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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05
PALACE IS
HUNGRY

Overjoyed at finally breaking into
the winning class and that, too. at
the expense of the famous New
York Celtics who had won their
first fourteen tits, the Washington
Palace lads are going after their
enemies tonight hammer and tongs.
They now know how it feels to win
and they like 1t. They took the
Celtics over the hurdles, 36 to so.
Dehnert may be unable to
play for the visiting team to.
night. He pulled a tendon in
the second half Of last nights
contest and he may give way
to Joe Dreyfuss. The CeItics
lack sufficient reserve material
and the personal foul rule
makes them OVercautiOus lest
any Of the regulars be declared
ineligible.
Manager Kennedy viii send last
nights starters into the second
game with the Celtics. with Pas
SON and Saunders, forwards; Grim
sted. center and Kennedy and Con-
atty. guards.
For eight straight games since
the curtain went UP the Palace
lads took it on the beezer and on
the whiskers. Philadelphia, Roch.
ester and New York mangled them.
Therefore, imagine their joy when
they registered the first victory Of
the year last night over the Celtics.
As usual, Rusty Saunders was
the white-haired boy for the
fans. He was all over the court
and hung up Ia points on five
field goals and four foul shots.
That made him high scorer for
the night.
The Celtics hoped ahead in the
first few minutes, but the home
boys were right after them, with
Saunders and Ripley leading the
way. In the final moments Conaty
sank field goal giving Washington
the lead, 20 to Is, at the cali Of
time.
The second half was a repetition
Of the first, the Celtics stridinx out
ahead only to have Palace come
from behind, pass them and re.
main ahead. There was much
freezing" and brilliant passing,
the visitors being thoroughly out
classed.
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and Quarter would make the
AlI.America team in any season.
Hibbs came to Chicago with
Southern California bearing
mighty reputation which he well
sustained,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05
This Rooter Travelled
Half Around World
to See Game

The California Stanford football
game brought one man half way
around the world. He II Earl M.
Blair. a graduate Of the Univer.
sity OF California in the class Of
1920. and an inspector of rubber
plantations for an American rub
Der company in Sumatra.
Blair ordered his tickets for the
big game last February and
called for them the morning of
the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05
RECORD THRONG

The largest crowd to ever attend
q scholastic football game saw Mt.
Carmel High defeat Schurz High,
Saturday st Soldier Field in Chicago.
II was estimated that $4,000 were
seated in the mammoth stadium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05
T, WAIVER
IS BEST

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Paul (Big
Poison) Waner. of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, has been chosen the most
valuable player in the National
League. Waner amassed a total OF
q points in the votes cast by news
papermen from eight different cities
six more than frankie Frisch got
and he will be awarded a bronze
medal and $1,000 In cash.
Rogers Hornsby was third with
"a points. The highest possible
vote Is 80 points. Each Of eight
newspaper men, one from each
city in the league, vote for 10
players. Listing them as he
rates them in order Of value to
their teams.
Five Of the writers named Wanei
for first place, two awarded hin
third place and one listed him fifth
Frisch did not have q first place
but he got a flock of seconds anc
thirds. The voting for first place
was the closest since the Nationa
League inaugurated the plan in 1924
Twenty-six players were voted for
Those who received 10 or more
points are:
Paul Waner, 70; Frisch. 6s
Hornsby, 81: Root, 46: jackson, AZ
l.. Waner, %; Traynor, Is; Haines
is; Kremer,14; Hartnett. IL; Lucas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05

spite his comparative lightness the
Irish leader leaves nothing to be
desired as q guard. The Notre
Dame line halted Joesting, Muir
rell and other powerful fullbacks
with very small gains and Smith
was the main cog in that very light
line.
This guard made more tackles
than his ends and on punts
was invariably the first man
down the field. Smith IL one
OF the finest guards at running
interference In recent years.
Webster ranks among the out.
standing leaders in Yale football.
A type distinctly different than
Smith, the Blue captain uses his
2O5 pounds to its maximum pos
sibilities. Not running guard
Webster is fine blocker on the
offense and standing six feet one
inch tall his great strength and
frame has helped make Yale's for.
ward wall the best in the East.
Second choice for the guard posi-.
tons goes to Wright and Hanson.
Wright is the line ace of the
Pacific Northwest, and easily the
best guard on the entire coast. He
has been the power in Washing.
tons strong line for several sea.
sons. He weighs around 200
pounds and very fast. His inter.
ference work is exceptionally good.
Hanson, the Minnesota guard, is ct
the running type. He has q keen
sense Of observation, and of the
few drifting" guards today who
know how far to drift.
A pair Of tackles Hike Hibbs
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Bill Banta. Pete Nee. Tom Saw
yer and Herbie Young. The
StenOgs will probably find the
opposition rather strong.

