Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1937, Page 14

A—14 =x ““Come On, Spring,”Di Maggio’s Plea : Grid Defense Rule Advocated British Tennis Star in “Toils of Law” YOUNG YANK STAR EAGER FOR ACTION Crabbing, Making Speeches Joe’s Main Diversions in Off-Season. This is one of a series of person- ality stories on outstanding young sports figures, BY RUSS NEWLAND. ‘BY the Associated Press. AN FRANCISCO, January 26— Joe Di Maggio already is getting itchy feet. The New York Yankees' out- flelding star of 1936 is straining at the leash. Springtime can’t come too soon for the long-legged Italian youth who carved his name in bold letters in his major league debut last year. The Spring training grind may be | & pain in the neck to the oldsters, but it'’s a lark for Joe. “I sure have missed the feel of that old apple,” says Di Maggio with elmost as much feeling as if he had been away from the sport for three years instead of three months. “That blistered foot at training camp last Spring cost me a lot of time and I missed the first 17 games of the season. This year I want to play in every game.” Since he helped the Yankees ring down the curtain last Fall with a world championship, Joe has taken things as easily as is possible for a 22-year-old youngster who thinks and talks in terms of base ball. Enjoys Crab Fishing. HIS daily routine is simple and his diversions few. He doesn't golf,| neither does he hunt. He floated | placidly through a foot ball season that had the rest of the community standing on its collective ear. A sand-lot base ball game between teams of grammar school kids at- tracted and held his attention on a day when 90,000 pigskin maniacs were blotting out the seats of a college foot ball stadium miles away. His chief pleasure is crab fishing, which is part of the Di Maggio family'’s business. It is up at 3 o’clock in the morning, a trip through the Golden Gate on his older brother Tom’s boat and then 12 hours spent pulling nets from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Same fun! Formerly a bashful boy, whose con- versation consisted mainly of “yes” or “no,” and whose expressionless face earned him the nickname of “Dead- pan,” Joe has developed into an after- dinner speaker of considerable force. Great “Party” Man. IS presence has been in great de- mand at boys’ clubs and civic or- ganizations throughout Northern Cali- fornia. Naturally, his subject has been base ball. He tells about the| ‘Yankees, the club’s hitting power and what an “iron man” First Baseman Lou Gehrig is. If they ask about Di Maggio, he tells how he broke in as a shortstop with the San Francisco Seals in the last three games of 1932, went in as & pinch hitter in the third game of the 1933 season, was sent to right field the next inning and has been & reg- ular outflelder since. Ranked as one of the greatest throwers in the game, he is frankly puzzled over his ability to rifle the ball with so little effort. “All the time I played shortstop, my arm would go lame after throwing three or four balls,” he says. “When | I switched to the outfield the whip came on all of a sudden. I haven't| had a sore arm since.” Finds Harder Hard Pitcher. DI MAGGIO finished his first big league season with a batting av- erage of .323. He thinks he’ll boost the mark this year; says he knows the ropes better and has the pitchers sized up. The toughest pitcher he found to hit was Mel Harder of Cleveland and the most difficult park to play, League Park in Cleveland. “Too much acreage in the left and center flelds at Cleveland; they run you ragged there. And all the pitch- ing is tough, if you're not on your toes.” S —— G. U. PREP FIVE AHEAD First-Half Lead- Brings Victory Over Rockville, 20-18. Although outscored in the second half, Georgetown Prep’s basket ball team nursed an early lead to trim Rockville High, 20-16, yesterday at Garrett Park. The Little Hoyas com- piled & 14-7 lead at halftime. Capt. Shaughnessy, Georgetown Prep forward, captured individual high scoring honors with seven points, while ©. Woodward, with six points, paced Rockville. G't'n Prep. G.F.Pts. Shaugh'y,f 2 3 7 Rockville, Prench,{ Nicewater. Ros'berger.