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There are many opinions held as
to the best way to shoot for the
basket. one Of the most accurate
Is the push shot. Regarding this
shot all authorities agree on one
point. 1t is that the ball must he
held by the finger tips, as in the
upper illustration. This permits
the player shooting to give more
snap to the shot, and it adds TO his
accuracy.
When the ball is held in the
palms Of the hands for this shot,
as in the lower Illustration. the
shooter cannot impart the proper
snap TO the shot. Try both meth
DDS and note how much better the
right one feels.
In making a push shot give the
ball a high arc or curve in it's
course from your hands to the
basket. Do not try to shoot
basket in this way with a fiat or
slightly curved shot.
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BASKET BALL GAMES.

At College Park-Maryland, %;
North Carolina. -.
At George Observation-Disclosures
Washington, 80: West Virginia, is.
At Richm0nd--Richm L., 81;
Roanoke College, 35.
At Ames-Ames, "a; Grinnell, Is.
At Meadville, Pa. Washington
and Jefferson. A; Allegheny, %.
At Lawrence, Kans.-kansas. "a;
Drake. Is.
At Manhattan, Kans. - Kansas
Aggies, IL: Nebraska, IS.
At Valparaiso. Ind.-St. NiatOr,
%; Valparaiso, 90.
At ChicagO-De Paul University,
81; Illinois State Teachers Col
lege, 10.
At Eureka, Ill.-Eureka, SO; ILL
nois College, II.
At MemphiS-Southwes Uni
versity, 81; West Tennessee Teach
ers, 10.
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games in the Post Office League Cen
eral Accounting Office. No. Z, handed
setback TO the Delivery five last
night, So to 25
Phantom basketers offered little op
position to the Aloysius Club five and
went down under a Altos score.
Washington Barracks basketers put
an end to the winning streak of the
Roamers by trimming them, 20 to q.
kanawha Juniors .outclassed the
George Washington University re-
serves, 35 to "a.
COrinthian Juniors won from the
Ahava quint, II to Is. and defeated
the Freers, 80 to Is, while the Co
rinthian Midgets overcame the ST.
Peters Midgets, "a to %.
Independent Midgets took the meas
ure Of the Wintons, Is to 10.
The newly organized Suburban Ath-
letic Club wishes to book games with
teams having gymnasiums. The line
up includes Weigel, Clayton, French.
Medley, keefer and Venning. Senior
and unlimited managers should COM
municate with Manager French at
1921 Prospect avenue, Brentwood, Md.
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JOE NEEDED "HORSE"
ON COURT YESTERDAY

Three basket ball games In six hours
was the record hung up yesterday by
Joe Fitzgerald. local court official.
Joe worked the two high school
series games at the Arcade in the aft
ernoon and then went out to Mary
land for the North Carolina scrap just
to keep himself in shape.
The fact that the three encounters
were decided by a total of points In
dtcates that Joe was kept on the
jump.
Before the last game was over he
was wishing for that horse" that
some of the fans enjoy Kidding him
about.
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4 duuble-header is listed for Con-
EresS Heights. AnaCoStia Eagles and
S. J. Meeks quintS furnishing the lead
ing tilt. The opener at Z o'clock
brings together the Hartfords and
the Eagle Props.
General Tire Co. courtmen, winners
over the Army Medicos last night, 26
to %, encounter the WoodSide Ath-
letic Club tonight at the Silver Spring
AArmory at 1870.
Epiphany Juniors landed their
twenty-third victory of the season by
defeating the AuroraS, 81 to 10. The
Nationals are scheduled to face the
Junior champions tomorrow night at
GonZaga gymnasium.
Epiphany Big Five tossers took the
Montours into camp by a score of
4 / to 33.
Rover dribblers will endeavor to
start another winning streak Friday
night when they tackle the Company
D team of the D. c. Guard at the
latter's armory. For games with the
Rovers call Manager Deland, at Lin
coin S500-J.
\ Fourth Assistants and Second AS
sistauts are matched for tonight's
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Spike Webb is back for another box
ing lesson today. The Olympic coach is
always welcomed back. The mem
bers of the club take to his boxing
lessons like a duck to water. Not
only the members but many out
siders' eagerly eat up the boxing
articles. knowing what he writes is
invaluable instruction that would be
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Won ELM ACCEPTS.

