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Evening star., 1925-11-24
HORNSBY OR CUYLER
SHOULD WIN HONOR
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

NEW YORK. November 24-The
race for the title of the most valua-
BILE player in the National League
Will not be officially decided until the
meeting of the league magnates on
December 9. but indications today
pointed to two DISCRETIONARY of
the Cardinals and Cuvler of the
Pirates-as the most favored candi-
dates, with the odds favoring Hornsby
All OF this. of course. is still mere
gossip, but as Hornsby Is the older
and more experienced player of the
two. and the selection. as a rule. goes
to veteran, it seems extremely like
ly the st. Louis manager-who also
is the champion batsman of his or
ganiZation-will be chosen
Cuyler made great showing for
a kid in the National League In
1925. 1t was one of the best years
in base ball history for a PLAYER of
his experience. In 1924 he displayed
considerable weakness at the bat in
pinches, and he was smart enough to
succeed in overcoming II. In 1925 he
whanged away at the ball when 1t
would be good. finally finishing the
season with the hit that won the
world series for the Pirates
Some of the players think that a
man who is a manager. as we'll as
q player, should not be entitled to
the leagues stamp OF most valuable
player for anything he did in a man
agerial capacity. However. It is diff
flcult to separate the two tasks in a
technical sense.
Copyright 1e25)
Evening star., 1925-11-24

Only about one week ago quite a
number of local fishermen visited salt
water fishing grounds, but the lucky
ones were those who. driven from the
bay on account OF rough water
sought the more quiet places on the
Severn River at Annapolis, where the
pike are abundant.
On local angler told the writer
that there We're at least 25 fishing
boats on the river and that every
boat had five or more anglers aboard
He said his party landed 81 pike. the
largest weighing Az pounds. All the
other boats got their share, he said,
ranging from IS to 25 pike.
Pike AlI-Year Feeders.
The pike are what may be called
"all-the-year feeders They never
seem to know when they have had
enough to eat and are not at all fin
iCky about their diet. They will at
tack anything that moves in the water
and often kill small fish merely due
to a desire to kill, and not for food.
Last Sunday the anglers We're using
mfnnows, which were attacked vi
ciously by the pike. When opened
the gall of a pike has been found to
10 nuts" as even a walnut has been
known to be swallowed by these
greedy fish.
Chesapeake Bay is full of rockf1sh
according to those familiar with CON
ditions in those waters, but for the
,aSt several weeks. owing perhaps to
the cold weather, they have not been
striking. When these game fish were
striking and being caught in large
numbers strong winds caused the
water to become so choppy that fish
ing was out of the question. As a
matter of fact, all but a few of the
hoatmen refused to go out on the bay.
weather has become cold, and. accord
ing to bay fishermen, this accounts
for the fish not biting.
Each year adds to the number of
anglers who are to be found trolling
the bay in quest of these rockfish
This Fall the largest number in the
hand, with anglers from Baltimore
ma jority. Weather conditions have
pointed, however, and a large per
tackle until next Spring. But there
are some determined ones who refuse
TO believe that these rock will not
commence to strike again. and who
contemplate visiting the bay today
They figure that the mild weather Of
the past few days will prove just the
tonic needed to start things humming
again in the bay.
Evening star., 1925-11-24


Mahoney, Sewanee. and Sparrow.
North Carolina, are both also TO pc
counted in the running in the neio
goal department, as each has three
goals to his credit, with the Thanks
giving game vet to be heard from.
Flournoy of Tulane has a total or
12l points to head the Southern Con
ference. and his mark is probably the
best in the country. The Greene
back gained a touchdown and extra
points in the clash with Louisiana
State. Ed Jones is 80 points behind,
and although he gained points by
turning in all of Florida's 12-to-0 vic
tory Saturday, his chance of overtak-
ing the New Orleans star is less than
slim.
Scoring honors for the week went
to Cohen of Mississippi and Jeffords
Of South Carolina, both of whom ac-
counted for three touchdowns in their
week end games. Outside of the rise
of these two, little change was to be
noted in the standing.
Buckler of Alabama was inactive
along with his team Saturdy, but his
total of 20 extra points gives him
safe lead over Jones. who has 13. and
makes him an almost sure winner for
the season in this department.
The leading high scorers in the
Southern Conference are:
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Improved Grid Team -Four Are in Tie Southern Championship
BIG LEAGUE SESSIONS
TO BE TRADE MARTS