{ < Cards’ Captain HERBERT (ZEKE) BROWN. He'll lead his basketers on the floor at Brookland twice this week, against Virginia Tech tonight and Western ' Maryland Thursday. Brown is playing a fine all-around game and hopes to figure in a double victgry at the expense of the Gobblers and Terrors. CARD FIVE SEEKS FIRST MAJOR WIN Battling Virginia Tech at Brookland Tonight—C. U. Shy on Reserves. HE rose that withered will be tossed out on the floor again tonight as Catholic University's basket ball team, still seeking its first major victory of the season, stacks up against Virginia Tech at Brookland at 8:30 o'clock. Potentially one of the best collegiate teams in this area, the Cards have not lived up to expectations chiefly be- cause of a dearth of reserve talent. ‘The Gobblers, like virtually every op- ponent Catholic University has faced this season, will hold a distinct edge over the Redbirds in this department. After compiling early leads in most of their games thus far, the Cards have faded rapidly in the waning mo- ments to lose. Dugquesne, St. Thomas, Mississippi State and Duke were forced to travel at top speed, but neverthe- less all were successful in wearing down C. U.’s first team. Searching for Reserves. COACH FOD COTTON, still search- ing for capable reserves, thus far has found none and it is likely that his starting line-up against Virginia Tech also will finish the game. Cot- ton will use Capt. Zeke Brown, center; Hermie Schmarr and Wayne Ambrose, forwards, and Sam Pagano and Irish Carroll, guards. Schmarr, who set a new District record last week by scoring 31 points against Shenandoah, doubtless will be guarded by Capt. Joe Mottola, ‘crack Tech performer, who will see action tonight for the first time this year gslrlowinz a lay-off necessitated by in- y. In a preliminary game at 7 o'clock, the Catholic University yearlings will collide with St. John's Prep. — NAVY’S STRONG MAN VERSATILE ATHLETE Bergner, 215-Pound Plebe, Boxes, ‘Wrestles, Plays Foot Ball, Lacrosse, Tosses Shot. Special Dispatch to The Star. AN'NAPOLIS. Md, January 26— Midshipman Al Bergner of Kan- kakee, I, who though still a plebe is the Naval Academy’s strongest man by official tests, is so much in demand for the different athletic teams that he has difficulty in settling in the right groove, The shifting around started in the Fall, when, althouhg his experience in foot ball has been entirely as a lineman, he was placed in the back- field of the plebe eleven. During the Summer he became the champion heavyweight boxer in his class, but this Winter has turned up with the wrestling team, and won his first bout last Saturday against the freshmen of Virginia Military Institute. Bergner’s services will be in demand by two teams again in the Spring, as he has played some lacroose, and his 215 pounds, with speed and ability besides, would be of great service on the defense, but it has been found % | that he can toss the shot in the high forties and the track and fleld people certainly will want him in that line. MAT PRELIMS CARDED Goldberg Opposes Pinto, Baxter Meets Meske Thursday. Abe Goldberg will tangle with Stan- fey Pinto and Ed Meske -ill twist with Laverne Baxter in 30-minute prelimi- naries on the regular Thursday night wrestling card at Turner’s Arena, “which this week will feature matdom’s brawling brothers, the Duseks. Rudy, senior member of the trouble- some triumverate, will square off with Abe Coleman in the feature snarlfest, ‘while Ernie will face John Katan and Joe stacks up against Scotty Mec- Dougal. BERSHAK AGAIN READY. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, January 26 (P —Andy Bershak, North Carolina forward, who was held out of the Wake Porest game last Thursday on ac- count of a foot injury, will be avail Foening Staf Sporls WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937. PRO BETTEANS SEENINTEAN I Perry, Playing With Vines, Dominates Match After Loss in Singles. BY BILL DISMER, JR. LLSWORTH VINES and Fred Perry didn't have the tennis show stolen from them alto- gether last night at University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum, but 1t is safe to say that most of the 3,500 who left the College Park arena after midnight were unanimous in opining that the headliners of the professional troupe were only half the show. ‘The 300 or so walkersout never will know for themselves, but let them talk to those who stayed to the bitter end —and it was bitter for little Bruce Barnes and bespectacled George Lott —at 12:07 a.m., and they soon will learn that they missed the best tennis of the night. Whereas the sight of Vines evening his series with Perry