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CENTRAL FIVE NOSED OUT
BY STRAYER'S BASKETERS

Central High basketers, who lost
their first game of the campaign yes
terday to Strayer's Business College
10 to 20, will go to Baltimore tomor'
row to engage Baltimore City Col
lege.
Although bowling to Strayer's. the
Blue and White at least matched
Sanborn's up-and-coming combination
in all departments except shooting.
Passing Of Coggins' men was excel.
lent.
Only one five of the local schoolboy
group was slated for action today.
Gonzaga being down for a go with
Baltimore Poly at Carlin's in the
Maryland city.
Tomorrow Coach Dan Ahearn's
Western High tossers will get their
first test entertaining Woodward
The only other tilt carded for tomor-
row for teams of the scholastic circle
besides the Central Baltimore encoun.
ter Is that bringing together Eastern
and st. Johns on the Johnnies' court.
Guyon's prot ages yesterday pointed
the way to Clover A. c., 27 to 25.
Saturdays card is bare, an engage
ment between st. Johns and Hyatts.
vile High in the Maryland town be.
ing the lone tilt listed. In its first
game yesterday Hyattssiile proved
easy prey to Coach Jerry Parker's
Woodward School boys in a 4s.to.1s
engagement.
Coach G.. w. Wannan will be hard
put to develop q formidable Friends
School five with Capt. Lynn Ander.
son. guard, and Walter Peters. for
ward and manager, the only regulars
at hand from last Winter. However,
. Vannan has a group Of stalwart new
aspirants drilling, including Arm.
strong, Fairbanks, Harden, Phillips,
Carpenter and Caldwell. and may be
able to evolve sturdy team by the
time Friends begins its schedule In
the prep school loop. Wannan's boys
will get their first competition dur
ing the holidays against a combina.
ton of alumni of the school.
Indications are that Dewitt Prep
athletes again will cut quite a swath
in track. Formidable members Of the
Georgetown schoolboys' squad in.
clude Eddie Hoctor, quarter-miler;
Mickey Harris, whose forte Is the
hurdles, bat who also Is a sturdy 440-
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Ube Gbentrrg 5tar
BOYS CLUB


it from z he starts it back dovsn the
lire.
The long pass is executed by bring
ing the bail back of the shoulder on
the palm Of the hand; as 1t is thrown
forward the ball rolls Off the And OF
the fingers. This prevents it, from
curving.
The long pass may also be made from
over the right shoulder with both
hands on the ball. This prevents
curving, but requires a little more
time than the one-hand pass.
The bounce pass Is useful at certain
times. This pass is used to wotk the
ball through a five-man defense. 1t
is executed when the receiver as not
too far away, by bouncing it near the
defensive mans feet and undAr his
arms.
There are other passes yot will
learn Of later, but you have got quite
a job ahead to master these noW.
Next-Play Of the Back Guasd, by
Coach Clarence Abrams Of Withrow
High School, Cincinnati.
Copyright. l926)
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northwestern STAR
JOINS INGRAM TEAM
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 16. - Bob
johnson. tackle at Northwestern Uni.
versity for three years and PLACED on
many All-American teams this year,
has accepted the offer of Navy Bill
Ingram. Annapolis Coach, to play
with the all-star Eastern team
against the all-star Westerners at San
Francisco in charity game on New
Years day.
Johnson is the first big Ten star
to join the Eastern squad.
He has finished his conference foot
bali career. and 50 the post9season
rule in the conference has nos effect
upon his athletic standing.
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'or playing the game themselves

for playing the game themselves
never.
Cricket it will always be! ut is
SLOW" they admit-"but it's
cricket, dontcha know!" Old w.
G. Grace. the Cobb of cricket,
once batted steadily for nearly IA
hours! Imagine that! The batter
does not have to hit at the ball
unless he chooses to, and when he
does he does not have to run un.
less he wants to. AS a result he
stands there for hours and wards
off the ball when 1t comes near
him, while the fielders, who. by
the way are terrible-any small
boy can catch a ball as we'll
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By RIPLEY

