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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

w WILLIE HOPPE, the. world
n 1872 balk-lins billiard cham
Nv pion, and the six leading
contenders for his crown
will play In the interna-
tional title tourney that will get un-
derway at the Arcadia Auditorium
next Tuesday night to last until
March H. Play Tuesday will be in
augurated at s;15, but after that
night there will be matches each
afternoon and evening.
Those who will seek Hopes crown
are. Jake Schaefer, I'd, former world
champion; Edouard Horemans, Bel
GUM title holder; Eric Hagenlacher,
former world champion and present
wearer of the German crown; Welker
Cochran, runner-up in the interna-
tional tourney in 1924: Kinney Mat
suyama, Japan's ranking balk line
player and world junior balk-Hne
champion, and Felix Grange, cham
pion Of Europe
Hoppe first won world nonors from
Maurice Vignaux i'm Paris. when the
champion was but Is years old. He
has PLAYED brilliantly ever since hold
ing the title continuously since 1910
except during 1921 and 1925, when he
was vanquished by Jake Schaefer
only to come hack last Winter and
wrest the laurels from the latter.
stoutest opposition is expected
to he furnished the champion by
Schaefer
Horemans is regarded a master of
the difficult masse and an expert at
the line nurse"
Hageniacher, who has played in
three international Journeys. has Of
they have met,
A dangerous contender for Hoppe s
laurels doubtless will be Cochran,
who reached his high point in the
1924 event when he tied the title
holder only to lose in the play-oH.
Matsuyama by virtue of his high
runs in junior contests Is looked upon
as having "A real chance.
Grange is a cueist of tried worth
who packs a constant threat.
Champion TO Play Tuesday.
Hoppe will appear in the opening
game Tuesday night against an eppo-
nent yet to be announced although
it probably will he a foreign entrant,
either Matsuyama or Grange, with
cha noes fayoring the latter.
Many distinguished persons are ex-
pected to witness the games and spe-
cial nights are being arranged when
representatives Of the foreign nations
will be guests of the National Billiard
Assoeia ton of America, sponsor of
the tournament.
There will be IL playing days In
the tournament, during which a round
robin schedule of 2f games will be
decided. Competition will he on a
progressive basis, the losing players
being PLAYED off first. As a result
each days schedule is net announced
until close of the preceding days
play.
Albert Cutler of New York will
referee the games that will be at 400
points each.
Because Of the interest shown in
tournaments in other cities officials
OF the National Association have ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
ALEXANDRIA T0SSERS
WILL OPPOSE DEWITT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February as
Alexandria High School will play two
important games next week, meeting
Dewitt Preparatory School Of Wash.
ington on the Amory Hall court Mon.
day night and following up by playing
In the semi-final round for the Virginia
basket ball championship sometime
next week.
Dewitt holds a victory over the ioeal
FIVE and Alexandra is determined 70
revenge the defeat. Alexandria has
lost only one ether game, that 70
George Washington freshmen,
The seni-f1nal game for the state
title will be played Friday or Saturday,
with the Maroon and White making
a jaunt to some ether city in the
state.
The Old Dominion Boat Club is 10
play the Washington Canoe Club herr
Wednesday night at the Armory hall
in the crucial game Of the Nautical
Basket Ball League. A victory over
the Caneemen will place the Old Do
minien quint on an even basis with
the visitors and a play-off would then
be necessary.
Virginia Athletic Club would like
to arrange a game with some junior
team to be played Thursday night in
the Alexandria Armery Hall. Phone
Jack Allen. Alexandra 424, between
) and pm.
st. Mary's Celtics are to play the
Swavely Preparatory School OF Manas-
sas, Va, here next Saturday night
in the Armory Hall. Tomorrow night
the Celtics are booked to play the
Jewish Community Center I'VE in,
Washington.
The second game Of the series be-
tween the Alexandria High School
girls basket ball team and the Alexan-
dria teachers viii be played at the
armory next Friday.
Dreadnaught Athletic Association
will hold q, base ball meeting here
Monday night at Reeds lunchroom
on King street, and all players and
fans interested are requested 10 be
on hand at o'clock.
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IN ASKET BALL will sing its swar
- song this week so far as most
seheelboy eUints of this area
0 are concerned. In fact, but
three regularly scheduled
games are to be played, although
Western and Dewitt will engage in
tests at the Washington and Lee
tournament at Lexington on Thurs
day.
Central played in the Penn tourney
yesterday and is booked 70 appear in
Nhe same event this coming week end.
In the lone game TOMORROW Dewitt
viii visit Alexandria to meet the high
school team of that place in night
engagement No contests are booked
Tuesday, but a pair are listed for Wed
nesday, when Strayer's win play host
to Leonard Hall High Of Leonard
town, Md, at the City Club, and
Georgetown Prep and Dewitt will mix
at American University gymnasium
In afternoon tilts.
1t will he q mighty lean week end
LEGALLY. just one game being listed,
thai between Stra yer's and Gslaudet
on Saturday night at Kendall Green.
Devitt's swimming team is scheduled
te visit Baltimore Saturday to meet
nstators of ArmyNavy Prep School
of that city.
With basket ball about over,
preparation for base ball will begin in
earnest this week at the various
scholastic institutions. If The weather
is favorable, fun squads will he called
for outdoor work. Thus far only con
ditioning exercises for battery Candi-
dates has been in order.
TraeIx end RoId afI,IafoS aISo will he
out in force a the various schools
within the next few days if the
weather permits. The Fifth Regiment
the close of the indoor campaign for
the local schoolboys, who will now
turn their attention TO the Spring
campaign.
If Central High is not represented
by formidable team on the foot ball
field next Fall, ii will not be through
lack of preparation. Coach Mike
Kelley for the first time is giving
the Blue and White gridmen several
weeks of Spring training, and this
he hopes will give the squad some
thing Of a running start next Fall,
The Blue and White mentor next
season will be called upon TO virtually
rebuild his line, which has been shat.
tered through graduation of Jack
Sargent and Eddie Parke, stellar
ends and Louis keren and Arthur
Rodgers. sturdy guards. Frank
Blackstone, who PLAYED both at center
and in the hacllfield and has been one
Of central's most dependable PAYERS.
is another whose place will have to
be filed,
With a number of last Falls per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
ROANOKE COLLEGE QUINT
HAS SUCCESSFUL SEASON