in a straight-set victory by the crushing scores of 6—4, 6—2 was stimulating only to the ex- tent of the perfect artistry of the American professional champion, ten- nis—with all its thrills, “impossible” shots and long rallies, mingled with the inevitable color of professionalism —was exhibited at its best in the two-and-a-half-hour doubles match which the singles headliners took from Barnes and Lott. ANY who might have doubted the sincerity of the contestants as a result of the two singles matches, which were won in straight sets by Vines and Lott, who defeated Barnes | 6—3, 6—4, would quickly have been convinced otherwise by the dogged de- termination which the two pairs showed in fighting until they all were ready to drop, before Vines and Perry won by the marathon scores of 4¢—86, 6—3, 20—18. ‘The fireworks, of course, same in that last 38-game thriller, a new hign for tennis in Washington. Clearly, the boys weren't “kidding.” Once they had entered the only decisive set of the evening, it was each team for itself, and & world championship could not have been productive of more bitter competition. Never, during the set equal to three normal ones, did either side hold more than a game edge until the very last. Dead tired, after nearly four hours of play, it appeared that each of the four men was draining energy from a seem- ingly inexhaustible source as pure me- chanical play improved directly in proportion to the passing of time. ‘They disdained a suggestion to allow the next game to break a tie to be the deciding encounter, intending to play all night, if necessary. Perry Dominates Team Play. Wmmvmumukmmephy from Perry during the singles it was Perry who dominated the team play with his opponent during the doubles. For the first time, the Brit- isher seemed to get a kick out of the game midway in the doubles match, and once & smile had appeared on his face, he became the crowd’s delight as well as its co-attraction. Not forget- ing the spectacular and heroic per- formances of Barnes and Lott, the former, incidentally, looking the best doubles player of the night, it was Perry who saved his team from defeat and paved the way for victory. Even here, however, Fate stepped in with the opportunity which brought up Vines' service in what was to be the last game. The most devastating server in the world brought his zoom- ing service into play for three straight service aces in the thirty-eighth game, setting the stage for a clean place- ment off his own racket which ended the marathon. Combinations Are New. P THE pros want to continue to give the fans a full show for their money, they will do well to abide by the new arrangement wherein Vines and Perry remain teammates against the Barnes-Lott duo. Last night was the first time those combinations had been used. Vines' conquest of Perry, in which the latter got only half as many games as his conquerer, was ended in typically dramatic fashion by the American professional. Four service aces, only one of which Perry was able to toueh, were dished out by the fastest server of 'em all, and Perry went down swinging, futilely. THISTLETHWAITE STAYS Signs for Another Three Years at University of Richmond. RICHMOND, Va., January 26 (#).— Glenn F. Thistlethwaite will direct the athletic destinies of the University of Richmond for another three-year term. President F. W. Boatwright an- nounced the decision to renew the veteran coach’s contract was made by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Athletic Council. He coaches foot ball and track. Fred Perry (second from left) at Police Court, but only for social visit. On his left is David Hart and on his immediate right is Karl Kindleberger, both assistant district attorneys. Carroll Morgan (extreme right) had Perry in tow. Thiswas yesterday afternoon and Perry did not have quite as happy a time at another court, being “found guilty” of being unable to cope with Ells- worth Vines in their singles in the net show last night in Ritchie Colisseum at the University of Maryland. —Star Staff Photo. YANKEESONSPOT, | "POPPING UATHY FERS * OFF* “Siar Tennis for the Funds of It. Tells Boss at Beefsteak Dinner Club Will Need Much Luck Again. By the Associated Press. EW YORK, January 26—All Marse Joe McCarthy has to do to earn his $35000 as manager of the New York Yankees next season is win the American League pennant by 20 games and take the world series in four