stand about with their hands on
their hips and look bored. Once
every three or four hours the
crowd breaks forth in applause
very decorus and dignified-noth.
ing unduly vulgar or boisterous-
static and stereotyped-very prop
er, indeed!
The players throw the ball un-
derhand, like a girl--all except the
bowler" who throws 1t overland
with stiffarm motion, 1t being
against the rule to whip it.
Yet the Notwithstanding the
King and Queen-will sit all day
watching this monotonous mon
strosity of sport.
can't explain 1t.
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yard man: Dick Garrett, former Tech
luminary; Dick Kennedy. high Jump
er: Pat" Moyna, gridiron dependable.
Charles Gogswell, miller; John Carney.
half-miler; Bob Shotter. who runs the
440: Charles Eager, sprinter. and John
McGraw, pole vaulter.
Eddie Hoctor will compete in the
Stuyvesant High meet In New York
City Christmas night in the first ap.
pearance Of the campaign for a Dewitt
athlete.
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bring the right or the left foot for.
ward according to the direction Of the
pass. After a few days Of this sort
Of practice you can move back from
each other and execute the pass by
running back and forth.
In the diagram ! passes to 2.
meets the pass and gives 1t to 3, who
also comes across to meet 2 and gives
it to 4, who passes it to near the
center, etc. After number receives
Evening star., 1926-12-16
FIGHT BAN SUSPENDED.

NEW YORK. December 16 R.-
The ban placed by the New Jersey
boxing authorities a few days ago on
Charley PhiD Rosenberg, world BAN
tamweight champion, has been lifted
to permit him to go through with q
10-round match against Petite Mack at
Jersey City next Monday night.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
"SANDLOT' FIVES OFFER
GOOD BATTLES TONIGHT

While independent basketers and
f1oormen in other loops will be play
ing tonight, teams in the Washing
ton Basket Ball League will rest, to
resume combat tomorrow night on
the Washington Barracks floor with
a brace Of games.
Y. M. C.. A. and Clarendon Baptist
will meet tonight on the "Y" floor at
s o'clock.
The Warwick Props will meet the
st. Joseph's Seniors at the new East
ern High gym at o'clock.
ST. Martins basketers will be host
to the Parkway Motor Co. five in st.
Martins gym.
Columbia A. C. nosed out the Auth
Seniors, % to 10. while Park View
swamped the Elliott A. c., So to %, in
a brace Of Washington Basket Ball
League contests last night on the
barracks floor. Neither team held a
decided advantage in the Columbia
Auths clash, with Ourand and Car
roll Of the ColumbiaS scoring in the
last five minutes Of play to gain the
verdict. Park View was never extend
ed to win from Elliott.
Kanawhas trimmed the Temple
AluiiiiAt 10 " SV, III tAIC OPChiuS Sdiic
last night of the Jewish Community
Center Basket Ball League. Kanawha
won almost as it pleased.
Calvary Nj. e. five overcame an
early lead in their game with st. Mar
tins in the latter's gym last night and
went on to a 20-to-16 victory.
Boys Club Celtics beat the Mount
Rainier Seniors last night, 40 to II.
Tremonts defeated the Yorkes in the
Petworth League last night, "a to %
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Arrow A. G. and American Railway
Express tossers will clash tonight in
the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. at 8 o'clock.
Columbia Midgets trounced the
Boys Club Rangers last night, "a
to %.
Southeast Insects trimmed the Pom.
tiacs last night, II to 10.
Palace f1Oormen will meet the Hy-
attsville Guards tonight at the Hyatts-
Vile Armory.
Woodlothians are seeking a game
for tomorrow night. Call Adams S579.
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- OACH BURTON SHIPLEY'S
University of Maryland baS-

~ OACH BURTON SHIPLEY'S
4 University Of Maryland baS-
keters will make their sea.
~ sons debut tonight, appear
ing against the stalwart
American University combination in
the latter's handsome new 500, 900
gym in an encounter that will mark
dedication of the structure. The en-
gagement, starting at 8 o'clock, will
be preceded by a match beginning at
between Epiphany Roses, South At
lantic 145-pound champions and also
holders of the city senior and Junior
titles. and American University's
Junior team.
The Old Liners. who last Winter
had a great season on the court, are
coming to town expecting a hot argu-
ment from Coach Baillie Springton's
men. The Methodists, after triumph
ing four times In as many starts, are
in the best possible shape" accord
ing to Springston. Maryland. in addi-
ton to not being well advanced in
preparation, will be without the serv-
ices of Ham Adams, first-string Gen.
ter, who has not recovered. from
juries received in the Hopkins foot
ball game. Both the Old Liners and
American will present line-ups en-
bracing a number of tossers who for
merly sparkled in local scholastic or
independent circles.
Capt. Artie Boyd and Walker Hale,
forwards, and Thurston Dean, Jack
Faber and Gilbert Zahn, guards, are
among the local products holding
forth with Maryland. "Blackie''
Banta. guard: Leon Shloss, forward;
Jim Birthright, center, and Bruce
Kessler. guard, are the erstwhile
q al ~ n yHn wit Co
TON" Sawyer make up the Metho.
dist five.
Kessler will be playing against
some Of his old teammates, as he
was a member Of the Old Line
freshman squad last season on which
Dean, Hale and Zahn also performed.
While American will not play again
until next week. when the Methodists
engage George Washington, Maryland
will get action again tomorrow
night, entertaining the sturdy tossers
Of Washington and Lee in Ritchie
Gymnasium at College Park.
The Generals will remain for tilt
with Catholic university at Brook.
land Saturday night that will open
the Cardinals season. This engage
ment, along with contest, also Sat.
urday night, between Gallaudet and
Arnold College of New Haven, Conn.,,
on the Kendall Green floor, will com.
plete the program of the local cole.
giate f1ves for the week. Gallaudet
also will be making it's seasons bow.
Election Of q 1927 foot ball captain
will be among the interesting features
of the banquet to be rendered the
George Washington University grid.
fSanv nxr1 k~
the alumni at the La Fayette Hotel.
Georgetown University Freshman
dribblers are drilling energetically, al.
though they will not play their first
game until January II, when Ameri
can University Freshmen will be en-
countered, In the first of ii games
that have been arranged by Manager
Charles Burns. Coach Bill Doudack' s
Evening star., 1926-12-16

