Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1934, Page 35

[ vew ] @The Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1934 Cards Outpoll Gophers as Finest Team : Indiana INDIANS' CRIPPLES BASE BALL KINGS LEAD BY 241215 Two Almost Alone, Chicago Bears Being Third With Only 57 Ballots. (Note: This is the first of five stories detailing the results of the fourth annual Associated Press poll on the year’s outstanding sports competitors and developments.) BY ALAN GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. EW YORK, December 18.—1It seems to be highly debatable in this year's sporting round- up whether it was any harder to beat the celebrated Dean brothers on the base ball field than it was to tackle Pug Lund or Stan Kostka, the galloping Gophers, on the gridiron. Whatever the feelings on this hypo- thetical issue, the fact today is that the world champion St. Louis Cardi- nals, featuring the Dean boys, emerge the winners over Minnesota’s unde- feated foot ball champions in the Asso- clated Press poll to determine the out- standing team of 1934. The Cardinals are the third suc- cessive major league ball club to be acclaimed the best team of the year, in any sport, by vote of the Nation's sports editors and writers, who rate the finishing drive of the National League champions as the greatest in the history of the game. Third Year for Base Ball. S ONE observer expressed it: “You can’t crack guys without nerves, like the Deans and Pepper Mar- tin. They never think about losing. hat putters those birds would be on e last green with the title at stake.” Previous base ball winners were the world champion New York Yankees of 1932 and the Giants of 1933. The last college foot ball team to be voted the No. 1 sports aggregation was Southern California’s 1931 eleven. Compilation of ballots in the big- gest country-wide response yet re- corded in the annual A. P. poll dis- closed a two-team race for votes from start to finish. Asked to name the three leading teams, in order of preference, 60 out of total of 109 experts cast their No. 1 vote for the Cardinals, while 34 put Minnesota’s Gophers at the top of the list. Cards Pick of Majority. HE final standing on points was \ St. Louis, 241; Minnesota, 215, because the Gophers ran stronger in second and third place nominations. Minnesota picked up 48 votes for second place and 17 for third, while the Cardinals collected 27 and 7, respectively. Points were figured on the basis of three for first place, two for second and one for third. Only four other teams figured in the first-place balloting. The Chicago Bears received 7 votes and finished third in the poll, with 57 points,, de- spite their defeat in the play-off game with the New York Giants for ' the National Professional Foot Ball | League championship. The experts took this setback into consideration, but decided it could not offset the otherwise remarkable record of the Bears on professional gridirons. The Giants scored only 12 points. The Detroit Tigers, American League base ball champions, received 5 first- place ballots and wound up fourth with 42 points. Two observers voted the triumphant United States Walker Cup golfers as the most outstanding team, while the remaining ballot put Yale's foot ball “iron men,” the con- querors of Princeton, at the top. Tennis Not Overlooked. Although covering a wide range, the poll took recognition of only one for- eign entry, the British Davis Cup team, which was mentioned on nine ballots and finished eighth on the list with 10 points. Since they will play in the Rose Bowl foot ball classic on New Year day, it is noteworthy that Alabama “outpointed” Stanford, 14 to 4, in the voting. California’s crew, Poughkeepsie var- sity winner; Stanford's great track team, intercollegiate title holders, and the ‘all-East polo four also were singled out for applause. The tabulation on outstanding teams of 1934, with total points: Team. 8t. Louis Cardinals University of Minnesota Chicago Bears Detroit Tigers University of Alabama U.'S. walker Cup team New York Giants British Davis Cup team University of Alabama Sport. Po Base bail Foot ball [T Sk ol Pro foot ball Tennis Varsity rowing Polo Track and fleld Foot ball Foot ball Foot ball Hockey Foot ball Basket ball Foot ball Yale University Chicago Blackhawks Columbia University Purdue University Colgate University Single points for following: Louis- fana State track team, professional crew of Rainbow, America’s Cup de- fender; Boston Red Sox, base ball; Knox College, foot ball: Letourner- Debaets, six-day bike riders; Toronto Maple Leafs, pro hockey; La Salle College, foot ball; Washington, fresh- man crew. LISTS OLYMPIC TESTS Sites, Dates Picked for Trials for ‘Winter Sports. NEW YORK, December 18 (®).