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Evening star., 1926-12-04
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-Mickey Walker, former
welterweight champion, won the mid
dleweight championship from Tiger
Flowers Q0). Jackie Williams, Chi.
cago, beat Harry Robart (six). Wal
colt Langford, Chicago, knocked out
Jack Elkhart, Dallas, Tex. (four).
Chuck Burns. San Antonio, Tex, and
Babe McGorgory, oklahoma, drew
(eighU George Godfrey, Chicago,
scored a technical knockout over Cow
boy Billy Owens eight.
ERIE. Pa.-Jimmy Mendo, Cleve-
land, beat Leroy Dougan, New Or
leans O0).
EAU CLAIRE. Wis.-Roy Williams.
Chicago, knocked out Cyclone Rogers,
ST. Paul two).
CAMDEN, N. J.-Tod Coolidge. New
York, beat Willie Toney, Baltimore
eight.
SACRAMENTO, Calf Billy West,
Pittsburgh, beat Lou Daniels, Sacra-
mento four.
Ell CERRITO, Calif-Joe Limas, El
Cerrito, beat Harry Ia Barra, st. Paul
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Joe
Woods, Los Angeles. knocked out
frankie Campbell, San Francisco
(fivel frankie Lagona, New York,
beat Billy Burke. San Francisco (six).
Abe Cohen, New York, beat Red Cross,
Santa Rosa four).
TAMPA, Fla. = Charlie Weiner-t.
Newark, n. j., beat Sergt. Jack
Adams, New York Go).
HOLLYWOOD. Calif.-Irish Mickey
Cone, Chicago bantamweight, fought
draw with Billy Hart Of Philadel-
phia (siX).
Evening star., 1926-12-04
NV 25 Years on the Cridiron
BY WILLTAM A. ROPER,
HEAD COACH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
VTLWhy I Picked the Huddle.

blare of bands at big game make it
difficult to hear the signals when they
are called by the quarterback from
his regular position. When player
does not know the signals he cannot
get in the play. 1t Is hard enough to
gain ground against strong opposi-
ton with II men in the play. If one
or two are out because they are not
sure of the signal the play is bound to
be failure.
Makes Quick Shifts Possible.
The huddle, too. offers great posi-
bilities of quick chang of formation
This, to my way of thinking, is its
greatest advantage. Your opponents
don't know until just before the ball
is snapped what you are going to do
and how you are going to line up.
One of the greatest objections |
'ound to scrub scrimmage before |
used the huddle was the difficulty OF
running off a play without the other
side knowing where it was going.
While the scrub players may have
trouble with their own plays and sig
nails, they seem to have no difficulty
in learning the varsity signals the
first day they are on the field. /
found scrimmage with the scrub under
the old system Of giving the signals
a good deal of a farce. There always
was a scrub man in every opening,
and we had great difficulty in working
any plays at all.
I always have felt 1t good idea,
some time during the season, to play
the substitutes against the regular
team. Until l used the huddle it was
impossible to do this. Both teams had
the same signals, and in such situa-
ton the disadvantage Outweighs the
advantages of the practice.
When we first had the huddle sys-
tenn the criticism was raised that it
slowed up the play. 1 asked some
newspaper men to time the Navy
PRINCETON game and see who got off
their plays the faster. They reported
we averaged about one second faster
under the huddle system than the
Navy, which was using the old system.
Sunday / name my all-time all
America team.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-12-04
GRID RIVALS READY
FOR TITLE CONTEST