NEW YORK. November "a P).-
Winter meetings of the jor base
ball leagues next month, besides de-
veloping schedules of fewer days than
in the past, undoubtedly will produce
some rearrangements in various ros-
ters.
Plans for the shorter schedule arose
following the recent world series.
wherein Commissioner Lands obtained
some first-hand information on Oc-
tober weather conditions. The fans
in Washington were bundled in over
coats; in Pittsburgh they adopted
every covering imaginable to shut out
the rain. The final contest was
fought out in a steady downpour.
Aaron Ward, for several years sec
ond baseman of the New York Yam
KEGS. is the latest athlete to ride upon
rumor. He is said TO be headed for
Chicago. where Manager Eddie Collins
and Shortstop Ike Davis are ailing.
The Yankees are well fortified in
the infield with Tony Lazarre, home
run champion of the Pacific Coast
League, and Mark Koenig, from the
American Association, due to report in
the Spring.
Evening star., 1925-11-24

Grange left the hall last night in
the midst of Zuppke's remarks, but
explained that the exit was to permit
him TO return to Chicago, where he IS
training with the Chicago Bears for
his professional appearance Thanks
giving day
Il have nothing against professional
foot ball" Coach Zuppke said, but he
believed that. in the long run. Grange
would cash in more in some other ca
reer than the one he had selected add,
Ing that his only regret was that Red
would not finish his university course.
Undoubtedly Grange is one of the
greatest foot ball PLAYERS Of all time,
and the greatest Illinois has produced,
but from now on he will travel a diff
ferent course than he has here and
will be forced 10 pick his own com
panions."
Grange. who officially withdrew from
the university, was a speaker at the
banquet, telling his teammates that
there was nothing he would rather do
than play foot ball for Illinois. but
that now he was through he would do
the next best thing and play with a
team that has many old Illinois men
That can't compare with the pleas
ure Of three years under Coach
Zuppke." he added. Grange paid a
compliment to his teammates. saying
that 1t was only through the COOP
Grafton of all that the team had made
its showing.
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WAVERLY GRID TEAM
SEEKS TITLE HONORS

After having held their goal line in
violate during four contests and hav-
ing won from the reorganiZed kniCk-
erboCkerS, to g. last Sunday, the
Waverleys are clamoring for a chance
at the Mohawks and the District un-
limited title
Manager Frank Kersey has rounded
together a fast young group of play
erS who play clean, snappy foot ball
and he Is of the opinion that a clash
between his team and the Indian
eleven is about the best dra wing card
left for sandlot foot ball fans.
In addition to nosing out the
knicks the Waverlys have played to
scoreless ties with the Virginia Ath-
letic Club of Alexandria and the
GOvan eleven of Baltimore and de-
feated the Essex Bulldogs of Balti-
more, to 0.
Northern Athletic Club gridders will
practice tonight at $50 for their
Thanksgiving day game with the
Southern Props.
AT least five regulars will be out of
the Clarendon lineup with injuries
when the Clarendon Lions clash with
the Alexandria Pirates Thursday.
Winton players are to practice to-
night at for their Sunday meeting
with the Apaches.
Palace Athletic Club gridmen have
the use of Washington Barracks field,
but have been unable to book an op-
ponent for Sunday. For a game call
Manager Wintmeyer at Columbia
951-J.
Teams seeking action in the 110-115-
pound class are requested to com
muniCate with John Huntington, man.
ager of the Columbias, at Franklin
1858
Evening star., 1925-11-24
WOODSIDE TOSSERS
TO MEET EPIPHANY

Epiphany Juniors, city basket ball
champions will attempt to add to
their string of wins already scored
this season when they tackle the
Woodside Methodist f1ve tomorrow
night in the National Guard Armory
at Silver Spring.
The game will mark the first ap-
pearance of the Woodside quint,
which enjoyed an active season in
192425. For games call Woodsde 25
after O'Clock.
Manager Mcdowell of the Mard-
feldt 120-pound team Is on the look
out for games with teams having the
use of gymnasiums. Members Of the
Mardfeldt five Will meet tomorrow
night at in the home of Elmer
Eckloff. For bookings call North
100S3 between $50 and $50
After working out against the Will
ton Juniors. the Southside Midgets
are ready to embark on their court
campaign in the 100-105- pound class.
Managers seeking games are request
ed to write the Southside pilot at
1861 Potomac avenue southeast.
Montour and Crescent junior fives
open their schedules together to-
night. Montour players are to report
at Ninth and X at 7 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1925-11-24

