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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
GRANGE OVERRATED.
TAD JONES ASSERTS
BY thr Associated Press.

BY thr Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, December 15.-Red
Grange is "a beautiful player" but he
is rot the "all-areund PLAYER that he
is reputed to be- Tad Jones, head
coach at Yale. declared here today.
Jones, who is in this section to hunt
ducks, also believes that. despite the
impetus given professional foot ball
by the entrance of Grange into It's
ranks, it will never assume the pro-
portions of base ball as a national
game.
The Wheaton ice man. Jones said,
has become a national figure by his
spectacular work on the gridiron and
ingenuity of press agents. lie does
not rank with players of a few years
ago. the Yale mentor added, among
whom he named Thorpe of Carlisle
and Heston of Michigan.
Oberlander of Dartmouth. Wilson
Of Washington and Nevers Of Stanford
easily rank with the Illinois flash,
Jones said, and continued:
Don't think for a minute that |
mean to speak disparagingly of
Grange. He is a beautiful player and
has run for a large number Of touch
downs. But l do not think ha is the
all-around player that he is reputed TO
be. He, is wonderful in an open field,
but running under those conditions,
while II is a valuable thing is only
ore of the units which make up foot
ha.i and does not necessarily mean
tina. he is a great all-around player"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

Rockne, the country boy" from
South Bend, had just arrived among
his horses and mules" on the home
farm when another foot bali sensa-
ton rocked the east The University
of Oregon announced that Capt John
J. McEwan, coach at West Point for
three successful years, would resign
from the Army to take charge Of the
gridiron sport at that institution.
Capt McEwan is now on duty with
the Army establishment in Porto Rico,
and Army authorities were surprised
when they heard the news from the
Pacific Coast. for McEwan has been
associated With West Point foot ball
for many years as player and in
structor. He played on the team for
four years, 1913-1916, inclusive during
which period the Army thrashed its
old rival, Navy, in every contest.
Columbia University Is silent regard
Ing further developments in the in
curry into events leading to the an
nouncement that Rockne would succeed
Charley Crowley as head coach. Rock.
ne. far from the maddening argument,
was almost silent. Notre Dame official S
affected by the happenings of the past
few days
Rumors have Crowley, known to
have ended his regime at Columbia,
despite the fact that the University
gained foot ball prestige in the past
season, going to Harvard to succeed
Bob Fisher. who has definitely cast
down the reins. But there will he no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
NcEVan Signing With Oregon Surprises Late Date Needed Open CoF9
C. u. TOSSERS OPEN
SEASON TOMORROW

Catholic University will be the first
local collegians to omen it's basket ball
campaign, the Brooklanders being list
ed to entertain the Blue Ridge College
quint in the big Brookland gym.
That the Brooklanders will have nc
easy task is told in the fact that the
Blue Ridge quint fccced the Washing
ton College team, unbeaten last sea
son, to it's utmost to win last Satur-
day night at Chestertown % to IS.
The quints were tied at 15-all at the
end of the third period.
Coach Rice NAV use two teams
against the Blue Ridge tossers. His
veteran combination includes Capt
Kenney and Garvin, forwards; ODea
center, and Mcintyre and Bailey,
guards. Reserves for this five are
Manfreda, Mccarthy and Howell.
Rice's other aggregation Is made UP
entirely of last years freshman play
ers, with Long and Harvey, forwards:
Carney, center, and Foley and ODon-
ell, guards, with Linksey in reserve.
BY using two teams 1t Is figured
that the Brooklanders will be able to
maintain fast pace throughout the
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
RICE SELECTS eleven
IN COLLIER'S WEEKLY

