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Evening star., 1924-12-10
YALE PRESS STAND
is TO BE COVERED

NEW HAVEN, Conn, December 10.
Before another foot ball season
Yale will have a new covering for
It's press stand in the Bowl.
This has been promised by Harold
Woodcock, graduate athletic man
ager, who said that although only
one Yale-Harvard gridiron game,
previous to this Fall, was played
here in the rain-this was in 1895
no more chances will be taken in
subjecting newspaper men to such
conditions.
The press delegation, including
cameramen, radiomen, photogra pliers.
telephone men and te1egraphers and
writer's, will be placed under a cover
ing of wood, extending over the three
rows of seats and benches, while the
ends OF the press box will be SINH
larly covered.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
LEAGUE is PLANNED
FOR SCHOOL SPORTS

A permanent athletic association,
composed of four preparatory schools
and fostering all branches OF major
sports, is expected to be organized
through the efforts of G. l.. Parker.
director Of athletics OF the Woodward
School for Boys.
With a basket ball league as their
first step to form such an organiza-
ton. the athletic officials of st. AL
bans School. Woodward School for
Boys. Episcopal High School of Alex
andria and the Sidwells Friends
School, hope to promote base ball,
foot ball, track and field meets and
tennis.
Competition in the basket ball
league will get under way January 9.
Each team will figure in y games and
silver cup will be awarded to the
victor.
c. Z. Clough OF George Washington
University has been appointed ref
cree.
Tech Highs basket ball team ran
roughshed over the st. Mary's Quint Of
Alexandria, winning, AZ to 2l. Werber
Of the Manuel Trainers pocketed II field
goals to lead his teams attack Capt.
Zahn of the Techites also played well.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

was the most exclusive fraternity in
the school. l began to think that at
last was being appreciated.
The second year was much like
the first. had nice, warm room and
plenty Of rough but ennobling work
One cold Winter night the Gamma
Taus were throwing a party" Early
in the evening i fixed up the fires
and crossed the campus to put on
fast dish washing sketch at one
of the student boarding houses. When
returned the guests were arriving
for the dance. Taxicabs were just
coming In then. and there were two
or three suryivals of the old hack of
glorified memory. Buck Williams roll
ed up to the curb in a smart automo-
bile and alfghted with the most beau
tiful and most sought-after girl in the
town--our school was not co-educa-
tional. Buck and I hailed each other
in friendly way as he and the girl
passed between the old colonial pill
lars of the fraternity house-and I
turned down the steps to the base
ment
A smudge on Herodotus.
As I snapped on the light in my
room / almost fell backward with
amaZement. Books, clothes. bedding,
chairs, were all one black smudge.
The coal man had showed a load OF
coal. through the little basement win
dow into my room instead of
through the proper coal bin window
adjoining. BY the time l had put
the coal where II belonged l. too, was
as black as a stovep pipe. Getting my
books and clothes clean seemed
hopeless.
l was tired and sat down on an
old roll of carpet. next to the furnace.
Above the music was going, and 1
could hear laughter and badinage and
the shuttle of the dancers.
began plugging on Herodotus, but
the music and dancing was disturb
ing, and l found myself listening to
see II l could tell when Big Buck
Williams and his girl passed over
head. Why was he upstairs and l
downstairs? l was a better student
than he and l considered myself fairly
presentable. My family was just as
good as his.
Hours had passed when I suddenly
realized that the music had stopped.
the guests were gone, the fire was
almost out, and Herodotus was badly
smudged with coal dust as ] had alb
sently turned the pages. But l had
made deCision-perhaps the most
important decision / ever made In
my life.
Tomorrow: Crowns OF Glory.
Copyright, l924.D
Evening star., 1924-12-10


The suggestion is novel so far as
the open championship is concerned,
and 1t is certain there will be plenty
OF discussion along these lines in the
annual meeting OF the u. s. G. A at
the Astor Hotel on January 10. Just
what action Will be taken will not be
known until the matter is threshed
out 1t that time.
There is much to be said in favor of
some such change. The field of good
golfers in this country is increasing
very rapidly, as is evidenced by the
scores in the various tournamen the
past Summer. Last June at Worcester
player had to have a score of 15s
or better to qualify. The result was
that many of the stars failed to make
the grade.
1t might be argued that conditions
are as fair for one as for another
This is not quite true in the qualify
ing rounds of golf tournament
particularly those of a national cham
pionship. Over the longer route the
good golfer invariably held his own.
In any tournament Of four medal
Evening star., 1924-12-10
HARVARD DEFEATS LAID
TO POOR CHEER LEADING