straight. That's what Col. Jake Ruppert jest- ingly told him before Joe left today for Philadelhia on his last tour of the banquet circuit. Last year at Joe's annual beefsteak dinner to the New York base ball writers, the ruddy Coloi expressed displeasure at the Yanke®s' habit of finishing second. Couldn't Manager Joe contrive to finish a little higher? Last night Ruppert gladly lauded Joe for a job well done, then added with unmistakable humor: “But he fell down on two things. I asked him to win the pennant by 20 games and the series in 4 straight He didn't do this, but I've forgiven him. And anyway, may be he'll do it this year.” Joe Not So Optimistic. McCARTHY. however, was not so sure. A noted base ball middle- of-the-roader, Joe said the Yankees had their share of luck last year, and pointed out to his boss, “Everybody's gonna be trying to slip me the queen of spades this year.” Joe likes his game of hearts. Another valuable employe of Col. Ruppert, First Baseman Lou Gehrig, praised the treatment he has received at the hands of the Yankees. Completely ignoring the necessity of base hits, Lou said, “if you hustle out there on the ball fleld, you'll never have any trouble.” Lou then pledged himself to hustle henceforth. NO PLACE FOR BYRD Ball Players Vote Golf Pro Out of Their Tourney. SARASOTA, Fla.,, January 26 (#).— Sammy Byrd has a full year’s warning now that he can’t play in the 1937 national base ball players’ galf tour- nament. ‘The players voted to bar Byrd or any other ball player who has col- lected money as a golf professional. College Quints Michigan, 32; Chicage, 19. Penn State, 35; Carnegie Tech, 30. hIan State Teachers, 33; Oma- , 24. Bluffton, 36; Ohio Northern, 35. Hillsdale, 29; Albion, 25. Alma, 25; Central State Teach- ers, 23. Penn A. C,, 38; Utah State, 29. Notre Dame, 55; Western serve, 20. . Kirksville Teachers, 45; Mexico City Y. M. C. A, 28. Wayne, 36; Nebraska Wesleyan, 30 ‘Western Kentucky Teachers, 40; ‘Vanderbilt, 27. ‘Williamette, 39; Portland, 35. Southern Oregon, 35; Albany College, 22. 8 LONG as they can lure a Fred Perry into the fold every year, which, of course, is on the prohibitive side, it seems that professional tennis is likely to remain in an extremely healthy financial shape. As noteworthy, perhaps, as the Madison Square Garden sell-out with $9.90 tops was that overflow crowd last night at the University of Maryland, which represented the most recent stop-off for the Perry-Ellsworth Vines tour. During the course of a program that was too long, incidentally, it was obvious that Vines, playing at any- | where near his peak, can lick Mr. Perry every night in the week and | twice on Sundays and, if the boys do | not do “business,” as they say in the fight racket, the final standing should | prove it. This is no reflection on the handsome Britain, for Perry probably is as good a tennis “type” to retrieve for Ellie as can be procured, now that our spavined Bill Tilden is showing signs of the heaves and other dis- tressing symptoms of old age. As far as this department can see, Mr. Vines simply is the greatest, most overpowering tennis player in the world. ‘With a curtsy to Ellie, however, it is not he who is drawing the ‘cus- tomers on this most successful tour in pro history. Nearly everybody has seen Vines bat a ball so hard that it resembles in flight a piece of string, but Perry is something brand new to all except the regular pew clinetele at Forest Hills and Wimbledon. Perfects Flair for Showmanship. PERRY impressed last night as the greatest personality and showman the pro ranks have exhibited yet. During the two weeks he has been playing Vines for purposes of fatten- ing his own bank roll Perry Seems to have perfected a flair for showman- ship that may even be good for a sec- ond trip around the circuit as the headline attraction, a feat that is un- precedented in professional tennis. ‘This, of course, would depend on his game holding up. Tilden, of course, was & showman, but Willie lacked the personality, and if this observation causes stanch dis- ciples of W. Tatem No. 2 to rise in protest, it also is likely to be met with ‘monumental indifference by everybody else. - That was the way Tilden af- fected people. You either liked him or didn’t like him, Perry, on the contrary, has every- body on his side in a sentimental sort of & way. He presents a striking con- trast to the somewhat surly, phleg- matic