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Evening star., 1924-01-13
D. C. CUNTS BOOKED
BY MARYLAND FR0SH

All of the Washington high school.
VIII De played by the University OF
Maryland freshmen basket ball team.
winch opened Its season last Thurs
81 to 10,
A dozen more games will be played
oy the Old Line yearlfngs. eleven of
which have been definitely listed. Bel
AIT. Nd, High School is to be met,
but the date has not been decided
upon.
Ten of the contests that remain will
be played In Ritchie gymnasium, at
College Park, the only two clashes
with the Catholic University fresh.
men and the Navy plebes
Central will be the only Capital
scholastic team that will not be
Isssas 19sssa to ben face :, one Of its former
Parkers. Frisby, formerly Of West
ern. is playing center for the Mary
land frosh; Boyd, ex-Techite, and
Walker, former Business star, start
iCardwell. who came from Eastern.
and who plays guard, Is captain of
the quint.
Several other former Washington
'schoolboys are on the squad. includ-
ing Montgomery, who attended west
ern; Leaf who prepped at Tech and
Gary, VINO prepared at Emerson In
stitute.
The freshmen schedule follows:
january lT-WeStern.
January 1e-Central.
January 24-Eastern.
January sc. q. freahmen at Brookland
preliminary 70 O. U.-MaIylsnd varsity sa1nel.
February T-Businsss.
February 9-Emerson
February iS-C. q. freshmen (Preliminary
to Maryl.ad;o. y, varsity camel.
February 1e-Eavy plsbss ss Annapolis.
February 23-Baltimore Poly.
March l-Chaylotte Hall.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
FEET ARE BRINGING
PROBLEMS IN SPORT
BY WALTER CAMP.

NEW YORK. January 12,-Did any
one ever realize how troublesome in
all ages are the wayward feet?
The foot ball rules committee has
been endeavoripg for some years to
get control OF them in the Jump
shift plays, and the tennis associa-
tions of all countries have tried to
shackle them behind the base line.
This year they propose to make a
still further attempt at the February
meeting of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association. 1t is proposed
to legislate that a man must have both
feet behind the base line-that he
can have only one off the ground
when his racket strikes the ball-that
he must be atsrest on his feet outside
the court when he takes his position
to serve.
But they admit that slight move
ments of the feet will not be penal
lied. So there you are. Some one
said ef dancing that one was always
awkward If he began to think about
his feet.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
SKATING POND, SNOW
SLIDE ON GOLF LINKS

CHICAGO, January 12.-How TO
make a golf links useful in winter
with resultant benefits for the play
Skokie Country Club, host two years
ago to the national open champion
ship when Gene Sarazen became the
first Latin captor of the title.
A winter pastime committee. head
ed by A. C. Allen, treasurer of the
Western Golf Association, set out a
year ago to provide frosty sports for
Skokie members and evolved a
scheme that promises to care for the
watering of the links during the
warm seasons.
The ninth hole Of Skokie is short,
with the green on the hill alongside
the clubhouse and the tee 1so yards
away on another rise. The valley
between. as well as the tee and green
is well above the rest of the course.
and by placing dam at the lower
end Of the swale, it was possible to
cause a pond OF considerable extent.
The pond, frosen over in winter,
furnishes 4 skating rink large enough
to accommodate the 900 members and
their families. In the spring the pond
rises still higher, forming a water
hazard for the hole. and in summer
piping carries the water TO all the
lower part of the club property and
provides irrigation for both fair
ways and green's.
In addition to the water hazard
skating rink. the winter sports COM
mittee has provided a. slide from the
eighteenth green that will furnish
e. 6o0-yard ride for tobogganers and
skters
This, with other amusements on
snow and ice, promise, from express
sions of members, to keep the club
upkeep 50 that prices during the golf
season may be reduced.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
VIRGINIA BASKETERS
TO PLAY is GAMES

UNIVERSITY. Va. January Ia
the new student memorial gym
nasium will be played Monday night
against Randolph College, and
| the Orange and Blue athletic man
agement is planning to make 1T a
great occasion. The huge building
has been under construction for al
most two years.
Sixteen games have been arranged
for the quint which has been drilling
afternoon and evening under Pop"
Lannigan. More than sixty men are
out for the varsity and first-year
squads. Lannigan is being assisted
by Earle Neale, III. D. Thomas and d.
+. Brown,
Since the varsity has been shifted
about a good deal since practice
just what men will be started against
the team from Ashland.
On the squad are several promising
new men who may replace some of
last seasons regulars for the opening
engagement.
Thomas Carruthers, manager of
basket ball. has booked the following
games:
January "A, Randolph-Macon; Is, Lynchburg
College; %, Roanoke College; 26, Virginia
Military Institute; &c. Georgia; 81. Richmond
February 2, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
at Roanoke; 4, William and Mary; 8, Univer-
sity of Maryland 9, North Carolina; 13, Uni
versity Of louisville, at Louisville; ID, Uni
versity of Kentucky, at Lexington, Ky; Is,
Transylyania College, at Lexington, Ky; ls,
Fordham; 80, Washington and Lee at Lynch.
burg, Va.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

