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Evening star., 1925-02-05
: Captures 'Possum at Home.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star. -
RICHMOND, Va, February 5.-The
hunting season is over, but there is
no law to prevent a man defending
himself from game that comes into
his home. Charles G. Bosher, well
known business man, was attracted
by his dog barking, and with the aid
of his chauffeur captured a 10-pound
opossum. 1t will be fattened and
prepared for the table,
Evening star., 1925-02-05
NOTED GE0L0GlST DIES.
Willet g. Miller Recently Honored
by British Scientists.

TORONTO, Ontario, February s.
Prof. willet G. Miller, provincial
geologist of Ontario, and recently
elected president of the geological
section of the British Association for
the Advancement for Science. died of
meningitis last night at his home
here.
DR.. Miller was perhaps best known
for this discovery of silver at Cobalt.
He was 56 years old and was edu-
Gated at the University OF Toronto,
Harvard University, Chicago Univer-
sity and at Heidelberg
Evening star., 1925-02-05

The easy mark doesn't know how
easy he is until some salesman of
worthless stocks or bonds has his
money.
Evening star., 1925-02-05
ORPHANAGE HEAD HELD
IN KILLING OF CHILD
Unable to Give 5000, Brother
Usmar Is Jailed in Scalding
to Death of Boy.
~ ~. A,.oc,.t.a De-,

By the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, February 5.-Rene
Francois de Fleeschouwer, known at
the Huberdeau Orphanage. as Broth
er Usmar, who is charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
0WSLET IA TED
!. AS REAL find
BY NAVY
Believes Yates Loss Is Acad-
en1y's CainLooks for
Stronger Eleven
BY HUGH Il. RILEY

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. s. NaVal
Academy folks believe that a. wise
selection was made when the posi-.
ton of head coach was offered to
Jack Owsley, the former Yale
player and coach, and the greatest
care has been taken that the weak
points of former seasons, particu-
strength and efficiency promoted
wherever 1t is possible.
Incidentally, reports have reached
Annapolis that there is distinct re-
greet at Yale over the loss of
OwsIey, and that it is admitted
that he has had more to do than
is generally known with the sue
cess of Yale teams in recent years.
or course, the Navy is happy to
know that he is so highly. appre-
.ciated at New Haven and Is glad
they have obtained a coach Of I'M
doubted ability.
Owsley has selected his helpers,
and purposely made his staff small.
His chief assistant is Johnny Will
son. formerly coach OF the plebes.
Wilson will, however, continue his
highly important work OF Navy
scout of the Army team. The
other assistants are: Lieutenant
Pop" Perry, linesmen and kick
ers, and Lieutenant Ernest Won
Heimberg, ends.
It may be said of Johnny Wilson
that he knows more about the
Army team than any other person
excepting those actually connected
with it, There is no secret as to
the reason for Wilson's weekly
visits to West Point during the
season, and he is well acquainted
with coaches and players there. He
Is always welcomed and numbers
many OF the Pointers among his
friends.
The scouting system between the
Naval and Military academies is
well understood and recognized on
both sides. Each game played by
one of the service teams is attended
by one or more experts from the
other team. These visitors are Of
fered all the facilities that the
stands afford, and are welcome to
Whatever they can learn from the
position Of any other spectator.
OF course, each team does all II
can to throw the other off the
scent. Many Of the plays are held
back for the final game, and every
thing possible done to give the
visitor the wrong impression as to
plays and players. Still, the scouts
have been able to collect much In
formation which has proved of
value to their teams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
Tongue-Tying Names
Are Despair Of
Ring Board

Admitting the inability of the
Maryland State athletic commits
sion to wrestIe with the tongue
twisting names Of California
wrestlers, Walter A. Yarwood,
secretary Of that body, has
issued q pIaintive, but informal,
plea to mat performers to adopt
simpler titles and thus facilitate
the boards deliberations.
"A pugilist with more than
seven letters in his ring name
is q rare specimen, YarWoods
records disclosed, but the nom
de querre Of virtually every
wrestler on the books is longer
than the name Of the city from
which he halls. Here are q few
Of the, .'beeg strong fellers
names which the commission
finds more mystifying than
crossword puzzles:
4. Asamomnatsu, w. q. Cy-
Rareurecz, Charles Benjamin
Howard Dedenderfer. Gusseppi
Stucco, Luigi Antognini, u.
Suginoana, Richard Sckilat,
Sanso KOzak, Oreste VadaIfi, f.
Fakuncimatsu, II. Manazuru, Leo
Papialo, Chris TheopheIos,
Robert Zoppi, Louis Pargantes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
TAKES
HIS STRING
To GRAW
Mrs. M. e. Bakers YearIings
J. Are Now at the
Track

