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Evening star., 1923-12-02

Today's game should draw a record
sandlot crowd. The teams appear to
be evenly matched with the exception
this Mercury seems to have a decided
edge. The Indians boast a clever
pair in Dinty Hughes and Josh Ii
carione. however, and they are count
ing heavily upon these gridders.
A victory for the Mohawks would
give Mercury its first defeat of the
season by a local combination. The
winged-foot eleven met its only
downfall at the hands of the GUAM
tico Marine Reserves. while the Mo-
hawks were troUnced by Interior and
Reina Mercedes teams.
stanton Juniors have booked a rug
ged foe in the Rovers at 11:30 O'Clock.
Rover players are asked to report at
1890 O'Clock.
Mount Rainier Juniors will strive
to take the measure of the Mard-
feldts at o'clock on the Langdon
gridiron. The Juniors are to meet
at 1890 at Mount Rainier.
One of the best junior games of the
season is expected when the Argyle
Athletic Club encounters the Trinity
Juniors at o'clock on the Knicker-
bockers' Field, 37th and X streets.
Trinity performers are urged to re-
port on the field at 1880 o'clock.
Trinngle Athletic Club will be the
opponent of the Blazing Rags Of Ana
costa at l o'clock on the formers
gridiron. The Anacostia team will
tackle the Clarendon Athletic Club
next Sunday.
GridirOners OF section G-1 of Tech
High took the measure of the Palace
eleven, to 0. Casassa, Smith, Fuchs.
Fox. Rosenthal and Silver performed
creditably. Smith registered Techs
lone touchdown and Fuchs drop-
kicked the extra. point.
Corfnthians' undefeated eleven held
the heavier Langley Midgets to a
6-to-6 deadlock. An 80-yard sprint
by Vandercock featured. Games with
the Corinthians can be arranged by
calling Potomac 79S-W after o'clock.
A challenge has been issued by the
Olympics fer games with teams aver
aging eighty-fve pounds. Get in
touch with the manager at Colum-
bia 562.
King Pins are on the lookout for
opponents averaging 12O-125 pounds.
according to Manager ID. Hartstall at
Adams 2465.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
LEAGUE TO BE PLANNED
BY WOMAN BASkETERS

Plans for the organization of a
women's basket ball league will be
discussed at meeting Friday night
at o'clock in the Y. w. G. A. bufld-'
L. Cook, director of health education
Of the local Y w c. A. and District
chairman of the National Women's
Basket Ball Committee, is among
those who are fostering the plan.
George Washington University,
Central, Western, Business, Tech and
Eastern high schools have been asked
to send representatives, 'as well as
Wilson Normal, Marjorie Webster,
Capitol Athletic Club, City Club and
Walter Reed Hospital. The organ
izaGon of an approved officials asso-
citation and the Interpretation of the
1923-24 rules also will be thoroughly
aired.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
PECK FIVE TO KEEP
ON MOVE THIS MONTH

Peck Memorial basket ball team
has arranged an unusually attractive
schedule this month, when 1t will ap-
pear in eight engagements. With
such stars as Capt J. Gollan, J.
Bromley, NJ. Kraemer, +. Gross, w
Gollan and F. Hart, the Peckmen al
ready have defeated several of the
strongest uuints hereabouts.
H. Tucker, McMinimy, Talbert and
O'Neill also have been playing a stel-
lar game this season. The Peck
schedule follows: Tomorrow night
Peck VS.. Terminal Athletic Club;
December s, Company c, 18th Tank
Battalion: 10, Lafayette Athletic
club; 12 St Paul Athletic Club: Is.
Petworth Athletic Club; II, Manhat-
tans; 1S. City club. 20. Washington
Barracks.
business Manager Frank Athey
wants to book games December "a,
90 and 81 He can be phoned at West
1897 after $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-12-02

