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The Washington times., 1926-10-14
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M EMORIAL TO
SON GIVEN TO
CHAPEL
Cross Concentrating
Calvin Coolidge, Jr., on
Altar at Mercersburg

Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Strawn. of
Chicago, who have been guests of
the President and Mrs. Coolidge,
will leave Washington this even
ing.
Mrs. Coolidge returned last eve
ming from Mercersourg, Pa. where
she went for the dedication of the
chapel at Mercersburg Academy.
The Rev. Dir. Jason Noble
Pierce. pastor of the Presidents
church. made AN address at the
ceremonies.
As Il memorial TO their son. Cal.
vim Coolidge, j., President and Mrs.
Coolidge gave the cross for the
altar in the new chapel, in prepare.
ton for the building of which Mrs.
Coolidge had turned a shovelful of
earth and the corner stone of which
she had laid when her elder son
John Coolidge, was "a senior at the
school.
The building contains many
memorials in glass. silver. stone
and wood. Among the gifts are:
The professional cross. gift Of Gov.
Clifford Pinchot OF Pennsylvania
the entrance doorway. gift of
former Governor and Mrs. Spr, !
of Pennsylvania; the professional
flag. the gift of former Gov. E. s.
Stewart, of Pennsylvania: the Gre
dence table. the gift of Maj. Gen
and Mrs. John Lejeune, of the
Marine Corps.
X X X
Miss Mural Bliss. of Boston.
will spend the season with her
uncle and aunt, Brig. Gen and Mrs.
Thomas Q. Ashburn. The latter
have arranged a tea dance for No-
vember 10 at Washington Barracks
to introduce Miss Bliss.
X 4
Mrs. Chauncey c. Williams is In
New York and Is staying at the
Weylin Hotel.
A card party will be given under
the auspices of the Ruth Club on
Wednesday evening. October 20,
at the Roof Temple, 419 Seventh
st. Mrs. Bertha NJ. Nichols is
chairman of the committee of ar
ranppmanfS
The Washington times., 1926-10-14
HARP IN HISTORY BY
KATHARINE RIGGS

The fascinating story of the harp,
it's origin and antiquity, it's place
in history and legend, even its SO
little understood mechanics" Will
be told by Katherine Riggs during
the present season in a number of
intimate recitaI-talks. which she will
call THE Romance of the Harm"
The Washington times., 1926-10-14
NAVAL OFFICER TO
COMMAND IN EUROPE

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Guy Bur
rage and their daughter, Miss Char
iotte Burrage. will sail on Monday
Tor Europe, where Admiral Burrage
will go to serve as commander Of
the United States naval forces III
European waters. His cruiser will
be the u. S. S. Memphis and he
will probably be on duty two years
For this service he has been given
the rank of vice admiral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
LOCAL SCHOOL FIVESA
GETTING MUCH ACTION

st. Johns and Gonzaga basket ball
lives are scheduled for home games TO
morrow with Tech and Loyola, rel
spectively, while Central's tossers get
action at Alexandria in a clash with
Episcopal High.
The Tech uuint, slated for its Iaet
scholastic series game today with
Business, probably will go out Of
training after tomorrow's tilt at ST
Johns gymnasium. There is Il pos
slbility that postponed game with
the Catholic University freshmen
will be played of during the week.
but no arrangements have yet been
made for the encounter.
Gonzaga bAsketers entertain the
Loyola quint of Baltimore in the fri
match of three arranged for them
during the week Thursday the
Purple five goes to Alexandria. to meet
the st. Mary ; Celtics and SATURDAY.
they again invade the Virginia town
TO tackle Alexandria High
The main game of tOday's twin bill
at the Arcade brings Central and
Eastern together for the second time
victory for Central will give the
Blue and White quint the title for
second year, while win for Eastern
Will tie up first honors and probably
necessitate n play-off.
College freshmen yesterday handel
setbackS to two local school quintS.
Georgetown yearlings won their
second verdict over Western by a
score of q to 81, while the Catholic
University frosh took Dewitt Prep to
camp second time, % 10 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

