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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
P0ves Bane Pro Foot Ball Michigan Has Made Great Grid Record
ROCKNE, TIRED OUT,
TO TAKE LONG REST
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. December l6.
Tired out by nearly year Of
strenuous uninterrupted work. knute
Rockne. Notre Dame foot ball coach.
is going to take long rest.
Since his arrival here from the East
Rockne has had little to say regarding
the premature announcement by Co
lumbia University that he would coach
foot ball there.
However, Rockne unhurdened him
self to the extent of making plans for
his immediate future. Say. | haven
had rest in / don't know how long,
he said, and m all in.
He plans to spend the Winter either
on a Kansas ranch with less Harper,
former Notre Dame coach, or in Eu-
rope, or both.
During the last year. he said. he had
gone through a particularly strenuous
Spring coaching season, attempting to
rebuild an eleven from the remnants
of his famous -four horsemen' ag-
gregation; had conducted seven Sum
mer coaching schools. written two
books and gone through the most
hara ssing season he has encountered
in his eight years as local foot ball die
tator.
Rockne looked tired and his voice
was listless. He admitted he was
fatigued. The Columbia incident. he
indicated, had served in irritating
fashion to delay the vacation he had
planned. He appeared to be princi.
pally concerned over what local people
are thinking. especially the Notre
Dame faculty and alumni.
IOWA CITY. Iowa. December I6 [P)
knute Rockne. famous Notre Dam
foot ball coach, entered into two verba1
agreements TO become coach at the
University OF Iowa. hut each time
failed to carry out his pledge. Dr. Pau
T.. Betting, director OF athletics here
disclosed. No contract was signed
however
Rockne's first agreement with Iowa
officers was made in March, 1924 when
he accepted terms, DR.. Betting said
He broke this agreement. and the uni
versity administration, through Presi
dent w. A.NJessup. too charge of the
negotiations. the director said.
In later conference, in Chica go
with President Jessup. Rockne was
said again to have agreed to come to
Iowa, only To decline few days later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

llllHOlS, as
leader In foot ball circles, reveals
surprising weakness in the five-yesr
tabulation. Illinois has lost Is games
during the period. has tied one and
mas had POI points made against her
Michigan has won three out of four
games played with Illinois, and each
of these three victories over Illinois
We're Shut-outs.
Notre Dame. anot her tea m rega led
by many fans AS invincible. lost five
games and tied two. while her op-
! than combined opposition could regis
ter against the Yostmen.
Dartmouth, 1925 Eastern leader.
| has lost six, tied two and her oppo-
nents have made oI2 counter points.
Iowa has lost seven games in five
years, has been tied once and her
rivals have made 248 points.
Stanford has been defeated an even
dozen times in only five years and
has been tied three times more. Her
opponents have rolled up 369 tallies.
East Is Trailing
Harvard record is even less spec
.acular in comparison with Michigan s.
During the past five wears while
Michigan lost only four, Harvard
went down in defeat IA times, her
opponents tied her three times and
made 337 points against her. Ohio
State, a conference rival of Michigan
Jared even worse, losing 16 games, tie
ing five and dropping go points.
Cornell lost six, tied none and had 235
points scored against her. Chicago
lost seven games in the past five years,
tied five and had lSS points rung up
by opponents. Yale lost six games,
. had three tied and the opposition
made 207 points. Princeton, the re-
naming member of the big three >
lost nine. tied three and gave Pa points
to opponents.
Out of the past five years Michigan
has gone three straight calendar
years without a single defeat-from
the time of the Ohio State game in
1921 to the Illinois game of 1924. This
period. incidentally, is the first five
year stretch of Yosts all-year guild
ance of Michigan athletics.
Sport critics who have followed the
! Wolverines in action declare that no
/ team in the history of the game shows
more year-in and year-out consistency
/ than the Wolverines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
N. C. A. A. TO COMBAT
EVILS IN FOOT BALL

By the Associated Press.
/ NEW YORK. December fS.-The
National Collegiate Athletic Associa
ton, meeting in New York. December
30, plans a concerted attack on over
emphasis of college foot ball and pro
fessional foot ball
A resolution for consideration Of the
delegates urges that educational in
situations be asked to combat tende n
cies TO overemphasiZe and prOfes-
sionalize foot ball.
The resolution would eliminate pre-
season training. the number of inter
collegiate contests and the number of
games played in other than college
stadia.
1t would abolish athletic scholar
ships and improper PROSECUTING and
encourage intramural and interclass
foot ball.
Colleges are urged in the resolution
TO refuse hereafter to employ any
coach, officials or others that aid in
the promotion of professional foot
ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
NORTHWESTERN GETS
PERMIT FOR STADIUM
b. the Associated Press.

+. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 16.-North-
western University has obtained per-
mission from the Evanston city coun
ell to erect it's proposed $1,000. 0O0
stadium, but the stand will not he the
triple -deched 126foothigb structure
that had been planned.
The university had asked for per
mission to erect the 126-foot high
stadium. which would have been the
highest in the country. But the city
council. instead. passed amendments to
the building code permitting start
on the preliminary work on the stands
with an S0-foot limit. So instead of a
10 ,0OO-capacity oval the. concrete
stands will seat $4,000 in double decks.
Work on tearing down the wooden
stands will start at once. AS soon
thereafter as possible the erection of
the stadium will be started, since it is
desired to have the structure com
pleted in time for formal dedication
November IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
CRESCENTS DISPUTE
GRID TITLE CLAIMS

Members Of the Crescent Athletic
Club foot ball team. who have been
meeting all corners in the 135-pound
class. do not accept the title claims
beins made by the Wintons, North
erns, STATIONS and knickerbocker
Props.
According TO X. o. Speiss. coach of
the Crescent eleven, three of these
teams have refused reasonable terms
for games with his team and have no
right to consider themselves the sole
Claima nts for the championship.
Speiss let's the Crescent record
speak for itself. Five victories have
been registered in seven starts. the
Chevy Chase and Mardfeldt teams be
ing the only combinations to nose out
the Crescents. These games ended in
14-to-12 and 10-to.9 scores. respective
ly. The Lotus. Mount Rainier En-
blems, kenilworth and Federal tear
were BANKED and the Pastime Club
defeated, IA to 6.
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GETTING COAST GAME
is TASK, PYLE FINDS

u! the Associated Press.
Los ANGELES. December 10
Drumming up professional foot ha II
team to play Red Grange and his
Chicago Bears and convincing a pro-
moter that such contest here on
January Is is a money making posi-
hility are the two main jobs fac
irG c. c. Pyle. manas ger for Grange
who is here conducting negotiations
There are plenty of foot ball play
erS here. but professionals are scarce
Also, there are promoters galore, but
so far none seems to have bid high
enough to satisfy Pyle.
All of the wouldbe foot ball i'm
presarios OF this section cannot fig
ure a mid january attra lotion with
out counting in the New Year daN
game at Pasadena between Wash
incton and Ala bama.
PYLE. however. continues his nego-
tiations and f1atly declares that the
Bears will play somebody here on
January is.
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D. C. RECORD is MADE
BY WOMAN ROLLERS

\ new all-time record for District
woman bowlers was set last night at
the Coliseum when the Beeque five
of the Washington Ladies' Duckpin
League rolled a team set of 1926
while trimming the Washingtons
This mark. made with games of 5t4.
5l1 and SOL. betters by points the
record hung up by the Washinstons
a week ago.
Lorraine GULL. holder of individual
game and set records for the city.
came within two pins of raising the
ladies' league sea son mark for high
game by topping the naples for q
count of 1856. Her set of 1868 was
within points of the leag CUES season
record for high individual set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
EUROPEAN LINKSMEN
GET FLORIDA BERTH

