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Evening star., 1927-11-15
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, November ia
tradition that hangs over th'
last white line" in the Har
4 Y ward Stadium-a goal tha
Yale has crossed but once ir
- years-seeped into the minds OF
Eastern grid historians today as the
elevens settled into workaday stride
for the forty-sixth meeting Saturday
Riding on the crest Of a victory
wave that has swept over Army,
Dartmouth and Princeton, Yale will
take to the stadium a team that is
headed straight for Eastern suprem.
acy. Harvard can place on the field
only II battered warriors who have
suffered three defeats this season.
But other great Yale elevens have
gone to the hanks of the Charles as
favored as this one and have returned
to New Haven leaving only further
evidence of the 'hlack magic" super
stitution lowering about the home
goal line.
Touchdown i'm 1898.
In 10 years Yale has scored but one
touchdown over Harvard in the sta
dunn. That score came i'm 1923 when
Duck Pond padded his way on a field
almost lost in driving rain and ankle
deep in mud. In 1925. when Yale
last played I'm the stadium, the team
OF Johnny Joss. almost as general a
favorite as Yale is today. ran into a
stonewall defense that gained moral
victory in a scoreless tie.
In that game an uncomfortable de-
Evening star., 1927-11-15
SPEED MAIN ASSET
OF LOCAL PRO FIVE

Speed and plenty of 1t. according to
Manager Ray Kennedy, will make
Washlngton's pro quint contender in
the approaching American Basket Ball
League race even though this years
local outfit may not have the polish of
the 1925 team. In Willie Carey, the
guard signed yesterday. Kennedy be.
lieves he has added to Washington
one of the fastest players in basket
ball.
Kennedy views with confidence the
opening game against Rochester sun
day night at the Arcadia, now that
Carey is In the fold.
Carey is credited with being a real
star. He has played with the Yonkers
IN. Y) quint for the past several
seasons in preference to going into
major league basket ball because he
was able to conduct profitable bust.
ness In that vicinity while also playing
occasionally.
For the next two or three days
Carey will be allowed to remain at
his home or come here, just as he
chooses, since he Is suffering an in
fection of his toe He is otherwise
in fine condition, according to Ken.
nedy. and could jump into action in
the inaugural game IL he reports as
late as even Saturday, provided the
injured member is healed.
The squad in training at the
Arcadia will receive two workouts
again today, afternoon and night ses.
sions being scheduled. The Central
High quint will give the pros a scrim-
mage this afternoon, but tonight Ken.
nedy will confine his men to tossing.
Kennedy does not expect to select
his first string lineup until Friday.
His main problem will be the picking
OF the center. which position is being
fought for by two husky youngsters,
Baesman and Chizmadia. 1t is In this
spot that Washington will be handi-
capped by lack of polish. but Kennedy
believes that the aggressveness of
either candidate should largely Offset
this.
The Washington management re-
ports steady call for tickets and
reservations for the Rochester series
and will keep the Arcadia box Office
open every day until $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1927-11-15

too. They will he against one of the
smartest of all the smart" foot ball
teams Michigan has turned out, with
both passing and old-time foot ball
ready to turn on.
1t will be the third straight sel-out
crowd in Nfichigan's new $4,000. 900
stadium throng of Sc 900. like those
which watched Ohio State and the
Navy swamped by Oosterbaan, Gilbert
and company. 1t also is the last
chance Minnesota will have at Michi-
gan for two years, as the four-year
schedule worked out last Winter elimi.
mates this annual conflict for 1928.
For Indiana Laurels.
Both Purdue and Indiana have their
greatest teams in many years, but
Purdue seems to have a bit the edge
with both Capt. Cotton Wilcox, the
sensation of the Big Ten ball car.
riers this Fall. and Ralph Welch. the
early-season luminary of the confer.
ence.
Indiana. with only two veterans in
the lineup, visited Northwestern last
Saturday and Joined the growing list
of good teams which have clipped the
Wildcats claws.
The Indiana Purdue series is one Of
the most ancient and most regular of
all the natural rival foot ball games
and each school has it's share of first
rank stars this year to draw the
alumni to Bloomington.
For many years past the Wisconsin
team has come down to capture Chi
cago In it's closing foot ball game.
The spirit at Chicago, famed to
white heat by victory in it's first two
conference games, has died down un-
der successive defeats to something
resembling the languor of last year,
when the Maroons failed to win sin
gle conference game.
Full Big Ten Schedule.
Northwestern, co-champions with
Michigan last year, has seen its best
backfield hopes shot down one by one
and no one capable of filling the
vacant shoes. Iowa's confident squad,
on the upgrade at last with a victory
over Wisconsin after 10 straight de.
feats, will be hard for Northwestern
to stop.
1t will be the first week end in the
Big Ten season occupied with Ave
contests.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
FREMONT A. c. five
READY FOR ACTION