By the Associ ated Press.
NEW YORK, December 15.-Col-
lier's Weekly. in it's current issue, an
nounces an all-American foot ball
team selected by Grantlard Rice, New
York sports writer, who succeeds the
late Walter Camp as that pubIica-
tons. authority.
Dartmouth, which obtained three
places on the all-American team Sc
lected by the Associated Press. places
two of these stars. Diehl and Ober-
lander, on Golfers eleven. The back
fields in these two selections, COM
posed of Grange, George Wilson. Ober-
lander and Nevers, are Identical
The selections for Golfers were
started by Caspar Whitney, now a
resident of Irvington on Hudson, n. Y,
and continued by Camp until his death
this year.
The makeup of the 1925 team fol-
lows:
Ends Thayer. Pennsylvania. and Oos-
Tackies@hase. Pittsburgh. and Weir.
Nebraska.
Guards-Hess. Ohio State, and DiehI,
Dartmouth.
Center-MchIillan, Princeton.
observation-disclosures. Illinois,
Observation-Disclosures, Washington and
OberIander. Dartmouth
FulIback-Nevers. Stanford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
M'EWAk Will COACH
OREGON GRID TEAM


EUGENE. Greg, December 15.-
Capt. John j. McEwan. foot ball
coach at the United States Military
Academy for the last three years.
will he the new mentor at Univer-
sity of Oregon.
Capt. McEwan will he on the
campus all year. but will coach foot
ball only" said Virgil d. Earl, direc-
tor of athletics. He is at present
a. Porto Rico, and 1t will take a
few weeks for him to wind up his
affairs. but he will be here for Spring
practice. Capt. McEwan will have to
resign from the Army"
NEW YORK. December Is OP.-
Capt. John J. McEwan has been head
foot ball coach at West Point for
the past three years, during which
his elevens have twice beaten and
once tied their historic rivals, the
Naval Academy.
McEwan gained playing fame as a
cadet, playing with the Army teams
of 1913, 1914, 1916 and 1916, during
which four-year period the West
Pointers scored decisive triumphs
over the Navy each season.
McEWan was the center on one of
the Armys greatest mbina tons
anu Was placed on " alter cam
nrst all-America team in 1914. He
was captain of the 1915 eleven.
Capt. McEwan went to West Point
from the University of Minnesota,
where he played foot ball. After be
ing graduated in 1917 he returned
two years later to become assistant
to Maj. Charles D. Daily, then head
coach, and held that position until
taking full charge of the gridiron
activities in 1928
At the Military Academy at West
Point officers expressed surprise over
the dispatch announcing McEwans
agreement to coach for the Univer-
sity OF Oregon team.
Il have had no intima ton that
Capt. McEwan was going to Ore
gon, said Col. Koehler. executive
officer for athletics at West Point.
SO far as the coaching situation
here is concerned, we have had no
information as to plans for 1925
Capt. McEwan has been here only
during the time required for his
foot ball duties, and his assignment
elsewhere at this time contained no
Significance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
LIBERTY AND MEDICAL
BASKETERS TO CONTEST

Library Athletic Club and Army
Medical Center basket ball teams will
clash tomorrow night at Walter Reed
Y. NJ. c. A. Liberty players will re
port at 7:30.
Manager kremb Of Columbia 4165-J
is on the lookout for games with
teams having the use of floors Friday
and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
by Sol Metzger.

The best way to block an opponent s
shot for the basket is to get directly
in front of him, using care not to come
in contact with his body, and then
keep the arms extended in a straight
position above the head, forcing the
shooter to defect the direction of his
shot by turning to either side. He
cannot be nearly as accurate as when
he has Il direct shot.
In blocking the shot, the PLAYER
should play the ball and not the man,
for basket bail is a game in which
body contact is always ruled as a foul.
The illustration on the right shows
a player making body conact with the
opponent about TO shoot. This is a
foul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

