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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
MOUNT ST. MARY'S
WS|TSBROOKLAND
Invaders Have Strong Team
and Cardinals Are Sure
to Be Extended.

Catholic University will play the first
Of two games Il faces this week to-
night when The Cardinals entertain
Mount ST. Mary'S College Of Emmits-
burg, Ma. in The c. L. gym The con-
test. which will be the first Of three
that Will bring the local college court
season Ia close this week will start at
s O'Clock.
Mount St Mary's was noscd ont BY
Georgetown here q couple o. weeks ago.
- 10 20. and is one Of three teams 10
have scored over the Washington Col
lcge Quint this season
Mount ST Mary'S again has stur-
C. five and is sure Il provide the
fast c. Il. OUTFIT with a most interest
ing evening.
c. L will play IFS second game of the
week. and its last Of The campaign
"Wednesday night, when il engages
George Washington in the G. w gym.
The ColonialS. Spurred by their last
minute victory over American University
SATURDAY night, will be out TO give the
Cardinals the best they have 10 get
even with them for an earlier season
defeat
This game will be the last for four
star c. L. players, Johnny Long, Jim
Carney. Ray Foley and Bill Harvey.
who are TO be graduated before another
court season arrives, These men have
been members Of one OF the best. if not
the best. basket ball team ever to
represent c. L. and. their passing is
bound TO be felt keenly.
In the last game Of the week and
the tilt that Will mark the end of the
campaign for the colleglat2S Gailaudet
Will rravel 70 ShephcrGstoWn. Va. Fri
day night TO engage Shepherd College.
The Kendall Greeners only recently
disposed Of the West Eirginians in
handy style.
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BOAT CLUB TOSSERS
TO PLAY YORK FIVE

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 81
Old Dominion Boat Club. listed to play
the st. Mary's Boys Club Of York. Pa.
here Wednesday night, is seeking a
game with some unlimited team having
the use of gym Saturday night. Phone
Manager Jack Allen at Alexandria 424.
The ST. Mary's game will take place
in the Armory at $3.50 pm.
Alexandria Roses, augmented by the
addition Of Leon Riley. Joe Hamilton
and Jack Allen, will play the Petworth
A. C. In the Petworth gym in Washing
ton tonight at o'clock. Manager
Bradley has booked the Roses for a
game with Leesburg A. c. In Leesburg
Va, Wednesday night.
Columbia Engine Company base ball
team will give dance Thursday night
in Elk's Hall
r. G.. Guiffre will head the Del Ray
Athletic Club during the base ball sea-
son. He was elected president recently.
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ALL u. S. TRACkMEN
TO GO AT ONE TIME
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 27.-Proposais
advanced by coaches Of several track
luminaries TO send their athletes to Eu-
rope ahead Of the main Olympic group
next Summer have been rejected By the
Amateur Athletic Union executive COM
n7ittee
The committee adopted a resolution
at meeting here yesterday recon-
Eending 10 the American Olympic
committee that al the Olympic athletes
80 abroad at the same time on the S. S
Roosevelt, sailing on July Il
JACK Ryder, coach for Lloyd Hahn
Americas premier niddle-d distance star.
vas one OF the advocates Of an early
departure for the athletes The COM
m!ttee decided that no material ad-
vantage would be gained by sending
contestants before the regular voyage
OF the Olympic party
A list CO coaches. trainers and man
ayers was approved and forwarded 10
the American Olympic committee.
Lawson Robertson, University OF Penn
syITanla coach. probably viii be head
coach again Of the American delega-
ton. lie WAS present al the meeting.
The committee withheld the names OF
candidates selected pending approval b.
the Olympic committee
The executive committee also recon-
rlendeo increasing the boxing. wrestling
and water polo teams - double size
70 permit suitable workouts abroad.
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WILL MEET STURDY FOE
in LA SALE HIGH OUINT
Same Team, Though, Was Put Out When Locals
Won Title Last Year-Conzaga Gets Ready for
Clash With Alexandria Basketers
HIGHS crack basket