fremont A. C. basket ball team
which has been drilling for the past
three weeks at Wilson Normal gym.
is now ready to open its campaign In
senior ranks. Manager Pete Ciango
at Columbia 9214-W, is anxious to
book games after 6 o'clock. A game
for tomorrw night is especially
sought. Tremonts will have practi.
cally the same five that represented
the club last season.
st. Martins Club, which is repre-
sented by unlimited, senior and junior
quints, has arranged minstrel show
to be given at Immaculate Concep-
tion Hall on Thursday and Friday
nights at o'clock. Proceeds will be
used to equip the teams. John Muir.
ply, jr., is in charge of arrangements.
Warrenton A. C. basketers of War.
renton, Va, would like to book local
teams of senior and unlimited caliber.
Write w. Alwyn Ash. Box sol, War.
renton. Va.
All players connected with Hol.
brook A. c. quint are asked to attend
meeting tonight at the home of
Elmer Leon, 1895 Morse street north.
east, at o'clock. Plans for the sea.
son will be discussed.
Dick Streeks and other candidates
for Arrow court team are asked to re.
port at the Arcadia tonight at 1880
o'clock for practice.
After bowling to Standards, Is to 10,
on Peck Memorial gym floor last night,
Corinthian Midgets came back and de.
featea Americans, 36 to H.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
Navy Team Still Is Hopeful
OF Taking Measure of Army

| question that the strongest offensive
backfield contains Lloyd. Ransford
and Clifton. 1t is possible that the
coaches will keep Ransford in reserve
for some time, but If the strongest
possible attack is needed. these three
will he found together. RansfOrds e
lack of height handicaps him against
forward passing, but he may be used
as the safety man on the defense.
Lloyd's work against Michigan put
quietus on those who had insisted
that it was mistake to take him
from end. where he played last year.
Lloyd has the making of wonderful
running and passing back, his weight,
strength. speed and aptitude forming
an unusual combination of qualifica-
tions for the work.
Clifton Is Consistent.
Clifton, a rugged youth of 1856
pounds, who can be called upon to
hit the line an indefinite number of
times and who usually makes sub.
stantial yardage, has firm hold on n
regular place in the Navy backneld,
and has played more continuously this
season than any other back Clifton
was the mainstay Of the Plebes last
year and is fully up to the varsity
caliber this season.
Capt. Hannegan has been nursing
a bad leg this season and has played
for short periods only. 1t is likely
that he will be in shape to start In
the Army game and to play a consid.
erable portion of 1t. His presence
would supply the big things the Navy
team lacks now-confidence and lead
ership. In fact. his presence and that
nj H0 Of 1rd 80
ing their third year on the varsity
squad. should be great steadying in
fiuences on the young and inexperi.
enced Navy team.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
ELS GET ONE TOUCHDOWN
IN CAMBRIDGE In l9 YEARS
Ducky Pond Padded Way Through Mire in 1923 to
Cross s'Last White Line'' at Soldiers Field
for Blue-Few Other Big Clashes.

fense against forward passes kept
Yale away from the Harvard goal.
Harvard now is trying to perfect a
similar defense, if possible, for the
heroic tosses Johnny Hoben threw to
conquer Princeton in the final
minutes of play last Saturday. Har-
ward has an advantage in that every
| regular will be physically fit to bat.
tie for victory that means Seasonal
success despite previous defeat. Yale
may take the field without the serv.
ices of that same Hoben who has an
injured elbow; Capt. Webster. with
leg hurts, and John Garvey, line.split-
ting ace, whose shoulders are bruised
One Intersecti0nal Clash.
Only a single intersectional clash be
tween Carnegie Tech and Detroit. the
time -honored battle of Lehigh and La,
fayette and the Catholic champion
ship quarrel Of Fordham and George
town will vie for major combat stand
ing with the ancient duel of Harvard
and Yale. Army and Navy will tune
up for their service struggle on the
following Saturday against the teams
of Ursinus and Loyola of Baltimore.
Tuneup engagements for other
major elevens facing seasonal climaXeS
on Thanksgiving day bring together
Syracuse and Niagara and Brown and
New Hampshire. while other teams
will spend the day in total ease. Holy
Cross meets Boston University and
Rutgers plays Swarthmore, while the
violets of New York University tackle
a fairly strong assignment in Allie
Cheny.
Evening star., 1927-11-15

