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NATIONAL MARATHON
TO BE HELD MAY IS

BALTIMORE. January Inlay IL
has heen selected by the long distance
committee. South Atlantic Association,
on which to hold the national mara.
thon this wear. In conference with
the lorc-distance body We're delegates
from the Baltimore marathon commit
tee. cross-country committee and track
and field committee The race will
begin at - o'clock noon AT Laurel and
will finish at the City Hall Plaza
No youth less than Is years Of age
will Re permitted to start. Entries
will close May 10.
The national event will he the Ia ST
Of the year the Boston marathon
being held on April 19-Patriofs' day
More than 100 participated in the Ros-
ton event. which had national sane
ton for the first time. last wear, and
more are expected for the 1926 contest
Of endurance.
National championship medals Of
gold. silver and bronze will be awarded
the first three to finish. first prize
of bronze statue will also he
awarded. Loving cups will he pre-
scented those finishing in the first 10.
gold medals TO those from eleventh to
fifteenth: silver medals from sixteenth
to twentieth. and all others will be
given bronze trophios.
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PALACE PROS ROUT
DETROIT BASKET--RS

Washington Palace Club five left
town TODAY for An exhibition tour OF
the Midwest with A comfortable feel
ing of having won from the Detroit
tossers Of the American Basket Ball
Lea que in their first encounter with
them.
Ed Lynch. former Catholic Cniver-
sity star. and his supporting cast Of
Detroit basketers We're A match for
the Palace pros only during the first
half Of last nights game in the new
basket ball net at the Arcade. Dur
Ing the closing periods the Washing.
tonians stepped ont and when the
final whistle sounded were on the
long end Of 3 40-to-29 count
Capt. Ray Kennedy was the often.
sive star Of the home Guint and ran
true TO his usual form by ringing up
a total of l. points to take high
scoring honors. One of his baskets
was scored on 45-foot toss that slip
ped through without Earring the iron
ring.
. Catholic University students turned
out in full strength to honor Ed
Lynch. Throughout the game they
cheered for their former schoolmate
and prior to the opening of hostilities
presented him with loving cup as a
token Of their esteem for his ability
as an all-round athlete.
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biles without Juice" and engines
without engineers.
But in keeping your bodies At you
have lot of fun. There is work
attached TO training and practice In
athletics, but you would never know
1t. There's so much fun you don't
realize it's work.
Every boy has the right to have
l good time and as the demand for
more play becomes apparent cities
and schools will provide. more facili-
ties for play.
The cities and the schools are will
ing. but sometimes they have to be
shown. And If all of you fellows
keep busy in athletics the proper au-
thorities will see your needs and pro-
vide for them.
season in the year. Now you have
basket ball indoors as well AS several
other games that may he played at
this season OF the year.
And when you can't play basket
ball get out for long hike. There Is
no better sport than walking. Start
for some other town and walk there
| and back. You'll see lots of things
TO interest you. Make notes of them.
The week end hike is one OF the
greatest Of all boy sports. Don't over
look it Get your chums and your
team mates together and map out Il
different hike each week If YOU play
ed one game all the time you might
tire Of it. But hiking breaks the
monotony-
But follow the rules Of safety first.
Keep out of the way OF automobiles
and be careful when you're crossing
railroads.
RoHs. fomorroT the boring series
uiH start uith the story Of hor
reokliH0 through his lore Of the
nidnly art Of sef-defonSc. became
great foure IN public hfr. largely
through the n00-essireneS the
hiring game had taught him.
Don't miss the boring series.
fI.ewhere IN this page will he found
a blank application for tmhership In the
club. Fill II ont TO-DAY And mall II. ad-
dressed: Chief BOYS Club. Evening star.
Washington. n. e.
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By Sol SietzseI

To make the one.hand push shot
the chief point Is for the player to
secure a good high jump toward the
basket Locate the basket with the
eye and keep the eve on the goal until
the shot is completed. When at the
top of the jump the player finishes the
shot by fully extending the shooting
arm above the head and pushing the
ball slightly with the hand. Lay the
ball up against the Ia nix. rather than
through the basket. A slight English
is given the ball by pushing the shoot.
ing hand up and over SO that the
thumb turns toward the basket and
down This rotates the hall away
from the PLAYER and causes II TO carom
down sharply. The player should
spread his legs as he goes into the air
as in the picture on the left. The
illustration on the right shows the in
correct position. as the player can get
no spring by jumping with his feet
together.
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npon Central % Again Strong Golf Declared Melting Pot Stage
STANTON FIVE HANDS
YANKS FIRST DEFEAT

