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Evening star., 1927-09-28
CENTRAL LOSES CENTER
AS OPENING DATE NEARS

With its opening game with Balti-
more Poly scheduled for Friday, Gen.
tral High Schools gridiron squad has
suffered a severe blow in the loss of
Kermit Smith, leading candidate for
center, who may have a broken collar
bone as the result Of a scrimmage
yesterday between the Blue and White
and st. Johns team. At best, Coach
Kelly will be without Smiths service
for several days. Hochbaum, a guard,
doubtless will hold forth at center
during Smiths absence.
Smiths injury is particularly costly,
in that the line Is Centrals weakest
department.
worse off than any public high squad
as to experienced material available.
having only Capt. Bob Wilson, stellar
guard, left from the regular 1926 ma.
chine, has lost that player. at least
for three or four days. Wilson is
confined to the side lines with a
wrenched back. Cox, regular tackle
OF the West End team, has minor
bruises, and Brownfield. counted upon
for one Of the backfield posts, is not
eligible for several weeks because of
scholastic difficulties.
Coach Dan Ahearn is hustling the
Georgetown schoolboys along, how.
ever. determined to do the best he can
with the material at hand Westerns
first game is with Georgetown Prep
at Garrett Park on October Z,
Eastern and Tech, other public
high combinations that open their
campaigns Friday, put in hard licks
yesterday. The Lincoln Parkers
scrimmaged among themselves and
Hap Hardell sent his Manual Train.
ers through peppy drill. A number
Of Techites who We're out with minor
injuries are now all set for action
again.
Both Eastern and Tech also will
battle Baltimore teams Friday, the
Light Blue and White being slated ta
play host to the Calvert Hall combi
nation in the East End stadium and
Tech being down to face Baltimore
City In the Monumental City. Har
dell's proteges will strive to even the
slate for a 1870 defeat handed them
by the city team last Fall.
Business High aspirants are work
ing diligently on the Eastern soccer
field under direction of Coach Lynr
Woodwork. The Stenogs have con
siderable valuable veteran materia
and are hopeful or making much
better showing in the title series thar
in 1926. Business opening game is
with Emerson on October ant
Swavely has been booked for Octo
ber IA.
Emerson Institute and ST Johni
are prepping arduously for their sea
sons debuts Friday. Emerson will ap
pear against Gallaudet in a practic'
contest at Kendall Green and st
Johns will entertain Alexandria High
here.
Dewitt huskies, who begin their cam
paien Saturday against Episcopa
High at Alexandria, engaged in ;
brisk scrimmage yesterday Will
American University's squad. TIL
Georgetown schoolboys appear formi
dable and are expected TO make
strong bid for the independent schol
astic crown. Mickey Harris, cracl
1925 backfeld performer. may return
TO the team.
Coach Ken Simondinger. who has
big Job to develop a GonZaga team
Evening star., 1927-09-28
D. c. TEAMS ON NAVY
WINTER SPORTS LIST

ANNAPOLIS, September 2S.--
Many teams in the Washington col
lege group have been booked for en-
gagements by the Navy this Winter.
1T Is revealed through announcement
of schedules.
The cards follow:
Basket Ball.
December 10 Western Maryland IA La
fayette: H. William and Mary; II. Washing
January I; George washngten II. Uni
University Of Kentucky: 21, Loyola of Balti.
more: 25, University of Delaware: 2S. Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia.
Maryland; 8. Catholic University !. Lehigh
Is. Georgetown: 1S. Gettysburg 25. United
States Military Academy. at West Point.
Boxing.
=, February Sina;aTy Il Georget9wn: Is, University
AZ Philadelphia.
March 3. Pennsylvania State: 10. Syracuse
1917, intercolegiates. at Philadelphia.
Wrestling.
=, January l. Duke University; %. Western
February II. Lehigh: 1S. Yale. at New
March 3. Pennsylvania State.
Swimming and Water Polo.
February H. College of the City of New
York: IS. Columbia: 25, Syracuse,
March 3: Princeton: Z, University of Penii-
Haven: 1924. intercollegiates at the Tniver-
sity of Pennsylv vanla. Fhiladelphia
Evening star., 1927-09-28
FOOT BALL HELPED
BY BRISK WEATHER