NEW YORK. February 10 P).-
Acceptance Of an invitation by George
Won Elm of Los Angeles. 20 play next
Summer at member of the American
Walker Cup team at the St. Andrews
links, Scotland, virtually assures this
country representation by a full team
of eight PLAYERS.
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Basket Ball Passing.

Basket Ball Passing.
In fast. snappy game of basket ball
there are 800 passes and 60 shots for
the basket. This is an average struck
from Il tabulation extending over
many games. Which means that there
are five passes to every shot for the
basket. 1t can be readily seen that
passing Is very important. And the
better passing the more shots a team
will get. For the pass must take the
ball into scoring distance.
Remember these things about basket
shooting: You can't shoot off balance.
and pou must be RELAXED. Take all
the time gou can for accuracy and
tOllO,0 up every shot. Con fdence is q
necessary quality for good basket
shot.
Elsewhere on this page will be found
an application for membership. Fill 1t
In today, and mail it addressed: Chief
Boys Club. The Evening Star, Wash
ington, ID. G.
Boy Builders.
Lie fiat on back with hands Clasped
behind head; rise to sitting position
and slowly go back to first position.
Do this Is times.
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SMITHSON Is ELECTED
HEAD OF MOHAWK CLUB

Ralph Smithson was elected presi-
dent of the Mohawk Athletic Club,
when members of the organization met
last night to indorse the MacGregor
boxing bill
John Wilkinson was named vice
president, II. Werner secretary and
D. S. KoontZ treasurer
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BY SPIKE VERB,

Boxing Coach. L. =. Naval Academy and
ID2O-24 Olympics.
livery now and then | want to
teach the members of The
- Evening Star Boys Club a new
angle OF the boxing game. You can't
learn it all in a day or So These
lessons have been scattered over
several weeks in order that you
might practice the lessons given you
and perfect them one by one.
Here is the right uppercut. The
right uppercut is one of the famous
blows in boxing. Read over some of
the accounts of old-time boxing
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MEYERS rs UNDECIDED.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, February 10
P).-Ernie Nevers. professional foot
ball and basket ball player, who APP
peared here in a game, has announced
that he had offers from three motion
picture companies. The offers are suf-
fIciently large, Nevers said. to cause
him indecision regarding his agree
ment with the st. Louis Browns
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MEET In SECOND BATTLE
ON BROOKLANDERS' COURT
Hatchetites Have Hopes of Evening Series After
Trimming West Virginia-Maryland Takes
Thriller From North Carolina.

OLEGE taking today tuning up LOT
Will be resumed lo'nol'o"'
~ therew be penyo OF t for of the week
Catholic tomorrow nsht lof
victory over west virginia
hopes getting even tor the oue
he Brooke hanied Saturday.
dWhiC wona
play until Ncs
meeting Duke OhtS
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LACKS NATURAL RIVALS
ON GRID AND In ROWING
Has to Travel Over 200 Miles to Find Real Foes i'm
Both ompetitions-Huskies Are Likely to
Have Another Strong Grew.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EW YORK February l0Undergaduates
thusa whose moods plumb the depths of
loses rival
would perhaps take their phoophcay
which their university
the position University Washington
the
rowing =
With nghboing great strength
than thousand Under
fancy that it something
of
colleges that geographically related easily p.
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AKRON, Ohio. February 10 P.-
George Babcock. Detroit tackle on the
Michigan foot ball team last season,
has been chosen gridiron and track
coach and assistant director Of physi.
cal training at the municipal Univer.
sity of Akron.
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Chesfer 4ot,tonso Par Chart
eS,rAE SQUAT lsz4zA se4FEHs

HE whole of good golf lies knowing how hit hard by
knowing when o hit hard
When observe player obvious that he
makes his club head hit the ball waop and the
the novice will the apparent iooshne advising
hard when
hit hard he thinks thereby that his
o. O golf at
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GRID FIGHT IN SIGHT.

CHICAGO. February 10 CP)-The
big chiefs of the National professional
Foot Ball League are ready to take
up the salary cudgel against c. C.
Pyle and his associates if they at
tempt to organize new pro league
with clubs in cities which have teams
in the old orga nization.
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REDS HIRE WALLACE.