The following institutions will be
represented: University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Glenn
son College. University of Florida.
versity of Georgia, University Of Ken
University of Maryland, Mississippi
A. & NJ. College, University of Mis-
sissippi. North Carolina. University
Tennssuee. q sSuee Tuane na universits, ft vanl ol
derbilt University. University of Vir-
ginia, Virginia Military Institute, Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute and Wash
ington and Lee University.
The most important proposed
amendments to the constitution, by
laws and athletic rules follow:
No member of conference shall
agree to pay any official in excess
of fee of $50 for his services as an
official in any game plus his actual
necessary travelling expenses In
cases where it is not possible to OBJ
tain officials in the conference terri
tory members of institutions may,
when necessary, pay in excess of said
sums. provided approval of the chair
man of the executive committee or
the president of the conference Is had
The foot ball season shall close the
Saturday following Thanksgiving and
no member of this conference shall
engage in any intercollegiate foot
ball game after that date.
To eliminate bylaws which provide
no member of conference is permitted
to maintain a training table for any
intercollegiate team.
To designate that there shall be no
preliminary training prior to Septem-
ber 10 or the opening of college and
defining preliminary training" as
follows:
ITO be the assembling of the mem
bers of the foot bail team at any
place whatever, whether the coach is
to comply with this regulation in
spirit and In letter shall be dropped
or expelled from the conference"
Each student must file with the
president a certificate giving the facts
of his athletic history. This must be
filed not later than October l.
No athlete in any conference inSti-
tuition shall receive any pecuniary
compensation for playing summer
base ball, and no athlete in any con-
ference institution shall participate in
mer base ball team in a league which
has schedule of more than three
games per week.
No student who fails in. 65 per cent
of his college work shall Be permitted
to engage in any intercollegiate con-
test.
No student in conference institu-
tion shall be permitted to play on any
team having thereon professional
athlete.
No team, except those of members
of this conference, shall take part in
the annual track meet or basket ball
tournament of the southern confer
ence without consent of the confer
ence or executive committee.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
u. S. OLYMPIC ENTRANTS
TO SAIL ON JANUARY 19

PITTSBURGH, December Il The
American Olympic hockey team. ac-
companied by United States speed.
fancy and figure skaters. will sail
from New York for Cherbourg,
France, January 10 next, nine days
before the first Olympic game at
Chamonix, w. S. Haddock. president
of the United States Amateur Hockey
Association, announced here tonight.
After the Olympic games, Haddock
said, the American hockey team will
Journey to Villars, Switzerland, to
take part In q tournament there. The
hockey league of Switzerland, in
charge of the tournament, invited the
Americans to take part in the inter-
national competition for trophy cup.
Evening star., 1923-12-02

last year and their loss may prove
troublesome.
Little is known of Ahern as a bas-
ket ball coach, but IL his knowledge
the the court equals his foot ball
ability. Western may have one Of the
strongest teams in the series. The
Georgetown school produced a sturdy
quint last year. but was nosed out BY
Eastern for the title
The ScheduIe of the championship
basket ball series follows:
January 8. Western VS.. Central and Eastern
VS.. Tech: IL. Business VS.. Central and West
ern VS.. Tech: Is. Business VS.. Eastern and
Central VS.. Tech; 10. Western VS.. Eastern
and Tech VS.. Business: a. Eastern VS.. Cen
trail and Western VS.. Business: 26. Western
vs. Central and Eastern Tech: 2e. Bust
ness vs.. Central and Western VS.. Tech; Feb-
ruary 2 Business VS., Eastern and Central VS.,
Tech; 5, Western VS.. Eastern and Tech vs.
Business: 9. Eastern VS.. Central and Western
s. Business
Evening star., 1923-12-02
CODE ETOBE REVISED HERE
BY SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

~ NOXVIILE Tenn, w Doughery
VILE secretary the southern intercollegiate conference
amendments suggested by members which will be
John United
speak Friday night while
speaker
be admitted colleges
avaskto he amber
Evening star., 1923-12-02
GAME
IS EXPECTED TO THRILL

KILLED Mercury Mohawk
eleven will take the field 230 o'clock the Clark
fifth Stadium be the stirring sando
be blasted for
a before Mercury Several thousand
in 3-o-O Fray last
Evening star., 1923-12-02
uishes Fordhan,, 90: High School Bo
TOUCHDOWN BY DECASSIS
ISLONE SCORE OF BATTLE
Maroon Puts Up Plucky Defensive Exhibition
Against Blue and Gray, Which Is Held for
Downs at Goal Posts Three Times

EW YORK. December 1-Fghtng in final
too ball battle OF the this Fordham
team held superior Georgetown a
oo-O the Yankee Stadium today
science but by alone by Miles,
raddend three held
goal The
good hight and the 10000 had
proceedings
AT the very that Ggan's
T6us Blue and Gray aekhed ripped the Maroon line
i6dd up IKE high hat when There seemed end
Mezger and Degass drove through like
a bank
Evening star., 1923-12-02

TO them whether they survived it or
not. The same spirit ran through
the whole Maroon team in the second
half. Georgetown was held to four
first downs in the last two periods and
Fordham chalked up three first downs
on brilliant forward passing.
Late in the last period Jerry FitZ-
gerald. Fordham end, broke away
after receiving a forward pass from
McGeough. and for brief moment
the Maroon had hopes of victory. But
jerry was driven out of bounds and
thrown heavily by Gaffey, the
Georgetown quarter. Ii was Ford
llss rl 3 only chance of the day and all
that came of it was the ruination of
IL good player, Fitzg raid was
bumped so hard that he was put into
dry dock for repairs.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
EASTERN WELL PREPARED
TO DEFEND COURT TITLE
Western, Business and Tech Will Have Veterans in
Squads-Central Must Reorganize Its Team
Title Play Opens January g.
BY ARGYLE FINNEY.