— Leib Deyo, chairman of the American Olympic Ski Committee, has an- nounced dates and places for the try- quts to select the United States team for the 1936 Olympic Winter sports at Garmisch - Partenkirchen, Ger- many. The combined competition, which consists of the 18-kilometer cross- country and jump, will be held at Lake Placid, N. ¥.; the jumping trials on February 12 and the race the following day. Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the scene of the jumping tryouts March 3. The Downhill and Slalom _tryouts are scheduled for Ranier National Park, Washington, April 13 and 14. PRO HOCKEY Kansas City, 1; st. Louis, 0. Oklahoma City, 3; St. Paul, 2. e koo psets in Ring Common| Here—Coin Removes Tennis “Hate.” ——BY FRANCIS E. STAN. HATEVER else may be said of Washington as a boxing village, it sut- tinly is no safe baili- wick for “reputation” fighters. With professional fisticuffing legalized here less than eight months, the Capital can do bet- ter than show an average of one more or less nationally notable upset per 30 days. Last night it was Buck Everett, a two-round kayo victim of Joe Louis not long ago, over the highly-touted Steve Dudas. Only a few weeks pre- vious old Marty Gallagher emerged from obscurity to chop down Ray Impellitiere. Frankie (Kid) Covelli, rising fast in the featherweight divi- sion, has been beaten twice by Pete De Grasse, who in turn took a past- ing from the little-known Eddie Burl. Johnny Risko and Benny Bass, each seeking to stage ‘“comebacks,” were outpunched by Natie Brown and Petey Sarron, respectively. Patsy Perroni was held to a draw by Red Barry. Kid Chocolate has been about the only guy to find what he was looking for in this town- ship. And then they had to dig up an elevator boy (who lasted seven rounds) before the one- time great Keed could put across a kayo punch. Money Speaks Louder, Etec. fade away when wads of green- backs are waved under the esthetic schnozzles of our finest young men. Mr. George Lott of Chicago, co-king | of American doubles play with Lester netman in Washington next month troupe of William Tatum Tilden, 2d., once Lott's most bitter enemy. The “hate” started back in the amateur days of Lott and Tilden. George once invited Tilden to a scrap, so the story goes, on the court. Will- | yum declined but the ill-feeling per- sisted until the powerful commercial argument of Promoter Bill O'Brien dis- solved the feeling, at least outwardly, when he converted Lott from the Si- mon-pure ranks to a pro a few days ago. Lott and Tilden are slated to clash in a singles duel during the three-match program listed for the Catholic University gymnasium January 11. If the press-agent boys don’t play up this engagement as a grudge af- fair they’ll be missing a good bet. Far jess probable grudge matches have been sold to the public. It's About Time. HE Washington Auditorium finally will resemble a fistic arena Thursday when Foggy Bottom’s welterweight pride, Phil Purr, faces Jay MeCadon of Newark in a sched- uled 10-round bout under the promo- tion of Mons. Joe Turner. Turner, who has convinced himself that it is the bad seating arrange- instead of his fights, at last will heed | rows of the original orchestra seats will be left rooted in the floor, which is neither level enough to be any good nor slanting | for renovating plans, 15 rows will be installed temporary bleacher seats, such as are in vogue at the Riding and Hunt Club. The bal- cony, of course, will be left intact. This will cut down the seat- ing capacity of the Auditorium to 3,000, but as yet no fight has attracted anywhere near that many customers, so Turner has little to lose. Did Ya Know That— HE window