Winding up week of intensive
practice for the city sandlot foot
ball classic, Mohawk and Apache
g@idmen rested today, awaiting the
whistle that will call them into ac-
tion at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after
noon at Clark Griffith Stadium.
Both teams concluded a strenuous
program of preparation last night
and both coaches pronounced their
charges in fit condition for the fray.
With the claims that have been
flung back and forth between the
rival contingents still echoing, a new
mark in attendance for sandlot
games is expected to be set tomor-
row. shattering the old mark of
1856, made four years ago, when the
Mercurys trimmed the Mohawks by
Sullivan's placement kick.
Added luster is given the fracas
by the fact that the Southeast sec
ton of the city, from which both
teams hail, is a camp divided among
itself.
Sentiment which in other years
was with the Mohawks now is veer-
ing toward the Apaches, offshoOt OF
the older aggregation, while the
Hawks are drawing much of their
support from other sections Of sthe
city.
College players fill the ranks of
the Mohawk eleven, scattering the
patronage from the strictly South
east angle of other years.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
CALLSCOACHES EXAMPLES
FOR COLLEGE PROFESSORS

Two conference events were award
ed at the first brief general assembly
late today. Louisiana State was
awarded the annual conference track
meet which is held in May, while the
annual cross-country competition, held
the Saturday previous to Thanksgiv
ing, was given to the University of
North Carolina
Foot ball officials in the conference
hereafter will be classified as to quail
fcations if the organization accepts
a resolution reported by a committee
of foot ball coaches.
The proposal to bar a college base
ball player from participation in
games with a club other than his
own college where an admission fee
was charged or a collection taken
was favorably reported.
Indication of official sanction for
a contest between Alabama and
Stanford was seen in the conven-
tlon's favorable report on a change
in the bylaws to permit conferenc ce
teams to play post-season games
with the consent of the conference.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
NORTHERN GRIDDERS
MEET ST. STEPHENS

Northern eleven of Georgetown Will
clash with ST. Stephens at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning on the Washing
ton Barracks Field. Both teams have
practiced hard for the game ana
are in prime shape.
Mercury Juniors will meet the Ma
tional Prep eleven at Washington
Barracks at noon tomorrow, in a
game billed as for the championship
of the 125-pound class.
Northern Virginia's 150-pound cham
pionship will be at stake tomorrow
in a game at Lyon Village Field be
tween the Clarendon Lyons and the
Wintons. Neither eleven has been
beaten by any team of it's poundage.
Alexandria Firemen and Virginia
A. C. will meet tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock in the Dreadnaugh Park.
1T Alexandria. Both teams have piled
up good records this season. Virginia
lost a 7-to-2 game to the Apaches last
Sunday.
Friendship gridders were to work
this afternoon at $50 o'clock at Fifth
and l. streets southeast in prepara-
tion for their game tomorrow at 1880
with Glen Echo at FairlaWn Field.
Michigan Blues are challenged by
Tony Plansky Midget gridders, who
after their 21-to-0 victory yesterday
over Georgetown Midgets claim the
District 105 pound title. West 2S2S is
the Plansky managers number.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
G. w. HAS BIG GAMES
ON 1927 GRID CARD

Clashes with Fordham, Penn State
and Rutgers are features of the
George Washington 1927 grid card
aside from the annual battle with
Catholic University to be staged either
November 10 or Thanksgiving day.
October and November IL are the
only open dates on the Colonial list
as announced last night by I'll. Wat
son MAUD Crum and is the most diff
ficult a Colonial eleven has ever
faced.
November 10 also will be open If the
Catholic U. game is arranged for
Turkey day.
Negotiations are on for games eth
err with Bethany or Geneva for Oc'
tober 8.
The schedule:
october-1. City College Of New York, :. at
New York Iii Rugeys f. MeM at Coege
Penn ,,Sss stnte ua'veSs,s at stats Col
George Washington basketers, that
may meet Pittsburgh December ~,
will, beginning next week. drill Mon
day, Wednesday. and Friday nights.
A game with Gallaudet for January
s is the first carded for George Wash
lnECOn as Ino SCu6uulc ilON oIoidf''
Feeling that the Blue and Gray
garnered more than it's share of grid
iron laurels during the regular sea
son and the players now should re
turn to their books, Georgetown Uni
versity's athletic board last night de
clined the invitation from st. Mary 5
College for a post-season game al
Oakland, Calf.
That alumni of George Washington
is solidly behind efforts of II. Watson
Maud Crum to increase the athletic
prestige of the downtown institution
was pointed out last night by Presl
dent William Mather Lewis in an ad
dress at the annual dance held at the
end of the gridiron season. A tablet
presented by the Mems G. w. Cluf
and unveiled by President Lewis VII
bear names of prominent George
Washington athletes and teams.
Mike Palm, assistant Georgetown
foot ball coach. and Jack Hagerty
former Blue and Gray grid captain
will play with New York Giants il
their game against Chicago Bears il
a National Professional League TIL
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
GRID CAPTAIN FOR TECH
TO BE NAMED THURSDAY