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 2S.--Cold
weather has added Zest to the East s
foot ball practice, and the players are
being put through strenuous PAGES.
Drill at some of the camps has been
unsatisfactory. however, and numer.
Gus changes have been made in the
line-ups for Saturdays games.
Coach Lou Young at Pennsylvania
has dropped six candidates from his
squad the varsity offense being dis,
appointment.
practically every lineman on the squad
during strictly line scrimmage.
There are indications that the Han.
over eleven will test out its overhead
game Saturday
The Army coaching staff is expert
menting with new men in the line
Sprague was moved from tackle to
, end. but later sent back to his regu.
| lar post.
At Cornell there Is spirited fight
going on for backfield berths. Balder.
ston and Hoeckelman being the only
men certain of their places.
Yale's varsity worked 20 minutes in
scrimmage against the scrubs and
won by 200 score.
Harvard's regulars pushed over two
touchdOwns against the second var.
sity.
Coach Charlie Crowley, evidently
satisfied with his Columbia line, is
trying out new plays.
Brown is putting the finishing
| touches on a forward pass attack.
Evening star., 1927-09-28
FIFTH TITLE CHESS
GAME IS ADJOURNED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, September 2S.-
The fifth game in the world champion
ship chess match between Jose r
Capablanca of Cuba. the title holder,
and Alexander Alekhine. Russian mas
ter. was adjourned late last night after
the forty-first move. Play will be re-
Sumed this evening.
Queens were exchanged ut the twen-
ty-sixth move. Experts were divided
as to the position at adjournment,
some believing the game would be
drawn. while others thought Capa-
blancas slight advantage would enable
him to win.
Capablanca called check with his
rook at the 34th move. but Alekhine
,asily countered, and an interesting ex-
change of pawns followed.
The Russian took As minutes on the
~orty-first move. for the second time
during the match. and at midnight
C,>pablanca. in accordance with the
rules, called for and obtained adjourn.
nlent.
Evening star., 1927-09-28

consin. Kresky's weight and expert
ence are greatly needed to protect the
Flashy Gene Rose in starting end
runs.
The sophmores were given varsity
positions for scrimmage yesterday by
coach Zuppke at Illinois. with only
three lettermen in the lineup. The
youngsters delivered for Zuppke by
forming fine interference for Mcclure
when he intercepted a forward pass
and ran for touchdown. Zuppke
has no intention of becoming the
twenty.sixth victim in row of the
Brady Poly Institute team Saturday.
Bradley has been Little 10" cham.
pions Of Illinois Lesser colleges for
two years. and has not been beaten
for three years.
Coach Wilce is developing two quar-
terbacks. both with experience and
bali carrying ability, Fred Grim and
Elmer Marek. Both were halfbacks
last wear
Evening star., 1927-09-28
Chicago Has ''Mystery Team
OF the Western Conference
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
4 real Mystery Team" of the
several uncertain squads in
~ the big ten foot ball cham.
pionship race this Fall is the
thirty. y.sixth edition of Amos Alonzo
Stages University of Chicago eleven.
Graduations wrecked Chicago's foot
ball hopes last season, but the wealth
Of light, fast backfield material in the
younger classes this year has enabled
Stagg to develop two complete sets Of
backs with requirements for each.
Three of last years varsity back.
field are back In uniform, and there
also are a dozen likely ball carriers
coming up. Wheather this situation
was visualized by the dean Of confer.
ence coaches, the fact remains that
Stagg signed up the hardest schedule
this Fall in his 36 years OF service at
Chicago.
"Inky" Blum and Smith have shown
skill in tossing passes. and Haywood
and Hollohan proved capable ball
carriers in yesterdays scrimmage,
this quartet making up Stages second
backfield.
Minnesota also has acquired strong
reserves to support its backfield OF
three-fourths veterans, including the
All.American fullback, Herb Joesting
Coach Spears has II lettermen in uni.
! form.
Secret workouts were started yes
| terday at Michigan and Iowa. The
Michigan line was strengthened by
the return Of Laverne Taylor to end
opposite Benny Oosterbaan. Puckol
wartz and Gilbert practiced tossing
the oval to these two wingmen.
The return to eligibility Of Joe Kre
sky. last years fullback was the best
news Of the practice season for Wis
Evening star., 1927-09-28
BY III. c. BYRD.