American University and GalIaudet
foot ball squads are prepping ener
getically for their clash Saturday al
Kendall Green, the only college en-.
gagement Of the day on a local field
Gallaudet was 29-7 victor over the
Methodist last season, but the latter
are hopeful Of evening scores Satur.
day.
While indications are that George.
town will not be extended in its an.
nual game with Fordham Saturday
at the Polo Grounds in New York.
Coach Lou Little is keeping the Blue
and Gray hustling. Last season the
Hilltoppers crushed the Maroon, 80 to
0. but the latter recently has been
showing some Improvement over It's
mediocre early-season work. and
Little does not propose to. take
chances with the New Workers.
incidentally. the Fordham clash will
be Georgetown's last of the season.
The proposed post-season game with
Villanova at Philadelphia . has been
abandoned.
Emory Clapper, fleet George Wash.
ington halfback, who has been more
or less on the shelf with injuries re.
play when the Colonials tackle Con-
cord State College at Athens. w. Va.
on Saturday. 1t is not thought that
Concord is so ''hot. as little has been
heard about 1t in this section. and G.
w. is not expected to be extended
Saturday.
Maryland's much.traveIed bunch of
gridironers today will begin pointing
for their clash with Vanderbuilt Sat.
urday in Nashville. Yesterday the
Old Liners took day off to recuperate
from their hard game with Virginia
and the flock of other wearing out-of
town engagements for the past sew
eral weeks.
Melvin Young. regular right end.
probably will not appear for the Old
Liners against the Commodores Sat
urday. Heagy. leading reserve end.
also may not be ready. He has been
suffering with a boil on his knee.
Four contests with 'big time" elev.
ems already have been arranged for
next season for George Washington
University's foot ball team. which has
this Fall, won seven and lost but one
game to attain wide recognition. La
Evening star., 1927-11-15
MARYLAND HARRIERS
WIN FROM VIRGINIA

Maryland's varsity crosscountry
team scored over the University of
Virginia barriers at College Park in
Virginia barriers at College Park yes
terday, % to 33. In preliminary run
the Cavaliers freshman runners de-
feated the Old Line yearlings by the
same score.
Hutcheson of Virginia finished first
In the varsity race. which was at )
miles, covering the distance in % min
utes 81 As seconds. Following Hutch.
eson. however. We're four Maryland
men, Gadd and Myers of the Old
Liners crossing the line with hands
clasped.
After them were Schneider and
Plumley of Maryland, Robinson and
McIlhanny of Virginia. Norris OF
Maryland and Andrews of the Cava,
iiers. Virginia's tenth man was not
checked. but only the first five to
finish on each team counted.
Wolcott Of Virginia was the first
runner home in the freshman race
of miles. His time was II minutes
80 seconds-exceptiona good
Others counting in the freshman
event finished as follows:
Savage. Maryland; Hutcheson. Vir-
ginia; Hebb, Virginia; Kibbler. Mary
land: Mcbride. Virginia. Oberlin. Mary
land: Roe. Virginia: Connell. Maryland;
Norris. Maryland.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
Three YALE MEN PLACED
ON SELECTED GRID TEAM

HANOVER. n. H.. November Is LF).
TO Robert MacPhail. captain and
star quarterback of the Dartmouth
foot ball team. has fallen the honor of
picking the first "all opponent" team
of the season. Yale leads on his team
with three men.
II follows:
Scott. Yale. left end.
Anderson, Cornell, left tackle.
Webster, Yale, left guard.
Behrhorst, Allegheny. center.
Richards, Cornell. right guard.
Pratt, Harvard. right tackle.
Barna, Hobart. right end.
Randall. Brown. quarterback.
Caldwell. Yale, left halfback.
Crosby. Harvard, right halfback.
Hansen, Temple. fullback.
Dartmouth ended its season last Sat.
urday.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
Crowd Of 10000 Is Expected
To See Marine.Army Contest