Playing their first game in A net
cage. tbs Stantons from Northeast
handed the Yankees their initial de-
feat of the season by a 32.to-a6 score
last night at the Arcade in a prelim-
mary to the Palace Detroit profession
al league tilt.
Superior team work probably gave
the Stanton quint the victory in the
nip-and tuck battle. They had their
original team intact and showed the
benefits of several seasons of playing
together
The Yanks grabbed the lead tt the
start, but at halftime were trailing,
Is to IA. In the last two periods the
advantage shifted from one side TO
the other until with the Yankees
ahead. 26 to %, Lefty Trip scored
two foul shots. and Joe Sweeny
dropped back hand toss through the
net to send the STATIONS to the front.
where they remained until the finish.
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VIRGINIA STUDENTS
ACTIVE IN ATHLETICS

UNIVERSITY. Va. January H.
Athletic authorities Of the University
of Virginia are making an effort to
have every student possible take part
in athletics in some way and conse
quently teams are bling trained ii
eight branches of sport.
All students in the college are re
quired to take two wears of physical
training, which is heinz given under
the supervision of Lawrence r. Lud
wig. assistant professor OF physical
education. Glasses are held In the
Memorial gymnasium.
Mr.. Ludwig and his STAFF Of assist
ants are making physical training in
teresting by permitting the men who
are taking the work by requirement
to spend much Of their time in basket
hall. swimming. boxing. wrestling
fencing. hand ball. volley ball. or II
track and field athletics.
The varsity ba eket ball team trains
each night At 100 o'clock. with POP
L.annigan, the veteran coach. in
charge. Each afternoon the first
year men are given basket ball train
Ing under Coach Brown. The fact
that no regular team is to he selected
for the frst-year men seems to have
attracted large number of players.
1OACn IdlIlSdH - XIV INK HIS cii L
ernoons to the training of the indoor
track teams. both varsity and first
year, but he is keeping an eye on
the wrestlers under Coach Graves
and several former Virginia wrestlers
as assistants. The boxers drill each
afternoon from 4 to 6 under Coach
La Rowe.
Coach Earle Neale is dividing his
afternoons between the two sports
of which he is head coach. On Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays in
door work in foot ball ia being given
with Arnold and Diffev assisting. and
on the other afternoons the base bal
pitchers and catchers are being
drilled
DR.. Noshell Is coaching the candi
dates for the lacrosse team each aft
ernoon at the same time that Coach
LEVY gives time in the pool TO the
swimming teams.
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The chief would like to impress on
the present members and those inter
ested in boys activities that they
should take 1t upon themselves 10 get
at least one more member. There
are many boys in this section who
would gladly enroll If the idea Of
the organization was explained to
them in addition 70 the fact that they
later will receive buttons and certif.
Gates and also will be in line for the
surprises due the members.
Mr.. e. f. Brewer Of Detroit il
writing for the Boys Club column TO-
day. He is an accepted authority on
boys activities. and every hoy would
do we'll 10 take his advice seriously.
Following Mr.. Brewer. the boxing
series starts. Spike Webb. the boxing
coach Al the United States Naval
Academy, and Dick Harlow. coach of
the athletic teams at Colgate. have
been selected as the experts to con
duct the column for that period. These
two men probably are the best known
in amateur and collegiate boxing
circles today.
The buttons and certificates are be-
ing prepared. as the club members
were informed before, and the chief
would like to ask them once more
to be little patient as their prepare.
tion takes a little time. and we want
somthing that looks CLASSY. even II II
does cause a dely,
a list of those who have sent in
new applications follows:
Irving II. Pier. 1903 Potomac ave
nue. southeast; Herbert \. Fuchs, 1926
Wisconsin avenue: Coleman Headley
College Park. Md: Jack Wilton. 1886
Harvard street northwest: Charles J.
Reck SIP Newton street northwest
Harry A. Schwaem. Arlington. Va.
Joseph r. Lyon. 24O0. Seventeenth
street northeast Lamar letters. jr.
apartment 212. the Argonne; Virgil a
Fout. POI D street northeast. apart
ment g. Wade Cromwell. SO Bellaire
avenue, Clarendon. Va: John Caldwell
1906 Northampton street, Chevy
Chase. Md.
Fred X Schmage 1910 Brothers
place. Congress Heights: Bernard Gal
asher. sal Quincy street: Joseph w
Berlin. RiverdaIe, Md; Walter Takes
| 1912 Ingraham street; Howard Y
Long. 1905 North Capitol street: Ben
| .jamin Doyne 2s25 Seventh stree,
northeast: James F.. Benedict, Silve,
Spring. Md: Charles Gilbert 405 G
street northeast; Samuel Drakele,
1912 Seventh street northwest; John
Bourke. 3611 r street; William King
sahur, so Wheeler avenue. Clarendon
Va.
Donald r. Hoffman. Ala G. street
northeast: Edward Armentraut, 291o
Seventeenth street northeast: John
Lippold 40O3 Fourteenth street: Ray
mond Mahoney. 1886 Kenyon street
Edward Mooney. 1908 Thirty.ffth
street: Robert Gilbert. 405 G street
northeast.
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Capitol Athletic Club team will meet
the Acacia Mutuals tomorrow night
at Wilson Normal
Washington Recreation League
meeting which was to have been held
tomorrow afternoon. has been post
poned until Thursday afternoon at
$40 at the Y. w. c. A, on L street
Louise Sullivan. president. urges all
teams to have representatives present.
Columbia Federation, B. Y. p. L.
asket ball schedule opens tonight
with two ga INES. West Washington
will oppose the Metropolitan Church
team and First Church will play
Bethany a. Both games will be
staged on the Peck Memorial court.
The Varsity basket ball schedule for
Marjorie Webster School has been an
nounced. The tossers from Richmond
Normal School will he entertained by
the Websterites in their opening con-
test. carded for February s.
Western Maryland College Is the
only other out-of-town team on the
list. Two games will be played with
this school. the return engagement
being the only trip that the local team
will make.
Indie Sinclair, Webster coach. states
that the varsity squad will be chosen
this month and a preliminary practice
int will be played between the first
and second teams on January 90.
The schedule:
February Richmond Normal
School.
February 13-Western Maryland.
February 20-Western Maryland at
Westminster.
March 5-Ga1laudet.
Walter Reeds Medical Center sex
tet will meet the Washington Athletic
Club Council team tomorrow night
at o'clock in the Marjorie Webster
gymnasium in the second game OF
their schedule. The game will not be
one of the regular council league
games as the hospital team Il unable
to afiliate with any league. owing to
the limited time 1t has to devote to
basket ball.
The Recreation League squad Of
! the Washington Athletic Club will en-
cage the Woodlcthians tomorrow
night at o'clock in the Central High
! School gymnasium.
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G, u. AND G. w. FIvES
IN GAMES TONIGHT

