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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
CAPITAL In GREAT NEED
OF BUILDING FOR MEETS
High and Prep School Boys Now Practically Out of
Winter Competition, While Colleges Will Put
/ Men i'm Only Northern Affairs.

University of North Carolina prob
ably has the best prospects In foot
bah for next Fall of any university
in the section. 1t will be in far better
shape than last season. Not only
will II have back almost its entire
squad, but several men are going from
the freshman to the varsity squad
who should make good. Especially is
this true of the backf1eld. The fresh.
man line was not particularly strong,
but the men behind that line were
main lack Of the varsity in 1925.
Hackney, quarterback, is about the
only one of the backs to be lost.
The array of backfield material
from the 1925 varsity which will be
available next Fall comprises two
Quarterbacks, eight halfbacks and
three fullbacks. These do not take
into account the very good backs from
the freshman squad. Incidentally.
new rulings of the Southern Confer
ence have made eligible two or three
other men for next year, among them
Mcpherson, who gained such a repu.
tation last season for long runs. One
of the long jaunts he took was against
Maryland in the game at College
Park and was for a touchdown from
his own 3-yard line.
All three OF the stellar players who
featured in line play and who stood
out among the good linemen of the
section viii be back. Whisnant at
guard, Moorehead at tackle and
Swartz at center have one or more
years ahead of them. From the fresh.
man squad. besides the linemen will
come two quarterbacks, six halfbacks
and three fullbacks.
Everything considered. North Caro-
lima feels very optimistic over its pros
poets for another year.
Boxing seems to be taking quite q
hold in some of the South Atlantic
tt is likely that North Carolina State,
North Carolina University, Wash.
ington and Lee, Virginia Military
Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute and University OF Virginia will
be represented in the Southern Con-
ference boxing tournament to be
staged at Charlottesville under the
auspices of University of Virginia
late this Winter.
1t is said that big crowds attend
the boxing matches between college
teams in Virginia, and that the stu
dent bodies are much interested in
the sport. 1t is claimed by those who
have charge OF the sport in many Of
the colleges that 1t Is not as bad as
might be thought and that 1t Is due
to thrive as an intercollegiate sport
just the opposite Of the view in this
section is the view of Colgate,
which recently dropped boxing from
its list of minor sports. A Colgate
representative recently was asked.
what he thought about boxing and
why his institution dropped it, but
no special case was made out, the
Colgate man simply stating that it
was felt that his institution could
make out better without the sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
NET STARS WILL APPEAR
In SINGLES AND DOUBLES

Play In the mems singles will begin
Tuesday night at o'clock and will
continue through the four succeeding
afternoons and evenings.
The following netmen are expected
to figure in this event: Tom Mangan
and C. NJ. Charest, both former Dis
trtct champions; Emmett Pare. w.
Carter Baum. Paul Harding, II. s..
Burwell, A. o. White, owen Howen-
stein. A. Gwynn King, A. j. Gore,
Robert Considine. A. De Hertelendy,
Fred Haas, Dooley Mitchell and H. H.
Bergwin.
Announcement of plans for the dou-
bles will be made later.
Arrangements for tickets to the ex'
hibition matches may be made through
the Arcadia any day between 2 and
O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
BUSINESS FIVE is STRONG
in ALL EXCEPT ONE SPOT
Coach Collins Unable to Find an Experienced Man
for Center-Keefer, B. Jones, Stewart and
MAY Seem Sure to Hold Down Jobs.