HAVRE DE GRACE, Sept. B.
j. H. StotIer has brought $4,000.
worth of thoroughbred yearIings,
acquired at the recent Saratoga
sales. to Havre de Grace to learn
the A.. B.. C.'s of racing over the
most beautiful of Maryland courses.
These youngsters, the property OF
Mrs. Margaret Emerson Baker.
Baltimore's leading sportswoman,
will not race here during the
autumn meeting of the Hartford
Agricultural Association that will
begin September % to continue
through October 8. They are too
young. American racing has not
yet degenerated to the extent of
exploiting yearIings, although it has
almost reached that debasing level
But, not improbably, Mrs. Baker
will win next springs Aberdeen
renewal with one of her Saratoga
purchases as she won last spring s
with Rock Man.
Mrs. Baker, whose father is Cap
tain Isaac Emerson, of Baltimore,
began racing last spring with half
dozen thoroughbreds. Rock Man.
a son of Trap Rock, won renewals
Of the Pimlico Nursery and Pimlico
Homebred Stakes, as well as the
Aberdeen and an overnight race al
Bowie, earning about $4,000 in
April and May. Remedy, a $1,000
purchase of last season, and Choco-
late Soldier have recently won at
Saratoga. Harry Mordecai, an old
time gentleman rider and all-round
sportsman of Baltimore, is manag-
ing Mrs. Bakers stable. She and
he picked the yearlings Stotler will
break here.
The most expensive yearling OF
the group is SIG, 900 chestnut colt
by Sir Barton from Lydia A. This
youngster was brought to Saratoga
from Virginia by Admiral Cary T..
Grayson with a filly by Man O. War
from Tuscan Red that went to
James Cox Brady for $50,500, a
record price for an American year
ling. He is half-brother Of
Rock Man, Extreme and Vanity
Dresser, the last the winner of
eighteen races. She paid IS 900 for
brown colt by Golden Guinea out
of Ivabel, $500 for a chestnut son
of Superman and Simmy, 1000 for
chestnut son of Omar Khayyam
out of Virginia, $500 for a chest
nut daughter of Trap Rock and
Croix Rouge, $1,000 for a brown
son of Chaucer and Sabotiere.
These youngsters, all we'll con-
nected and good to look at now,
are in excellent hands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
American Flag Out
For Rest OF Year;
Ankle Sore

American Flag, winner of the
Withers, Belmont and Dryers
stakes and the best three-year-
old of the season, is out of
racing for the year. His sore
ankle was treated with the fir
ing iron yesterday morning and
he will be sent to Samuel D.
Riddles Glen Riddle Farm to
be turned out.
American Flag, which has
won nearly $4,000 and leads
all other American horses as,
a CLEANER this year, fell lame
at Saratoga leading up for
the Travers.
Mr.. Riddle has no thought of
putting American Flag in the
stud Immediately. He is to
race next year if he comes
back. He is not a broken-down
horse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
Grid
COACH SPEEDS
PLAYERS
Morningsiders Point for Big
Clash With Ohio State
Eleven

NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Columbia 8
football squad having practiced
fundamentals at Baker Field for
almost a week, Coach Charlie Crow
ley is planning to start things hufa-
ming this week.
No workout will be held today,
but beginning tomorrow morning
intensive drills will be conducted
and by the end Of the week scrim-
maging will be held.
The opening game of the season
is scheduled to take place two weeks
from Saturday, when the Lions OPP
pose Haverford at Baker Field.
Three weeks later the Blue and
White viii play its only out-of-town
game, and It's first important tilt
Of the season, by clashing with
Ohio State at Columbus.
It is this engagement with the
Buckeyes toward which Columbia
coach, players and followers are
looking, for 1t will be the first real
test Of the campaign for the Morn
ingsiders. The game with Ohio,
State will be the first intersectional
game for the Lions since 1921. when
with Ohio University. The six
games following for Crowley's men
will take place in New York.
Coach Crowley is reticent con-
corning his reaction to the first
weeks work, but there IS every
reason to believe that he. ID salts.
fled. From all indications, the
Lions coach believes that actions
speak louder than words, and is
waiting for results in actual con-
tests to show how much nr0grpSS
Is being made.
During the last. week Columbia's
squad has been kept busy with the
rudiments Of the game, tackl;ng,
falling on the ball and punting.
Most of the work has been done
in groups, namely, backs, ends and
linemen. However, during the COM
ing week, Coach. Crowley will start
to coordinate the work Of the
players in order to build up team
play. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
JACK KEARNSt COMING; 4
DUE ON THURSDAY