SALEM. Va, February a6.-Roa
note Colleges basket ball season
which closed with thrilling victory
over Y. M. /, was decided success in
spite of constant misfortune. Never
before has a Maroon team been faced
with SO many handicaps. Almost each
week brought the loss of some star
from the squad and repeatedly Coach
Spruhan was forced to rebuild his
team.
After losing FIVE regulars from the
varsity squad. the Maroons point with
pride to victories over Y. p. l., V.
NJ L.. Richmond University, King Col
lege and William and Mary
Roanoke met her two defeats in her
first battles against Y. r. ]. and V.
NJ. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
CALVARY NJ. E. TEAM
GAINS LEAGUE TITLE

Calvary M. T.. basketers last night
won the championship of the Sunday
School League for the second consecu.
tive season when they scored over
North Carolina M. p. quint in a 26,to-
Is game at the Y. NJ C. A
II was Calvary's twelfth victory in
as many starts In the league this
season. Two more games are to be
played by Calvary but as Mount
Vernon NJ. f.. runner.up, has dropped
three games Calvary cannot he bea ten
10 the title. Scrivener was high scorer
fer the winners last night with Fam
hreny leading the losers In shooting
Two other games last night We're
forfeited. Clarendon being awarded the
decision over Columbia Heights Chris
tan and Calvary Baptist getting a
win over Covenant. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
WASHINGTON PREP FIVE
LISTS TEMPLE AL UMNI

Washington Props, winners over
two fast l35-pound teams of Balti-
more will meet the Temple Alumni
team at the Jewish Community Center
next Wednesday night.
Props have beaten the L. Slesinger
and Sons team and the St Girard s
of Baltimore The following are on
the Prep squad: Phillip Needle, cap
tain; HaftstAll. t'hatley. Newman, j.
Iefferies and Cohen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
HOPPE TO DEFEND CROWN
AGAINST SIX CONTENDERS
Leading Players of Americas and Europe, Including
Schaefer, Will Strive for 1872 BaIkline Honors
at Arcadia Auditorium.

ranged for 81 ''ladies' day. that has
been fixed for Thursday afternoon.
Women will be admitted free and In
vitations have been extended 20 wen.
ems clubs and other organizations in
the District.
Tickets for the night games range
from 80 cents to 81 and S1.s0 is the
maximum Afternoon admission charge.
All except the 50-cent tickets call for
reserved seats
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G. W. FRESHMAN FIVE
BEATS LEONARD HALL