nat THIS does with the cIu6heaQ
while the club is swinging can best be
seen in the illustrations. Figure l
shows the forward body lunge, and
this, II can be seen, has lunged the
body so that the entire body Is for
ward of the ball and the clubhead
swinging behind. The center figure
shows the body held in line at the
moment the ball is hit, with the left
leg stiffened and braeed against the
forward motion of the club. The thing
to do Is resist the forward action of
the club with the left side of the
body, as shown in the central figure.
so that the utmost leverage against
the ball can be obtained.
Figure shows the club about half
way down in the forward swing, and
II is at this point that the golfer who
aspires TO good scores must watch his
forward swing. Right here is where
the body leaps at the ball If You
don't watch it. Right here, | think,
is where timing is gained or lost, for
here is where In the forward swing,
the body and the club must begin to
synchronize. From the top of the
back swing down to this point the
body is slightly in advance of the
clubhead through the natural action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
INTRAMURAL COACH
AT OHIO STATE QUITS
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. December 10.
Grant p Ward, director of intra
mural athletics at Ohio State Uni
versity, has announced his reSigna-
ton, effective Immediately.
Announcement came Immediately
after a meeting of the Varsity o Asso-
citation of the university, at which a
resolution was passed expressing con-
fqdence in the athletic administra ton
OF L. w. st. John.
The Varsity 0 Association for the
past several weeks has been conduct
ing an investigation Of Ohio States
athletic department.
Director st. John announced that
DR.. John w. Wilce would coach the
1925 foot ball team and expressed con-
fidence in his regime.
The resignation of Ward has not
vat been acted on by the athletic
hoard In his letter of resignation
Ward said that The did not desire In
nv way to embarrass the admins
tration Of the athletic department at
the university
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

of everything concerned-that is, the
body having wound up last, first gets
itself out of the way of the club so it
moves back slightly toward the ball
with the club following after. But
the club gains in speed rapidly while
the body action is very SLOW. At this
particular point they get together
and the body. having first pulled
ahead of the club, now gets in back
of it follows along with a rhythmic
sweep that is exactly in pace with
the fast-moying clubhead.
The thing that the player must
watch for is this: The body swinging
in with the club, will instantly wish
TO throw in force and power of its
own, whereas the player must realize
that all power must he In the club
heads speed. The player can add
nothing TO the blow against the ball
except as he transmits power from
his shoulders. arms and hands to the
acceleration of the clubhead. Throw
ing in the body lunge does not add
power to the clubhead-On the con
trary. 1t stiffens the club. and rather
deadens it. Keep body and club to-
gether, and, as the common express
sion has it, hold the body back
ICopSright 1898
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
NORTHWESTERN QUINT
TO USE HUDDLE PLAN

CHICAGO. December Is LP-The
huddle system of calling basket ball
signals will replace the method in
which the center designates the play
when Northwestern opens its floor
season tonight against Notre Dame
The Purple will continue the style
unless il takes too much Tins
Indiana, among Big Ten teams, also
takes on non conference opponent
tonight in Depauw, and Iowa gets
underway Thursday against Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
CLOSE FRIENDS, HOWEVER,
NOT so GREATLY SHOCKED
Those Closely Associated With West Point Coach
We're Aware That He Was Not Very Fond of
Army Life and Sought Change.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EW YORK December 15Announcemen that
Capt John w McEwan L. S
of the United States Military Academy eleven had signed
coach the University
o folk footb me- generally.
Those who close Capt McEwan shocked at his
coaching
he has felt he
young a environment.
il
There have been times when his friends have fanced that all the
o
loot ball under him made feel that they under charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
R0CKNE is DEFENDED
BY COLUMBIA PAPER
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 15.-As
sorting that harm has been done, for
which no amount of investigation and
explanatory statements can atone a."
the Spectator, student daily newspa per
a. Columbia University. expressed edi.
toriallY the attitude of the under
graduates toward the situation arts
ing from the announcement that
knute Rockne would be the Columbia
foot ball coach and its subsequent de-
NAL by the Notre Dame Mentor.
The Spectator scored the 'appar-
emily free rein in dealings carried on
by the representative of the univer-
sity, or rather of that very small
group charged with the direction of
certain extra -curricular activity Of
university students"
That "a bit of sharp dealing seemed
10 have been INDUCED in" and
that Mr.. Rockne, too, was the vic
tim of deception" are other comments
made upon the situation by the paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