The opinion of this column Is that
the anglers of today are Just as good
with the rod and reel as the older
men mentioned above. The only dlf-
ference is that the present day fisher
man has grown weary OF going out
on the Potomac in any kind of wealth
er and returning home empty hand
ed. The men referred to by this
river-front man no doubt We're well
repaid for their efforts In hraVing
the elements. wind, cold and even
rain. and muddy water as we'll, be-
cause during their time the river
was much better stocked with fish
than at the present time. Today an
angler is lucky If he returns with
two or three bass from the Potomac
in the immediate vicinity of Wash
ington, whereas the older fisherman
perhaps returned with catches of 10
or u.
Patience is a great virtue and to
be a real honest, dyed in -the-wooi
angler one must have patience. But
,here is an end to all things and the
patience Of the local anglers has been
exhausted I'm waiting for the antici-
pated strike from the bass in the
Potomac around Washington.
A return to the good old times
"
game fish, including both large and
small mouth bass, crappies. suntiSh
and rock bass is seen on the horizon
OF next Spring. when the Bureau OF
Fisheries will stock the Tidal Basin
with adult members of the above
mentioned species. This viii be the
first step toward stocking the Poto-
mac for officials of the bureau will
allow a certain number of these fish
and their children and grandchildren
to escape into the Potomac, which in
turn will reap the benefit of their
spawning.
OF course. all this cannot be done
the next three or four years and then
It safely may be predicted that the
anglers of Washington will disregard
adverse weather conditions
Even Fish Take Day Of.
They will know then that the fish
are there and are bound to strike
at some time during the day. or if
not that day, the following day. as
even fish sometimes take a day off
and will not strike. no matter what
kind Of lure is offered them.
And. while waiting for the excel
lent fishing conditions that are bound
to prevail around Washington in the
near future. these present day
anglers who refuse to fish in the
Potomac and catch nothing can be
seen at the many saltwater fishing
places. yes, even during these cold
days and with high winds causing
rough wataz-
Evening star., 1925-11-24
PLAY CLOSE IN CHESS
TOURNEY AT MOSCOW

MOSCOW, November "a CP.-The
eleventh round of the international
chess tournament yesterday was
marked by close play, six of the games
being drawn. The results:
Subarew, Russia, and Tartakower,
Austria, drawn; Saemisch, Germany,
and Loewenfisch, Russia. drawn; Bo-
goljubow, Russia, and Marshall,
United States, drawn; Chotimirsky,
Russia, defeated Gotthilf, Russia
Capablanca, Cuba, and Tore, Mex
leo. drawn; Lasker, Germany, and
Reti, Czechoslovakia, drawn; Ro-
manowsky, Russia, and Werlinsky,
Russia, adjourned; Gruenfeld. Aus
tria. and Bogatyrtschuk, Russia,
drawn; Yates, England. and Genew-
sky, Russia, adjourned Rabinowitsch,
Russia, defeated Rubinstein, Poland;
Spielman, Austria, a bye.
Evening star., 1925-11-24
CELTIC COURT TEAM
PLAYS HERE SUNDAY

Washington basket ball fans are
offered another chance to see the
world champion Celtics in action next
Sunday night when the New Workers
come here for their first meeting of
the season with the Palace Club.
Although the local five is a member
of the American Basket Ball League,
the management still will continue to
offer attractions outside of regular
league games. The engagement with
the Celtics, who are not included on
the roster of the professional circuit,
is the first of these.
Joe Lapchick, tall center of the
world champions. is out with an in
jury. but the remainder of the Celtic
stars of last season will be on hand.
In addition. two new players will be
seen in the lineup. They are Benny
Borgmann. forward, and Chick Chad
wick, substitute center.
Evening star., 1925-11-24