in Coach Forest Cot- ton’s car was smashed while Catholic University was playing St. Thomas in Scranton Saturday... that clothes and other articles valued at $150 were swiped...that when Steve Dudas and Buck Everett failed to register a knockout last night it preserved the District's legalized rec- ord of not having a white heavy- weight main-event end with one of the opponents on his back...that Mack House and Jeff Thomas, colored heavyweights, staged the only pachy- derm meeting that ended that way... that Marty Gallagher's curtailed fight with Tony Galento was purely a kayo of the technical variety. That of the 50-odd knock- outs scored since legalization of boxing, 19 were made by col- ored ringsters, whose appear- ances have been nowhere in proportion to the number of kayoes furnished...only 7 of the 76 main events in white and colored fight shows so far have ended in kayoes. DUCK FUND IS GROWING 447,036 Stamps Sold at $1 Each to Buy Breeding Areas. Up to November 26, hunters and others had purchased 447,036 duck stamps at $1 each, the Bureau of Biological Survey announces. Nearly half a million dollars has been paid into Federal revenue channels for the purchase of breeding areas to restore the duck population. Minnesota maintains its lead in numbers of stamps sold, with a total of 40,000. Wisconsin is second with Bureau officials said that even dur- ing the closed hunting seasons the stamps would be available for pur- chase by those interested in advancing the cause of refuge establishments. Purchase of the stamp does not mean that the purchaser must have a hunt- ing license or that he must hunt, but the stamps are required on licenses of all waterfowl hunters over the age of 16. GIRLS WANT CONTEST. United Typewriter girls’ basket ball VEN the most profound of ama- | choor sports rivalries seem to | | efen, will debut as a professional | as a member of the touring tennis | | ment of the Auditorium which has| | been responsible for the small crowds | | a hundred advices. Only the first 15 | enough to fulfill wishes to use the | plant as is. Directly behind the first | FAST RECOVERING Grayson, Five Others to Be in Rose Bowl—Alabama Drives in Drill. By the Associated Press. TANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calif., December 18.—A heavy brace removed from his chest, Bobby Grayson, Stanford’s all-Amer- ica fullback, breathes easier today— and so does the whole Stanford campus. Much to the relief of Cardinal backers, Dr. Fritz Roth took off Gray- son’s brace yesterday and announced the key man of Coach Tiny Thorn- hill’s backfield would be ready to go in Stanford’s Rose Bowl battle at Pasa- dena New Year day with Alabama. Grayson has been on the sidelines since November 24. Good news fairly swept the campus, with the announcement five other ailing players either have recovered or are on the way. Prank Alustiza, quarterback, and Jack Drown, reserve tackle, turned out for work yesterday, while Jim Moscrip and Keith Top- ping, ends, and Claude Callaway, tackle, were expected to be in shape in_a day or two. Final examinations will be finished tomorrow and from then on Thorn- hill plans heavy workouts for his men until the game. Better Weather, Tide Hope. NIVERSITY, Ala, December 18 (#)—A break in weather was the hope today of Coach Frank ‘Thomas and his Crimson Tide squad as time for the “hop-off” for the West Coast for a New Year day game in Rose Bowl approached. Although the field was heavy and slick yesterday from rain, the squad went through a long dummy scrim- mage against Stanford formations. | Except for Bob Ed Morrow, husky | guard with a broken nose, the Tide was in good shape, and in the world of | a sub, “driving like Satan.” Threaten- ing clouds and soggy footing failed to dampen the spirit of the Alabama squad and the Crimsons ripped into Stanford formations with vigor. Coach Thomas planned an offensive scrimmage for this afternoon. Ala- bama departs for the West Friday. HEA THE Eves HAVEIT! - JIMMY ERWIN,EVERETTS Boss, 6Rows A pPAIR OF sAUC THE GO ERS WHEN ING GETS Heatep / Buck Evererr OUTSMARTED THE JoISEY KILLER ", 'STEVE DUDAS, To TAKE THE DECISION---STevES / CUINCHING DIDN'T SAVE HiM FROM SOME ROUGH HANDLING AND SHARP PUNCHING --= PRESENTING - “YE VENTURE OF Vi OLDE RINGWORMY ” [ 1a * Features and Classified C—1 Quint’s Invasion Attracts oy s memman |y yEpe ppocr 1 ATt *Poreve” IQVING CAN TAKE IT -+ . o AND USUALLY DOES| -+ HE'S A NATURAL TARGET / FIT-- OR \ THE NTTERS: | Jimmy REED HAS Gone COMMERCIAL - .