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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
Ebert H. GARY ILL.

NEW YORK, July % LP).-Elbert
II. Gary, chairman Of the United Steel
Corporation. has been confined to his
home with illness for about a week. II
was reported at his office today. His
illness 9 not regarded as serious and
he is expected back at his desk in a
few daSI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
PLOT CHARGES DENIED.
Attempt on Life of Rumanian Premier
Is Secuted.

BERLIN, July - R.-The Ru.
manian legation has issued denial
of a report, said to have been pub
lished aboard, of an alleged attempt
on the life of the Rumanian premier,
Lionel BratianO.
The statement also denies reports
of disturbances in Bucharest. adding
that the situation in Rumania is en-
tirely quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
CHAMPION BATTLES
FIRE AS ALTITUDE
RECORD IS INDICATED

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-25
Cylinder Heads Missing.

Upon inspection of the plane, i'm
mediately after landing. 1 was forced
to conclude that there had been some
interruption in the lubricating oil sup
ply. Seven cylinder heads were COM
p!etely missing. as were the pistons
and connecting rods from those cylin-
ders. The remaining two cylinder
heads were badly cracked and the pis-
tons and rods missing.
The rear end of the engine and
such parts as remained around it
Evening star., 1927-11-11
SIX GRIDIRON GAMES
FOR SCHOOLS TODAY

Topping the schoolboy Armistice
day rridiron card hereabout was the
public high title game between Busi-
ness and Tech at Central Stadium at
ais o'clock. Tech was the favorite to
win and had to triumph to escape
virtual elimination from the scramble
for the crown. Business already was
out of it.
In other matches st. Johns and
Eastern were to mix in the Eastern
Stadium, Gonzaga was to take on
Catholic University freshmen at the
stadium in Rrookland. Emerson was
10 engage alexandria High at Alex
andria, st. Adams was to travel to
Baltimore for clash with Boys Latin
School. and Georgetown Prep was to
mix with its alumni at Garrett Park.
Deyitt's foot ball team is the lone
steven among local scholastics to see
action tomorrow, being down for 60
with Shenandoah at Dayton, Va.
John Sherman win lead st. Johns
basket ball team this Winter. He has
lust been elected captain of the Yer
mont Avenue School squad, which
plans to start practice about Novem-
ber 81. under direction Of Coach Zube
Sullivan.
Dick Kennedy and Frank Bastable
are the only letter.winners from last
Winters Dewitt basket ball team who
will be at hand when practice gets un-
der way soon under Coach Herb kopf:
Darby, McIntire. Vincent, Maxwell
and Blanchard are other leading candi-
dates. 1t has not been decided where
Dewitt will practice. Games arranged
thus far are:
January 16. Emerson.
February 8. Washington and Lee Fresh
men g. Emerson: IL. st. James at HaEers'
iown. and 2e. Maryland Freshmen at College
Evening star., 1927-11-11
LEADING NORTHERNS
WILL PLAY FIREMEN