Vines. The Californian exudes s grim, determined attitude on the court. The Britain, who was “Mr.” Perty in England and Forest Hills before he joined the money clan, does not hesi- tate to stoop to clowning, with all the shameless nonchalance of one of Jacques Curley’s rasslers, in order to get a laugh. A special delight of Perry's is to rib Vines. Verily, until the boys begin to swing their rackets, Vines is the perfect stooge for the black-haired Englishman. Perry Is Stooge on Court. ONCI the match is under way, however, Perry becomes the stooge. Last night, from start to fin- ish, Vines dominated play and prob- ably will continue to do so. It is Perry who does the sweating and run- Rambling Scribe Spots Sport Notables in Hollywoo Borries Still Active Athlete—Ramage Making Comeback—Stengel Wants Minor Job. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. OLLYWOOD, Calif.,, Janu- ary 26—By way of Vine street and Hellywood bou- levard “Dutch” Leonard, the old left- hander who pitched for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, & spectator at & professional foot ball now & grape grower . Casey at San Diego naval base . . “Dusty” Dornin, & lineman when Borries was at Annapolis, playing on the same cage team. Man Mountain Dean, the rasle guy, e Tox Angeie.apan-—for thnee the Los open—for Levinsky, g%?j ik E Bt ol g Lynn Waldorf watching a profes- sional foot ball game . . . And re- fusing to be convinced the profes- sionals are any better than the National League umpire, recovering from the iliness which forced him to quit guessing last Summer . ..’ Pinelli, ning, chasing Ellie’s prodigious smashes to all corners of the court. The acore last night, 6—4, 6—2, seemed indicative of the difference between their games. The current de luxe attrac- tion of the pros, combining, as it does, Vines’ ability and Perry’s personality, probably is the best yet presented since turning pro has not been regarded as a com- plete social disgrace. Tilden’s moneyed feulls with Vinnie Richards failed to capture the public fancy as Vines and Perry are doing, and Big Bill's tours with Karel Kozeluh, Hans Nusslein, Martin Plaa and Bruce Barnes were something less than box office smash hits. A year ago Tilden and Barnes, sharing top billing with Jane Sharp and Ethel Burkhardt Arnold, drew less than 700 spectators at Catholic University. Last night’s crowd at Maryland was 3,800 paid, but, counting the “dead- heads,” close to 4,300 thought enough | of the attraction to drive 8 or 10 miles | for it. Noticeable was the complete subju- gation of Tilden's old trick. Vines, student under the old maestro, has picked up a few of Willie’s stunts. He leers at late-comers, smirks at offi- cials, purposely tosses away points and commands the public address system operators to tell the customers how to behave. another Tilden stu- dent, apes him in a collegiate sort of a way. George Lott, the other member of the troupe, broke down once and offered his glasses to a line judge, but peo- ?Ie have been watching this stuff for 5 Little wonder it is that Perry, while he may not be the best pro of them all, stands to make the biggest year’s earning of any of them. He's re- freshing. CARDS RELEASE TWO Garibaldi, Jordon, Infielders, Are Shipped to Minors. ST. LOUIS, January 26 (#).—The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the release of Inflelders Arthur Gari- baldi to Sacramento and Jimmy Jor- don to Columbus. Officials of the club also disclosed Catcher Paul Chervinko's signed 1937 contract had been received and that Arnold (Mickey) Owen, catcher, had arrived to talk terms. Owen hit .336 with Columbus last year. MICHIGAN MAINTAINS BIG TEN COURT LEAD ‘Whips Hapless Chicago 32-19 in Final Conference Contest Before Midyears. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. January 26—Big Ten basket ball players turned from courts to examination class rooms to- day, with the championship race tem- porarily halted until the first week in February. Michigan was clinging doggedly to & first division perch as the result of its 32-to-19 victory last night over Chicago. It was a fourth win in six title starts for the Wolverines and the sixth straight defeat for the hapless ‘Maroons. Given a battle during the first half, st which time the score stood 12-6 in their favor, the Michigan cagers started to click in the second period. John Townsend clinched individual scoring honors with nine points. Indiana plays Loyola of Chicago, and Depaul meets Chicago next Saturday in non-conferemce tilts. Sington, Tickled, Signs With Nats Fm SINGTON, husky out- flelder, is tickled by the pros- pect of becoming a regular with the Nationals this year after several unsuccessful efforts. He shipped his signed contract to the club’s headquarters today, writing that he was well satisfed with £ 4 Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Basket Ball. Virginia Tech vs. Catholic Uni- ‘versity, Brookland gym, 8:15. Roosevelt vs. Western, Roosevelt gym (public high title series), 3:30. Tech vs. Central, Tech gym (pub- lic high title series), 3:30. Hyattsville vs. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Md., 3:30. Landon vs. St. Albans, St. Albans gym, 3:30. ‘Woodrow Wilson vs. Montgomery= Blair, Wilson gym, 3:30. Boxing. Cowboy Howard Scott vs. Irish Eddie McGeever, 10 rounds, feature bout, Turner’s Arena, 8:30. TOMORROW. . Basket Ball. George Washington vs. Army, West Point, N. Y. York Collegiate Institute vs. Cen- tral, Central gym, 3:30. THURSDAY. Basket Ball. Western Maryiand vs. Catholic University, Brookland gym, 8:15. Maryland vs. North Carolina State, Raleigh, N. C. George Washington High vs. ' Maryland Frosh, Ritchie Coliseum, College Park, Md., 4. Briarly Military Academy vs. Eastern, Eastern gym, 3:30, FRIDAY. Basket Ball. ‘Temple vs. Georgetown, Tech High gym, 8:30. Maryland vs. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Towson Normal vs. Gallaudet, Gallaudet gym, 8. Central vs. Western, Tech gym (public high title series), 4:30. ‘Tech vs. Wilson, Tech gym (pub- lic high title series), 3:30. Washington-Lee High vs. East- ern, Easfern gym, 3:30. Bethesda-Chevy Chase vs. Roose- wvelt, Roosevelt gym, 3:30. Georgetown Prep vs. St. Peter's High, Jersey City, N. J. St. John's vs. Gonzaga (Catho- lic School League), Catholic gym, 8. Boxing. Columbus University vs. Spring- fleld College, Turner's Arena, 8:30. SATURDAY. Basket Ball Maryland vs. Duke, Durham, ¥ C. Wilsoh Teachers vs. Shippensburg Teachers, Shippensburg, Pa. Eastern vs. Navy Plebes, Annap- olis, Md. Central vs. Massanutten Military Academy, Woodstock, Va. Georgtown Prep vs. Brooklyn Prep, Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal vs. Augusta Military Academy, Fort Deflance, Va. Hopewel! High vs. Washington- Lee High, Ballston, Va 8. Boxing. Maryland vs. Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va. Catholic University vs. Army, ‘West Point, N. Y. Track. Georgetown in Knights of Co- lumbus games, Boston, Mass. e NGHT CARDS Ve HCH FVES BREAK Three Twin Bills Ordered Are Expected to Boost Basket Series. OCAL scholastic series basket ball, which rapidly was failing through non-support, is ex- pected to be resuscitated by three night double-headers approved by the board of high school princi- pals. The twin bills will be staged on the nights of February 5, 12 and 26, with a possibility that they will become & permanent feature next year. After viewing an experimental game last Friday night between Tech and Eastern, the principals enthusiasti- cally indorsed the plan of Birch E. Bayh, supervisor of public school ath~ letics, to stage nocturnal double- headers. The principals, voting indi- vidually by telephone, unanimously agreed on Bayh's suggestion. Crowd’s Conduct Decides. IN COMPARISON with the largest crowd, 420, attracted to any single day game iast year, the Tech-Eastern night game drew nearly 2,500 spec- tators to Tech High gym. Officials frankly were astonished at the orderly demeanor of the crowd, and this, it is felt by those close to the situation, played a major role in swaying the opinion of the board. Eastern, Central and Wilson will participate in each twin bill. On February 5 Central will face Eastern and Western will meet Wilson. Cen- tral will stack up against Roosevelt and Eastern tackles Wilson on Feb- ruary 12, while on February 26 Tech battles Wilson and Central collides with Western. Last year only single games were played in the series, while this season Bayh recommended the partial return of the double-header system, with games on Tuesdays and double- on PFridays. It is highly prob- that all Priday twin bills next will be played at night, with games remaining in vogue on SAM AGNEW NOW PILOT. — Trojan Coach Would Check Forward Wall. BY FRANCIS J. POWERS, OS ANGELES, Calif, January | 26.