~ENTRAL HIGHS crack basket
ball team will go after It's
second win In the Penn tourna-
~ ment tonight at Philadelphia,
when 1t engages the sturdy
La Sale High five of the Quaker City.
starting at O'Clock. The Washington
schoolboys, who are battling in defense
of their tournament title, won their
opening game over Northeast Catholic
High, 30 to 10, Saturday night.
Central is apt to find La Sale a
tough nut to crack. as the latter
showed a decided punch in brushing
aside MorristoWn High School of New
Jersey in an opening round game
Saturday. La Sale offered Central a
keen fight in the tournament last
Winter.
Bert Coggins' clever boys, however,
will present their strongest lineup.
Capt. Forrest Burgess. star forward.
who was unable to get in Saturdays
games because of boils on his arm,
will again be on the JOB. Dick Castell,
who carried on for Burgess Saturday,
however, did an excellent job. Other
Central regulars on the JOB tonight will
be Bill Woodward, forward Ben Burch,
center, and Nelson COlley and DuVall
Lemon, guards.
Victory for Central tonight will mean
that the Blue and White tosscrs will
play no more in the tournament until
Thursday night. Central originally was
slated to appear again Wednesday
afternoon as we'll as Thursday night,
but such an arrangement was protested
because 1t would force the locals 10 lose
too much time from their studies.
With the indoor season now history.
local scholastic track and field athletes
will take 1t easy for a short time be-
fore getting down to intensive drilling
for the outdoor campaign. The first
competition of the outdoor season will
bring together Tech and Episcopal on
the latter's field April 10. and in the
Dewitt meet two days later ranking
prep school stars as well as public high
luminaries are expected to compete If
events closed TO the latter group are
listed.
That the track talent in the local
group Is fully up to standard has been
convincingly demonstrated in Univer-
sity Of Virginia and University OF Rich
mond meets recently held. Tech and
Eastern Of the public high group have
both shown strength, particularly the
former. and Dewitt has given ample
evidence that it again has strong all
around team.
Gonzaga basketers are getting in final
ticks today for their battle tomorrow
with the staIwart Alexandria High team
In the city across the Potomac. The
Virginians in a rousing finish swept TO
a 26-to-25 triumph over the Purple in
a recent meeting on the Gonzaga court
and the locals will be out tomorrow
to even the slate This is the lone
scholastic game carded so far in the
local group for the day
Three games were listed for scholastic
tosSerS today Emerson and Woodward
were 10 meet In American University
gym and Hyattsville High and George
town Prep at Garrett Park. Md. in aft
ernoon tests. Catholic University
Freshmen were to entertain S.. Johns
College tonight in the c. U. gym in the
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CLAN SOCCER TEAM
SWAMPS ROCKVILLE

Clan MacLennan hooters, who some
time ago clinched the title in the Capt.
tai City League. gave additional proof
Of their class yesterday. when they
routed Rockville. 8 to 2. in the final
game Of the league season. It vas the
fourteenth straight win in as many
league starts for the ClanSmen.
Fine passing and bang-up team play
generally marked the victors' play yes
terday. as 1t has all season. Granger
and Dryden each counted two goals for
Scotsnlen. One OF Changers was spec
tacular. Hodge also made a sensational
goal.
In Washington Soccer League game
WalfOrds. who won the league flag sew
eral weeks ago. wpulsed a hard-ighting
German American eleven. TO 2 AT
the half the score was tied at gall,
Watts coming through with the win
ming goal in the final session.
In practice game between Washin-
ton League teams. Marlboro trimmed
Concords l to 0. The teams were 70
meet in an official game. but no league
referee was on hand.
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DIXIE CUNTS READY
TO RESUME BATTLES
BY tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga. February 27.-Four
claimants to the crown today still
urged their claims and prepared to de-
fend them In pitched battle tonight
when the semi-finals of the Southern
Conference basket ball tournament mark
the beginning Of the end.
University Of Mississippi and Unlver-
sity of Kentucky, on one hand. and
Alabama Polytechnic Institute and
Mississippi A. e. M. on the other, are
the institutions whose quints take the
court tonight in skirmiShes to determine
which pair shall battle tomorrow night
for the championship.
The four squads are reported In fine
fcttlc. having consumed In diligent rest
and recuperation the intervening day
which gave them grace from the stress
of eliminating the other teams which
entered strife with them last Friday.
day of rest for the teams was day
OF retrospective survey for the fans who
have fiocked to the municipal audi
forum here to view the matches so far,
with upsets and close battle in abun-
dance
Ole Miss got away to flying start
by putting away North Carolina State,
then sprang sizeable surprise in the
second round by decisive defeat of
SIS to % administered to Louisiana
State. the team which had furnished
first-night upset by eliminating Uni
vcrsity of North Carolina long a high
ranking name in Southern cage circles
Kentucky, flashing five which has
been sensation of the meet, won It's
way by disposing of South Carolina
and Georgia.
Mississippi .Aggies accounted for
Washington and Lee in the first round
and continued to eliminate Old Do
minion State contenders the next day
by conquering University Of Virginia
Auburn. prime favorite in pre-tourna-
ment predictions. won the right to fight
for final post by two nerve-wracking
one-point victories. The Plainsmen
were hard put i'll the first round to
nose out Clemson, q to IS. and caught
another tartar Saturday night In Geor-
gia Tech. which crew the Auburnites
dropped by laSt-minute field goal that
gave them 80 to % margin.
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THREE CUNTS TIED
FOR BIG ten LEAD