- ss & A SHORT. MOVIE PROVING “THAT THE PLACE For A MEMBER OF THE SPORTING PRESS 1S THE PRESS BENCH --- AND NOT IN THE RING / TEMPLE'S ELEVEN ISHIT BY ILLNESS Sick Stars Expected to Be Ready for Tulane—Dixie Team Speeds Work. By the Associated Press. HILADELPHIA, December 18.— Two of Temple University's 33 gridiron warriors who will go South to battle Tulane in the inaugural Sugar Bowl game at New | Orleans on New Year day are hos- | pitalized. Dave Smukler, fullback, has la grippe and End Roy Lorenz also is being treated. Both are expected to be ready to entrain Thursday when the squad named by Glenn “Pop” Warner leaves for Baton Rouge, La., where the team will use the Louisiana State University field for its scrim- maging. Only light workouts are planned here and Warner says he is anxious to get the players South “before some- thing really serious happens.” Tulane’s Drill Secret. EW ORLEANS, December 18 (#)—The “no admittance” sign is being plastered on the gate of Tulane’s practice field today and will stay there the rest of the week at least. Coach ‘Ted Cox starts secret prac- tice sessions this afternoon, with only the press allowed to watch the Wave prepare for the Sugar Bowl inaugural against “Pop” Warner's undefeated Temple warriors New Year after- noon. In the opening workout yesterday, after a fortnight’s rest since the last game of the regular season, Cox had a bunch of reserves, clad in flaming red jerseys, practicing Temple's dou- ble-wing plays to flash against the varsity’s defensive ability. DEVITT IN GRID FETE Hamilton and Bergman Will Be Among Those Present Tonight. With Tom Hamilton, Navy grid coach; Dutch Bergman, who tutors the Catholic University foot ballers, and _other sports notables present, the Devitt School Alumni Association will hold, its first annual foot ball banquet tonight at the Mayflower Hotel at 8 o'clock. Letters will be presented members of the school’s 1934 grid squad. Several high rank- ing Army and Navy officers have an- nounced they will attend, as will a host of former Devitt athletes. Grip of Society Mars Tennis Arm 18 (A).—Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, owner of some 50- odd national tennis titles, tonight was nursing the first sore racket arm of her career, and she can't blame it on tennis. She sprained her right arm, not on a tennis court, but in the receiving line during the society debut of her daughter, Hazel. It seems that the exuberant guests caused more wear and tear on Mrs. ‘Wightman’s right arm than did such famous tennis stars as Louise Hammond, Adelaide Browning, Marion and & host of otherss THE SPORTLIGHT Form Mental Pattern, Practice Indoors, to Improve Your Gol If, Says Eddie Loos. BY GRANTLAND RICE NO. 3—THE DUFFER. Dear Santa—when you drop around To call on Christmas day, Please leave me just a little hook And take my slice away. rd like another backswing, too, That has no jerky jump, Or sudden lurch that seems to lift The handle of a pump. From far away you hear my call Across the Northern skies— Bring me a higher handicap And better alibis. I'd like a game that doesn’t make Me always curse and suffer— And bring @ niblick that will work— | Yours truly— HENRY DUFFER. The Mental Pattern. 0OS ANGELES, December 18.— Eddie Loos of Chicago and Pas- adena, one of golf's best-known instructors, happens to be one of the first of all the swinging profes- sors who featured the idea of a mental pattern. In a recent round, I asked Eddie to explain his idea at greater length. “In the first place,” Loos said, “if you Laven't a mental picture of what you intend to do, how can you even make a start? Most golfers know in a general way what the correct swing is. They prove that by taking a prac- tice swing—which usually is good enough. “Suppose we start with the correct swing—it means gripping the club largely in the fingers. There is no other way to get hand and wrist action in the stroke. If you grip