Captain Burgess and Woodward
have practically clinched the for
wards; Burch has a strange hold
on center, ana Fischer and Castell
ranks as the best guards. p. Mil
Ter, Lemon and Nelson Colley may
tisplace any Of the first stringers.
Colley is battling the scholastic
ColIey is having troubles with his
studies, but may pass the require
ments.
Coach Herb Kopf collects his
Dewitt Prep basketers today as will
Ken Simondinger, Gonzaga's inspir
ing leader. Many football stars
Of both schools will report for has
ketball.
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Tigers Retain Roper
For Two More Years

PRINCETON. N. j.. Dec. 5.-Bill
Roper. head coach of the Princeton
varsity football team. has signed
a contract for two more wears.
Roper has coached the Tigers for
fourteen seasons.
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cedure Of using every candidate
in the meeting with the Yer
mont Avenuers this afternoon.
GuyOn claims he employed so
players in the practice game
with Cl0vers last week. Well.
that makes every aspirant feel
as though he Is being given q
chance.
lube Sullivan has not had large
number of applicants, but he has
been able to give especial attention
to the most promising. Sherman
Murphy, Yeatman and Lucas have
displayed class in the workouts.
Tech In taking on a hard Gus
toner In Emerson this afternoon
irving Sanborn, a successful coach
Is plotting Emerson. Sanborn has
pared his squad to IL which in
cludes Trew. Burns, Clifford
Buscher, Gordon, Cassassa. David
son, Delaney, Meade, Fowler, Jenk
ms and Krick. The Manual Train
ers have Berger, Heiss, Galotta
Lawless, McLanahan and others.
Lynn Woodwork has expert
mented with various combinations
at Business and has decided upon a
lineup, subject to changes. Capt
Dick Keefer and Revelle Jones have
been given the front posts: Hank
Davis will handle the pivot position
and Charlie May and Jake Lewis
will appear in back court. Bernie
Jones is liable to dislodge Keefel
or r. Jones and Max Ryan may
GUST May or Lewis.
Others who continue in the run
ming are Henry Galotta, guard; Joe
Brown, guard: Bill Farran, guard
Wilbur Cross, forward; Bob Marks
center; Joe Curtin, center: Melvin
Payne, center: Reds Cohan. for
ward: Fred Finley, forward, and
Louis Wladonsky, forward.
The AIl.Stars, whom the stem.
Ographers engage this after.
noon, comprise Earle MOser.
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3 F ANGUS
COACHES
PICK


ton by the Inter-Sectiondl Board
Of Football Coaches made up of
Glenn S. Warner, representing
the Far West; Knute Rookie, rep
Tesemting the Middle West, and T.
A. D. Jones, representing the East.
The Washington Times presents
their views Nth the belief they
constitute the highest authority
from the vietOpoimt of football
coaching.
In our opinion Bruce Caldwell
Of Yale is head and shoulders above
any halfback playing intercollegiate
football today and yet we are Obliged
to omit his name from the All
America team Of 1927.
Based on performance, public
opinion or the sympathies Of this
board. Caldwell would have been
the first man selected for this
years honor team. But based on a
strict adherence to football regula-
tions, which after all is the first
principle a coach should teach his
players-we find ourselves Obliged
to eliminate this young man and
extraordinary player.
1t is not a question of whether
we think the rule that barred Cald-
well from Yale's two final games a
good rule or a poor rule. 1t Is only
q question of respecting a rule that
exists in fact, regardless of its
merits or popularity.
The players selected by this board
for All-America honors this year
hail from every center where foot.
ball has kept abreast of the game
In its popular expansion. From
1000 to 1900 players were actually
observed in action by one or more
members Of this board during the
current season. Hardly a college
team of major ranking failed to
come under our observation. With.
In the past two weeks alone the
following outstanding teams were
covered: Yale, Princeton, Harvard,
Notre Dame, Southern California.
Stanford, California, Pittsburgh,
Penn State, Cornell and Pennsyl-
vania.
Among the more important teams
seen by us previous to the past fort.
night were Minnesota, Washington,
<AAhys AN0Nys IOEOWH,
Georgia, Washington State, Oregon,
Oregon Aggies and Georgia Tech.
The balance Of the list includes
good teams whose record this year
Il below their form of other sea sons.
The "All-America" backfield fol
1927 10 picked from Minnesota,
Army, Pittsburgh, and Southern
California. And with Caldwell
eliminated we are unanimous in
selecting. Joesting, eagle. welch
and Drury as the most formidable
qartet of backs in action TO-DAY,
We have seen all four under steam
and no further evidence is neccs
sary to a trained observer. Pres.
nell, of Nebraska, comes closest
to this big four with Flanagan. OF
Notre Dame, pressing the Nebras.
kan.
WEIGH goes In at quarterback
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|pROCOURT
FACTS