CHICAGO, February 27.-Three
abreast. the leading basket ball teams
OF the Western Conference today en-
tered the last fortnight of play. each
with three hurdles to leap before the
finish
Purdue sprang back into tie for
the top position they had held so long
by decisive defeat of Wisconsin Sat-
urday night. 81 to IS.
Indiana drifted into triple tie with
these two contenders. all having seven
victories and two defeats
Northwestern found the pace too stiff
and was virtually eliminated from the
title race by Michigan. Al to IS.
This weeks schedule:
Monday-Indiana at Iowa. Michigan
al Ohio and Minnesota at Purdue
Tuesday-Chicago at Northwestern.
ThurSday-Illinois at Northwestern
Saturday-Chicago at Illinois. Mich
igan at Indiana and Iowa at Wisconsin.
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EAGLES AND WOLTZMEN
BOOK BASKET BALL SET

terday and remained In the independent
title race. Wolff Photographers failed
to show their usual form. suffering a
24-49 humiliation.
American Railway Expressmen suf-
fercd a 1922 setback from the w. b.
HibbS Co. five In the Congress Heights
gym yesterday. May and Trip starred
for the respective teams.
Columbia Heights. Calvary NJ. E. and
United BrcthrcnS scored victories In
Sunday School League games. The
former defeated Calvary Baptists, 11-9;
Calvary won over Hamline. 3l-l2. and
Petworth lost to United Brethrcns. Is
to 20.
A pair Of victories were added to
Jewish Community Center auints' long
list last night. Battery c of the Coast
Guard suffered 42-to-l8 defeat adj
ministcred by the first-string five.
Juniors scored over Petworth, 81 to Il.
Garland and Hopkins waged an in
dividual battle for honors yesterday as
Mclean A. c. tosScrs scored revenge
over the Petersburg Y. M. G. A. team IN
Oakton High School gym. % to 10.
Each scored points.
Iroauois won a 13-to-9 decision over
KanaN ha Insects in jewish COM
munity Center League game yesterday.
BOYS Club Cosmopolitans won Tree
scoring game from Fort Washington
tosSers yesterday. 60 to 40. Marsh OF
the losers led the scorers with l6 points.
Manager G. Stein Of the j. c. &.
big five" is seeking an opponent Tor
Wednesday night at the Arcadia. Cali
Lincoln 5159.
Pcnnant A. c. issues challenge. TO
all teams in l30-pound ranks. Call
Manager Dodson at Adams 4496.
Games are especially desired for this
week.
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thoic Fine Action Tonight Central Resumes Play Penn Tournament
WOMEN IN SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

