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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

JEFFERSON will meet Langley in the
final game of the block ball schedule
Should Jefferson tossers win, the
championship would be theirs. as the
only unbeaten team in the league.
Should Langley win. however. a triple
tie for the title will exist among JEFF
ferson. Hine and Langley, each with
one loss.
jefferson and Langley have hattled
twice To standStill in an effort to
decide the ritle. The first encounter
ended II To l3. The second meeting
resulted s To s. Each team is deter
mined To break the ''jirx'' when the
third game is called. The date has
not been set, but it will probably be
this week
turtis-Hyde will meet Corcoran. as
announced yesterday, in the final
fracas of the Georgetown Dodge Ball
League.
Club basketers will be busy this
week. Tonight the Washington Ath-
ietc club Council team and the Cal.
vary Baptist tossers will clash in the
iatters Eymna SUM at O'Clock.
Washington Women's Athletic Conn
Gil members will meet tomorrow night
at O'Clock in the chapel of the Mar
lorle Webster School, at Fourteenth
Street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest, to complete the schedule
for the season.
Inc opening games of the Washing
ton recreation League loop are sched.
uled for tomorrow night. Bethany
meets Mount Vernon in the Central
Hlsh School gymnasium and Capitol
Athletic Club opposes the Good Shep-
nerd seXtet on the Wilson Normal
School floor.
In addition to games scheduled
practice periods will be held tomorrow
evening by the Woodlothians and the
Princess Athletic Club The former
team will hold its workout at Q
o'clock in the Central Gymnasium and
the latter will practice at Wilson Nor
NAL following the scheduled game.
Washington Athletic Club members
are reminded that their swimming pc.
ROD In the Y. NJ. c. A. pool on Wed
nesdaE night has been discontinued.
capitol Athletic Club mermaids and a
group from the Metropolitan A. c. will
meet as usual in the pool. however.
The Capitolites will swim at $40 and
the Nets will enter the tank at $40.
Sioux Athletic Club tossers will en-.
counter the Company F Auxiliary
team Wednesday evening at o'clock
IN the Wilson Normal gymnasium in
the only Recreation League game
scheduled for that night.
Thursday evening the Washington
A. c. and Metropolitan A C. sextets
Will clash at Eastern High School
gymnasium at Q o'clock Friday a
double-header will be staged Interior
VIII oppose the Woodlothians in the
armorN. at o'clock and Calvary will
meet the, Princess A. c. in the for
mer's gymnasium at 9 o'clock.
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WILSON WILL PLAY
ON PRO COAST TEAM

Los ANGELES. January (P).-
George Wilson. all-AmeriSan halfback
of the. University of Washington. will
sign contract to play with the Los
Angeles Tigers. professional foot ball
team. which will oppose Harold Ged)
Oranges Chicago Bears here January
16.
Herbert Scoop Toole of the Everett
(Wash.) News said here Wilson had
authorized him to act as his spokes-
man.
Wilson also will play against
Grange's steam in San Francisco and
proSab bly, in Seattle or Tacoma, Toole
said.
Toole quoted Wilson as saying that
after several days of consideration he
had decided to sign with the Los An
geles professional eleven primarily be-
cause of the opportunity it afforded
him to oppose Grange, whom he looks
upon as the greatest and most sensa-
tional player the game has ever pro-
duced.
Formation of the Los Angeles Tigers
through the signing of Is California
PLAYERS, including Harry Shipkey,
former Stanford University star, has
been announced.
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FOOT BALL is @. K.
SAYS HEAD OF W. & ].
BY tho Associated Press

\
PITTSRJRCH. January 4.-Presi-
don't :. \ Baker Of Wa ShinGton a nd
jefferson College thinks that profess
sional foot hall is not \ menace to
college foot hall but that the worst
enemies Of tho college game are its
friends.
He made the statement in response
10 a query sent to \ number Of col
lego presidents by the Ga zette-Times.
and added that the friends Of the
sport Have dealt il some staggering
blows in the Tece Mt M st
Spea king of the star PLAYERS. the
educator said the good ~ had inf1u-
ence of such a man on squad de
pended largely upon tho player him
self
individual PLAYERS are overempha-
sized President Baker said. and
the pitia bic part is those of us who
are old enough to know better have
not sensed the danger. Individualism
in foot ball is almost impossible. the
hero NOT being able 10 do much
without the assistance of his team
ma tes.''
DR.. Baker said he believes the sea
son and pFact;-s sessions are too long,
hit that campus hysteria" is de-
clininE.
lie believes the correction Of these
evils lies in the hands of coaches.
managers and college administrators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
WALFORDS MAINTAIN
SOCCER LEAGUE LEAD