with an attack that swept them to a
32-to-15 triumph over the doughty st.
Johns tossers. Tonight the Stenogra-
piers will play their last game be.
fore their series bow, invading Alex.
andria to engage st. Mary's Celtics,
who scored over the locals in a hot
battle last Winter.
Victories have been scored thus far
this season by the Stenographers over
ST. Johns twice, Strayer's and Ameri-
can University Reserves Alumni.
Games have been lost to Woodward
School, Dewitt. Gonzaga and Ire
mont A. G..
Central Highs smart five battled
Calvert Hall on even terms for the
first half in their game yesterday at
Baltimore, but in the late stages the
home club, exhibiting a stonewall de-
Tense and an improved attack. out
scored the Washingtonians to hang
up a 26-to-16 victory. Forrest Bur
CESS and Pete Nee, keen-eyed forwards
of the Blue and White five, each &C.
counted for six points.
Sylvan King, president of the "C'
Club of Central High School, will en-.
terrain the organizations executive
committee at a meeting at his home
tonight at 8 o'clock, when seasons &C.
tivities will be discussed,
In addition to the Business st.
Mary's Celtics engagement tonight
at Armory Hall in Alexandria, three
tits are carded for this afternoon
among local schoolboy fives. Gonzaga,
which scored an impressive win over
Business in the Streeters" last test
beofre the holidays, is down for go
with Charlie Guyon's up and coming
Eastern squad on the Lincoln Park
floor, Strayer's will furnish Western
it's last competition prior to the lat
ter's bow in the public high title
series on Friday, on the Georgetown
ers' floor and Emerson will make its
first appearance of the season against
Tech in Arcadia auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

" HE program of exhibition
matches featuring Big Bill
Tilden and Manuel Alfonso.
Il which is to inaugurate the
first indoor tennis event of
the District next Monday night on
the new court installed at the
Arcadia, will include both singles
and doubles encounters.
Tilden, four times world cham
pion and six times wearer of the
American national crown, will face
Alfonso, captain of the 1926 Spanish
Davis Cup team, in three-out-of-five
set match. beginning at s o'clock.
Tilden has not performed before
a local gallery since his venture be-
hind the footlights, and a serious
leg injury was followed by slump
last year which cost him his ma
tional title and his position at the
top of the worlds ranking list.
Alfonso is one of the most spectac-
ular drive players in the inner circle
of international stars.
In the doubles match Tilden will
pair with Emmett Pare, the 19-year-
old star from Georgetown University,
who has won national recognition
in junior tennis circles. Alfonso will
team up with Tom Mangan, ranking
local player.
Tuesday morning the women's sim
giles will get under way, with Is of
the foremost local racketers compel
ing. Fourteen definite acceptances
have been received, including those
from Frances Krucoff. No. l player;
Mary Hall, Wardman Park champion;
Mrs. c. r. Train, Chevy Chase Club
title holder; Laura Bryn, Frances
Walker. Phoebe Moorhead, Helen Sin
clair, Dorothy Kingsbury. Ruth Cur
ran. Dorothy Cook, holder of the
junior title; Mrs. John p. Jackson,
Marjorie Wooden, Maycita De Souza
and Corinne Frazier.
Delphine Heyl, one of the most ex-
pert of the fair racketers, will be I'M
able to compete. due to an injury to
her ankle. Luise Kelley Is expected
to take part, although she has not
made known her intentions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
BY HI. C. BYRD.

"A ABANDONMENT of it's annua
~ indoor track and field games
"A held every year for more thar
u 25 years, by Johns Hopkin:
University practically elimi
rates opportunity for local track ana
field athletes to take part in indoor
competition.
OF course, this does not hold good
for the few men Georgetown and Uni
versity of Maryland send to big North
prsn games in New York and Boston,
but it does keep the rank and file OF
men interested in indoor track Work
lille, because it is useless to train un-
less there is something to train Tor
in, the way of competition; at least
that is the view of the average attn
lete.
The only set of games to be held
Indoors in the whole South is that at
Richmond on February IL, and the
fist of events in that is so limited that
few athletes will go from here to take
part Last year only two meets were
held, the one at Richmond and that
at Baltimore. Dropping of the meet
at Baltimore resulted from the prac-
teal failure of the games last Winter.
Charley Hoff and an array or other
stars were brought down at consld-
cradle expense, and the meet fa2ied
to nay for itself either financially or
in general public interest The Hop
kins authorities saw no reason why
they should continue an event Tor
which there was little or no backing
is the gist of a statement made by
one Of the Hopkins men.
Lack of a place in which TO nold
meet precludes the possibility or any
thing of the kind in Washington.
Catholic University has given some
thought to a meet in its gymnasium
TO feature schoolboy competition, and
If il ever had an opportunity to appeal
to high school and prep school boys
in a special field it seems that this
is the one.
Georgetown will attend many meets
in the North this Winter, being due
to send a relay team and several In
dividuals. Maryland is to send relay
four to four meets. but will not have
men in the special races. 1t is un-
likely that any of the other local
colleges will make any attempt to
develop track before Spring. It is
understood that Virginia also is to
take advantage Of opportunities to
send a few men to two or three
Northern meets, but as far as the
other colleges in the South Atlantic
section are concerned, in all probable
ity they will get no indoor compett.
ton.
AT the earliest opportunity some
college in the section ought to try
TO hold a big indoor meet. George
town formerly made a success of its
games, and the only thing that works
against Georgetown resuming its
games is a lack of q building big
enough to lay out a track. Possibly
the construction OF. new armory
here for the National Guard may some
day make available a floor big enough
for q meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Ute Gbentt1g Star
BOYS CLUB