IITH warscad foot ball eevens dsbanded high
Wv school coaches will their baske
week Preliminary meetings already have butt
first call for will be Central Tech
Eastern Western Business
1924 then
little
Tor the championship that under
Teams will
hat battle the
Evening star., 1923-12-02
N0TRE DAME LISTS ARMY
AND PRINCETON FOR 1924
By tbe Associsted Press


CHICAGO, December University
Of Notre Danes 1924 foot ball sched-
ule as announced here tonight Is as
follows:
october 4, Lombard at Notre Dame /;
IS, Notre Dame VS.. Army, New York !;
20, Notre Dame at Princeton; Nov. /,
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame; Is, Ne
braska at Notre Dame.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
THE QUESTION.
Why is it that some teams
run with the ball when the
backfield is behind its own
goal line?

posts. Other SITUATIONS may also at
of the ball in front of it's goal posts.
In any such case you will note
kicker is lined up in such way tn
to the side, around the goal posts, {
hitting the cross-bar.
Should he attempt a punt and the
ball bound back after striking the
crossbar or goal posts a safety or
touchdown is almost certain to re-
suit. Should he punt and succeed In
missing the posts or crossbar the
kick is either very high, SO that the
opponents may either fair catch and
have a free try for. goal or have pos
session of the ball but short dis
tanoe up the Seld. II the punter
kicks the ball off to either side the
opponents either get the ball close to
his goal by catching It or by having
1t go out Of bounds. II he kicks the
ball low, in order to get IL under
the crossbar. the chances Of the ball
being blocked are great.
There is Just one thing to do under
such conditions and that Is to run
the ball of to either side. Under
Evening star., 1923-12-02
CONTESTS ONE-SIDED
IN BASKET CIRCUIT

Calvary Baptist tossers showed the
way to the Mount Pleasant uuint
IL to a, while st. Paul Episcopal team
swamped the Union M. L. FIVE. 80 TO
10, in the Sunday School Basket Bali
League last night
Evening star., 1923-12-02

such conditions the object is to place
the ball outside the goal. SO that
when the next lineup takes place
the kicker is not hampered by the
goal. He can get off the right kind
of kick.
OF course, such play is danger
Gus, for a tumble might mean a
touchdown for opponents, but team
has to figure 1t will not tumble. If
it worries about fumbling 1t never
can have an attack, never dare take
chances in q game.
Evening star., 1923-12-02

Frank J. Marshall, chess champion
Of the United States. seeks match
with Jose Capablanua of Havana for
the championship of the world.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
How Foot Ball Is PLAYED
team will hold an
BY SOL METZGER-

! opponent for down right in front
of its own goal posts. In the game
today an opponent may touch a
punt right near the defending teams
goal line, thus giving the ball to the
defending team in front of its goal
Evening star., 1923-12-02

At the 5-yard line Georgetown hit
Il Snag. At the 4-yard line the Blue
and Gray hit a stone wall. At the l.
yard line the boys from the Potomac
hit fighting Fordham line and fell
back without a gain. Four times did
the Maroon take the ball away from
Georgetown on downs, and three
times this happened. when but few
small yards separated the Blue and
Gray ball carrier from the last chalk
mark on the muddy Eridiron.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Line-lp and Summary.

Fordham .................. 0 0 0 %
observation-disclosures. substitutioas-George-
Foley for Dufour Dufour Cor Metzger. Metz
ger for Foley, Gafey for Byrne. BIeslin for
Adams, lavish for Thompson, Golden for De
fordham Bill for smead, Stevenson for Bren.
nan, Fallon for Bill, Smead for Fallon, obes.
ter for Ryan, Dunno for Fitzgerald. Malone
for Dunno Zakizewski for Manning Woerner
for McGeough. Referee-Mr. Ed Thorpe ODE
La salle). Umpire-Mr. F. w. Murphy
(Boone) Linpsman-Mr. W. r. Cowley (Bow.
doin). Field judge-Mr. E. n. Bennes
PENN. Time Of periods-l5 minutes.
Evening star., 1923-12-02