Improvement of the Navy team in
several particulars is pointed out.
Jack Owsley, the present head coach.
played in the backfield at Yale and
later was the backfield coach there.
AS might have been expected. the i'm
provement in the Navy team is most
noticeable in the backfield.
In the running. passing and kicking
game the Navy undoubtedly is
stronger than it was last year Owsley
has given the team a varied assort-
ment of running plays. including di-
rect line attack and runs around end.
lie is much better provided with
hacks than was Fowell last season.
and his work is seen in the individual
Improvement of number of them.
Shapley Is Backfield Ace.
Shapley and Flippin are the chief
runners with the combination which
has been used in most games this sea
son. Shapley is, of course the back
held ace, and much is expected of him.
Weighing 100 pounds and very fast
and aggressive, Shapley is capable of.
and has sometimes performed, great
things.
Against Princeton Shapley gained
100 yards in l9 attempts from scrim-
mage, and he also made substantial
gains when taking the ball on a pass
are hoping for as great, or greater.
effectiveness against the Army team.
Hamilton and Banks completed
the varsity backfield that has been
starting in most games. Neither
carry the ball TO any extent. Ham
ilton Is a good field general and
passer and a fair punter. while Banks
has shown his worth mainly in put
ting opposing taCklers out of the way
and defensively.
Banks May Not Start.
There is a chance that either Rams
ford or Milliken will start in place
OF Banks. They are light, weighing
around $50 pounds each, but have
shown brilliant capabilities in run
ming the ball. The presence of either
would indicate that the running game
will be the Navy's main attack.
The Navy team has been provided
with a much better passing attack
than for some seasons. The passes
taught by OwSley. are varied and
quite effective. They are unlikely to
be intercepted and, if completed like
ly TO result in substantial gain. At
least three of the regular bacllfield
are good pasSers.
The Navy also has been weak in
kicking for some seasons but. under
Owsley's coaching, Shapley has been
developed into a good punter. He
covers good distance and places the
ball particularly well. Also. his
punts are almost never blocked.
Owslev, when he accepted the posi-
ton of chief coach at the Naval
Academy. was told that the great oh
jective was TO develop a team that
could win from the Army. Bearing
this in mind, Owsley gradually has
brought his team ahead, and it can
he relied upon to be at the top of
its form next Saturday.
Evening star., 1925-11-24
ORANGES TOWN FOLKS
APPLAUD HIS DECISION

CHICAGO. November "a Cp).-west-
ern Conference athletic officials may
not approve Of the action Of Harold
Red" Grange in signing to play pro-
fessional foot ball. but Oranges home
town folks in Wheaton are tickled to
hear Of his prosperous outlook.
The boys who grew up with him
and now working in a garage or the
drug store or the depot at Wheaton
open their eyes when they hear that
Grange probably will get $40, 900 for
playing one foot ball game Thanks
giving day. They are agreed that he
deserves his good fortune, and they
are glad he had the chance TO leap
from humble beginning to aff1uence in
a
Evening star., 1925-11-24
TAMPA GETS GRANGE
ON NEW YEAR DAY

TAMPA, Fla, November "a CP).-
Big Jim Thorpe, the genial Indian Of
Carlisle and former all-America star.
VIII be one of the players who oppose
Red Grange, the moleskin marvel, in
a battle here New Year day.
Herbert Covington, quarterback of
the famous Praying Colonels Of Cen
ire. and w. J. Gardiner. who has also
been named on the Nations mythical
eleven. have contract to organize
the team which plays Oranges all
star aggregation here.
Gardiner will be at one end. Coving-
ton viii act as pilot. and Long Stacey,
all-Western, of Texas University will
be at the other end. Other players
for the Covington aggregation already
named are Guyon, halfback of Car
Isle, and Red Roberts OF Centre.
Evening star., 1925-11-24
SUPPORTERS SEE BIG GAIN
UNDER OWSLEY'S COACHING
Belief Prevails Annapolis That Middies' Advance
in Class Since Last Year Will Mean Victory
Over Army in New York Saturday.

NNAPOIIS, November 24-Accordng general feeling here
the Naval Academy has ad
year and 1t will take better Military Academy tina
OF
oeheved that the Army
Friends Of the Navy
every team an mpov
much better than it had previously.
tr1nceton William Mary
winch the MdShipnen
defeated the Navy
the other William Mary
was defeated by much larger figure year.
Evening star., 1925-11-24
ROD AND STREAM
BY PERRY MILLER.

cloudy and the Shenandoah clear,
| according o reports from Earpers Ferry.
Washington still little discoored
but sufficiently interfere with
activities brave visit
these cool days.
the of the front told the that, in his
who did anything
said
almost bitterly cold He
been the during the week
Evening star., 1925-11-24
AL EXENDINE RESIGNS
AT WASHINGTON STATE

SPOKANE. Wash, November "a
C).-A. A. Exendine, for three years
head foot ball coach at Washington
State College. has announced his
resignation, effective after the Christ
mas game with the University of
Hawaii, Honolulu.
Previous TO coming to Washington
State the Carlisle Indian star had
been coach for nine years at George
town University.
He said he had no plans. except
his law practice in Oklahoma. which
he follows between foot ball seasons
Evening star., 1925-11-24

