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Evening star., 1927-03-07
AUTO RECORD SHATTERED
BYDURAY FOR 25O MILES

Harlem Fengler, fifth. $1,000 and so
points; Eddie Hearne, sixth, $1,100
and 35 points; Earle Devore, seventh,
$3.50 and 25 points; Norman Batten,
eighth, $3.50 and Is points; AL Melcher,
ninth, $500 and 10 points, and George
Abel, tenth, $3.50 and points.
List of the Records.
For 10 miles-131.6 miles per hour
driven by Lockhart. The old world
record, 12S.1O miles an hour, was
made by Earl Cooper last August on
the Charlotte, n. c., track.
For so miles-130 miles an hour at
tained by Cliff Woodbury.. The former
record for the distance, 12S.249 miles
an hour, was set by Peter de Paolo
last July on the Salem, N. H., track.
For 100 miles-130 miles an hour,
also made by Woodbury.. Lockhart
established a mark Of 121.11 miles an
hour for 100 miles last August on the
Charlotte bowl.
For $50 miles-1o6.5 miles an hour
was established by Dave Evans. 1t
surpassed record of 120.876 set by
Lockhart in August at Charlotte.
For 200 miles-125.5 miles per hour,
also hung up by Evans. Eclipsed by
about miles an hour mark of 117.57
established by Lockhart at Altoona, Pa.
BABY" motors, smallest creations
in the history of the A. A. A., made
their Western debut in the classic.
Automotive engineers described the
records as phenomenal in that the
motors have been in use but about
six months,
Evening star., 1927-03-07
TWO SOCCER GAMES
ARE REAL BATTLES

Walford and Concord soccer clubs.
, victors yesterday i'm the cup-tie series.
will play next Sunday for the cham.
pionship of the Washington SoeHss'
League
Walford hooters downed an old rival.
Marlboro, winning a hard-fought l.
too game. while ConcordS beat Mon
roe. 2 To 1. Both games were played
on the Monument Grounds.
Walford gained a victory, but lost
the brilliant Jess Burton. who was
knocked to the ground and received
a possible fractured shoulder.
Twice before this season WalfordS
and MarlboroS have met. with victory
perching on the Walford banner each
time. Yesterday, however, the Wal
ford hooters found sterner opposition.
for George Buck was. back in the
game and proved himself the out
standing star of the Marlboro outfit.
Time after time the Marlboro goalie
blocked kicks that threatened a score.
WalfOrd was led by the agile Bur-
ton and Johnny Malloch.
Monroe hooters scored the first goal
of the game with Concord 20 minutes
after the opening whistle. Concord
tied the score a few minutes later,
and scored the winning tally in the
final minutes of play, with Kuhner
kicking.
British United defeated the German
American Reserves, 3 to 0. in another
game played at the Monument
grounds, the winners scoring twice in
the first half.
The Washington Soccer League will
hold its annual banquet and dance at
the Raleigh Hotel the night of Satur-
day. March 26.
Evening star., 1927-03-07
LATERAL PASS is LIKELY
TOPLAY PROMINENT PART
Putting it on Basis With Forward Heave Opens Way
for Its Development-Moving Post Back
= is Hard Blow to Drop-Kicking.

