davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1926-12-06
Tits WITH BIG ELEVENS
To- FILL DIXIE GRID LISTS
Many Teams With Thanksgiving Day Dates Plan.
ming Contests on Preceding Saturday-Mary.
land Apt to Be Part of New Alliance.

Dick Smith Of Washington and Lee
and Sally Miles Of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute guard their finances. It Is
said that both of them think no more
OF an old pair of cleats than of their
right legs, and the tale Is told Of how,
at Lynchburs. just as their teams had
taken the field before crowd of
10000 persons, they held up the game
for 10 minutes in a wordy argument
as to who should furnish the ball.
Incidentally, somebody told an
amusing story Of how about 10 years
ago Sally Miles came to "swear off"
playing poker. 1t seems that Sally
was sitting in a game of stud and had
lost about all he cared to when an
other hand was being dealt to him.
The first two cards fell and the one
face up was a king and Sally re-
marked to the man sitting next to
him. Play that If you want to, I'm
through" But Sally picked up the
cards to hand them over and saw that
the card face down was another king.
He changed his mind Immediately and
said to the man to whom he had Of
fered his hand, Lend me a dollar
quick" He got the dollar, played the
hand and caught another king, but
was beaten by University of Vir-
ginic man who had two aces and
caught a third one on the last card.
1t is related that Sally actually was
sick for a whole day afterward and
nobody has ever been able to get him
to touch poker hand since.
Another laughable incident hap
pened when two coaches came to-
gether,. one of them comparatively
new to the conference, the other.
coach of conference teams for years.
The new man in the conference had
seemed to be suspicious and to fear
somebody was going to put something
over on him. He was voicing his
fears and suspicious to the older
coach, when finally the older man
broke in with Say, you're all wrong.
There are not a better bunch of fell
lows in the world than in this confer
ence and you'll never meet a better
bunch" Sharply came back the
reply, "All right, but I'll never give
three cheers for you as one of them.'
DIR. George O. Ferguson of Vir-
ginia and Forest Fletcher of Washing
ton and Lee nearly always are hav-
ing friendly tits in conference meet.
ings and another one, Of which Dr.
Ferguson got the better of the argu-
ment, took place Saturday. DIR. Fer
guson had introduced a resolution to
change one Of the bylaws resolu-
tion which year ago he fought
Fletcher got up and spoke for about
two minutes in a. jocular vein in favor
of the resolution, saying that for once
he felt he would have to support DR..
Ferguson. Quick as a flash DR.. Fer
guson got to his feet and said "Mr.
Chairman, Mr.. Fletcher's attitude
makes. me think there's something
wrong with my motion. I withdraw
it." However discounted for the
time being, Fletcher got back on Sat
urday by having the motion offered
by somebody else and getting it
naSSed
Evening star., 1926-12-06
9TH GOLD FOOT BALL
is GIVEN TO STEGER
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 6.-The minia-
ture gold foot ball, emblematic of a
championship, is designed for watch
charm, but Herb Steger, backfield
coach at Northwestern, has nearly
enough for a necklace.
Steger has just been awarded his
seventh golden oval, as a tutor of the
big ten champions of Northwestern.
He won four just like it as a backfield
star at Oak Park III. High School,
and two more at Michigan, in 1922
and 1923.
AS captain of the Michigan squad
in 1924, Steger seemed bent on COM
pleting his gridiron career without a
single defeat on his record. But along
came Red Grange, who crushed
Michigan that year with four touch
downs in II minutes.
There We're many who felt that
Steger might have been eligible for
another gold foot ball last Year. as
Northwestern finished equal to Michi-
gan in wins and losses, and in addi-
ton scored the only victory over
Michigan that year. but Coach Thistle
thwaite of the Purple recounted any
claim to a share Of the title.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
TRADITIONAL FOES
lin MIDWEST BREAK
BY. the Associated Preea.