Westerns team plays its opener to-
morrow with the Georgetown Props,
at Garrett Park AS the clash is
the first for the Props as well, 1T will
afford followers of the two teams an
opportunity to get line on the abili-
ties of the various players of the
squads. The game will be played at
$50.
Business and Central play in col
lege gymna Sums. the Stenographers
going out to Catholic University for
a game with the Brooklanders' fresh
man tossers. at $50. and Central
journeying to College Park tomorrow
for a practice scrimmage with the
university of Maryland frosh quint.
Central travels on Friday for a
regularly scheduled game with Lane
High School. at Charlottesville, Va.
Business plays the Gallaudet first
year team at Kendall Green. and
Western entertains st. Johns in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15


The writer can state that the salary
which Oregon will pay him will be
adequate
Alumnus Takes Charge.
When the Northwestern team began
Its season Dick Smith, wealthy lum
herman, who lives at Oregon and play
ed foot ball both there and at Column
bta. took the eleven in hand. He did
1t not because he particularly desired
II undergo the strain involved in this
work, but s a matter of loyalty.
Smiths home, by the way is in Eu-
gene. the seat of the university.
Things started slowly. and toward
midseason Smith let some of his as
sistant coaches assume charge of the
offense. The Notre Dame style of at
tack was installed, and after a fair
test it was found that the eleven did
not take readily to the new system.
Then Smith again assumed com
mand and went gack TO the old Oregon
stuff which Hugo BeZdek left as a
heritage when he departed from Eu-
gene and started >lSt.
Improvement Was noted at once and
In the final big game of the season
that against the powerful University
OF Washington team on THANKSGIVING
daN-Or"gon played the uuslieS 4
Whale Of u game. losing finally by the
margin of but one point. Score 10
to IA.
Several Men Approached.
But Smith had no intention of keep
Ing on with this work, and when Jack
Benehel, the graduate manager of
athletics at the university. came East
IN late November. he lad a two-fold
mission. Ostensibly. as chairman of
the Pacific conference tournament of
roses committee. he came to select an
Eastern eleven to play at Pasa dena
on New Year day
But, besides, he was looking for a
coach to take hold Of Oregon and de-
velop there an exact system of plav
Which could he carried on from year
to year.
Gilmour Dobie Of Cornell was an
preached and after a conference or
two decided to stick to Cornell, where
he is happily placed, in so far as his
relations with the athletic authorities
are concerned
Hugo Bezdek was another man in
mind, although whether or not he
was approached with an offer to re-
turn to the place where he first won
his fame as a coach may not be said.
In the meantime, Capt. McEwan
had been sounded out, and when
Benefiel left New York negotiations
had progressed a long way. Then. in
accordance with military processes of
the past few years, as concerned
Capt. McEwan, he sailed for Porto
Rico to rejoin his regiment, the 18th
Infantry.
His signing with Oregon means, of
course, that he will resign from the
Army. He has been very successful at
West Point, having turned in two
winners ha
Navy. He will be missed up there on
the Plains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
MEMORIALS TO PRESENT
STRONG BASKET OUTFIT

FORMIDABLE lineup composed
~ will be by the
basket ball De Moys in
High
De mv
A
he game listed for ocloc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
CUNTS STILL TIED
FOR LEAD IN LEAGUE

Calvary and Union Methodist teams
still remain tied for the lead in the
Sunday School Basket Ball Lsague.
However, the latter quint has. taken
part in fewer games than the Calvary
five.
AS Union Is booked to encounter the
last-piace Columbia Heights Christia n
five Saturday in the first game of the
weekly bin at Central Y. NJ. c. A,
The deadlock probably will not be
broken for at least aSother week.
Emory and Epiphany also are book
ed for a clash this week. Standing Of
fha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
NATIONAL AND WAVERLY
ELEVENS TO PLAY AGAIN

National and Waverly 15o-pound
foot ball teams will replay their tie
game off Sunday at Phillips Park.
On December 81 the winner of the
clash will encounter the Palace Club,
which eliminated the Anacostia Eagles
from the title hunt Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
PFANN IS HONORED.