A captain for the 1927 Tech foot
ball eleven will be chosen next Thurs
day, when the team that tied West
ern for the public high title will be
banqueted.
Techs track candidates will begin
training at Columbia Junior High
about January 8, according to Coach
Elmer Hardell.
Gonzaga and Dewitt Prep foot ball
teams are playing at Clark Griffith
Stadium this afternoon for the prep
school championship Of the District.
Gonzaga went into the game the
holder of the title, having won last
year in post-season game with Cen
tral.
Central Highs annual foot ball sup.
per and dance will be held tonight at
7 o'clock at the school, following the
election yesterday Of Albert Chunky
Rodgers, stellar guard, as captain of
1927 eleven.
st. Johns basketers, who yesterday
lost a hard fought game to Business
High, "a to 80, will meet Central next
Tuesday in the Vermont Avenue
School gym. Other engagements book
ed by the Saints include:
December 10 - Eastern, Eastern
GYM IT, Eastern, st. Johns gym; 18,
Hyattsville at Hyattsville.
January 6, Business, Business gym
10, Strayer's, City Club; II, Strayer's,
st. Johns gym.
University of Maryland freshmen,
Catholic University yearlings, Alex
andria High and George Mason High
also may be listed.
CentraPs game with st. Johns will
Evening star., 1926-12-04
KING PINS, BOWLING 1877,
GET DISTRICT SET RECORD

Sweeping the naples off the Con-
vention Hall drives in startling style,
the King Pins last night established
a District of Columbia record count
for a set Of three games when they
defeated the Convention Hall quintet
in a District Bowling League match.
They totaled 1877, lettering by 16
pins the former record threegame set
count made by the Belmonts of the
National Capital League on February
6, 1925.
The record Of the King Pins, how
evert is 73 pins shy of the total made
by the King Pin All-Stars with the
second. third and fourth games of a
f1ve-game set bowled against Kings S
Stars Of Baltimore in a. special match
on the King Pin alleys on January 8,
1926. Red Megaw and Howard Camp
bell, who rolled with the King Pin
All-Stars, also rolled with the King
Pins last night.
Incidentally, in establishing their
Evening star., 1926-12-04
WINNER OVER FLOWERS
ON REFEREES DECISION
Most of Critics, Though, of Opinion That Praying
Deacon Had Edge-Pair Due to Battle Again
Within Next Three Months.