largely in the palms you will have dead hands and dead wrists. They are locked at the Start. You can grip firmly with the fingers and still have active wrists. But if your hands and wrists are locked up, then the entire swing is locked up. “That is the first picture one must have in mind. The next mental pat- tern concerns a smooth, easy body turn, where the weight goes with the swing. If you don't let the body turn you can only push—you can’t swing or hit. There is no power with which you can swing. This applies to throw- ing a base ball or passing a foot ball. Ask Elmer Layden or Howard Jones. Both agreed with this main principle. Working Out the Pattern. %t NCE you have this mental pat- | tern of the swing lined up,”| Loos continued, “one of the best things you can do is to take a club in your home or apartment or wherever you live and practice swing- ing indoors. You don’t have to hit a ball. Swing shoulder high, but be sure you are using the right finger “The trouble with most golfers in a practive swing is this: They are thout thinking. They are across the ball. They should know the correct path of the clubhead on the backswing is on an inside arc, closer to the body. From the top of the swing the right mental pattern should be that of hitting or swinging away from the body, out toward the right. You can call it inside-out or what you will. But the path of the toward the left. Pick out a target slightly to the right of the line and swing for that. That is one of the mental patterns one should have in mind.” “And you think,” I asked, “that one can work on this plan indoors—even without a ball to hit at?” “Without any question,” Eddie an- swered. “There are times when it is even better not to have a ball. Then you can concentrate on fundamentals without thinking about results. In these practice swings—shoulder high— you can be sure that you turn far enough from left to right—that you get well around with your weight shifting naturally—until the right movements become right habits. “The golfer who can't get outdoors has a great chance to improve his game all through the Winter by work- ing only 15 or 20 minutes a day. The chances are, anyway, that he isn't going to practice outdoors if the weather is fit for play. “I know most golfers won't believe this,” he said, “but it happens to be true. These indoor exercises, with the right mental pattern at hand, fre- quentiy are much more helpful than any outdoor play, as far as future improvement is concerned. They help develop correct, instinctive habits, and that is the main foundation of good golf—of consistent golf.” (Copyright. 1934. by the North American Néwspaper Alliance, inc.) NEW CENTRAL TEAM SHOWS COURT SKILL Rallies Late to Get 21-14 Win Over St. John's—Vermillion, Katz Are Stars. ENTRAL HIGH'S green, but highly promising basket ball team shook off a furiously strug- gling St. John's quint to win a 21-14 game yesterday on the Central court. It was the second win in as many starts for Coach Jack Ray’s proteges and the second defeat against three victories for Irvine Holbrook’s charges. Central was heading the Kaydets, 11-6, at the half, but the latter rallied and contrived to tie the score at 12-all shortly after the final period opened. However, with S8am Fox, Johnny Mun- hall, Ernie Marcellino and Sam Katz dropping ’em in, Central soon regained the lead and went on to triumph handily. Billy Vermillion and Katz for Cen- tral and Capt. Barrett for St. John's ol susomd - I ORNS D}, =l o | maisooms! clubhead shouldn't be sharply around | LEEMANS PEAED ISCW STANTER Howell, Three Sophs Fill Other Jobs at Outset of Geneva Game. NOTHER change, presenting Tuffy Leemans at a guard position, will be in evidence to- } night when George Washing- ! ton’s five matches passes and shots | | with a clever Geneva College quint | | on the G. W. court at 8 o'clock. The Colonials will be attempting to score | their third victory in as many games. So plentiful and evenly matched is George Washington’s court material this season that the coaches are hav- ing difficulty selecting a first five. But in recent workouts Leemans has de- veloped rapidly as the kind of guard the Colonials seek for certain offen- sive plays, and as