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, December
10.--Failure to win athletic con-
tests are due at Harvard partially
to indifferent cheering and song
leading. This is the feeling of the
Harvard Student Council, and IL
has been voted to do away with
the practice OF selecting varsity
sport captains as cheer leaders.
Henry i. bunker, president of
the council, appointed n commit
tee made up of Ave men to study
the methods employed in other col
legeS in selecting cheer leaders
and song leaders, after the council
had voted to have future contests
for these positions decided on "a
cOmpetitiv basis.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
WEST VIRGINIA GRlDMEN
WILL PLAY NINE GAMES

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, December
1O.-Walter E. Red" Mahan, right
guard on the Mountaineer eleven for
three seasons, has been elected cap
tain of the West Virginia UniversV y
foot ball team for 1925.
The West Virginia schedule for
1925 follows:
september-26, Allegheny College at Erie,
Pa.
0ctober-3. Davis and Elkins; 10. University
Of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh; IT, Grove City
and Lee at Charleston, W. Va.
November-7 Boston College at BOSTON; IA,
Penn State; e. Washington and Jefferson.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

OF the 1923-24 Catholic University
quint. Lynch, Lawler, Eberts and
Breslin are gone. Lynch was one of
the best all-around athletes ever 10
attend the Brookland institution and
he was particularly adept at basket
ball. The other three members of
the missing quartet also were first
class court players. Filling the shoes
of these basketers will mean much
work for Rice.
As a nucleus for this Winters
quint Rice has at hand Capt. Fitz-
gerald, Garvin and Mcintyre of the
varsity squad last Winter. Support
ting this trio are Donohoe, Bailey,
MCMahon and Mccormick. second
stringers of the former team From
last seasons freshman team have
come Mccarthy, Bonomo. Keale and
kenney. There also are many others
of lesser note in the squad working
out daily at Brookland.
QuintS OF the University of Mary
land and George Washington Univer-
Srty We're to get into action today.
The Marylanders were slated to en-
ter a serious affair, having a date
with Navy at Annapolis, while the
HatChetites We're TO indulge in a
practice tilt this evening with the
Corhy Bakery five.
Last week Maryland proved itself
better than even its most ardent sup
pOrters dared believe. The Old Lin
ers, with but three days practice be-
hind them, stepped out and trounced
Virginia, Columbia and Stevens on
successive nights and played very
good basket ball to do so, too.
Today, though, Maryland was eX-
pected to find the going anything but
rosy. 1t was to be Navy first game
OF the campaign. but the AIidshipmen
have been drilling for some while and
heretofore Navy teams always have
been good whether at the start of
their campaigns or in their final en-
Eagements. Maryland probably need
I'D all that strenuous training of last
week To fit it for the Annapolis
hattie.
Coach Jack Daily at George Wash
ington feels that his squad needs sew
eTaI early practice tilts. He wants to
reduce his group Of candidates to
squad that can be handled more
readily than the unwieldy lot of
more than twoscore tossers now on
the floor. The Corby five is composed
OF some OF the best Independent
hasketers of the city and ought to
give the HaLchetites real test.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

henemDer tnlS, ne said, This Is
a democratic school. The man who
works his way through has exactly
the same social standing as the
wealthlest man here. In fact, 1t is
considered an honor to- earn your
own way"
Gliding the Onion.
l have never known a man who
could make menial work so alluriug.
nounced my willingness to do rough
work. l got plenty of 1T. 1 wa
buster than the trap drummer in a
vaudeville orchestra. l waited on the
table. scrubbed floors, washed Dishes,
and don't know what else. AT night
I used to go to sleep over my books,
but was AN ambitious student and
managed to keep well in the front
ranks in my class work. Everybody
had a friendly word for me.
The employment secretary was
right-rough work seemed to be
highly esteemed around there, but /
gradually saw that II was most es-
teemed by the folks who weren't do
ing II. Furthermore. the rewards of
my nobility seemed somewhat over
due. No fraternities sought me out.
no honors were thrust upon me, and
so far as my social standing was con-
ham sandwich.
From the Old Home Town.
Buck Williams-that sounds some
what like his real name-had come
from my high school He was a year
ahead of me, and was one of the most
popular men in college. He had made
the foot ball team in his second year
and had developed into sensational
player. He was a showy player. given
to fiashy runs, without interference,
and he used to set the grandstands
wild. Buck was the exaggerated type
of the college hero, with the peg-top
trousers and Herculean shoulders of
that day, and college was for him
broad. golden highway, along which
he moved with lordly progress. l do
not mean to give a wrong impression
by this. He was decent and lik-
able chap, and he merely took what
was coming to him. And among other
things which came to him was
nice, soft job in the library, with lit
tie work and good pay. Buck was
also working his way through col
lege.
At the end of my first year a
splendid opportunity came my way
1 was offered room. next TO the
coalbin, in the basement Of the Gam
ma Tau fraternity house, in exchange
for tending the furnace. Gamma Tau
Evening star., 1924-12-10
GE0kNICKS PREPARE
FOR MERCURY TILT