LEONARDTOWN, Md. February
2e.-Better foul-shooting carried
George Washington University Fresh
men basketsrs to 1918 triumph
over Leonard Hall High here this
afternoon.
The Colonial Cubs Gagged five OF
ten losses from the free line. while
the home boys were able TO register
but three of Is
1t was a fast tilt, featured by close
qua riding.
Stewart, forward. shot the winning
basket after Hoeft. substitute. had
tied the score AT 10 points with
shot from mid court
Negotiations are on for a return
game on the G. w. court The score
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wood 0THIAN TOSSERS
TAKE D0UBLE-HEADER

Woodlothian basketers, representing
Woodward e. Lothrops Department
store, ran their straight victory
string to five when they won a
double header defeating Woodside
.tossers in a hot 1915 battle In the
main attraction and scoring over the
Sioux five, 2S TO Is, in an interesting
preliminary tilt
In the Woodside game the lead
changed hands a number OF times.
q squirt in the closing moments
bringing victory to Woodlothians.
Thurlhy, McDonough and Harvey
did most of the scoring for the vie
tors with Ferguson and Trainor
finding the cords most often for the
defeated team.
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ONLY THREE GAMES LEFT
ON REGULAR SCHEDULES
Trio of Quints, Though, to Figure in tournaments
Base Ball, Track and Spring Foot Ball Are
Coming in for Main Attention,

! formers again a hand the Blue and
/ White backfeld should he formidable.
| Bill Simmons. Edmund Ault and Gene
| stevens are boys who doubtless Will
I bear the bFunt Of the work behind
! the line for the Kelly-coached team.
| 1t will be interesting TO see whether
| institution of Spring training will aid
Central, Heretofore. it has I&ecn inn
possible for Coach Kelley to undertake
any work with the gridmen at this
time of the year, as his attention has
been wholly taken up with tutoring
the base ball squad. However. s. z.
Kimble has relieved Kelley of the
work Of coaching the diamondeTs.
This arrangement satisfies Kelley. as
It is known that he never was very
keen about base ball coaching, al
though he has developed some highly
capable mines. Foot ball. though. is
kelley's meat" 4 former star at
Holy Cross, he has always been
close student of the game. Joe How
ard is manager of the Blue and White
eleven and already has arranged
number of attractive tits.
Coach Charley Guyon over at East
ern is another high school mentor who
believes that Spring training is help
full and is putting his gridiron pro
teses through their PAGES these DAYS.
The big mentor of the Lincoln Park
School will give his attention to the
gridiron men before getting base bali
practice started at fun speed
Hyattsville High basl<eters will play
their last scheduled game Saturday.
visiting Hagerstown to meet the high
school team at that place. Hyattsyille
sprang surprise recently when it
bested the Washington County FIVE al
Hyattsville. The upstate school is
certain to give the invaders from the
southern end of the State stiff tussle
Saturday to even scores for the set
back at Hyattsville.
Western High School. which has no
diamond, plans to stage its home
games on the Monument Grounds
Tech. also without field at the school
expects to use the diamond at Wash
ington Barracks.
SchoOlboy mermen hereabOuts are
now pointing for the South Atlantic
scholastic championships to be held at
Baltimore on March 10 under auspices
ef'the Baltimore Athletic Club. Can't.
Clifford Sanford of the Central team,
South Atlantic fancy diving champion.
is expected to defend his honors and
other ranking scholastic watermen are
expected TO compete,
Coach Wannan plans to call a meet
ing of base ball candidates at Friends
school next week. Serious practice.
however, viii not be started until the
middle of March. although hatterx
candidates will begin work within
short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
NATIONAL PARK SIX
DEFEATS GALLAUDET