Although scored on for the first
time since the start Of the league
series, the Walford soccer club main
tanned its place at the top Of the
Washington League standings yes
terday when 1t turned in its fifth
straight victory by trouncing the
Monroe eleven, 5 to l.
The German American team con-
tinued in the runner-up position by
nosing out Fort Myer, to o, while
the British Embassy hooters broke
into the won column with 4 5-to-1
triumph over the German American
Reserves
The Monroe youngsters spoiled the
defensive record Of the Walford
eleven with a penalty kick Earl
Clark scored the counter in the open
ing half. The ultimate winners were
held scoreless until after the inter-
mission.
Yesterdays games marked the end
OF the first series. The league cham
p!onshlp is awarded on points, a win
counting two points and a tie game
one. Standing of the teams.
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Letters accompanying many of the
pledges sent by applicants TO The Eve
ming Star Boys Club have stated that
the sender never had taken part in
/ athletics but was anxious TO do so.
II is possible that these boys. who
are making their first venture in the
athletic world. are more fortunate
than those who have competed before
OF course. the boy who has played
games has received the benefit of the
exercise. but usually the boy starts
out in poor form when not directed
by IN experienced person.
Members of the club will start right
under the instruction of some Of the
most famous coaches and physical
trainers in the country and il the in
stfuctions are followed carefully every
game played hy the boy will he con
duCiVe 10 good health and strong
bodies
Applications are coming in by scores
and although the club officially started
today. boys may join At any time.
Pledges today were received from the
following:
Robert FERGUSON. 516l2 Second
street southeast: Joel Bass 1851 II
street northeast; William Ereen, Ana
costa Station u. G.. Louis Breen,
! <AilfftSlid NtflipIl, H. -. JtSeDH
Breen. Anacostia Station, u. G: Cor
don Fiddler, Silver Spring. Md; How
ard Gordon, Silver Spring. Md; Allen
7. Russell, jr., Riverdale. Md; James
Iseall. kensinGton. Md; Louis Beall
jr.. kensington, Md; Morris JeweIer.
240o Georgia avenue; Arnold Barnett.
l015 kearney street northeast.
Theodore G. Barnett. 10l5 Kearney
street northeast; Dan Hale, 90 Third
street southeast; Ralph Jones, POS
Hamilton street. Clarendon, Va;
Charles Jones, EOS Hamilton street,
Clarendon, Va: ARA r. Barton. 1882
Connecticut avenue; Harry Chick, jr.,
923 Sixth street southeast; Frank y.
DevereuX, 1928 Taylor street; Robert
Eichiltz. 81 Upshur street Daniel
Furry. % Carroll avenue, Takoma
Park. Md.
Jermiah O'Connor, jr.. 1913 Thirty.
fifth street: Francis J. Healy. ll20 q
street southeast; Milton \. SchelIen.
berg. 1882 Four And One-half street
southwest: Philip Goldman. ll05 Ala.
/ bama avenue southeast: Marvin
Smith. 1903 Alabama avenue south
east: John Mansuy, 622 Ninth street
northeast; Frank l.. Mansuy. GO
Ninth street northeast: Walter r.
Griest. 1921 r street northeast: Archie
Griest. 1921 + Street northeast
Charles r. Thompson, 5203 Fourteenth
street: Chester Cross. ST. Farragut
street.
Robert Maddox, Anacostia, II. G.;
Wilton NJ. kiefer, 246 Maple avenue
Takoma Park: Walter Shea, 900 +
street southwest: Clifford Brown Boar
Sherman avenue; Price Gooch 232 +,
street northeast: William Stanton.
Hyattsville. Md: Wilson Jeffries. 1910
Thirtyfourth street; Eugene Whelan.
302 Seaton place northeast; William
Devine. III Portland street southeast:
Stanley Nesline. 322 G street north.
east: Morton J. Walker 1741 L street
James Kelly, 119 Third street north
east; Russell Sharpe, 5729 Potomac
avenue: Jack Ackland. 1741 Church
street: George Matthews, 81 S street:
William Mills. 500 Sixth street north
east: Frank G.. Orrison, 922 New York
avenue: Edmund Shamleffer. 1921
Fourteenth street northeast; Thomas
Moore. 1922 T street; G. G.. Goodloe,
jr., 1914 S street; Gerard Roche. 1926
Albemarle street; Theodore Ginsburg
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South Earns Place Foot Ball Sun Massey Compst0n Great
TECH HIGH MATCHED
WITH EPIPHANY FIVE