the fourth round on, when Flowers
opened up a cut over Mickey's left
eye. Blood trickled from this cut dur
ing every round thereafter, and in
some of the rounds, the challenger's
face was well smeared with gore.
Walker Is Aggressive.
Nevertheless Walker kept to the
plan he had for fighting a man like
Flowers, which is to crowd him and
keep on crowding. At times Mickey
was outscored three or four to one,
but when he got in a poke 1t did
some damage to Flowers and often
slowed him up. Walker apparently
was never in any danger of being
stopped from Flowers punches. But
he was always in great danger Of
being outpointed. and his telling
punches in the last two rounds, dur
ing which he let go with all he had.
seemed to nave turned the tide in
his favor. The first round was fast
one, with Walker setting the pace
and though FLOWERS landed often
enough, his punches lacked the force
of Mickey's. The Tiger hit his stride
in the next round and he bounced
many a wallop off Mickey's face, as
he wiggled and bObbed around. The
third was comparatively quiet. In the
fourth Flowers opened that cut over
Mickey's eye, but Walker came back
strong. The fifth and sixth went to
the Tiger and at stages of the bout
it seemed as if Mickey was firing.
Gets Second Wind.
He seemed to get in his second
wind in the seventh and shot home
a stout wallop to Flowers body, that
caused the Tiger to complain to
Referee Yanger. Walker failed to
follow up whatever advantage was
his in this round and in the next
it was about toss-up.
Mickey was travelling fast IN the
ninth, staggering Flowers with one
solid clout, and coming back in an In
slant to send him Sprawling with an
other hefty slam. The Tiger rolled
over and came back to his feet almost
in the same motion, and resumed
fighting. Both were trading punches
at the end of the tenth.
The decision of Referee Yanger, who
was selected just before the title bout,
was first greeted by boos, and then
bv cheers Twenty bluecoats leaped
into the arena at the end, but there
was no disturbance.
Yanger told the press he gave the
fight to Walker because Mickey dld
all the punching and Flowers did not
close his hands, but was content 10
hit with the open glove.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
Walker Wins dde1uegh 7e Southern California Choice O Noe Dame
GRIDIR0N TEAM
TOBE PICKED BY ROPER

This Is the season for making
mythical championship foot ball
teams. Combinations rated as the
strongest that could be assembled
are being presented by experts the
country over for consideration by
followers Of the game.
In line with this custom, William
w. Roper, Princeton coach, has
nominated what he believes would
be the most formidable eleven that
could be gotten together, II all the
stars i'm the history of the sport
were available i'm their prime. The
Tiger tutor, ranked as one of the
foremost authorities OH foot ball.
has chosen players representing 10
different schools and covering a
time period of SO years.
Roper's all-time, all-American
team will appear i'm the pink sec.
tion of The Star tomorrow, with
an article explaining the reason
for his selections.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
BY the A seocfated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
~ HICACO, December 4-Tigel
Flowers the praying deacor
from the Southland. has
~ lost his middleweight boxing
crown to Mickey Walker
beatipg back from the Elba Of his lost
Wei lerWelGnt title. but the referee :
decision last night was not seconded
by many scrihes at the ringside.
Most Of the fight critics believed
that Flowers had the better of the 10
round bloody argument in the historic
coliseum. although Walker was going
strong in the closing rounds and had
the Georgian on the mat in the ninth
At any rate. the two will meet again
within 80 days, under an agreement
arranged before the fight and for
which .F*ck keorns, manager Of the
new champion, posted a forfeit of
$50, 600
Waterloo of Title Holders.
Chicago is rapidly becoming known
as the waterloo of title holders, Flow
ers being the second champion to drop
his crown here since boxing was legal
lied some months back. while third
lost his laurels. SO far as this State IS
concerned, by action of the State
boxing commission. Sammy Mandell
recently annexed the lightweight
crown of Rocky Kansas, while the
boxing commission named Bud Taylor
as bantamweight champion, and barred
Charley Rosenberg from the state
when a match between the two blew
up.
Flowers manager expressed the be-
lief that the Tiger was entitled to
the victory, but said the decision was
given in good faith.
I'VE had good referee in there y
Walk Miller said. He decided
Walker won, so it must be so. How
ever. Flowers was hit low two times
and these punches took the steam out
of him. Walker has got to fight
Flowers again within three months.
Eearns has Sos 900 up to guarantee
it,.
Coliseum Is damned.
Nearly II 900 persons jammed the
Coliseum, paying between $85,000 and
$50 900 to see the exchange of titular
honors Flowers received half the
gate receipts, less 10 per cent to the
State commission, while Walkers S
share was 10 per cent.
The fight was remarkably fast from
the start In the last two rounds
Walker staggered the Tiger at least
twice. and once put him fiat on his
back This latter episode occurred
in the ninth round, but Flowers made
IN acrobatlc recovery to an upright
position.
Walker was at a disadvantage from
Evening star., 1926-12-04