So far as Southern Conference games
are concerned, Alabama, Tulane,
North Carolina and Washington and
Lee are tied. for the championship
Morally the situation has other as
poets. For instance, Alabama in
meeting and beating Georgia Tech
tackled stronger conference foe than
either Tulane or Washington and Lee.
Alabama, really strong eleven,
well coached and containing such out
standing backs as Hubert and Mack
Brown, has played no intersectional
games, and thus 1t is almost impos-
sible to compare 1t with outside
elevens.
Tulane Is Ranked High.
Tulane emerged into national dis
ttnction by playing a tie game with
Missouri, winner Of the Missouri Val
ley Conference title, and by decisively
beating Northwestern, victor over
Michigan.
Scouts of the Western Conference
teams which had games with North.
western, and were thus observing
Northwestern's contests this season,
saw Tulane in action against the Ev-
anston outfit. Mather of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan coaching staff, who
was scouting Northwestern in the Tu-
lane game, advised the writer at Ann
Arbor on Saturday that, in his opin-
ion, the New Orleans crew would be
a match for any eleven in the couu-
try. that it was the best blocking team
he had seen this year. 1t is versa
tile and colorful outfit, says Mather.
Glass Recognized by Tech.
Georgia Tech has recognized this by
ava arding Tulane an October date
next year, and the preceding Satur-
day the Greenies will be playing the
University of Missouri at Missouri.
The coach is Clark Shaughn assy, a
Minnesota product.
So far no elevens East or West
have been selected TO play at the an
nual tournament of roses game at
Pasadena on New Years day. In this
connection it should be borne in mind
Evening star., 1925-11-24
REDS TO PLAY IN CUBA
IF LUQUE GETS GAMES

HAVANA, November "a CR-
Tentative arrangements are being
made by Adolfo Luque, pitcher for
the Cincinnati Reds, for three games
TO be played here against a Cuban
team by the Reds. The dates sug-
gested are March 27, % and 20.
Luque says he feels sure he can
make satisfactory arrangements for
the Reds to come to Havana
Evening star., 1925-11-24
VERMONT GRID SQUAD
EN- ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS

BURLINGTON, Vt, November "a
OP).-The University of Vermont foot
ball squad of 90 men left Burlingtor.
last night for St. Louis for the las
scheduled game of the season with
St. Louis University Thanksgiving
day.
The squad on arrival at Detroit this
afternoon will hold a practice and
will reach st. Louis in time for a
final workout the day before the
contest
Evening star., 1925-11-24
FRATERNITY BASKETERS
TO BATTLE FOR TITLE

Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Nu
quints meet tonight in George Wash
ington University gymnasium to de-
eide the championship of Section 1 of
the Interfraternity Basket Ball League.
One other game is carded. Kappa
Sigma ercounterinC Theta Delta Chi.
The Kappa Sigs last night took the
long end of 19-to-10 score in
game with Theta Epsilon Omega.
Evening star., 1925-11-24
KAsSEL ILLINOIS CAPTAIN.

URBANA, ILL.,, November "a CP.-
c. E Kassel Of Melrose Park. ILL.,,
varsity end for two years and men
toned for all conference honors last
year. has been elected captain Of the
University of Illinois 1926 eleven.
Evening star., 1925-11-24
REGRET OVER REDS MOVE
VOICED BY COACH UJPPKE
By the Associated Press.

RBANA, Ill, November 24No
| be teams" Robert
dinner the University team at which
Red Grange present.
The veteran coach did elaborate this
pressed the
to school his will graduate
he kase to in (Ierrnan
Evening star., 1925-11-24
ORANGES MOVE MENACE
TO SPORT, SAYS WILCE

CLEVELAND. November "a CP.-
Harold Red) Oranges example in
leaving college TO become a profes-
sional foot ball player may become
a menace to the college sport, DR..
j. w. Wilce. head foot ball coach OF
Ohio State University, declared In an
address here.
DR.. Wilce did not mention Grange
by name. Replying to a question as
to his opinion regarding the grdiron
star, he said
Heretofore professional foot ball
players have played square in not
seeking to recruit college players I
fear there may be a large number of
men who will be easily persuaded to
go into professional teams for the
money they can make"
Twenty-Five million dollars was spent
in admissions this wear at ma ior
Evening star., 1925-11-24
sIBLEY IS INDIANA CAPTAIN.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. November
"a (P).-Frank H. Sibley of Gary. Ind >,
has been elected captain Of the 1926
Indiana University foot ball team.
Sibley plays left end,
Evening star., 1925-11-24
FIELD GOAL TITLE BATTLE
TNTRTCUES DIXIE GRID FANS
By the Associated Press.

IITH Peggy high in
NV staked
of Florida, Windy" White " NJ.
Carolina goals
game
Agg bring level with the
Evening star., 1925-11-24
EASTERN HURLERS GOOD.

By the Associated Press.
Ad Schinkel of the Hartford team
of the Eastern League led that cir
cult in home runs the past season
with IL, indicating that the pitchers
were in the ascendency.