game with the Epiphany Juniors
was added today TO Tech Highs has.
ket ball schedule for the week. The
schoolboy Ave is to meet the fast
church team tomorrow night at 1880
on the Epiphany court.
Techs lineup will include Councillor
and Ciango at forward, Werber at
center, Terneak and Rooms at guard.
Schloss, Theis. SHIELD, Braddock, Nc
Gam and Hayes will perform for the
Juniors, VINO will be attempting, 20
run their winning streak to nine
straight.
Wednesday the Tech passers meet
Dewitt Prep in return game and
Saturday they clash with Eastern in
the opening double-header OF the
scholastic series.
Two local school fives were sched-
uled for games today. Alexandra
High was to pay its first visit to the
District for tilt with Gonzaga, while
Hyattsville High WAS to entertain the
Business FIVE on the Hyattsviile ar
mory floor.
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PALACE ClEVELAND
tilt FOR TOP PLACE

BY trimming the Buffalo Germans
last night at the Arcade. 90 to "a.
Washington's Palace Club chung to
the lead In the American Professional
Basket Ball League race, with Slight
ADVANTAGE over the Cleveland five,
which continued in the runner.up po-
sition by defeating the Detroit entry.
80 TO 20. on the latter's court.
The results of the two games make
II certain that tomorrow's game be
tween the Washington tossers and the
Clevela nders. on the Ohioans' floor. will
be productive of some highclass court
work 1t will be the Rosenblums big
chance TO knock off the leaders and
step into the van as the teams settle
down for the last few weeks of the
flight for the first half championship.
In winning from the Buffalo com
bination the Washington auint set
new league record. Twenty baskets
were scored from scrimmage and 10
shots went through the hoop from the
foul line.
Four Palace players had a hand in
the scoring. Capt. Kennedy leading
with II counters. Saunders getting Il,
Glascoe II and Grody 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
BY Sol Metzger,

Whenever ball is tossed by the
referee between two opponents il is
necessary for each man to place one
hand directly in back of him at about
the center of his waist.
This is done to prevent either play
err from using one hand to push or
shove away his opponent when at
tempting to tap the ball on the jump
Failure to assume this position is Il
technical foul.
The player on the left has taken
the correct position. The player on
the right has taken an illegal posi-
ton. This is a technical foul and in
eXcusable.
We call attention to it because it
occurs all too frequently.
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teams OF other orga nizations after a
player enters conference school.
The players. he said, would be classed
as professionals by the A. A. U. be-
cause they played with professionals
in the presence of the paid coaches
who took part.
Other stars from the Missouri
Valley Conference and from Ea stern
schools may be affected II such a
ruling Is upheld by all the confer
ences. These include Hutchinson of
Nebraska and Sloane Of Drake from
the MISSOURI Valley: Jones of Florida
Reece Of Vanderbilt, Dilweg of Mar
quette, Chase Of Pittsburgh and
Wyckon Of Georgia Tech.
When the team was selected Coach
Ingram picked only players who had
played their last year OF college foot
ball because he feared complications
Some of the foot ball players. how
ever, compete in other college sports
Many who were invited declined in.
vitations because officials of their
schools advised against 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
MEHLH0RN IS WINNER
OF RICH GOLF AWARD