Determined to carry on their drive
toward the 1924 District sandIot
foot ball title. the Geoknicks, victors
over the Mohawks. are confident of
successfully completing their task
when they face Mercury Athletic
Club Sunday in Clark Griffith Stadium
in the decisive game in the unlimited
race. Play will start at 80 o'clock,
and game more thrilling and better
played than was the Mercury M Mohawk
tilt should be forthcoming.
When the Geoknicks sprung the
seasons upset by trouncing the
Mohawks, they presented a well
drilled combination, and should give
the title-aspiring Mercury aggrega-
tion battle from start to finish. A
marked improvement was noted in
Mercurys play against the Mo-
hawks. Joe Gainey, stellar end of
the Wingedfoot eleven, should bear
watching Sunday Against the
Mohawks he uncorked one of the
best defensive games ever seen in
sandlot competition here. lube Sulli-
van, former Georgetown University
lineman, also should worry the
Geoknicks, judging by his perform
ance against the Indians. 1t would
appear that the Geoknicks will be
up against zeal trouble Sunday.
Cronfn and Levy, the Mercury ball
carriers, ought to give good accounts
of themselves, if they are given any
sort of interference
Coach Billy Martin of the Geo
knicks has drilled his squad diligent-
ly in preparation for the final cham
pionship match. The Geoknicks have
downed a number of teams this year
through effective use of aerial attack.
They probably will try overhead
heaves against Mercury. The George
town team appears to have the edge
in punting. Shorty O'Connell out
kicked Ed Lynch in the Mohawk
Mercury game and should prove a de-
cided asset to his team Sunday.
With the 135-pOund title at stake.
the Southern Props and the Apache
Props should supply some foot ball
of the first order Sunday at the Wash
ington Barracks in a game starting
at l o'clock. The Southerns went
through their stiffest workout of the
is expected to do we'll against the
Southerns.
Waverly and Apache teams viii
battle for the 150-pound title on De-
cember p in Clark Griffith Stadium,
in what promises to be one Of the
most spirited games of the year. The
tenders this season and generally
have done we'll
strenuous practice will be the
order for the Waverly gridmen to-
night on the Plaza gridiron. starting
at 1880 o'clock.
Managers Kersey Of Waverly and
Hall of the Apaches are to arrange
final details for the game tomorrow
night. 1t will be the fourth annual
meeting of the two teams.
Coach Levy of the Apaches has
called practice session tonight at
7 o'clock at the Virginia avenue
Fairgrounds.
The Apache pilot hopes to arrange
a game with Seat Pleasant eleven
next Sunday in final preparation for
the championship struggle.
Rivals for the S0-pound award will
meet Saturday on gridiron No. Z, at
the EllipSe, when the Grant eleven
faces Reservoir Athletic Club. Chal-
lenges to the Grants are being re-
ceived by the manager at West 1920.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
FRENCHMAN SUES u. S.
TURFMAN FOR $500

NEW YORK, December 10.-Edward
F. Simms, wealthy Kentucky turfman
and oil operator, has been made de-
fendant in a Supreme Court action
brought here by the Due Decazes, said
to be a member of an old French
family of'the nobility.
The nobleman, who describes him
self in the complaint as Louis ]. Vic
tor, Due Decazes ct la Gleicksberg,"
demands s25, 500, averring that he is
entitled to half of S51 200, which
Simms received from the sale of five
colts, the offspring of the French
stallion Negofol.
According to the dues agent in this
city, Simms bought half interest in
Negofol in 1921 for 100000 francs and
the stallion was shipped to the turf
mans farm.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
FOUR NEW GRID TEAMS
ON ALABAMA SCHEDULE