there are many who do the thing
wrong.
In making the push" shot from the
chest the elbows should not be at
right angles to the body, but should
be held in close to the body, but not
so close that there is any danger of
a cramped position.
The ball should be brought up close
to the face. and in the follow through
Of the shot the arms should be at the
finish in the same perpendicular line
as the body. instead of about a 30-de-
gree angle, as is often the case.
BY having the hands and arms in
the correct position at the finish of
the shot the ball will break at the
proper place in the air--in it's arch.
While If the hands and arms finish at
the 30-degree angle, the ball breaks
over the basket instead of between
the player and the basket.
Copyright. 1927
Next-A famous coach tells you
about the short passing game and why
It is better than the long pass attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
SIX D. C. GRAPPLERS
QUALIFY FOR TEAM

Six amateur grapplers to represent
Washington in wrestling contests in
Baltimore. late this month were in
line today as a result of elimination
matches staged last night at the Ar.
cadia.
They are Claud Grigsby, Bud Haven.
Ernest Rice. Thomas Long, Sol wis.
socker and B. Egeli.
In the heavyweight class last night
Bill Haven succumbed to his brother
BUD In the heavyweight class and to
5r1gsbv In the light-heavyweight class.
nlce dereated Clarence Bruce in the
125-pound class, Long threw Seaton
in the 135-pound class, while Wis.
socker won over Thomas CLAYTON in
the l45.pound class. then lost to Egelj
in the 160-pound class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, January, 5.-Glenn
Thistlethwaite, who directed
Northwestern to tie for the
~ 1926 Big Ten foot ball cham
pionship. is slated to succeed
George Little as grid coach of the
University of Wisconsin, with official
announcement expected from Madison
today.
Thistlethwaites five-year contract
with the Purple expires next June,
and according to prevailing reports
he will assume command of the
Madison squad next Fall.
Little, who went to Wisconsin two
years ago from the University of
Michigan, where he was assistant to
Hurry Up" Yost, heretofore has
served both as grid coach and
athletic director, but will center his
entire attention on directorate duties
in the future.
Herb Steger, backfield coach at
Northwestern, is spoken Of as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
HIGH JUMP STANDARDS
MAY UNDERGO A CHANGE

NEW YORK, January 5 CP.-New
high jump standards, designed to pre-
vent alleged diving" through the use
Of the arm in holding the cross bar
steady, will be tried out Saturday
night at the first major metropolitan
track meet. Gail Robinson, Metropol-
itan indoor champion, will be one of
the first to soar over the test appara-
fuS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
LEADS HOCKEY SCORERS.