be the first of 80 booked for the BIu)
and White.
The schedule follows.
December st Johns st. Johns gym
! /. MARYLAND School for Deaf. Frederick q
Forest Park. Regulars and Reserves. B9lti-
more: Is. Strayer's Business College. Cen
trail gym: Il, Baltimore CITY College, Bait-
more; 20. st. Johns. Central gym; II
Woodberry Forrest, Regulars and Reserves
Central High gym: 20. Lane High, Char
lottesville. Va.
January l-Central Alumni, Central gym
t. Calvert Hall, Regulars and Reserves, Con-
tral gym: Z, Western: II. Tech; IA. Bust
ness: Is, Eastern; 20. Maryland school for
Deaf, Central gym %. Western: -. -.
Alhan's. st. Adams gym. -. Tech.
February 2-Business t. Eastern: =
Mary land Frosh, Maryland gym: o. Penn
Frosh; Philadelphia; u. swarthmore Prep.
Swartfmore. Pa. Ii, Episcopal High. Alex
andria: -. MaSanutten Military Academy
and Randolph Macon Woodstock Va.
Princeton freshmen, Bethlehem
High and Reading High also may be
booked.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
INDEPENDENTS VANQUISH
COLLEGIATE BASKETERS

John Birkhead won a thriller for
the Independents in their Washington
League game with the Collegiates at
Washington Barracks last night, Gag
ing a field goal in the last minute Of
play to put the Independents on top,
|. to 16.
The Collegiates, composed largely
of boys who have played for Business
High, led at half time by 8 to /, and
at the third quarter, Is to 9.
Another scheduled game between
the Columbias and Boys Club Celtics
was postponed.
Washington Barracks Riddles
trounced the Corinthian Midgets last
night by 3S to 49, Miller led the at
tack of the victors. Tomorrow night
the kiddies will encounter the Fort
Myer Juniors.
Epiphany Roses swamped the Ma.
tivity quint last night in game
played on the court of the Bright
wood aggregation, winning 81 to IA.
Calvary Reds opened their season
last night with a 23-to-15 victory over
the Epiphany Chapel quint. Richard
son shot five field goals.
Arrow A. C. trimmed Old Dominion
Boat Club of Alexandria, 22 to 20, in
a game played last night at Armory
Hall in Alexandria. Walter Morris
and Bum Enright starred for the vic
tors.
Mount Vernon Juniors triumphed
over The Evening Star five, 20 to 10.
Nation of the victors shot five bas-
ketS.
Park View and Ray Nash's Comet
fives will face tonight at S:45 o'clock
in the new Eastern High sym in the
latterS opening tilt.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
By the Associated Press.

|
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. December
Aft college professors who see harm
in foot ball would put forth the energy
and discipline in the classroom that
the coaches put forth on the gridiron
there would be less scholastic failures
and no room to talk of an unbalanced
era with all prowess going to ath-
letics.
This was the opinion expressed by DR..
S. V. Sanford, president of the South
ern Conference, who answered charges
which have arisen in many quarters
that foot ball was tending to over
balance the college life.
The position of coach is more
hazardous than that of the college pro-
fessor, DR.. Sanford said, and there
is just reason why he might be paid
a larger salary than that received
by the academic men, but investiga-
ton showed that men well up in the
coaching profession do not receive
salaries higher than those Of profess
sors of equal rating in their particular
profession.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
PEABODY SOCCER TEAM
DEFEATS PIERCE. 2 TO |

Booters Of the Peabody School yes.
terday outscored the Pierce eleven
. to /, in d soccer game which de-
Cided the northeast championship.
Clever passing and expert heading de-
cided
Peabody will play the winner of
the Sma!lvood-Lenox game. to take
place Monday on the Virginia avenue
playground.
Evening star., 1926-12-04