TUSCALOOSA. Ala, December 10
Four teams not appearing on the
1924 schedule. Birmingham Southern,
Louisiana State University, Missis
sippi A & NJ, and Florida, are on the
1925 foot ball list of the University
of Alabama.
The schedule follows:
September 26-Tnon.
October 3-Birmingh Southern: 10, Louis
lana State, at Baton Rouge; II, Sewanee, st
Birmingham; "A. Georgia Tech, at Alta nta
81, Mississippi A. & NJ.
November KENTUCKY, at Birmingham
u. Florida at Montgomery; &c, Georgia. at
Birmingham.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
HOLY CROSS ANNOUNCES
ITS 1925 GRID CLASHES

WORCESTER, Mass, December 10.
The Holy Cross College foot ball
schedule for 1925 has been given out,
as follows:
September &c, Manhattan, at
Worcester; October 3, st. Johns Col
lege: 10, Providence College; II, Har-
ward, at Cambridge; "a, Vermont, at
Burlington; 81, Bucknell, November Z.
Fordham, at New York; IA, Rutgers;
21. Boston University; %, Boston Col
lege. at Boston or Worcester.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

Petworth Athletic Club hopes to
figure shortly in the indoor sport.
Opening its season with a 39to26
triumph over the formidable Liberty
Athletic Club, the PetwOrth basket
ors hope to topple the Eastern Ath-
Ietic Association Saturday night in
the Eastern High School gymnasium.
Tossers representing Company F of
the Hyattsville National Guard will
est the Petworth five next Monday
night on the latter's court.
II would be quite a feat for Pet
worth to topple the Eastern and Hy
nttsville quints, for they are among
the leaders. Should Petworth pro-
duce the same brand of play that
rrounced the Libertys. 1t stands a fine
chance Of pointing the way to the
Eastern and Maryland clubs.
Petworth enjoyed a 26-to-9 advan-
tage over Liberty at half time and
then It called on it's reserves to carry
on.
Challenges to Pesworth are being
received by Manager William S. Mann
at Columbia $3.50.
Yosemite tcSscrs nTe primed for
their game with the Idle Hours to-
night in the Eastern High gymna-
SUM. Play will begin at $40 o'clock.
Swan and Mansey will play for the
OSeHlItS tHlS season. IIdndStT tTlu-
dens of the Yosemites is seeking
games at Lincoln S347.
WarTickS and the Trinity Athletic
Club will be opponents tonight on the
latter's court. Games with the War
wicks can be arranged by calling the
manager at Lincoln 6653, between 6
and o'clock.
Managers Baxter and Meyers of the
AnacoStia Eagles want all candi-
dates to report tonight at o'clock
in Hitchcock Hall for the first prac-
tice of the season.
Olympia Athletic Club took the
measure of the Spotlight quint in a
46to23 engagement. Shafer of the
victors accounted for 10 goals. The
winners are casting about for games
through Manager Kidwell who can
be telephoned at Franklin 3413.
its season with a bang by topping
the Winton quint, 27 to II. Thomas OF
the winners was the outstanding per-
former. Teams desiring games are
urged to get in touch with Mrs
Nichols of the Independents at Lin
coin 1860.
Uniforms will be issued to the Cap
itoI Props tonight at o'clock at 47C
n street southwest. Tits with 130-
pound opponents are wanted by the
Evening star., 1924-12-10
BROOKLANDERS TO MEET
BLUE RIDGE ON SATURDAY
Coach Rice Whipping New Team Into Condition for
Campaign Inaugural-Maryland Playing
Navy Today-OId Line Grid Dates Out.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ASKETERS Catholic
preparation their arduou Winter campaign The
Brooknde probably will be overtime drills the
Saturday night Rice his
clash The Red Black will
TO Michigan
IS
Maryland
the
his material The Red Black confronted the
been through gadaton and the quicker he
Evening star., 1924-12-10
WILLIAMS WILL CAPTAIN
WESTERN MARYLAND FIVE

"Ez" Williams has been elected cap
tain of the Western Maryland basket
ball team. He plays center.
Other veterans available are G.
Williams. E. Welgle. Byham, Hines,
Bona, Sillin and McRobie. The most
promising new men are Young, Smith,
Merrill, Buck, Long and Perry.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
CHANGE In QUALIFICATION
RULE ASKED BY LINKSMEN
More Difficult to Qualify Than to Earn National
Open Title Under Present Conditions, Paid
Players Claim-Want Longer Meet
BY RAY MCCARTHY.

the recommendations of the Professional Association made
to the United States Coli Association
with regard to the national
Tying held will be considerably
Those charge the professionals association feel that under
en conditions the championship field claim and
many OF the star players OF the premium
paced on the and
national event than it win the title ' -
The professional golfers
the number OF those qualifying the proper
having three the
in the till Noni
Evening star., 1924-12-10
NOTRE DAME AND DRAKE
ARRANGE A GRID SERIES

DES MONIES. Iowa. December 10
homeland home series between
Notre Dame and Drake University
foot ball teams has been scheduled
for 1926 and 1927.
The first game will be played at
Drake Stadium in 1925 and the second
the following year at South Bend.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
LEADS WOMAN GOLFERS.