Coach Ahern of Western has in
CARRIER, Lamar and Dulin three vet
Grams. This trio played top-notch
basket ball last year and should
shine again this season. Paul F>ris-
by and Ed Hannegan were graduated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30
LLOYD GEORGE
is SADDENED

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 30. II
have heard The sad news with deep
rcgrct, mingled with relief that tho
long and severe suffering has az last
come TO peaceful end. Lloyd
George said here today in formal
statement on the death OF Bonar
Law.
II saw him shortly before I left
for this country and the news Ger.
,ainiN was not unexpected by me,
During the last years OF the war
and the first years OF the peace we
worked in closer cooperation and
partnership thnn probably any two
ministers Of the crown hnva ever
worked before. There was hardly a
day we did not meet ana not day
we did not communicate with each
other and interchange views No
man could wish for a moro loyal.
sagacious and helpful partner In
times OF emergency.
'Altho We had serious political
differences that severed cooperation
during the past year. our fricandship
never broke.
1T fills me With sadness 70 think
| shall never meet him again"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30
MAN BELIEVED
SUSPECT HELD
Think Crash Victim May Be
Taylor Murderer

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 30--A man
injured by n taxlcab early today
and taken TO the police station was
placed under investigation when the
label. N, w. Sands was found
sewed inside his cont. He In about
the same height as Edward II.
Sands, missing valet OF William Des.
mond Taylor. altho little heavier
and bears n close resemblance TO
him. according to pictures In pos.
session Of the police.
The man was unconscious md
may have n fractured skull.
While police hardly believe II pos,
sibo that he IL the mlsslng murder
suspect, who is thought TO be In
Mexico, they took steps to summon
several people IN Hollywood well nc.
dunntod with Sands In order TO dc,
termlnc the identification
Sands disappeared Immediately
after the mysterious murder OF
Taylor nearly two years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30

with whom ! come into contact
II get real pleasure IN doing some
think FOR the fellow who has no
friends. life's greatest tragedy. II
means happiness FOR me"
Aud no. every day. dressed IN pure
white with her gray hair Gaping n
face M by "A happy smile. she walks
among them down the otherwise
gloomy CORRIDORS
USHIsY like 10 tell the story o. Leo.
l. Leo. ill In the prison hospital.
was condemned 10 dic-of tubercu-
losis. Mother smith did all she could
FOR him on that last day. and when
she finally left late al night. told at
tondRn,s 10 phone her u Leo wanted
anything,
Ho awoke With raging fever, and
n craving for-an orange. They
phoned Mother Smith. she left her
bed. dressed. and drove n long ways
70 Ect one for the dying boy.
And then. they like 60 tell OF tho
time abe crossed the prison court
yard with only prisoner as an es-
cort In order 20 witch the men AZ
work IN the mill Never before Ind
woman been IN the courtyard or
shops.
Tho prisoners win tell you That
wnlk 10 the shops was dramatic. Men
stopped to watch. Some wept I'M
ashamed That's what her implied
confidence In them meant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DUSE
STARTS ON PAGE 1

unbceoming manner, almos. like
n mid.victorian caricature, comes
on the stage.
We are asked 10 believe that
she is EllIda-lbsen's "Mer.
maid" and that her entrance tas
lbscn wrote 80 Is almost like
Aphrodite rising from the sea.
Yet there is this elderly woman,
without one subterfuge OF stImu.
lating youth or even sketchily
yisualizing the character she
portrays.
All around we hear murmurs
and gasps - "Oh. what realism.
II only our American actresses
could learn realism from herr
Besides US De Pachemann. the
pianist, is splitting our ear
drums screaming "Dlvina. di.
Vinar'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30
MORTIMER AND
FORBES ENEMIES

Turnout tine testimony regarding
the conduct OF the veterans bureau
during the period Col. Forbes was
director, has run tho violent under.
tone OF Forbes enmity with Elias
r. Mortimer. II eliminated with
tho relation by James NJ. Williams.
elderly Philadelphia milk dealer. OF
the story of Mrs. Mortimer planning
"a divorce. with the assistance Of
Col. Forbes.
Forbes. sitting at the table not
far from the witness. half rose.
his face distorted with anger and
anarlcd. That's n ller' and was only
restrained BY the insistcnce OF his
personal counsel. Col, James Easily.
Smith.
Tho revelation Of tho mclodrama
underlying the investigation began
last Wednesday when Mortimer. his
face hard and set. his voice rasp.
ing with represscd animus. brought
the most serious charges against
Forbes.
Mortimer frankly admitted TO the
committee that for months no had
been no friendly with Forbea that
he, Mrs. Mortimer and Forbes had
Travelled together and there had oc.
CURED something that changed this
intimacy to violent hatred.
II was this hatred. Mortimer in.
timated. that prompted him to
make public the many accusations
against Forbes concerning which he
testified.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30
SCOPE OF WORK
WILL BF GREATER

