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Evening star., 1927-10-28
VIRGINIA UNCERTAIN
AS TO ITS LINEUP

UNIVERSITY, Va, October 28.-
Twenty-six Virginia varsity players
have gone to Knoxville, where the
University of Tennessee is to be
played Saturday afternoon.
How Virginia will line up against
Tennessee is not known, for exactly
the same combination of players was
not used together any two afternoons
this week. Capt. Cardwell and Luke,
the only veterans in the line, will be
in the tackles, Symington and Daniel
in the guard positions and Taylor will
play center. But most Of the other
places are uncertain.
Flippin probably will be able to take
his place on one end, but Turner is
not likely to be in shape to fill the
other. This means that Hofheimer
will fill Turner's shoes, as he did those
Of Flippin last week.
Hushion, veteran quarterback, will
start in his regular position and Sloan
seems likely to be in one Of the halves.
If he recovers from injuries received
against v. p. I. Hutter will be at full
back, but If he is kept out Of action it
will be hard to say who will start.
Pendleton went in against Tech
when Hutter was hurt, but this other
among the cripples at the end of the
game. Harden is next in line for
the place, but it is by no means GER
tain that he will be called. Either
Gus Hammer or Lefty Close will prob
ably be paired with Sloan as halfback.
Games are to be played on Lambeth
Field both Friday and Saturday while
the varsity is away. Tomorrow after
noon the first-year team will play the
Washington and Lee freshmen and on
Saturday there will be a game be-
tween the scrubs and the ineligibles
Of Hampden-Sidney
Virginia's first-year team has de-
feated V. NJ. l. and tied MARYLAND,
but Washington and Lee Is reported
to have a strong team Of yearlings,
perhaps the best in the State. The
scrubs will be playing their first game
while returns come back from Ten.
nessee. The next game of the Daffo-
dis Is against the Pennsylvania
scrubs.
After the Tennessee game this week
the Virginians have a trio of South
ern Conference contests. Washing
ton and Lee Is to be met in Lexing-
ton on November Is, and MARYLAND
will be played here a week later, while
the North Carolina game ends the
season Thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
"FOOLPROOF" WATCH
TO BE USED in EAST

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 28.-The "fool.
proof" timepiece, constructed for use
by foot ball officials and adopted re-
Gently at Western Conference games,
has gained a foothold in the East.
For the first time the new watch
will be introduced at a Harvard con-
test tomorrow, when Horween's eleven
meets Indiana. j. j. Lipp, the de-
signer, will be one of the officials at
the game.
The timer consists Of two separate
mechanisms--one for registering the
time Of play and the other for record
ing time out. The watch has a 75-
minute dial, representing the four
15-minute periods and the 15-minute
intermission between halves.
In addition notations appear on the
dial to remind officials of their duties
under the rules at specific intervals.
There is lug control for starting and
stopping each movement. The snap
back to zero Is by stem press with
safe-locking device which prevents
losing the time even If the watch is
dropped or hit by the ball.
Evening star., 1927-10-28

ATLANTA, October 2S.-The Golden
Tornado Of Georgia Tech is blowing
again, blowing with old-time force to-
ward the supremacy it held in South
ern foot ball for many years.
Already Alabama, three years
champion; Tulane, Virginia Military
Institute and North Carolina have
been conquered. Ahead are Wander
bilt, Louisiana State, Auburn and
Georgia, and the only intersectional
game Of the season, Notre Dame.
The Tornado battles Knute Rockne's
men in South Bend, Ind, tomorrow,
with its greatest opportunity for vic
tory since the two institutions have
been meeting annually. This feeling
prevails despite the fact Tech faces
ID "thirdA year@ @Notre Dame team
recognized as one of the strongest in
the country. Last season, Tech, with
a much weaker team than the pres
ent, held Notre Dame to a. IL to 0
victory. "
Far different from any Of the elev-
ems it has turned out in the past,
Tech is known this year as the SHIFT
less tornado When training season
opened Coach William A. Alexander
announced the famous Tech shift had
been abandoned and a new offense
would be developed.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
DARTMOUTH BACKS WILL.
: WEAR LONG PANTS AGAIN

