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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16

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value giving! We urge you to come early!
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
Dress Clearing Friday!

Misses
Misses $16.50 to SIS Frocks
$40
Good looking tailored froeks
for Summer afternoon and bust
ness wear, in a choice of crepe
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some trimmed with sheer lace,
bows and pleats. Navy, French
blue, tan, green and white.
Misses $3.50 and 5000
Frocks, SIS
All recent arrivals, reduced be-
cause the size ranges are broken.
Smart little wo-piece printed
crepe frocks with ribbon trim.
Flat crepe and georgette bolero
and jabot frocks, featuring
clever new pleatings and attrac-
tive tuckings. Navy, rose, beige
and colorfuI prints.
Misses $2o.5O and $3.50
Frocks, $25
Many one of-a-kind models,
in distinctive styles suitable for
Summer afternoon and street
wear. You'll find lovely chit
fons, crepe Roma and fiat crepe,
in lovely soft colorings, including
beige, green, grey and black
also quite a few clever sports
frocks in JERSEY.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
LEADING SCORERS.

johns at Annapolis Saturday night
VIII strive to turn back Blue Ridge
college OF New Windsor, Md.
Perhaps Saturday night will set a
record for activity on local collegiate
courts. Every combination excepting
GaIlaudet will entertain. The tilts
bringing together Catholic University
and Washington College at Brookland
and Maryland and Georgia in Richie
gymnasium at College Park, head the
weekend list. Villanova faces George
Washington and American University
VIII be host to Blue Ridge. George.
town will play Mount st. Joseph's.
Coach John O'ReilIy plans to nick
the Georgetown relay team that will
compete in the Brooklyn College
games Saturday night in that CITY in
time trials at the Hilltop track on
wednesday. 1t will be the first an.
pearance of the season of a George
town four. and it will be a real test
as Harvard, Lafayette and Princeton
are among the quartets that will be
faced Capt. Jimmy Burgess and
Eddie Swinburne, members of the
champion indoor team of last Winter.
Ed Symansky. Eddie O'Shea and G.
Il. Dussault appear ranking candi-
dates for the team, although Coach
y Kelly says that none is assured of
selection.
In addition to the relay team. the
Blue and Gray will be borne in the
Brooklyn affair by Jimmy McHugh in
the 100-yard dash. He will compete
against a crack field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
mfor Says Young WhoCais FameandFore
TIED FIvES TO FACE
FOR LEAD IN BIG TEN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE test of
early season leadership in the big ten
basket ball race will be settled tenn
porarily this week. Indiana and
Michigan, now tied at the top, each
plays in third Conference game of
the Winter tonight, and Saturday
they meet at Bloomington.
OF the two, Michigan has the hard
est battle tonight, facing Illinois on
the home floor, while Indiana tackles
the lowly Northwestern five which so
far as failed to finish in front in three
attempts.
Close behind these two are the Iowa
Illinois, Purdue and Wiscontin teams,
each winners in two out of three.
OF the four in second place, Wis
consin is figured to climb a bit in
tonight's match with Chicago. The
Badgers lost their first game of the
season to Indiana, but since then
have beaten Ohio and Northwestern
with ease.
Ohio turned on Illinois Saturday,
and pulled the Illini out of the first
place tie in a see-saw game which
finally went to the Buckeyes by one
point Michigan forced Iowa out Of
the undefeated class Friday by an
overwhelming score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
PLENTY OF BASKET BALL
FOR COLLEGES THIS WEEK

With eleven games carded for four
days, District college court athletes
face plenty of action beginning Wed.
nesday Two tits are booked Wed
nesday night. Loyola College team of
Baltimore is to invade the big gym
naSlum at Brookland to engage Catho.
Tic University, that has lost but one
game, that to the crack Navy five at
Annapolis. George Washington. that
put up a fine fight before dropping its
last engagement, % to %, to Lynch
burg College. will entertain Roanoke.
va, College in the H street gym.
American University tossers. who
scored over Lynchburg College Satur.
day night after dropping their first
game of the season to Catholic Uni
versity on Thursday night. play
Western Maryland at Westminster
This is the only out-of.to-~4l date of
the week for any of the collegiates
hereabouts.
Friday night will see the start of
the heaviest phase of the weeks pro-
gram with Georgetown, Maryland and
Gallaudet being down for tests. The
H1lltoppers who have won both their
starts thus far this campaign will en-.
terrain lebanon Valley basketers in
Ryan gym, Maryland that surprised
by putting up a great game against
Navy Saturday, losing only 80 to 80.
viii entertain Washington College.
represented by its usual strong team
and Coach Ted Hughes clever Gallau-
Diet team that handily vanquished ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
WESTERN TOSSERS
TO VISIT EPISCOPAL