court and pocketed = IN FIVE of his
eight tries from the foul line.
hIopsch and Woerner. both of
whom went in after the game had got
W,a Isn Wen under way, were George
Washington's best performers. They
not only did the bulk of the floor
work, but set the pace for the Hatch
cities in the scoring. the latter get
ting seven of his teams points.
total Of forty-one fouls an Nm
usually large number were called
George Washington infringing on the
rules twenty-three times and Mary
land eighteen. However, most of
them were OF technical nature. and
only one player. Brown of the Hatch
cities, was retired from competition
for getting the limit of four person
ais. Maryland players made good
thirteen times from the foul line,
while George Washington basketers
profited on ten tries.
Line-Up and Summary.
Maryland (4ll. Positions Geo Wash (2a
EnsoT sao,: ......,. Right forward ,..... wsEner
srpas ssgppsee' ''..'...' Center :::;.....--g gSovn
beatty........ Left guard ........ Reynolds
Score by halves:
esishS Gorge Washington ,......: Il Il a f&sa
pIse %. Groves. Beatty, Kiopseh. s wo.snfP- suP-
FL BTHTn TToa. DGTG d q 5a Foul goslsLRsos
Wosrner; sa:, 3 IN s; Brown, l in s; DOwd in
substitutions: Marylsnd-Troxen for Ensor.
Burger for Fsber. Faber for Burger, Burger
for Beatty; Hall for Burger. Parker for
-Klopsch for Wagner. Woerner for Newly
Goldberg for Brown. Neviaser for Reynolds
Newly for Eeviaser
Referee-Mr. Fitzgerald. Unlpire-Nz, Deg
nan. Time Of halves-2o minutes.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
WEEKLY CONTESTS
AT BENNING TRAPS

Trapshooting tournaments will be
held every Saturday afternoon by the
Washington Gun Club on it's range at
of this year. The program just issued
by the tournament committee also
calls for a special holiday event Feb
ruary %. The schedule was prepared
by A. V. Parsons, George A. Emmons
and c. c. Fawcett.
have been alternated until the end
OF March that members may COM
pete for the Brownley and Cadillac
trophies. Distance handicap shooting
has been provided for subsequent
months. as preliminary for the state
handicap.
During the first four months Of xhe
year, straight scores will take pre-
cedence over handicap scores. II the
event be twenty-five targets, then a
over all 25's scored with the aid Of
h3ndicaps. The following table for
classification and handicaps will pre-
vail until the end OF April:
Class A, SO per cent and over: class
3, I6 per cent and under SO; class c..
under 76 per cent
Handicaps-Sixteen yeards, under rs
per cent; seventeen yards, rs and
under 19 per cent; eighteen yards,
7s and under SO per cent: nineteen
SdTus, 90 ana under 81 per cent ::
twenty yards, 81 and under 81 per
cent: twenty-one yards, 81 and over.
The tournament schedule follows:
January 1e-orioie Gun Club at wsshi,rton
January 26-Ftfty targets, class shootiue
handicap.
February s-Fifty targets, class shooting.
oPfisnsi sweep., So on each event, divided.
February ls-washinston Gun Club at Balti.
more.
February 22-Holidsy shoot. Special pro-
gram later. Fi0
February 2S-Fifty targets, novelty .hoo..
MArch fifty targets, added target,
March fifty targets, class SHOOTING
march ls-Fifty targets added tarrst: 70
AZ S66'isnai on sweeps on each event. divided, 40,
March March 2ss-Eifty targets, class shooting.
Mareh zsGEnty targets, added target.
april 5-flfty targets, class shooting,
april !x-Fnty targets, added tarxet
April le-Ftfty targets, distance handiono.
sa % optional sweep on each event, divided. 1o
80, 20 and TO- ~
April 2s-Rsgistered teurnamsn.. Pro<r.m
Nay s-Fifty targets. added tarr...
nay lo-tfty targets. distance handicap
LAY iI-futy targets, class Shooting
nay z4-Futy targets, distance handicau
may 30 and 51-Maryland. .District of "a
lumbts state championship. Subjeot tn an
p.osal OF board Of governors of the assooia-
Evening star., 1924-01-13