George r. Pfann, elected for
Rhodes scholarship. was alI-American
quarterback at Cornell in 1923 and
was captain of the team which sur
priSed the foot ball world by admin
istering a terrific drubbing to Dart
mouth. He has been studying law at
Cornell since graduation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

first game to be played on the new
floor Of the Red and White tossers.
Techs game with the st. Mary's
Celtics, scheduled for Friday at Alex
andria, has been moved back to JAN
uary 81, because no gymnasium is
available for the encounter.
Central and Tech are booked for
important games Monday. The
scholastic champions meet Calvert
Hall of Baltimore on the Arcade floor,
while the Manual Trainers play De
Witt at National Guard Armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

definite Information from Cambridge
for a month.
Another man said to be In line for
consideration by the Crimson is Leo
Leary, end coach at Harvard for sew
eral years. He served in the Percy
Haughton regime, and also through
that Of Fisher. The name of Reggie
Brown, formerly at Harvard, but who
has been assisting Ed Robinson at
Brown, University for several years
also IS heard
Colgate has not selected successor
to Dick Harlow, who recently was re-
leased from his contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
MEYERS FAILS TO SIGN.

SAN FRANCISCO, December Is LPl.
Nevers, Stanford fulback.
who has agreed TO play professional
foot ball in Florida. did not sign his
playing contract yesterday. as expect
ed. The $4,000 deposit failed to ar.
rive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
JONES is OUT OF TOURNEY
IF STAGED EARLY In JUNE
Bobby Is Certain to Be Member of Walker Cup Team
Due to Compete With Britons at St. Andrews
in First Week of That Month";
BY RAY MCCARTHY.

EW YORK, December 1One problems the United States
hoh Association committee will have
January the the national
his usually held
yates VIII De necessary TINS IN order avoid conflict
The conflict that looms the for the
Walker scheduled the
June and 9o nasmuch Bobby Jones
ana number
be
both the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
GRID CAPTAINS NAMED.

Among foot ball captains elected
yesterday We're: Paul Vogt, center.
Hobart; William j. Madden, halfback.
Columbia, and John J. DAILY, center,
Connecticut Aggies. Daily is a brother
of NJ. F. DAILY, Army center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
COMMUNITY FIVE SCORES.

Community Athletic Club tossers
swamped the Shiloh five, 80 to I. last
night at Twelfth street Y. NJ. c. A.
In the preliminary the Manchesters
Won from the Rialtos. 81 To 7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, December
Is P).-Walter Hagen. manager of
Pasadena Golf and Country Club,
shattered the club course record yes
terday. going around in 33-34-67.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

In the professional foot ball clubs
OF London players are not allowed to
he out beyond a certain hour on the
night preceding q match. The hour
varies between $50 and 10 p.m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
WILL LEAD TARHEELS.

CHAPEL HILL, n. c., December
Is P).-Stanley D. Whisnant of Nor
canton, n. c., has been elected cap
tain of the 1926 foot ball team at
North Carolina. Whisnant, a Junior
played right guard in every game of
the 1925 season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETERS
ARE KEEPING VERY BUSY

@ENTRA, Business baske
due for busy days and Friday.
Leonard Hall Academy
Of Episcopal High yesterday
ea dates and will hardly
Easterns listed for Saturday morning
hooboy FIVE which downd Dewitt Prep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

Federal Athletic Club courtmen will
organize Thursday night at the home
OF Manager Litman, 1923 S street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

Epiphany Juniors have postponed
the opening of their series with the
lmmaculates scheduled for tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
FOUR BIG INSTITUTIONS
WITHOUT GRID COACHES
By the Associated Press.

EW YORK December l5Fou leading educational institutions
VI the without ball
Knute back
Indiana stood last night in cleaning light
shining bright through the
rnent Notre Dame
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

Khuen, Moore, Gregg, Garf1nkle,
Brodsky and Calvagna compose the
lineup Of the Arrow Club, which is
booking games with 115pound teams
at 1924 North Capitol street. Address
Manager Calvagna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

Royce tossers took a close one from
the Rover five by the count of 20 to 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

University of Notre Dame has II
base ball diamonds, foot ball fields
and basket ball courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15

n ERfiAPS the mistakes golfer
makes mistake the golf ball
the body the ball This
hard it To hit with everything you've
and added the
club rather the the ball with the body