A MEETING Of local coaches an
~ officials for a general irterpreta
"A tion of the foot ball rules is tC
4 be held tomorrow night at
o'clock in the sports department
nf The Evening Star. The gathering
Is being sponsored by Paul p. Magof'
fin, best known of Southern referees
and will be carried on under his gen
oral direction.
No doubt some kind of a get to
eether of officials and coaches Is
needed because few of the officials and
perhaps fewer of the coaches are any
too familiar with the rules, especially
the changes. For instance. in one
rule that was changed distinctly diff
ferent interpretations have been made
by the rules committee itself
1T seems to be-" said Magoffin in
talking of the advisability of holding
a meeting tomorrow night, that the
best thing for all of us interested in
foot ball is to get together and nave
q general discussion of the rules and
the interpretations that have been
made of them. If the college coaches
and officials who are used to working
fn college games especially come to-
gether il is probable that all will be
considerably benefited. l am sure
will
Magoffin probably studies the rules
more closely and Is more familiar with
them than any other official in the
section. In helping local officials and
coaches to get the right interpreta'
tions Of the rules he should be Of great
value. Coaches of all college and high
school teams and all officials that have
been handling these games are eX
tended an invitation to attend.
While the rules committee evidently
intended to curtail the shift by virtue
of change made in the rule govern
ing that play, in all probability the
shift will be helped instead of hin
dered. Certainly it is difficult to fore
see wherein it is going to be hampered
to any extent. 1t has generally been
thought that If a man were in motion
at the end of a shift. then the 15yard
penalty would be inflicted, but it now
develops that if one man is in motion
after shift, then only a five-yard
penalty would be given.
This means that actually when a
shift is made three men may shift,
come 10 a brief stop and the fourth
man shift with the other three and
keep moving, just so he is moving par.
allel to or toward his own goal, and
the complete play is legal If one
man is moving ahead at the end of
the shift, when the ball is snapped,
then only a flve-yard penalty for a
back in motion when the ball is snap
ped would be sustained.
1t is held by the rules committee
that inasmuch as a shift comes to a
complete stop, then the man-in-mo-
ton rules applies, just as if not shift
had been made. The committee also
holds that the shifting of one man is
not shift: that after shift one man
may keep moving parallel or toward
his own goal just as if no shift had
been attempted. In view of this, there
is not much doubt that those teams
that use shifts will show some pretty
rapid movements of their backs from
one position to another. and most
officials probably will have to blink a
Evening star., 1927-09-28
GATHER TOMORROW NIGHT
WITH MACOFFIN In CHAIR
Officials and Coaches Will Aim to Clarity Some Puz.
zling Points-Number of Hard Contests
Booked for Saturday i'm South.

good many times to determine just
what they are seeing.
Chances seem good that the 15-yard
penalty for illegal shifting will be
given very seldom. One prominent
coach who uses shift plays is said to
have remarked at the close of the
| Interpretation meeting in New York
recently that he had argued against
the change in the shift rule because
| he wanted to keep members of the
rules committee feeling they were
legislating against the shift. but that
actually he felt the changes would
make his shifts more effective.
Considerable doubt seems to exist
| as to Just where the ball is put in
play after it is dead from an incom.
plete lateral pass. The first interpre.
| tatiOn of the rules committee was that
it world be dead at the point where it
struck the ground. but since it was
pointed out how ridiculous a situation
! this would create if a ball were FUN
| bled across the goal line and became
dead there and resulted in a technical
| touchdown the committee reversed
itself. Now it seems that the determi-
nation has been reached to make the
| ball dead at the spot where it was
| last touched, either by the passer or
by the man who received and fumbled.
| Harvard, Yale and Princeton play
their first games this week. The
| Crimson gets going in contest with
Vermont. Yale entertains Bowdoin
and Princeton has Amherst for it's
opening. No doubt Harvard, Yale and
Princeton will win their games. They
usually schedule their first ones with
that idea in view. and not once in an
age do they take on for their openings
calculated to do anything more than
furnish fair opposition. Which, in the
development of a foot ball team, is
good Judgment.
Not much has been written so far
about Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
1t seems that neither of these schools
bothers much about the preliminary
part of their practices, especially as
far as the public is concerned. And.
after all, it is just about as we'll. be.
cause of all things that offer poor
reading the humdrum account Of the
ordinary day after day foot ball prac.
tice is the worst.
Several OF the schools in the South
Atlantic section have hard games
Saturday. OF chief local interest is
the one at College Park between
South Carolina and Maryland, but in
addition to that other contests should
| be fiercely fought between fairly
evenly matched elevens. Virginia goes
to Athens to meet University of
Georgia. Virginia Military Institute
| has contest at Atlanta with Georgia
| Tech, Washington and Lee plays
West Virginia at Charleston and
North Carolina faces Tennessee at
Chapel Hill. All these teams are big
and strong and the games they put up,
will be just about as good as any
could be expected to be.
Maryland, Virginia. Washington and
Lee, and Virginia Military Institute
took beatings last year at the hands
of the teams they are to play this
week. Maryland and v. NJ. /. were
beaten by two touchdowns, W. and
L. and Virginia by three.
Evening star., 1927-09-28
L0W-G0AL POLO PLAY
DUE TO START TODAY