a result will occupy a starting role which Dallas Shirley formerly held. ctptl.y.nmmy Howell, who has scored 347 points for G. W. in 35 games over a span of two years, will start at one forward berth, with Ben Goldfaden, lanky sophomore from Newark, N. J, as his running mate. Hal Kiesel, an- other soph who last year starred with Sholl's Cafe team and who entered G. W. two years ago but did not play basket ball, will continue at center. Walter Kaum, the third sophomore in tonight's starting line-up, will team with Leemans as & guard. Geneva, which hasn’t suffered a los- ing season in basket ball in the seven years Kenny Loeffler, an alumnus, has been its coach, meets the Colonial quint with revenge in its heart. Last year G. W. won by virtue of a late spurt after encountering all sorts of trouble with the Covenanters’' speedy attack. . The visitors have a veteran line-up, with Hymie Ginsberg and CLff Ault- man at forwards; Clff Hutzley, vhg stands 6 feet 5, at center, and “Ocean” Jones and George Penebaker at guards. The last mentioned is called by Coach Loeffler the best shot he has ever had under his wing. TITLE EVENTS HERE RECEIVE APPROVAL Senior Four-Wall Hand Ball and Marathon Are Main Affairs D. C. A. A. U Will Handle. § : JNESLONG NUSS MS LS U 0% Coach’s Oral Resignation Considered—Biff May Ask Army for Transfer. By the Assoclated Press. ATON ROUGE, La.,, December 18.—The “win, lose or draw, I'm through” ultimatum of Coach Lawrence (Biff) Jones of the Louisiana State University ‘Tigers rang through the campus today. Jones’ ultimatum was in answer to the command of Senator Huey Long, po- litical dictator of Louisiana, that “you had better win that game.” BIff Jones shut Long out of the dressihg rooms between halves and denied him a talk with the team, and the L. 8. U. grid stars came from be- hind to defeat Oregon, 14 to 13, in their annual game. The coach revolted against inter- ference with his foot ball instruction and Long withdrew froim his seat at the 50-yard line to a conference with Dr. James M. Smith, president of L. S. U. The oral resignation of the noted coach, who has had a free hand with the team for three years, was con- sidered, but both Long and Dr. Smith declined to discuss the subject. The War Department reported that Jones could resign his foot ball coach- ing position at any time, since his as- signment at the college was officially military duty. The coach’s military assignment at L. S. U. expires February 5, 1936, but it was explained that if Jones decides to leave he may be transferred to another assignment. Sports Events . In Local Realm TODAY. Basket Ball. Geneva at George Washington, 8. Georgetown Prep at Central, 8. George Washington Freshmen at ‘Western High, 3:30. Wilson Teachers High, 3:30. Tech at Charlotte Hall. Kendall School at Takoma-Sil- ver Spring High, 3.30. Bowie High at Rockville High, 3:30. at Eastern Boxing. ‘Washington Auditorium — Main bout, Calvin Reed, Philadelphia, vs. Georgia Gibbs, Atlantic City, welterweights; 10 rounds. Twen- ty;!our other rounds. Show starts 8:30. TOMORROW. Basket Ball. St. John's at Eastern, 3:30. Roosevelt at Mount Rainier, 3:30. Swimming. Central at Baltimore City Col- lege. THURSDAY, Boxing. ‘Washington Auditorium — Main bout, Phil Furr, Wi Vs, Jay MeCadon, Newark, N. J. wel- terweights; two other rounds. 8:30. ‘Washington-Lee High at West- ern, 3:30. High at Friends, 3:30. Church TERPS, COLONIALS Play Former Thursday, G. W. Friday—Two Other Big Games Precede. BY H. C. BYRD. NIVERSITY OF INDIANA'S basket ball team, generally re- garded as one of the best in the Western Conference, comes here this week for another visit. The Hooslers meet Maryland in the Ritchie Coliseum Thursday and George Washington in the Tech gym- nasium Friday night. Both games are to begin at 8 o'clock. The Middle West is the home of good basket ball, and more good quints have their habitats out there than in any other section. Indiana last year was a fine team, and on its visit here gave Maryland a trimming by a con- siderable margin. Three games have already been played by Indiana, with two victories and one defeat. That should give the Hoosier five something of an advantage over Maryland, as the Old Liners