T NTERSORORITY basket ball will
hold the attention of the National
Park Seminary athletes this week,
i as their varsity court season draws
to q close The opening games In
the race for the sorority title will be
held tomorrow afternoon in the Forest
Glen gymnasium.
Play will continue through Thursday
on the elimination basis. Eight clubs
are competing.
Madeira Schools basket ball schcd-
ule has been retarded by work on the
gymnasium. which has made 1t impos-
sible to start the interclass games or
plan for the usual varsity conflicts. Ac-
cording to Hazel Sayre, director, the
basket ball program will not be aban-
doned, however. Schedules probably
will be played of in March.
Fairm0nt and Friends School squads
are carded to meet Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock on the Epiphany floor
in game which should result In some
close scoring.
intercollegiate swimming competition
for the goods Of George Washington
will be inaugurated April 81 at the Z
w. c. A. tank, when the swimming
squad If Sullins College, Va. visits the
Capital.
Events for the meet will include 60
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yard back stroke. 60-yard breast stroke.
12o-yard free style, relay and fancy div
ing.
Mrs. Virginia Hopkins Russell will
hold workouts each Tuesday afternoon
and Friday evening until the week of
the meet for the purpose of selecting
the team to face Sullins. Positions are
open to all women in the university car
rying the required amount OF work for
athletic competition, according to Mrs.
Russell
Challenges have been received from
two other teams, the New York Uni
versity and Harrisonburg State Teach
crs' College, but the limited swimming
budget at G.. w. made 1t necessary to
refuse both OF these. Another year 1t
Is hoped that the Colonials will be able
to arrange more extensive tank schcd-
ule.
Interclass swimming honors will be at
stake later In the Spring with the class
OF 20 defending the laurels won by
them first In 1926 and retained last
year.
Princess Athletic Club basketers will
play the Suburban Club sextet of Balti-
more Sunday night at o'clock in the
knights of Columbus gymnasium
A def is made by the Princess six to
any local squad in the senior class for
a game tomorrow night. A meeting with
the Eagles OF BUSINESS Night High
School especially is desired.
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BETTY NUTHALL Is SEEN
AS HELEN WILLS RIVAL

By tho Associates, Press.
Betty Nuthall. "Beaming Betty" OF
he continental courts. will need her new
over hand service and an effective one
II she is TO cope with the power Of
HELEN Wills attack abroad this year.
The young English girl. finaiist In
the American championships last year
against Miss Wills. Is generally looked
upon as the Caiifornian's most interest
ing rival.
II will be one Of the high spots OF
the court campaign when they meet at
Wimbledon In June,
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STANDING OF TEAMS.
LEADING SCORERS.
PHOENIX CLUB HOPES
TO HAVE STRONG NINE

Newly organized Phoenix Club OF
Southeast Washington is making plans
TO put strong base ball team on the
flied this Summer
Basket ball and bowling teams will
be organized later
Uniforms are now ready for the dia-
m0nd team, which will begin practice
about April IS. Games are being book
cd al Lincoln 1892.
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| "
VI or squad. or whatever 1t may
l. be termed. Of white rats which
showed him how TO add to his
track prestige by being the first Ameri-
can to defeat DR.. Otto Peltzer and
then lower Lloyd Hahns colors?
1t may we'll prove to have been so. in
which case a scientific element has been
added to track. perhaps to all competi-
tive sports. of which coaches and train
ers never dreamed.
Conger. it will be recalled, was gradu-
ated from Iowa State, at Ames, last
June. having signalized his senior year
as an athlete by winning the national
half-mile championship in the A. A. u.
games. at Lincoln.
Makes Study Of Diet.
Well. last Fall he began postgraduate
work at Ames and at the same time
entered upon an intensive study Of the
physical qualities that make one rum
ner greater than another. In connec-
ton with this. he assembled a number
OF white rats and devised a process OF
dieting them in different ways in an
effort to determine what sort OF food
developed the greatest speed. agility and
endurance.
III anything interesting ana VaiudOie
in the way of results has been obtained
from these experiments. Conger has not
divulged 1t. nor has he limited OF any
connection between his researches and
his world-famous victory over the Ger
man philosopher.
Conger. by the way. stands to beat
anybody at his distance. rats or no
rats. In his three years OF varsity COM
petition at Ames he won the mile at
every Missouri Valley meet and usually
the half mile. too. Certainly he seems
TO stand next to Hahn among American
distance and middle distance men.
One we'll may wonder whether init
nations coming from Or. Peltzer that
he Is better at the half-mile or 300
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27