DES MONIES. Iowa, December g.
The oldest traditional foot ball rivalry
in the Missouri Valley-between the
two leading schools of Missouri, Wash
ington University at ST. Louis and
the University of Missouri at Colum-
bia-seems due to be filed away in
the histories. with the dates fS91.1926
on the headstone.
Student outbreaks which interfered
with this Falls game at Columbia
xasperated the Missouri officials, and
they complicated their eight-game
foot ball schedule at the meeting of
conference athletic directors here
without signing for the annual combat
with Washington.
Attempts to achieve some arrange
ment which would permit the historic
series to go on are being continued,
however, but with slight prospect of
success.
Foot ball dates announced yesterday
bring the Valley teams 16 big non
conference games with Eastern. Mid
die Western andsSouthwestern teams.
Eastern teams coming West in 1927
are Pittsburgh. playing Drake, Octo-
ber Is at Des Moines: Syracuse. play
ing Nebraska, October 20 at Lincoln;
West Virginia, playing Missouri, No
vember 5 at Columbia, and New York
University. playing Nebraska at Lin
coin. Thanksgiving day.
Drake starts the Eastward invasion
October s. to play the Navy. Officials
Of the Army wired Drake, asking for
the same date. and the proposal was
turned over to the Kansas Aggies.
Nebraska plays the Cornbelts' re-
turn visit to Pittsburgh, November IL.
Five games with Big Ten schools
have been arranged, in addition to
contests with Notre Dame and Mar
quette, in the Middle Western group.
Texas and Southern Methodist Uni.
versity will receive two Valley teams
next Fall.
Evening star., 1926-12-06

AL Stern, secretary Of the local pro-
fessional basket ball team, Is now
president of the newly.organized
Washington Senior Basket Ball
League. Stern was elected at meet.
ing Of representatives Of the IL
teams Of the loop last night at the
Herald sports department. following
the resignation Of Capt. John r. d.
Cleland. whose retirement was neces-
sary because of pressure Of Official
business. Capt. Cleland was unani-
mously elected as honorary president.
1t was voted to confine the leagues
membership to its original IL teams.
allowing 10 players to each. With a
single exception eligibility lists. as
submitted to Secretary r. D. Thomas.
were accepted.
One player within the loops age
limit may be added by each team.
sfter approval by representatives of
all clubs, 1t was decided.
Epiphany Roses and Kanawhas
will clash Wednesday night at Z
o'clock in the next league game at
Washington Barracks. 1t will be the
Roses first tilt in the circuit. Cal
vary NJ. f. and Park View quint will
meet at 8 o'clock in the final of a
dual sketch.
With Mealy and Dolan starring, st.
Martins passers last night scored
over Hartford A. c., So to 25, in the
Saints gym.
Anacostia Eagles, District unlimited
title holders, will polish tonight for
their Openin1 game Of the campaiRn
tomorrow night at Frederick, Nd,
Evening star., 1926-12-06
GENERALS TO PLAY
MARYLAND AND c. u.

LEXINGTON. Va. December g.
Fifteen cage games with matches
with Maryland and Catholic Univer.
sity and trip through Kentucky and
West Virginia. appear on Washington
and Lees basket ball schedule.
The season will open with the Cen
erals at Maryland December II and
close with the Southern Conference
tournament at Atlanta.
Washington and Lee will play two
games before the Christmas holidays
and then start its main schedule
against Bridgewater College Janu-
ary Z.
other than the Maryland and Cath
olic University games and a meeting
with West Virginia, only Southern
fives will be encountered.
The schedule follows:
December 17-MaryIand at College
Park.
18-Catholic University at Wash.
ington.
January 7-Bridgewater.
10--William and Mary.
13-Richmond.
11-LincOln Memorial.
22-North Carolina State.
29-Davis and Elkins.
February 4-kentucky at Lexington,
Ky.
5-West Virginia at Morgantown.
12-V. p. 1. at Blacksburg, Va.
15-South Carolina.
19-virginia at Charlottesville.
23-V. p. I.
26-Southern Conference tourna.
ment, Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
HYATTSVILLE HIGH
AFTER SOCCER TITLE

HYATTSVILLE, Md, December g.
Hyattsville Highs soccer team that
will face Barton High, State title
holder. Wednesday afternoon at Ha-
gerstown. in the last semi-final match
for the Western Shore championship.
should it win. would meet Havre De
Grace High Saturday in the final.
Provided plans of the Playground
Athletic League. under whose auspices
the State elimination series is being
conducted, carry. the final. should Hy-
attsvile be involved, will he played in
the Municipal Stadium at Baltimore.
On the Eastern Shore the lone sur
vicors are fredericksburg and Easton
High elevens, that will clash this week.
The battle for the State crown be-
tween the Eastern and Western Shore
finalists will be at Chestertown on De-
cember IS, according to present plans.
Hyattsville is depending largely
upon speed to carry it to victory Wed.
nesday over Barton, a. team regarded
as the hest versed, perhaps, in soccer
of any Maryland high
school eleven.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
SQUASH IS GODSEND,
SAYS SIAMESE KING
By the Associated Press.