NEW YORK, January @.--
Scoring two goals in the victory of the
New York Americans last night over
the Montreal Canadiens, Billy Burch
kept his place at the head Of the point
makers in the National Hockey League.
The Gotham center star now has
posted II goals and 9 assists for a
total Of II points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
oACH Jack Collins Business

High team that takes the
floor against Tech at the
~ Arcadia Auditorium Friday
afternoon in the second half of the
double.header opening the public high
school basket ball championship series
is a combination formidable in all save
one position-center.
In Dick keefer and Bernard Jones,
who are expected to start at forwards,
and Charlie May and Tony Stewart,
who doubtless will hold forth at guards
the Stenographers have a group COM
parable with the strongest schoolboy
fives Of the section. Collins. how
ever. has been unable to make a def.
mite selection for center. He has a
pair of alert, promising boys alter
mating at the post in Revell Jones
and Charlie Marks. but both are
handicapped by lack of experience.
Collins has not decided which one he
will start Friday. Al Harrington was
performing at the pivot job for Bust
ness. but has been lost to the team
because of scholastic difficulties.
Perhaps the player that will stand
out most conspicuously for business
on Friday will be Dick Keefer. Few
tossers as speedy and with as much
natural ability as the 16-year.old boy
have appeared in the line-ups of local
scholastic quints in recent years. Col
Inns says that if the youngster has
any fault it is that of too much speed.
The Business mentor predicts that
Keefer, who formerly flashed senas-
tionally for the Boys Club Celtics, Is
destined to become a real star.
Bernard Jones, the other first-string
forward, is performer of tried worth
who finds the cords consistently and
plays cleverly generally.
Charlie May and Tony Stewart are
sturdy guards who have demonstrated
convincingly that they know their
business.
The Business boys revealed a de.
cided punch in their last test, on Mon
day, when, after a first half that
ended in deadlock, they dashed out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
THREE LOCAL COLLEGIATE
FIVES In ACTION TONIGHT
Catholic University and Calaudet Clash at Brookland
and American U. Entertains High Point-Mary.
land Is Beaten by Michigan.
! AsKET ball games are carded

~ ASKET ball games are cardet
- for two college floors here
tonight as court activities are
IL renewed. following the holi.
days.
Catholic University, that has a
strong veteran team, will have the
Coach Teddy Hughes sturdy GaIlau.
Diet tossers as their guests in the
Brookland gym In game of strictly
local interest, while American Uni.
versity. undefeated I'm six starts thus
far this season, will play host to
High Point College. Both contests
start at $40 o'clock.
There may be a preliminary to
the American High Point game
starting at 7:15 between Epiphany
Roses and a team to be announced.
Three more games involving quints
of the local college group are slated
for the remainder of the week.
High Point College will stay in the
city to engage George Washington in
the Cardinals gym tomorrow night,
and Saturday night Gallaudet and
George Washington will mix on the
iatters floor. while Blue Ridge is
visiting Catholic University out at
Brookland.
Maryland US baSketers took an
unsuccessful flyer into the Midwest
yesterday, losing to Michigan by a
count of 80 to 25. The Old Liners
gave the Wolverines a fine bc lie in
the first half, once leading. but trail.
ing Ills at intermission. Michigan's
heavier and rangier team, though,
went well into the lead in the early
stages of the second half and retained
their advantage.
Harrigan. Michigan forward, was
the main difference between the COM
binations, he accounting for II points.
Oosterbaan, all-American foot ball
end, who played guard, also was a
thorn in the side of the Terrapins.
Adams set the mace for MARYLAND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
WIDE LIKES HIS COFFEE.

NEW YORK. January @.-Ed-
win Wide, Swedish running sensation,
likes coffee. The conqueror of PaavO
Nurmi, here to break some of the
Firms indoor track marks, says he
takes two or three cups OF 1t fire.
quently at single meal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Michigan. 80; Maryland, 25.
Mississippi, 40; Sewanee, Is.
Kansas, 81; Drake. IL.
Westminster, "A; Adrian, Is.
Ohio University, 80; Florida, 80.
Indiana, 81; Carleton, go.
Albion, "a; Oberlin, Is.
Depauw, 45; Indiana State Normal,
2.
Butler, 40; Muncie Normal. 38.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
BY Il. j. MATHER.

Basket Ball Coach. University of Michigan.
A lot of boys get started wrong on
making the push" shot for the basket.
1t Is a good idea to get started right
in basket ball. 1t Is easy to do a
thing wrong and keep on doing it
wrong so regularly that to change and
do II right is very hard lob. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

NEW HAVEN. Conn, January 5
GF1.-Whether Joe Wood, mentioned
in recent base ball scandal charges,
will continue as coach of the Yale
base bali squad remains a closely
guarded secret, although definite &C
ton on his case has been taken by
the athletic board Of control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
UMPIRE CHILL SUES A. A.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, January 8 CF.
Ollie Chill, former American Associa-
ton umpire, has filed suit for 5000, 900
damages here against the league and
Thomas ]. Hickey, its president, al
leging he had been slandered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
PRO COURT LEAGUE.