While George Washington has been
weakened by the loss of several of
its leading players, the combina ton
1t put on the floor last night was by
Maryland with a team that had never
before played together in q game
was highly creditable. OF course,
there were plenty of faults viewed
by Coach Burton Shipley, but, under
the circumstances. 1T is not likely
that he will say very much about
them.
Old Liners Start slowly.
Maryland got the first two, points
or the game on shots from the foul
line shortly after the first whistle,
put II could not seem to get going
properly until midway Of the opening
half, and George Washington led at
II was in front during the contest.
with about twelve minutes of the
game gone, Maryland assumed the
lead at to z, and from then until
the finish it gradually widened the
margin. At half time the Old Liners
We're In the van at 81 to 10, and this
ratio OF scoring prevailed in the last
portion of the fray
Troxell, who supplanted Ensor at
right forward for Maryland, after the
nrst four. minutes of play, was the
outstanding figure Of the clash. In
addition to playing a fine floor game,
which included clever dribbling at
opportune times for shots and accu-
rate passing, he garnered six court
goals and made good on three out of
nve attempts from the foul lire.
supplee Plays Superbiy.
Supplee. all-high center while at
Tech. was close second to Troxell.
He got the tap-off on the majority of
occasions, played good floor game,
basketed the Lall four times from the
Evening star., 1924-01-13
JAMES l. McNICHOL

Member Of University OF Pennsyl-
vanfa basket ball team and one OF
the ''basket ball NIcNichOls," the most
famous family OF players in the game.
The correct method of receiving
a ball is to have the arms extended
to half their length in front of the
body, palms of the hands pointing
in the direction of the passer and
fingers spread to receive the ball.
The ball must be caught and held
away from the body. thus leaving
the passer in a position to dispose
of the ball in the shortest possible
time.
The ball must not be caught
against the body with the arms
around it as, in such a position, con-
siderable time is lost in disposing of
it. In catching hard pass the ball
will naturally drive the arms back
against the body, but the runner will
always be able to dispose of it quick
ly if the ball is received with arms
extended and hands spreads.
Copyright, 1924, Associated Editors)
Evening star., 1924-01-13

1s09-10. Those graduating from that
into the business or
Jim Collihower, his brother George
and Fritz Schlosser. Here ts an old
newspaper account of the start of
three of these men as college basket
ball instructors:
I'm Jim Collifiower. Fred Rice and
ball teams at Georgetown. Catholic
University and George Washington,
respectively, local followers Of the
popular indoor pastime recognize
three OF the most capable coaches en-
gagged by the Washington institu-
tions In all history.
An Interesting coincidence comes
to light IN the fact that the men
were former teammates at George
town University and each of them
held the additional distinction Of
captaining a team on the hilltop at
one time or another. Three better
all-round players than those men,
toned cannot be recalled in the
many years that basket ball has
been on q firm basis in the local ath-
letic arena Each man can right
fully claim considerable experience
and an exceptional knowledge of the
game from scientific standpoint
that serves as the only necessary
qualification for the positions that
they now occupy.
"All three men are indebted to a
considerable extent TO Prof. Maurice
Joyce of Georgetown University, who
taught them the greater part of what
they know about the game Prof.
Joyce was directly in charge Of
teams on which they played and to-
day has every right to boast of the
rapid strides made by the boys"
George Collifiower joined the coach
ing ranks last year, assuming charge
OF the squad at Aloysius Club. He
riIntal the I gfreatarg a rirv Cho
pionship and is grooming them for
the campaign at hand. OF the three
other old Georgetown players. only
Rice isEteaching the game now. He
remains at Catholic University, where
he has enjoyed great success. Jim
Collifower, before leaving the field.
was head of the coaching staff at
the Naval Academy and developed
strong teams.
Since these Georgetown team grad
yates entered the coaching field, a
number of other men who learned
the game here have tried their hands
at basket ball tutoring and several
have been quite successful. Perhaps
the young players OF Washington are
not more careful students OF the sport
than the youth of other cities but It is
doubtful IL any place of Importance
has turned out more and better instruc-
tors in proportion to those engaged
in the game of basket ball than the
National Capital.
fTomorrow District college and
school basket balD,
Evening star., 1924-01-13