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January IL
Episcopal High School will face West.
ern High School in a basket ball game
mere Wednesday. Episcopal was decf-
slVely defeated by Swavely and nosed
out by Tech.
William Lyons has been elected can.
tam OF the Jefferson School basket
bali team.
Manager Bill Hammond has signed
contracts for two games this week for
ms Pirate A. G. FIVE. Annadale A. G.
VIII be met tomorrow and Lee-Jackson
High School Wednesday.
A twin bill has been scheduled for
Armory Hall Friday. Alexandra High
School will play Fredericksburg High.
while the George Mason High girls
VIII encounter Alexandria High sex.
tet.
benefit game for Dick Schoeni, Ill
Tor the past six months, will be played
between Virginia Athletic Club and
st. Mary's Celtics here Thursday.
Potomac Boat Club and Old Do.
mionion Boat Club will play the first
game of the Nautical Basket Bail
League Thursday in Washington.
Alexandria High School PLAYS its
annual basket ball game with Ran.
dolph Macon Military Academy AT
Front Royal. Va. next Saturday.
George Mason High plays Washing.
ton and Lee High at Clarendon Fri.
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
PUTS HIS ALL INTO RACE
FOR HER, YOUTH ASSERTS
Gives Up Amateur Standing, Most Priced Possession
to Compete-Helped by Bridal Couple on
Trip to Coast When Motor Cycle Fails

That's why l have stayed away from
bad habits.
We kept up conversation all the
time. that is, between myself and the
convoy boat, and O'Byrne kept me
posted as to how l stood in the race
That's about all there is to it.
When got back in the convoy boat
after the finish they took me aboard a
tug and over to a yacht club. They
decided l should make a visit to a
hospital, so / did and got a rundown
there.
After that 1 went to Santa Monica
in an automobile.
1t might surprise some people to
know that the longest swimming l
ever had done was between Is and IS
miles. But. from now on, I'm not
much interested in channel-swimming
contests. / do believe, however, that
with what l learned Saturday l could
cut my Santa Catalina swim time.
AS to the English Channel, I never
was interested in that.
OF course. expect to enter some
swimming competitions in California,
for I'm not going to quit the game
altogether"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
WEAK EASTERNERS FACE
LEADING CENTRAL QUINT

Tech will encounter Western and
Eastern oppose Central in the usual
double-header IN the public high
school basket ball championship series
tomorrow afternoon at the Arcadia.
The little Manual Trainers will be
striving to win their first game in
three starts, while Western will be
out to win and pull to even terms with
Business, that is occupying second
place in the race with two wins in
three starts.
Central will be facing a much less
formidable Eastern team than that
which last Winter fought Bert Cog
gins boys to a draw for the crown.
That fine Lincoln Park machine has
been riddled by graduations, only one
member, Capt. c. Hogarth, remaining
incidentally, Hogarth is playing a
superb game in all departments and
if the remainder of the Eastern COM
bination were more experienced the
Lincoln Parkers doubtless would be in
the thick of the titular struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Calf, January II.
Unusual exhibitions of gameness by
man and woman entrants in the Gaia.
lima Channel marathon swim were re.
vealed today as trainers told of the
reluctance of their charges to leave
the water.
Mrs. Charlotte Schoemmel of New
York was one of these. A week be-
fore the swim she seriously injured a
knee in workout. Nausea overlook
her shortly after the start, the injured
leg becoming useless, floating helpless
ly in the water, but she held on for
Z miles before permitting her trainers
to take her into a boat.
The consensus was that the great
obstacle to be overcome was not the
distance but the cold water. This low
temperature was due 10 the unpre.
cedented cold spell that has swept the
southern California coast this Winter.
Temperatures of different currents
varied from 81 degrees to IS degrees.
Does greasing help? This question
is answered in the affirmative by a
vast majority of the contestants. Nor
man Ross of Chicago says no. He re-
lied on an olive oil rub. Whichever
faction is right, it is a fact that the
Joint surfaces of limbs. such as ell
bows, shoulders and knees, where cold
attacks the swimmer most persistent
ly, were almost bare OF grease after
several miles had been covered.
The me, too" psychology of weary
swimmers gummed the official tabulat-
ing machines. When one decided to
give up it seemed that almost in.
variably the little red flags indicating
contestants dropping out cropped up
In all directions over the almost Is
square miles of water which became
the course.
NOraciOus sharks and hungry bar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
SWIMMING HERO RECEIVES
FILM. VAUDEVILLE OFFERS
Victor in Catalina Channel Event Covers p Miles i'm
Is Hours and 45 Minutes, Being Only One of
90 Who Started to Survive Test.