The pledges continue flowing in.
due in "A measure to the practice of
many outside organizations of joining
in groups. Three new members Of
the Penrose Junior A. G. of Arlington
were added TO the club roster today.
The certificates and buttons are be-
ing distributed as rapidly as the facil
tiles will permit. and ii is but u mat
ter of a few days until every member
tons are making their appearance on
the street. adjoining the coat lapels
Of members.
We have some more basket ball
today and also the announcement OF
another little contest to he held Sat
urday. The formal announcements
will not be made until Friday, when
the whole thing will be threshed out
1t is hoped as many members of the
club as can possibly arrange il take
part. It's just little fun backed by
the spirit Of competition.
Spike Webb will have another box
ing lesson tomorrow. These boxing
lessons are getting more advanced all
the time, and the boy who has been
paying attention and practicing the
movements and continues to is bound
to have "a fairly good knowledge of
the game. These lessons are really
boy harbors, perhaps secretly. an in
bred desire to be able to box a little
It's natural.
A list OF new applicants for mem
bership follows:
Herbert Edgar Childs. ABS Walker
avenue. Greensboro, y. c.: Charles c.
Holt, 500 South Edgeworth street.
Greensboro, n. c.: Samuel Mendel, Ar
lington, Va; ]. NJ. Heishman, Claren-
don, Va; TroXell Simonton, Airing
ton, Va; Wendell j. Blaibiock, $500
Carolina place; Erich Steiner. 3S43
Twenty-ninth street, Mount Rainier,
Md.
John T. Mcknight. 50 Eastern ave
nue., Takoma Park. Md: Albert Muir
ray, 206 Tenth street southeast: Evans
Bradley, 429 Tenth street northeast:
Pearson Dronenburg, 736 Sixth street
northeast: Henry Martin. West Falls
Church. Va; c. w. Boynton, 23o Ken
lucky avenue southeast.
Theodore Langley. 1873 California
street: Vincent Edgar Austin, 1925
Good Hope road southeast; Charles e.
Armstrong. 1897 Florida avenue; Fran.
els Gibson. 1908 Seventeenth street
southeast; Donald Wildman, Box "a.
Fort Myer, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
RADICE WILL PLAY
WITH EAGLES FIVE

Provided the high school basket ball
series reaches its conclusion today the
Anacostia Eagles, District senior
champions, will add another star to
their roster in the person of Julie
Radice, Eastern forward and one of
the top scorers for the 1926 title
games.
The Eagles already have obtained
the services of George Madigan, East
ern center. who completed his high
school athletic career at the end of
last semester, while Ralph Bonnie and
Bert Thompson, Eastern performers of
other years, also are regulars with the
Bird five.
Tomorrow the Eagles take on the
=. j. Meeks quint in the main attrac-
ton of a twin bill at Congress
Heights Auditorium. Hartfords and
Eagle Props play in the preliminary at
o'clock
Friday night a benefit dance will be
held at the auditorium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

Maryland, which slumped last week
and lost to Stevens and Virginia for
the only two defeats it has suffered in
starts, confidently expects to be
back in it's stride tonight and is sure
It will give the Tarheels battle and
IS hopeful of handing them Il trim
ming
Will Play Preliminary.
There will be a preliminary game at
College Park, the Old Line warnings.
an exceptionally strong outfit, meeting
calvert Hall, one of Baltimore's best
scholastic quintS. in a contest start
ing at o'clock. The big game Will
get underway an hour later.
North Carolina will be playing its
fifth game of a trip when il meets
Maryland. The Tarheels started out
by trimming Virginia and Catholic
University last Thursday and Friday
nights, respectively, and then lost TO
Navy on Saturday in a game requir-
ing two extra periods. and last night
bowed to Harvard in a contest that
also went overtime.
Unless the Tarheels saved them
selves" in last nights contest, the
-icge OF successive battles in which
ne Carolinians have taken part
should greatly help Maryland S
chances. 1t is asking a whole lot of
team to send il against such pow
crful opposition in such quick order.
However, the Tarheels trip will not
lie completed here, for they play Nir-
einia Military Institute and Washing
ron and Lee and Lexington. Va. to-
morrow and Thursday before hiking
Lack to Chapel Hill. Then the team
gets only one days rest before taking
ION the University of Florida five.
Cobb of the Tarheeis is rated as
the best forward in the South. the
best basket ball player for that mat
Jer, and he will be the one whom
Maryland and the spectators will give
lot of attention.
West Virginia. which has made a
good record against strong opposition.
took the mea Sure of Washington and
Lee last night at Charleston, w. Va.
40 to 81, in a contest that started
five-game trip. The Mountaineers
will play Navy tomorrow, rest on
Thursday for a clash with Maryland
at College Park Friday and then
come into town TO battle Catholic
University Saturday.
Davis Elkins, which was supposed
to play Catholic University here to-
night. has cancelled the game, send
ing word late yesterday that it would
he unable to continue its trip The
uuint was given a iS-to-23 trimming
by Fordham in New York last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
EPIPHANY JUNIORS
TOPPLE KANAWHAS