LONG BEACH. Calf. January Lp).
William f. wild BID Mehlhorn of
the Old Colony Club. Chicago. ambled
in winner of the 81. 800 54-hole open
golf tournament here yesterday with
a score Of 215. having played both the
second and third rounds of IS holes
each in par, Il.
He won on the consistency of his
game. showing great steadiness when
others weakened.
Dick Linares. Long Beach profess
sional, who led at the end of the quail
flying round with 20 and broke the
course record with a IS yesterday
morning. blew up in the afternoon in
the final round over the wind-swept
course and took second place with
216
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POSES AS GRID STAR,
FETED, BUT ARRESTED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW HAVEN. COM January a
Mystery aroused here by the an
nOunCement that Eddie Tryon. Col
gate foot ball star. has decided to
turn professional, was cleared up here
today with the arrest OF Jack Weller
of Rensselaer,. y. Y. accused of posing
as Tryon.
Foot hall IA rs were rnystified by the
announcement that the 1925 Colga to
captain planned to participate in 2
professional game at Miami. Fla be-
cause he had declared he would not
turn professional If he were offered
$4,000 game"
Weller as Eddie Tryon. was feted
and entnrt aimed. lie also borrowed
several hundred dollars. il is charged.
to keep him out of some emharra ssinE
situations.
Mrs Trvon. Eddie's mother. heard
the sistemen; that her son was to
become professional and denied il.
Weller is held on a technical charge
of idleneSS
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The particular rule the players
violated. Maj. Griffith said. is one
adopted several years ago when some
college players took part in game
at Ia ylorvilla. Ill. This rule prohibits
any conference player from playing
on team during his vacation IL ad-
mission is charged. :
There is no doubt Mai Griffith
said that this rule was violated in
the charity game at San Francisco.
and that makes any conference men
who took part in 1t ineligible for
further athletic competition.
II do not say the boys are profess
SIGNALS, because the Conference Ath-
letic Association does not try to define
professionalism. However, we have
certain rules and there is no doubt
that at least one of them was VIC.
lated"
He also called attention to rules
prohibiting a conference player from
using his athletic skill for gain, and
another prohibiting competition with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04


Rhyme starred as a shortstop on the
coast, but will be given trial at
second base where Eddie Moore held
forth for a great part of last season.
Waner. who has 400 batting mark.
is expected to he u strong rival of
CLYDE Barnhart for left field.
kremer and Aldridge, who shared
the main pitching burden of the
world series battles, are relied upon to
he even better this year. while Mea-
dows. Yde and Morrison will round
out the list OF veteran mainstays.
Oldham. who pitched the final inning
of the last world series game effec-
lively. may get more work. Sheehan
and Culloton also will be available.
along with the veteran Babe Adams,
for relief tasks.
The Pirates are we'll fortified be-
hind the bat with Earl Smith, Johnny
Gooch and Spencer.
Wright at short and Traynor at
third are expected to display even
greater ability in 1926. The club has
two candidates for first base in George
Grantham. a comparative youpgster.
and Stuffy McInnis. the veteran. whose
steadyinG influence was widely cred
tied with starting the Pirates toward
their world series victory. Grantham
proha bly, will he groomed to do most
Of the work because of his speed and
hitting power. with McInnis available
for left handed pinch hitting emergen-
cies.
In the outfield Xxi Cuyler in right
and Max Carey in center are fixtures.
Jewel Ems. substitute infielder, has
been made a coach. but Mckechnie
has number of capable reserves, IN
cllrding Carson Bigbee, for the out
field and Johnny Rawlings for the in
field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
PIERCE AND PARK VIEW
PLAY FOR SOCCER TITLE

Park View and Pierce soccer elevens
meet at Union Station Plaza tomorrow
a o'clock in the opening contest
of the annual three-game series for
the city championship Of the graded
schools.
The Park View hooters carried of
first honors in the Western division,
while the Pierce kickers took the title
in the Eastern section games. Park
View won the city crown last year
by defeating Blow in the final.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04

The South IS full of wonderful foot
ball playersF In the past the draw
back has been lack of adequate coach
ing. But this is being rectified year
by year. John Heisman at Tech, flung
the gauntlet Of Dixie into the arena
following Dan McGusin at Wander
hilt, who through the years has gal.
lantly borne the standard Of excellent
play and high ideals on the gridiron.
Then came Bill Alexander, Herman
SteEeman. Mike Donohue and Wal.
lace Wade, the last named being one
of the best technical coaches and
greatest inspirers of men in the
country.
In Lirnelight Before.
Georgia Tech invaded the North
this year and gave Penn State a sound
trounCing. In 1924 Georgia PLAYED
Yale so close a game that only
questionable decision deprived her of
victory over the Ellis
As for Alabama this ia not the first
time she has gathered intersectional
laurels. Her defeat OF Pennsylvan mia
at Franklin Field two or three years
ago has not been forgotten either
in Birmingham or in Philadelphia.
Vanderbilt in recent years has tied
Michigan and walloped Minnesota
this beating of the Gophers occurring
in 1924. Tulane defeated Northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
CHARITY GAME MAY CAUSE
TROUBLE FOR GRID STARS
BY the Associated Press.