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 16-Archie
Compston, British professional golf
champion. and Arnaud Massey. open
king of France, will play their first
American contest on New Year day
at st. Augustine. Fla.
The two siX-footers, regarded as
the most colorful team ever sent out
of Europe, will leave England Deem
Der 23.
Compston and Massey will he in
structors in st. Augustine, and will
represent the oldest city of the United
States in the Winter tournaments.
Before sailing for home in time for
the British open in June. they are ex-
pected 10 tour the country.
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'uuy VI cdSH play as unnecessary.
IF your tee shot doesn't carry all
the way to the green, you're out of
luck. Your ball is sure to roll back
down the bank into the tangle Of
briars.
"On this occasion | recalled what
had happened to Joe kirkwood on this
very hole in the final round of the
1924 Texas open. Joe failed TO carry
over the gully. his ball found the briar
patch and he finally required seven
10 get down.
Recalls kirkwOod's Error.
1T so happened that at the time he
led the field by A big margin and his
mistake did not lose him the title. But
If the race had been close il would
have been costly. -
1t was good strategy for me TO
shoot over the green The picture of
kirkwood struggling out of those
brambles was clearly before me.
for j had watched him in his dilemma.
So instead of using a spade mashie,
my mashie and made sure that | was
over the green, even though / should
go into the road beyond.
II went into the road, all right, but
Clipped back to the green, PLAYING
short, so as not to go across and down
the hill. Two puts gave me my de-
sired four and total of EST Mac
Smith, despite a great effort, could get
no better than 36, tying with Golden
at 2Se.
IF ! had played as did Kirk wood in
1924 ! would have finished in sixth
place and received 5000 prize money.
But first place gave me 81 500 prize
money. So | regard my tee shot AS
worth exactly $1,000 TO me, not 10
mention the championship"
ICnnvrinht 1Qnn
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BEATEN BUT FOUR TIMES
DURING LAST FIVE YEARS
Wolverines Have Gone Three of These Campaigns
Without Being Observation-Disclosures Only
Team to Dispute Top Honors

n ICHGANS ball over is
wv II not the made by ud
with shows onIy
possible claimant the Wolverines.
During the Michigan
tied and during
her. 1t California only three
tied her
II than Afichigans opponents could register.
The ball Mchgan's
was tied twice times by and had
against M1chigans additional
California the result b point gon2
down the record the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
STARS FAILURE TO SHINE,
HURT PAID GAMES CAUSE
Fans Disgruntled When He Fails TO Make Dashes
That Characterized His College Career.
Red Rated as a Fine Fellow
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n 7 YORK. into ssiona
NJ has alizedg
= iron
joined the ChcaG
who
quite rightlythat
to in O
first upward impulse.
in which
following specialists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

This is something the duffer should
consider. How many wOuld-be golfers
go at their plays without studying all
the attending circumstances. The
same inefficiency in business would
soon make them bankruupts.
Both of Turnesa's 1925 champion
ships were won by conservative play
ing at critical times. He used tactics
OF a high order and was repaid.
Turnesa Led Field.
In the Pennsylvania open at Mer-
ion, Joe turned in nifty SIS on the
third round and let the field by six
strokes, apparently a wide margin.
In the perve-racking final round OF
any championship II is easy to drop
a few strokes while an opponent IS
picking them up; witness the 1873
national open at Worcester. where
Willie Macfarlane lost so much
ground on the last Is holes that
Bobby Jones climbed to a tie that
him. So Joe at Merton cannily de
cided to try only for par golf com
ing down the home stretch.
On several occasions he had a
chance for a birdie. But he reso
lutely PLAYED safe. The result was
that he did 10 straight holes of the
last IS in tours and held his lead of
six strokes at the end, his 294 being
first to J. Wood Platt's 800.
In the Texas open at San Antonio
the biggest event of the midwintel
season, Turnesa scored his victory
through a more striking strategy.
When Joe played off the eighteenth
or seventy-second tee. the gallery
which knew he had great chance
to win the tournament. was surprised
to see his tee-shot pass clear over the
green of the 160-yard hole and come
TO a stop in a road at the rear.
Looked Like Mistake.
John Golden was in with A 2S6, the
lowest score. TO date, and Joe needed
only a five on a par three hole 1C
beat him. Nevertheless. the specta
tors thought this shot might be the
forerunner of other mistakes.
Again the great Macdonald Smith
had not yet finished and he was still
in the running. 1t is true that going
out in the final round he had taker
40, but at the turn he braced. Wher
Mac" Smith braces, anything MAY
happen. Despite any play which
Turnesa should make after his tee
shot he might still win the champion
ship
But the gallery was wrong about
play anu Hdu no 1T u
be doubtful regarding his succeeding
plays. He was not a youngster "ul
in the air." His tee shot had beer
carefully considered and executed &C
cording to his desires.
Here was the situation" Joe eX'
plains. When I came UP 70 the
eighteenth tee | could take a four AND
still finish with total of 2S4 for tht
72 holes.
Had Figured Play.
MA Smith might come in with {
| grand rush and beat me out. In m.
mind l allowed him "a for the las
nine holes. This would place him il
| a tie with me. But anything else thar
| that would take him out of the run
| ming, provided l could get four OF
/ the eighteenth.
THE average persons, not havin;
seen that eighteenth hole at San An
! tonic, will wonder why / should TT.
| for four instead of par three.
Well let me say that the eighteenth
| is a very dangerous hole. From tn
| tee you play over a gully. with a ditcl
at the bottom and a thick growth o
briars. A very steep bank, 25 fee
high. leads up TO the green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
CENTRAL LEAGUE. WITH
FOUR CLUBS, is REVIVED