BANGKOK, Siam. December g.
Squash is nothing less than a God.
send to country like SIAM" in the
opinion of King Prajadhipok. The
King made this known when present
ing cup to the winner of the squash
rackets championship.
II find that since I have taken UP
the game" the King said, Il have
been able to keep perfectly fit in the
rainy season, whereas. hitherto. I am
afraid that at this time of the year
have been anything but well. The
game keeps me in fine condition.
But apart from the question Of At.
ness, what other game is there for
the rainy eason? Golf or tennis are
more often than not out of the ques-
ton. Therefore squash is game
which should be encouraged and I
hope that Bangkok will provide more
courts than 1t has at present.
Il hope, too. that the Siamese will
take up the game more keenly ,han
before. 1t is a great game and is
suited to the Siamese."
LONDON, December P.-Squash
rackets has grown remarkably in
England since the war. More than IL
big tournaments are played annually,
including the open. amateur and army
and navy championships.
Eleven London and five provincial
clubs have courts. Many women have
taken up the game: 1t is one of the
favorite methods of the Prince OF
Wales for keeping in condition.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
Students Meeting
DEFENDS FOOT BALL

ANN ARBOR, Mich, December 6
@.-Post. season foot ball games were
condemned at round.table conference
of delegates to the National Student
Federation here.
Identity of speakers at the confer
ence was not disclosed. officials hold
ing that with maintenance Of anony-
nifty more freedom Of expression
would be possible.
A representative Of a Pacific Coast
school declared that in the Washing
ton-Alabama game in the Rose Bowl a
year ago. players on the former team
were forced to enter the game against
their will.
Alumni were condemned by another
speaker for what he termed their
action ain deciding for high school
athletic stars what colleges they shall
enter"
other speakers frowned on pro.
posals for curtailment Of foot ball
which they said pays the bills for all
other sports INDUCED in by college
men.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
0 Rogers.

The end and two backs on the right
played about 10 to Is yards out; the
fullback played yards back behind
the center, while Rogers was 10 yards
back.
There were any number Of variations
that could be played from this forma-
ton. The simplest play was one
where the end and the two backs on
the right deployed down field, with
the left end cutting over behind CEN
ter and the fullback going fiat.
There always was the threat of the
fullback taking the ball through the
line and of Rogers taking it around
end, while sometimes the two backs
on the riught side would hip up with
the two ends jumping back. In this
situation a tackle on the left side of
the line would become eligible. All in
ALL this West Virginia formation was
the most battling passing formation
ever have seen. 1t took a passer like
Rogers to make it a success, and he
certainly was a past master at throw
ing a foot ball.
After the West Virginia game our
chances for the Harvard and Yale
games didn't look very bright. We
got the squad together Monday and
had a good old-fashioned man-to.man
talk. The players were not discour
aged, and that afternoon I could tell
they meant business. They were a
determined lot when they went on the
field.
Formation Adopted by Tigers.
Some teams find themselves after
licking. and our team found itself that
Monday afternoon. l was so much
Impressed with the West Virginia for
nation that 1 decided to use 1t against
Harvard l am glad to say foot ball
formations cannot be copyrighted or
patented. / always have been able to
learn something from the other fellow,
and learned lot from West Virginia
and Rogers.
field man, was a very good passer.
While he couldn'a throw as far as
Rogers. he was just as accurate. Our
fellows had been given a practical
demonstration of the effectiveness of
the West Virginia formation. so they
were mighty glad to use it, We used
only three plays from this formation,
as it is an impossible job for any
team to learn a lot of plays the week
before a big game.
l never saw team improve as much
as the Princeton team did in the week
before the Harvard game. The stu
ueHt DOuy StOOu IOydIy UeHlIlu us, ana
we had a wonderful mass meeting the
night before the game. Enthusiasm
ran so high after this meeting I felt
assured the team would give a good
account of itself the next day. We
tied Harvard and then beat Yale.
Personally, I like to see a team go
into it's big games the underdog, and
after defeats by Colgate and West Vir-
ginia we certainly were in that posi-
ton.
(CopyriEht. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-12-06
Southern Conference Colleges Number reaer
Fl G. U. FOOT BALL
MEN GET INSIGNIA