CINCINNATI, February 10 RJ.-
Manager Jack Hendricks of the Cir
cinati Reds has announced that
Bobby Wallace. former shortstop of
the Cleveland and st. Louis clubs,
has been engaged as a scout and
coach.
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RICHMOND PLAYS CROWLEY

Give Richmond and Joseph Crowley
are to meet tonight at Grand Central
parlors In the series of exhibition
matches being staged by Referee Cox
Carl Green defeated Everett Crouch
last night, IS to 81.
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C. U. FRESHMEN AHEAD.

American University courtmen bow
ed to the Catholic University Fresh.
men basket ball five yesterday, 80 to
10. Odannell of c. U. led in the scor-
ing, with 16 points.
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SOCCERISTS TO MEET.

Members of the Washington Soccer
League will hold their weekly meet
ing tonight at 8 o'clock in the office
Of the director of Fairgrounds, Dis
:rict Building.
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New York Giants, whose home is al
the Polo Grounds.
Grange has received a good educa-
ton, even granting he did not wait
TO receive his diploma at the Univer-
slty of Illinois. Therefore it may be
assumed that he has a brain capable
of inductive thought. This being SO.
1t may be regarded as unlikely that
Reds savings will go into an adven-
ture so precarious.
There is indeed whisper that East.
ern capital is behind it,
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SHIFTS AS TO UMPIRES.

NEW YORK. February 10 R).-
President Heydler of the National
League has rescinded an order is.
sued last year prohibiting umpires
. from accompanying teams on the
tcircuit in their Spring training con-
tests.
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The Erening Star Boys Club
Is About Ready to Get Busy

nearly completed and the buttons will have
been all distributed day Then club will begin
Pledges
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American Basket Ball League.
PRINCIPALS WILL DECIDE
SCHOOL,, SERIES PLAY-OFF

INFORM ALTON available regard the decd
ne Of the high deadocked yesterday when
the last scheduled ndi-
settling the championship claims OF the
.et of the rivals
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SUBURBAN BASKET BALI,
TEAMS CLASH TONIGHT

basket ball promises lean
Silver Spring Heights auditorium being
Washington Humphreys
ruuint the court at 7:Oo 'c,ock
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Y SCOUTS SCORE.

Spartan tossers bowed to the "Y"
Scout five, ii to 10. last night at
Twelfth street Y. NJ. c. A.
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III ILLS COIliletllOIl IL Is "
note that Washington has just pre-
scented an eight-oared shell to the Uni
versity of British Columbia, Nancou
Yer. There is great deal back
of this gift. The Vancouver institu-
ton is not far away and the develop
ment Of eight-oared rowing there
would give the Huskies a valuable
natural rival. There is a lot of rowing
enthusiasm at the British Columbia
institution. but all crews turned out
there have been fcur-oared outfits
Now that Washington has thrown an
eight-oared shell upon the British Co
lumbla waters the return in a short
time may prove altogether satisfac-
tory.
Not Saying Much.
What sort of a varsity eight will
Washington have this year? AS yet
Russell Callow, the coach. is not in a
position to answer this question. But
he has eight letter men from last year s
varsity and freshman ships. there has
been a larger turnout of candidates,
and weather conditions have been
ideal.
The port side OF the Huskie shell
seems to be the problem which CAL
low must solve. Most of the return
ing letter men swung starboard
sweeps. In an effort to strengthen
the port side, Hart, who rowed No.
last year at Poughkeepsie. has been
shifted over.
This is the second time that a change
of the sort has been tried with Wash
ington oarsmen. The other case in
volved the changing of Callow him
self when rowing under the late Hiram
Connibear. Upon that occasion the
shift worked very we'll indeed.
Just now, however, there is a great
deal of indecision as to the personnel
of the varsity crew and every turn
out finds a different seating arrange.
ment in all four of the first shells.
Washington has asked California to
send a Junior varsity crew TO Lake
Washington on April 9, proposing that
n race between Junior varsities be
added to the freshman and varsity
events as a regular annual feature.
California Eight Good.
The understanding is that the Cali
fornia varsity this year is one of the
strongest ever developed at Berkeley
The prowess of the 1925 California
freshman outfit would suggest this
even We're confirmatory reports not ir
hand. -
AS for Washington, it looks as
though her first year shell would be
manned by a set of sweepswinger>
who compare favorably with the great
1922 freshman boat. The eight is be
ing coached by Harry Dutton, who
viii be recalled as rowing at bow il
the 1925 Husky varsity crew. There
are several boatloads of freshmen
trying for the first freshman eight
and so unvaryingly excellent is the
material that as yet it has been i'm
possible TO organize anything more
than a tentative crew.
One wonders whether or not it is
Red Oranges money that is behind
the project TO establish a pro foot
bail club at the American League
Park in New York as a rival TO the
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Totals. =. 8 723 Totals.