MUSHROOM. Mich, December 16
R.-Revival OF the Old Central Base
Ball League with four clubs, Muske-
eon, Eudington, Grand Rapids and
Kalamazoo. Is announced by Russell
Fl. Gallagher. Chicago real estate
dealer. who will operate the Mus
kegon club.
Emerson w. Dickerson. sports edi-
tor Of the Grand Rapids Herald, will!
be preside nt OF the league.
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bottom arc Of the
swing an arm
sti1fening. reach
ing eXertion that
has the effect of
d e a d e n in G the
clubhead just at
the time when il
should have it's
sprinSiest punch.
They accomplish
a follow through,
as ii were merely
by ar m showing
the clubhead TO
some point we'll in
advance of the
ball. This action
gives the feeling
of the clubhead
L. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
JOHNSON GIVES A TROPHY
FOR MEXICAN BASE BALL

President Ban Johnson of the Amer
lean League has agreed to donate a
bronze trophy 10 stimulate interest in
base ball in Mexico.
The trophy will be sought next sea-
son by some 20 amateur teams. first
organized two years ago. when John
son presented similar cup to Presi-
dent Obregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

Seventy thousand spectators came
To the Polo Grounds To see Red
Grange play with the Chicago Bears
against the New Gort Giants. The
lure. OF course. was the expectation
OF seeing Grange make those long
crow.hopping runs Of his for touch
downs
Fans Arc Disappointed.
1t is not eNaoScr&tinE to say that
$4,000. on perhaps 10000, of that
rolo Grounds thronS left the arena
after-or before-the game was over
pretty completely disillusioned. That
game redeemed financially a season
Of pro foot ball at the Polo Grounds
that had not been too opulent in its
returns.
But as propaganda II approximated
what is picturesduely known in sport
ing circles as d bust
In other cities where Grange and
his team have played the effect has
been the same.
Grange is a fine fellow and credit
both 10 amateur and professional
sport.
His career, from the time he joined
the Bears until now, is almost an un.
broken chapter of pathos. The story
of Jim Thorpe, the star of great luSter
who preceded Grange by some years
az recruit to the pro game. is even
more pathetic.
Incentive is Lacking
Self.sacrifice amounting practically
to complete abnegation. a vast ideal
ism born of love for alma mater and
an indomitable spirit similarly de
rived-these are the primary qualities
to be found in the college foot ball
player. They cannot exist in the pro
because the incentive is wholly lack
ing.
Professional foot ball has a place, 4
pretty definite place, In centers where
those who love and understand foot
ball are unable to see high-class col
lege teams in action either because
undergraduates, alumni and friends
exhaust the supply Of seats.
But conditions essential 10 it's es
Enlistment as a forn1idable rival tc
the college game do not exist and. j,
would seem, cannot be made to exist
A word about George Thayer, the
captain-elect of the Pennsylvania foot
hall eleven. Thayer comes of one OF
the oldest Philadelphia families. His
father was captain of the, Penn eleven
In 1881. Thayer attended St Paul's
School, Concord, n. FL, and lett his
friends, all of whom followed the usual
course to Yale, Harvard and Prince
ton. because Of the Penn tradition in
the Thayer family.
He came because Of tradition and he
proved himself regular from the
word go. 4 thorough mixer. his per
sonality has been fine and inspiring.
He played brilliant foot ball all year
and. just as a Thayer should come TO
Penn. so, too, il WAS part of that
tradition that he should be a Penn
foot ball captain. So now he is cap
tain and Penn is to be congra tulated
upon having q leader of his type.
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WOULD LEGALIZE BOXING.