be done, as ball which goes astray
on the snapback will continue under
the rules to be free ball.
The rule which sets the goal posts
10 yards back of the goal line places
a premium upon kicking. Even
with the posts on the goal line there
have been few enough proficient drop
kickers season after season. There
will be fewer from now on.
This change unquestionably will af-
feet the scoring in games, and there
are going to be fewer points scored
after touchdown. The rule committee
hopes that with greater distance for
the ball to carryon the drop-kick
play after touchdown, more teams will
employ rushing and passing plays as
means of earning the extra point.
The writer fears that this is in a
vain hope.
Experience has shown that it Is
deucedly hard to gain that additional
point either by rushing or passing
in games where teams are evenly
matched. So in all probability the
dropkick will continue to be the pre-
vailing play and there will be a
greater premium than ever upon the
development of skilled hooters.
Shift Can BE Handled.
With the stipulation that on shift
plays the players must be in their
final positions, motionless, bodies not
even swaying for full second before
the ball is passed, We shall find that
the successful working of this rule
will depend upon the officials. With
four officials instead of two having
jurisdiction over the shift, each of the
four backfield men can be watched and
unless the officials are blind, stupid. or
plain crooked, there should no longer
be any difficulty in deciding whether
or not the shifting men are in motion
just before the ball is snapped
A time limit of fifteen seconds has
been applied to the huddle which is
plenty of time, and after one play
the next must be launched within
30 seconds. Teams that so desire NAV
use the system of 40 plays to a period
instead of the 15-minute quarters.
Time out may be claimed three times
in each half instead of four as under
the old rule.
Just how the game may be affected
with relation to the balance between
offense and defense is reserved for
later discussion.
Evening star., 1927-03-07
DISTRICT GOLF BODY
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Delegates from. the dozen member
clubs of the District Golf Association
VIII gather tonight at the RACQUET
Club to put the seal of approval on
g. crowded tournament scheduled for
this season and to elect officers and
assign date for the local amateur
championship.
With the months of May and June
crowded with tournaments. the Dis
tdlct association will face the BUSH
est tournament schedule it has ever
attempted to prepare. Eight club
events are listed with the Middle
Atlantic championship scheduled for
the last week in June
President Robert Stead, jr., of the
Burning Tree Club will preside at
the meeting.
Tommy Armour. pro at the Con.
gressional Country Club, and Rob-
ert Cruickshank of New York went
on to another match in the four-baIl
championship tournament at Miami.
their brilliant victory YES.
terday over Gil Nichols and Alex
Smith, veteran combination, whom
they defeated and A. The Armour.
Cruickshank combination, both for
mer Scottish amateur title holders.
had best ball of SO for the days
play, with Armour's spectacular ap-
proach work standing, out.
Walter Hagen and Jock Hutchison
scored In an extra a-hole win over Will
fred Reid, former Indian Spring pro,
and Charles Mayo.
Evening star., 1927-03-07
BY SOL METZGER.
COLE

Slow motion pictures of noted
golfers in action bring to light an
interesting point concerning the
swing that has been barely touched
on. This point is that the arc of
the swing is not true one for the
good reason that at the time of con-
tact, when the club head meets the
ball, the club head is travelling for
ward on a straight line. If this
were not SO the matter of stroking
the ball along a given line would
be such a delicate matter of timing
that few would be able to master it.
Take few prints of Tolley, for
example, the hard-hitting British
amateur who defeated Bob Gardi-
ner on the thirty seventh hole for
the British Amateur at Muirfield
in 1920. Tolley is one of the long
est hitters in the game. Playing
the Allegheny c. G. course, Tolley
two years ago came to one hole
some 325 yards in length. a road
beyond the green, then a lawn and
house. Tolley reached the front
porch.
The reason there is a fiat sector
in the swing Is apparent in study
ing the mechanics of it. Just be-
for hitting, the weight shifts for
ward from the right leg or pivots
to the left leg. Also the hips move
forward. Note this forward move
ment of the hips of Tolley as he is
pictured playing the stroke. Then
study the diagram below. You'll
find that the swing between the
points A and B is fiat. Shots that
do not follow this line are the re-
suit of poor timing.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-07
SCHOOL DIAMONDERS
WILL GO OUT SOON

Many schoolboy base ball squads
were expected to take advantage Of
today's improved weather to get in
their first drill outdoors. If it con-
tinues warm it is probable that just
about every squad in the city will
be out within the next few days.
Two of the strongest prep school
quints in this section are to meet
tomorrow afternoon at American Uni
versity when Dewitt and Strayer's S
tossers take the floor, starting at 4:30
O'Clock.
Central and Eastern basketers were
both to see action today, playing host
to Augusta Military Academy of Fort
Defiance, Va. The cadets were to
appear against Central, champions of
the high school division in the Penn
tourney, this afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Central gym and tonight they
Park schools floor. 1t will be the
last game of the season for Eastern
and Harry Beanie) McAllister, speedy
forward, and Burton Langhenry,
sturdy reserve. will hold forth for the
last time for the Lincoln Parkers as
they graduate In June.
Dewitt swimmers, who scored over
Forest Park High Of Baltimore Satur-
day, were to match strokes with an
other group Of Monumental City mer-
men this afternoon. Dewitt had an
engagement with Loyola High in the
latter's tank, starting at 2:30 o'clock.
HyattsviIle High tossers are now
prepping for the Statewide tourna.
ment to be conducted, starting about
March Is, among champions of the
various counties in Maryland. Having
brushed aside Bowie, their lone chal-
lenger, Hyattsville will represent
Prince Georges County in the affair.
In its final regularly scheduled game
of the season Saturday night at
Hagerstown, the nearby Maryland
boys dropped a 4S-to-28 tilt to Hagers.
town High. 1t was a sweet victory
for the upstate team that took beat
ing when it visited Hyattsville few
weeks ago.
Evening star., 1927-03-07
COLLEGE ATHLETES
WILL SWARM FIELDS