Inns SorcorAn cadet Corps aSgrega-
tfon was a snappy one, according to
the records. Eugene Edwards cor
raled number of young players, en-
listed them in the District National
Guard, and proceeded to instill In them
a deal or basket ball. When the old
District League began to weaken, the
Corcorans were instrumental In or
ganizing the National Guard League,
ana round time enough to tour the
north and south. They won the
southern amateur championship and
gave teams above the Mason and
Dixon line good run.
Perhaps no other team in the early
days OF basket ball here was more
clever than the Corcoran quint at
familiarizing itself with details of
play foreign to tho game In Wash
with some new wrinkle, and this gem
eral progress resulting from contact
with teams tutored by paid coaches
proved to local skeptics that there
must be something in such a system.
even though the Corcorans did not
adopt 1t. That probably was because
they could not afford 1t
Club teams. however, continued to
formulate their own systems of play,
but the colleges. anxious to get into
rapid headway and went outside their
ranks for teachers. Maurice Joyce,
who had given basket ball to Wash
ington In 1892, left Carroll Institute
to become athletic director at George
town University. and was in charge
of the development OF the court sport
there, but the first out-and-out bas-
ket ball coach In this city was en-
ployed by George Washington for
the season OF 1e06-07.
He was e. Blanchard Robey. who
had played such a brilliant game for
the old Washington Light Infantry
teams, and so successful were his
teaching methods that the Hatchet-
ties in the early part of 1907 took the
measure of Georgetown In a series
of games noted as much for the smart
play of the victors as for the keen
quality OF the contests.
Robey's good work with the George
Washington squad caused the other
colleges and the high and prepara-
tory schools to consider the employ
ment OF professional coaches and
within a year or two practically all
of the more important institutions
here were paying basket ban tutors.
The clubs. though, were not nnancial-
iy able to do so at that time.
1t was a Washin ngtou-trained play
er that blaZed the trail TO profess
sional coaching here and since most
of the teaching of college teams IN
the District has fallen 70 the lot CT
coaches developed locally. Oddly,
four of washington's best known
basket ball tutors were members of
the same team in their playing day S.
the Georgetown University auint of
Evening star., 1924-01-13

George Washington's team that is
TO TO attend the tournament includes
Mal5er X. Stokes, captain: George 4.
Everett, jr.. Eric Newcomh and
Gerald r TTimble Coach Ralph G.
Stokes and Manager H. Clay Espey
Will accompany the team to New
York.
All Led School Teams.
Each of the eight men was at one
time captain OF a local high school
rife team W. r Stokes led Cen
trail in 1917, AnadaIe was chief of the
high school cadet brigade team ir.
1877, Barry was captain at Tech il
ls2o, Newcomb at Central in 1919
stokes at Tech in 1919, Espey al
Business in 1919 and Everett headed
the cadet brigade marksmen in 1921
George Washington has recognized
rifle shooting as a sport for several
years and has given the school let
OF the Hatchetites on the team except
Newcomh last year received the
major &c. W." special merit. New
comb was awarded q minor sports in
sigma at Cornell in 1922
Georsetowu's squad has not vet
been selected. but there are a num-
Der of excellent marksmen at the
Hilltop and it will place a worthy
team IN the meet. Last year George
town won the national intercollegiate
team title and this season has done
remarkably well in telegraphic con-
tests.
Match a Severe Test.
The conditions Of next Saturdays
match are such that contestants must
be in splendid physical trim. Five
shooters will represent each COM
peting institution and all of their
scores are to count for record. Each
shooter will use the % callher
rife and will fire two sighting shots
and ten shots for record from four
positions, standing, kneeling, sitting
and prone. The National Rife Asso-
ciatfon's official fifty-foot gallery tar
get will be used.
Rifle shooting is being patronized
by the universities and colleges now
to greater extent than ever and
several pretentious tournaments are
scheduled for this year. In addition
to the shoot in New York Saturday
there are in prospect the intercol-
legiate championship gallery match
under the auspices of the National
Rifle Association. the Northeastern
League program and
the eastern intercollegiate service
rife championship. The last men
toned meet will be fred over the
range of the Naval Academy at An
napoiis, May l..
Evening star., 1924-01-13