Turning The tables on the Gsllaude ct
baskeferS who had defeated them by
ten points in their first encounter this
! sea son. the National Park Seminary
seXfet piled up the markers for 81.
toll victory at Forest Glen .yesteT-
day
Spectacular passing ana smooth
teamwork marked the play Of the
winners. The Gallaudet sextet was
not co-ordinatine as we'll as usual.
This raGgedness coupled with the
fact that Mary kannapell. stellar
Kendall Green forward, was guarded
SO closely by Helen knobhe that she
was unable to do her usual brilliant
abUtng. accounted largely for the
one sided score.
The work of Miss knobbe was
part inulariy worthy of mention, for
while she stuck like glue to her OPP
ponent she was not fouled once for
overzea1ousness.
Helen Hoffman, showing more
speed and accuracy than in any
IS points for the home team. Juliet
Offutt and Helen Lombard accounted
for the rest.
Mary Kannapell was responsible
for the entire ii points credited to
Gallabdet.
National Parks second string play
ers were given an opportunity to
perform in the fourth quarter. The
lallaudet center. Bessie Lawson, who
had been retired on personal fouls.
was sent back into the game In the
last period by special request from
Miss Whiteman. hostess coach, who
realized that her rule heterogeneous
had been unintentional.
The Gallaudet contest closed the sea
son for National Park Next week
intersororitY games will hold the
center % the stage at Forest Glen.
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I.ine.Iln and Summary
BASKET BALL GAME WON
BY BALTIMORE FRIENDS

Baltimore Friends School basketers
handily vanquished Washington
Friends yesterday in the boys gym
at the ~ 81 to g.
II was the annual game between
the teams and following the contest
the visitors were entertained at
luncheon at the local school
Pike was the ace of the visitors
attack, slipping seven goals, through
the cords from the floor. while Ander-
son. Fairbanks and Armstrong did
all the scoring for the Washington
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

posed of Ethel Mayhew. Ruth Smith,
Louise Eyee.s Marie Shorb, Frances
West and Lucille Blakney.
Edith Martin leads the 9As Her
squad includes Marion Stallngs. Anna
rilla Smith, Mary sullivan, Edith Mar
tin Elizabeth Bray, Vivian Witt and
Helena Canter.
Eight II is led by Mary Brooks
Haley and includes in it's lineup
Louise Porter, Laveye Adkins. Eleanor
Wilson, Helen Vowel. Zelda Aadeuy
and Elizabeth 0'Roarke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
G. w. RIFLEMEN WIN
FROM NAVY EASILY

ANNAPOLIS. Md. February 26.-
George Washington won an indoor
rife match from TIE Naval Academy
here today, ABB .39i
Shooting was from the prone. kneel-
ing and standing positions
Leighey of the visitors was high gun
with 2a2. pressed by his teammate
Campbell. Just one point behind.
Summarize.
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COMPANY r RESERVES
DEFEAT BERWYN FIVE

EVANSVILLE. Md, February Is.
Company r Reserve basketers
handily downed Berwyn. IS to II. on
the National Guard Armory court here
tonight. The Boughboys early took
the lead and were never headed. Their
advantage at the half was 1916. Watts.
Carr and Troy for the Guardsmen
and King and Weigel for Berwyrl
were high scorers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27


York quint in the race for the second
half honors in the American Basket
Ball League.
The home tossers will take the floor
minus their manager. Ray Kennedy,
who is laid up with an infected left
thumb. but who may, however, come
down from his home in New York
City to direct his charges from the
bench.
Philadelphia Journeys here bent
upon avenginE a defeat about three
weeks ago, which preceded bad
slump that has removed it from the
title running, and will take advantage
Of every opportunity to down the
locals.
Elmer Ripley. the veteran guard.
who also has been suffering with a
thumb injury, viii replace Kennedy,
while Teddy kearns will continue to
occupy the other guard position.
Rusty Saunders, who Is giving Chick
Passon, the visitors star, an Interest.
Ing argument for high scoring hnnors
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BRIToN IN U. s. SWIM.

SOUTHEND, England. February
&c E).--Norma Leslie Defham. who
swan the English Channel last year
lettering Gertrude Ederle's time,
plans 10 compete In the swim from
youngstown, \. f., to Toronto on
Labor day.
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ARIELS TO TAKE FIELD.