NEW YORK, Sept. SACK
Kearns,. the committing manager
of Jack Dempsey (maybe), and
Mickey Walker, is due to leap into
town Thursday morning. He is en-
route from California Kearns is
probably coming here to arrange
the details of the contemplated bat
tie between Walker and Shade.
With Kearns on the ground and
Harry Wills back on his = own
hearth, we will probably hear many
more millions of words spilled re.
garding fight between Dempsey
and Wills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
10 RE!
- AND AFTER
BY ROSS coNKLIN-

Something slightly new to
Washington golfers was held at
the Congressional Country Club.
1t was a syndicate tournament
and the winner was Captain K.
j. Fielder. The captain won two
holes from all the people who
played at Congressional, and that
gave him the victory. He had
brides on the twelfth and
eighteenth holes, and he had some
happy holes tied by brides.
Major Wilhelm won the driving
contest with an average of 24O
yards for three drives. Royce
Hough came next, slightly below
the majors average. Mrs. Evelyn
CLAWS won the putting contest for
women with thirty-six puts for
eighteen holes, and that was right
good putting, too.
BannOckburn golfers dispirted
themselves in a tombstone tour
nament that was captured by Nj.
III. RObb, whose 12 handicap en-.
abIed him to drop his flag on the
nineteenth green. HOling out on
the eighteenth hole, r. G. Mar.
giIeth won second money, and j.
b. Murphy was third when his
ball stopped two feet from the
eighteenth hole.
Columbia golfers took things
easily over the holiday. A putting
contest for women was won by
! Mrs. F. S. Appleman. with Mrs. e.
H. Pitcher in the runner-up posi-
ton. Mrs. S. F. Colladay won the
consultations.
Preparations are going forward
at Columbia for the so-called
18th between Jim Barnes and
Willie MacFarlane. The match is
being sponsored by New Workers
and Columbia is simply loaning its
course for the play.
The semi-finals of the handicap
tournament of the Town and Coun-
try club have been reached. Joseph
Lang, Doctor Lester Neuman, Philip
Reifkin and Walter Nordlinger are
the four remaining players. The
players are paired in the order
named.
In miniature tournament at In
dian Spring, Fred Early won the
qualifying medal, his card being 36
| for the nine holes. B. NJ. Manly
won the first flight, Colonel H. A.
Knox the second, p. b. Hoover, the
third and r. c. Ray the fourth, and
r. A. Hauser the fifth. The medal
| list did not survive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
SEEKS NEURITIS CURE
IN TONSIL OPERATION

SAN FRANCISCO, Sent 6-1n
an effort to remove the cause of
neur1tis which prevented his
appearance in the ring here YES.
terday, Mike Ballerino may have
his tonslls removed here this week.
1t was learned that the junior
lightweight champion who was to
have met Lou Palusa here, while
slightly improved, has had the oper-
alton recommended and that it
probably will be performed just
when the fighter will leave for the
east has not been determined, de-
pending 1t was said, upon how
quick and complete his recovery is
after the operation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
WILLIAMS GRID SQUAD
ALL SET FOR TRAINING

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, Sept
s. On Thursday football candidates
will gather at Williams College TO
start practice for theNcoming season.
A squad of about forty men is ex-
pected to report to Coach Douglas
Lawson, who succeeds Percy Wen
dell as the Purple mentor this fall.
The number Of candidates will in
crease until the opening Of college,
on September II, when 1t will prob
ably reach sixty.
The Williams schedule this year
shows only one newcomer on the
list OF opponents, st. Stephens being
the team that has not been tackled
before. The big games will be with
Columbia, Wesleyan and Amherst,
as is always the case. The Purple
also faces Cornell at Ithaca.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08

financier. Thomas w. Lawson.
Chick Meehan, who has been exs.
treTnely successful at Syracuse. viii
take up coaching duties at New
York University. Meehan was one
OF the best quarterbacks in the
country while at Syracuse in 1915.
1916 and 1917 After the war he
served as assistant coach at SYRIA
cuse under Buck O'Neill for onp
year and since has been head coach.
Pete Reynolds, who succeeds
MeelIan, was 3 brilliant end at
coach at Hamilton, Hobart and
BucIkneIl, and was assistant uI1-
der O'Neill In 1917 and 1918 ut
Syracuse.
Two stars of last years Eotre
Dame team are essaying their first
coaching tasks. Harry Stuhldre-
her, that amazing quarter back
who make all-American grade. will
succeed Frank Sommer, former
Penn. star, as the coach at Villanova-
Adam Walsh, the brilliant Notre
Dame center, who played all-Amer-
lean football against the Army
with two broken hands, will try
his coaching skill at the Univer.
sity of Santa Clara, in California.
"Bo" McMillin, another brilliant
quarterback of a few years ago,
while at Centre College, has left
Centenary and will coach Geneva.
Ernest Bearg,. last year assistant
coach at Illinois, goes to Nebraska
as head coach, and Buck Shaw,
former North Carolina State
coach, goes to Nevada. Homer
Hazel, star at Rutgers last year,
starts coaching at Mississippi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
MT. RAINIER FINISHES
MARYLAND PARK TEAM