He still complained of a soreness in
his shoulder. the only i'll effect from
his strenuous battle against tide and
wave.
When Young said goodbye to his
mother in Toronto. Ontario. and start
ed out with a companion. William
Hastings, to take his chance among
more seasoned competitors in the %.
mile channel race. he had visions OF
a little home in the West. where he
and his mother might live in happi-
ness and comfort
While Young is thinking only of the
home which is soon to be a realiza-
ton, along with the flood of congratu-
lations which has poured in by mail
and telegraph since Young became
the worlds swimming hero, is an
avalanche of both film and vaude-
Vile contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
By the Associated Press


Los ANGELES, January 1.-THE
twin sisters. fame and fortune. smil-
ingly dangled motion picture and
vaudeville contracts today before
George Young, 17-year-old Canadian.
who won the Wrigley S25, 900 Catalina
Channel marathon, but the young
conqueror hesitated.
What he wants most of all is his
mother. He left her in Toronto. aban-
doned his standing as Canadian
amateur and turned up here nearly
broke in order to compete in the swim.
And when the captains and kings of
the aquatic world had fallen behind
him one by one. he floundered out of
the water at Point Vicente early yes
terday morning. the only one of 96 of
| those who essayed to swim the %
mile gap between Catalina Island and
the mainland
Young, who was in the water Is
hours and As minutes, landed on the
California mainland at 3:06 am, after
a pretty game of "freeze-out" and en-
durance with some of the worlds best
swimmers. He negotiated a distance
of between 80 and "a miles in span.
ming the 22mile channel, and in water
averaging around 81 degrees.
Get Close to Finish.
Two women and two men stayed in
the race until they We're within sight
of the finishing point. Mrs. Margaret
c. Hauser of Long Beach. Calf, and
Martha Stager of Portland. Ore, came
near to collecting the additional
$4,000 offered for the first woman to
negotiate the channel. Miss Stager
was 4 miles away when she quit.
Peter Meyer of Cincinnati was within
n a,31 11oI - l..
quit.
The process of elimination among
the 153 original entrants began before
the race started. Only 102 faced the
water as the starting gun banged. Six
of these failed to take to the water
The remaining SO began dropping out
after 80 minutes Of swimming In
five hours the list had shrunk to
about 80.
Mrs. Charlotte Moore Schoemmel OF
New York. whose determination To
wear only a bathing suit of axle
| grease gave the newspaper men a
prolific news subject. was taken from
the water after five and one-half hours
with slight cramp and an injured
| tendon. Charles 10th of Boston, con.
| queror of the English Channel, was
the next star to give up. An hour
later another English Channel con,
queror, Henry F. Sullivan of Lowell
Mass, quit.
Miss Barrett Quits Later.
Clarabelle Barrett, Pelham, n. Y,
school teacher, whose 23-hour fight
against the English Channel last year
won her much praise. even though
she failed to finish. dropped out eight
miles from the goal at 1870 am.
Norman Ross. Chicago entry, who
was the last to give up. was between
three and four miles from the goal.
He had been the favorite in the bet
ting.
Young planned to rest today in the
home of Henry O'Bryne, his manager
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17