College basketers are to show their
wares in two games here tonight and
will do the same tomorrow night.
Georgetown's quint makes its sea
son debut tonight in a game with
Mount ST. Mary's in Ryan gymnasium
and tomorrow will be host to La
fayette.
Richmond is here for a game with
George Washington tonight in the
Hatchetites gymnasium and will
invade Richie gymnasium at College
Park tomorrow to tackle MARYLAND.
The varsity game at the Hilltop to-
night will be preceded by one between
the Georgetown freshmen and Dewitt
Prep, starting at 100 o'clock. The
George Washington Richmond game
will get under way at 3.
Georgetown Will send pra ctically 81
new team into action. 1t had but
few veterans available when basket
hall practice started and little is
known of the ability of the new ma
terial.
Past performances indicate that
Richmond will have strong team
here for its pair of engagements. II
has scored decisively over several
South Atlantic opponents.
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'
The champions system of court
work developed by LONG sessions OF
drlllin@ before the squads had yet
been called out at the other schools.
is alto-ether different from that used
by the teams that will face. them IN
the race fer the crown.
Count on speedy Passing.
They will depend on A whirlwind
of short masses to bewilder their op-
ponents and expect to register in
Vulnerable baskets with their block
plav. which worked to eCtlon
against Annapolis High School last
Thursday Earl Moser holds the pivot
position durinc the movement. while
Bal Banta and Mickey Macdonald are
depended on to cut in and shoot Tor
the hoop.
The REGULAR quint consists OF two
players-Capt. Macdonald. forward,
ana Bfll Banta. center-who per
formed in the last series; Earl Moser.
a guard. who was on the squad last
year and proved to he the star OF the
team that represented Central In
the Pennsylvania tournament: Merle
Dunn. forward. newcomer TO the
team and Warren swift, guard. for.
merry Of the Mount Vernon Athletic
Club.
who cav service With the Central
Lightwe iEhts last @eason. They are
Harris. Lemon. Crouch. De BosEey.
Jack Duke and Gordon.
Beginning tonight mt Georgetown
Univer ,itv. when they battle the Hill
top Freshmen. De Witt Prep tossers
PLAY four basket hall games in row.
Tomorrow the Props invade the home
court Of the Hyattsville High five,
and on Wednesday they journey to
IfonardtoWn for tilt with Leonard
Hall Academy. Friday viii find
Hyattsville's tossers in Washington
for second engagement with the
Dewitt boys.
Alexandria High and Gonzaga fur
nish the remaining schola site games
on tcday's card. The AleXandrians
play Washington and Lee High at
BallSton. Va. in tha first game of
the annual Second Athletic District
title series. GorZaga sees action in
Baltimore with Lorola High.
The remainder Of the high school
and college freshmen basket hall
schedule for the week follows: We'd
ne"dav-Easte at Episcopal High;
Thu @day-St. Adams at Western.
r-onvacn ut Georgetown. Catholic
tnif ~lTN / rcSn Al f.3slSTn' TlutN
Priarl " Hall at Georgetown Prep.
Eastern ut CnnzaGa. Business at
stanton Military Academy: Saturday
Western V. Tech and Central We.
Business AT the Arcade.
Bill Laird. former University of
Virginia athlete. has been named head
basket iall coach at Episcopal High
School 10 succeed II. p. SanEorn, who
Il L. ,TH = DA .,rt
came at the University of North Caro-
lima.
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Keen Interest Being aroused
By Erening Star Boys Club