The Maryland Park team fell
before the vicious attack of Mount
Rainier and by losing, II to 0, was
eliminated as contender for the
sandlot championship of Prince
Georges county, Md. CorkinS held
the Maryland Parkers to three
hits.
The Maryland A. C. defeated
Seat Pleasant, 10 to 4, and is
scheduled to meet. Mount Rainier
in the championship contest mex.
Sunday. In another county series
game, the Pierce A. G.. trimmed
KenilWorth, 8 to 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
WASH.-JEFF FOOTBALL
TEAM HARD AT WORK

WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept. s.
Washington and Jefferson football
candidates, freshman and varsity,
are hard at work preparing for the
season, which will be opened in only
three short weeks by the Geneva
college game. Early season indi.
cations are favorable for the PresfI
dents to have strong varsity and
yearling eleVens. There will be no
change in the varsity coaches,
David c. Morrow, former w. & y.
star, remaining as head coach, with
Allie G. Miller. former University
OF pennsylvania player, as backfield
instructor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
NEW COACHES ARE MANY
AS GRIDDERS START

Seldom happened that big colleges in the East
opening football with head
t@&@E 3st
At will get under with tutors The career
will be watched with interest for variety OF
coaches making their first college
football coaching brilliant players others coaches
getting their first real trial in the realms of college football
institutions Naval Academy Syracuse Legh Column
bia Nebraska Virginia, Minnesota Williams Uni
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
FLOWERS WINS EASILY
FROM BRITISH BOXER

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. s.
Tiger Flowers, of Atlanta, won al
the way from Ted Moore, claimant
of the British middleweight cham
pionship. in the feature bout at
Taylor bowl here last night. So
great was Flowers superiority that
Referee Johnny Mcclure, after
frequently urging Moore to fight,
stopped the bout in the sixth round.
Moore explained his bad showing
on the ground that he had not
fought for seven months and had
entered the ring unprepared, hav-
ins substituted for Marty Burke,
who was injured in training.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08

Last fall there was a general
shifting Of coaches. Many expected
that it would be even more sweep
lag. 1t seemed likely then that.
Harvard would displace Bob Fisher,
who has had several poor years
that Washington and Jefferson,
which finished the season under
Sob Morrow, when Johnny Heis-
man was dropped in midseason.
would be in new hands: that Cap.
tain John McEwan would be out
ut West Point, and that Coach Bill
Roper would give up his work
at Princeton.
One outstanding change was
that made by Navy. After q
number Of years of success Bob
FOlwen was displaced by Jack
Owsley, Of Yale. The latter has
been assisting Tad Jones with
The Ellis and has had broad ex-
perience. He will introduce an
entirely different system of play
at Annapolis.
It is said that Folwell's failure at
Annapolis was largely due to the
fact that he persisted in his idea
that punting is not essential to his
the Navy lost in recent years be-
cause, though equipped with a
splendid offense, the Middies per-
sisted in hammering their way up
and down the field, and declined to
use the kicking game to hold a lead
or to save the backs.
Folwell for the first time in many
years will be out of real college
coaching, though he Is to handle
the New York Collegians, a power
full professional aggregation in New
York city.
The coaching reins at Columbia
have passed from the hands of Paul
wilmington, former Harvard star,
and assistant to Percy Haughton,
TO those of Charles f. Crowley.
Columbia apparently had been
finding itself under Haughton and
| was on the road to football fame
again. Even after the famous old
Harvard coach died the team con-
tinued its winning under whining
ton.
Crowley, therefore, has a task set
for him. However, though Crow
ley is generally known as Notre
Dame star, he had his first train
ing at Harvard under Haughton.
He entered Notre Dame in 1919
and in 1910 and 1911 was a team
mate of Knute Rockne, now Notfe
Dame coach, and was part OF a
famous forward pass combination.
For two years he has been coach
ing the New Workers. ends.
West Virginia, after a NUMBER
of successful years in the hanos
of Charles "Tubby" Spears, former
Dartmouth player, will be tutoreo
this year by Ira Rodgers. Inc
latter was a velE Mat back at
| West Virginia a couple or years
ago.
Spears goes out into the
Western Conference to coach
Minnesota, taking the place
there of w. HI. Spauld1ng, q IOr-
mer Wabash man.. Minnesota
last fall was bidding for Bill
Roper.
Leighs' new tutor will be Percy
Wendell, former great Harvard
player, who has shone 5rllllantIy as
a coach at Williams. WenoeIi III
four years at Williams has won the
Little Three" championship each
wear and last season had the team
that stopped Cornell for the 1lrst
time after the Ithacans had won
twenty-six successive victories. HIS
only defeat in 1924 was at the hands
of Columbia. q
At Lehigh he will have the max
ing of a strong team, as the south
Bethlehem collegians last fall tied
Princeton, Rutgers and Holy Cross
won four other games and lost only
to Lafayette.
Wendell's successor at Williams
will be another Harvard man, Doug.
lAS Lawson, son Of the famous
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08