Totals. % Totals, To "
Foul shots attempted-Radice McAllister
90. Hogarth t5l. Crouch. Moser. Swift.
Elliott Personal fouls called-Eastern 81 .
Central 81. Referee-Nr. Deerinz. Umpire
Mr.. Fitzgerald.
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Lineup and Summaries.
Totals. 8 9 20 Totals. -. Z

IUIdIs. = - IUFdIs' 4 70
Foul shots attempted-Jones. Ferguson
t2I. Davis t2), Evans az. Councllor u
werber a.. Arts. Referee-Mr. Fitzgerald.
Umpire-Mr. Deering.
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W 1oe1s Clash Tomorrow Washington Rare Sport Position
ALOYSIUS PLANNING
TO HAVE RELAY FOUR

Dan Hassett, chairman Of the track
committee of the Aloysius Club, is
hoping to form q crack relay quartet
to take part in the Johns Hopkins
games on February 81.
Prospective members of the team
are Dick White, Reds Moreland. Ches-
ter Peake and Andy Andrews.
These runners and any others who
might be interested in competing in
the games are requested to get in
touch with HasSett at the AloysiuS
Club tomorrow night at $50.
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Eastern. Western and Business are

TdSttTH, VtSI6III bUSIIItNS dI
scheduled to play on their home floors
tomorrow afternoon. The Lincoln
Parkers take on the st. Adams five
in a game postponed from an earlier
date, the Georgetowners entertain
the freshmen tossers of Catholic Uni
versity and the Stenographers play
hosts to the Georgetown University
freshmen.
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This can be used as a counter when
your opponent leads with a straight
left Just slip to the right. slightly
bending both knees and uppercut to
jaw or chin.
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- Tbe Gbening 5tar
~ Conducted by ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN
Conducted by ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN

quite proper. You bend slightly and
drive the right hand up to your OPP
ponent's body or chin with the palm
Of your hand facing you at the time of
landing
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California Eight Good.

One wonders whether or not it is
Red Oranges money that is behind
the project TO establish a pro foot
bail club at the American League
Park in New York as a rival to the
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Georgetown Prep tossers yesterday
handed a setback to Dewitt Prep in
the last quarter of a game played at
Garrett Park, 81 to %. The count
was deadlocked at 20 all at the three
quarter mark.
University of Maryland freshmen
took the measure of Calvert Hall of
Baltimore, % to %.
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Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-05-16