Georgetown foot ball letter men
will meet soon to elect a 1927 captain.
Gerald Thompson. Otto Saur and
Claude Grigsby are said to be likely
candidates.
Just one-third Of the II men who
received letters recently from the
athletic board at the Hilltop will be
lost by graduation this June. They
are Capt. Frank McGrath and Carl
Waite, ends; Harry Connaughton,
guard, and Robert Gormley, quarter.
back, Of the regulars. and John
Featherstone, tackle; Eugene Gilman.
tin, quarterback, and Donald Flavin,
halfback, OF the reserves.
The following players returning.
who togther with the seven that will
be missing next season. received the
varsity "G": Messy Mosko and Otto
Saur. tackles: Jerry Carroll and Charles
Flynn, guards; Claude Grigsby and
Raymond Clark. centers; George Nc
Cabe, quarterback; Valen O'Neill.
Parker Scott, Robert Dwyer and
Gerald Thompson. halfbacks; Robert
Nork, fullback: Vincent Moreney, end.
and Weldon Monson. guard, tackle
and end. Manager Maurice Higgins
also received the insignia.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

Mary Jane McCurdy, Elizabeth Cork.
ings. Alma Essex and Elizabeth
CARRIER.
In the final tilt Of the first inter
sectional hockey tourney, the all.
American squad. which included three
players from the Baltimore. Washing
ton team. defeated the all-English
stars by a 3-to-1 count yesterday on
the Baltimore Country Club green
Mrs. Charles Boehm. Dorothy Corn
ing and Mary Adams, the three Orio1e
stars in the lineup, played an inn.
portant part in the victory of the
American stickwielders. Brilliant play
ing on the part of both elevens fea-
tured the contest. Slightly superior
pass work under difficult conditions
gave the victors the edge.
The all-American squad was picked
from the ranks of the three sectional
squads-the Midwest, Southeast and
Northeast elevens, which had COM
peted in the preliminary rounds of the
tourney.
Evening star., 1926-12-06

Foot ball was in a chaotic state
Just after the war. Practically every
college team in the country had been
disbanded for two years, so there was
very little veteran material at any Of
the colleges when they started up
again.
When the Princeton squad assem-
bled in the Fall Of 1919 Curtis Nc
Graw was the only man who had
played on the team before. He had
been guard in 1916. The squad very
wisely elected McGraw as captain. He
had splendid war record, having
served with distinction overseas as a
major, 50 he made an ideal captain.
1 soon discovered that the vigorous
outdoor life which the boys had been
leading in the Army was fine training
for foot ball. The players were more
self-reliant, and minor injuries meant
nothing at all. On the other hand, the
players showed the lack of foot ball
practice. and after the long 1ay-off it
took most of them some time to swing
into the game. This was perfectly
natural. The more l see of competi-
tive athletics the more 1 become con.
vinced that it is impossible for any
one to lay off a considerable period of
time and pick up the game where he
left off. Proficiency in every game
can only be developed through con-
slant competition.
Our preliminary season in 1919 was
very poor. We lost to Colgate and
West Virginia. In the later game we
were badly beaten, but we learned a
lot of foot ball. West Virginia had
one of the best forward-passing at
tacks I ever have seen. Rogers, who
l. oivHrr tn
was a very accurate passer. He could
throw the ball half the length of the
field as straight as the catcher
throws to second base.
"Shoe String" Play Used.
On the first play Of the game, after
the kickoff, Rogers worked the old
"shoe string" play on us. Princeton
kicked off, and West Virginia ran the
ball to the left side of the field. In the
meantime the West Virginia right end
dropped out over by the other side
line, Our bench was right opposite
where he stood. I saw no one on the
Princeton team had noticed him, and
it was certainly exasperating to know
we were going to be fooled and not
be able to utter word of warning.
And sure enough, on the next play
Rogers shot a long pass to his team
mate on the side line, who made 40
yards before he was downed.
West Virginia used a very battling
open formation. with three men out
on the right. one on the line ana
two about yard and a half behind
in a diamond formation. Rogers was
back 10 yards. with one man directly
behind the center. From this forma-
ton they could kick, run or pass.
The three men out on the right had
a tendency to spread our line, while
our backfield had their hands busy
trying to cover the free men down
field.
This formation fooled us completely,
particularly a play where the end
sneaked around behind his own line
and got fiat pass from Rogers. I
have seen great many open forma-
tions, but I have never seen one that
worked better than this one.
am giving a diagram of the forma-
ton and the way it worked. Rogers
completed three.fOurthS of his masses
Evening star., 1926-12-06
FOUR ALEXANDRIANS
ON ALL-STAR eleven