= HICAGO, January 4Western Conference
members of Navy Bill lnsrams picked
charity in
Diego New Year Big
Mai John l.
Only three conference who still students school
the list alstar They Edwards
Marks Of Indiana While Mai Griffith said he believed all the Western
The will make them ineligible in
u,ndo
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622 Hobart place: James Toomey, 1885
Highland place. William f. Monahan.
1900 Thirteenth street northeast: John
+. Nonahan, 300 Thirteenth street
northeast; Louis r. Silverman, 1889
First street.
Royal kidwell. Arlington. Va: Rob.
ert Kline. Glendale Md; Henry s Coe.
Arlington. Va; Edward Wall 623
South Carolina avenue southeast: Ed
win Bruce, Sl3 Seventh street south
east; Louis L. Selby, Silver Spring. Md
Benny Manchester, 1929 North Capitol
street; kiVa Manchester. 1929 Mort h
street: Samuel Blum, 1926 Seventh
street: Edgar Browning. Silver Spring
Md. Melvin Wesley. Capitol Heights
Md: Francis Hayes 900 First street
William McCloskey. 900 - street north
east. Ernest kidwell. Arlington. Va:
! Ralph N"ff, ) 'oa Douglas street north
east
Elsewhere on this page will he found
q blank application for membership in
The Evening Star BOYS Club. Fin il
out and mail il today. addressed Boys
Club Chief. Evening star. Washing
ton. II. &.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
BY MAI. JOHN l.. GRIFFITH.

In the gymnasium of Northwest
ern University is handsome tablet
with this inscription.
He did his very best.
BOYS there's quite story behind that, A
few years agu brave and athletic youth a
student AT Northwestern. was on the late
shore when a vessel went down IN storm.
He swan out to the grounded shin sixteen
times returning with seventeen persons.
He could do no more He swami his heart
out in rescuinz the seventeen. They took
him away to the hospital ard IN his DYING
moment hr re-ained consciousness long
ENOUGH to whisner this Question:
Did | do my very best!
Notice. boys, he didn't ask il he dbl :, his
best He asL ed: Did | do my very hest
That might well be tho s.ogan for you
fifteen million American hays. WHAT
great country this would be II YOU did your
very best and the other II 800 .0H9 did Their
very hest. 80.
Perhaps FIVE million of the fifteen million
boys of athletic age are interested or active
in athletics But ! believe there are about
ten million who are not. | want to see those
ten million trained in sthletics And that :
why | am gong 10 devote time To YOU bows
through this department in this newspaper
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- Tbe Gbering &tar
n ny CONDUCTED BY RICHARD S. TENNYSON

Had, all the boys of this country been
trained in athletics before the war there
would not nave been so many soldiers re-
fused by the examining boards
Every one of YOU fellows is looking for
ward to the time when YOU VIII I've man
with a mans duties and opportunities You
want to be fit for the task. I
Learn to plav your esmss according to
the rules OF the game of life These rules
are called law. The trained athlete respects
them.
Never he ouItter. The outter ia detested
by his mates.
In athletics learn to do the best YOU know
how--YOfR VERY BEST.
Don't sauesl. Do your hest and then II
hesten take YOUR heating like a man Don
coming and improve to that end.
Respect your rivals 1t II better to lose
honestly than to cheat or he unfair
II YOU not now an athlete nv all
mesns become one. Train To he good ath.
lcte. good sportsman. 10 play fair to give
your very best. to he generous to opponents
30 respect decisions.
Bon 20 Wis fTSsY } H9 3TAAM dR dFTrf N9
NO BOY WHO IS LAZY OR SELFISH. CAN
EVER BF A GREAT ATHLETE.
Come on. YOU of the ten million. let's go
coming. Sign your membership pledge. gel
button and wear II. read The Evening Star
Tomorrow YOU II learn how TO make the
Olympic team and the man who'll tell YOU
Is lawson Robertson. the famous. OLYMPIC
coach
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ANACOSTIA EAGLES WIN
OVER HUMPHREYS FIVE

Opening their schedule Of home
games at Congree Heights Auditori-
um. the Anaccstia Eagles. 150-pound
basket hall champions Of the District,
yesterday handed a trimming to the
Fort Humphreys quint. "a to 81.
Jack Smith and Ralph Bennie. for
mer Eastern High players. were the
leaders of the Eagles attack. Smith
sent the ball through the hoop for a
total Of IA court goals. While Bonnie
contributed to the winners score.