How the English can stand or
sit and watch this thing called
cricket all day long is one of the
worlds mysteries. But they do
and they fight for the opportunity
to do so. Patience and patriotism
are the two necessary virtues.
Patriotism to play 1t, and patience
to watch 1t. For England will be
the last country on earth to adopt
base ball. When McGraw and
others went over with teams Of
ball players the English very
courteously sent out their King
and Queen and politely looked on
for friendship sake and then they
go home and forget it. But as
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FO0TWARMERS FOR GRID
FANS WILL BE PROVIDED

CHICAGO. December 16 @.-
The South Park board, host to the
AEmy.Navy game In the Soldier
Field Stadium, today promised to
install individual fOOtwarmers for
the spectators at q Professional
League foot ball game next Sun.
day for q Christmas charity fund.
The thermometer today ranged
from below to 10 above.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
GRADUATES OF BIG TEN
TO HAVE GOLF COURSE

CHICAGO. December 16 @.-A
golf course for the Big Ten Country
Club, composed Of Western Confer
ence College graduates only. will be
built next Spring on a 135-acre tract
on the northwest border of the city.
The club will include the 400" Of
the Big Ten, as the membership limit
Is fixed at that number.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
BY ROBERT BURGITT.
Coach Of the Famous Grinnell. Iowa. Hig
School

NVdcn u INC campus 1lluucus AUWot 3xkBh
School.
We VIII begin where we left OF yes
terday on the short pass. Practice
this short pass by placing eight men
Tor six) a few feet apart in two
straight lines facing each other.
When catching the ball standing still
keep feet well apart as you pass.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
YALE SWIMMERS WIN,

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Dec@mber
16.-Yale defeated the Canadian in.
tercollegiate championship swimming
team, composed Of McGill ana To
ronto University men, last night, Al
to Is.
Evening star., 1926-12-16

Georgetown University Freshman
dribblers are drilling energetically, al.
though they will not play their first
game until January IL, when Ameri-
can University Freshmen will be en-
countered, In the first of IA games
that have been arranged by Manager
Charles Burns. Coach Bill Doudack's s.
Evening star., 1926-12-16

Boys Club Celtics beat the Mount
Rainier Seniors last night, 40 to II.
Evening star., 1926-12-16

Election Of 1927 foot ball captain
will be among the interesting features
of the banquet to be rendered the
George Washington University grid.
iron squad and coaches tonlgh. by
the alumni at the La Fayette Hotel.
Evening star., 1926-12-16

Calvary Nj. e. five overcame an
early lead in their game with st. Mar
tins in the latter's gym last night and
went on to 20-to-16 victory.
Evening star., 1926-12-16

TremOnts defeated the Yorkes in the
Petworth League last night, "a to %.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

" ROM Chicago comes word that
Red Grange will be out of pro-
fessional foot ball next year.
Il The league of which his team
Evening star., 1926-12-10

Attractive styles and shades Slips Of pcttisl
miloshcen baronc satin Boomers % tricosham
sheen rayon.
PALAIS ROYAIl-Lngerie--Th Floor
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Do You Know

That we have a 5000 mile delivery. n former
Washinetonian now residing in London England still
buys all her toilet articles at Lansburgh & Bro. be
cause she is always of satisfaction!
Evening star., 1926-05-23

With canvas floor and
counting beads-where baby
will play contented and
happy the W n ole dav
through. Strongly made.
oak finish.
Evening star., 1926-05-23

"Sheik" Silk
Rag Rugs-beautiful
hit and miss center.
with knotted fringe
at bot II
fnd5; ;nsb:2 27S54 $1.95
Evening star., 1926-05-23
Baby Swing, $e.95

With stand-a comforta-
bic canvas swing, where he
can play to his hearts con-
tent and practice his first
steps. Steady and strong.
FOURTH FLOOR
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TRAEFIC CLOG
| OON|S FOR D. G.