ever has represented it in the service
championship game. A lone defeat
stands on it's record and that was in.
Cured after the Doughboys had trav.
eied a thousand miles by train and
met the enemy with lineup weak
ened by injuries.
Barring mishap in the heavy scrim.
maging now in progress at Washing.
ton Barracks, the Doughboys will have
their strongest lineup of the season
for the Marine clash.
Gene Tunney's presence as assistant
lineman will give an extra-heavy dash
of color to the game. 1t will be the
famous eX-Marine's first appearance in
Washington since he won the heavy.
weight boxing crown.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will present
the Presidents Cup to the winning
team. The First Lady of the Land has
attended each of the contests in which
the Chief Executives trophy was at
stake.
Evening star., 1927-11-15

DENTRAL and Eastern elevens
were to face in Central Sta
dunn this afternoon in a
~ game expected to go far to.
ward settling the public high
school foot ball championship. A win
for Central would mean clear claim
to the championship for the Blue and
White. if Western, to be met in a
postponed match the date for which
has not been set, also In subdued. On
the other hand. a Central defeat would
throw Coach Mike Keliey's proteges
into second place behind Tech and
Eastern and the best Central could
do. even by downing Western. could
be to gain tie with these two teams
at three wins and one loss apiece. To.
days game was Eastern's final In
the series. Tech already has played its
four engagements.
Postponement Of the st. Johns.
Catholic University freshman foot ball
game. carded today at Brookland, has
been announced.
Candidates for st, Johns bnsket hall
team probably will have their first
drill Monday, under Coach Zube Sullt-
van. Sherman. guard. is the lone regu-
lar at hand from last season. but with
a substa ntial squad expected to report
q creditable quint 10 the prospect.
rt has been announced by Coach
Jim Mcnamara Of the Dewitt. eleven.
that Harris. Kennedy, Mcintyre and
Knott. who have been. bearing the
brunt of the backdeld work. will give
way for the remainder of. the waning
season to Cutler. EngIe, West and Ber.
nard. A desire tn get lire on his ma
terial for the next campaign is be-
lieved to be one Gf the main reasons
sctuating Mcnamara to make the
move.
Capt. Boyd, clever Georgetown
prep back. probably will be lost to
the team the remainder of the season.
He has water on the knee. Play OF
Robinson, center. and Obert, guard,
Evening star., 1927-11-15
OHIO STATE WOULD BREAK
ILLINOIS HOPE FOR TITLE
zuppke's Team Kept Laurels From Columbus Eleven
in 1921 Upset-sLittle Brown Jug Battle
at Ann ArbOr-COnference Season Ends.

| BY the Associated Press
| HICAGO, November 15.-Four
traditional foot ball games, as
near to grudge battles as
~ Western Conference gridiron
engagements ever get, are
among the five contests that will close
the Big Ten pigskin season this week
Iowa and Northwestern have met in
the final game of the year for only a
short series, but the other four games
are classics reaching back to the early
DAYS of this century and further.
In all four games there are special
reasons this year for inspiring the
players to the limit of human strength
In two of them the hopes of Confer.
ence title rest upon the outcome
the honors depend upon the defeat OF
the hitherto invincible Illinois eleven
at Columbus.
Back in 1921 Ohio State was in the
same situation Illinois enjoys today
almost in reach Of the Big Ten cham
pionship, and confronting an Illinois
team which had been trampled on con
siderably. The 1llni wrecked the
Buckeyes hopes, to 0, and now ii
is Ohio's turn to take a whack at the
title hopes of Coach Zuppke's war.
rlOrS.
Coach Wilce of the Buckeyes
scorched by the fire of alumni criti.
cism, can be relied on to move heaven
and earth to accomplish the down
fall OF the Illini, but Zuppke has a
list of determined huskies. and all are
in top shape and yearning for golden
foot balls.
"Little Brown jug" Battle.
The little brown jug" which once
held water for battered ball carriers
and now holds the hopes of both Mich.
igan and Minnesota. has had no Min.
nesota victory painted on it's sides
since 1919. The Gophers had triumph
in their hands last Fall. but it slipped
through their fingers when Benny
Oosterbaan scooped up n tumble and
raced for a touchdown, after which
Capt. Benny Friedman kicked goal for
the winning point.
That was some defeat to rankle in
Gopher breasts, and the Minnesota
games subsequent to the surprising
1912 tie with Indiana early in October
this year have shown the Gophers are
a bit sore over that break In the luck,
Evening star., 1927-11-15
COMFORTS FOR FANS
AIM OF TARHEELS