Yesterdays RESULTS
Washington. SO: New York. 80.
TONIGHT'S GAMES
Philadelphia at Fort Wayne.
New York at Washington.
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in years. Experienced critics call
Miles the best defensive back
against a running game that
Princeton has had IN many seasons.
His one weakness IL against the
forward pass. This kept him
from consideration for higher
honors.
First choice for ends eliminated all
names but Nash, of Georgia, and
Oosterbaan, of Michigan. The Ann
Arbor captain is one of the finest
all-around athletes in Big Ten his
tory. He is one of the best forward
pass receivers in the history of foot
ball. His basketball skill shows on
the gridiron. Standing feet and
tipping the scales at 100 pounds this
lad has made the most of his natural
talents. He covers, kicks with speed
and skill and can pass almost as well
as he receives.
Nash, of Georgia, is one Of the
best men of the year in getting down
tie field. Like Oosterbaan he is an
ideal target for taking forward
passes. When it comes to boxing
the opposition tackle few players
nov in the game come up to Nash.
Georgia boasts its greatest team in
years and Nash gets much of the
credit.
Born and Scott get the second call
for the end positions. The Army
veteran has few equals anywhere in
covering kicks. He is exceptionally
fast in rushing enemy kicks and for.
ward passing. His knack of turning
and changing direction is enough
alone to make him star. Scott Is
the best forward pass receiver in
the East. The Yale end Is not a
flashy playe.. but always effective in
going down under kicks. He was a
strong factor In the Yale interior
ence and no one got to his outside
during the season just closed.
Coming to the center of the
All.America line we have a Cal
ifornian thanked by Smith Of
N0tre Dame and Webster the
Yale captain. Bettenc0urt Of st.
Mary's College, Oakland, sur.
passes all pivot men for 1921.
Reitsch Is the star center Of iii.
nois, champions Of the Big Ten, and
alleged to be a starless team.
Reitsch is a natural leader with an
ideal personality. He Is the rowing
type Of center and went through
the entire season without q faulty
pass.
Like Webster. Smith, Of Notrs
Dame Is captain of his team. De.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05
Rockne -Jones-Warner All-America
Football Team for 1927
Third Team

Third Team
MATHEWS, Tex. Oh. q
KERN, Pitts.
POST, Stan.
ROUSE, Chicago
. HAKE, Penn
GARY, MINI.
WALSH, N. D.
COMMON, N. Y. U.
HUNT, Tex. A. b M.
ALMQUIST, MINI.
HOFFMAN, Stan.
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First Team
oOSTERBAAN, Mich.
QUARRIER, Yale
SMITH, N. D..
BETTENC0URT. st. m
WEBSTER, Yale
HIBBS, South. Calf.
NASH, Georgia
WEIGH, Pitts.
eagle, Army
DRURY, South. Calf.
JoESTING, MINI.
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star, but an all-arOund athlete.
His intercollegiate marks with
the discus, the hammer and the
shot prove him an unusually
strong specimen of manhood.
He is an excellent field general
and guided Pittsburgh through an
unbeaten season in faultless man
ner. Although holding down the
halfback job, WEIGH showed a crafty
generalship that few quarterbacks
have surpassed. For the past three
most consistent ground gamer,
new year. He Is one Of the games
best forward passers, punts won
derfully we'll and handles punts in
approved fashion.
Drury weighs over 100 pounds
and his endurance is beyond the
capacity of most players. After
watching this player perform in
Chicago he Is the unanimous choice
of this board for backfield honors-
despite the fact that slippery grass
held him back. Drury lived up to
all advance promises. For a big
AAAOh 4AS 10 dhd0ddAy SAONCA Ia
avoiding tacklerS and picking open.
irgs.
Without question eagle is the most
improved backfield player in the
game today. He was good enough
for any team a year ago. Today he
ranks with the topnotchers and
ahead of most of them. On the de-
Tense they call him poison Tall,
oxd RIO fI,iS
player can kick, run and pass with
skill. His forward passing is treat
to watch but a heartbrcakeI to the
opposition. NOtre Dame and Yale
will testify to that.
For second string quarterback
the choice lies between McPhaiI
of Dartmouth and Conner of
New York University. McPhaiI
gets it. We consider him the
best quarterback in the East
He is the best field general. Nc.
Phail is fine interfering back
and backs up his line like a
wall.
Presnell and Flanagan make a
great pair Of running mates for the
Dartmouth quarterback. Presnell,
one of the games best open field
runners, is powerful enough to slice
through the line and cut back for
long gains. His work against Pitt,
Syracuse and New York University
earned him nation wide attention that
was well deserved. He ran up 1853
yards from scrimmage against New
York University AMI most critics ron
slider him the best halfback of sew
eral years in the Missouri Valley
Conference.
Flanagan has been consistent
threat and valuable ball carrier all
season. Given an open field and q
fast turf there is no stopping Elan.
agan. He passes well, can punt
when. necessary and despite his ball
carrying his best work is on de-
Tense. Few men come up to the
line so fast on defense and invaf.
iably he tackles his man on the
line of scrimmage.
The fullback position this year
again goes to Joesting Of Minnesota.
He hit his devastating stride IN the
late and more important games this
year after injuries had held him
back in the early contests. Joesting
Is terrific threat at all times. To
stop him the opposition invariably
tightens up the line and Of course
that leaves the TANKS wide open.
Miles Of Princeton is a tail ranKy
fullback and has no opposition for
second honors. He Is one of the
best line hackers the East has seen
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CAPTAIN x0HW SMITH
LEFEGuAR0
NOTRE DAME