NEW YORK, October % P.-
Having found speed aplenty in a
backfleld combination of Myles Lane
and Al Marsters. Dartmouth has for
saken the Shorts" that clothed her
foot ball aces early in the season.
The shorts, similar to basket ball
pants, and designed to add feetness
to backs by cutting down the weight
Of equipment, have given away to
the regulation padded trousers,
bulkier but more protective.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Ellis and Wolverines Picked .77=75
To Annex Big Grid Contests

best teams below the Mason and
Dixon line. but in meeting Notre Dame
on Cartier Field IL is likely that the
sons of Dixie will be biting of more
than they can chew.
The Navy is likely to defeat Penn.
sylvania.
Unless Texas can stop Southern
Methodist's great passing attack she
will lose this game; chances seem
against her checking 9. M. us over
head threat. Stanford should defeat
Oregon. Georgia will beat Tulane.
West Virginia Carnegie Is a tough
game to pick, but all in all the writer
likes West Virginia's chances. Denver
has a good chance to defeat Iowa If
the team can stand the low altitude of
the Corn Belt. Drake and Kansas will
probably have a nip-and-tuck battle,
with Drake a likely winner, basing
Judgment on her experience against
high-class opponents. Utah will beat
the Colorado Aggies.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
RV Fl. G.. BYRD.

w WASHINGTON AND LEE
n and Marines come here to-
wv morrow for games with
Maryland and Catholic Uni
versity with two of the
strongest elevens scheduled to visit
here this season. The first mentioned
has been defeated only once. then by
Princeton in a close, hard game, while
Marines has yet to finish a game on
the short end of a score. Maryland
and Catholic University each has been
defeated once out Of FIVE starts. so the
local universities ought to furnish real
opposition for the stellar line-ups they
are to face. Both games begin at 2:30
pm.
Washington and Lee has brilliant
backfeld. and a big. powerful line that
have so far been able to give excel
lent accounts of themselves. The
backfeld is made up Of a quartet of
good ball carriers in the open field
and hard line sma shers. while 1t was
the power and aggresSiveneSS of the
forwards that really wiped up Ken
lucky last week, 25 to 0. Kentucky
put up a good game against Wash
ington and Lee during the first half,
but in the second its forward wall be.
gan to crumble before the onslaught
of seven experienced and aggressive
players who constitute the Generals
first line of attack and defense. And
when Washington and Lees line beat
Kentucky's line into submission, it
was simply a procession Of gains for
the Virginians.
Spots Is w. 6 l.. Star.
Star Of the w. & L. line is.Spotts,
who has been the bright light at cen.
ter on the basket ball team as we'll as
at end on the foot ball squad. And
that basket ball experience seems to
have made SPOTS the best forward
pass receiver in the section; at least,
he has done so we'll that he has come
to be regarded in that light.
Howe and White are the best ball
toters in the w. & l.. backfield, and
both are good. The former does most
of the open field work and end run.
ming and the latter the banging into
the line. White is leading scorer Of
all the backs in the State Of Virginia
Maryland viii oppose this array
with a team that has at times played
brilliant foot ball, and at others given
a rather excellent display Of what con-
stitutes just the opposite. 1t is not
known how the team will line I'D
when the first whistle blows, but in all
probability 1t will not be far from that
which has started in previous con-
tests. Three men have had slight in
Juries, but all seem to have mended
fairly well.
Every indication is that the game
will be hard and stubbornly fought.
If 1t is not 1t will be the first one
between the two schools that has not
been. Two years ago they played
through one Of the most brilliant con-
tests that have ever taken place any,
where, Maryland finally losing, z to
3. Last year the teams went through
till near the end of the fourth quar-
ter, when Rauber drop-kicked for the
only three points of the contest,
which three were sufficient to chalk
UP the count in favor Of Washington
and Lee.
Greater interest exists among Mary.
land alumni than In years in the
Washington and Lee game. For one
Evening star., 1927-10-28
TECH-WESTERN CLASH
TO BE DECIDED TODAY