INTEREST The Evening Boys Club spreading rapidly through
receiving
The confined the boys but
progress pulling for
Although OF 1000 members reached 500
those are adv accented the club win nlanned.
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PRINCETON'S START
UNLIKE LAST YEAR


NEW YORK. January 11.-Prince-
ton. champion sof the Eastern Inter
collegiate Bake Bah League in 1925,
already has tasted defeat in the new
season. Columbia having downed the
Tigers on Saturday.
Last year Princeton won nine
straight victories. the only beating
charged against the team coming at
the hands OF Pennsylvania in the final
game of the schedule.
On Saturday Lauh. Columbia for
Ward; was at his best and Gagged 81
points to take the individual scoring
lead in the only contest in which he
has played.
Lackey of Yale. having appeared in
two games. stands in second place
with "a points and Loeb Of Princeton
has l..
Columbia. Pennsylvania and Dart
mouth have won game each. Prince
ton has lost one. Yale tUo.
Cornell has not played its frst
game.
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The Eagles. winners Of the District
150-pound crown last season, showed
their class yesterday when they trim
med UntZ Brewers General Tire five,
Al to 20. Jack Smith and Ralph Ben.
ME headed the scorers with nine and
Ave baskets. respectively.
In the preliminary to the Calvary.
Eagle tilt the Calvary Reserves will
take on the Columbia Heishts' quint
at $50 O'Clock.
Thursday night both regular and
reserve teams of the churchmen's
squad will see action with teams rep
resentins st. Martins Club. The
games are listed for St. Martins gym
nasium.
The Calvary Reserve quint also
takes the floor Saturday. meeting
quint from Walter Reed a home. ana
will entertain the Rialtos on Wednes-
day Of next week.
Calvary regulars play Union for
the lead in the Sunday School loop on
January 90, and will meet the Royals
on January 81, while their Reserves
tackle the Liberty Athletic Club.
Emory Methodists forfeited to Cal.
vary Saturday night.
Displaying an alright defense and
playing a fiAshy passing game. the
Cardinal Athletic Club yesterday hand
ed 4 setback to the st. Joseph q has,
ketsrs at Congress Heights, 80 TO 10.
The Cards Journey to Alexandria. to.
morrow for a tilt with the st. Mary s
Juniors. The Juniors yesterday won
from the Tigers, A. to IA.
Kanawhas trimmed .he Oxford Ath
letic Club quint, 80 to H., for their
thirtieth straight victory.
Liberty's courtmen make their next
start tomorrow night with the Epiph.
any Juniors at 7:36 o'clock on the
Juniors floor. For Thursday the Lib
ertys are listed to meet the st. Mar.
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BY c. E. BREWER.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT. one
L OF the greatest Americans who
ever lived, was a pale. thin, sickiy
youth. By systematic and pains
taking exercise he developed re-
markable physique. tremendous
energy and vitality. Every boy can
do likewise. Roosevelt said:
He is not fit to live who Is not
fit to die and he is not ht TO die
who shr,nks from the Joy or the
duty OF life"
Roosevelt meant that every fellow
should keep physically fit. He did 80
himself. He was a great athlete and
great sportsman. His personal
scrap book contained many references
10 the sports he was interested in
and participated in. He was a great
horseman and great huntsman.
Unless The boys of today grow M
strong, vigorous and clean in both
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Mount Mernor ". z.
Church of the Covenant
DENT TO FACE CROWLEY &.
IN DISTRICT CUE TILT