PINEHURST. n. c, December 10
Mrs. Francis T Heating of Pinehurst
was the medalist in the qualifying
round of the fourth annual Carolina
golf tournament here, with SO. She
was followed by Mrs. Jackson Boyd
of Harrisburg. Pa, who finished with
81
Evening star., 1924-12-10
PENN FILLS GRID LIST
BY BOOKING HAVERFORD

PHILADELPHIA, December 10
University of Pennsylvania has COM
pleted its 1925 foot ball schedule by
agreeing TO play Haverford on No
vember T. The last game between
Pennsylvania and Haverford was in
1903. when the Quakers won, 5S to 0.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
PENN STARTS PRACTICE
FOR CALIFORNIA CRASH

PHILADELPHIA, December 10. -
After two weeks of rest, the Pennsyl-
vania foot ball squad has resumed
practice for the intersectional contest
with California at Berkeley on New
Year day.
The squad will leave here for the
Pacific coast December 26
Evening star., 1924-12-10
WILLIAMS GETS COACH.

Douglas Lawson, former Harvard
player, has been named foot ball
coach at Williams College for next
Fall. He succeeds Percy Wendell, who
leaves the Purple after four years to
accept an offer from Lehigh.
Evening star., 1924-12-10


Capitols, according to Manager
Fisher at Franklin 1929.
Palace five upset calculations yes
terday by lowering the colors of the
NOrtherns, % to 21. SPAIN and Bryant
of the winners and Jermaine of the
losers played creditably.
Cuthberts were offered little oppo-
sition when they beat the Massachu-
setts Indians, 81 to 13. Jewell Gagged
nine baskets for the victors.
Cuthbert Juniors made a successful
start yesterday by whipping the
Mount Rainier Sportlights in a 4o-to-
% fray.
Walter Reed Hospital basketers will
play host to the Stanton Athletic
Club tonight at $50 o'clock. Swee-
ney, Mitchell, Hanback,, Farrell,
Gooch and Kits Will display their
wares for the Stantons, who are on
the lookout for games at Lincoln
1896.
Epiphany Juniors added another
victim to their list by downing the
st. Paul five, SO to 13. McGann,
Braddock and SHIELD did their work
quite well for the winners. 1t was
the 1orty-SeVenth victory Tor the Epi-
phany since their organization.
Peck Reserves fell before the Co.
lumbia Heights quint, 27 to %.
Lincoln PrepS hope to cut a swath
in the 115-pound competition. Acton,
Cross, Mulvey, the Hoffman brothers,
McCloskey, Burke, Dawson and Stein
have cast their lot with the Lin
coins.
Richardson of the Calvary Midgets
played well when his team beat the
Palace Laundry Midgets, 40 to s.
Manager Latham of the st. Mary's
Juniors of Alexandria hopes to ar
range games with the Park Athletic
Club, Live Wires and the fremont
Juniors. He can be reached at Alex
andria HOP.
Evening star., 1924-12-10

tion of the bison, be enacted? hope
not. To the bison was erected
monument of skulls and his epitaph
was written in sentences a thousand
miles long, formed by whitening
bones l hope the sportsmen Of
America will erect a monument of
life to the elk. which will also serve
as a monume ent TO their own fore
sight.
Evening star., 1924-12-10
H.-ILLUSION AND LIGHT.

THEN college 1907 my to get an
Wv education Everybody hand on
this l through
pated the
smiling fabe little fingers ends
that
rusth
Evening star., 1924-12-10
COLGATE TO TAKE TRIP.

HAMILTON, n. Y, December 10
Colgate will meet the Michigan Ag-
gies at East Lansing, Mich, October
81, 1925, in an intersectional foot ball
game
Evening star., 1924-12-10
COLUMBIA QUINT AHEAD.

NEW YORK, December 10.-Colum-
bias basket ball team defeated the
Rutgers five, 81 to q, last night.
CoIumbia's next game will be with
the Navy, at Annapolis. Saturday.