Traffic congestion on ire
mendous scale comparable to that
existing in New York and other
large cities of the nation seems
to be in the cards for Washington
four or five years in the future.
Within small, compact area
hardly a half mile square, nearly
$4,000 Federal employees are to
work. This is the area bounded by
Pennsylvania Avenue to B Street,
Fifteenth to Ninth Streets. In this
section eight new Federal office
structures are to he constructed
under the public buildings program.
not including the tremendous ex-
pansion Of the Department OF Agri-
culture to the south OF the Mall.
At the peak hours OF 8 o'clock and
4:30 o'clock the majority of these
workers will crowd Pennsylvania
Avenue in numbers which will bear
a striking resemblance to the Times
Square district In New York at the
theater.going hour, or Fifth Avenue
in the late afternoon.
Along with the resulting automo
bile congestion the traffic tangle
created by this new concentration
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prompted him to refuse them ad-
mittance upon their return.
Accordingly when they put in
their appearance this morning, an
effort was made to keep them out.
They paid no attention and walked
right in and sat down at table.
There were three girls in the party.
Thomas refused them service
and an argument ensued. Martin
the doorman, walked inside to see
what was going on. He had
turned his back to return to his
post when he was shot through the
right shoulder. He is being treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Those in the party being held at
the Second Precinct include Steven
P. (Steve) Murphy, 1909 A st. S. E.;
Eva Wheeler, 1916 Sixteenth st.
N. W.: Margaret Hickey, 908 B
st. S. W., Ruth M. Atkins, 81,
Houston Hotel; William II. st.
Clair, %, $50 A st. N. E.: Ralph Il.
Harbough, $40 ID st. s. E. and
Bessie Dodson, 30. 1915 Seven,
teenth st. N. w.
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DOORMAN
IS SHOT
HI
AAh

Upon being refused service at the
Oriental Gardens. Ninth and r
Streets Northwest, Washington's
colored night club. at $3.50 a. m.
today, a member of the socalled
"Steve Murphy gang drew pistol
and fired it. wounding David Mar
tin, the doorman.
Seven of the crowd OF about 10
white, persons fingered long enough
after the affray to be taken into
custody by police of the Second
precinct. who had been called.
The night club, resort in the
thickly settled colored section. opens
at midnight Sunday and closes at
dawn. Although it caters to col
ored patrons primarily, there are
many white persons that frequent it.
The Murphy gang had been in
the place once before, according
to Lewis Thomas. the manager,
end behaved in a manneR== that
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LORD APPROVES.
RAIL ME- RGER

The Public Utilities Commissions
bill to force al merger Of local
traction companies has been APP
proved by Gen. Herbert M. Lord,
director of the Budget Bureau, and
will be forwarded Immediately to
Congress.
No Conflict Is Seen
In a letter to the commission
today, General Lord declared that
the provisions of the proposed bill
are not in conflict with the Presi-
dents financial program.
He suggested, however. that that
provision raising the gross revenue
tax of the companies might strike
a snag IN the courts and recon-
mended that the bill be referred to
the Attorney General for an opinion
as TO its Constitutionality.
Earl ". Fisher, secretary to the
commission. Immediately drafted a
letter to the Senate and House
District Committees, forwarding the
bill and Incorporating most of
General Lords letter.
Revenue Tax Increase
The bill as drafted would increase
the gross revenue tax of the COM
panies so per cent, or from 4 to 6
per cent annually on July j, 1928,
unless the companies have merged
by that time. This would be an
increase in taxes of about $500, 900
annually.
The rewards for merging are held
out by the bill. They would guar
antee the merged company against
bus competition; would repeal the
crossing policemen tax, and repeal
the bridge repair tax.
This action by the commission to-
day refutes the rumor that it had
decided not to press the bill until
the creation of a new Public Utili-
ties Commission.
Hope for traction merger legisla-
ton at the present session of Con.
gress has not, been abandoned, Sem
ator Capper, chairman of the Senate
District Committee, said today.
Admitting that no bill had vet
been received from the Public Utili.
ties Commission and that the fran.
ing OF a definite. merger policy by
Congress would be a matter of long
debate. Senator Capper still be-
lieves 1t will be possible to enact
adequate measures before the pres
ent session closes.
There will be no hearings of the
Senate District Committee on the
merger issue until specific recon-
are received by either
the present or the prospective Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
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RATE
SLASHED