Since their victory over George
Washington University, City Club
tossers have shown considerable i'm
provement in passing and shooting.
Osgood, Harris, Boteler and Baldwin
have been display real ability st
point getting and they are being
counted upon heavily for the Mexican
game
The visiting quint already has
proven itself to be a formidable op-
ponent in several games with leading
eastern teams. Arrangements for the
fray were made by the local Y. NJ. c. A.
and the American Union. The
admission price will be 80 cents.
Much good basket ball is anticipat-
ed in a pair of games today. Aloystus,
be opposed to the sturdy Wyman
team of Baltimore on the Gonzaga
Hall court. in a match starting at
8 o'clock. The Marylanders form one
OF the strongest combinations here
about and are apt to make the going
interesting for Aloysius.
battle from start to finish should
result in the Kanawha-Anacostta
Eagle fray to be played on the Con-
gress Heights court, starting at y.
Walter Reed basketers, kanawha Is
confident it can offer the Eagles some
keen opposition. Schwartz, Blanken
and Dennis of Kanahwa should bear
watching today.
Moline Athletic Club tossers have
booked a rugged foe in the Comfort
err Junior quint to be played today
at the Imaculate Conception gymna-
sium, starting at $3.50. These Moline
PLAYERS are to report at o'clock:
Abramson, Tash, Stein, Sklar. Hlnkle,
Weitzman, Heilman. weinberg. Sher-
man and Styles. Manager Charles
HeiIman, Main 244s. Is booking
games for the Molines.
Girl tossers OF the Capital Athletic
Club will be the opponents OF the
Princess sextet tomorrow night on
the Wilson Normal School court. Play
will begin at o'clock.
Two strong teams will be met by
Quincy Athletic Club this week. To-
morrow it will face the Hyattsville
National Guard team on the latter's
court, while Thursday 1T will be en-
tertafned by the Alexandria Light
Infantry five. Conors, Meany, Pine,
H, Smith, Bowers. HALEY, p. Smith
and Phillips compose the Quincy
SQUAD Challenges may be sent to
Manager w. II. Smith at 81 Rhode
Island avenue.
Teams desiring games in the 1885,
pound class should telephone the
manager of the Mount Vernon quint
at Franklin 1507-W.
81. Teresa and Apache Prep teams
will meet on the formers floor today
at 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
RUETHER TO TOE MOUND
FOR THE ROBINS AGAIN

NEW YORK, January 12.-Dutch
Ruether, star southpaw of the Brook
lyn Nationals. has accepted terms for
the 1924 season.
His acceptance disposed Of reports
that Brooklyn had put the veteran
portsider on the market as a result
of frequent differences over salary
and other questions.
Ruethef. who gained 81 900 bonus
last season for winning fifteen games,
reported from New Orleans that he
N0 in good condition.
Evening star., 1924-01-13

Last season was the least successful
OF the last five or six. yet the record
achieved was not dlscreditable. The
basket ball team lost to the Military
Academy. 1t being the only winter
sport in which the service schools meet
Other stinging defeats were that Of the
wrestling team by Cornell, the hrst
loss on this sport for seven seasons, and
the loss OF the swimming team to Yale.
Number of Bright sports.
There I'VE, were. however, some bright
finished its fourth consecutive season
without a defeat, and the gymnastic
team for the third year running won
the championship Of the Intercollegiate
Gymnastic Association. The water polo
except the basket ball, lost more than
one contest.
The team in each line Of sport is
looking forward tG some one or more
termination to win. The swimming
team, for instance, is stalking its season
on the result of the match with Yale
at New Haven on March %. The Navy
Is ambitious to excel in this sport, but
Yale has always stood in the way of
it's achievement of championship hon
ors, Brown, Rutgers and Northwestern
will furnish the team with it's most
notable home matches.
The water poloists. after much diff
for the coming season. The Naval
Academy defeated Princeton in that
sport in 1922, and was immediately
dropped not only by that team but by
all other college aggregations. It has
succeeded IN arranging matches for the
coming season with Syracuse at Annau-
oils March is and with Yale at New
Haven March 22.
The wrestlers would have liked batter
than anything else to have secured
return match with Cornell this season.
but the latter would not agree. Cor
nell won from a Navy team, the weak
est in years, at Ithaca last season by
four bouts to three. The Navy teams
best matches for the coming year will
be with Lehigh at Annapolis January
26 and with Pennsylvania State at
State College February 20. The team
has somewhat better prospects than
last year.
Boxers to Meet Yale.
The boxers regard their match with
Yale at New Haven March is as
epochal. The Naval Academy and Yale
are the only college boxing teams which
have meyer been defeated. However,
the Naval Academy has been In the
game Longer and has met more worthy
opponentss Nhs hiH Aa4ehes At Anr.
Evening star., 1924-01-13
POINT NOT TO GET
WEIGH, COLGATE GUARD

HAMILTON, N. Y, January 12.-Jim
welch, Colgate's star guard of 1923,
will not enter the Military Academy.
according to announcement. At one
time WEIGH had seriously contem-
plated entering Annapolis, but he has
not considered entering West Point
at any time.
Welch has had several fattering
offers from various schools and coll
leges which would give him the pc-
sttlon OF head coach, assistant coach
or athletic director. but up to The
present time his future r. undecided.
Aneher possibility 10 that he will
AuteR tusiaess In 6oatons sss.sss