College base ball and track squads
and groups of athletes striving for
places on other Spring sports teams
were expected to turn out in force
today as the result of the better
weather.
Diamond squads at Georgetown and
Catholic University have been able to
get in practically no outdoor work
thus far, while Maryland. outside the
batterymen, has made no attempt to
get outside.
Indoor track activities for college
teams of the local area soon will end
for the season. Georgetown's colors
will be shown by a few representa-
tives in the Knights of Columbus
games next Monday night in New
York, and the Old Line athletes will
make their last appearance indoors
on March. 10 in the Meadowbrook
games in New York
Maryland has issued challenge to
the Penn State relay team for this
night. The Nittany Lion flyers, who
alone have defeated the Old Liners on
the boards this Winter, will accept the
def, it is believed.
Three Washington college teams
have engagements this Spring with
Army &eams at West Point. Catholic
University base ballers will appear
there April 8, when Maryland also
visits for lacrosse game, and Georges
towns track squad will show their
wares ION the Plains" on May IA. d
Evening star., 1927-03-07
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CULVER CITY, Calf, March e.
Leon Duray, French veteran, today
collected $4,000 and had 500 points
to his credit in the contest for the
national automobile racing champion
ship as the result of his record-shat-
tering victory in yesterdays 25O-mile
opening A. A. A. event here.
He drove without stop to his first
triumph in a major race in this coun.
try to lead the field of baby 91.5
cubic inch displacement cars with an
average of 124.71 miles an hour. His
elapsed time was hours 16sb Sec
onds
This bettered Frank Lockhart' s
world record of 1867 miles an hour
for this distance by more than s miles
an hour. Lockhart's mark was made
at Altoona, Pa, September last.
Three other drivers set five new rec
ords for distances of 10 to 200 miles.
Hartz is Close Up.
Harry HartZ, national driving cham
pion last year, followed Duray by less
than 20 seconds to win second place,
which carried $1,000 prize money and
260 points toward the driving crown.
He averaged I2427 miles an hour.
Third money, $4,000, and lao points,
went to Peter de Paolo, nephew of
Ralph de Palma.
Frank Lockhart, 23-year-old Los
Angeles youth, who finished second
last year in the national point stand
ings, was fourth. He received $1,750
and 80 points.
Other prize and point winners were
Evening star., 1927-03-07
DARTMOUTH CAN WIN
IF TIGERS ARE UPSET

NEW YORK, March 7.-Dartmouth,
with schedule for the season complete
and resting in second place, still could
look forward today to possible cham
pionship in the Eastern intercollegiate
Basket BAH League
Dartmouth closed the season with
victory over Cornell Saturday, but the
win was not enough to push the Green
ahead of Princeton, which holds first
place in the standing by small mar.
gin. The Tigers, however, must play
Columbia Wednesday and Pennsy-
vania Saturday to complete the
schedule.
A victory and loss in the two
games will bring about tie with
Dartmouth for top hOnors, each with
seven wins and three losses. Prince
ton must win both contests to clinch
the title.
Penn, with five victories in nine
games, faced tie with Cornell for
third place if the Ithacans close the
campaign Saturday by taking the
measure of Yale. Columbia, now tied
with Cornell in fourth place, has won
four matches while losing five and can
further complicate the schedule by
defeating Princeton Wednesday. Yale
has won only one game in nine starts.
Simmer, Yale center, leads the in.
dlVidual scorers with 10 points.
Deveau Of Cornell Is second, with 65,
and Picken of Dartmouth third,
with so.
Standing Of teams:
Evening star., 1927-03-07
Ubf Gbeni1rg Star
BOYS CLUB