Headlining the schoolboy foot ball
card today was the public high school
title battle between Tech and Western
that was to start in Central High
Stadium at 3:15 o'clock.
st. Johns and George Washington
Freshmen were to meet at the Tidal
Basin in the only other game set for
a local field. Dewitt and Calvert Hall
were to come together in Baltimore,
and Emerson and Georgetown Prep
were to clash at Garrett Park.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, October 2s.-The temp.
tation of a goal line as yet unmarked
by hostile feet was spread before the
eyes of the Illinois foot ball warriors
today as the Michigan team arrived to
finish preparation for tomorrow's bat.
tie before home coming crowd of ap.
proXimately 10000.
Twice in recent years Michigan has
scored 80 victories over Illinois, and
Louis Gilbert has practiced faithfully
this week to make the field goal at.
tempt against the Illni again. So far
this season no field goal has been
registered in the Big Ten except one
by Rinehart of Indiana against Ken.
lucky on the opening day. A forward
passing quarterback has been working
with the Illinois varsity this week
Steussy, the youngster who tossed
the Illini to victory a week ago.
Both Have Full Strength.
Both teams, among the unbeaten
four of the conference, are at full
strength, with no injuries of conse.
quence. In fact, Northwestern is the
only squad in the Big Ten which has
important casualties among it's first.
string men, and all but one of these
are likely to see service tomorrow
against Missouri. Waldo Fisher, end,
has an infected arm, which likely will
prevent his appearance.
The thirty-eighth annual struggle
between Minnesota and Wisconsin is
expected to draw record-breaking
crowd to the Gopher stadium, with ap.
petites whetted for another over.
whelming Minnesota victory. Having
the reputation of coming into top
form late in the season, the Mime
sotans believe they are well on their
way after last Saturdays $50 defeat
of Iowa. Coach Thistlewaite Of Wis
consin hoped only to hold the Gophers
to a low score. He departed for Min
neapolis last night with 36 players.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
WAYNESBURG eleven
j DRILLS HERE TODAY

Waynesburg College gridironers of
Pennsylvania, who arrived here late
yesterday evening, were to drill this
afternoon to get set for their clash
with Georgetown Saturday at Clark
Griffith Stadium.
In meeting the Blue and Gray
Waynesburg feels it is stepping con-
siderably out of its class, as the team
plays, as a rule, much smaller schools.
With a number of star players in
iured or sick, the visiting Yellow
Jackets will be further handicapped.
Loss of George Drury will be particu-
larly felt, as the Naynesburg attack
had been built about the star fullback.
With several ligaments torn in his
leg Drury Is out of it for the re-
mainder of the season.
Waynesburg has just come through
tough battles with West Virginia
Wesleyan and Geneva the last two
Saturdays.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
GEORGE MASON GRIDDERS
AGAIN POSTPONE GAME

ALEXANDRIA, October 2S.-
George Mason Highs foot ball team
has again postponed it's game with
the Episcopal High junior varsity. and
instead Of meeting today, as scheduled,
the elevens will face November /.
George Mason will meet Warrenton
High November and F,redericks-
burg High November IS in games
here.
Alexandria Gun Club holds a shoot
tomorrow afternoon at it's traps in
Janney's lane at 2:3O o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
PAIR OF STRONG ELEVENS
! COME HERE FOR GAMES
Washington and Lee Opposes Maryland and Marines
Stack Up Against Catholic u. in What Are
Sure to Be Strenuous Battles