Chicagos first definite step to legal
lie boxing since the Illinois Legisla
ture passed a law recently governing
the sport, will be made when Alder
man Joseph McDonough asks the City
Council to put the proposition as to
whether the city shall have boxing on
the ballot for next election.
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OGLETHORPE SIGNS COACH

ATLANTA, Ga, December l6 P).-
Harry Robertson. former university
director of Ogletorpe. He is brother
of big jim" Robertson OF Dartmouth
fame and has been foot ball coach at
the university for the past two years.
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TIGERT GRID STAR.

Dr.. John James Tigert. Commits
sioner Of Education Of the United
States. was considered one of the
greatest foot ball players Vanderbilt
ever had After graduation he was
q foot ball coach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
LEAGUE MARKS ROLLED
BY RAILWAY MAIL TEAM

Railway Mail Service duckpinners
hung up a new game and set records
in the Post Office League last night
by rolling games of $50. $40 and 533
for a total of 1.702. The ZOE score is
an alltime mark, while the $50 game
raises the record for the season.
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TILDEN WILL BE ACTOR.

NEW YORK, December IS LP).-
William Tiiden. ID. the tennis cham
pion. who has already acted in motion
pictures. is shortly to be seen on the
speaking stage. Tilden, whose sec
oudary interest has long been the
theater. will he featured in a play
entitled THE Kid Himself, written by
Eernard T. Shubert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
HERMAN MAKES WEIGHT.

Babe Herman. challenger. has
trained himself down to 127 pounds
and expects to have little trouble reg
istering the featherweight limit in
his championship 15-round clash in
New York Friday night with Louis
kid kaplan.
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WOULD STOP FRENCHMAN.

William T. Tilden. I'd, national ten.
mis- champion, and Vincent Richards
will enter the indoor title play this
season if Jean Borotra of France ap-
pears to defend his title which he
won in New York last sea SON
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NEW TRACK FOR FLORIDA

MIAMI. Fla. December is LP>-
Florida's East Goa st will have new
racing course, with an inaugural pro
gram starting Thanksgiving day
1926. under the auspices of the South.
ern Racing Association.
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NOTRE DAME LISTS DRAKE.

SOUTH BEND. Ind. December Is
P) -Notre Dame and Drake have
entered into a two-year foot ball
schedule agreement. Drake will play
at South Bend November 20, 1925, and
Notre Dame will go to Drake in 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
FOOT PALLERS TO DRILL.

National Athletic Club foot ballers
will drill tonight at Z o'clock on
Union Station Plaza for their Sunda v
game with the Waverlys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
BASKETERS TO GATHER.

Members of the Independent basket
ball five will gather at Washington
Barracks tomorrow night at o'clock
for A game with the War College five.
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GUESTS PLAY TONIGHT.

Give Richmond and Joseph Crowley
furnish tonight's match in the Dis
trict pocket billiard tourney at Grand
Central Parlors. w. L. Hampton won
from John jackson. 100 to 70.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
SOCCERISTS TO MEET.

Members Of the British embassy
soccer eleven and all candidates for
the squad have been requested to meet
tomorrow night at O'Clock at 1901
Nineteenth street
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through the ball, which is not quite
the feeling il should have. You should
have sense of hitting down on the
ball as the clubhead takes the ball.
Then the follow through will come
naturally and automatically.
Copyright. 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
EAR RECORD OF SOME Lead.
MAJOR TNJVERSITIES

In the Western Conference during
the five.year stretch. Michigan has
won ~ games. lost 4 and tied l. Scor-
ing sos points to her opponents 9S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
.1nSideGOlf
BY Chester Horton

SO often is the golfer admonished TO
follow through with the clubhead that
many players. seeking to accomplish
the follow through, bring about in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16

Lawn Tennis Club of Nice. France.
famous for its international tourna
ments during the winter season. pos
Sesses Il excellent courts.
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Golf Strategies That Won
Some. Important Struggles
Bunker

GH the front rank
OF New York who beat large fields professionals
two OF the important fixtures l925th Pennsylvania
andt the Texas open.
Turne tall youth with the mechanical skill his
does look what
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Copyright. 1921