And after we've finished there we
will get back to the mainland and
see what DOME Bush Is doing with
the Pittsburgh Pirates at Paso Robles.
This will be the start of the great
est base ball training trip you've ever
read about. Wen visit every big
league camp from California to Flori.
da, 16 in all. In some we may stay
a couple of days.
But we've got long trip ahead,
and this is the first you have heard of
it, so we'll have to hurry.
Well leave by airship, and tomor-
row we'll land at Catalina. From
then on it's going to be a great Spring
You're going to meet all the big league
stars and managers-all the famous
ball players you've ever heard of.
Wen learn something good in every
camp.
First there is the Cub camp we're
headed for. Then Pittsburgh. Then
we fly to San Antonio, Tex, and see
the Detroit Tigers at work. The Chi
cago Americans at Shreveport, La,
will be the next stop, and then the
Boston Red Sox at New Orleans.
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-03-07

N YTW YORK, March 7.-Througf
changes in the playing code
VI which the intercollegiate foot
4 ball rules committee made las,
week end, the gridiron sport
may be expected to take a long step
forward in point of varied offense next
season.
What such coaches as Warner,
Rockne. Howard Jones, Roper, Wade,
Dobie and other progressive instruc-
tors will do with lateral passing may
easily be imagined.
Opportunities for latitude in work
ing the lateral throw are opened by
the new rule, which stipulates that as
with the forward pass a grounded ball
shall not be a free ball, but will return
to the passing side at the point of
scrimmage with the loss of a down.
This most surely will bring the game
somewhere near the point suggested
by Jarvis, the old Harvard quarter
back, whose suggestions were recently
printed in this column. 1t will add to
the game the complexion of rugby
foot ball, in which the ball changes
hands time and time again in the
course of a rush.
Should Provide Thrills.
Many thrills for the spectators will
surely result and, combined with the
forward pass, will open up the game
to an extent satisfactory, it may be
supposed, to the most ardent propo-
nent of open plays openly arrived at.
Not content with minimizing the
penalty of fumbing "a passed ball, the
committee also made the fumbling of
a punt less costly. Hereafter when
the lone safety man is facing boom
ing punt with two or three huskies
bearing down upon him with lancing
speed, he has the satisfaction of
knowing that If he muffs the ball an
opponent may not scoop it up and run
for touchdown. If an opponent
picks up the fumbled punt the ball
twlll be dead at the point where he
seizes it.
This is a mighty fine change in the
rule, but it will not, as some critics
nave reported, eliminate the Sam
White stuff from the game. Sam,
as fill be recalled, scooped up passes
from center that went wrong in the
Yale and Harvard games of 1911. and
ran Tor touchdowns. This may still
Evening star., 1927-03-07
TITLE TO MICHIGAN
IF IT WINS TONIGHT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March THE decisive
game of the Western Conference bas.
ket ball championship is the Iowa
Michigan contest at Ann Arbor to-
night. A Michigan victory would
bring the Wolverines the Big Ten
title, while defeat would give both In.
diana and Purdue a chance to tie.
The Iowans lost close battle to
Ohio State Saturday night, 1928: and
have but slim hopes of downing Mich
igan tonight on its home floor il
Oosterbaan and Harrigan are in their
customary form.
Purdue tonight plays one of the two
games which 1t must win to retain a
faint hope of tie for the champion.
ship. The Boilermakers play North
western at Evanston tonight and Chi
cago at Lafayette next Saturday.
Indiana's last game is with Ohio at
Columbus Wednesday. Victory will
bring the Hoosiers second place. or a
tie for first If Michigan is beaten to-
night.
The other game this week is Iowa :
Wisconsin at Iowa City. This will de.
eide the fourth and fifth positions in
the race, Wisconsin now holding
fourth. a half game ahead of the
Hawkeyes.
Evening star., 1927-03-07