thing, Washington and Lee has been
victor the last two seasons, and for
another, tomorrow's game is home
coming day, and from all sections OF
the State former students will gather
| Washington and Lees band is com
ing up and a goodly part Of the stu
| dent body with it,
Marines will have in their lineup
| against Catholic University four men
| who stand out as brilliant performers
and who undoubtedly will be thorns
in G. US side. Levy and Shapley in
| the backfield and Wigmore and
| Brougher at tackles are excellent
, players, far better than the usual
good man in college ranks.
SO far no team has been able to
| take the measure of the Marines, and
| Marine followers do not figure that
c. u. will be able to break the record
| tomorrow. Williams and Mary made
| things hot for them for awhile,
| but generally in their games this Fall
the Quantico eleven has outclassed its
opponents in ground gaining and gen
eral effectiveness on the field. The
team seems just about as strong as
any eleven that has worn Marine
Corps colors.
If Catholic University can beat the
complished a feat of which it may
we'll feel proud. The Brooklanders
have a good deal Of incentive to play
great foot ball, because a win over
the Marines should give them a
standing they do not now possess and
which they have a chance to win In
no other game on their schedule.
While Catholic U. will miss Foley,
it's quarterback and gackf1eld ace, 1t
is fortunate in having a fine under
study in Murphy, who also Is a good
runner with the ball. passer and
punter. Foley's experience and gen.
eralship, though, doubtless will be
greatly missed.
that does not mean that the game will
not be productive Of little of every
thing in the way of good foot ball.
No doubt the two teams will battle
for every inch of ground.
Georgetown Gets Respite.
OF the other four local elevens, two
play on their home fields and two
away. Georgetown has a contest
with Waynesburg that 1t should win
about as it pleases at American
League Park, while American Uni
versity, with its weakened squad,
may AOl Adf6 IIlllISS 81 easy against
Blue Ridge.
George Washington goes to College.
vile, Pa, for a game with Ursinus
and ought to find the going very
much to it's liking. In other words,
the Buff and Blue apparently has an
easy contest, one 1t should win by
comfortable margin. Gallaudet plays
College of City Of New York at
New York, and the Kendall Greeners
are up against a team that is likely
to be heavier and more experienced.
Washington and Lee Is due to meet
Maryland in another sport besides
foot ball at College Park tomorrow,
the cross-country teams being listed
for a dual run. Besides the foot ball
game and cross-country run, the an
nual alumni and student rally is to
take place in the gymnasium at /
o'clock, the annual meeting of. the
"M' Club at S o'clock, the IN" Club
dinner at o'clock and the annual
IN" Club dance at $40 o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Gdi1un Struggles WILDE Offered Tomorrow to Washington fans
1T WAS TWO OTHER MEN,
NOT BIG BILL EDWARDS

NEW YORK, October 20 Cp.-A
tradition" Of years standing that
Big Bill Edwards always leads the
Princeton snake dance after big
Tiger foot ball victory evapOrated
today when the bulky Princeton
captain of 1899 declared, III never
led snake dance in my life."
Comment which arose when Big
Bills generous form was not dis
cerned i'm the vanguard of the vic
torious procession at SchOellkopf
Field at Ithaca Saturday led to
inquiry and the information that
it was all a myth.
"It must have been two other
fellows" hazarded Big Bill.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
NOTED WOMEN SWIMMERS
WILL MEET IN RACE SOON

NEW YORK, October 2S HP.-Mrs.
Millie Gade Corson and Mrs. Lottie
Moore Schoemmel internationally
known swimmers, are to race shortly.
A challenge from Mrs. Corson has
been accepted by Mrs. Schoemmel.
The latter proposes a race from the
Battery to Sandy Hook some time
next month.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
v. NJ. |, is TUNING UP.