ways and means Of handling Con-
gress-in those days, as in these, oc-
caSionally a job and q half for the
man in the White House.
Thus the battle of bathing clothes
has ragged on the Potomac since 1t
has served the Nations Capital. But,
even in the case of the small boy,
this type of bathing nowadays is
JOY of the past on the Potomac, at
least as a part Of the program Tor
Decoration day.
Everywhere devotees of aquatic
activities are getting ready for the
season. Alongside spacious yachts In
dry dock, for the purpose Of apply
ing fresh paint, canoeists have placed
their craft. Owners of larger boats,
many OF the sea-going variety, are
seen inspecting their craft for any
needed repairs. Other captains OF
these palatial pleasure boats are di-
recting carpentry crews in putting
on new keel, laying a new floor, or
otherwise improving their representa-
tive in the great Potomac fleet.
Despite the backward weather this
year, hundreds of boatmen already
have their craft in ship shape. Trial
voyages have been made in many
cases and defects in the engines cor
rected.
Renovation is in evidence at many
of the club quarters and lighthouses.
Apparently, taking a tip from pre-
dictions advanced by river men of
long experience in annals of the Po-
tomac, to the effect that all records
for the number of water sports en-
thusiasts will be shattered this sea-
son, some of the lighthouses are
building additions to the already
stable quarters.
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orally 1t Is a debatable question, there
being no regulation now such as eX-
listed until two years ago, when Wash
ington possessed q supervised bathing
reservation.
The small boy has always managed
to solve the problem when, he could
escape the vigilant eye of the harbor
police and others who combine to
make a boys life just as tame as an
adults, at least in the opinion of the
youngsters themselves. He--afore-
said small boy-discards his garments
in true ole swimmin' hole style, and
plunges right in.
If legend speaks truly, the small
boy has distinguished company in his
desire to dispose OF the bathing suit
question when he enters the Potomac
For it is said--although not in any of
the Donderous history books that deal
so much in stupid figures and leave
out such vitally important facts as
what Pocahontas said to Capt. John
Smith when she lifted his head off the
, block; or what Mary Ball said to
George Washington when he returned
home and reported that he. had
thrown a perfectly good dollar across
the aforementioned Potomac--that
one John Quincy Adams, President of
the United States in the early days of
the Republic, disported himself at sun.
rise daily in. the yellow waters Of the
Potomac.
He got up at dawn in order to
! have the Potomac to himself, so the
story goes, not deeming 1t particu-
larly appropriate for the populace to
form gallery in those simpler and
less formal days while the Chief
Magistrate dived. trod water and
fioated luxuriously as he planned
Evening star., 1926-05-16

canoeing, the boys experience much
difficulty in holding their own in COM
petition with the girls, it seems.
This contention seems to be substan-
tiated in at least one case of record.
The Capital Athletic Club, an organi-
zation composed entirely of girls. re-
Gently added rowing to it's list of
sports. Members of the crew take
spins daily in the clubs new eight
cared shell. They have been training
for nearly two weeks now, and their
coach speaks highly of the form dis
played The crew is complete with
use Of a megaphone as a handicap In
shouting orders to her "men."
The sterling eight of the Capital
Athletic Club can be seen in action
between the Key Bridge and the
It's true they don't take long sweep
ing pulls such as their. brethern do
but the stroke executes snappy dip
which keeps the little she'll gliding
through the water at a dizzy clip
The crew, to a man, is putting In
strenuous work and it expects to be
ready to enter one of the women's
regattas this Summer. 1t Is said to
be the first eight.oared crew made UP
of women to represent a Washington
club. Another distinction cherished
by the eight is far more important
1t is affectionately referred to as the
pride of the Potomac River. But, how
could it be otherwise?
The Potomac Boat Club, mainstay
of the Potomac at Georgetown, has
two crews pulling up and down the
river every evening from 6 O'Clock
on. Several scullers are working out
too. This club has won many honors
in congestion since its inception. It's
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dian canoes were padded through its
turbulent currents by members of the
Patawomeck Tribe, a powerful band
of aborigines on it's shores.
Here the early Americans fished
and engaged in the tribal aquatic
SportS-canoe racing, swimming, falls
shooting. ..-.
Fame in the world of aquatic events
has come to the Potomac in recent
years as result of stellar perform
ances of individuals and boat-racinG
crews wearing the colors of the dis
tinguished swimming and boating
clubs holding forth on the river banks
from below Great Falls to Hams
Point. Preparations being made at
present by the clubs along the Po-
tomac indicate a banner year for
water sports here. Considerable i'm
petus is given the program through
the cooperation of the city officials.
The Government part consists OF
dredging the river bed and generally
improving the sanitary conditions OF
the Potomac.
Decoration day is the customary
formal opening date for the water
snorts sea son on the Potomac. In ad'
dition to the annual canoe regatta.
which is held above TIL Key Memorial
Bridge, hundreds of canoes, motor
boats, fishing craft and pretentious
Yachts are certain to present the
usual picturesque scene in the Poto.
mac River on May 80. Hundreds of
swimmers boys and girls, young and
old. In brilliantly colored bathing
suits, will splash into the refreshing
waters, making the ceremonies COM
plete.
ANY mention of swimming In the
Potomac brings up the question
of suitable bathing costumes. Gen