speedy attack against Yankees and
showed a superior defense when the
local COurtmen attempted to open up
their offense.
Eagles led at half time, 16 to ID, in
their contest with Baltimore Olympics
and unleashed a strong offensive in
the closing moments of the game.
RenrOcs downed the Eagle Juniors,
Is to II. yesterday in a game played
at Congress Heights gym.
st. Peters Props nosed out George
town Props yesterday on the latter's
court in a 38-to-36 game.
Troop SO, Boy Scouts. won easily
from Brightwood All Stars at Walter
Reed gym yesterday, 3S to 16.
w. III. West Go. quint and Chevy
Chase tossers will meet Wednesday
night.
Players i'm the 145.pOund class en-
tered for the South Atlantic A. A. u.
basket ball championship will be
weighed in at the Boys Club, Third
and c streets, tonight, beginning at
7:30 o'clock.
Community A. G. foormen took the
second game of their series with
Alcos, local colcred champions. at the
Lincoln Colonnade yesterday, "a to 81.
Evening star., 1927-03-07
D. C. RACKETERS BEATEN
IN BALTIMORE TOURNEY

All Washington singles entrants yes
terday were eliminated in the Mary
land State indoor tennis championship
tournament in progress at the 5th
Regiment Armory in Baltimore. Deane
B. Judd and Fl. M. Birch each fell
before Joe Slrentney and Clyde d.
feoman bowed to NJ. Page Andrews.
However, a Washington doubles
team still Is In the running. NJ. ".
O'Neill and j. s. Baker, who yester.
day defeated Walter Beuchelt and
Frank Roberts, Ga, 1-6, 10-8, were
today to face Alex Keiles and Morton
shapiro in third round match.
Evening star., 1927-03-07
SANDLOTTERS ORGANIZING
FOR DIAMOND CAMPAIGN

~ANDLOTTE are fast getting
the machinery for the 1927 base
| ball season ready. Teams are
~ conditioning throughout the
| city and the umpires are also
| getting set.
REORGANIZATION of the District I'm
| pires Association took place yesterday
| with the election of these officers: w
w. Watt, president; Forrest Thomp
| son, vice president; James X. Green
| secretary-treasurer Watt and Green
succeed James Y. Shorty Hughes
| and Bernard J. Doyle, who have
served many consecutive years as
| president and secretary-treasurer,a ano
asked to be relieved.
The complete 1927 roster of the as
ISOLATION comprises G. d. Bussius,
Paul A. Cohill. Thomas A. Crook, B.
d. Daniels. Bernard j. Doyle, Is.
Edwards, J. r. Green, James Y.
Hughes, Joseph Fl. Hurley, +. A.
Jaeschke. c.. r. Mcclure, c. +. O'Con-
nell, c. l.. Roetschi, I. l.. Shoemaker,
Forrest Thompson, G. b. Watt, W.
w. Watt and G. Harris White.
National Circle base ballers meet
tonight at o'clock at $50 Fourth
street northeast when uniforms Will
be distributed. Willie Andrews VIII
again manage the nine.
Aspirants for the Moose nine are to
gather tomorrow night at the home OF
Manager Nally, 1854 Eleventh street
southeast. Anacostia Eagle tossers
are to meet at the home of Mrs. O'Don-
nell. manager, at 1896 Ridge place
northeast tomorrow night at o'clock.
Mrs. O'Donnell wants all players who
wish to join the team to telephone her
Immediately at Atlantic 2236.
r. IL. Burr has been elected manager
and A. L. Besse business manager of
the Southern Railway nine, which will
Evening star., 1927-03-07

again this season compete in the Ter.
minal Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. League.
Forty aspirants, including a number
OF 1926 players, are expected to try
for the team.
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Lem Owen, former local sandlot
star pitcher, was to report today to
the Memphis club of the Southern AS
sociation, by whom he has been signed
for this season.
Pop kremb's Liberty Athletic Club
tossers, who held a good workout yes
terday, will continue to drill each Sat
urday and Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock at .the Iowa Avenue play
ground. An important meeting of the
club is to take place tonight at 71s
Taylor street at 7:30 o'clock. Robert
Titus is asked to telephone Pop Kremb
after 5 o'clock tonight.