LEXINGTON, Va, October 27.-
Rough work in preparation for the
homecoming game with Davidson
College at Davidson is over, and mem.
bers Of the v. M. I. squad are en-
gagged in putting the finishing touches
on the offensive they expect to flash
Saturday.
Evening star., 1927-10-28

regular Lion varsity guard, was i'll,
and Hastings took his post, and will
probably start against Lafayette.
Coach McCracken will be without
three regulars in Pursell. Hanlon and
Thompson, who are still nursing in
juries.
Emphasis was placed on forward
passes by Coach Dobie for his Cornell
players. Hoekelman figured In most
Of the plays which will be used against
Columbia. Columbia hopes to repeat
it's victory Of a year ago. The game
will be played in Ithaca.
Expecting an aerial assault from
the Navy. Pennsylvania had an inten-
sive drill against Middle formations.
Although still limping. Paul Scull
practiced some drop kicks. The Mid
shipment resorted to Penn plays in
practice, with considerable attention
centered on defensive.
Former stars Of Princeton worked
on the scrub team and produced three
touchdowns to the varsity's one. Un-
corking spectacular forward passing
attack, Jake Slagle and Al Wittmer
featured. Winn and Keck also played
with the second string. The squad
takes on William and Mary, in what
Is viewed as an easy contest.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
Modern Foot Ball Is Better
Than Old Game, Edwards Says

captain in 1895 Princeton swamped
his team by 81 to 0. When Big Bill
Edwards was captain and right guard
for Princeton in 1899 his team lost a
5-to-0 game to Cornell, although trim
ming Yale by IL to 10.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
GRID PILOT SOUGHT.

1t 10 requested that the manager of
the Chevy Chase foot ball team get
in touch with the manager of the
Northern Juniors by calling Adams
34S2 at 3 p.m. today -....----.---....-.-.
Evening star., 1927-10-28
By LAWRENCE PERRY.

n YEw YORK, October 2s.-Tradi.
ton, in degree large or small,
vi may well have something to
i say about the outcome of the
YaIa. Ia mouth game at New
Evening star., 1927-10-28

WE INVITE YOU TO COM.
p A RE OUR MERCHANDISE
AND PRICES WITH ALL 9TH
ERS IN THE CITY so THAT
YOU MAY BE CONVINCED
THAT THE GOODS WE OFFER
YOU ARE THE BETTER MER-
CHANDISE AND PRICES THE
LOWEST.
Evening star., 1927-10-29
MILLER APPOINTS
NEW COMMITTEES
Personnel Is Announced at
Luncheon Given to Execu-
tive Board by President.

w. c. Miller, newly elected president
OF the Washington Real Estate Board
today announced the appointment of
the membership of the standing com
mittees of the board to serve for the
ensuing year.
The appointments were announced
following a consideration of the mat
ter during a luncheon given by Presi-
dent Miller to the members of the ex-
ecutive committee of the board at the
Carlton Hotel last week
The new committees are as follows:
District affairs. Fl. Glenn Phelps, \.
Britton Browne, George c. Shinn,
George w. Worthington, r. l.. Nc
Keeyer and Robert n. Harper: zoning.
Randall Fl. Hagner. Clarence F. Dono-
hoe and Lee ID. Latimer. appraisal
committee. Harold E. Doyle. Thomas
T.. FARRELL. J. Dallas Grady. Arthur
Carr, F. Elliott Middleton. William J..
Flather. jr.. Clarence Dodge, +. J..
Kyle and Hugh f. Phillips; arbitration
committee. Fl. L. Rust. sr.. c. a.
Jones, j. C. Weldon, Arthur Browne.
J.. C. Leigh, Morris Cafritz and Milton
Schwab; membership committee, Har-
ry Seay. William r. Ellis. Reeve Hoo
Yer, Wilmot w. Trew, l.. II. Brodie,
Earl E. Goss. Karl Jarrell Henry Glib
son, James f. Salkeld and Har' = Pitts:
public affairs, w. Cameron BI'ton, J.
Lee Donnelly, Fred A. Smith sohn A.
Brickley. DeNere r. WeedoE, Fred II.
Ugast, Albert j. Gore, w. l. f. King
and w. E. Foster.
Meetings will be arranged soon for
these various committees and various
topics will be assigned to them for in
vestigation. Each committee will be
divided into subcommittee for the
purpose of study.
Evening star., 1927-10-29
ASSOCIATION REPORTS
LUMBER TRADE GAINS
Softwood Mills Show Increase Over
Preceding Week in
Shipments.