Now. n we could TeycrHe HE pro,
cess. ana combine atoms q hydrogen
into ntoms Of heavier substnnces. i'm.
ggine the amount of energy that
could b. liberated.
Each of us would be all.powerful
The scope Of our work would be linn
itless. We would have more energy
than we would know what 10 do
with. There would be no coal strikes.
no lack Of heat and power Of any
kind 10 worry us
Prof. Aston Of England said once
thar II the hydrogen IN The atmos.
phero were suddenly degraded into
hcllum there would be enough energy
developed TO heat the whole earth TO
white heat!
But there would be one draw
back. The only free hydrogen avail.
able comes from the air. II VIC
started using II 10 make heavier
atoms. we might in time use UP all
the hydrogen. And then? But there
a no use worrying. For that can't
happen for a long. long time 10
come.
But the secret OF this process Of
degradation OF lighter atoms into
heavier ones lies In the stars and
some day we are going TO get It from
them"
In his autobiography. Prom I'm
migrant 10 Inventor" Just published
Prof Pupin says:
do not tho young stars. tho very
hot stars. which always consist Of
gases OF small atomic weight. obtain
supply OF radiant energy from the
degradation OF atoms of small into
atoms Of high atomic weight. and. II
this Is 30. then why shall we no;
some day learn this great secret from
tho stars2
THE language Of tho stars has
many deep secrets 20 tell. II mysti.
flies me just as much today as II did
on the pasture lands OF my native
village 80 years ago"
But some day. the problem viii be
solved. Prof. Pupin believes.
And Il win be solved tho sooner
science becomes organized for ~" he
says. Now In this country the Ma.
;iouRl Research council has been de.
volopcd as AN outgrowth OF the war.
Its work is not popularity understood
yet. but soon I expect every person
in the country 20 look upon II as the
third arm Of national defense-aud
some day II viii be its first arm--a
defense In peace as well MS in war"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-30
DIED MARTYR
TO HIS WORK

PARIS. Oct. 3o.-Andrcw Bonar
Law died another martyr 20 the ter.
rifle responsibilities OF office In the
opinion OF his friends here.
The heavy strain OF the decision 10
finally interrupt the war entente
probably contributed moro than any
other thlng 10 bring about his break.
down.
Tho mental strain Of making n de.
cislon that might change the fate OF
Europe and tho British empire left
Bonar Law n broken man.
When Bonar Law left the confer.
ence room where he virtually ended
the wartime entente Of France and
England. he was scarcely abba to
walk. his face was drawn and bag.
gard. and his lips and hands ,rcm.
bling.
He came immediately TO tho room OF
the Eagles. In the Hotel crillou.
where he slumped in a chair facing
ia hundred eager newspaper cor.
respondents. and in a voice barely
audible told them that the entente
v'as al last virtually ended.
Bonar Laws secretary told the
writer that Bonar Laws health
never very strong-was broken in
that fatefui two hours at the confer.
ence table in the Quai d'orsay.
From that time on the decline was
rapid and he was soon forced to re-
sign as premier altho hc retained Of.
flee several months after he was sur.
fering Intensely from throat trouble
because there was nobody else In
sight 20 assume the responsibility OF
leadership OF the British empire.
Attic Bonar Law took the action
that resulted In England splitting
away from France. he was not un.
popular in France because Of his
tac,tnl manner OF handling the situa.
ton.
He told Polncarc biuntly that Eng
land could not follow France in her
projected occupation OF the Ruhr. but
nj the Care du Nord as he left 10 re-
turn 10 London he warmly shook
Poincare's hand and said. "well, /
wish you good luck and hope you
succeed This incident was widely
reported in the French press and
saved Bonar Law from tho bitter
outburBt OF press yituperption TO
which Lloyd George or any other
statesman would have been subjected.
And aitho he took the action that
France had been fearing and dread
Ing. Bonar Law was regarded as q
great friend OF France,
officiaidom and diplomatic circles
were unanimous in expressions OF
deep regret and personal affection
for the quiet, stern scotchman who
could take the most unpopular nc.
ton in Europe and remain person.
ally beloved.