Play in the War Department Polo
Association Fall low.goal tournament
was scheduled to start this afternoon
at 8 o'clock on Potomac Park oval
with Camp Humphreys and War Red
teams meeting.
Tomorrow should produce the best
game of the high-goal tournament,
as the championship War White com.
bination is to meet the Fort Hoyle
four, which made such a remarkably
showing last Saturday. This match
is also scheduled for 3 o'clock.
The winner of tomorrow's match
will find strong foe to face in the
high-goal field, judging from the show
ing made by 18th Field Artillery
horsemen yesterday in defeatine
Maryland Polo Clubmen. 18 to Z, after
conceding their opponents a 2-goal
handicap.
| This victory was somewhat unex
! epected and the score even more SO
| Lieut.. Mcclure was the outstandins
offensive star, accounting for 8 goals
Lieut.. Van Wyk shone on the de
| fense.
Yesterdays lineup and summary
1sh, 1ssh Field Hdc;,,sl Artil. Pos. Md Polo Club
Lieut.. Van Wyk: a.....:: SlaSssfon WssfisI
Capt; Sharpe. ...... 3.......... Lanaha
| Lieut. benson 4. ........ Greenwal
u, Goa! scores-McClure. 8: Sharpe. g. Va,
WV Wayi,eTs 81 Benson z ,Blaekstene Lanahan
Evening star., 1927-09-28
derS to Meet to Interpret Rules T. S. Olympic Team to Haze Ship
WILL LIVE DURING GAMES
ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Planned to Take Only $50 Athletes to Amsterdam
in l928-Only Four Are TO Be Allowed to
Compete in Each of Events.

Macarthur. of Baltimore. in charge.
John J. Rask0W, treasurer of the Gen
cral Motors Corporation. was elected
treasurer of the committee, succeed
ing julius H. Barnes
A banquet open to sporting writers
throughout the United States. is plan.
ned in New York for Friday. Noyem.
ber %, the day before the Army. Navy
came. Frederick W. Ruben. secre-
tary of the committee. explained that
his gathering would mark the start
Of a big drive to enlist the support Of
newspapers over the country in the
Olympics.
Well Represented.
OF the - members of the executive
committee. l3 were present at the
meeting They were 4. c. Gilbert Of
New Haven. Judge Rufus G.. Foster.
New Orleans, Dr. Graeme NJ. Ham
rloud. New York: Murray Hubert
president of the \. \. T.: President
Macarthur. Joseph b. MacCabe, Bos-
ton; DIR. q. r. Manning. New York;
Charles l.. OrnsteIn. Baltimore; Col
Theodore Roosevelt. Oyster Bay, n. Y.
, Maj William G.. Rose. New York; Rob
ert w. Thompson. New York: Gus
i L.
Eubien.
Dates of the various games were an
nOunc"d as follows:
Hockey, May 1926.
Association foot ball, May 27-June -
Weight lifting, July 2S-29.
Athletics, July 29-August s.
! Fencing. July 29-August IL
Pentathlon. July 30-August j.
Yachting. July 31-August 4.
Rowing, August 80.
t'ycling, August clio.
Swimming, August 3-5.
Boxing. August Ali
Gymnastics, August I'll.
Equestrian sports. August $40.
Wrestling. August 9-12.
Lacrosse, August =
The Olympic Winter games will he
held at st. MoritZ, Switzerland, Feb
ru1ry 1l-19.
Evening star., 1927-09-28