Morris Dent leader in the race for
the District pocket billiard champion
shin. meets Joseph Crowley tonight
at Grand Central parlors in the first
Of three matches which bring the an.
nual tourney to close this week.
Dent has emerged victorious in
each of his seven matches. while
Henry Rookie. his nearest competitor
has won out in only six starts in
eight John Jackson and Crowley
play tomorrow and Dent and Roorke
will meet Wednesday in the deciding
encnIInter
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L was decided. as some members
Of the council do not have a thorough
understanding IF the principles upon
which the y. A a. F. is ba sed that
# would be hest 10 withhold any de-
riston until after the meeting on the
Goth In the meantime il was voted
to dissolve the council in order 10
reorganize upon basis that Will he
understood and approved by all
members.
The platform Of the new council
will be outlined at the reorxaniZa =
ton meeting to be held January c6
at the Marjorie Webster School.
What that platform will be depends
upon the decision of a majority or
the orga nization body after hearing
Lillian Shoedler, the executive secre
tarv Of the y. y. A. F., in her address
The general opinion of the council
as expressed last night. seemed to be
that the fundamental principles OF
the n A. A F. are the best under
which girl athletes may work. but
that the members of the local body
want tn know more about the pro-
posed program.
Jack" Martin. in behalf IF the
Washington Athletic club. rendered
a vote Of thanks To Miss Webster
retiring president of the council. for
all ln11 she mas zone 1ol the 0rSdnl
cation during the two years she has
been at its head. Miss Webster had
offered her resignation before the
motion was made for dissolution
stating that her time is so occupied
with school activities that she felt
she could no longer do justice to her
position. Miss Webster said that she
expects to join the body upon its re-
organization, and will do all in her
power to assist as a member.
Miss Webster, in her talk before
the council. stated that she herself
was a member of the n. A. A. F..
and pointed out that under the stand
ards of that organization her school
had been greatly benefited. She de
clared that, where formerly a few
girls played on her basket ball squads
and the rest sat on the sidelines, now
every girl in school belonged to some
team, either class or varsity. and al
participated in the competitive series
The schedule IT games will be con
tinued as it has been arranged dur
Ing the two weeks which will elapst
bsforG the council Is reorganized. Tht
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DUNBAR BASKET BALL
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

The Dunbar High School basket ball
sea son promises to be ar interesting
one. Frank Perkins. coach of the
team, announces the following tenta-
tive schedule of games: January Is,
Howard varsity; January 49, Hunting
ton; January q, Manchester; January
IS, Shiloh; January q, Miner Normal
February 8. Manchester; February s.
Randall Junior High; February IS.
Armstrong; February 90, Huntington;
February 25, Armstrong; March 4,
Baltimore High.
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TAU. S. TRAYS LISTED
FOR BRITISH TWELVE

SYRACUSE. y. Y. January IL
The Oxford Ca n1hridGe lacrosse team,
which will officially open its American
tour with a contest with the Univer-
sity OF Maryland in Washington on
April 8. will play II games in this
country. Laurde y. Cox Of Syracuse.
who has nodded the schedule, has an
nounced.
Although the Rritons viii really
play their first contest with Maryla nd.
they will get rid Of their sea legs in
an official set.to with St stephens at
Poushkeepsie on April |. three days
after their arrival from England. st.
Stephens il a newcomer to the sport.
That there is plenty Of interest in
the visit OF the british stiCkwielders
is told in the fact that fatterinG offers
for games from more than - colleges
had to he turned down.
Thu schaille
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EVERY BIT AS POWERFUL,
AS LAST SEASONS VICTOR
First Appearance of Blue and White Combination
in Title Series Tomorrow Against Tech
Is Being Awaited With Interest.
BY JOHN I. WHITE.

~ENTRA HIGH SCHOOLS the scholastic basket ball cham
pionshp will be watched with interest only by
~ OF tic high school but by all
fans throughout the
champions the fight bit
Central the will
that employed by the
Fort start the title holders
ock.