—There is no closed season coach. When not actively coaching, the maestros are busy thinking or talking of the game so, when Howard Jones of Southern Cali~ western, outstanding representatives of the profession in their sectors, got together the other evening, the old game was keelhauled for the better The conversation was largely about rules and what could be done to make foot ball a better game—from the coaching viewpoint, of course. Both the greatest tasks a coach faces in these days is building an offense suffi- clently versatile to meet the numer- ous types of defense now in practice. ONES favors & rule that will make one sort of defensive line manda- tory, whether it be a six or seven man type. “You build an offense to find your opponent has shifted to six,” complained the Trojan coach. “Of course, the situation is the same for every coach, but the point I make defense places too great a burden on the boys. The game is difficult enough, but when a kid quarterback is obliged to attempt plays against s to a six or even five man line with several arrangements of the secondary defense, you cannot expect a youngster to turn in a perfect plece of general- Waldorf agreed with his fellow pro- fessor and Willis O. Hunter, one of the Pacific Coast's representatives on the Rules Committee, could not find other than that most coaches would vote in favor of the flexible defenses, Would Eevise Pass Rule. HVNTI;R. concurred in the belief about the rule on forward pass inter- ference, which will be one of the main sources of argument at the rules meet- ing next month. It is Hunter's might be solved by putting a yardage penalty on pass interference instead of giving the offended team the first down at the point of the foul, as the likely such a suggestion will meet with the approval of the other rules mak- ers, although it is generally accepted that the present penalty is very une Jones and Waldorf also would have the ball brought in 15 yards from the sidelines on an out-of-bounds play instead of the present 10. Their idea from the sidelines, the offensive team would have an opportunity for more varied plays and not be obliged to sace rifice one down for position as fre- Suggests Punt Penalty. TH! Trojan coach further believes that the game might be speeded up by putting & small yardage penalty a rule also would provide more thrills for the spectators in the way of good punt handling and returns. It was well after midnight when the had found time to say anything about the prospects of Southern Californis and Northwestern. But Willis Hunt- er's head was packed full of ideas to it gathers. ADDS SCALP OF MINER Virginia State Scores Second Win at Basket Ball Here. hopped a homeward-bound rattler for Petersburg today with the scalps of two local colored collegiate quints dangling from its belt, following yes- pense of Miner Teachers’ College. The Virginians defeated Howard Univer- sity Saturday night. Tidewater Cole, Red Briscoe and 15, 11 and 10 points, respectively, while Tibbs was high for Miner with 10 points. Miner (32). Increase or Decrease of on foot ball for a foot ball fornia and Lynn Waldorf of North- part of six hours. Jones and Waldor! agree that one of Wants Only One Defense Lins. meet a seven-man line and then is that the present vogue of shifting defense that will vary from a seven ship.” any serious objection to the ides that something should be done thought that perhaps the problem rule now reads. However, it is une satisfactory. is that, with a margin of 15 yards quently happens. on punts out-of-bounds and that such coaches were separated and neither submit to the Rules Committee when Virginia State’s basket ball team terday’s 46-10-32 victory at the ex- Pop Griffin paced Virginia State with Pt @000 | (3 mwoonoo Totals __14 432 e ARMSTRONG FIVE FADES Fails in Last Period in Losing to Douglas, 25 to 33. Armstrong Tech today mourned its inability to maintain a lead as it skid- ded in South Atlantic Colored Scho- lastic Conference standings following yesterday’s 25-23 loss to Douglas High at Baltimore. Leading, 17-15, entering the final pe- PALATEA, Fla, January 26 (#).—| pp, Sam Agnew, former big league base ball player, will manage the Palatks club of the Florida State League. His brother, Troy, owns the franchise. DOVER MEANS BUSINESS. BALTIMORE, January 26 (). —Jehn Hockey Standing KANSAS CITY, January 36 (P).—~ The American Hockey Associstion