The Fpiphany Juniors called n halt
on the winning streak of the kanah-
was last night in the preliminary to
he Rrooklyn-PalaCe clash on the Ar
cade basket ball court.
Ry winning the tilt. "a TO l6, the
Junior champions handed the Indians
their first setback in "a starts and
brought their own record of consecu-
tive wins to %.
Hayes nd Braddock were the often
Eive stars for the winners. getting
7 and points, respectively.
General Accountants OF the Post
Office League trimmed the Mailing
Division five. 80 to "a.
Fort Washington basketers, sharing
the lead In the District Service League
With Fort Humphreys. are scheduled
FOR series game tomorrow night at
Fort Myer.
Old Dominion Boat Club passers of
Alexandria invade Calvary gymna-
sum Thursday night. Saturday the
Calvary Regulars will entertain Bliss
Electrical School. while the reserves
uuint tackles the Montrose five. The
reserves also are scheduled for action
tomorrow with the Chevy Chase team
at Central High court.
Aloysius courtmen are booked to
entertain the Phantom Five tonight
following a game between the Aloysius
seniors and some. team yet to be
named Last night the Phantoms were
handed an upset. II to 9, by the
RoamerS.
Central High Lightweights humbled
the Kennedy Juniors, q to 7.
Peck Memorial basketers took the
short end of a 26-to-13 count in n
game with the Company F Reserves
at Hyattsville.
Teams wishing to play the Boys
Club Rangers and Senators in the
Boys Club gym should communicate
with G. NJ. Eyre at Main 1894. The
Rangers handed a setback to the Mon
rose five, 81 to "a.
Les Amis Outclassed the ST. Jo-
seph's quint, 20 to Il.
Meridian Midgets bowed to the De
Luxe five, 80 to 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
PALACE NOW READY
TO TAKE SHORT TRIP

Washington Palace Club tossers will
be in high spirits when they leave to-
morrow for short Western trip prior
TO their home game next Sunday with
the Fort Wayne knights OF Columbus
five.
Last night at the Arcade the locals
humbled Brooklyn for the third time
this season by taking their first start
IN the second half series Of the Amer
lean Basket Ball League schedule.
The count stood % to "a, Washington
coming from behind in the second half
to get the verdict
Willie GlascOe and Bob Grody were
high scorers for the winning quint, the
former connecting for pair Of court
goals and a quartet Of free losses and
the latter getting two Of each. Conaty
was best for Brooklyn with Z points.
Washington plays at Fort Wayne
tomorrow night, and on Thursday in
vades the home court Of the Chicago
Bruins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
BASKET BALL GAMES.

At Charleston, W. Va.-West Vir-
ginia. 40; Washington and Lee. 81.
AT Observation-Disclosures 40: North
Carolina, 81 extra period.
NJ New Aork-FOrtlham, IL: Davis
EIliinS, %
At Ann Arbor-Nlicllisan, SO; Mime
sofa. 22
At Observation-Disclosures L., "A;
Missouri, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
II AWARDED SOCCER
INSIGNIA AT LANGLEY

Soccer awards have been made to
five veteran members of the Langley
Junior High squad and u hooters who
saw action for the first time during
the recent junior high series,
Certificates were presented to the
following players, who have carried
langley colors for two seasons: Capt.
John Washington, Aubrey Martin,
Roy Good, LaVere kopp and Reuben
Moore.
The school letter and a certificate
went to the following: Edison Romig,
James Topham. Thomas Leonard,
Mario Jultano, Nell Ryan. William
Griffin. John Fish. Earnest Auguster-
fer, Thomas Berry. Frank Flanagan,
Henry HALEY and Max BasSin
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lie Q1is Visit Tonight College Base Ball Nov Big Liability

Illinois the game earned more than
$1,000 and cost Sl3,283.09.
This is a most satisfactory showing
and is duplicated throughout the con-
ference.
In the current season. in which
Wisconsin Is momentarily on top.
enormous crowds have attended the
games of the conference and non
conference teams. and some extremely
interesting figures will be available
when the season ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