Reduced electric light and power
rates for 1897 were announced to.
day ny Major w. e. r. Coyell. As
sistart Engineer Commissioner, in
charge of public utilities. following
a conference between officials of
the Utilities Commission and rep
resentatives Of the Potomac Flee
tric Power Company.
A general reduction of about 10
per cent beginning with drop from
to 6A cents per kilowatt hour in
the residential rate, and correspond
Ing reductions in other rates was
announced.
The new rates become effective
January !, in accordance with the
profit sharing" agreement between
the company and the commission,
whereby each year half of the com
panys profits over 7h per cen. IL
turned back to consumers in reduce
rates the next year.
This years profits will exceed 712
per cent by more than $500, 600, it is
estimated, and the company and the
commission agreed to turn $430 900
CT this back into reduced rates.
Other reductions announced toby
were as follows.
Schedule B; battery charging ma
chimes, primary rate from Z to 6h
cents.
Schedule G; apartment houses, pri.
mary rate from to 6A cents.
Schedule d; small business houses,
primary rate from 6K to cents,
and secondary rate from to an
cents,
Schedule e; big wholesale houses,
minimum rate from IL to .95 cents.
Schedule F; industrial motors and
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THE WISE JUDGE

The prisoner found guilty, the Judge
In paHsjng sentence said:
young man. into speculative tenlVta-
ton you have been led;
But there are extenuating clrcuna-
stances I feel should avail
10 tighten your punishment In send
Ing won to fall.
''YOU are charged with enbexzIealent,
and there's n0 doubt Of your crime.
You lost money at the races thinking
to win from time to time:
YOu thought to get even and FeOlnce
Vt. hut young man. you should know
That to heat the races YOU haven't
the ghost af show"
81 do not drink or gamble, and of
bad habits ! have none.
some time ago with friends . went to
the races. and won.
Their lost and lost, and finally
learned In Experiences school
That anyone playing races IL mental
" unS0und and q bralnIess fool"
OLD SOCKS.
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Of Government workers is causing
concern to certain members Of tine
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission whose thought runs
more along engineering than artistic
lines.
In some circles II is said that ar
entire rerouting of street car lines
and the development OF new north
and south traction lines win be
made necessary by the new layout
Of Government buildings in Was.l
ington.
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to Be a
COOdFenOw?|
The Washington Times VIII
Show You How to Spread
Christmas Cheer
For he's a Jolly GOOD FELLOW
That no one can deny.

y
There are lots Of GOOD Eel
LOWS In washington. More Of
them are joining forces every day
under the leadership Of General
Santa Claus in the campaign
against cold and hungry Christ
mas for the poor.
1t Is not only the rich who are
backing up the GOOD FELLOW
movement. For instance one OF our
new members writes:
Won't you please send me the.
name and address Of sick man,
woman or child TO whom can be
good fellow this Christmas. 4
am working woman "a widow
with two children). but know I
can help at least one person
That Is the spirit Of the true
GOOD FELLOW, who Is willing 20
give although giving entails self
sacrifice.
This is one OF the cases which can
be helped by others with the same
spirit as this generous woman.
win you please help mother
with four little children to care Tor
all alone. I have been asiok and
out of work, rent is due. We live
In one room and unless some Good
Fellow comes to our aid We will
have nothing for Christmas
Please give us a Christmas dinner
and warm clothes for the children,
they all need shoes so please don't
forget us as we won't have any
thing at Christmas, / have been
sick and unable to work and the
children need coats and shoes 50
please don't forget our dinner. We
hope some one may get this that
can help us. a mother with four
children so you know it Is hard
with no work"
When trying to spread Christ !
mas cheer most OF us are apt "a
think first Of the little children 81
the poor. It il not only the chin
dren who are In need. There also
are the old and sick, who find hard
ship harder to bear than do the
happy-hearted youngsters. This
woman, for instance, has little to
which to look forward:
You are doing your good work,
u hope you will help me, for ] am
a widow rs years old and with no
income. When was able 10 work
made out ALRIGHT. but in the last
two years 1t has been hard uIls
for. me. 50 please do something for
me for have nothing towards
Christmas dinner 80 please do not
forget me.
re you want to help; II you want
to bring q little holiday brightness
to those whose lives are dark. join
the GOOD FELLOWS.