Ariels will get together for the first
diamond practice this morning at II
o'clock on the playground at First
street and New York avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
YALE SWIMMERS SCORE.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, February IS
OF.-Yale's varsity swimming team
won first place In every event in it's
meet with Princeton today and the
score was a. Ia IL
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-JFVEN nerfect scores in A row.
fired in two matches and vie
tory over the runner-up for the
IL national championship, Is the
weeks record of the University
of Maryland coed sharpshooters, VINO
themselves took third honors in the
National Rifle Association intercolle-
giate event.
University OF Missouri narkSwomen
bowed to the Maryla ndefs 49S To 4s5,
in their telegra nhic encounter, the re
suits of which have just been received.
The Missourians were a close second
to George Washington in the race for
national collegiate honors. Their rec
ord was considered remarkable as they
dropped only 10 points in 5000.
Against Kansas, five centuries were
fired by the Old Liners and against
Drexel six girls turned in perfect tar
gets. the first live Of them counting.
Alma Essex Hazel kreider, Julia
Louise Behring, Anita Peters and Mil
1red Hisiop we're the FIVE who hit the
bull 's-eye every time in the kansa 3
University match. Alma Essex, Fran
eea Gruver, Julia Louise Behring, Mil.
dred fIisIop, Alice Orion and Anita
Peters scored nossibles against Drexel
institute,
First string riGilsis of the Central
High School squad have completed the
initial stage of the match fer the ma
tional high school championship. &C.
CnFding to Louise Hart faculty adVi-
sor. The total was 495, one 1G0 and
fpnr @9s being registered. Virginia
Pile, shooting in her second match, got
the perfect score Miss pile also at,
famed q perfect count in her first
match. although she has never been
able Ia reach this mark in practice.
Catherine AuHtin. Arline Spencer.
Marion Willett and Roberta Wright
each dropped one point. This quartet
all are seniors. Miss Pile is the only
junior who made the team on this
occasion.
Cathren Iudlum. one of the crack
sharpshoeters of Centrals 1896 squad.
IL back on the range after an absence
of several moaths. Miss Llidlun has
just completed a tour of the world
with her parents. She is compelled To
take, special program at school for
the remainder Of the year, which
makes her ineligible for competition
on the team, but she is assisting in
coaching the squad and lending her
support in other ways.
Hine Junior High School tossers Of
the upper grades are engaged in an
intersemester basket ball series. Teams
are entered from the 9B, "a and SB
classes.
Two games already have been
played, "a defeated SR in the first,
10 to 7, while Oh romped on "a, 10
to II, in the second. Tomorrow Oh
meets sR in the third encounter.
The series is to he a round robin af
fair, according to Ramsay hewitt
physical training director. Each team
will play the best two out of three
matches with each other squad and
the seXtet winning the majority of
these series will he declared champion.
Dorothy Keiso has been elected
captain of the 9B combination. com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

w WASHINGTON seeks its fourth
" I victory of the season over
w Philadelphia tonight at the
Arcadia and the resulting
gain on the leading New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

perfect scores in a row.
fired in two matches and vie
tory over the runner-up for the
IL national championship, Is the
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gattsviIIe High basl<eters will play

Western High School. which has no
diamond, plans to stage its home
games on the Monument Grounds.
Tech, also without a field at the school,
expects to use the diamond at Wash
ington Barracks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

Totals. IL - To
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Coach Wannan plans to call a meet
ing of base ball candidates at Friends
School next week. Serious practice
however, viii not be started until the
middle of March. although hattery
viii begin work within a
short time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

w WILLIE HOPPE, the. world
n 1872 balk-lins billiard cham
Nv pion, and the six leading
contenders for his crown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

The second game Of the series be-
tween the Aiexandrta High School
girls basket ball team and the Alexan-
dria teachers viii be played at the
armory next Friday.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
Everyday Law Cases
Is Netc Use of Old idea
PGtentGbIe?
BY THE COUNSELLOR.

1t was million-dollar idea, and 1t
belonged TO George Quick.
For months he had been folding fly.
paper in the shops Of the Norton Fly
Paper Co. The process was a clumsy
one, packing was difficult, and the
consumers fretted as they tried to
pry the sheets open. The sticky sub
stance ozed out and ruined the other
sheets.
Then the ideas suddenly entered
into Quicks mind Put hard glue on
the edge and paste two sheet to-
gether." A simple idea, but revolu.
tionary.
He was able to obtain a patent and
offered to sell 1t to his company. The
officials saw it's possibilities, but re-
fused to buy. Instead, they disregard
ed Quick and adopted the idea them
selves and business doomed.
Quick entered suit to restrain the
company from using the patent, but
his dream Of gold was shattered, for
the court said:
This patent cannot be protected
as there is nothing patentable in this
claim. There is no invention in past