land and George washington
~ elevens are today engaged in
| the most strenuous phase Of
their preparation for games on Sat
| urday.
| While the HilltOppers flashed a run
ming attack in their short scrimmage
yesterday with George Washington
that was just about all that could be
desired Head Coach Lou Little was
not satisfied with their forward pass
ing game and is spending much time
| in efforts to effect improvement In
| this department..
rhe first and second G.. L. teams
also scrimmaged with the Blue and
Gray yearlings for a time yesterday.
Johnny Bozek, former GonZaga SEN
sation. performed brilliantly for the
Freshmen. Georgetown is expected to
take Sesquehanna. whom it meets Sat
urday on the Hilltop without a great
deal Of difficulty.
| Catholic Cniversity's squad was
carded for a heavy scrimmage today
| in preparation for it's game with the
stalwart Mount st. Mary's team Sat
urday in the stadium at Brookland.
Practice to perfect number Of new
formations made up the bulk of yes
terday's program for Coach Jack NC.
Auliffe's charges.
| Maryland's gridders were all set to-
day for another scrimmage with the
Quantico Marines following brisk
session yesterday with the leather
necks. Coach Byrd is hustling his
charges along at merry clip for the
| battle with South Carolina at College
Park Saturday as there Is no doubt
about the Gamecocks having clever
team. Battles for several positions
on the old line eleven will not be set
tied until after the last hard drill to-
/ morrow afternoon.
Coach Maud Crum's George Wash.
| ington warriors showed cleverly yes
| terday in the scrimmage with George.
town and likely will furnish, City Col
| lege of New York plenty opposition
in the big town Saturday when the
Colonials open their season. G. w.
/ showed particular alertness on de-
fense. Thirty-five candidates for the
| down town schools freshmen team
are working with the varsity. The
one.year rule is now in effect at G. w.
American University scrimmaging
with Dewitt yesterday, flashed sturdily
on defense but displayed lack Of polish
on attack. However. it Is expected
that much improvement will be
brought about in this respect through
hard work The Methodists have nc
game Saturday.
Tomorrow Gallaudet Is to have its
first scrimmage. So far preparation
has been confined to the rudiments
Evening star., 1927-09-28
APACHES ARE READY
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN

With Gooch. Smithson, Moore and
Thompson back in the lineup and a
scrimmage scheduled with Northern
A. c. on Sunday morning, Apache
gridmen are prepared to open their
season. They will work out tonight
at 1880 o'clock at Union League Park.
Kiatti. who formerly played with
Waverlys, also has signed with
Apaches and Is expected to start prac-
tice tonight.
Southern Props, who are booked to
open with Chevy Chase A. G.. eleven
on Sunday, have strengthened their
line with the acquisition of Jack
Handicap. former Stanton star Play
ers will meet tonight at sos Sixth
street southwest at o'clock. Scrim,
mage will be held tomorrow evening
at $50 O'Clock on Washington Bar
racks field.
Pennant A. E.. has secured No.
field in West Potomac Park for Sun
day games and would like to schedule
115-pound teams. Carlyles are listed
for Sunday and Pennants hope to
avenge defeat meted to them last sea
son.
Edward Cinotti is booking games
for Stanton Props, who play in 120-
pound ranks. He may be reached at
Lincoln 10441. Stantons were to prac-
tice today at $50 o'clock on Plaza
field.
Br0Okland Juniors and Linworths
are scheduled to meet Sunday. The
former is scheduled to practice to-
morrow at s o'clock on Brookland
field. Manager Duncan is arranging
the Juniors schedule. Call Potomac
3l25-W.
Metropolitan and Southern Prep
elevens are challenged by Mercury
Juniors. Call Manager Tippett at
Lincoln 3946.
Columbia A. G. players, who We're
to practice today at o'clock on the
Ellipse. will meet tomorrow night at
1880 o'clock at 1106 Eighth street
northeast.
Evening star., 1927-09-28
RICHARDS WILL COACH
JAPANESE NET PLAYERS

NEW YORK. September 2S Up
Vincent Richards, United States
Davis Cup player until he Joined the
inks of the professionals. will sail
rom San Francisco for Japan next
month. and will act as coach for
Jlpan's younger tennis players. at
the invitation Of the Japanese Tennis
Association. until November Is.
Howard kinsey and karel kozeluh
will join Richards in Japan and the
three will go TO Australia. India and
France for exhibition contests
They will compete in the world pro-
fcssional tennis championship, sched-
uled for Bcaulieu. France.
Evening star., 1927-09-28
DARTMOUTH'S GRIDDERS
TO WEAR SHORT PANTS

HANOVER. n. H., September %
N.-Short pants will be worn by
players on the Dartmouth foot ball
team when the Green eleven plays
Harvard on October %.
Outfits almost identical with those
worn by the hockey team have been
ordered for the backs and ends of the
grid team.
Greater speed is possible with the
abbreviated pants, it is said.
The pants will be padded and will
leave the knee free. Long, heavy
stockings will be worn along with a
knee pad.
Evening star., 1927-09-28

and signal practice. Galaudet plays
it's first game with st. Johns of An
napOlis, on the Gallaudet field, Octo-
ber 3.
Catholic University Freshmen grid
aspirants yesterday went through their
opening practice with 40 participa ting.
While the material is unseasoned for
the most part there are a number of
experienced boys in the bunch and the
Cardinal yearlings likely will do we'll.