The lumber thermometer" of busi-
ness is encouraging, according to the
National Lumber Manufacturers AS
sociation's weekly review of the in
dustry.
Virtually the same number Of re-
porting softwood mills show a gain
in current orders and shipments for
the week ending October %, over the
preceding week, and production about
the same. Allowing for the fact that
25 fewer mills reported last week than
at the same time last year, it Is ap-
parent that the current volume of
business is greater.
Apparently the hardwood industry
also was more active during the past
week than it was the previous week,
but a little slower than at this time
last year.
Evening star., 1927-10-29
BALTIMORE BUILDING
CONTINUES ON DECLINE
Engineering Contracts rs Per Cent
Under Total for August
of This Year.

BALTIMORE, October 29.-Building
operations in Baltimore continue to
fall below the mark set last year,
according to figures of the building
inspectors office.
Building and engineering contracts
let in Baltimore in September
amounted to $4,314.7O0. The total was
25 per cent under the total for August
of this year, and 35 per cent under
the total for September, 1926.
Residential construction, with a
total of $2650,000, was the largest
single item, the amount being 62 per
cent of the total for September.
Commercial and industrial building
amounted to $950,200. New construc-
ton started since the first of the
year amounted to $43. 1862 $780, as COM
pared with $46,611, 900 for the cor
responding period of last year, the
decrease being 6 per cent.
Contemplated new work reported in
Baltimore last month reached $6637,-
900. showing loss of 53 per cent from
the figure for the preceding month.
and of 25 per cent from the amount
reported in September, 1926.
Evening star., 1927-10-29
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
NOMINATORS NAMED
Committee Appointed to Select Can
didates for Election to Be Held
December 9.

In preparation for the annual elec.
ton of officers to be held early in De-
cember. nominating committee was
elected at the meeting of the District
of Columbia Education Association in
the Women's City Club last night.
DR. A. l.. Howard was chosen chair
man, while his fellow committeeman
included ]. Orrin Powers, Miss Ethel
Riley, Miss Caroline Barnard and
Mrs. Laura V. Randall.
This committee will select nominees
for the offices of president, vice presi-
dent, secretary-treaSurer and members
of the executive committee, all of
whom will be elected December 9.
At last nights meeting also the
reports of the local association dele
gates to the annual convention of the
National Education Association, held
in Seattle in June and July, were
given by Harry English, president of
the association. and Miss Edith Louise
Grosvenor, both of whom represented
the local body at the meeting. The
delegates reviewed the program of the
convention and commented briefly
upon the many addresses which were
delivered during the sessions.
Evening star., 1927-10-29
WRECK BLOCKS TRAFFIC.
Freight Train Derailed on Pennsy
Road at Monmouth Junction.

PHILADELPHIA. October 90 LP.-
All traffic on the New York division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad was
blocked last night by freight wreck
at Monmouth junction. No one was
hurt.
Fourteen loaded cars of West
bound freight train were derailed at
an interlocking switch and the wreck
age was strewn over all four tracks.
Passenger trains were detoured over
the Perth Amboy branch
Evening star., 1927-10-29
Slight Increase Shown in Housing Loans
In Capital for Fig hit Months of 1927

floating Of these mortgages. figures
show that the average housing loan
floated by the company here since
1925 to be $500.
Housing loans f1oated in Greater
Washington during 1926 amounted to
S2,S3O,200, while the corresponding
figure for 1925 was S1,142,0
During the period from January.
1920, to October /. 1927, the Metro
politan Life made and pledged SS.322
loans amounting to S570,306.0O0. A
total of S4,407 of these loans were
made on one and two family dwellings,
and" 1915 were on apartment build
ings. These Egures include cities in
many sections of the United States.