Dewitt was TO visit Hyattsville this
afternoon to meet Hyattsville High
and st. Johns was to play host to
Strayer's. The Saints will be out to
even scores for a 39-to.14 reverse
handed them last week by Strayer's.
Aside from the public high games
tomorrow the only schoolboy tilt
listed is that bringing together
Friends and Dewitt on the latter's
court in a junior 135.pound prepare.
tory league game. Episcopal is setting
the pace thus far in the circuit with
two wins in as many starts. The AL.
exandria passers have shown the way
to Dewitt and Woodward School.
According to reports Ronald Dulin,
erstwhile athletic luminary at West.
ern High, stands an excellent chance
of becoming a regular on the Column
bia University basket ball team after
February /. He will not be eligible
until that date, which marks the start
of his sophomore term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
RICHMOND CAGERS
WIN FOUR IN ROW

RICHMOND, Va, January IL
Three of Virginia s big four last week
fell before the vicious attack of Coach
Dobson's Richmond cagers. thus
smashing the uncertainty that pre-
vailed at the start of the season as
to the caliber of the 1927 Spider
quint.
V. NJ. l., Washington and Lee and
University of Virginia tasted defeat
on successive nights. Victories over
the Generals and the Cavaliers were
the first court trfumphs achieved in
Is years by the Spiders over these
worthy foemen.
Indicated in four starts, the locals
play host on Tuesday to the Indian
quint from William and Mary. Ran
dolph- Macon and st. Johns of An
napolis will complete this weeks court
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
CUE STAR TO PERFORM
AT SCANLON'S THIS WEEK

Willie Lewis, Philadelphia pocket
billiard expert, who appeared all last
week at the King Pin parlors. will
transfer his activities this week to
Scanlons, Ninth and D streets, where
he will meet all corners in afternoon
and evening matches
Prizes are to be awarded the play
ers making the best scores against
Lewis, who will give an exhibition of
fancy shots following each match.
Lewis dropped but two matches last
week, losing to Gene Ruark and Chick
Lappine. George Cox will referee the
matches at Scanlon's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
PRINCETON IN LEAD
IN BASKET LEAGUE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, January IA lull
settles this week over the Eastern
Collegiate Basket Ball League after a
hectic two-week campaign that
brought Princeton to the top of the
heap with three victories and no de.
feats and saw the Yale record of
league losses raised to "a straight.
The Ellis have failed to win in the
circuit since late in the 1924 season.
Only two battles are scheduled for
the week. One brings the Tiger
forces to Hanover, n. H., to face Dart
mouth, tied in second place with
Pennsylvania after two victories and
one defeat. A win for the Green will
force a tie with Princeton for first
place.
The Yale five meets Cornell at
Ithaca, n. Y, in the other contest
Both will be played Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
SIDELICHTS ONLONC SWIM

racuda, much advertised before the
ocean marathon as a menace to swim
mers, failed to show up. Not a toe
was missing from the kicking feet of
the contestants that churned the San
Pedro Channel, not a single inquisitive
swordf1sh poked it's bony proboscis
into the course. Even the flying fish
seemed to stay away in disgust
Young, the winner, radiated conf
dence from the start. He set off with
conNparatively swift stroke, over
hauled Norman Ross, who led the
race out of the Santa Catalina Isthmus
Bay and held the lead to the end.
About IS miles out he faced stiff
battle against tides. He paused long
enough to reply to a query from a
press boat, II am confident that l can
make it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
TORONTO HIGHLY ELATED
OVER TRIUMPH OF YOUNG
Plans to Give Civic Recognition When He Returns
Home-Many Messages of Congratulations
Are Sent to Youthful Swimmer.

by remaining in California for a
snort time, she is willing to go there
TO join him.
The prime minister of Ontario. G
Howard Ferguson, also sent Young
a message of congratulation.
All Ontario" he said, lis greatly
interested in the wonderful feat OF
endurance and skill in the swimming
contest. Heartiest congratulations on
your great success. 1t brings added
laureis to Canadian athletic sports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
116 SCORE "EXCELLENT"
ON SNOW-COVERED LINKS

