13 ter, much better. against George- town had a defense for Capt. Ed Hargaden been planned and car- | ried out. The rangy Hoya forward. alone scored enough points to whip the | Bisons, eight field goals ~swishing through the hoops from his hands. | Hargaden divided his goals evenly and his quartet of double-sackers in the first half gave the Hilltoppers an 11-t0-6 lead, which they increased steadily throughout the remainder of | the fray. It was Georgetown's second win in a row and the first for both teams in the conference. Line-ups: Bucknell ( 5 Georgetown (2. F.Pts. G - o 3 Kane'gels'rg 2 Totals 5 515 Referee — Mr. Tracy. Auten. C. U, Nipped at Wire. ATHOLIC UNIVERSITY was lead- C ing almost to the finish against La Salle, but it still is the final whistle that pays off, so La Salle. for the second straight year in basket ball, nosed out the Cardinals. Last night's count was 29 to 24. ‘Thanks to some fine shooting by Zeke Brown, sophomore forward, the Cards gained an 18-to-15 advantage at the midway mark and with two minutes to go maintained a 24-to-23 edge. Here Clem Meehan, half of a broth- er team of forwards, went berserk and rang up three field goals in succession. Line-ups: Catholic U. ’;4‘;'? La Salle (20) 3 i 11 o wordmien® Score Cathol La salle Referee—Mr. Abrams. - Umpire—Mr. McGarry. Times of halves—20 minutes. MOVIES BECKON LUND Captain of Minnesota Eleven Is Offered Hollywood Job. MINNEAPOLIS, December 15 (#).— Francis “Pug” Lund, halfback and captain of the powerful and undefeat- ed 1934 Minnesota foot ball team, is contemplating entering the movies. Lund has received an offer from a Hollywood company. Kansas State Nets ’Em High Way in Exp;rimenlal Basket Ball Game With 12-foot Goals. been timed normally without time- outs for returning the ball to cen- ter after goals were made, Kansas State would have won four and one-half minutes sooner, by 30-29. Dr. James Naismith, originator of ‘basket baskets. “The higher baskets have many advantages and mmm disadvan- place that of shorter showed considerable promise in that | UCKNELL may have fared far bet- | Totals ..12 226 Umpire — Mr. | Gridmen in Last Toil for Battle JALACE and Maryland A. C. elevens today were getting in final licks for their foot ball game tomorrow afternoon in the Firemen's Stadium at Seat Pleas- ant. Palace will start the game with virtually the same team that downed M. A. C, 13-6 earlier in the year. ‘The Marylanders virtually have clinched the National Capital League unlimited crown, while Palace, after winning the first-half title in that loop, was banned for failing to show for a scheduled sec- ond engagement with M. A. C. BIG TEN GRIDIRON TURNSTILES WHZ Ten Per Cent Improvement Over Last Year Made. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. ROGRESSIVE improvement is - Navy Again High. marked in Western Conference foot ball business. Whereas | | the 1933 attendance in the “Big Ten” was 9 per cent ahead of 1932, the 1934 outpouring shows an improvement of 10 per cent over last year. All of which is practical proof that fiscal affairs are on the up. Maj. John L. Griffith, conference | commissioner, feels he is not unduly optimistic in casting fancy forward to a near future when “Dad’s day” and | “Homecoming day” and all the senti- | mental devices which used to lure | bumper crowds to midland stadiums will resume complete potency of at- traction. Nebraska already has re- stored itself in this respect. “ Middies Pack Em In. | HE Navy, which usually leads the T intercollegiate world in the total " number gf spectators before which her elevbns play is likely to stand again at the top of the 1934 list, or if not, very near the top. | In the season just past the Middies | played to a total of 309,667 spectators, which works out to an average at- tendance at each of their nine games of 34,407. No one has remarked about the | increasing migratory tendency of the Navy which, if it continues to | develop, certainly will earn for the Annapolitans some such soubriquet | as, say, the “ambulatory admirals,” thereby popularly establishing them- selves with the “Red Raiders,” the Notre Dame Ramblers” and other peripatetic outfits. Navy played Vir- ginia at Washington, Columbia at New York, Notre Dame at Cleveland, Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, Notre |Dame at Cleveland and Army at Philadelphia. William and Mary, Pittsburgh and | Maryland were played on the home field. IHYATTSVILLE FIVE AHEAD Hyattsville High basketers had little trouble defeating Charlotte Hall's quint, 23-10, yesterday in the National Guard Armory at Hyattsville. The losers were allowed not a floor goal in the first half, Hyattsville lead- ing at the half-way mark, 12-1, Summary: Hyattsville (23). F Pts. Char. Hall (10). Pts. 0 1.0 ey Come 600D AS GOPHERS, THORNHILL AVERS Always Great in Tilts on Coast, Stanford Coach Points Out. By the Associated Press. b ‘TANFORD, Calif, December 18. —When Stanford chose Alae bame as its opponent in the 1935 Rose Bowl game, it picked wisely and perhaps too well, in the opinion of Coach Claude E. “Tiny” Thornhill, foot ball coach of the Big Red machine, First of all, he says, the Southern team's record for the season war- rants the selection. Whether Minne- sota worshipers concede it or