not only an all.arOund backfield
star, but an all-arOund athlete.
His intercollegiate marks with
the discus, the hammer and the
shot prove him an unusually
strong specimen of manhood.
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The All.Stars, whom the stem.
Ographers engage this after.
noon, comprise Earle MOser,
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For second string quarterback
the choice lies between McPhail
of Dartmouth and Conner of
New York University. McPhail
gets it. We consider him the
best quarterback in the East
He is the best field general. Nc.
Phail is a fine interfering back
and backs up his line like a
wall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-05

WEIGH goes In AZ quarterback
End Drury as 4 half. WcIch Is
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A pair Of tackles like Hibbs
The Washington times., 1927-11-22
WHITE HOUSE
INVITATIONS
SENT OUT
Mrs. Coolidge to See "The
Merry Wives of Wind
sor" Tonight

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
have sent out invitations for the
first of the four State receptions at
the White House. the reception TO
the diplomats, on Thursday evening,
December &. at o'clock.
Mrs. Coolidge will occupy a box
at the National Theater this even
ing to see 1.-THE Merry Wives OF
Wondsor," in which Mrs. Fiske,
Otis Skinner and Henrietta Crosman
are playing.
President and Mrs. Coolidge had
as their guests at luncheon yester-
day Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Nichols and their daughter, Miss
Adelaide Nichols. Mr.. Nichols, who
Is vice president of the Yellowstone
Park Transportation Company, were
hosts to the President and Mrs.
Coolidge for a week last summer.
Other guests at the luncheon were
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo.
District Commissioner and Mrs.
Sidney Taliaferro will entertain at
dinner tomorrow evening. They
will be dinner hosts again on No
vember 80 and December Is.
Mrs. Taliaferro will entertain at
tea Thanksgiving Day in compli-
ment to Mrs. Willard tanning
Harp, who was formerly Miss Ellen
Littlepage.
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also Mrs. Dwight F. Davis, Mrs.
Henry Getty Chiffon, Mrs. Henry
Leonard and Mrs. J. Vaudeville Car
Isle.
The Ambassador Of Belgium and
Princess de Ligne will make their
first public appearance at the ball
tonight as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuckerman In their box. Their
daughter. little PRINCESS Elizabeth
de Ligne. is in the group of girls
taking part, as are Miles. Marie and
Refine Claudel, daughters of the
Ambassador of France, for whom
Mr.. and Mrs Tuckerman are giving
dinner before the ball, and
Countess Cornelia Szechenyi, debu-
tante daughter of the Minister of
Hungary and Countess Szechenyi.
The dance will bring together
almost the entire debutante group.
with some of the buds of yester-
year and, of course, plenty of cav.
alters. The debutantes will be
divided into attachments of ten,
each group dressed in one of the
colors of the prism and all combin-
ing into rainbow in the bit of
pageantry, which is to be high
light of the entertainment.
Dinners Before Ball
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker will
give dinner for young people to-
night, following their daughters
coming out party, and will take
their guests to the ball. Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock is entertaining
for Miss Dora Catalani and DR..
and Mrs. Arthur Snyder for their
debutante daughter, Miss Sophie
Snyder.
Countess Szechenyi. wife of the
Minister of Hungary. has returned
to Washington after visiting her
Young daughter, who is at school in
Aiken, S. G.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty will
be hostess at tea this afternoon,
from 5 to o'clock entertaining in
compliment to Mrs. Thomas Riley
Marshall, who is visiting Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh. This is the first
formal party Mrs. Dougherty has
given in her new home at 1712 r
ST., so it will be in the nature of
a house warming.
The hostess will be assisted by
Nine. Alfaro, Nine. Olaya, Mrs.
Edward w. Eberle, Mrs. Walsh,
Miss Katherine Judge and Mrs.
Conger Pratt.
- \
Mr.! and Mrs. William d. Boutwell,
are being congratulated on the
birth of daughter yesterday. The
baby will be christened Jane Peter
sen Boutwell, fer Mrs. BoutWelIS
mother. Before her marriage Mrs.
Boutwell, was Miss Olga Petersen
Hull. Mr.. and Mrs. Boutwell, are
making their home at Dumbarton
Courts.
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TO GIVE FAREWELL
DINNER PARTY

Congressman and Mrs. Sol Bloom
will entertain at dinner on Wednes-
day evening. November 80. in COM
pliment to the retiring Naval At.
tache of the French Embassy and
Nine. Willm. Mr.. and Mrs. Bloom
and their daughter. Miss Vera
Bloom. have moved into their new
apartment at 1922 Sixteenth St.
Il 4 \
Mrs. Pierce Butler. wife of AS.
sociate Justice Butler, entertained
at luncheon today in her home on
Nineteenth Street.
y \ =
Mrs. Kenna ElkinS has gone to
Aiken, s. c.. to spend Thanksgiving
Day with her son. Stephen B. Ell
Fins. 3D..
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JEAN ELIOT'S NEWS OF SOCIETY
Debutdnte in Foreground Of
Picture Today; Brilliant Ball Tonight
Miss Evelyn Walker, One
of Earliest of Seasons
Buds, Blossoms Today
By JEAN ELIOT

DY JEAN
TaE debutante occupies the lore
l. ground of the picture today,
with Miss Evelyn Walker, one Of
the most important of the seasons
buds. being presented this after
noon, the debutante ball set for this
evening and grist Of dinners ana
1uncheons on the calendar for the
members of the younger set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Walker
have taken for the winter former
Representative and Mrs. John
Philip Hills pleasant house at 1872
Sixteenth Street and it is there
that they will entertain at a recep-
ton this afternoon to introduce
their pretty daughter to their
friends. The party will be dis
tinctive in that few of the younger
set except Miss Walkers closest
friends have been invited. They
will have their innings on Decem'
Der 81, when Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
will give a dance for their daugh'
ter, but the guests at the party
today are to be Mrs. Walkers con.
temporaries.
Assisting the Hostess
Miss Walker will wear a robe de
style of cream tinted lace and tulle,
made with a skirt to the instep
and long, tight sleeves of lace. The
debutante, who is q rarely lovely
blonde, was presented at the Court
Of St. James last summer and had
q successful season in London be-
fore coming to Washington to try
her wings. The Walkers are Wash
ingtonians by long residence, but
of late they have spent most OF
their time while in this country at
Mary's Delight, picturesque old
place on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, which they have remod-
eled to conform with modern ideas
old world charm.
The hostess will be assisted by
Lady, Broderick, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Henry c.
Corbfn, Mrs. John Hays Hammond,
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, Mrs. Fred
erick H. Brooke, Mrs. Henry
Leonard, Mrs. John Dwight, Mrs.
Sidney Cloman, Mrs. Andre w.
Brewster, Mrs. Edward Walker,
Mrs. Victor Cushman, Mrs. Price
Whitaker, Miss Anne Squire, Mrs.
Francis H. Pope, Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney, Miss Mary Morgan, Mrs.
Edward r. Finkenstaedt, sister Of
Mrs. Walker, and Mrs. James Lee
Ackerson, cousin, who is visit
ing Capt. and Mrs. Emory Land.
The Debutante Ball
The debutante ball is in reality a
small subscription dance organized
by group of prominent women,
with Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman as
chairman. The committee includes