A NACOSTIA EAGLES. who YES
~ terday brushed ASIDE another
a contender for the District in
4 4 dependent basket ball title when
Old Dominion Boat Club cagers
were defeated, Is to &c, at Congress
Heights gym. have agreed to meet
Woltz Photographers i'll series of
three games.
Eagles recognize the Woltzmen as
strong contenders for the title. Bernie
Peacock and Sam Stewart. managers
Of the Quints. have agreed to play the
first game at Congress Heights March
II. The second will be at the Arcadia
March 10. and the date for a third.
If necessary. will be determined later.
AleXandria'S Stalwart team extended
the Eagles TO the limit yesterday. The
teamwork deadlocked most of the way.
but a chance shot by Morris Clark in
the last minute gave the AnacoStians a
well earned victory.
Bonds Whirlwinds will face a team
composed of the same young stars who
played at Tech High this year on We'd
nrsday night as the feature of three
game program to be presented at the
Seniors will clash in another game,
while Woodlothian girls team will meet
another SeXtet in the final.
Fort Humphrey basketers pressed the
yesterday but took the short
end Of a 26-29 count. SchloSS registered
seven goals TO keep the local team in
front.
Calvary NJ. f.. and Company F quints
will meet i'll two engagements tonight
at the HyattSville Armory. The two
big" teams will furnish the feature
fray at $50 o'clock. Reserve fives will
open hostilities at 7:30 o'clock. Calvary
players Will meet at Gas O'Clock. Call
Georgia 2T94-W for games with both
Calvary teams,
Knights of Columbus courtmen added
another victory TO a long string yes
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HOCKEY STAR INJURED.

CHICAGO. February - Up. Mickey
MacKay. scoring ace Of the Chicago
Blackhawks o! the National Hockey
League. Will be out of the game for
the balance OF the season. due TO o
fractured wrist suffered in Saturday
nights game with the New York
Rangers
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HUNTER WINS NET FINAL.

MIAMI. Fla. February q lQ)-
Francis T. Hunter, No .. American ten
MS player. lirnbered up for the south
Florida championships. starting today,
By winning the Coral Gables tourna-
ment here He defeated Gus Feuer.
University Of Florida. 81, IS. Ga,
G-f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
INTERNATIONAL GROUP.
AMERICAN GROUP.
DARTMOUTH TOSSERS
ARE BUSY IN LEAGUE
lly The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 27.-Dart-
mouth and Columbia carry the brunt
Of the schedule in the Eastern Inter-
collegiate Basket Ball League this week.
Dartmouth plays Yale at Hanover on
Wednesday night and at Princeton on
Saturday.
Penn, which has tied Dartmouth for
the lead NJ Ave games wen and two
lost, has but one engagement billed.
entertaining Columbia at Philadelphia
on SATURDAY.
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RANGERS AND CANADIENS
LEADING HOCKEY GROUPS

NEW YORK, February 81 4).-Lead-
ing contenders in the National League
hockey chase were well punched today.
The New York Rangers led the Ameri-
can group. while Ottawa trailed the
pacemaking Montreal Canadiens OF the
International pack.
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ROBERT CANNEFAX DEAD.

NEW YORK. February 81 R).--
Robert L. Cannefax. former world
champion three cushions billiardist, died
today at Phoenix. Ariz.. according to
word received by friends In this city
He had been in Ill health for some
time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY.

New York Rangers, 0; Detroit
Cougars, O (oyertimel.
New York Americans, 1. Montreal
o.
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BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n Jew YORK. February 27.-Was it
nj Ray Conger's flock, or covey.
VI or squad or whatever 1t may
i be termed. of white rats which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27

knights of Columbus courtmen added
another victory TO a long string yes
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Manager c. Stein Of the j. c. G.
big five" is seeking an opponent for
Wednesday night at the Arcadia. Cali
lincoln $3.50
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Boys Club Cosmopolitans won free
scoring game from Fort Washington
tosSers yesterday. 60 to 40. Marsh OF
the losers led the scorers with l6 points.
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Three games were listed for scholastic
toSserS today Emerson and Woodward
were 10 meet In American University
gym and Hyattsyille High and George
town Prep at Garrett Park. Md. in aft
ernoon tests. Catholic University
Freshmen were to entertain ST. Johns
College tonight in the c. U. gym in the
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Iroouois won a 13-to-9 decision over
Kanawha Insects in a Jewish COM
munity Center League game yesterday.
The Washington times., 1928-01-16
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