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., November
i5.--Comfort for the spectators.
Such is to be the watchword of the
committee In charge of arrangements
for the Carolina-Virginia grid game
here Thanksgiving, when the Kenan
Memorial Stadium, recently completed
at cost Of 100000 and with a seat.
ing capacity Of $4,000, is to be formal.
ly dedicated.
Never before have such elaborat te
arrangements been made to insure
comfort for the spectators. Plans call
for large police force to direct traf.
fic, plenty Of parking space, lots of
guides and hundreds of ushers.
Orders for seats are now pouring in
ut the rate Of about 500 a day, and
indications are that the stadium will
be filled Thanksgiving day.
Evening star., 1927-11-15

A NNAPOL1S, November 15.-Ir
~ spite of the superior record ol
"A the Military Academy this sea
4 a son, crowned by the victory
over Notre Dame Saturday
Navy foot ball team has not lost heart
as to the outcome Of the service
school clash in New York on Novem
Der 26.
The series between the Midshipmen
and Cadets Is marked by many up
sets and reversals of forms, there be.
ing numerous occasions when the
team which had the superior record
for the season and was almost uni
versally picked to win was defeated.
The Navy, however. is not relying
upon that circumstance so much as
upon the undoubted latent strength
of the Navy team and its steady i'm
provement as the season progressed.
The team Is a green one. but there
are many elements of strength which
have been steadily developing.
Does Well in West.
Those connected with the team feel
that along most lines the Navy put
up wonderful game against Michigan
Saturday. 1t is pointed out that in
most of the important phases of the
game the Navy played on a par with
Michigan. but that the mishaps eX-
pected of inexperienced players kept
the Middies from being an equal con.
tender against the Wolverines.
Except for his short punts, brought
about in a large measure by the ter
rife wind. Lloyd played wonderful
game and showed the form which all
along those most capable of judging
believed he would do. Lloyd Ia con.
fdently expected to be even better
against the Army.
The game demonstrated beyond any
Evening star., 1927-11-15
Central-Eastern Game Today
Has Great Bearing ON Title

has been a feature of the Garrett
Park, Md, teams work in recent
games. The Props may engage East
ern High Friday.
st. Adams School gridironers are
prepping briskly for their game with
Donaldson School of Baltimore on the
locals field Friday. 1t will be St.
Adams final game of the season.
Though Capt. Brew is now able to
resume his place in the Gonzaga line
up after being out two weeks with a
leg injury. the Purple squad, which
has suffered numerous injuries this
season, has just lost McVean. quarter.
back. who has a broken collar bone,
and Brown, reserve back, who yester.
day suffered broken arm in a scrim.
mage.
St. Adams soccer team yesterday
scored a 10 win over Silver Spring.
Takoma Park. Md, High School.
A pep program will be broadcast
over the radio to stimulate interest
in the foot hall game to be played
November 20 between Central High of
this city and Central High of Char.
lotte. n. c., at Central Stadium. The
game, sponsored by the Alumni &C"
Club Of Central. is expected to draw
a large crowd, as both teams are out
standing in their locality.
Charlie May. Business Highs crack
foot ball, base ball and basket ball
player, will be honored at an assembly
at the school Friday by the alumni
association Of the school. The asso.
ciation will nresenf the Sebooi a pje.
ture of May, one of the best athletes
ever to wear the Orange and Blue.
Many former athletic stars of the
school are expected to be present.
Richard Hart, president of the asso.
will present the picture to
Allan Davis. principal. The Assem-.
blage later will attend the Business
Western grid game in Central
Evening star., 1927-11-15
W. & J., PITT NAMED
FOR COAST CONTEST
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. November Is
Sports writers of Southern California
have started the annual forecasts on
opponents In the Tournament of Roses
foot ball game at Pasadena New Year
day.
One writer announced that Wash.
ington and Jefferson would represent
the East and picked Pittsburgh Uni
versity as an alternate. Another made
Pittsburgh first choice.
The tournament committee is main
tanning it's usual silence. the custom
being to await the end of the season
before making the selections.
The seating capacity Of the rose
bowl has been enlarged to $4,000. un-
der contract calling for accommoda.
tions for 90 900 persons.