not, the Rose Bowl designation went, in Thornhill's opinion, to as strong a teem as there is in the country today. This is how he justifies his argu- ment. Minnesota's supremacy within its own conference was established without meetinig two of the stronge:t season-end teams of the Big Ten, ©Ohio State and Purdue. Has Proved Class, “Y'™M NOT so sure Minnesota could have beaten Ohio State. Look up their comparative records yourself. Purdue played some fine foot ball in midseason end we must = remember there were more surprising | upsets during the year than a Purdue" or Ohio State victory over Minnesota would have been. “Now take Alabama. Out here we know how tough these Southern teams are. The Crimson Tide has been out here four times without a defeat — three times in Rose Bowl play and once against a strong St. Mary's team. Every other southern team, almost without an exception, has put up a great game, and the same cannot be said for many teams from some other sectors, Plenty of Opposition. “y T'S true Alabama did not play out- I side of its own section, but the competition it finds at home is tough enough to gauge the qualifica- tions of anybody's foot ball team. “On the other hand, Minnesota in its principal non-conference game won over Pittsburgh on a break only after being on the short end of the score for three periods. “You can argue until doomsday about the relative merits of two teams which play in different sec- tions without proving anything. If they don't meet each other, there's no basis of comparison. If Minne- sota could have played in the Rose Bowl we would be just as pleased to meet them, but as it is, out here we feel we've picked a team that doesn’t have to take a back seat to any team in the country this season. “I wish I felt as sure about beat- ing them.” TUNES FOR ROOSEVELT | Alexandria High Opens With Win Over Mount Rainier. Alexandria High, which entertains Roosevelt High tonight, at 8:30 o'clock, in the Armory Hall at Alexandria, opened its season last night with a handy 42-20 victory over Mount | Rainier High on the latter's court. and at the half had a 20-7 advantage. Happy Nugent for the winners and Glynn and Scott for the losers were Alexandria Brewer.f = s ) Mt. Ralnier i Glynn.f. .. Agerf . Baldwin f. ¥ 0. 3. Burrell.e. Shu.c u McMe'min.g Smith.g Apperson.g land E Miller.g Robinson & 3 Taylors [P R} moomosoMes 230108300 Totals Referee—Mr. Cogar (Fmerson). Totals.. 19 442 Totals Referee—Chase (Maryland), | Warm F ight S THE young basket ball season gains momentum it is becom- ing increasingly apparent that the public high school title going to provide great battling. All five of the public high teams seem to have outfits of worth, and at this writing appear unusually well matched. Tech and Western were the only series teams to get action yesterday, but both showed well. The McKinley squad opened its campaign with an impressive 32-25 win over Catholic University freshmen. A rousing West- ern rally in the dying moments fell just one point short as Baltimore City College dribblers took a 23-22 battle in Baltimore. St. John’s went down before Bethesda-Chevy Chase High in a 28-23 struggle on the St. John's court. It was the first defeat for the Kaydets in four starts. ECH, led by Francis “Red” Daly, forward, gained an early lead over the C. U. yearlings, but the latter ralied to gain the edge at 23-22 as the third quarter ended. With the start of the final period, how- ey's ooters litz, guard; Daly and Billings, center, tled the issue. Billings scored three times in the last few minutes. Irish Carroll from Syracuse, N. Y., scrimmage and twice from the foul line for a total of 18 points. ILL BRENNAN led Western's at- tack against Baltimore City, with 10 points. The home team jumped to the front in the early stages and when it entered the final quarter ahead, 21-11, appeared to have things in the bag. But the Western shots seemed unable to miss in the final quarter and City apparently welcomed LS Ht series, which opens January 11, is | Chre Smith. came through with points that set- | g, Court Tilts to Date Presage for School Title the referee’s whistle ending the game. s ‘Western (29). ¥p rennan. f.. "dg g 3 | saoazos?’ w Sumiees | somses: | Totals... . BI.'I'HBDA-CH‘IV‘I HIGH marked up its third victory in as many starts in conquering St. John's. The Kaydets climaxed a rally to gain a 22-21 edge with only a minute and a half to play, but the Leland scholas- tics came right back to regain the lead and stay in front. Sweeping ahead in the early going, Bethesda kept in the van and entered the final period with a 19-14 advan- tage. Here Bt. John's got busy and, led by Bob Barrett, who was the game’s high scorer, aided by Jimmy Swaggert and Mike Simone, gained the 22-31 advantage. Lodge and Pinlayson, though, came through with goals that gave the Marylanders victory, Summary: 8t. Jobn's (23). G F.Pis. 5 @ 1 8 28). Bethesda z;l’{"i HUBBELL WOUNDS PAL. SHAWNEE, Okla., December 18 (P). —Paul Shobe, Meekex, oil driller, is in & hospital here recovering from gune shot woynds in his right shoulder s« cidentally inflicted by Carl Hubbell, New York Giant pitcher. Shobe suf~ fered the wound while he and the pitcher were bird hunting. ‘ AUTO HEATERS LSJULLIEN. I 1443 P St. N, NO. 807§