ALEXANDRIA, Va. December e.
Four Alexandria High School and
three George Mason High School
players have been named on the
mythical All-Second Athletic District
foot ball team selected by William
Entwisle, Central Board referee and
official in practically all Second Dis
trict contests played this Fall.
Those from Alexandria High are
Billy Travers, captain and left half
back; Harry Bargett. right guard;
Julian Whitestone. left guard, and
Lester McMenamin. fullback. George
Mason's players named are Harmon
Francis, right halfback; Rollins, right
tackle and Garnett Francis, center.
Joining the ever.increasing ranks of
local basket ball teams this season are
the st. Mary's Celtic Midgets, who
will be led by Francis German, cap
tain; Wilson Sinclair, manager. and
Lawrence Kersey of the St. Mary's
Celtics, coach.
St. Mary's Celtics take on the
Strayer's Business College basket ball
team here Wednesday night at the
Armory Hall.
Although only about two weeks will
have been spent in practice when
Alexandria faces the Quantico Ma
rine Medical Detachment next Friday
night, Alexandria is expecting to put
up good fight in the basket ball
tilt at Armory Court.
st. Mary's Celtics and st. Marys
Seniors both won their basket ball
games at Armory Hall last night, the
Celtics defeating Montrose Club. A
to 20, while the Seniors bested Peer
less A. c., 27 to 20.
Virginia Athletic Club and the Alex
andria Fire Department teams yester.
day postponed their game for the city
unlimited championship until next
Sunday afternoon due to inclement
weather.
Evening star., 1926-12-06
BY III. G. BYRD.

TT opinions Of coaches, graduate
managers and athletic directors
mean anything, the day of foot
4 ball games between the larger
colleges in the South and the
''set-ups" Is just about gone. Almost
from the beginning of foot ball, it
has been customary to schedule two
or more games at the beginning of the
year as practice affairs and then to
sandwich two more in late in Octo-
Der or early in November. Practically
every man in the South who has any
thing to do with schedule.making is
of the opinion that it is far better to
play every week with teams of about
equal strength. Even next Fall, few
Southern colleges will have games
after the first one in September with
any other than Conference teams or
teams usually as strong as Confer
ence teams.
Another change in view is that of
playing games the Saturday before
Thanksgiving. Until last year the
universities that stage their big games
on Thanksgiving day would have
never even let it cross their minds to
play the Saturday before. However,
during the season Just closed one or
two such contsts were arranged and
for next season there are several.
For the first time, perhaps, since 1t
has been playing Virginia on Thanks
giving day, North Carolina has a con-
test the Saturday before, the game
being with Duke University. North
Carolina State and South Carolina
have a game, and Virginia also.
And Vanderbilt is getting in line
with the same idea, and also is seek
ing a game for that date.
From every point of view, except
possibly the chance of getting a
player hurt. it is far better to play
the Saturday previous to Thanks
giving than to be idle. The stretch
is too long to go without a game at
that time of the season.
A new alliance that has been made
in foot ball for next Fall Is between
University of Virginia and University
of Tennessee. The latter institution
now has scheduled North Carolina
and Virginia and has broached the
proposition to Maryland for a game in
1928 in an arrangement that also may
involve Kentucky, SO that Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia
and Maryland will be meeting one an
other.
One outcome of the recent Southern
Conference gathering was the grant.
ing of permission to the University of
Virginia to hold a championship box
ing tournament. Boxing in the far
South is not developed to any extent
as collegiate sport, and it is probable
that only North Carolina. Washington
and Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Virginia Military Institute and
Virginia will be represented.
In every meeting of the kind held at
Jacksonville Friday and Saturday are
heard some rather funny yarns. And
not the least funny Of these is the story
told as an illustration Of how closely