LAST NIGHTS RESULTS.
philadelphia. 81: New York. %
Chicago. 80: Fort Wayne. 50.
GAMES TONIGHT.
Rochester q Brooklyn.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Washington az Fort Wayne.
GAMES TOMORROW.
New York at Baltimore.
Cleveland at Chicago.
GAME FRIDAY.
Washington at Cleveland.
GAME SATURDAY.
Washington at Cleveland.
GAME SUNDAY.
Baltimore at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
LEAGUE HOCKEY.

New York Americans, 6; Mon
treal, 3.
Boston Bruins, 2: Ottawa Sena-
tors, 1.
Minneapolis MilIers, 1; Chicago Car
dinaIs, 0.
Pittsburgh Pirates, 2: Chicago
BlaclkhawkS, /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
ONE MODEST sCRAPPER.

NEW YORK, January RD.-Tom
Heeney, boxing champion of New
Zealand and South Africa. who IS
here. has caused a great surprise.
He admits he has no hopes of con-
quering Gene Tunney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
SCOTS WILL TOUR q. s.

GLASGOW, January 5 R).-Scot-
lands championship foot ball team.
the Glasgow Celtics, plans to tour
America next Summer If satisfactory
terms can be arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

early lessons should be along the
lines of correct form in doing certain
things. Then the rest of your basket
ball career you'll be doing these
things as naturally as you walk or
breathe.
The push" shot isn't made correctly
By ala basket bah playerA In fact,
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Long-Range Flying Pioneers.

While the anxious world watches
for Nungesser and Coli and awaits
the imminent hop-offs of the Bellanca
and Ryan monoplanes, the fact must
not be lost sight of that almost nine
years ago Capt. John Alcock, British
pilot, and Lieut.. Arthur Whitten
Brown, an American navigator, cross
I'd the Atlantic in a Vickers-V -Vimy twin.
engined bomber under as difficult cir
cumstances as any transoceanic flyer
probably ever will encounter. Both
were later knighted by the British
King for the feat.
True, the distance of the Alcock-
Brown expedition-1,65 $50 nautical miles.
made in 16 hours and II minutes--is
about half the estimated route between
New York and Paris, but in those days
there was no airplane in existence that
could fly continuously for 81 hours, IL
minutes and Is seconds, as the
wright.Bellanca plane did on April
IL, 13 and IL.
Alcock and Brown, however, demon
strated that the Atlantic could be
spanned. If they had had a 51-hour
ship they probably would have taken
the route at its longest point. After
the New Yprk.to-Par hop is accom-.
Evening star., 1927-05-14
Drilling for Documents.

A heavy buzzing sound is being
heard just now within the building in
London occupied Jointly by the Rus
sian Trade Delegation and by ARGOS,
Ltd, a P@ssian trading corporation,
which has been raided by Scotland
Yard in search of evidence to show
subversive Soviet activity in Great
Britain. This noise is occasioned by
the drills that are working on the
steel and concrete safes In the ARGOS
offices. within which the British au-
thorities hope to find certain docu-
ments. As the humming of the drills
and the kissing of the oxygen blow
pipes continue London waits in both
hope and fear. The conservative ele-
ment hopes that the documents will be
found. The laborites and possibly the
liberals hope that they will not
be found. The conservatives fear that
the safes may not yield the suspects
papers and the others fear that they
will. For If these documents, whicls
It is said the government knows to
exist, are revealed the ministry will
be justified in its extraordinary stroke
OF surveillance and the political labor
organization will be seriously discredit.
ed. On the other hand, il the safes
yield nothing Of an incriminatine
character the government will have
made a grave blunder and the labor
Narty will be in position to conf bet
= vixo4~ Is campaign in the next gen.