are opening their schedule. George Wash- ington, though, has played twice and will figure in two more games before meeting the Hoosiers. Indiana has all its regulars of last year back, with the exception of Weir, & brilliant guard. The star of the team so far is the center, Fred Fecht- man, 6 foot, 9 inch sophomore, who has beaten out last year’s regular for the job. Incidentally, with Fechtman in the game against Maryland, and Willis playing center for the latter, there will be plenty of height in that position, as Willis is 6 feet 5. George Washington's two earlier games this week probably will be difficult. Both Geneva, which ap- pears here tonight, and Wittenberg, which is scheduled Thursday, are strong. The latter won the 1933 championship of the Ohio Conference, while Geneva turns out good teams every season. Naturally, neither of these fives will create as much in- terest as Indiana. Shipley Picks Team. (OACH SHIPLEY of Maryland has about decided on the line-up he will send inte his opening game. Only one regular from last year's five is named, as the other four graduated. Bernie Buscher, guard last season, is placed at forward, while the other member of the varsity squad certain to start is Willis at center. Waters, who comes up from the freshman team, is to play the other forward, while the guards probably will be Andorka and Headley, also named for. their first years on the varsity. Sothoron may play in Headley's place. Headley is in rather an unusual posi- tion, as he seems certain to make a regular job but is to be taken off the basket ball squad after the holidays to become a member of the track squad. Headley, as a freshman, last year broke the University of Maryland half-mile record with a mark of 1:59. Incidentally, Headley, whose home is in College Park, bids fair to de- velop into an exceptionally good ath- lete, both in fobt ball and track, or basket ball or any other sport in which he may take part. He has a lot of natural ability and is intelligent. In speaking of track, it seems almost certain that Coach Eppley of Mary- land will this Winter and next Spring have the best all-around group of speedsters and field men that have been turned out at College Park. Eppley is better fixed in the dashes, distances, hurdles and field events than any former Maryland team ever has been. Money Decides Schedules. " FONEY still is a powerful factor in the scheduling of foot ball games. One group of colleges do not have a very keen desire to play any contest out of which they may not draw sufficient gate receipts to swell their coffers considerably, while another group is willing to play any other school that is in a position to offer a sufficiently large guarantee. There are exceptions to both these classes, but in the great majority of cases one of the first questions asked when a game is suggested is, “What do you think we could draw?” In many cases, the great majority of cases in fact, this matter of de- siring to make money out of foot ball is not derogatory to the game or to the college unless it is made so. So many schools depend almost entirely on what they get out of gridiron com- petition to finance their other sports that they are in a position where they simply have got to make money to carry on these athletic programs. In other words, as long as foot ball is the bread and butter of athletics, it is the sustenance to which these pro- grams must look. —_— CONSIDERING GRID TILT Palace to Act on Marions’ Defi at Meeting Tonight. Marions and Palace, two of the city’s best unlimited class foot ball teams, may meet before the cam- paign is over. Marions, National City champs last season, Palacians are expected to con- sider the challenge at a special meet- ing_tonight at 8 o'clock, at the home of Bob Vernon, 469 M street southe west. COURT RESULTS Central High, 21; St. John’s, 14. Eau Claire Teachers, 35; Winona Teachers, 26. Pittsburgh, 42; Butler, 22. South Carolina, 24; Duke, 23. Delaware, 47; Hampden-Sydney, 24. Xavier, 37, Georgetown (Ky.), 21. Denison, 27; Kenyon, 22. Yankton, 41; Western Union, 28. Upper Iowa, 40; Jowa Wesleyan, 38 North Central, 37; Albion (Mich.) College, 24. Hamline, 39; Illinois College, 29. Purdue, 37; Wabash, 25. 4