Last week the juniors defeated the
seniors, 80 to 81. Both the sophomores
and the juniors have won two games
;lnd lost one. The seniors have one
victory and one loss. If they win
from the freshmen next week in the
sixth and last game of the series, a
triple tie will exist and the winner
will be determined by adding the
total points scored by each team on
the schedule. The team with the
highest point total will be declared
the victor.
Opening the interclass basket ball
series at the University of Maryland
last night, the juniors and freshmen
triumphed, the former overwhelming
the seniors, Al to 2. and the latter
winning over the sophomores, % to
II.
The junior team won the cup last
year as sophomoreS. and has all of
its old members back with one ex-
ception Anna De Ran, formerly
center on The Wilson Normal team.
is the new member of sthe squad and
from her performance last night
promises to be a valuable addition.
Maxine Heiss was high scorer for
the juniors with % points. Elizabeth
Taylor collected Is tallies.
The junior squad consisted OF El1z-
abeth Taylor and Maxine Heiss. for
wards; Anna De Ran. center: Grace
Ripple, side center; Louise Harbaugh
and Olive Settler. guards.
The seniors were represented by
Irene Meade and Peggy Wolf, for
wards; Betty Ames. center: Dorothy
Young. side center; Phyllis Young
and Jean Clement, guards.
The freshman team hoped off for
q long lead in the opening quarter
which the sophomores were unable
to overcome. although they pulled UP
to within three points of the leaders
before the final whistle blew. Eliza
beth Corkins, former Eastern High
School girl, proved to be the back
bone of the freshman combination by
her splendid work in the center field
Irene Tippet scored p points for the
victors.
The Misses Tippet. Norwood. Cor
kins, Atkinson, McMininy and Powell
formed the freshman squad. Sopho.
mores were the Misses Gunby. How
ard, Bodbold, York, Wolf and Phillips
Good Shepherd Church tossers nosed
out the Calvary SeXtet in one of the
fastest games ever played in the
Recreation League circuit last night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
TARHEELS AT MARYLAND
FOR BANNER ATTRACTION
Old Liners Hope to Halt Southern Championships
Virginia Picked TO Beat George Washington
Tossers in Other Struggle

ORT H CAROINAS
invade Richie College Park tonight tackle the
Maryland which has taking the
that
viii be held OF
There also will be West
Washington However the Noun
CURED to have d good the locals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
A MOTHER sports carnival is

A MOTHER sports carnival is
II scheduled for The Evening
4 Star Boys Club the coming
Saturday. You'll get full details Fri
day afternoon. In the meantime
start polishing up on all angles OF
the basket ball game. And round up
the crowd and pick out the scene OF
the festivities. Four or five boys
can stage a carnival of their own
or you can have so in on the party.
THEY'LL be held all over the city.
If you can make arrangements tor
"a basket ball floor for any hour sat
urday morning or afternoon, do it now
If you can't get Il regular floor do the
best you can in any big vacant room
or on an outdoors court if the weather
permits. Get ready for it and watch
for more details Friday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

The answer, of course, is the great
public interest in professional base
ball. wherein the game is better
played and intercity partisanship is
keen.
Fred Moore, Harvard's graduate
treasurer, says that even Harvard
graduates patroniZe the big league
clubs in Boston to the exclusion of
games played on Soldiers Field by
the university niEe.
Games against Princeton and Yale
draw well, but otherwise attendance
he says, is to be counted in the
hundreds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

10y, aid II SII1IlIdT COndlIIONs eXlSt
Il is, indeed. i'll a bad way.
George Little, director of athletics
at the University of Wisconsin, who
has done so much to revive interest
In general in athletics at Madison, is
taking hold of base ball with his
characteristic vigor.
He has secured Ray Schalk, Chi
Cages veteran catcher, to coach the
diamond candidates. and this natural
ly has resulted in d big turnout of
students who wish to work under this
famous star.
Basket ball in the Middle West is as
suming a great significance as an
Garner. In the past fiscal year at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
Tbe Gbening &tar
BOYS CLUB
Conducted by ROBERT c. MCCLELLAN

as another? Well. it isn't, and the
diagram proves the point.
Whine you arch your shot-sdy.
three or four feet higher than the
basket. from q distance of 20 feet
alCdy-you get the result Oftener than
1rfth bee lire shot. The drched shot
drops into a fun circle: the bee line
has an oral space to make. A lot OF
boys have been held back in basket
ball because they used the bee line
shot. Thep neper become stars until
they cast it off and get the kndck of
Giro nninU" II IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