NEW YORK, January II R).-
B. Erikson shot the Is holes of
the Siwanoy Club golf course at
Mount Vernon, n. Y, in 116
strokes Sunday for a net score of
98, when his handicap of Is is
taken into account. Experts say
his score was excellent" for the
snowdrifts at places were four feet
deep on the fairways, six feet deep
in the rough, and a biting wind
swept the course.
Erikson is a member of the
Snowbirds and has played the
course in Winter with the little
red ball for 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
Ube Gbentng Star
BOYS CLUB

calm. That's the finest lesson to be
learned in vigorous sports. 1t is the
foundation of all sportsmanship.
A victory at any price attitude
may lose you the respect of your
boy friends.
To avoid cuts and bruises, further,
never use gloves weighing less than
IL ounces. Boys of your age should
never use the lighter gloves, which
have less padding and inflict hurts.
Remember to relax in boxing as
in all other sports. For instance don't
keep both fists clinched all the time.
Only clench a fist as you deliver a
blow. Tense muscles tire you.
tCopyriEht 1927
NeXt-ShadoM Boxing and Eeints,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17

imagine most of you fellows are good
sports to start with. Boxing is d
game of give and take. / never saw
a boxer so clever he could avoid all
punishment. But at the same time
there is no need of scoring a victory
with bruises.
Avoid aiming for the nose, the
eyes, etc. Aim for the side of the
chin instead
The great boxer is the one who can
work calmly and cody in the face of
odds. The temptation to lose your
head is great. Be cool, collected and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
ARMOUR AND WATROUS
WIN $500 GOLF EVENT

Los ANGELES, January IT LP.-
Tommy Armour, Washington, ID. c..
pro, and AL Watrous of Grand Rapids.
Mich, shot through 81 holes to defeat
Vic D'Alberto and HUT Martin, Los
Angeles professionals, in the finals of
the $500 California State open golf
championship tournament
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
FOOT BALL PLAYER DIES.

WHEELING, w Va. January II
A).-John w. Jack) Storer, 26
former captain and star fullback OF
the Lehigh team, is dead at his home
here; Storer became i'll with pneu
monla Is months ago and tubercu
losis developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
BY DICK HARLOW.
Foot Ball and Boxing Coach at Western
Maryland College

The kind of boxing 1 intend to
teach the members of The Star Boys
Club is a gentleman's sport. There
is no need of black eyes and bloody
noses. Boxing is a lot of fun and
can be enjoyed without the rough
ness and rowdyism that brings OBJ
jections from your parents.
First the boy taking up boxing must
realize that good craftsmanship is an
important lesson to learn. But I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
DARTMOUTH IS WINNER.

QUEBEC, January II R.-Dart-
mouth College Winter sports team
captured the Frontenac Association
Cup, high point-scoring prize in the
intercollegiate ski meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
GRID COACH FOUND DEAD.

NEW ORLEANS, January II CP).-
Douglas L. Meyers, assistant foot ball
coach at Loyola University was found
dead in his room here from asphyxia
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
BOXERS IN FIVE BOUTS
AT ALOYSIUS CLUB SHOW

Two mitt pushers who have figured
in the final bouts of several outdoor
programs will appear on the athletic
program to be offered by the Aloysius
Club tonight. They will mix in an
eight-round bout.
Two-fOur-round bouts and two-six
round bouts also have been arranged.
Washington A. A. courtmen seek
games. Call Lincoln $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
Never Was Discouraged.

at never was discouraged at any
stage of the game. | never figured
that I would have to quit. / was sure
OF my physical condition from the
start and l was in good shape all the
way.
II believe a swimmer should keep
in perfect condition all the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17

George Mason High plays Washing.
ton and Lee High at Clarendon Fri.
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17

Next-shadow Boxing and Feints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17

Alexandria High School plays its
annual basket ball game with Ran.
dolph Macon Military Academy at
Front ROYAL. Va. next SATURDAY.