Northerns-Seat Pleasant Firemen
clash will feature this Sundays card
in 150-pound Capital City League
ranks.
Northerns are leading the race
with an undefeated record, while the
Firemen have split even in two games,
showing marked improvement In their
second engagement.
Friendship A. C. Is booked to battle
Mercury Preps in the main Nvent of
135-pound Capital City League teams
schedule. Friendship Is undefeated in
three starts. while theiruppo NJ xt1tS Are
just behind them in the standing, with
an even break to date.
Schedules and standings:
150-Pound Division.
Northerns VS.. Seat Pleasant, Seat Pleas
ant wstSns Ssoss efegse5 gsep5sa Hs,nSn f.sIavn
O'Clock. Referee@Mf' pn J. Mitcheii. .''aNn' .
fer. s'tsS oeloek. Il RefereeMMr. q !. Mitchell. n
so1sss,as !, 0 sS sGa S|,se. 3 ssS
Wintons.. / 800 St. steph.. 2 900
135.Pound Division.
Friendship. VS.. Mercury. Fairlawn. 1
o'clock. Referee-Mr. Hart.
MohsawS PTeps y: 4arion.; ;s.n. Fairlawn, 3
8 % o'eiocf. RefereeMMr. bussn. -'"''
H:s:s !$: @ s::!s: 8: 81
Evening star., 1927-11-11
WILL PLAY
GAMES IN GARDEN
Rv the Assnciaied Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. November 1.-THE
original Celtics. champions OF tho
American Professional Basket Ball
League. have shifted their home court
from Brooklyn TO Madison Square
Garden. as New York's contender in
the 1928 race.
The schedule was made public today:
Led by Nat Holman, one of the fore
most professional basket ball stars in
the country. :he CeltiCs will seek 10
repeat in competition with teams rep
reSenting Chicago. Detroit. Fort
Wayne. Ind: Cleveland. Philadelphia.
Rochester and Washington. They
won the title last season by defeating
Cleveland in a play-off.
The Chicago team will participate in
three openings. prying off the lid at
Cleveland on November 10 in the first
game Of the season, then aiding in
the inaugurals at Fort Wayne. No
vember %. and at Detroit, Novem-
Der 28.
New York Celtics will open
their season here November 20 with
Philadelphia as an opponent. Roches-
ter and Washington have their open
ing tip-off on the same date in the
Capital.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
THREE BIGGEST CONTESTS
TOBE PLAYED ELSEWHERE
Callaudet Is to Entertain Delaware and George
Washington Will Engage St. Vincents in
Clashes on Local CridirOns.

reception is to be held by the Vir.
ginia Alumni Club in honor of the
visiting Maryland officials.
Senator Tydings last year presented
trophy in the nature of huge silver
| foot ball to be awarded annually to
| the winner Of the Virginia Maryland
game. This Is not a trophy which
goes back and forth between the two
universities. but a different one each
year. so that each university when it
wins has a silver foot ball to place
| in its trophy case.
, The teams seem to be evenly
matched. 4 month ago Maryland
| would have been picked to beat the
Cavaliers. but now the situation seems
TO have veered, and the weather vane
of opinion seems to have switched
somewhat to Virginia. Whatever the
result of the contest. though. it is
likely that, barring rain or snow. ono
of the greatest and most colorful
crowds that ever watched a contest
on Lambeth Field will be present.
A light signal drill was the program
for Coach Maud Crum's stalwart
George Washington squad which en-
tertains st. Nincent's College of Beat
ty, Pa, in Central Stadium. The
-
physically and hope to add the Penn
sylvanians to their list of victims.
Glenn Grove, 1925 Notre Dame cap
tain, coaches st. Nincent's.
Their morale stiffcned by their first
victory Of the season. scored over Blue
Ridge last week, Gallaudet will enter
its game with University Of Delaware
at Kendall Green determined to give
the Blue Hen state team battle, Mon
Afghan and Merkln, clever players.
will start at the ends for the Kendall
Greeners. Miller likely will play full
back in place Of Capt. Byouk, whose
severely injured shoulder is apt to
keep him out for the remainder Of the
season.
Catholic University has just lost
Raymond Dufour, regular tackle. He
has suffered a broken jaw. Dufour's
loss is especially disheartening to the
Cardinals with the annual George
Washington Thanksgiving day battle
just around the corner.
American University's eleven will
present crippled front against
Bridgewater College in the Virginia
town. Shloss, who has been playing
a steady game at half, is sickin bed.
Lafavre has an injurd arm, Walowitz
a sprained back and Fields. who has
been starring in the backfield ID out
with injured legs.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
c. u. FACES REAL FOE
IN ST. XAVIER TEAM

CINCINNATI. Ohio, November II.
Catholic University of Washington.
ID. c.. tomorrow will be the third
Eastern team to play st. Xavier Col
lege gridders at Cincinnati this Fall.
The Musketeers have broke even
in their two preceding games, having
defeated Providence College and lost
to the l.. s. Marines.
The Marine game was the first that
the Musketeers have lost this year.
Coach Meyers powerful forward pass
attack just fell one point shy of tying
the Marines, who won 14-to-13
verdict.
The Cincinna tians have polished up
their play during the week in hard
scrimmage drills and should be able
to place their best team on the field
against Catholic University.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
On the Side Lines
With the Sports Editor
.Bv DENMAN THOMPSON=

eauay Strenuous sport the ons
which %ssnsoa '?ss a'ss mo" NS y9k
chessS eha ESsnsfi snd rofs Way"s of
3i % t oSn rs" a"d it hst s
hope o Gf0fs o eP an the
a s M Pfs Sss pu through its
preliminary training sprouts New York in the Manhattan colegs
s. ss" sve" final week ds Roeher
curtain raiser at the Arcadia week from next Sunday
will have this as is complexion M has not finally been
and M the s to ew,n W n G clement
Club Has igh-scorins Nucleus.
The depending heavily Harry Reonda who doue,
in brass t % sf1 Ga o e any po Which
the big a n R w Po sn SSs
has s " "S%' Hs sss % Ws fs @ gad apd jude
BssnsS srsad a%is oho basket s
bufs around pounds of height and deemed
Fans who have followed kennedys career have
s s s . n nd "o ~ho an sf4
ad ali He has plenty
sp es & 5 m e sny
reuTn e All All ] h "a and eouras the face of repeated
Colonial Hilltop Game Proposed.
THETC authorities the Hilltop decide against post
for the M eXen on if the sn0 1
be through lack of suggestions.
pagn battle befween Cray Vanova played
college championship of the East Coach Lou Little has asserted
this that the attention Of everbqdy I & just
College. the exclusion of everything else.
that If
disposed of all Hilltop adherens confident they
will bethe of additional list originally
scheduled be taken under advement If this be another
n the true s01%9s on IT M
explanatory:
And 'Ts Said Figures Never Lie
Sports Editor Star:
ss9s, s Be sood sss
and it is something the local fans would flock to-
According this would be
State beat Lafayette 40 e. giving State "a
Lafayette Georgetown defeated Lafayette 2 to giving the
2 Lafayette. State advantage of
9 points Georgetown, reasoning above.
Penn State defeated Syracuse Civ
ing State points and Syracuse has 10 points
of 19-to-6 victory. State held
points atchete which shows
the Colona the equals Georgetown Let's give the local
a big handr
Evening star., 1927-11-11
Colleges Grid Games Tomorrow But Only 70 Will Play Her
KNOX, MONMOUTH FANS
DEMAND ST FOOT BALL

GALESBURG. Ill. November II LP).
"A buck and "A half for Knox
Monmouth foot ball game Thanksgiv.
ing day is just four bits more than
Monmouth fans want to pay. A fan
strike" was one of the possibilities
hinted today unless the price is
trimmed.
"Whittle the price to a buck" Mon
mouth fan spokesmen have told Knox.
'and We'll promise 1000 spectators
from Monmouth. Keep the price
where it is, and there won't be more
than 500"
Knox College Is undecided whether
it wants a select group at $50 or one
OF greater numerical significance at
$4,000.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
STAR GRIDMEN LOST
BY THREE ELEVENS
Rv the Annotated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 11.-On
the eve of important college foot ball
games in the East. three star PLAYERS
have been lost to their teams.
Bruce Caldwell was barred from the
Yale squad for having played on
Brown freshman team in 1928. Yale
opposes Princeton tomorrow.
Lynn Warren, star fullback at Am
herst, was debarred for having been
member Of Lafayette's swimming
team three years ago. Amherst meets
Williams tomorrow.
Capt. Harold Cothran OF Lafayette
forfeited his berth on the squad, but
gained bride in Peggy Hackett of
Washington, u. c. Cothran met Miss
Hackett after the Georgetown game
last Saturday, and whirlwind court.
ship resulted in a wedding. He was
banished for infraction Of the rules.
Lafayette faces Susquehanna tomor.
row.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
PALACE CRIDMEN EAGER
TO ENCOUNTER APACHES

the Tidal Basin field, will meet at ]
O'clock on Park Fairgrounds.
A 1l5.pound foe is sought by Ken
nedy A. e. for Sunday. Call Column
bia 4o7 between $40 and 1880 o'clock.
Alexandria Firemen Props would like
to book with a 135pound foe for Sun
day. Call Alexandria 1774 between
and Z o'clock.
Lafayette gridmen will drill tonight
on Virginia avenue Fairgrounds at
o'clock.
kanawlta Juniors are seeking no.
pound opponent for Sunday. Call
Capt. Edward Miller, Adams 5S4S.
Games with leading teams in the
115-pound class are sought by Pen.
nant A. c. Call Columbia 9127.
Collegians were forced to cancel the
! game booked with Chevy Chase
! Midgets for Sunday, due to a mix.up
; in their schedule.
BrOOlsland Boys Club eleven would
like to play tomorrow and Sunday.
! Teams wishing to schedule for these
dates call North 3676.W.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
VIRGINIA IS READY
TO FACE MARYLAND

| UNIVERSITY, Va. November IL
Virginia's varsity Is all set for the
| final home game of the season with
| MARYLAND tomorrow afternoon.
| a light drill today concluded a
week of strenuous workouts and the
! Cavalier squad is now waiting the
opening whistle at -: 80 o'clock to-
| morrow.
| While the Nirginians have won
| every game with teams inside the Old
| Dominion, not a victory has been
| taken from elevens outside the state.
Consequently the charges of Coach
| Earle Neale have more than the
usual reasons for wanting to win the
MARYLAND contest.
A special train Is bringing almost
the entire Maryland student body.
The crowd from College Park Is ex-
pected to reach Charlottesville a lit
tie before noon. and will march be-
hind it's band to Lambeth Field.
Senator Tydncs of Maryland, who
has presented the silver foot ball
trophy. will be the guest of honor at
the ~" Club luncheon tomorrow.
Except that Quintus Hutter. vet
eran fullback. will be missing. Nlr-
.inia probably will start against
Maryland almost the same team that
went into actlon laSI Weeh dSoiiSe
Washington and Lee.
MARYLAND will be able to put its
hest foot forward with Thomas.
SNYDER. Linkous and Kessler playing
together in the backfield behind the
powerful line.
Virginias varsity squad has had A
gradual decrease in size until now
there remains only 26 men in uniform.
Seldom have coaches faced a more
difficult problem than that which has
confronted Coach Neale and his as.
sista nts, John Kellison and Charlie
Fenwick this season, but they have
succeeded in turning out a team that
has been the first to defeat all rivals
within the Old Dominion since 1904.
The team that has started each
game this season has been different
from the one in action the week be-
fore. 1t has been necessary for the
coaches to husband their meagre re.
sources. and at the same time to meet
a member of the Southern Conference
on each Saturday since the first game.
of the season.
On the team this season there are
several men who started In one posi-
ton only to wind up in another
Captain Cardwell was first a half
back in preparatory school and on
the undefeated first-year team of 1924.
He was transferred TO tackle two sea.
sons ago, hut this year it was neces-
sary that he be used at end and at
guard before he was put back in
tackle position.
Garland Daniel, now a guard, play
ed fullback in prep school and as
freshman. Last year he started
one game at tackle and another at
end. This season he was used in the
backfield at the start of the season,
but when an injury to John Bencken-
stein called Captain Cardwell from
guard back to tackle, Daniel was
tried in the position next to the cen.
ter, and with the help of the coaches
he has filled the bill
Bill Byrd has played both fullback
and center. Necessity and the in.
struction of the coaches, has made
an end of him.. Now that Hutter
has been hurt there is talk of putting
him again In the backfield. And there
are many others who have been shift
ed by the coaches again and again
in their efforts to turn out a winning
team.
The probable lineup of the teams
follows:
Evening star., 1927-11-11
RY III. e. BYRD,

"HE high point of the foot ball
season has been reached
After tomorrow's contests,
Il with the exception of next
weeks games in the Middle
West and Far West and one or two In
the East and South. only the annual
Thanksgiving rivalries remain.
OF course, these Thanksgiving con-
tests encompass some of the most I'M
portant struggles of the year in thelr
respectiye sections. but after the sun
has set on Gridirons tomorrow nor
much more will be left for 1877 1907
ball TO glory in.
The hic games in which local schools
are to figure tomorrow all are on for'
eign soil. Georgetown is at Boston
for a meeting with Boston ColleEe. d
game which it ought to win without
exceptional difficulty. Duke Uni
rersity, which probably is not as
strong as Georgetown, beat Boston
College by 25 to 6. The Biue anu
GRAY squad is accompanied by the
student band and big group OF STU
dents.
The other two contests in which
local schools are to meet strong op'
moments are between Catholic Uni.
versity and ST. Xavier at CINCINNATI
and between Maryland and Virginia
at Charlottesville.
American L. also visits Brldgewater
College for game.
Catholic University is likely to lose
at Cincinnati, if the comparative re-
suits of games played with Marines
amount to anything as criterion. 81.
Xavier gave Marines a real battle,
losing by 13 to II, while Marines beat
Catholic u. by big margin.
The games on local fields Will bring
together st. Vincents and George
Washington in the Central Stadium
and Gallaudet and Delaware at Ken.
dali Green. George Washington ought
to get the long end of the score, but
Gallaudet is likely to have its diff
culties.
Maryland's squad leaves here to-
morrow morning on a special train
for Charlottesville. The student band
of so pieces and about a thousand
students, alumni and faculty will ac-
company the team, either on the spe-
cial train or in automobiles. The
greatest crowd that ever followed
Maryland eleven anywhere will be In
the stands at Virginia.
Several of the Maryland officials. In.
cluding Senator Millard E. Tydings OF
MARYLAND. are to he entertained at
luncheon by the 'fV" Club. and after
the game the team Is to be given
dinner by the Virginia squad, and a
Evening star., 1927-11-11
PRO BASKETERS START
SALE OF TICKETS HERE

John X. Espey, who has been made
business manager of the Washington
Pro basket ball team, has announced
that sale Of tickets for the teams
opening series here with Rochester on
November 20 and 81 has started at
the Arcadia, along with those for the
series with the New York Celtics on
December and 8.
Reservations also will be taken.
Espey's promotion to business man.
ager by George p. Marshall, owner of
the club. came yesterday in recogni.
ton of the fine work done by Espey
as publicity director and in other
capacities for the club, which he Joined
Oniv last Winter.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
HUMBERT OF ILLINOIS
IS LEADING BALL TOTER

CHICAGO, November IL R.-F'ritz
Humbert. Illinois sophomore fullback,
is the Ave yards" demon of the
Western Conference ball carriers this
Fall.
He has averaged that amount in Al
tries against Big Ten opponents to
lead all the regulars. Humbert's
total yardage for three conference
i.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
80 NAVY GRID PLAYERS
TO MAKE MICHIGAN TRIP

BALTIMORE. November IL N).-A
squad Of 80 Navy players will depart
at PAS pm. today for Ann Arbor,
where they meet Michigan tomorrow.
The players will be accompanied by
officers and coaches on a special train.
which will arrive at Detroit at S:35
a m. Saturday. The squad will ar
rive at Ann Arbor at $50 am.
A light workout in passing and
handling punts ended preparation for
the game.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
CENTRAL HIGH WILL GET
PICTURE, OF BILL FOLEY

a picture Of William Foley. veteran
track coach at Central High School,
will he presented to the school by the
Alumni &C. club at chapel next
Thursday motninG at.9 o'clock. Foh-
crt Maurer. former Central principal.
will make The presentation address.
All alumni or former students.
whether they have won C's or not.
n ra N p,.ifnd
Evening star., 1927-11-11

An opportunity awaited since the
early weeks of the season will present
itself to Palace A. G. gridmen on sun
day. The chance 10 get into the thick
of the unlimited championship fight
will be theirs when Apache A. {.
huskies will be faced at 3 o'clock at
Union League Park.
A victory must be scored over the
Little Indians before the opportunity
to meet the champion Mohawhs pre-.
sents itself.
palace followers will hold a pep
meeting tonight at the clubhouse. Mt
which time Joe Parrone will exhibit
his boxers.
Manager Cole Is very anxious to
have all his Friendship A. {. players
report for practice tonight at Z
O'Clock on Virginia avenue play
grounds to prepare for their game
with Mercury Preps.
Final preparations for their game
Sunday with st. Joseph A. {. Will
be made by Collegians tonight at Z
o'clock at Sixth and A streets north
east.
Columbias, 120.pOund contenders.
want to play preliminary game with
team in their class to some Dig
game. especially on Thanksgiving day.
Call Manager Risler at Atlantic 228o.
AnaeOstia Eagles, 120-pOunders. who
drill at Nichols avenue and street
southeast tonight, want game Tor
Sunday. Call Lincoln 55l5-W after
$50 o'clock.
Northern Prep players, who meet
Senators on Sunday at $3.50 O'Clock on
Evening star., 1927-11-11
DUNDEE TO COME EAST.

LOS ANGELES, November II R).-
Joe Dundee, welterweight boxing
champion. and his manager, Max
waxnan, have been given permission
by City Prosecutor Z. j. Lickley to
return East at once, despite charges
OF false advertising pending against
them in connection with the cham
pion's failure to appear for his title
bout with Ace Hudkins.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
LYNCH IN LONG RUN.

Mike Lynch, despite his advancing
age and many years Of active competi.
ton in marathon races, Is among the
entries in the National A. A. L. Junior
title cross-country run in Clifton Park,
Baltimore, today. He is representing
Aloysius Club in the emile event.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
STAGE SOCCER BATTLE.

In an extra period game Senator
A. C. soccer team scored over Mac
farland Junior High, to 1, yesterday.
The winners are booking tilts with
school teams at Columbia 9576.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
HEADS
TALK WRECKS
Increase of Accidents
Brings Statement
From Officer

HOUSTON. ~Texas.-F-Railroad
officials labor necessarily to reduce
train service accidents. Just now
supervising officers on n trans
continental line entering Houston,
who are technically responsible for
them, are concerned over their in
crease.
Can't figure it out" one of them
said, according to a report from the
general offices in Houston. "0n the
face Of the returns some of the
really serious casualties appear 70
have occurred when .he exercise of a
normal sense Of preservation, or
an appreciation Of the surroundings
for but n significant moment. would
have averted the tragedy. That there
are mental lapses may not be de-
MED, and equally true il il that the
sudden intrusion Of thought may
destroy for an instant the conserv-
stive operation OF the best balanced
minds How car we otherwise ex-
plain accidents in which the en-
ployee appears to disregard the very
elements Of personal safety to which
his years of activity have trained
him, and seemingly with elaboration
put himself in a position 10 be killed
Maybe it's the iinx, maybe ome
thing else. But whatever IL is il
seems 70 overcome years OF training
and habit and get its victims when
they least expect II. The way 70
prevent the accidents is to keep ones
minds always in the proper channel.
No time to dream when there are
tracks to thread and wheels to move.
But the mind Is an odd thing and
once in a while goes out of its
boundaries
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
City Man Claims
Whippet Record

Another demonstration Of whippet
durability, stamina and economy Of
operation is reported by X. l.. Hopp,
sales Of the Home Service
Sales corporation. More than $4,000
miles have rolled under the year-old
car Of Dave DeKorte. Brownsville.
and today the machine will travel
from here 20 Reynosa. via McAllen.
in one hour and so minutes, Hopp
claims.
The Whippet has been given hard
usage during the time its owner has
ben driving il, having on more than
one occasion emulated its namesake,
and chased coyotes and jack rabbits
over the plains section Of Texas.
Recently the al was brought into
the Home Service garage to have the
speedometer tested. and reeled off
10 mills on n quart Of gasoline,
Mr.. Hopp declared.