Get ready for the contest Saturday,
boys It'll be lots of fun. Basket ball
will soon be over, 50 lets get as much
of il as we can while it's here. To-
morrow We'll have Spike Webb back
again. with some new boxing stunts.
Ii YOU want some real boxing lessons
keep practicing what Coach Webb tells
vOll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

Some forwards are so intent upon
getting away from their opponent
guard that they work so far away
cover the guard should the tip-off go
to him. Furthermore, the guard, see
ing their purpose. can cover them.
The way for the forward to free
himself of the guard is to keep work
ing toward him until the right mo-
ment arrives. Then he cuts rapidly
in the direction he wishes to take
and leaves the guard flat-footed. In
the upper illustration the forward,
in striped jersey. is in position to
feint and break clear Of his guard.
The same forward in the lower IL
lustration is too far away from his
guard The latter can easily cover
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

Elsewhere on this page viii be
found an application for membership.
Fill it in today and mail ii, addressed:
Chief, Boys Club. The Evening Star,
Washington, d. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
Tu0 North Car0Iinians Join
The Evening Star Boys Club

IllH the pledges Greensboro
wv made evident that the fame The
spreading South Our Caroinian
Edgar Chld and Charles Carl Holt The
clipping Club articles for some time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
WOMEN in SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

HIGH SCHOOL sophomore
hard-ough battle which both
frequently. The final 3 o
l Lily
Genda fough capaned the junior composed OF Wihemna
GUIDE Miss Hough forward field Eshmann
Martha Williams idecene Grace Moomaw, Helen
ie1 puardS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
MORGAN QUINT WINS.

Morgan College basketers of Balti-
more swamped the Carlisle quint last
night at Twelfth street y. NJ. G. A,
81 to II. Lanky Jones accounted for
Y of the winners points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
TELLING ILLUSTRATION
IS OFFERED BY ILLINOIS
Nearly $4,000 Lost During Season, Although Team
Is One of Best in Counry-Fans Preferred
to See Professional Clubs Play
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EW YORK February eln the annual by the
University OF Illinois, athletic
ball S in Colleges
this annually high class and Lund
the best and inspiring teachers the
would
of
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tremendous discrepancy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

claiming the victory by a point mar
gin. "a to %.
The half closed with Good Shep-
herd leading, Is to 8, but in the next
session Calvary evened the count at
1t-l5. Miss Smith of Good Shepherd
and Miss Joiiff of Calvary waged a
goal-throwing duel throughout the
in rapid succession. The final thrill
of the game came just as the whistle
was blown. when the bali dropped
through Calvary's basket for a goal.
which would have tied the score had
1t not been ruled a one-pointer.
The teams were lined up as follows:
Good Shepherd-Smith and Bayliss.
forwards: Hawkins. center; Flournoy.
side center; Payne and Courtney.
guards.
Calvary-Randall and Joliff. for
wards; Millhalland. center: F. Gordon,
side center: Gibson and Kimbell,
guards.
Comets defeated Acacia Athletic
| Club. 81 TO 10. in Il Nomen's Council
League game last night played on
the Business High School floor. Miss
Mahon accounted for the majority of
goals scored by the victors. Miss
Rees and Miss Hesse figured in the
outstanding plays of the Acacias.
Women's Council Basket Ball League
| will hold a special meeting Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 at the Marjorie
Webster School. Massachusetts, ave.
nue. and Fourteenth street
George Washington and Wilson
Normal School sextets will meet mex.
| Wednesday, February IT, instead of
tomorrow night, as originally SEIZED
uled, according to an announcement
made by the managers TODAY.
Princess Athletic Club, Recreation
| League tossers, will play Bethany to
night at Wilson Normal School, and
the Strayer's Business College team
will meet the Princess Council sexte,
on the same floor.
Comet-Anacostia A. c. game. which
| was scheduled for tomorrow night
has been postponed to a later date
according to Margaret Craig, director
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
Arch Your Shots.

What sort of shots are you making
bee line shots 81 arch shots? Bee
line shots for the basket are all wrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09
Stunt-Jump Foot.

Here's stunt that may be hard TO
do, but is worth learning. Place one
foot against Il flat wall and jump over
1t with the other foot. without moving
the first foot. Don't place any weight
on the foot against the wall or you
will fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

In Australia every schoolboy is
taught to swim before he takes up
any other branch Of sport,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

Comet Anacostia A. C.. game. which
was scheduled for tomorrow night,
has been postponed to a later date,
according to Margaret Craig, director
Of the Comet squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-09

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