In the Fall of 1923 my friend. Gen.
Smedley Butler, who was in command
of The United States Marines at Guam
tico. Va, asked me to come down and
coach the Marine foot bali team after
the Princeton season. | had known
Butler WAY back in our schoolboy
daNs when he had been captain on
the Haverford school team While
was captain at Penn Charter. HaVer-
ford and Penn Charter were friendly
rivals in those days Butler lett
school and went into the Marines and
I say little of him for a number or
years.
The Invitation appealed to me and
l accepted reaching Quantico about
November 20 The Marines had played
q pretentious schedule OF games that
Wear. including Michigan. Georgetown
aud the Haskell Indians. ana they
We're pretty we'll played out. We de
cidad not ato give them any more
srrimmage, hut to concentrate on sig
nal pIactiCe.
johnny Beckett a star tackle at
IN, University OF Oregon before he
entered the Marines, was coaching
the team He told me the fellows
were having difficulty with missed
signals and suggested we use the
hllddIa system. Beckett went on to
SAY he had been very much impressed
with the way Michigan got off her
plays. which were all given from the
huddle
Opposed Huddle at Start.
1t the start l was prejudiced
aeainst it. l admitted it made the
signals simpier but ] claimed 1t would
work i hardship on the quarterback
WHO would he unable to size up the
opponents. defense. This Is. of course,
the stock argument against the huddle.
THE Marine team was composed or
former college players, most OF whom
We're officers. with considerable foot
lall experience They all wanted TO
use the huddle, claiming their plays
would so better. 50 we decided to
try il. As soon as | say the huddle
ii action | liked it and the way 1t
worked
we had about week Of work in
practice refure tho Army game which
was played i'll Washington. and by
,hn date ~ the conflict the huddle
waS working very smoothly. The
Army hfd been making bg pepara
tionS for this game. Its lineup was
composed mostly Of old West Point
plaverS The Marines We're too strong.
however, and won a hard-fought
battle : to .. by a sensational finish
in the last feW minutes of play
C;uettze the Marine fullbaCk, carried
the h4,l for a touchdown from md
field III SIX or seven mighty rushes
Goe.t-e hy the way. was one OF the
hallts, men to stop l ever have
Watched tie certa My deserves tC
le ri ked with the great backs OF
f..f hon
Evening star., 1926-12-04

record the King Pins also tied a. Dis.
trict mark. Each of their three games
was above 600, a bowling feat achieved
| only once before in three-game set
here. The Waverlys of the National
Capital League boWled so consistently
on April 81, 1924.
In amaSsing their record score the
King Pins made 4S spares and IA
strikes. Megaw and Campbell each
made four strikes, while Harry Burt
ner was credited with ii spares. Con
vention Hall bowlers had a set of
1859, but We're defeated in all three
games.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
FIVE CRICKET MATCHES
DRAW GATE OF 100000

LONDON. December 4 P-Cricket
has often been called a sleepy game
by American base ban fame. bat there
were enough cricket Enthusiasts in
England to pay 100000 to watch re-
cent test matches between England
and Australia. There were five
matches. making an average paid at
tendance Of 100000.
Evening star., 1926-12-04
BATTLE AT LOS ANGELES
is DUE TO BE HARD ONE
Rival Coaches Figure Game as Even But Critics Sea
Home Aggregation Better-Hoosiers Depend
onSpeed and Array of Backs.

looked upon the contest as a toss up
Jones said 1t would he a very tough
game from both sides and that Il
break may decide the winner.
Considerable attention was cer
tered upon quartet of players. two
of each side, and their individual ex
ploitS. The most. perhaps. was
turned upon Chris Flanagan. elusive
Notre Dame back. and his opponent
Morton Kaer. Trojan quarterback.
The other duel was between Jeff
Cravath, fighting Cardinal and Gold
center. and Arthur Boeringcr. an al
most unanimous choice for the first
All American team this year.
The probable lineup: