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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
PENALTY LESSENED
FOR "GUN-JUMPERS'
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The gun
jumping Splinter and the tripping
timber topper will be dealt with less
severely henceforth by the Inter-
collegiate A. A. A. A., under the
rule changes adopted at the annual
meeting of the association today.
Increasing the weight of Its
hurdles from 16 10 "a pounds. the
disqualification OF athletes who kick
over three or more of the barriers
in their fight. In the future,
murders will be able to fatteh out
every standard in the route without
fear or punishment.
officials contended that faulty
hurdling is in itself a sufficient
penalty. having a tendency to throw
the contestant out of stride. BY the
same reasoning the association voted
to abolish the 1-yard penalty for one
false hurdle start. Claiming that the
old requirement setting back the
gun heater a yard imposes too
great handicap, the officials voted
To disregard first offenses and to dis
qualify altogether for a second yio-
lation.
Al scale of penalties for premature
starts in fiat racing was established,
superseding the former uniform l.
yard penalty for all distances. Here
after punishment will be melted out
as follows: so yards or less, l foot:
over so to Is yards, 2 feet; over Is
to 440 yards. yard; over 440 yards
3 yards, The penalty will be re-
peated for second offense and a
third premature start will result in
disqualification.
Franklin Field. Philadelphia, was
chosen as the site for the associa
ions annual outdoor championships
on May q and 2s. Michigan State
College was admitted to member
ship, but applications of Alfred Col
lege, Alfred. N. Y: st. Bonavanture
of Allegheny, n. Y, and Marquette
of Milwaukee were tabled because of
incomplete information"
Samuel McAshan of Princeton was
elected president, succeeding G..
Norman Scott OF Cornell. T. r.
Jones of Columbia was reelected
SECRETARY and w. IT, Stevens OF
N. Y. u. was chosen treasurer.
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ARMY TO HAVE FOUR
IN PENN RELAY MEET
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The
United States Military Academy. for
the first time In many years, win be
represented In one Of the relay races
at the University Of PennsyIvania re-
lay carnival on April 20 and 80.
This was announced today by j.
Jamison Swarts, director OF the c6.rni-
val. Swarts said the Army authorities
had not yet indicated IN what event
they would participate.
More than $50 colleges and schools,
including Cambridge University Of
for competition at the carnival, and
the record Of 473 is expected to be
passed before the entry Lists close.
Lord Burghley has notified the
management that the Cambridge
team will compete on both days Of
the great meet. 1t r. entered in two
relay events on the first day, and in
dividual members OF the team will
participate in number Of special
events.
Lord Burghley will defend his 400
meter hurdle title, which he won In
1925, and the British athletes also are
entered in the shuttle hurdle relay,
which was run last year for the first
time. The Cambridge squad 70 ex-
pected here about April %, and will
conclude its training on Franklin
Field.
Acoeptances have been received
from Hank Russell, former Cornell
star. and Jackson Schoiz for the
sprint championship series, while
Roland Locke, sensational Nebraskan,
has conditionally accepted an invi-
tatton to compete. Locke is recuparat-
ing from an attack Of tonGIitiA and
his participation depends upon
whether he Is able to get into form.
Charley Paddock, Pacific Coast star,
also Is expected to enter for the
spirits.
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HARVARD'S TRACK TEAM
ANNEXES INDOOR HONORS
Georgetown Well Down List, Loses Relay Race to
Syracuse, Which Sets Record Hilltop Runners
Score in Freshman Medelely Event.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK. March 5.--Har-
wards we'll balanced array of
NJ track and field stars tonight
4 captured the indoor inter-
collegiate team champion
ship for the second successive year,
defeating Cornell. Yale and Penn
State In a sensational four-cornered
battle.
Harvard placed men In 8 of the II
events to defend successfully the team
title, but the result was In doubt until
the final event, the broad jump, In
which Arthur French, Crimson foot
ball star placed fourth to register the
two points that ciinched the victory.
The Crimson finished with a total
score Of 33 81 points as compared
with Cornell's 81 II for second place.
Yale finished third with 201a and Penn
State was fourth with 10.
Pennsylvania, IA ST. Dartmouth. 10
al; Georgetown. IL 81; Boston Col
lege. o: Princeton. S1a; Syracuse. 8;
Columbia. 4 Union, Holy Cross. Bow
doin and Brown. each; Colby. 2, and
Colgate. /.
Relay Race is Thriller.
Syracuse's 1.mile relay team raced
to q new indoor intercollegiate record
in thrilling battle with Georgetown
and Holy Cross, which finished sec
ond and third. The Syracuse quartet
set the pace from the etart, but it
was a nip-and-tuck race until the
last leg, when Cecil Coolie, negro star
and anchor runner, flashed great
finish to break the tape eight yards in
front of Burgess of Georgetown.
Burns of Holy Cross yielded second
Im.H nax To- l. Ia -sw~ lre-I
Cooke turned the last quarter mile
in the sensational time of 4s seconds
to give Syracuse the new record mark
of 3 minutes 81 4-10 seconds. This
clipped four-tenths of a second or the
former record. set by Georgetown In
1925.
Georgetown won the freshman med
ley relay $50, 440, 220, mile). New
York University was second, Yale
third and Cornell fourth. The time
was 1851 $40
David Adelman. Georgetown, finish
ed second to Harold Lamberg, Penn
sylvania, in the 16-pound shotput,
with throw OF 46 feet, against the
Pennsylvanian's 46 feet 4 inches.
Sheffin of Georgetown was third in
the broad jump.
Boston College Scores.
Boston Colleges crack quartet of
half-milers raced to hollow victory in
the varsity two-mile relay, leading
from start to finish. with Francis Mo-
Closkey, anchor man, breaking the
tape 100 yards in front of his nearest
rival, O'Neil Of Harvard. The time
of the Hub runners. however. T:51 ITO,
was 10 seconds slower than the world
indoor mark held by Georgetown. {
Edwin Wide, famous Swedish run
ner, easily conquered half-dozen
college runners III an exhibition handi-
cap race of one and q half miles. Con-
ceding liberal margins. Wide caught
and passed all his opponents, break.
ing the tape I'm s minutes 444-10 sec
onds and leading his nearest rival,
Totten Of Union, BY about rs yards.
This was considerably behind world
record time.
Miller. Harvard Eprintas.s and Wells,
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Dartmouth hurdler, were favor1tes to
win. although the latter failed In his
attempt to beat the world mark.
FRESHMAN MEDLEY RELAY $3.50. 44o
go MlLEl--Won by Georgetown lGorman
Murray. Clark and Crouch; second. New
n 1gTk th'd Tas fourth
oNE; MILE RtI S---Won by william j. Cox
rsnF sta Srd ''e 2oSua ScM Hhsse non
oh sARsIr sSanfGRe SpI9 Tine 1 Z,
Snd Meciosssyl :seond R R Heft Sirdf
s'i ispo mRf 7 saoTT i}Gr BY Harold
arS RS.mssas 20 ssss u 9ies
n IaPh -, fourth P..id .sS.F9seci. Issyssa
7oYARD' p1sH Iees = by nf 81 Miller. Har.
third Foiweli seaIl, Psnnsylvsn lG fourth
James Pappas, Princeton Nth. Donald
h7ocf YA aaGbsf afaH TRf 2o s%sfS3ds sy
bell; Yale; third, John Collier Brown: fourth
s9f S9aMsHflaa R TIE s'eG s9 Horace Bon
third James Rsid Harvard f Srhs Leslie
Elaksman, Harvard; nth James Brudno
c0 HEdH TTs nase b. 81 r fss9s
Dartmouth, feet Il inch second. Palmer
Wright Columbia. s feet II u inches; third
George Deacon. Yale. and william Baxter
Pennsylvania. 5 feet ION inches,
VARSITY QNE-MII.E RELAY-,Won by
syracuse tBarbuti Proudlock. Rubsdo and
Cooke);. second. GEORGETOWN: third, Holy
Cross; fourth. Cornell: fifth. Yale. Time
3:21 40 thew intercollegiate indoor meet
record; former mark, 1921 $40, by George
POLE SVAuLT-Tie for first between
Sabln Carr Yale. and Stephen Bradley,
Princeton. 13 feet; third: Fred sturdy, Yale,
IL feet 9 inches: fourth tie among seven
men-Roy slagle. Pennsylvania: Rich ard
Pittman, Arthur Reed. Joseph Williams Cor
ner,, Georsetown: Francis Clark Harvard.
all 12 feet inches
BROAD JuMP-Won by Alfred Bates.
!, Penn state. % feet inch; second. Theodore
Matthias Penn State 20 feet 1oA inches;
third, Joseph. sbevlin. GeorEetown. 90 feet
yard 81 feet 1OA inches fifth, Bernard
Lowry. Pennsylv ania. Al feet Q u inches.
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# Slab Hurry Tests Foot Cbed BY Gdron Rules Committee
GOAL POSTS MOVED BACK
TEN YARDS AT GRID ENDS
Makes Field Goal and Point After Touchdown More
Df6cult-Score From Fumbled Punt Is Made
Impossible-Shift Is Restricted.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
n YEW YORK. March 5.-Decid-
ing that the foot has become
NJ accomplished in foot ball,
4 the national intercollegiate
rules committee today lifted
the goal posts from their time-honored
positions on the last chalk marks and
moved them back ten yards behind
each end of the playing field.
BY making the uprights a more
difficult target to shoot at, either for
field boals or for the try for extra
point after touchdown, the committee
expects to encourage freer use of the
rushing or passing alternatives, es-
pecially as they apply to the extra
point scoring opportunity with the
ball on the 3 yard line. At the
same time the hazard of the posts
to limbs and play execution Is
eliminated.
The uprights remain midway be-
tween the sidelines, as before, but
they will be separated by 100 wards
instead Of by 100 yards. which still IS
the limit Of the playing field.
Most Drastic Step.
This change in the gridiron code,
effective for the 1927 season. was the
most drastic result of the two-day
session Of rule makers. who also de-
cided to retain the shift with safe
guards against it's illegal use, reduce
delays IN the. game. increase the op.
portunities for a more open" game
by making an incompleted backward
pass dead and prevent the scoring
of a touchdown by recovery of a
fumbled punt.
Retention of all the strategic adj
vantsges of the shift while also pre-
venting abuses not intended by the
rules" will be accomplished, Chair
man E. K. Hall of Dartmouth ex-
planned. by placing penalty of Is
yards instead of on an illegal shift
and by giving officials a measure of
approximately" one second by which
to determine a full halt.
"In all shift or huddle plays" the
new rule reads. 1.-THE players must
come to an absolute stop and remain
stationary in their new position and
without movement of the feet or
swaying Of the body for a period of
approximately one second" This
period. it adds, may be conveniently
measured by rapidly counting 1924
Any Official May Act.
In case of doubt, the committee
holds, ''the penalty shall be enforced
and to aid detection Of illegal shifts
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CAPABLANCA AGAIN
TOPS CHESS EVENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 5.--Jose r.
Cnpablanca, world chess champion.
Havana. regained the lead IN the in
ternational masters tournament to-
day when DIR. Milan Vidmar of
Jugoslavia. defeated Aron Nimzo-
wftsoh. Danish champion.
Nimzowitsch. who had been tied in
first place with the Cuban, lost in IS
movos while Capablanca drew with
DR.. Alexander Alekhineaof Paris, after
as plays.
Nimzowitsch. opening irregularfy.
castled on the kings side. Vidmar
castled on the opposite wing and in
the struggle TO force through an at
tack first, was offered a knight sacri.
nee. He refused and in the compli.
Gated play that followed, Vidmar
went after the white king and two
moves later captured the queen, forc-
ing Nimzowitsch's resignation.
frank j. Marshall, United States
champion. adjourned his game with
Rudolf Spielmann of Vienna. after43
moves. Marshall had a slight adNaI:
tage in rock and pawn ending when
play was suspended.
The standing:
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AUTO PLOTTED AT RATE
OF IA MILES AN HOUR

CULVER CITY. Calf. March tR].
Frank Lockhart. youthful Los
Angeles meteor. today toured the mile
and quarter Culver City track in
81 1-b seconds, speed for IA 2-10
niles an hour. to establish a new
world record for all size automobiles
on a bowl.
His speed way made while quality
ing for the 250-nnile championship race
for 81. - cubic inch displacement cars
here tomorrow.
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DEWITT IS DEFEATED
IN OVERTIME GAME

LEXINGTON. Va, March 81
Washington's lone survivor in the
South Atlantic tournament at Wash
ington and Lee, Dewitt Prep, was
eliminated by John Marshall In the
semi-final round today, Al to SO.
At intern1ission the score stood ~ to
IA, with the National Capital boys en-
joying the lead, but when the second
half came to a close the score stood
knotted, with each team enjoying IS
points. This necessitated an extra
period, in which John Marshall ex-
celled
This game drew the largest crowd
that has seen a basket ball contest
here this year.
Dewitt played the high school lads
off their feet in the first half, but APP
peared tired in the last portion of the
contest:
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all four major officials are given 1uris-
diction, instead Of leaving the detec-
ton to the refree and head lnesn1an.
as before.
Western conference officials, a. we'll
as other authorities, had urged fixing
OF a two.second halt to determine the
legality of shift. The new rule, how
ever. substantially follows the recon-
mendations of Knute X. Rockne. Notre
Dame coach and one of the best known
advocates Of the shift.
Adoption of a. new rule declaring
fumbled punts dead" at tho point of
recovery hits directly at such plays
a. one by which the Army scored a
touchdown against the Navy In their
historic tie battle at Chicago lasEs Fall.
Tie new regulation provides that
when a kicked ball. other than kick
or, kick from fair catch or kick FOL.
lowing safety, is legally recovered by
the kicking side before it has passed
into the possession and control Of the
other side. it shall be declared dead
at the point of recovery.
Let Forward Pass Alone.
All attempts to curb the forward
pass were voted down by the commit
tee. which showed its leaning toward
even greater development or the open
game by taking the shackles from the
backward pass. which heretofore has
been largely avoided because Of tha
possibility of its being recovered by
the opposing team il fumbled or In
completed.
The pass from center Is not affect.
ed in the newly adopted rule. but
any other backward pass, instead OF
becoming e. fres ball IL grounded, FUN
bled or otherwise incompleted, remains
in the possession of the passing aide
at the spot, where 1t either strikes the
ground. or passed out Of bounds before
striking the ground. providing the
play is on one Of the first three downs.
On the fourth down, the ball would
go to the opposing team.
To speed up the game the commit
tee reduced from four to three the
number of times out, which q team
may take in either half without pen.
atty and put limit on the "huddle''
in the following new rule:
"A delay of more than 80 seconds
in putting the ball in play after It is
ready for play or a team remaining
more than Is seconds in 'huddle' may
be considered prima facie evidence Of
intentional delay of the game" Al
5-yard penalty is provided in the rules
for any intentinoal delay"
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CRIFFS BOW TO BRAVES
IN 90 EXHIBITION START

Jones was touched up for a couple OF
counters In the following frame, when
the Griffmen matched them on
doubles by Harris. Bluege and Tate,
with Myers sacrifice as an adjunct
1t was in the sixth that Myer
connected for the wallop to left center
J that also cashed Berger who had
walked, tieing up the. game. but It
was dbusted wide open In the eighth
when L.isenbee waxed wild and filed
the bases. Bunny Hearn. a little left.
handler and the only finger today who
appeared primed. supplied the punch
that decided 1t and also frustrated all
efforts OF the Griffmen to launch
late drive.
Here's What Happened.
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YOUNG, GIANT OUTFIELD DER
IN A SERIOUS CONDITION

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March Up,
Ross Young, veteran outfielder of
the New York Giants. underwent a
blood TRANSMISSION at a hospital here
today.
Young recently went home after
several months treatment at the hos
pital, but returned this week for the
blood transfusions, which, 1t is hoped,
will save his life. He weighs only
Ito pounds, having lost more than so
pounds since the close OF the base
ball season last FAN.
He is suffering from a. kidney dis
ease.
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WOMAN SWIM MERS
BREAK THREE MARKS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. March 5.--Mer-
maids of the New York Women's
Swimming Association splashed their
way to three world records at the
Penn Athletic Club tonight.
Agnes Geraghty clipped a fifth of a
second from her own record in the
200-meter breast stroke. Her time
was minutes % % seconds,
Adelaide Lambert bettered the time
of Carin Nilsson at st. Augustine. in
1925 in winning the 300-yard medley
event Her time was minutes SO
seconds, As of a second better than
the former mark.
In the 300-yard medley a team OF
w S. A. girls, composed of Agnes
Geraghty, Eileen O'Mara and Martha
Norleius, clipped As of second off
he best performance in the event by
covering the distance in minutes
"a lbs seconds.
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throng that ever saw school
i boy court game in this city,
crowded the Palestra this att
ernoon TO see Washington Centrals
clever court contingent sweep TO VIC
tory I'M the high school class or the
Penn tournament, triumphing over
Roman Catholic High of this city In
bitter battle, "a to 90
Fierce action prevailed throughout
the tussle and a terrific pace was set
by both teams in an effort TO capture
the championship. Down to the mai
minutes the team battled and. with
five minutes remaining to play, a
field goal by Osborne, of Catholic
found the Capital City contingent In
the van with the count Fl to ~
Osborne stepped into the limeiight
again a moment later when he pockt
eted a foul, and the teams were sepa-
rated by only a single point. Conley.
of Catholic, was fouled at this juno
ture and a groan went up from the
Purple and Gold rooters when he
missed both tries A few seconds
later Capt. Swift of Central virtually
put the game on ice when he dropped
in a pretty goal from side court.
Again Catholic had her chance
when McNichol, who went in for
Walters, was fouled. but he failed to
come through on two attempts and
Swift dropped in a foul as the fray
ended
Pet Nee, who has been the out
standing star fer the champions II
all the contests OF the tourney again
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B0LEY STAR PERFORMER
I'M MACkS' CAMP GAME

FORT MYERS, Fla, March g.
Joe Boley, former star shortstop of
the Baltimore Orioles, featured the
play today as Eddie Collins regulars
evened the club series by defeating
Jimmy Dykes yannigans, a to 8.
Boley sparkled both in the field and
with the hickory. He accepted seven
chances without an error, while he
solved the offerings of Quinn, Wal.
berg and Rommel for three safeties.
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ALFONSO AND HUNTER
BEAT TILDEN AND COEN

MIAMI. Fla. March 5 LA1.- Manuel
Alfonso, No. 2 ranking player OF the
country, and Francis Hunter. former
Olympic doubles champion. won the
South Florida tennis doubles cham
pionship this afternoon by defeating
William T. Tilden. Cd: and his protege,
Wilbur Coen. tr.. Kansas City. SIS,
So, Is. "a, Ga,
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GAME IS A THRILLER,

CHARLESTON, S. G.. March 0Pl.
Citadel. by piling up a onerpoint
lead in an extra five-minute period
to play of s7.s7 tie. tonight won the
6. /. Al. A. basket ball championship,
nosing out Mercer University IA to
IL, al 4 whirlwind climax TO the an
uuai tournament.
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COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

8. I. A. A. tourney final: Citadel,
a.; Mercer, Al (overtime).
Ohio State, 80; Iowa, "a.
Indiana, "a; Northwestern, IS.
Michigan, 81; Chicago, is.
Wisconsin, 80: Illinois, 10.
Purdue, 20; Minnesota, 20.
Syracuse, IS; Penn State, 81.
Muskingum, s8; Western Reserve,
35.
Dartmouth, 30; Cornell, 20.
Pennsylvania, "a; Columbia, "a.
Amherst, 9S; Wesleyan, 30.
Denison, As; Oberlin, rs.
Ohio u, 30; Wittenberg, 81.
Nebraska, 10; Drake, 80.
Notra Dame, 81; Creighton, ~.
LEXINGTON, Va, March 6--
John Marshall High School Of
Richmond won the final Of the
Washington and Lee basket hall
tourney tonight by defeating An
gusta Military Academy Of Staun-
ton, Al to 90.
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BARNEY, COVEY, THURSTON
IOOSENINC ARMS SLOWLY
Apt to Have Two More Weeks of Conditioning Work
Before Entering Exhibition Cames-Clashes
10 Prove Mettle of Rockies.

ball remained Idle for asyear In order
TO obtain reinstatement In organized
base ball. He IS now a free agent, but
doesn't seem likely to be of much
service in any capacity to the Ma
tionals,
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BADGERS BREAK EVEN.

MADISON, Wis, March . P,-
Wisconsinls track team easily defeated
Metre Dame in dual meet today, 81
to 25.. The Badger wrestlers at the
same time lost TO Purdue. Ii TO IL.
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H7ARN WILL MANAGE.

WILSON, n. c., March (P).-Bun
Hearn, veteran southpaw, yesterday
signed his 1927 contract to manage
the wilson nugs Of the Virginia
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CENTRAL HIGH FIVE WINS
TITLE ON PENN TOURNEY

played a beautiful game on the floor
and scored two field and two fouls.
York Collegiate won the title In the
prep school class, defeating Rerkio.
men School, 81 to %. e>~
Score of Central game:
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morrow--Alekhina and Nim-owitsch. Capa-
blanca and Marshall. Vidmar and Spielmann.
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4isattsd for Lisenbes in ninth inning
EE s.:ss ] g 1ssSS z IS
Two.base hits--Harris, Bluege. Tate. Three
base hits--Thomae.. High. Homo rum
Myer. eacriaces--Rice, MeNeely. knight
Myev TO Judge. Reeves to Harris to Mccain.
Loft on baaqs--B0ston, 81 Washington. 3.
pa .Llsenbse.. /. Hlts--3G. Croyder. 81 in 3
innings. Of Jones. ? In inninxsi on Itsen-
ninEs; OF Mills. In 8 fnplnGs: OF Hearn.
pone In inninEs. Hit b. pitehcr--By Liseg-
BY Mills. III by HeaFn. Z, Winning pitcher
HMsarn: LoMnE pilchcE1- Lisenbec. Umplres--
hours and Is minutes.