post-season game on the coast.
II have not played since the Cor
nell game of. last Thanksgiving,
said Captain. Wilson, but feel
fine and look for a splendid season,
il weigh 1876 pounds. which Is my
best playing weight. Ny ankle feels
first class and do not expect to-
be troubled by 1t in any way. Dur
ing the spring practice / had q
chance to try 1t out and while ! DID
not do any strenuous work 1t feels
good and strong" &
Captain Wilson talked things
over with Head Coach Lou Young
and assistants Bert Bell and Lud
Wray during the past week. They
mapped out the plans and things
will start with a whirl next Thurs
day morning on the aviation field at
Sea Girt. Other assistant coaches
who will help the team this year
are: Carl Thomas. who assists
Wray with the line: Brodie Stepfl-
ems, who will look after the ends
again, ana Clark Craig and Frank
Dewhirst, who have been assigned
to the freshman squad. Craig and
Dewhirst were members Of the
Varsity squad IOE LklSs 1t4SG lew years
and graduated last June.
FuIIback Al KreuE, who was
working on the highways In cen
trial New Jersey, has left Tor his
home In Menominee, Mich, where
he win remain until after Labor
Day. He viii 60 direct from his
home to the camp In Jersey. He
weighs 1876 pounds and is In bet
ter condition now than At any
time in his career. y
. Kreuz viii be surrounded by q
fine bunch OF hacks at Pennsyl-
vania this season. AL Leth. Of
Brooklyn, who formerly played at
Erasmus Hall, will round out his
collegiate career and Is expected
to be a star. Faster Fields. Of
Lebanon, is another hold-0ver back,
who is noted for his speed and
defensive ability. Jesse Douglass.
the Pacific Coast product, who
starred against Cornell last
THANKSGIVING Day, Is also back.
The quarterback post viii likely
be held down again by Joe Laird,
Of Freehold, N. j., with Slip
nery" Thomas, OF western PennsyI-
yania, as his understudy.
The coaches may decide 70
make 3 quarterback out Of
Charlie Rogers. the star in Inst:
years scrub outfit who was
ineligible for the team. Rogers
has taken on some weight since
last fall and now tips the beam as
I64 pounds. He was . cOun-
seiIor in > boys camp at Ocean:
s City, N. D., most of the summer.
odiorne and REDS" Moore are
two more likely looking backs from
the scrubs who may make trouble
for the regulars. Then there Is
Wascalonis, star back of the fresh
man team. and Freeman, Heintz,
and Andy Thompson, who got in
several of the games last season.
Don Singer, who looked good at
end last year, when used as an
alternate to Clark Craig, recently
returned from trip through the
Chautauqua circuit. He is weigh.
ing about 176 pounds. George
Thayer, the other varsity end, is
also ready to start work.
While the squad is away at the
seashore camp, the work on the
stadium will be carried on. I'm
provements are being made so that
II, 900 seats viii be available for the
University of Chicago game. Octo-
Der "a, and Illinois, Pitt, and Cor
nell games that are to follow. More
than 10000 students and alumni
will follow the Red and Blue to
New Haven, October II, for the
game with Yale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-08
PENN GRIDIRON CAPTAIN
REGAINS STRENGTH

PHILADELPHIA, Sept sHeaded by Captain Joe Wilson, who
arrived here during from his home Corning NJ
University Pennsylvania football squad Of players
for Sea i N j. Tor fifteen days OF pre-
liminary practice. !. -. -. :. - :
Haven N j. for this summer where ne had
strengthened his injured much possible 1t Will
ankle just before the Red and Blue
team lett California last December and was unable 70 play the